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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1955
Page
10
Hollywood gossip column notes Marlene Dietrich, at age 50, staging a Las Vegas runway appearance at the Sahara Hotel. She vows to perform topless segments, wearing a nude chiffon gown with jewels, while denying girdles and promising a high weekly fee for crooning.
Funeral services are planned Tuesday for film industry pioneer Charles Christie, aged 75, noted as a head of a comedy firm dating to 1911 that predated Mack Sennett. The Christie family helped shape silent era film and later faced changes as sound arrived.
Russian pianist Emil Gilels arrives in the United States at age 38 for a concert tour that inaugurates a planned cultural exchange series with the Soviet Union. The renowned artist, making his first U S visit after a celebrated debut, has won top ranking and international music awards.
Hollywood confirms Benny’s adopted daughter Joan Benny and NY stockbroker Seth Baker, wed March 9 1954 in Beverly Hills, have separated after 13 months. Spokesman cites incompatibility. Baker reportedly returned to New York with their 2 month old son Michael. Baker’s divorce from Joan Scott Baker preceded their union.
Actor Jess Barker testifies in a paternity suit filed by actress Yvonne Dougherty who says he fathered her expected baby in November The case before Superior Judge Elmer Doyle also covers Barker's alleged relationships with other stars while Dougherty seeks hospital costs Dean was killed in a head on crash en route to a race after being cited for speeding hours earlier by California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles born actress Ima Reynolds, famed for playing mother roles in Going My Way and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, attends high school classes twice weekly to study Spanish at age 93. Her teacher, Beryl Mc Manus, says she is as alert as her best pupils.
Tenor Beniamino Gigli, hailed as one of the era’s great singers, aged 65, announces retirement from opera after doctors advise immediate cure for a recurrence of internal disorders. He memorized 64 operas by age 24 and is resting at a Rome villa with visitors barred.
HOLLYWOOD Actress Angela Lansbury resumes her film career after a three year absence and motherhood with three babies. She advised actresses that motherhood will not necessarily hurt their careers or their figures.
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