Memory Quiz Gathers Names From Pop Culture History
Nostalgic column prompts readers to recall a sweep of cultural icons from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Kay Kyser, Johnnie Ray, Kris Kristofferson, and Burt Reynolds. The piece lists figures, jokes, and display of era trivia, inviting readers to look up or ask friends for answers. It ends with playful cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wilson
New York
Nanette
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Dionne
Kay Kyser
Charlie Chan
Amos ‘N’ Andy
Teddy Nadler
Kukla
Conway Twitty
Vaughn Meader
Johnnie Ray
Doe Penner
Venice
Ita
Normandy
Priscilla Dean
Melevin Purvis
Veep Agnew
Las Vegas Show Revue Ledger Highlights Performers
A compact list of acts and headliners across Las Vegas hotels. Caesars Palace features Tommy Steele. Desert Inn hosts Patti Page and Godfrey Cam bridge. Dunes presents Casino de Paris revue. Flamingo stars Sergio Franchi and Pat Cooper. Fremont showcases Rosemary Clooney and Pat Buttram. Frontier features Phil Harris and Harry James. International presents Elvis Presley. Riviera lists Phyllis Diller and Barbara McNair. Sahara hosts Frank Gorshin. Sands features Sammy Davis Jr. with London Playgirl revue. Stardust presents Lido de Paris revue. Tropicana or Buttram performs Folies Bergere revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flamingo
Sergio Franchi
Pat Cooper
Fremont
Rosemary Clooney
Pat Buttram
Frontier
Phil Harris
Harry James
Sahara
Frank Gorshin
Sands
Sammy Davis Jr
London Playgirl
Stardust
Golf ball injures spectator at Bob Hope Classic
A golf ball struck a spectator at the Bob Hope Classic drawing attention as photographers noted a past shot. A Swiss paper reports a glamorous woman in hospital for weight loss and hair shedding. Rod Steiger’s phone persona and George Sanders’ blunt remark about divorcing the Gabors are brief mentions. A local critic mocks a second-rate restaurant as a place to decide where to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Nahmakin
Hippopotamus
Rod
Gorilla Vila Escapes Zoo Returns to Enclosure
A 180 pound lowland gorilla named Vila briefly escaped the San Diego Zoo. A visitor saw her near her keeper’s door, and Dr. Charles Sedgwick tranquilized her about 15 minutes later. Officials believe she climbed out by wedging the moat. In Cambridge, Harvard Hasty Pudding Club names Carol Channing Woman of the Year for Hello Dolly and acting skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Vila
San Diego Zoo
Charles Sedgwick
Cambridge
Mass
Carol Channing
Dolly
Harvard Hasty Pudding Club
Flower Festival at Genzano steals ABT program
American Ballet Theatre’s second Music Center program featured Jardin aux Lilas and The River with Akira Endo conducting. Carla Fracci and Erik Bruhn offered a memorable Flower Festival pas de deux. Despite uneven Ere des Etudes the evening highlighted Fracci’s dancing and Bruhn’s partnering amidst a solid ABT season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Ballet Theatre
Music Center
Antony Tudor
Fracei
Bruhn
Genzano
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National General Theatres
James Earl Jones
Ae Federal Savings
Doctor Beolittle
Elliott Gould
Iil Disney
Boutaiks
Pash
Butch Cassidy Sundance Kid
Manbgr Blvd
KMA
Cee
Fee
Big Halsy
Pollard
Halsy
Catalina
Long Beach
Deporte Cataline
Daparte
Orange CO
Adi Paramount & Compton Blvd
SHAW
Nmmel Brooks Film
Cra
Hadi
Bae Peele
Bellelower
Farah
Rio Lobo
Buenstuf
Get Carter
Downey
Norwalk
Meralta
Disney
Mew Avenue
Herwalk
Showcase Cinema
Torrence
Crimthan
Elvis
Fae
la Mirada
Alondra
Freitone
the Babymaker
T Las Vegar
Caesar's Palace
Tommy Steele
Patti Page
Godfrey Cambridge
Dunes—Casino de Paris Revue
Elvis Presley
Riviera
Phyllis Diller
Barbara McNair
Buttram
Tropicana
Folies Bergere Revue
Harvard Award
Aidiokick Art AW
Chercy Geessis Jh
Ames Bond
Atlantic
Gig Young
Barbara Hershey
Big Nisy
Robert Redford
Little Fauss
Big Hally
Tong Beach
Jordan Auditorium
America
Bandmaricard
Mavier Cherpe
Alley
Duke Ellington
Akira Endo
Gayle Young
Ivan Nagy
Cynthia Gregory
Miss Gregory
Dennis Nahat
Sallie Wilson
Keith Lee
ABT
Carla
Knudange Riisager
Harald Lander
Lupe Serrano
Ted Kivitt
Bruce Marks
Las Vegas
Sahara Safari
Sahara Congo
Follies Bergere
Tropicans Hotel
Donths
Thunderbird Hotel
Sahara Gasbar
Mint
Mint Hotel
Sahara-Nevada
Bellman
Parren
Humber
Avena
Galliornia
Dahs
Oregon
Utah
Focal
Pacific
Ali MacGraw
Arthur Hiller
Erich Segal
Francis Lai
Orange County
Ait Pres
MacGraw
Ryea O'Neal
Pevigt Pte
Racines
Buena Park Drive-In
Lincoln Ave
Carson St
Listain Ave
Lakewood
Carson
Ong Beach
Ey Drive-In
Archery Azaveil
Buena Pank
Buena Park
All Macgraw
Ryan O'Heal
San Antonio
Wife
WDM AT the Crossroads
Ory
Eluott Gould
Donald Sutherland
Mr.s.h
Butch Cassidy & the
Sundance Kid
Brewster McCloud
Elliot Gould
Valley OF the Dolls
Umtoh Cassidy & the
Walt Disneye
Walt Disney
Jason Robards
Katherine Ross
Fools
Cjhf Robertson
Charly
Ing Hally
Orclay
Goldie Hawn
Michael Caine
Carter
Man
Lima
OCEAN
fTsmit
Palmas
S. Hill ST
SIGHF
Glenn Miller
Tex Beneke
Ray Eberle
THE
Modernaires
Paula Kelly
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Hollywood Palladium
Music City
Mutual
Ticketron
Sight and Sound
Palladium
May
Broadway
Bullocks, Harris and Frank
Buffums
So. Cat
Music Co
Hill SL
Liberty
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