British Press Targets Ginger Rogers Age in Divorce Headlines
London papers roast Ginger Rogers for aging jokes as four divorces are cited. Daily Mirror and Daily Sketch push age captions like 47 or 48, with photos and blunt headlines. Daily Mail and Daily Herald join, while The Times omits age details and Daily Telegraph captions vary.
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Polly Bergen Withdraws From Musical After Surgery
New York actress Polly Bergen underwent a Mt Sinai Hospital tubal pregnancy operation for a misplaced pregnancy in her third month. The 28 year old star is permanently stepping away from the musical First Impressions, which opened March 19 at the Alvin Theater. Even Hanley will take over the lead.
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Italian Domenco Modugno tops first Grammy awards list
The newly formed Recording Academy awarded Italian Domenico Modugno for Volare as top honor at the first Grammys held at the Beverly Hilton. Highlights include Ross Bagdasarian for Chipmunk Song multiple wins and Ella Fitzgerald double triumphs in jazz and vocal categories.
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Conte Here as Witness in Looting Case
Hollywood star Richard Conte testified in Superior Court on Monday identifying two pieces of Atomic Bazooka gum stolen from his car at Pacific Landing on March 8. He said the gum was in his wife’s purse allegedly taken by Charles L. Threat of Los Angeles. Conte also identified a ceramic cigarette lighter given by Sherman Billingsley. Threat’s trial for two counts of car burglary was to end today.
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Lena Horne Sues RCA Over Deficient Porgy and Bess Album
Lena Horne sues RCA in New York State Supreme Court seeking 100000 dollars and a temporary injunction to halt sales of a Porgy and Bess album whose duets were assembled from separately recorded performances. She alleges the finished product injures her career and that of Harry Belafonte.
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Miss Cantor in Fair Condition at Cedars Hospital
Los Angeles UPI reports Marjorie Cantor Eddie Cantor's eldest daughter in fair condition today at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. She is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
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Playwright Ashley Dukes Dies in London at 73
London reports the death of British playwright Ashley Dukes aged 73 on Monday. Dukes authored Man With a Load of Mischief and was a prominent figure in contemporary drama with a career spanning several decades.
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