Movie Marriage-Go-Round Reflects Hollywood Trends
Hollywood notes on celebrity marriages show high turnover as stars like Allyson Powell Arnaz Ball Ford Simmons Granger split after high profile matches. Fans call them deal marriages while boosters insist more happy marriages exist here, yet critics say Hollywood unions are fickle and driven by novelty.
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Hollywood
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Jean Simmons
Stewart Granger
Zero Mostel Triumphs In Rhinoceros Broadway Debut
Zero Mostel plays Berenger in Rhinoceros on Broadway, shifting from a nice guy to a brutal rhinoceros figure. The actor discusses his process and the production's origins after a long recovery and a taxi incident that changed the casting. The piece also surveys Hollywood marriages and divorces, noting the pressures of fame on personal lives.
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Mostel
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Paris
London
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Josh Logan Busy Producer on Act One and Fanny Edits
Hollywood producer Josh Logan collaborates with George Axelrod on the Act One script a Moss Hart biography for Warner Bros. He also edits and produced the film Fanny directed for Warners to shoot in Marseilles and Paris with stars Leslie Caron Maurice Chevalier Charles Boyer and Horst Buchholz.
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Joshua Logan
George Axelrod
Moss Hart
Warner Bros
Logan
Warners
Marseilles
Paris
Leslie Caron
Maurice Chevalier
Charles Boyer
Horst Buchholz
Glynis Johne Inspires New Sundowners Tale Character
Glynis Johne portrays the pudkeeper in The Sundowners. Author Jon Cleary plans a new story centered on the same character, building on the performance's impact.
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Glynis Johne
Pudkeeper
Tina Louise On Riviera Parasol Bikini Sensation
Hollywood gossip notes Tina Louise, redheaded and indoorsy, sparked laughter with a Riviera tale about carrying a parasol with her bikini. She recalls outdoor trends and her move from Broadway to film, and discusses learning Italian while filming in Rossellini’s project, now fluent in the language.
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Hollywood
Tina Louise
French Riviera
Tina
Europe
Riviera
Appasionata von Climax
Sidney Harmon
Little Acre
Roberto Rossellini
Top comedians seek survival plans amid TV era shifts
TV writers note stand-up stars face pressure to retire familiar material and seek survival through dramatic roles and situation comedies. Veterans Steve Allen Buddy Hackett and Johnny Carson shift toward acting and family TV, while Dan successfully remains Daddy in eighth year. New paths seen with Gobel Griffith and others.
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Steve Allen
Professor Sahi
Buddy Hackett
Dan Raven
Jack Carson
Johnny Carson
Danny Thomas
Daddy
Andy Grifffith
Doris Day Crowned Hollywood Woman of the Year
Doris Day, celebrated as Hollywood’s Woman of the Year by the AP and top money maker in trade polls, talks with AP about her clean image, sexual content in films, and her rise. She discusses roles, her sense of honesty, and her casual home life including a soda fountain and whipped cream.
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Hollywood
Associated Press
Motion Picture Herald
Los Angeles Times
Doris Day
Universal Studio
Rock Hudson
Handsome
Miss Day
Shirley Temple
Marie Dressler
Betty Grable
Doris
Ruth Etting
School Teacher Remembered By Gilbert Roland
Hollywood star Gilbert Roland credits Mrs Alma Bartlett of El Paso Texas for teaching him English and Spanish. He established a proficiency certificate award for top high school Spanish test scores and eyes a future trophy in her memory. He recalls his family fleeing Mexico during Pancho Villa era and praises Bartlett’s lasting guidance.
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Hollywood
Gilbert Roeland
Alma Bartlett
el Paso
Tex
Roland
Mexico
Bartlett
National Association of Spanish Teachers
San Diego
Pancho Villa
Radio TVV Highlights and TV Schedule Highlights
Radio program notes list musical scores from Golden Apple Flower Drum Song and Wildcat. TV listings include debates, plays, sports, and variety programs with noted stars and guests, plus a column on a conflict over church pulpit politics and a critique of The Cheyenne Show’s impact on Newcastle Sunday schools.
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