MCA to exit talent agency business amid federal ruling
Los Angeles based MCA Inc the nations largest talent agency says it will divest from the talent agency business after a federal action. The move frees about 1400 clients including Marlon Brando Jack Benny and Ingrid Bergman to sign with new agencies as MCA sells to its entertainment arm. Meanwhile Debbie Reynolds in Burbank suffered a miscarriage per a court decree mandating dissolution of MCA.
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Debbie Loses Child Due in September
In Fort Madison Iowa the report notes Debbie Loses Child due in September and references the private hospital stay. The article ties the event to a separate execution and crime spree context with political remarks from Kennedy on smuggling Cuba and a related capital punishment note.
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Milestone quits PT 109 with clash over screenplay
Hollywood reports director Lewis Milestone resigned from the PT 109 project after a dispute with the producer over script treatment. Milestone said interference hindered his effort to raise screenplay quality. He cited assurances from Jack Warner and Bernie Foy of ample time to improve the script and maintain integrity in the film.
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Government aims to block MCA Decca merger with Universal
The government seeks to stop MCA from merging with Decca Records and its Universal Pictures unit. A antitrust suit filed this month claims MCA reduces competition by controlling talent representation and television production at its own studios. Reportedly MCA's talent arm is in confusion as staff leave for other agencies or self employment.
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Bert Lahr Show Presented at Yukon Festival Notice
Bert Lahr's show Foxy adapted from Ben Jonson's Volpone with music by Mercer and Dolan was scheduled to run until Aug. 25 at Dawson City's Gold Rush Festival. The production, penned by Ring Lardner Jr, faced a late government notice and uncertain future as it struggled to fill a 501 seat Palace Grand Theater with sell-outs barely covering weekly operating costs of 16000.
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Great Plays and Actors Unite in Bord Festival
Stratford hosts a Shakespeare festival production pairing Portia and Rosalind with Helen and Maurice Hayes in a simple, evocative staging. The show runs through Sept. 16 before touring nationally, featuring 26 excerpts from 17 dramas that soar with emotion amid restrained presentation.
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