Public relations in Hollywood era of fake stunts and parrot gags
A look back at public relations in Hollywood highlighting early press agents like Dave Epstein who used staged stories and stunts to promote clients. Tales include Ned Farrington’s rumored town visits, a fake obituary, 200 parrots performing a song, and Jim Moran’s Arabian night ruse at Ciro’s with glass jewel “tips.”
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Hollywood
Ned Farrington
Dave Epstein
Epstein
New York
Farrington
Jim Henaghan
The
Hollywood Reporter
Tite
Henaghan
Jim
Jim Moran
Ciro’s
Moran
King Saud
Max Factor
Davey Crockett actor Fess Parker stars in Oklahoma parody
Fess Parker, famed for playing the heroic frontiersman, readies a summer production of Oklahoma with a twist by portraying Curly in a theater adaptation. The piece notes Parker’s transition from screen hero to stage lead as rehearsals begin.
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Davey Crockett
Fess Parker
Hetman
Hollywood
Curly
Lively Ones Draws Viewers In Summer TV Shakeup
Hollywood reports that Ford backed eight more episodes of The Lively Ones after last summer’s hit replace Hazel. Barry Shear, producer director, creates experimental segments including a Gershwin piano roll shot and trumpet star cameos, with no on screen introductions for guests.
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Hazel
NBC
Ford
Dave Brubeck
Hollyw
Barry Shear
Shear
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie
ABC
Vic Damone
Roy Eldridge
Bobby Bryant
Charlie Shavers
Hollywood Park Racetrack
Stan Getz
Potomac
Turtle Watching Day Arrives In Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale on August 5 will host official turtle watching day with prizes for first sea arrivals. Observers hope to track nesting females weighing 250 to 2000 pounds as they lay eggs in the sand. The Chamber of Commerce says about four thousand people attended last July.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Chamber of Commerce
Peter Lorre Name Dispute In California Court
AP report from Los Angeles notes actor Peter Lorre opposes Eugene Weingand 29 seeking to change his name to Peter Lorre. Attorney Robert H Shutan said the real estate salesman must not use the name or let others imitate the actor. Hearing set for October 3.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Weingand
Peter Lorre
Shutan
Weingand
Superior Court
Philbrick McCoy
Peter Lorre, Jr
Bourbon Named by Railroad Camp Rumors and Rations
In Bourbon Missouri railroad workers settled there after a camp nearby, naming the town for the bourbon given to them in the 1850s to curb desertion.
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Bourbon, Mo
Television Highlights Tonight on Channel 7 and 9
CBS Report covers historic Supreme Court decisions. Day ton Vacation tours Miami Valley spots. Mystery Theater stars Lloyd Bridges and James Shigeta in a tale of a pilot captured by Communists. Beverly Hillbillies reruns feature a guest. Dick Van Dyke Show returns with Mary Tyler Moore. Reckoming follows an Air Force major under pressure with a POW in Korea.
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CBS Report
U. S. Supreme Court
Joe Longstretch
Miami Valley
Dayton
Mystery Theater
Lloyd Bridges
James Shigeta
Tured
Louis Ney
Beverly Hilbillies
Dick van Dyke
Mary Tyler Moore
Air Force
Korea
Gleason's Roundhouse On Sale For $800000
PEEKSKILL New York AP Comedian Jackie Gleason's roundhouse is for sale asking price 800000. The home built in 1959 sits on the Hudson River 40 miles north of New York featuring curved bars, a round bed, TV above the bed, a glass tub and marble dance floor. He reportedly invested about 1 million dollars and sold because he spends much time away filming movies.
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Jackie Gleason
Hudson River
New York
Gleason
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