Young Movie Team Hits Jackpot In Only 2 Films
Hollywood notices 29 year old producer James B. Harris and director Stanley Kubrick after two films The Killing and Paths of Glory starring Kirk Douglas. They faced studio reluctance to WWI material yet Douglas helped bring it to release. They now pursue a Beau Geste remake with Jerry Lewis and Ernie Kovacs with Kubrick predicting strong comedy potential.
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Comic Clowns At Rehearsal
Hollywood reports Sgt Bilko star Joe E Ross filming Mara caibo with Cornel Wilde. Ross struggles with English and pauses before exiting a car, quipping he’s waiting for the actor Al as director calls action.
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Watch Schools Warns Widmark
Richard Widmark argues against over stressing science in education. He urges a balanced curriculum including science arts and crafts to prepare for future emergencies and scientific demands without panic. He notes outer space news has focused attention on satellites and science.
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Millionaire Francisco Pignatari Tours with Linda Christian
Brazilian millionaire Francisco Pignatari posed for one photo with actress Linda Christian on their round the world togetherness tour in Los Angeles. He then broke away as Christian said he is camera shy. Tyrone Power’s ex wife had announced plans to wed if the trip succeeded, and later said it had.
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Japanese Beauty Plays opposite John Wayne in Barbarian and Geisha
Siko Ando at 23 stars with John Wayne in John Huston directed The Barbarian and the Geisha after working as Tokyo Venus in burlesque. Born in Manchuria and fluent in English, Russian, and Chinese, Ando studies to perfect geisha manners while learning to pour drinks and play samisen under Huston’s patient guidance. Her path from burlesque to Hollywood shows a bold mix of discipline and ambition.
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Movie Musicals Fade Across Studios in 1958 Slate
Hollywood observes a dearth of song and dance films with only a few pure musicals on the 1958 schedule. Major studios cut musical production due to cost, risk, and a shift to independent features while television offers music, and audiences still welcome big musical revivals like Oklahoma and My Fair Lady.
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Singer Full Of Surprises Nick Todd Discovered Talent By Accident
Pat Boone recalled that Nick Todd found his singing gift by accident after a shower mishap. He said Nick hit a high note that could have blown the roof off the house while the hot water was on full blast.
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Xavier to Air German Conversation Course on WLW TV
Xavier University will offer a 13 week half hour non credit German course on WLW T channel 5 starting Sunday February 9 from 9 30 to 10 a m Professor Dr Joseph E Bourgeois chairman of the modern languages department will conduct the program He has taught at Xavier since 1946 holds degrees from the University of Kentucky and the University of Cincinnati studied at Heidelberg and received a fellowship from the Germanistic Society of America He served in U S Army intelligence in Europe during World War II He is translating Die Arme Margaret by Enrico von Handel Mazzetti and a study guide is available via the Educational Television Committee of Xavier University
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Faye Has Real Way With Dogs in Hollywood
Frances Faye, a frantic recording artist and saloon entertainer, keeps five grey poodles and writes special records for them when on the road. Her maid plays messages where she calls each dog by name, saying she misses them from Palm Springs.
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TV Critics Backgrounds Unearthed By Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell in TV Guide recalls Jack O'Brian of the New York Journal American and INS once worked as a grave digger in Buffalo New York. Orson Welles reacts with humor to the remark asking what is meant by was.
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New China restaurant changes hands in Quincy
Sam Wong, who ran The New China for 31 years in Quincy, sells the business for $4 cash to Harry Chin, Henry Jil, Tom Hom and George Wong. Wong valued the business at $50,000 and plans to move to San Francisco.
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