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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
6
Actress Eva Bartok and Austrian actor Kurt Jurgens will marry Saturday at Schleisee near Munich. The ceremony will be at the Schleisee mayor’s office. It will be Bartok’s fourth marriage and Jurgen’s third.
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Hollywood plans to revive the annual baby stars selection for 1956. The Hollywood Sponsors Circle will choose 13 rising film talents from Screen Radio TV and stage guilds with leaders including George Sidney Ginger Rogers Jack Cummings James Henaghan and David Hempstead guiding the effort. The revival echoes the old Wampas starlet tradition that once spotlighted talents such as Sally O Neill Laura La Plante Mary Astor Lois Wilson Phyllis Haver Evelyn Brent and Dorothy Mackaill.
20th Century Fox cameraman Leon Shamroy is credited with saving actress Jennifer Jones from injury during a scene on a studio set. He suffered severe cuts on his hand when he pushed the actress clear of a falling spotlight glass.
Hollywood memo notes Marilyn Monroe was offered a starring part in a planned TV drama series to begin on MBC TV. Producer Albert McCleery said Monroe would play in The Brothers Karamazov, but salary discussions remain unresolved with Century Fox.
Hollywood comic Red Skelton defends Davy Crockett against critics. He argues Crockett sparked a wholesome era for American kids, denies Disney publicity arranged the craze, and praises the craze for drawing children outdoors and back into family fun.
Hollywood prepares for Suzan Ball service in Forest Lawn Glendale with hundreds of fans and stars expected to attend. The 22 year old actress battled cancer and lies in state from 9 to 12 with Dr Louis H Evans to conduct the funeral service. Burial will follow at the cemetery in Glendale as her body is later taken to Rio de Janeiro for further services.
Mrs Lillian Robertson aged 64 died after falling 40 feet from an apartment porch into a lightwell on Sunday. Her husband Charles said she had been treated for dizzy spells.
Gina Lollobrigida appeared in Paris to advertise her new picture but audiences must pay to see the film Tra speze. Katy Jurada wore the acrobatic tights while Gina rode a horse drawn float in a full skirted dress amid mixed reactions from onlookers and returning smiles from Burt Lancaster and Tory Curtis.
Red China expressed regret at being left out of the atoms for peace conference while Nationalist China was invited. It wished the conference success and peace efforts by other nations.
Soviet farm delegation, refreshed by a day of rest, began another intensive day studying America’s farm economy in Minneapolis. Delegation head Vladimir Matskevich arrived from Texas Sunday, with three members who had visited Wyoming en route to join in Minneapolis today via Rapid City.
Spare room available for rent with steady income potential. Call 6-9071 to place rent advertisement in the Independent Press Telegram.
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