Otto Kruger and the rise of talking pictures on TV
The article profiles Otto Kruger now past 75 who continues acting in films and TV. It notes his late night TV presence and his role as a judge in an upcoming Perry Mason episode. It recalls his 53 year career across stock companies Broadway and film and his influence on stage dialogue with George M. Cohan in 1913.
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Otto Kruger recalls early talkies and acting era
Otto Kruger recalls pioneer sound scenes from 1905 nickelodeon work behind screens and the first talking pictures. He notes early film stunts, the 1919 Equity strike meeting his wife Sue MacManamy, and his life in Bel-Air with garden duties and occasional makeup prep for travel.
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Television Highlights Evening Schedule Features Classic Films
TV tonight on channels 2 12 5 7 9 and 9 includes Outer Limits on interplanetary war at 7 30 on channels 2 and 12 Monday Night Movie with Gene Tierney and Clark Gable Never Let Me Go on channel 5 at 7 30 Vacation Playhouse summer series begins with a teacher college graduate on her first day and near disaster The Night of the Iguana on Hollywood and the Stars channel 5 at 9 30 stars Richard Burton Ava Gardner East Side West Side on channel 9 10 p m repeats a taxi driver in debt from gambling saga.
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Miss Denver beauty winner is Ernestlyne Toliver
A 19 year old Negro girl Ernestlyne Elizabeth Toliver was elected Miss Denver at a Sunday contest winning over 12 candidates. She received luggage and a $300 scholarship. Toliver, a University of Denver English major, is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. Her father, Ernest H Toliver, is a Houston accountant.
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Paris Strangler Claims 11 Year Old Luc Taron Killing
A Paris fugitive calls himself The Strangler and says he killed 11 year old Luc Taron on May 27. He also claims two men died, writes to police and media, and hints at more kidnappings. He describes a 15th arrondissement home, a Citroen DS19, and left handed handwriting.
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