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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1953
Page
10
Hollywood reports the death of Crawford Kent from a heart attack at his home on Thursday. The English-born actor arrived in the United States in his 20s and began his film career in 1915, appearing in musical comedies and films including Ben Galcers and Mutiny on the Bounty.
Henry R Hall and Gabriel Del, once known as Dead End Kids, ended marriages after wives testified they pursued careers more than home life. Leslie Hall and Barbara Dell alleged cruelty. Hall to pay $700 monthly support for their 3 year old son, Dell $250 monthly alimony.
Santa Monica report says actress Dorothy Maguire and husband John Swope welcomed an eight pound two ounce son named Mark born by Caesarean section on Thursday. The couple also has daughter Mary Hackett Swope, age four.
A mosaic of midcentury pop culture and world events features Coast to Coast humor from O'Dwyer’s Hacienda Vista Hermosa, musical moments with Barbara Whiting and Katy Grayson, Prague’s renamed Eisenhower street symbolizing postwar freedom, Broadway theater chatter, television talent shifts, and designers like Henry Dreyfuss planning European voyages.
Beverly Hills report states Walter Wanger and Joan Bennett have not commented on reconciliation rumors. Wanger, 58, recently resumed work at Allied Artists after a 1951 shooting incident. Bennett, 41, has returned home from a stage tour while relations with agent Jennings Lang remain businesslike.
New York World Telegram reports on a CBS radio study of teen slang showing terms like zorch exotically Edgar and parrumph. The gloss covers meanings such as nervous, threatened, and mixed up, noting hot rodding influences on speech and regional variants.
Antonio Triana and a renowned company begin a tour starting at the Municipal Auditorium this Saturday presenting Dances of Spain with Luisa de Goya. The troupe will visit South America then cross to Spain for international engagements.
Fredric Santley veteran stage and screen actor died of a heart attack at 64 in Los Angeles. He began on stage at age four, acted with Maude Adams in Quality Street and Peter Pan, and starred in multiple George M. Cohan shows before moving to Hollywood in 1930 for film work. He is survived by his brother TV producer Joseph Santley.
Vic Damone returns home after two years in the Army saying he felt resentment from some soldiers over his special services role. The 34 year old crooner was discharged as a corporal at LaGuardia Field after arriving from Fort Sam Houston Texas. He noted he would have served in Korea if given orders.
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