Walter Winchell Juicy Gossip About Hollywood and Politics
Walter Winchell reports on Marilyn Monroe connections Norman Rostow and other socialites at high profile events. He cites John DeCur, Sylvia Stifel, Freddy DeCordova and Ava Gardner as part of a gossip-heavy panorama with political notes about Taft-Hartley, Nixon, and Congressional leaders.
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Marilyn Monroe
Norman Rostow
Carl Sandbures Rockefeller
John DeCurvas
Sylvia Stifel
Clark Gable
Freddy DeCordova
Adlai Stevenson
Ava Gardner
Robert M. Westbrook
Reta Thyssen
President signals support for Castro action plan
The JFK Department reports the President has signaled approval for a bold overt act aimed at restoring Cuba to its people. The move follows discussions with key advisers and signals a shift in U.S. stance toward Cuban leadership and sovereignty.
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JFK
The
Prez
Castro
Cuba
Hollywood Tangle Spills Over into City Lights
Tony Perkins frolics with Sophia Loren as Marcelina Bollet stirs off camera buzz. Georgia Gibbs reporter ties up nightly ringside at the Dunes in Vegas while Mobolfia worries in Chicago. A hood hijack probe in LA and bribery inquiries hit home builders inspectors and mountain levelers. Stacks seeks 1.25 million for Untouchables stake as Garbo drops dark glasses.
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Tony Perkins
Paree
Sophia Loren
Marcelina Bollet
Georgia Gibbs
the Dunes
Vegas
Mobolfia
Chicago
Chi-cops
Vegas Daze and Nites
Los Angeles based reminiscences cover celebrities and Vegas ties from the 1950s era. The piece recalls Herman Hover Gene Austin Paavo Nurmi and Jerry Vale among others with anecdotes of show business highs and quirky incidents at the Strip. Sammy Davis Jr and Gordon MacRae are noted in travel delays before performances at Sands and Flamingo.
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New Frontier
Hover
Gene Austin
Paavo Nurmi
Sophie Tucker
Prince of Wales
Nick the Greek
Joe E
Lewis
Chicago
New York
Jerry Lewis
Don Rickles
Barbara Crane
Kay Starr
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Keely Smith
Gordon MacRae Jr
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Connie Francis
Sonny King
Nancy
Miami Beach
Playboy Club
Sabrina
Sonny
Dick Gregory
Dan Rosen
Judy Berke
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Flamingo Exec
Jackie Barnett
Jo Morrow
Bill Capris
Americana Motor Hotel
Ronnie Gaylord
Bert Holiday
Gaylords
T-Bird
Flo
Los Angeles
Sammy Davis
Gordon MacRae
Vegas
Sands and Flamingo
Joy Shelton Plays Notable Role in HMS Defiant Cast
Joy Shelton, the sole female cast member in HMS Defiant, discusses being the only woman among a hundred men including Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, and Anthony Quayle. She calls her brief but enjoyable part among the film’s highlights.
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Hollywood
Alec Guinness
Dirk Bogarde
Anthony Quayle
Shigeta Signs for War Drama A Long Way From Home
Hollywood writer Vern Sneider and Leon Gordon penned A Long Way From Home a war drama starring James Shigeta after signing with producer Albert Villasainte UPI reports.
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UPI
Albert Villasainte
James Shigeta
Home
Vern Sneider
Leon Gordon
Stripper Ann Corio Returns to Burlesque Stage
Ann Corio returned to New York theater this week with This Was Burlesque a show she wrote directed and stars in Her comeback ends a decade away from the New York stage after a career in burlesque in the 1930s and later work in legitimate theater and film
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Miss Corio
New York
Latin Quarter
Loew’s State Theater
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