Hiery Israeli Star Wins Juicy Role In Ben Hur
Israeli actress Haya Harareet is cast as Esther in Ben Hur, joining Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd. Her journey began at Cannes two years ago, leading Wyler to discover her after a party. She praises America and plans personal appearances as Ben Hur promotion unfolds.
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Ben Hur
Hollywood
Ben- Hur
Sia
Haya Harareet
Piavys
Charlton Heston
Stephen Boye
Makin
Rome
Dylywood
Haya
Esther
Ben-Hur
Wyler
Amerika
Miss Harareet
Brough
Comic Wheeler to star in The Gang's All Here on Broadway
New York reports Wheeler of Wheeler and Woolsey will portray a machine politician in The Gang's All Here on Broadway next fall. Woolsey, his partner, is deceased, and Wheeler previously starred in the Ziegfeld Follies and Rio Rita after appearing in Harvey.
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New York
Bert Wheeler
Wheeler and Woolsey
Idue
Wheeler
Harvey
Bob Woolsey
Jazz Group Signed For Film Look Back in Anger
Hollywood producer Harry Saltzman engages Britain's Chris Barber's combo to perform two numbers in Look Back in Anger. Barber's group, led by star trumpeter Pat Halcox, will back Richard Burton in the film’s jazz club sequences.
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Hollywood
Harry Saltzmann
Chris Barber
Britain
Barber
St. Louis
Pat Halcox
Richard Burton
Webb Plans Realistic Film About The Fourth Estate
Jack Webb completed a full length feature on the press titled 30 after eighteen months of work including nine months of script writing. The project went before cameras on July 27 and aims to capture human camaraderie in American city rooms beyond the Hildy Johnson stereotype.
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Ben, Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Chicago
Hildy Johnson
Hildy
Hecht
MacArthur
U.S. Mint
Keystone Kop
Hollywood
Jack Webb
Webb
America
Radio TV Highlights of Today’s Schedule
A dense lineup lists WHIO and other stations airing music, drama, sports, and film features. Programs include Brahms with Salt Lake Choir, Livingstone on Church of the Air, baseball Chicago at Cincinnati, Anchors Aweigh star Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, and episodes of Dragnet and You Asked For It with notable guests.
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Salt Lake
William D. Livingstone
First Presbyterian Church
San Diego
Church of the Air
WKRC
WMOH
Chicago
Cincinnati
WLW
Monitor
French Lick
Johnny Dollar
Whio
Joseph Cotten
Red Cloud Mesa
Whio — Paladin
Marshal Dillon
Mitch Miller
Carroll Baker
Robert Paul Smith
Andre Eglevsky
WPFB
Lawrence Welk
Billy Graham
Nile Scene
Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Anchors Aweigh
Phillis Thaxter
Wlw-D
Shirley Temple
Jennifer Jones
Robert Walker
Claudette Colbert
Jean Simmons to appear nude scenes in Spartacus
Jean Simmons says two nude love scenes with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus were added after the script. She consulted her husband Stewart Granger and noted both Kubrick and Douglas pushed for the dramatic effect. Scenes were shot with her back to camera and in good taste.
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James Bacon
Hollywood
Jean Simmons
Kirk Douglas
Rome
Stanley Kubrick
Kirk
Stewart Granger
Kubrick
Granger
Jean
Douglas
Brigitte Bardot
Brando Says He Plays Brando Type In The Fugitive Kind
Marlon Brando complains about being typecast as a Stanley Kowalski like figure in The Fugitive Kind. He describes his snakeskin jacket as a symbol of nonconformity and discusses public misconceptions of celebrities and the pressure to know everything. He laments hearing his own voice in conversations when he explains topics he does not understand.
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Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
Marlon
Brando
Kookie’s Fans Busy On Phone in New York
Edward Byrn es mother installs a second telephone to handle fan calls about Edd after the teen actor’s rise from Kookie in 77 Sunset Strip to a first Western role in Yellowstone Kelly. Clint Walker stars as the title character in the Warner Bros Technicolor feature.
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Hollywood
Edward Byrnes
New York
Kookie
Clint Walker
Swinging Big Band Era Remembered in Nostalgic Notes
Musicians recount the brief Big Band era from 1935 to 1943 and its star names Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller. The piece notes wartime travel limits, band breakups, and enduring legacies via reissues and classic recordings from Dorsey, Miller, and Ellington era works.
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Tommy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
the Palace
Dorsey Brothers Help Shape Swing Ahead of Benny Goodman
The Dorsey Brothers, trained by a father in a Pennsylvania coal town, helped spark the swing era predating Benny Goodman. They played with Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Vincent Lopez, Joe Venuti and other dance bands, shaping enduring popular listening.
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Dorsey Brothers
Glenn Miller
Duke Ellington
Pennsylvania
Benny Goodman
Paul Whiteman
Ted Lewis
Vincent Lopez
Joe Venuti
Sound Sleeper Fights Quiet Crime Tale in Birmingham
George W. Sikes returned from a fishing trip and dozed off in his car in Birmingham. He reports his fishing equipment and $29 in cash were stolen from his wallet, according to police statements.
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Birmingham
Alah
George W. Sikes
Sikes
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