Walter Winchell Miscellany of Show Biz Gossip
A scattered roundup of show business notes and celebrity chatter. Zsa Gabor seeks a club booking with hurdles from both migename and big-name comics. Melinda Marx heiress to Groucho’s fortune is courted by a Beverly Hills student. Marilyn sources and other stars including Elaine Stewart, Joel McCrea, Jed Harris, Alger Hiss, and Dinah Washington appear in brief items with dates and locations jotted amid the rapid-fire gossip.
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Jed Harris
New York
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Jed
Alger Hiss
Visage Voice
JD Merrick
Ies
Toronto
Teresa Brewer
Europe
Penchielli
Broadwayites Forecast Montreal Fair Makes City Open Town
Cab drivers report the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal will bring unprecedented activity to the city during the event. Billy Reardon, longtime manager of the Stork Club and Rainbow Room, spends seven days a week as a volunteer at the Binghamton M Y Catholic Information Center, a detail prompting interest among readers.
Vegas Daze and Nites: Al Capp on Jack Benny show critique
Al Capp criticizes Jack Benny as talented yet overrated while noting Benny’s Las Vegas stage runs and strong audience appeal at Flamingo Desert Inn and Lake Tahoe venues. The column touches on Riviera buying Broadway plans, Zero Mostel in New York, and local Las Vegas entertainment moves with Frank Watring’s resignation and Patti Page George Gobel acts at the Sands.
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Ziegfeld Theatre
New York
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Etoxeust
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the Flamingo
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Patti Woore
Star Zero Mostel
Jimmy Durante
Casualaire
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Roberta Linn
Hubby
Freddie Bell
Myron Cohen
Maxie Rosenbloom
Guys & Dollis
Dave Victorson
T-Bird
Harry Richman
Monte Proser
Jack Denison
Danny Thomas
Jack
Bovd Ashcraft
Jack Ravetti
Jack Bosarge
Bovd
Patt Page
George Gobel
the Sands
Patti Page
sToreti
Costliest film planned in Mexico Moctezuma
Mexico City reports that a film on the Aztec emperor Moctezuma, touted as the costliest ever made in Mexico, may begin by June. Kirk Douglas is named to star and Bryna Productions will handle production with Mexican technical help. Douglas to arrive in March to finalize contract details and filming sites.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Department of Gobernacion Interior
Kirk Douglas
Bryna Productions
Brynas
Moctezuma
Douglas
Beverly Hills Hatcheck Girl Seeks Stolen Nude Portrait
Patricia Ailyn Reuss reports to police that a painting stolen from her Beverly Hills apartment depicts her nude and she wants the artwork returned for personal reasons. She describes the painting as a shapely blonde hatcheck girl and emphasizes the emotional impact of the loss.
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UPI
Patricia Ailyn Reuss
Alan Sherman Reflects on Fame After Folk Singer Hit
New York comedian Alan Sherman, creator of My Son the Folk Singer, weighs fame and money while touring, worrying about promoters losing money and missing family. He plans a Broadway musical and a book, and says his second album My Son the Celebrity may outpace the first.
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Paul Doug
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New York
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Danny
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Bob Hope
Glenn Ford
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