Kirk Douglas Champions Five Star Films and Independent Production
Kirk Douglas argues the star system works by featuring five stars in one film and highlights The List of Adrian Messenger Spartacus and Seven Days of May as examples. He notes producer Eddie Lewis and plans for Montezuma, discusses Hollywood's shift to independent studios, and says TV boosts rather than hurts cinema while reflecting on his career and family.
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London
Kirk Douglas
Hollywood
Adrian Messenger
Kirk
Frank Sinatra
Burt Lancaster
Tony Curtis
Robert Mitchum
Dana Wynter
George Scott
Sir Laurence Olvier
Charles Laughton
Jean Simmons
Joel
Messenger
Eddie Lewis
Lonely Art the Brave
Douglas
Edmond O’brien
Fredric March
John Huston
Mexico
Universal
Vegas Daze and Nites
Column notes Cushman and Wakefield negotiating to sell the Tallyho hotel on the Strip to a Miami New York group. Floyd Patterson trains at the Dunes and funds a four-girl giveaway for a Monday bout at Convention Hall. Celebrities like Charlton Heston, Bill Dana, Sophie Tucker, and Don Rickles appear in Las Vegas in varied settings. Warner Bros. releases PT Boat 109, Cliff Robertson stars, while Paul Anka is linked to the Rmeline Bros. circus and other ventures. Channel 8 telecasts the Clambake at 4:45 PM.
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Cushman and Wakefield
New York
Miami
Tallyho
Ed Lowe
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Patterson
the Dunes
Charlton Heston
Bill Dana
Hollywood Spy
Mary Kaye
Dana
Sahara
Sam Taub
Radio
Bill Miller
Royal Nevada
New Frontier
Jerry Lewis
Sunset Boulevard
Jerry
Sophie Tucker
Nevada
Nugget
Sparks
Cona
Zany Marty Allen
Steve Rossi
George Maharis
Germany
Vegas
Connie Francis
Edith Piaf
Paris
London
Sammy Davis Jr
Dave Burton
Cal- Neva Lodge
Lake Tahoe
Sands Lounge
Milt Lasker
Christine Keeler
Kirby Stone
Tomight
Sands
Paul Anka
Rmeline Bros. Circus
Paul
Irv Feld
Warner Bros
Jfk
Cliff Robertson
Celeb sightings crowd Broadway and London shows
Walter Winchell notes Vivien Leigh applauding at 11 p m and Nat King Cole performing at the Forum before London concerts. Maureen O'Sullivan greets fans at the stage door while Veronica Lake and Howard Keel are seen in Manhattan. Celebrity couples, newcomers, and industry chatter fill the night with star power and gossip.
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Vivien Leigh
Howard Keel
St. Moritz
Henry Fonda
Diana Cunningham
Laureen Bacall
Myrna Loy
Madison
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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Broadway showmen tease London headlines in playful banter
Overheard chatter at Cloud Casino riffs on London headlines about a Tennessee Williams show. The exchange pivots to gossip about Liz and Dickie, joking they may marry and will need to climb back to page one.
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London
Cloud Casino
Liz
Dickie
Harpist Recalls Midnight Call About Dog’s Convulsions
Gerald Goodman reports a frantic call to a Park Avenue doctor at 3 a.m. from a worried woman seeking dog guidance. The medic asked to call a vet and the caller responded with disbelief at the late hour.
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Gerald Good ™Nan
Park Avenue
Memos of a Midnighter and Hollywood Buzz
Memos touch on Mil lie Perkins and Robert Thom with exes Janice Rule and Mrs J P Miller related notes. Cassius Clay faces fallout from Black Muslims while 20th Century Fox crew rehabs Cleopatra project. A looming audit scandal at a platter firm and planned pickets target quiz programs with few colored contestants. Elaine Stewart’s estranged husband and Mia Rientjiens feature in a social note. Pamela Mason and Fd Fitzgerald are referenced.
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Millie Perkins
Dean Stockwell
Robert Thom
Janice Rule
J. P Miller
Wine & Roses
Cassius Clay
Cleopatra
Click
20Th Century- Fox
Tin Pan Alley
Elaine Stewart
Air France
Mia Rientjiens
Pamela Mason
Fd Fitzgerald
Youre On The Down Grade Pal When
A reflective note on a career decline as lenders pull support and MCs drop you from introductions. Press agents cease flirting and you switch to off the rack suit purchases.
Manhattan Murals and Oddities Highlight City Vignettes
A blind mendicant’s dog bears a transistor radio, once linked to the Boston Philharmonic. An auto collision truck on 10th Avenue bears the note We Meet By Accident. Two 1880s houses blend into Bloomingdale’s 60th Street facade. A Madison at 63rd fish store flaunts caviar and kippers in a jewelry showcase. The United Pledge Society of New York fronts a reputedly upscale pawn shop.
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Manhattan
Boston Philharmonic
10Th Avenue
60Th Street
Bloomingdale
Dept
Madison
United Pledge Society, Inc
N. Y
Stage Door Gossips From A Flop And Broadway Moves
Stage chatter notes that two newspapers refused sexy ads for Pajama Top but ran broader Christine Keeler coverage. Lucian Bridou is replaced by Barbara London in A Funny Thing while Maria Callas earns 25000 for six parts in London. Anne Newman linked to Doris Day rivalry found by Ross Hunter in a California documentary. Rodd Redwing plays an Indian in Sinatra’s Four For Texas. Tomatoes grow on the Brill Building roof.
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Christine Keeler
Georgeous Lucian Bridou
Barbara London
Maria Callas
Aristotle Onassis
London
Martin's
Olivier
Times Square Circle
Anne Newman
Doris Day
Ross Hunter
Univ. of
Calif
Rodd Redwing
Sinatra
Texas
Bkiyn
Brill
Cast of Characters and Broadway Buzz in Early Tropes
Nancy Kovack describes her tiny screen costume and ponders fame versus illness. Mitz Gaynor may skip Broadway next season despite high pay from Vegas and films. Feuer and Martin praise How To Succeed while pushing The VIPs with Orson Welles as a film producer facing tax troubles. Renoir cautions Torch-Carriers about near disasters with women.
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Nancy Kovack
Mitz Gaynor
Broadway
Feuer & Martin
Orson
Jean Renoir
Curtain Cals in a Breezy Summer Night Revue
The review highlights Money at Upstairs Downstairs featuring Breezy summer fare and Lonny Bennett's true Blue Lou. Fortroll Gamers perform Mack the Knife, Dick Dale supplies surf music for Beach Party, and Oh Hope performs a gag in Call Me Bwana at Kips Bat.
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Lony Bennett
Dick Dale
Oh Hope
Nightlife quotes spark debate across venues
In Del fines Brian John Profuma is cited as a war minister who embraced conflict. In the African Room a memory of TV’s Western era contrasts with Southern fame. Kutcher’s offers a line about nobody else holding the ladder to the top. The Punjab touts money as essential for the Free World.
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Brian
John Profuma
U. S
Kutcher’s
Punjab
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