Comic Joe Frisco Dies at 68 After Cancer Battle
Hollywood and vaudeville figure Joe Frisco, 68, died Sunday night after months of illness. He appeared on radio four weeks ago and was honored at a Hollywood Masquers Club testimonial dinner attended by 1,200. Frisco began on stage at 15, rose in vaudeville and film, with his horse racing tales his signature. He is survived by brother William of East Moline, Ill.
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Chaplin Family Arrives in Nairobi for Vacation
Charlie Chaplin his wife Gena and two children arrived in Nairobi from Zurich today for a three week safari vacation.
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Western King in Hollywood A Look at Westerns in Film and TV
Hollywood notes declare the western remains king in Hollywood with six of the top eight TV shows being westerns. Big-screen westerns with stars like Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper are in production, while critics hail westerns as American art that blends moral values with commercial appeal. The discussion traces early cinema roots to The Great Train Robbery in 1903 and highlights classics such as Stagecoach Cimarron The Ox Bow Incident High Noon and Shane.
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Comedienne Martha Raye Undergoes Emergency Surgery
Comedienne Martha Raye was resting comfortably in a Manhassiy hospital after an emergency appendectomy. She was stricken during rehearsals for Annie Get Your Gun at New York City Center and will miss two weeks of performances, the manager said. The operation occurred shortly before midnight.
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Rise Stevens at Philharmonic Los Angeles Opera Night
Rise Stevens sang a varied program at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with James Sho on piano. Her three solos included Debussy, Ravel and Faure arias, and she earned encores amid a mix of serious and coquettish deliveries. The performance drew a large, friendly crowd, though reviews note moments of capricious tempo and long silences between numbers.
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Stradivarius to Be Played at UCLA Concert
Belgian violist Charles Foidart of the Paganini String Quartet will perform on a $65,000 Stradivarius in a two-sonata recital Tuesday evening at UCLA Schoenberg Hall. The instrument has renowned former owners including Niccolo Paganini and the Mendelssohn family.
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