Persoff quit Broadway for subway life in early career
Hollywood profile recalls Nehemiah Persoff trading his Broadway promise for a $38 a week subway job in New York to prove himself. He later returned to the stage with Laughton coaching him before moving to Hollywood, and he reflects on the grit needed to persist in show business. The piece also notes David Janssen using roller skating skills in The Fugitive episode filmed at Culver City’s rollerdrome.
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Japan signs $270 million barter deal with Russia
The N Y Journal American notes Japan has concluded a $270 million barter trade with Russia exchanging vessels cranes chemicals and special steels for oil coal and fertilizer. Japan also contemplates a trade deal with Castro.
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Peter Sellers Plays Three Roles in Dr Strangelove at Guild
Peter Sellers appears in Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove at the Guild Theatre in three parts the President a German nuclear scientist and an RAF officer. An ankle injury cost him one role with Slim Pickens Keenan Wynn and Sterling Hayden co starring. Kubrick produced directed and co wrote the screenplay with Peter George and Terry Southern from Red Alert.
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Nick Adams Oscar Nod Sparked by $10000 Ads in Trade Papers
Hollywood columnist Sheila Hollywood notes Nick Adams spent ten thousand dollars on ads in trade papers to promote Twilight of Honor and gain an Oscar nomination. She doubts his odds to win amid strong contenders like Huston Hud and Griffith Tom Jones. Disney, Hepburn, Mills, Jones, Selznick, Sellers, Ekland, and Bancroft appear in varied industry chatter with premieres and plans mentioned.
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Chaplain Jailed and Fined for Drunken Driving Refusal
London hospital chaplain Tadeusz Kurezwiski pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined 56 dollars with a year’s driving ban. He returned to court minutes later on charges of driving while disqualified and received an additional 28 dollar fine and another year ban.
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