Liz Taylor Battling British Talk Over Sheer Bathing Suit
Liz Taylor reports from London that her sheer swimsuit in Suddenly, Last Summer sparks more talk about dialogue than the garment. Tennessee Williams intended a sharp American phrase and the English crew miss the jaybird joke, prompting Mankiewicz and Spiegel to keep the scene for an American audience.
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Tennessee Williams
Joe Mankiewicz
Sam Spiegel
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Real-Life Private Eye Rutten Breaks TV Sleuth Mold
Baltimore investigator Rutten, famed for law enforcement respect and police lectures, says he has never solved a murder. He dislikes gunplay and flashy plots, noting his career since 1938 focused on fraud, crash claims, and subtle divorce cases, with few murders and no romance.
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Peter Gunn
Stuart Bailey
Mike Hammer
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Paranoic detective runs afoul of Baltimore police
A noir note frames Mickey Spillane style detective as a vigilant loner who survives only briefly in Baltimore before authorities push him out, illustrating urban danger and distrust.
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Baltimore
Club Miami Weekend Shows Highlight Local Acts
Fragmentary schedule notes four nights of performances at Club Miami featuring IVAL WaveR Bancing, Watson, Tom Cats, and additional acts across Thursday to Sunday.
Clint Walker to Tour for Yellowstone Kelly Premieres
Hollywood reports Clint Walker will headline a 12 city unveiling tour for Yellowstone Kelly starting in Denver on August 15. He will travel on a United Airlines executive plane with a special crew, making airport press luncheons in ten additional cities and appearing on stage at each opening. Cities listed include Kansas City Dallas Houston San Antonio New Orleans St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee Salt Lake City Des Moines Omaha Tulsa Oklahoma City Ft Worth Austin Memphis Indianapolis Columbus. Edward Byrnes and John Russell co star. Andra Martin is the sole actress.
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Tailor Nick Catalano Makes Avalon Jackets
Hollywood lists Frankie Avalon in a dramatic debut with Alan Ladd in Guns of the Timberland while his uncle Nick Catalano, a Philadelphia tailor, outfits his perfect fitting sports jackets.
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Nick Catalano
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Frankie Just
Alan Ladd
Invention of First Commercial Phonograph Record Changer
Karl Schwartz of Elkhari Lake Wisconsin developed the forerunner of the jukebox, the first commercial phono graph record changer, marking a milestone in automated music playback.
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Elkhari Lake
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Harrington's Guido Panzini Gag Leads to TV Spotlight
Italian illusion on Jack Paar's show turns Pat Harrington Jr. into a rising TV star. Harrington, once a TV time salesman, has reinvented himself after the Panzini spoof, mastering accents and landing roles on Paar, Laugh-In, Pantomime Quiz, and Danny Thomas show as Gos sip rumors grow that Thomas will elevate Harrington further.
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Clint Eastwood eyed for Western break at CBS
Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood recalls being under contract at Universal-International and dubbed Co op by stenographers for his Gary Cooper look. A chance visit to CBS Television City led producer Robert Sparks to see him, sparking casting that would land Eastwood the Rawhide TV role.
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Early Rising Easy on Guns of the Timberland Cast
Hollywood note mentions Gilbert Roland arriving for 5 30 a m work calls on Guns of the Timberland with Alan Ladd at Warner Bros. Roland recalls his habit of an early rising from delivering the El Paso Times as a boy. The piece also explains the collapsible opera hat known as the Gibus named for its London inventor.
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Alan Ladd
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Chester's Dennis Weaver Cast in Admiral Halsey Biopic
Hollywood report details Dennis Weaver leaving Gunsmoke for The Gallant Hours portraying Admiral Halsey’s aide. Producer Robert Montgomery champions the project while Weaver reflects on career gains and his Emmy win. Weaver’s early life and Olympic decathlon bid noted.
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Dennis Weaver
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Bull) Halsey
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Bob
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Halsey
Chester Goode
Linda Dawson
Sad Tale For Berle Desi and the Patterson Fight
Hollywood reports a hoped wager by Milton Berle and Desi Arnaz on Ingo Johansson vs Floyd Patterson. Berle failed to appear at Hollywood Legion Stadium for the televised bout. Johansson knocked out Patterson in the third round.
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Jack Dempsey
Ingo Johansson
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Milton Berle
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Patterson
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Berle
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