Zach Bloom Builds Traveling Darkroom for Circus Photography
Brooklyn born photographer Zach Bloom operates a four section traveling darkroom trailer with the Ringling Brothers troupe. Since 1960 he has shot and developed over 1,000 negatives and 10,000 enlargements per season. He plans to build duplicates for others at $27,000.
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Zach Bloom
Zachary Bloom
Bloom
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey
Zach Blom
Zach
Brooklyn
Nancy Dussault brings Do Re Mi to Broadway after flop
Nancy Dussault, daughter of a Navy captain from Arlington Virginia, stars as Tilda Mullen in Do Re Mi. She previously appeared in Lock Up Your Daughters whose out of town tryout failed though she earned praise for her performance.
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New York
Nancy Dussault
Tilda Mullen
Broadway
Arlington
Miss Dussault
Nancy
Garson Kanin
Jules Styne
Virginia
Phil Silvers
Actor and Horse Breeder Finds Time Between Jobs
New York AP reports Keith Andes, co star of Wildcat and known for This Man Dawson on TV, is an accomplished horseman who raises purebred Arabian horses at his San Fernando Valley ranch between stage screen and TV engagements.
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New York
Keith Andes
Dawson
San Fernando Valley
Broadway On Science Binge
New York AP reports Harold Tut Hill, a consulting chemist, calls for more science in Broadway. He announces forming an organization to produce stage attractions and vows to dedicate himself to good plays and musicals as he did to science. He plans a staff of specialists to develop talent and reorganize the industry.
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New York
Harold Tuthill
Broadway
Tuthill
Polio Vaccine Push Calls for Local Action
Public service notice urges parents to vaccinate babies toddlers and their parents against polio citing unvaccinated cases last year. Emphasizes easy access low cost and the need for at least three shots before summer to prevent epidemics. Published with The Advertising Council and Newspaper Advertising Executives Association.
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The
Advertising Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Aussies Feature Bandicoot Stamp For Third Weight Unit
Australia releases a ill pence stamp showing a rabbit bandicoot to cover letters within the third weight unit and combined certified mail charges. A later stamp will honor Dame Nellie Melba born 1861 in Melbourne. The United Arab Republic plans a Tower of Cairo commemorative stamp with a 10 million blue green design. The US earned several awards at a Barcelona stamp show. The Superb British West Indies collection sold for $251,249 in New York auctions, with total sales $418,249.
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Melbourne
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Cairo
Middle East
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Nile
Giza
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West Indies
Charlton Henry
Chestnut Hill
Harmer, Rooke & Co
New York City
Yvette Mimieux Rise Promised By Veteran Press Agent
Hollywood publicist Jim Byron touts Yvette Mimieux as the next Garbo, citing an MGM contract, Life magazine cover, four screen credits, and two sports cars. His tale of a helicopter near-miss with a 15 year old Yvette hints at early discovery and a rapid rise from model to star.
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AP — Dearie
Jayne Mansfield
Florida
Marilyn Maxwell
Las Vegas
Lili St. Cyr
Sunset Strip
MGM
Life Magazine
Yvette
Hollywood Hills
Byron
Hollywood Studios
Rene Mimieux
Carmen Monte‘mayor
Mimieux
United States
Seventeen
Yvete
Instrumental salute to Hammerstein shines on MGM album
MGM Records presents The Musical World of Rodgers Hammerstein in two records. The first is a Michaelis interview with Hammerstein conducted months before his death, revealing his working methods and humility. The second is an instrumental performance by Orlando and the Starlight Symphony Orchestra, letting the music carry the words without singers.
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Rodgers & Hammerstein
MGM Records
Hammerstein
Arnold Michaelis
Orlando
Starlight Symphony Orchestra
Michaelis
Starlight Orchesta
Oscar Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers
MGM
June
Alfred Drake Returns In Kean on Broadway
Alfred Drake returns to the stage in the title role of Kean his first musical since 1953 Kismet The score by George Forrest and Robert Wright mirrors their Kismet work The musical portrays an episode in the career of Edmund Kean a renowned 19th century British actor
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New York
Alfred Drake
Kean
Jean-Paul Sartre
George Forrest
Robert Wright
Edmund Kean
Best Sellers List With Noted Titles and Authors
A historical catalog shows fiction and non fiction best sellers ranked with titles such as The Last of the Just and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Noted authors include Schwarz-Bart Greene Stone Pas sos Drury and Shirer Gann Maxwell Armory.
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Schwarz-Bart
Greene
Stone
Don Pas
Shirer
Gunsmoke star Dennis Weaver wary of long shooting schedule
Hollywood reports Gun smoke finished its first hour long show this week. Dennis Weaver says the cast including James Arness Amanda Blake and Milburn Stone have averaged about 240 half hours over six years and face 34 episodes this season with little time off. Weaver hints at leaving for money and family reasons after this season. He may direct some hours as well.
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Smoke
Dennis Weaver
Jim Arness
Amanda Blake
Milburn Stone
Weaver
Dennis
Chester
Vatican to issue Leo the Great commemorative set
A Vatican City issued commemorative set honoring Pope Leo the Great shares a common design with a mar ble bas relief from St Peter's Basilica showing Leo defying Attila. The set will have values of 15 lire, 7 lire and 300 lire.
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Vatican City
Leo the Great
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Leo
Attila
Roy Rogers Promotes Chevrolet Trucks In Roundup
Western star Roy Rogers endorses Chevrolet trucks highlighting Independent Front Suspension for mileage and cargo protection. The ad touts model options for various jobs, SF.S. ride savings, reduced maintenance, and IFS shock absorption up to 78 percent. Ends with “truck roundup time.”
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Roy Rogers
America
Chevrolet
Sf.s
I.F.S
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