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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1962
Page
1
Hollywood obituary notes Louise Beavers 60 longtime star of the Beulah TV series died Friday. Her career spanned film radio television and stage over four decades with early breakout in Imitation of Life and later appearances including All the Fine Young Cannibals and the Beulah program.
Fresno born actress Darla Banks nicknamed Miss Beavers who won Teenage America in 1963 died after long battle with diabetes in Dallas Texas. Survived by husband Leroy Moore. She appeared in dozens of films including My Blue Heaven Mr. Friday and I Dream of Jeannie among others with character roles.
Diane Cox of Richmond placed the crown on the new queen who emerged from six finalists judged on fashion talent and ad libbing. Miss Banks, 5 feet 4 inches and 120 pounds, will enroll at Abilene Christian College in 1964 after winning a four year education, an automobile, a Caribbean cruise and other prizes.
In New York the April in Paris charity ball drew a glittering crowd of two men in elaborate dress, emeralds, and stunning coifs. The event, at a casino hotel, featured lavish jewelry and fur, with roughly 1 million dollars raised for three charities as couples paid about $300 each to attend.
The San Francisco Opera Company opened its season in Los Angeles at Shrine Auditorium with Puccini’s La Boheme. A star cast including Miss De Los Angeles as Mimi and a refined Kenya as Rodolfo thrilled a packed, fashionably dressed audience. The quartet of Bohemians delivered strong singing, though Mimi’s death scene dominated by contrast. stage lighting and settings were noted as merely adequate.
In New York Darry Zanuck detailed why Joseph Mankiewicz was fired from Cleopatra, noting the production’s ballooning cost from about 10 million to nearly 37 million. He criticized extraneous episodes that distracted from Cleopatra and Antony’s story while praising most other elements, and he sent Mankiewicz a letter of support alongside the remarks.
Windsor reports Queen Elizabeth II an accomplished horsewoman bought her 12 year old daughter Anne a five year old pony named Waters Meet High Jinks. The news notes royal interest in equestrian activities and highlights the gift as part of the princess’s recreation in Windsor.
Theater managers list starting times for features at Long Beach venues. Tammy and Bachelor run at 4:35 and 8:15 with a 1:30 showing. Other titles appear in partial, unclear text.
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