Perry Como Looks Back At Doomed Movie Career
Hollywood interview with Perry Como recalls his brief film work in the 1940s. He describes a stock company era with Vivian Blaine Carmen Miranda and Phil Silvers, his self critical view of acting, and how a Fox contract ended by mutual consent as he returned to radio records and TV. He teases a forthcoming Crosby show rehearsals on the Fox lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Ted Weems
Fox
Bing Crosby
Vivian Blaine
Carmen Miran
Phil Silvers
Eddie Cantor
Mort Sahl
Dong Mort
Cantor
Eddie
Hungry i
San Francisco
William Morris
Mort
Radio Tonight Highlights Evening Schedule
Broadcast listings note WLW paths with music segments and shows. Programs include Wagon Train with a distrusting widow theme, Perry Como with Lena Horne, and guests such as Corbett Monica. Other items feature Ralph Edwards, Don McNeill, Jack Paar, Dave Garroway, and discussions on the President's economic message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Como
Lena Horne
Robert “Wagon Train
Horwn
Corbett Monica
WCPO
Tom Lopaka
Dave Garroway
Genevieve Caulfield
Elliot Janeway
Penny Budget for Home Conveniences Cites Fridge Toast Radio TV
A columnist notes that a penny can cover eight hours of refrigeration, eighteen slices of toast, five hours of radio listening, and one and two thirds hours of TV, then asks readers to identify another budget friendly item. The piece uses period tone to highlight affordable household comforts and invites audience reflection.
Disney and ABC near a Zorro reunion for kids
Hollywood reports Disney and ABC may settle their dispute over Zorro allowing Guy Williams to return as the masked hero. The piece notes Williams has been idle under contract and hopes for a more adult tone when the series resumes. It also mentions Leslie Nielsen’s Swamp Fox and other TV notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Guy Williams
ABC
Walt Disney
Disney
Guy
Neighborhood Playhouse
New York
Leslie Nielson
Gen
Francis Marion
Nielson
Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
CBC
Gen. “Swamp Fox
Nielsen
Col. Banastre Tarleton
Col. Tarleton
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By Bob Thomas
Richard Conte
Bing
Crosby
WM. Schaeffer
Radio Tonight
WLW
WHIO
Don McNeill
Ralph Edwards
WKRC
Ty Wlw-T
Jack Paar
Alex King
Paar
Jack Douglas
Penny
THE
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
RDG Oist
Dobrozsi
Carter
Monthlu
Garfield — GA
GAME
Roman Cleanser
Hal Humphrey
Zorro
Tarleton
Charley
Weaver
Mt. Idy
Johnny Ringo
Don Durant
Ringo
Ciggie
Durant
Motion Picture Academy
Jo Stafford
Gardner McKay
Jack Parr
Guy Willaims
Ee Now
Tuuriyes
Orlon, Wool
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