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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1965

Page

10

Amusements Cook Gets Dope On Movie Stars

Ypsilanti AP report recalls Mrs. Robert Hodesh recounting a summer stint as cook for Elizabeth Burton and Richard Burton during Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in Northampton. She details salary, daily life, Burton's beer with guards, and MacLeish as a notable guest, while cautioning to doubt tabloid claims.

Ypsilanti, Mich Robert Hodesh Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Ypsilanti Hodesh Burtons Virginia Woolf Northampton Mass Lehman Barton Elizabeth

Perfection Is Actors Aim By JOAN CROSBY

Stuart Whitman seeks perfection in acting and avoids TV series. He recalls two TV parts in six years and discusses aiming for depth, training for roles like Jack Dempsey, and the push for more preparation. Phyllis Kirk shifts to moderation on ABC-TV and aims for a network news role in Washington.

Joan Crosby Bob Hope Chrysler Theater Hollywood Whitman Joe Lee Sands of the Kalahari Jack Demp Joe Levine California Brando Nora Charles Abc-Tv Peepee Washington, D. C

OC Faculty Members Will Give Recital

Odessa College music department presents faculty members May Hayden McEver and Jack Hendrix in recital at 8 p.m. in the college auditorium. McEver, a soprano and OC voice instructor, will sing works by Purcell Pergolesi Verdi Branscomb Duke Mopper and Head. Hendrix, a pianist and OC music chair, will perform Beethoven and De Bussy. Mrs. LaMarr Chapman, OC fine arts chair, assists. Recital is free and open to the public.

Odessa College May Hayden McEver Jack Hendrix McEver Purcell Pergolesi Verdi Branscomb Duke Mopper Head Tennessee Northwestern University Evanston Ill Hendrix Beethoven de Bussy Howard County Junior College Big Spring LaMarr Chapman

Odessa High to stage Playboy of the Western World

Odessa High School drama club presents John M Synge play The Playboy of the Western World on December 10 and 11 at 8 p m in the school auditorium. Cast includes Bobby Ground Belinda Myrick James Buchanan Steve Hays Patsy Taylor and others with Mrs Doris Pyle directing and John Hillier overseeing set construction.

John M. Synge Odessa High School Belinda Myrick Bill Myrick San Jacinto Pegeen Mike James Buchanan John Buchanan North Amburger Shawn Patsy Taylor Billy Joe Taylor Coronado Quinn Bobby Ground Christopher Mahon Steve Hays Michael Widow Quinn David Webb Old Mahon Vickie Johnston Nellie Mary Ann Rippy Honor Blake Linda Parsons Susan Brady Sue Hembre

Agent 007 Attracts Toy Boom This Christmas

New York UP I report shows Agent 007 gears up as top pull for toy buyers with cloaked gadgets moon rockets spaceships and space station sets. G W Baldwin Woolworth toy head notes I spy demand prompts sonic guns mock transistors and camera pistols plus attach cases with camera periscope and missile messages.

New York UPI Agent 007 G. W.baldwin F. W. Woolworth Co

Peanuts Set to Debut on TV Christmas Special

Hollywood report says Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang will star in a CBS Christmas special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, airing December 9. Creator Charles Schulz and animator Bill Melendez lead the project with producer Lee Mendelson, as the troupe confronts commercialism and football tree mishaps.

Vernon Scott UPI Hollywood Hollywood Charlie Brown Snoopy Lucy Linus Schroeder Pig Pen Bill Melendez Charles Schulz Cbs-Tv Schulz Lee Mendelson Bill Charlie

Dr Fred Bentley Named President of Mars Hill College

Mars Hill North Carolina AP reports Dr Fred Bentley age 30 assistant dean of arts and sciences at University of Louisville has been named president of Mars Hill College. The appointment underscores his rapid rise in academia and signals leadership for the college.

Mars Hill N.C Fred Bentley College of Arts and Sciences University of Louisville Mars Hill College

Hopper's Hollywood Highlights from Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper surveys Hollywood chatter from Broadway to London deals. Tommy Steele will star in a film adaptation of Half a Sixpence after Paramount bought rights, with Steele recalling his rise from London slums to fame. The column covers Marge Champion leaving a New York play, casting shifts for Dolly and I Do I Do, Blake Edwards and Paulette, and other industry tidbits.

Hollywood London Tommy Steele Paramount Steele Marge Champion New York Gower Dolly Omaha Mary Blake Edwards Pauty Marge Patty Blake Bob Montgomery Mirisch Brothers Peter Duchins Columbia Sam Briskin American Jewish Committee Beverly Hilton Sam Il. A Cedars - Sinai Medical Center Joe Mankiewicz Venice Cliff Robertson Dagmar Milton Berle

Tourism Surges in Bahamas With New Jet Strip

Freeport reports 109000 visitors in 1964 and 105000 in the first half of 1965, with forecasts above 200000 by year end. The Grand Bahama Port Authority dedicates Freeport's 8300 foot jet strip, the Bahamas longest. BOAC jet service from New York starts Dec 12 and Air Canada Toronto service begins Dec 13.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island UPI Grand Bahama Freeport Bahamas New York British Overseas Airways Corp BOAC Toronto-to-Grand Bahamas Air Canada

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