Space Epics Dominate Hollywood Plans for 1964
Hollywood eyes a 1964 shift toward space films with big budgets and high tech effects. Producers like Aubrey Schenck and George Pal push space adventures such as Robinson Crusoe on Mars and Project 13 amid independents banking on titles like The Last Man On Earth and Moon Trapped.
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Aubrey Schenck
Mars
Death Valley
MGM
George Pal
Vetran
Gregory Peck
Alan Pakula
Robert ‘Mulligan
Peck
American-International
London
Rome
Madrid
Schenck
Paramount
Hollywood
Readers respond to Winchell column with notes on history and language
Readers from New York Boston and Los Angeles send letters to Walter Winchell. Topics include Uriah Levy naval reform and abolition of flogging, Taps timing, minstrel show evolution, Harding's 1916 speech, grammar debates, suzerainty usage, and quotes attribution.
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New York
Uriah Phillips Levy
Navy
Donovan Fitzpatrick
Levy
Ireland
U.S
Morris A. Schappes
Bert Sack
Civil War Memorial Committee
Boston
Mass
M. Todd Jr
Cox
Gosh
Walter
New England
Ed Rooney
Los Angeles
Leslie Caron
Saturday Eve’s Post
Webster’s
Horace Sutton
Saturday Review
Elsa Maxwell
Time Mag
Bob Jennings
Hollywood gossip and studio notes swirl in 1960s tone
A column surveys Hollywood tensions around Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor and Sybil Burton with claims of unhappy family strains and divorce pressures. It notes Burton's visit to New York for Hamlet, Sybil's possible spring travel to Switzerland with the children, and film industry tidbits from Hitchcock to Warner Bros. It mentions Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Ben Stahl artwork, and censorship concerns affecting Zulu and other productions.
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New York
Mollywood
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth
Sybil Burton
Sybil
Switzerland
Richard
Hamlet
Broadway
Anita Ekberg
Texas
Andress
Ursula
Warners
Ben Stahl
Legion of Decency
Taylor faces a Pyrrhic victory in Burton split
The article recalls Miss Taylor’s controversial role in Burton’s family separation and the anticipated consequences for Elizabeth and potential rivals. It notes a disputed $1.5 million settlement related to Sybil four years ago and cites a Sunday Christmas gathering by the first Mrs. Richard Burton for her daughters, followed by Sophia Loren’s recovery from fatigue.
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Madrid
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie
Philadelphia
Grace Kelly
Gracie
Hitchcock
Arlene Dahl
Chris Holmes
Miss Taylor
Mr. Burton
Richard
Elizabeth
Sybil
Richard Burton
West Side
New York
Peter Sellers Unveils 75-Foot Yacht Amidst Starry Circle
Peter Sellers names a $200000 75 foot yacht Lo lita. Interior design by David Hicks, son in law to Earl Mountbatten, noted for London restaurants and homes. The James Bond film From Russia With Love is poised for about $10 million profit. director Terence Young and star Sean Connery remain in high demand.
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Peter Sellers
Earl Mountbatten
David ‘Hicks
London
James Bond
Russia
Terence Young
Sean Connery
Joe Levine Eyes New Film Deals After The Carpet Baggers
Joe Levine, producer of The Carpetbaggers, plans future projects while Carroll Baker becomes the sought after star. Marcello Mastroianni makes his English speaking debut in The Grand Confusion, with noted hurdles in language. Peter Howard of the Vanderbilt clan is also in discussion for upcoming work.
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Joe Levine
Joe
Carroll Baker
Carroll
Marcello Mastroiani
Rome
Marcello
Peter Howard
Vanderbilt Clan
Will
Doggy Farms Survey Finds High Farm Dog Usage
A UPI brief from Minneapolis reports a Nutrensa dog food survey showing 80 percent of American farms keep dogs, 82 percent of those are large breeds, 33 percent have more than one dog, and 2 percent have more than four.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Nutrena Dog Food
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Columbia Studios
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Martha Hyer
Outer Space
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Mel Tock
Boulder Highway
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Craig
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Paul Newman
Sommer
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Miami
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New York City
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Barbra Streisand
Mr. Lincoln
Mark Swain
Hollywood Today
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EL Portal
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Fremont
Nevada
Stardust Drive-In
National Board OF Review
Prince OF
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Corces
Main
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Action
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Saskatchewan
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Comme
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TY Hardin
Stefanie Powers
Rosert
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Jack West
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