Hollywood Pitchmen Lay Tourist Traps
Hollywood warns visitors about a surge of sightseeing scams in Southern California. A promoter group led by Francis Bushman opens a fake studio in Hollywood offering a $3 tour to watch a pretend movie shoot with actors and sound effects. The scheme targets curious travelers and firemen seeking a taste of cinema history, hoping to cash in as real filming dwindles this summer.
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Disneyland
Marineland
Knotts’ Berry Farm
Jungleland
Wax Museum
Corriganville
Hollywood Park
P. T. Barnum
States
Mr. Bush
Kirk Douglas Undergoes Face-Lifting For Messenger Role
Kirk Douglas appears younger by about a dozen years for his new film The List of Adrian Messenger. Makeup artist Bud Westmore and sculptor Chris Muehier created multiple rubber masks from a two year old cast, then remade a fresh cast after Douglas reportedly lost weight during a safari.
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Kirk Douglas
Adrian Messenger
Bud Westmore
Chris Muehier
Kirk
John Huston
Nick Marcellino
Africa
Westmore
R U
Fabulous Irving Lazar Dominates Hollywood Literary Scene
Hollywood insiders hail Irving Lazar as a five foot three inch dynamo who, as a literary agent, handles top talent and blockbuster rights. He brokers multi million dollar deals including Camelot Sound of Music and My Fair Lady, with clients like Shaw Wouk Gershwin Porter Rodgers Mercer Nabokov Arlen Harburg Loesser and others.
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Hollywood
Irving Lazar
Lazar
Lolita
Romain Garry
Harold Arlen
Yip Harburg
Frank Loesser
Camelot
Sound of Music
Alan Lerner
Frederick Loewe
Warner Brothers
Vegas Strip At A Glance
FRANCES FAYE, the doll in the Thunderbird's Topaz Lounge, draws the wildest crowds as she headlines a music night in Las Vegas. Two ardent fans, radio host LEN HOWARD and HAL MORELLI, a PR man and vocalist, frequently attend, fueling talk of a bright future for local radio and jazz.
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Frances Faye
Thunderbird
Hollywood
Len Howard
Hal Morelli
Lake Mead
George Cavanaugh’s Melody Room Show Ends Week Strong
The Cloud 9 Lounge at New Frontier features Robbie Robbins of the Ink Spots, Bobbi Lynn singing and saxophonist thrills. Wayne Newton, Ronnie Cola, Buddy Hackett and the Newton Brothers headline with other acts in rotation, delivering lively performances and overtime crowd-pleasers.
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Fabulous Jets
Fremont
Newton Brothers
Paul Dino Group
Bill Inglee
George Cavanaugh
Melody Room
Bobbi Lynn
Bobbi
Cloud 9
New Frontier
Robbie Robbins
Ink Spots
Jimmy Distrito
AL Williams
Melvalyn Simpson
Hotel Fremont
The
Wayne Newton
Danny Boy
Ronnie Cola
Buddy Hackett
Sahara
Congo Room
Ralphs Shamrock Lounge Plans West Wing Opening
Ralphs Shamrock Lounge announces a west wing opening at the Main and Bonanza site designed for intimacy with plans for live music slated soon.
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Ralph
Bonanza
Dunes Chirper Jennifer Marshall Heads Grand Ole Opry Night
Jennifer Marshall builds her act on memory yet forgets her mother’s name while belting country and western numbers on June 6 at New Frontier. Belle Earth bows there for a Nashville premier with Marion Worth headlining and a hillbilly salute.
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Dunes
Jennifer Marshall
Belle Earth
New Frontier
Nashville
Marion Worth
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Lou Gross
Pastrano
Harold Johnson
SANDS
Red Skelton
Sands Hotel
Kuban Kossacks
Sands Orchestra
Harry Nafal
Copa Girls
Mike Gordon
Sam Fletc
Peggy Dietrick
Small Hollywood
Eee Ree
Ducer
Cole Porter
Vegas Strip
Dave Bradley
Stubby Kaye
Tim Herbert
Slapsie
Maxie Ros Rosenbloom
Sammy Lewis
Dade
Coane
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