Joe Frisco Honored at Testimonial Dinner
The Masquers Club hosted a testimonial dinner Friday for the ill humorist Joe Frisco, with show business veterans recalling stories and praising his charity work. Julius Tannen lauded Frisco’s generosity as 25 sons of bookmakers benefited from his help. Dempsey and Fegler shared anecdotes about Frisco’s career and finances amid his health struggles.
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Actress Marguerite Chapman Arrested for Suspected Drunk Driving
West Los Angeles police booked actress Marguerite Chapman on suspicion of drunken driving after a minor collision. She allegedly refused a sobriety test and was released after posting a $1,263 bond.
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Singer Late for Nuptials With Davis
LAS VEGAS NEV Singers Sammy Davis Jr and Loray White staged a matrimonial duet but the bride arrived late for the ceremony. A justice of the peace tied the knot with about 100 guests present. The bride Miss White age 23 was delayed by dress delays and late relatives. Davis 32 performs at the Sands while Miss White plays the Silver Slipper. Guests included Gordon MacRae Joe E Lewis and Donald O Connor. The couple plans a honeymoon in Mexico after the ceremony.
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Jurgens Wins Viewtoire Award as Best International Actor
French film industry selects Curt Jurgens for the Viewtoire, honoring his performance in The Enemy Below. The Viewtoire awards Hollywood’s Oscar equivalent in 1857, recognizing Jurgens as top international actor.
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World Music Bank Idea Takes Global Shape
American conductor Igor Buketoff launches a project to deposit recordings and scores of contemporary music for global access. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation with 6450 dollars, the plan includes branches in Charlestown West Virginia and overseas hubs in Scandinavia and the Netherlands Belgium and France with potential future branches in Tokyo or South America.
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Zanuck Plans Private Nuptials With 17Yearold Actress
Richard Darryl Zanuck 23, son of the 20th Century Fox executive, and 17 year old actress Lill Charlene Gentle will wed in a private Westwood ceremony. They obtained a Santa Monica license after her mother Beatrice Gentle arrived near closing to approve.
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Telecast to Fight TV Proposed by Guild President
Hollywood UlSP George Sidney president of the Screen Directors Guild advances a plan for a monthly closed circuit variety telecast to combat Sunday movie theaters. Telecasts would originate from Hollywood with talent born of show business not TV personalities in a letter to Eric Johnson president of the Motion Picture Producers Azan.
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Ex-Beauty and Pension Scandal In Chicago Case
Annabelle Whitford Buchan, 79, once a Ziegfeld Follies queen, and her husband Dr Edward Buchan, 77, faced pension troubles after turning a $900 magazine fee to a charity club. Officials say the donation violated pension rules requiring funds be used for personal living expenses, leading to removal from the rolls though authorities held out hope for a formice recovery. The Buchans, linked to Chicago theater history, previously earned fame as performers during the early 1900s and were tied to the old age assistance era.
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Skelton Leaves Hospital After Severe Asthmatic Attack
Garth Graham reports Red Skelton has left St John’s Hospital for home in Bel Air Santa Monica area to continue recuperation from a severe asthmatic seizure December 30. Doctors say the attack was almost fatal and patient is improving with treatment.
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Lenin Colleague Petrovsky Dies in Moscow
MOSCOW reports the death of Grigory Ivanovich Petrovsky Sr a close colleague of Lenin and Stalin in the 1917 October Revolution Tass said he died recently in the Soviet capital Petrovsky was a long time Soviet official and diplomat whose career spanned key early Soviet years.
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Ray to Learn Status of Ear Surgery Next Week
Johnnie Ray underwent a major operation Tuesday at Up-Singer Hospital to repair a nonfunctioning natural ear channel and restore hearing. Doctors will know next week if the heart place is fully restored. Ray celebrated his 21st birthday Friday in Mt. Sinai, and has been hard of hearing since childhood.
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