The Year The Bottom Dropped Out of TV
Hollywood insiders say the 75-76 season was a disaster with many cancellations and few hits. Executives blame tradition and cautious pilots, predicting little change in 76-77 aside from possible Westerns and a few imitators.
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Oscar winners salute director William Wyler for Life Achievement Award
Audrey Hepburn Bette Davis Harold Russell Barbra Streisand and Charlton Heston attended the tribute. Wyler has won three Academy Awards for Mrs. Miniver The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben Hur and holds a dozen nominations. He received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award amid a night of star tributes.
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William Wyler reflects on career and Oscars at Beverly Hills
Wyler, 73, recalls his fifty year film journey from Universal westerns to The Liberation of L.B. Jane and Ben Hur. He explains quitting directing due to fatigue and warns about the evolving TV landscape with Family Hour pilots and a push toward more adult and science fiction programming.
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Rooney in Florida Life Reflections and Plans
Mickey Rooney talks of relocation to Fort Lauderdale Florida and outlines current projects. He calls for talent development through Talent Town USA schools, cites Chicago Picture Corp plans, and lists acting roles, writing ventures, and a CBS appearance while criticizing industry politics and seeking broader recognition.
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Liberty Tree origins noted in Boston Stamp Act protest
The Liberty Tree emerged Aug 14 1765 in Boston when a large elm bore two effigies reacting to Parliament's Stamp Act. British troops felled the Boston Tree in 1775 and it yielded 14 cords of firewood before a Liberty Pole rose at the site per World Almanac.
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