Danny Kaye Surrounded by Unfriendly Sheep
Hollywood report says Danny Kaye after a French location for Me and the Colonel found sheep unfriendly. To film a closeup a farmer swapped clothes with him letting the flock calm as the camera captured the scene. Kaye claims the wool versus cotton outfit and a perceived smell of a relative fooled the sheep. The Old Man of the Mountains in New Hampshire is noted to resemble Richard Wagner.
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Danny Kaye
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New Hampshire
Richard Wagner
Jackie Coogan Embraces a Paunch After 40 Years in Film
Hollywood star Jackie Coogan, age 43, says he is content with his 190 pound figure and busy schedule. He notes he is no longer a kid actor but a character actor after four decades in cinema and TV. The piece also mentions seven million dollars a year spent on sunburn remedies in the United States.
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Cary Grant
Errol Flynn
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Monumental Salute To Irving Berlin Music Album
AP News reviews a commemorative one record 50 year salute to Irving Berlin titled Let Me Sing and I'm Happy. It features Jay Blackton's orchestra and chorus with a vast medley of Berlin tunes and opening lines. The piece notes Berlin’s rise from waiter to famed composer and highlights other classical medleys by Dorati and the Minneapolis Symphony.
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NBC Stars and Their Secrets From Earl Wilson Book
In The NBC Book of Stars Earl Wilson profiles 12 NBC figures including Groucho Marx Dave Garroway Dinah Shore Gisele MacKenzie Tennessee Ernie Ford Steve Allen Perry Como George Gobel Bob Hope and Arlene Francis He reveals their views on marriage religion and success plus habits from early rising to on air honesty and couch chats with the stars.
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Gal Gisele MacKenzie
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Steve Allen
Perry Como
Eddie Fisher
Groucho Marx
Dave Garcoway
George Gobel
Bob Hope
Milton Berle
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Dinah Shore
Gisele Mackenzie
Arlene Francis
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Piato
Tennessee Ernie
Lemmon Listens By Ear In Music Dedication
Harvard graduate Jack Lemmon records an album playing piano by ear and singing his own tunes. He embraces a do it yourself approach, treating music as a personal venture and showcasing his compositions.
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Hollywood Starts New Year With Slow Schedule
Hollywood opens the year with only eight films shooting amid a slow start. Studios plan to accelerate production after the lull, while TV work expands with 79 series in production. The industry sees theater audiences buoyed and some backstage shifts with Elvis Presley related delays and Carl Reiner’s schedule changes for Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca show.
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Thugs Profit From Mistake In Police Equipment Change
Edgard Lustgarten discusses an early Scotland Yard equipment improvement that backfired when truncheons moved from cases to pockets. Thugs in the East End acquired the old police weapons through salvage and resale and used them to attack their former owners.
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Clint Walker fights Badman Pryor in filming mishap
During a Cheyenne episode fight scene Clint Walker slugged Badman Ainslie Pryor three times as a pistol misfired each take. Pryor later struck Walker with a leg four times when the shot failed to go as planned.
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Ed Badman
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Has Loyal Fan Follows Robin Hood Through Three Years
In England a devoted viewer has never missed an episode of The Adventures of Robin Hood now in its third year. Retired actress Kathleen Gerrard Greene watches from home or, if invited, travels to a friend’s house to view the show. Her son Richard Greene plays the title role.
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Kathleen Gerrard Greene
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Inspector Asher Called The Kid In The Lineup Star
Marshall Reed, who plays Inspector Asher in The Lineup, is 40 years old and has an 18 year old daughter. The show began four years ago and his nickname on set is The
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Inspector Asher
Dinah Shore Gracious Star Drives Biggest TV Season
Hollywood profile highlights Dinah Shore rising from a 15 minute show to NBC Sunday night dominance. Her success credited to tasteful fashion, strong marriage to George Montgomery, and careful production choices. She fosters guest rooms and supports fellow singers while focusing on entertainment.
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NBC
Bing Crosby
Cantons as Names for Swiss States in the Confederacy
A concise note explains that cantons are the names given to the states within the Swiss confederacy, illustrating the regional divisions that form the historic Swiss political structure.
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