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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1955

Page

4

Barbara Payton Receives Suspended Term for Bad Checks

Barbara Payton, 26, drew a suspended jail term for issuing 129 dollars in worthless checks. She was fined 100 dollars after pleading guilty to bad check charges before Superior Judge David Coleman. Payton’s probation report noted 30,000 dollars income last year from unnamed sources, with car repossession and furnishings under attachment.

Priss Barbara Payton David Coleman Miss Payton Franchot Tone George A. Provas

DeWilde Plans Semi Retired Life At Thirteen

Hollywood report notes Brandon DeWilde says he will be semi retired through college. The former child actor appeared in films like Shane and the movie version of Member of the Wedding and on the Jamie TV show. His mother cites no long term plans beyond schooling.

Brandon Fritz New York Shane Lady Jamie

Rose Bowl queen May McEvoy still pursues film work

Hollywood columnist ALINE MOSBY notes May McEvoy, the 1923 Rose Bowl queen, remains active in film after decades away. She left stardom after 1929 to marry Maurice Cleary, later returned to bit parts, and now enjoys staying connected to the industry she loves while other queens pursued marriages or other paths.

Hollywood Joan Culver Pasadena May McEvoy May Miss McEvoy Pictures Maurice Cleary MGM Pictures

Hollywood Puzzled by Liberace Flop and Film World Snippets

Erskine Johnson surveys mixed fortunes in Hollywood from Liberace’s film setback to Smiley Burnette’s screen deviations. Industry notes flag surges for Jack Webb yet caution about Peters and Blues. Rumors swirl about stars and contracts amid on set quips and fashion slips.

Liberace Smiley Warner Bros Jack Webb Pete Kelly

Nine At The Movies Listings Highlight Major 1940s Foxes

A roundup of film options at regional drive ins and theaters including ECTOR with Second Greatest Sex and The Twilight in the Street. RIO presents Dig That Uranium. SCOTT features Indian Fighter. DRIVE-IN twins show The Night of the Hunter and Flame of Araby. PLAINS pairs Lady Godiva and Back to God’s Country. BRONCHO screens Pearl of the South Pacific and Sitting Bull. TWIN TERRACE presents The Night of the Hunter and World in His Arms.

Twin Cactus Shelley Winters Robert Mitchum Jeff Chandler Maureen O'Hara Twin Terrace the Hunter Gregory Peck

Borgnine and Magnani Top Critics Choice of 1955

New York critics named Ernest Borgnine as best actor and Anna Magnani as best actress for 1955. They also selected Marty as the year’s best picture, with Magnani praised for The Rose Tattoo.

New York Ernest Borgnine

Radio Schedule Fragments Highlight Evening Lineup

A fragmented listing shows a 6:10 frost note and 8 to 11 pm programs including News Weather Eddie Cantor Kruger Theatre Fiction Theatre Teaustry on Parade and Late Show with unspecified stations and times.

Eddie Cantor

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