Efrem Zimbalist Jr Career Shift From Music to Acting
Efrem Zimbalist Jr a Hollywood star of 77 Sunset Strip began in music at Curtis Institute of Music and served as an Army lieutenant in World War III. He moved from Broadway to summer stock then partnered on operas The Telephone and The Medium before gaining success on screen.
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Hollywood
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr
Warner Bros
77 Sunset Strip
Philadelphia
Curtis Institute of Music
Efrem, Jr
Gian-Carlae Menoatti
Alma Gluck
Met
Vegas Daze and Nites in Las Vegas noted showbiz chatter
In a noisy Las Vegas column, MGM and lounge scene figures are teased about future acts. Hellza-poppin producer Marty May, son-in-law to Chic Johnson, eyes a Mint signing with wife June in a lounge role while shopping for West Coast top bananas. Sid Caesar and TV stars surface, plus notes on Dinah Shore, Gary Crosby and Marlene Dietrich.
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Mint
Marty May
Chic Johnson
June
Chie
Marty
Olsen and Johnson
Sid Caesar
Hollywood
Karen Balkin
Shirley MacLain
Audrey Hepburn
Bill Capri
Tahiti
Post Office
Melodye Condos
Martha Raye
Riviera
Liz Tayior
Eddie Fisher
Eddie
Dick Gregory
the Flamingo
Chubby Checker
Vegas
Checker
Morris Lansburgh
Flamingo
Juliet Prowse
Frank Sinatra
Dallas Playing Cards
Dinah Shore
Judy Garland
Bill Adler
Kennedy
Seattle
President
Gary Crosby
Bing
Los Angeles
Gary
Phil
Dennis
Lindsay
Bing Crosby
Marlene Dietrich
Michael Wilding
Susan Neil
Riverside Hotel
Reno
Jewel Box
Wire Services
Marie MacDonald
Bill Miller
Suzie Wong
Mighty Mite
Georgia Gibbs
The
Thunderbird
the Dunes
Ritz Brothers
Morty Gunty
Jackie Mason
U S Nazi Party Chief Locked In Headliners Row
Walter Winchell salutes a new hero Ed Cherry 22 of Brooklyn who challenged Nazi advocate George Rockwell during a chaotic scene at a broadcast event. The piece also notes NBC triumphs with Emmys and Oscars for a dramatic newscast and cites Monday earnings and remarks from figures like Jackie Gleason and Somerset Maugham about money and fame.
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U. S
Douglas
CBS
Edwards
NBC
Ed Cherry
Brooklyn
San Diego State College
George
Little Rock
Rockwell
Cherry
Mr. Cherry
Hero Glenn
Orbitville
Lament over Agron omits victims names in tribute
A NY Times essay praising killer Salvador Agron drew reader protest. One letter argues the piece omits the two young victims, urging the lament be written for them instead and condemning the focus on Agron’s history.
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NY Times
Salvador Agron
Agron
Milton Berle returns to television with classic clowning
Milton Berle, a three decade TV veteran, headlines a comeback using advice from Ted Healy to entertain the public. Doris Day stars in Lover Come Back, hailed as Hollywood’s top box office femme as she balances fame with family after a personal tragedy.
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Milton Berle
Teevee
Mister Swellevision
Ted Healy
Berle
Milton
Doris Day
Hollywood
No Return to Previews as Tropes Dominate Film and Books
A reader laments over predictable plots in cinema and popular fiction, criticizing overly long previews and recycled endings. He contrasts Miller and Robbins titles with JACK DOUGLAS humor, and notes local notices about loans, Las Vegas venues, and colorful nightlife figures across town.
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T.V
Henry Miller
Harold Robbins
Douglas
Jack
Stones & Rolling “Bones
Fremont
Bobby
Powell
L. A
MINT
Leo
Spring Mt. Rd
the Sands
Martin
Zwerling
Freddy Cullen
L.V
Marker
Marilyn
Balony
Don Mecculley
Don
San Francisco
Chuck Hensley
Chuck
Vegas
Clark County
Andy Saunders
Lee
Georgie
Arterskin
L. V
Club
Black Magic
Tony
Merry Harry Lauritson
Beck FE Investment Corp
Charleston
Becke
Charlie
Julian
L. V. Mag
Ruthie
Gal
Deskin
the Sun
Richardson
Joe
Peyton Place
Bill Hearn
Planker
Earl Morager
UTS
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Dunes
Bat'Ya
Kitty Kaye
Rosaiino
Simbalist
Maclaine
Jad
Corson
EVAOA
Barabbas Salome
Ponous Pilate
the Unholy
Herod
By Ralph Pearl
Elwis Prestry
Hal Wallis
Lena Ford
Bette Dans
Hope Lange
Arthur Ouckneal
Seem
SODA
Frank Capra
Paravision
Laite Hope Turner
Pooh Tae
Carver House
Lotti
Fagie
Desert Inn
Andy Williams
EL Cortez
Arlene Dahl
Miguelito Vaides Ray Scott Dick Shawn
Frankie Brent
the Jets
Hank Thompson
Pat Moreno
Nevada
Jay Orlando
Louis Armstrong
Sahara
Kay Starr
Hank Penny
Stardust
Paris
Monte Proser
Tropicana
Folies Bergere
EL Portal
Huntridge
Stardust Drive-In
Skyway Drive-In
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Samuel Bronston
Technicolor
Seffrey Hunter
Siobhan McKenna
Hurd Hatfield
Ron Randall
Vivega
Indfors
Rita Gam
Carmen Sevilla
Brigid Bailen
Harry Guardino
Rip Torn
Frank Thring
Guy Rolfe
Maurice Marsag
Gregoire Aslan
Roger
Eit Teeta
Philip Yordam
Nicholas Raymons
Neral
Walter Winchell
W. Alton Jones
Cid
Jackie Gleanson
Newsweek
Somerset Maugham
Maugham
Ames Carney
Adlene Penos
Boulder
Glen Ford
Bette Bay
Davis Hope Lange
Cen of Miracles Paravision CO
A. Chubby Checker
Berry Lewis
Xat
H Yincalor
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