Willie Mays Mystery Illness Tied to Hot Dog Luncheon
Walter Winchell item notes Willie Mays and Cepeda quarreled and Mays allegedly took a beating after a luncheon where Mays reportedly ate sixteen hot dogs. The piece mocks sports gossip and references other political and cultural quips from the period, with colorful asides about Cuba, the UN, and Broadway.
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Willie Mays
Candlestick Park
Hearst Headline Service
Mays
Cepeda
Willis
Gov. Barnett
Cuba
Vegas Daze and Nites in New York's Broadway Scene
The column surveys Las Vegas buzz in Manhattan, noting Corbett Monica’s Broadway routine and a pasted Las Vegas Sun while Sam Levene debuts in Belasco Theatre. It mentions Minsky Follies fans, Enzo Stuarts and Ezio Pinza comparisons, and future ties to West Coast venues.
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The
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Jack Carter
Red Buttons
Time Magazine
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Winter Garden
Jack
Sands
Catskill Mountains
Enzo Stuarts
Concord Hotel
Ezio Pinza
Danny Thomas
West Coast
Mississippi
Dave Victorson
Thunderbird
Larry Marvin
al Jolson
Paul Anka
Terry
Bob Hope
Linda
Pierre Salinger
JFK
Sinatra
Salinger
Kennedy
Cohn Signs Heller and Chodorov for Original Film
Producer Robert Cohn signs Joseph Heller and Jerome Chodorov for an original screenplay with an international backdrop. Heller, author of Catch-22, will write his first film script while Chodorov brings Broadway and film hits to the project. The film, produced for Columbia Pictures, follows The Interns box office success.
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Joseph Heller
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