Durante Still Packs Las Vegas Stages After Forty Years
Jimmy Durante remains a Las Vegas favorite forty years after Flamingo openings. At Desert Inn he songs Young at Heart and The September Song with Sonny King while Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton legacy echo his long career. We recall early days at Albee Theatre and Brooklyn St Johns Law School memories as Durante continues to draw crowds and spread joy.
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Flamingo
Las Vegas
Bing Crosby
Fred Allen
Oscar Levant
Jimmy Durante
Desert Inn
Coney Island
Jimmy
Sonny King
Lou Clayton
Eddie Jackson
Sonny
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Jackson
Bill Bailey
Durante Schnotz
America
St. John’s Law School
Brooklyn
Albee Theatre
Cyrano
Nevadans Seek Meteor Sighting Between Tahoe and Minden
UPI reports Dick Norton curator at the University of Nevada atmospherium appealed for help locating a meteor seen Saturday night between Lake Tahoe and Minden. Douglas County law enforcement checked for aircraft but found none missing. If nickel iron, it may have survived to ground.
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Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Norton
Slatworms May Regenerate Into Fully Formed Organisms
According to the Catholic Direct, certain flatworm species can be cut into several pieces and each piece grows back missing parts to become a complete organism within two to three weeks. The report notes the surprising regenerative ability across these flatworms and science context.
Laxalt's Son Released From Hospital After Sled Accident
Lt Gov Paul Laxalt's 13 year old son John was discharged from Carson Tahoe Hospital after a sled collision at Zephyr Cove. A pickup driven by 53 year old William Rice struck the sled from behind leaving the boy bruised and sore.
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John
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Zephyr Cove
Laxalt
William Rice
Oldest Known Madonna and Child Painting in Rome Catacombs
The Catholic Digest reports a painting likely the oldest depiction of the Madonna and Child found in the Pris cilla catacomb in Rome. The fragmentary description notes its antiquity and religious significance for early Christian art.
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Priscilla Catacomb
Rome
Walter Winchell links glitter and gossip in 1966 show scene
Circling the square with name drops and backstage buzz from New York and Hollywood. Bernadette Carey and Gerald Finn light up Bell's. Brigitte leaves The Plaza. Kathy Keegan opens at the Sands January 5 in Vegas. Sophia Loren, Ingrid Bergman, and Tony Bill headline a starry roundup with London BBC notes and Broadway scoops.
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N.Y. Times
Bernadette Carey
Welkin
Bell’s
Gerald Finn
Her Majesty’s Navy
Plaza
Brigitte
Mirror
Night City
Sy Stern
Mike Quill
Broadway
Kathy Keegan
the Sands
Vegas
Greenwich Village
Sophia Loren
Beverly Adams
London
BBC. TV
Dallas
Texas
Tony Bill
Oswald
Now Playing Now Playing Cinemas and Theaters
Listings of showings across theaters including Battle of the Bulge at Cinerama eight o clock daily matinee. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines at EL Portal with multiple showings. The Sound of Music at Fox with daily and weekend times. Boeing Boeing at Guild Theater. That Darnce at Huntridge. Fremont schedule with several time blocks. Nevada Drive‑In three feature lineup each weekend. Skyway and Stardust Drive‑Ins noted.
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EL Portal
Battle of the Bulge film battles injuries amid chaos
Hollywood war epic Battle of the Bulge filmed with 100 cannon tanks on a muddy snowfield. About 700 people endured accidents from Henry Fonda’s hand injury to Telly Savalas’ leg strain and other crew injuries as Ken Annakin defended safety efforts.
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Henry Fonda
Robert Ryan
Telly Savalas
Ken Annakin
Actress Joanne Woodward Hauls Deli Sandwiches On Set
Joanne Woodward endured an exhausting scene for Warner Bros. in A Fine Madness as a deli catessen worker making 50 corn beef sandwiches 28 with pastrami and 20 with salami. The final tally came after multiple takes from different angles across the day.
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Hollywood
Joanne Woodward
Warner Bros
Critic Reluctantly Names 10 Top Films of 1965
Philip K. Scheler lists ten American films of 1965 in alphabetical order. Notable entries include Doctor Zhivago The Greatest Story Ever Told The Hill The Speeress File Othello Ship of Fools The Sound of Music A Thousand Clowns and a late entry featuring Jason Robards Barbara Harris and others.
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Robert Bolt
David Lean
Carl Sandburg
George Stevens
Loyal Griggs
William C. Mellor
Christ
Max von Sydow
Sidney Lumet
Sean Connery
Harry Andrews
England
Germany
Stanley Kramer
Robert Wisé
Julie Andrews
Ted McCord
New York
Marty
Jason Robards
Barbara Harris
Martin Balsam
Gene Saks
Barry Gordon
Fred Coe
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