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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1962

Page

4

Maverick Club Nightlife Echoes With Local Entertainers

A gleeful note from the Maverick Club features host Bob and Fran with Wally the plank er, plus a carnival of spots like Fong’s Gardens for sale and Bob and Pearl’s Supper Club serving smorgasbord dinners. The writeup roams through radio host Bat Henderson, Douglases, Tonopah debutantes, and a limerick contest, capturing a lively Las Vegas nightlife mosaic.

Bob & Fran Wally Lively Maverick Daily Helpful FONG KVEG Henderson Douglas Bondi Tonopah Hwy Doug Hon Yee Toni Balony Pittman Bob Stoik Arlena L.V

Flower Drum Songs and 1962 Follies Bergere at Thunderbird Tropicana

Monte Prager presents Flower Drum Songs at Thunderbirds venue with period revue and the Tropicana hosts the 1962 Follies Bergere show. The article highlights theater listings and notable performances in a busy entertainment page.

Monte Prager Tropicana

Warner Bros to Release Lad A Dog and Road Runner Holiday Shows

Warner Bros plans a combined family program for Decoration Day featuring Lad A Dog with stars Peter Breck Peggy McCay and Lad the collie from a Terhune tale and Adventures of the Road Runner an animated featurette with Road Runner and Bugs Bunny cohort.

Hollywood Warner Bros

Vegas Daze and Nites tale of power and power plays

A Las Vegas column contrasts Eleanor Powell's post retirement comeback at the Sahara and Dunes with MCA and Academy Oscar politics. It notes Powell's acclaim, unpaid recognition by the Academy, and industry chatter about TV specials and a Fred Astaire film, while weaving in local showbiz anecdotes and status updates on Las Vegas entertainers.

Hollywood Eleanor Powell Music Corporation of America MCA Sahara Hotel the Dunes Fred Astaire Ellie MGM Pach Academy George Scott Vince Edwards Dr. Casey Las Vegas Vegas Oscar SUN Ralph Pearl Klas-Tv Channel 8

Warner Bros Signs Tony Randall for Not On Your Life

Tony Randall is signed to co star with Robert Preston in Not On Your Life a comedy produced and directed by Morton DaCosta. Filming is planned for this summer on an island off Greece.

Tony Randall Hollywood Warner Bros Robert Preston Morton DaCosta Warners Greece

Lotto-Voice Candlelight for Two? Social Whirl Rumors

Walter Winchell reports on March 5 1962 that Nelson Rockefeller may pair with a certain widow Joan Crawford while Doris Duke eyes Paris romance. Pablo Casals fourth bride at 86 sparks gossip of a strained merger. Kim Novak and Peter Duchin deny romance while Henry Fonda is teased about a Park Avenue kiss. Papa Joe Kennedy improves and can speak a few words. A newspaper buyer venture is floated to publish a new hit show.

A. Grant Pablo Casals Kim Novak Peter Duchin Henry Fonda Park Avenue Hank Papa Joe Kennedy

Shirley Jones shines in The Music Man role sets Oscar talk

Shirley Jones delivers a delightful old fashioned performance as a wholesome girl in The Music Man. Anthony Quinn shifts from Lawrence Of Arabia to Houlihan's Jest to be filmed in Ireland with Quinn portraying a famed Irish patriot. Bob Hope enjoys near home work at Warner Bros Critics Choice. Merrill's Marauders war drama with Jeff Chandler due for release early July.

Shirley Jones Anthony Quinn Houlihan Ireland Quinn Bob Hope Warner Bros Merrill Warners Jeff Chandler

Hoover aids crime safety via trunk reflector idea

G man Hoover promotes bright red fluorescent paint inside car trunks to create a two foot square STOP reflector in case of accidents. NASA plans shift space schedule moves up one week to May 22.

Hoover Deke” Slayton NASA Medics Chrysler Richard Nixon FHA Lionel McGarr Pacific Harry Felt Actronaut JFK Internal Revenuers Switzerland

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