The Star Symbol Theory of Hollywood Icons
A columnist outlines a theory that actors earn box office by embodying public symbols such as Cleopatra, Abe Lincoln, Napoleon, and George Washington. It cites Cooper Stewart Fonda and others as prime examples while noting Clark Gable and Cary Grant do not fit a single symbol and that studios label stars as Gable or Grant types.
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Marilyn Monroe
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Betty Grable
Rita Hayworth
Miss Monroe
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Henry Fonda
Gregory Peck
Jimmy Cagney
Humphrey Bogart
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Elizabeth Taylor
Kim Novak
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William Holden
Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Esther Williams
Glenn Ford
Don Juan
George Washington
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
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Thurber Carnival inspires Broadway jazz mellophone score
Jazzman Don Elliott writes and conducts all jazz background for A Thurber Carnival. His mellophone led band defies Broadway prejudice, appearing from the pit and on stage. Elliott calls the instrument Thurber horn and notes the quirky show’s zany Thurber antics.
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New York
James Thurber
Broadway
Gabriel
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Elliott
Thurber
George ‘Shearing
Summerville
N. J
Burgess Meredith
Elliott Records
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Tree Crash Lands Close to Camera Crew in Film Shoot
Hollywood veteran cameraman John Seitz and his team were nearly struck when a 125 foot pine tree toppled during a Jaguar production for Warner Bros titled Gang of the Timberland. Expert loggers timed the fall to land mere feet from the camera position as Alan Ladd and Noah Beery watched.
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John Seitz
Feather River
Gang of the Timberland
Jaguar
Warner Bros
Alan Ladd
Noah Beery
Seitz
Radio and TV Highlights Schedule Summary
A detailed Sunday broadcast lineup lists morning radio blocks on WKRC WHIO WLW and WONE with music talk and sports. Afternoon and evening TV on WCPO WLW WHIO WKRC features All My Sons golf telecast Teen age driving Roodeo Jack Paar highlights and guest stars plus documentary drama and classic film segments.
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Wone
Jolly Rogers
WKRC
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St. Louis
WLW — Monitor
Dave Hull
Warc
Johnny Dollar
WLW
Bob Considine
TV Today
WCPO
All My Sons
Edward G. Robinson
Burt Lancaster
Howard Duff
Las Vegas
Coney Island
Jack Paar
Keely Smith
Shelley Berman
Elaine May
Mike Nichols
Jack
Tennessee Williams
London
Dilys Powell
Yukio Mishima
Twentieth Century
Wlw-D
Bart Maverick
Jack Darby
Wlw-T
Music On Ice
Johnny Desmond
Jill Corey
Fa Sullivan
Gordon
Sheila
Chester
George Ge Pinch
Imogere Coca
Laurice Harvey
Composer George Gershwin
Robert Alda
Joan Leslie
Fresh Breeze From Canada Wayne and Shuster Reach U S Audiences
Television critic Cynthia Lowry notes Wayne and Shuster brought a fresh Canadian humor to the Ed Sullivan Show with Latin wordplay and satirical sketches. The duo, teens in 14, built a Canadian comedy path from radio to TV and now headline six Canadian specials yearly while appearing on Sullivan monthly.
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Shuster
Madison Avenue
Shakespeare
Louisville
Babe Ruth
Toronto
Toronto University
Sullivan
Frank Shuster
Costa Rica Gets 1st TV Station Inauguration
SAN JOSE Costa Rica AP Costa Rica's first television station began operations Friday. The station is owned jointly by American Broadcasting Co of the United States and Costa Ricans. A 14 foot 6 inch canvas boat once crossed the Atlantic from New Jersey to Portugal in 1892, taking 84 days.
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Costa Rica
American Broadcasting Co
United States
Atlantic
New Jersey
Portugal
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