Today's Top TV Highlights from Channel Lineup
TV listings summarize evening programming on channels 13 88 and 8 with Richard Diamond Zorro Spider Playhouse 90 The Innocent Sleep Real McCoys and The Ford Show. Cast details include Fernando Lamas Rita Moreno Hope Lange John Ericson Buster Keaton and Dennis King among others.
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Playhouse 90
Hope Lange
John Ericson
Buster Keaton
Hope Emerson
Dennis King
Alex Winter
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Clark on Spotting Hit Records and Hops Strategy
Dick Clark outlines three main sources for predicting hits mail personal contact and record hops. He notes hops in Philadelphia reveal rising songs and says city fans in places like Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh and Boston signal future success. Mail responses also guide regional hits and the audience ultimately decides a record’s fate.
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Boston
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Surveyors
Repeat-Type Role To Air Song Singer Tommy Sands Star in Studio One
Tommy Sands repeats success from Kraft Theater in a Studio One drama airing June 16. Judi Meredith co stars as his childhood sweetheart whose father the town judge blocks their romance while Sands delivers a new recording titled At the Prom.
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Judi Meredith
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General Foods Buys TV Rights to Father of the Bride
General Foods Corp and Benton and Bowles purchase TV serialization rights to MGM’s Father of the Bride for eight million dollars. The deal, announced for the 1959 60 season, marks an advance sponsor purchase and has MGM film the series.
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Jeff Donnell Seeks Real Marriage After TV Years
Hollywood star Jeff Donnell, 36, says she wants to marry after a divorce from Aldo Ray and years alongside George Gobel on television. The actor mother of two emphasizes marriage as a profession and vows to balance acting with family life while dating one steady partner.
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UPI
George Gobel
Jeff Donnell
Aldo Ray
Glenn Ford Sued Over Contract Dispute in Hollywood
Actor Glenn Ford is named in a $676,876.62 suit by On Ee Corp alleging he refused to appear in The Last Angry Man. The complaint says Ford was under contract to Columbia to make one picture yearly without script approval rights. The studio says Ford declined a role two months before filming.
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On Ee Corp
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Mrs Lola Grounds Elected Mayor of Sutton Coldfield
Lola Grounds mother of three children wins election to lead Sutton Coldfield an industrial town near Birmingham England. She stands as a top ranking racing driver and civic leader.
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Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
England
Promises of Top Shows Seldom Materialize for TV Stars
Van Dyke frees himself from CBS seven year contract after three years to seek daytime stardom. He joins Garry Moore on CBS morning show then moves to ABC July 3 with Andy Williams, aiming for a daytime musical variety in place of Pat Boone Show. He argues networks misjudge daytime potential and hopes for a new relaxed host role. Other items note Sullivan filming Bardot, Emerson’s panel chair status, Mahalia Jackson on Dinah Shore, Borge's three-year Pontiac deal, Paar's return and Genevieve's road bids reducing her TV commitment.
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Dick van Dyke
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ABC
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Pat Boone
Mn Dyke
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New Orleans
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Arthur Godfrey
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Godfrey
Ed Sullivan
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Brigitte Bardot
Bardot
Faye Emerson
I've Got A Secret
Betsy Palmer
Maha
Why Not More Work Maggie Truman Poses Mystery
Margaret Truman a TV performer and daughter of a former president remains a puzzling figure. She is approachable yet private about her career and family life. She notes she would like to work more, says NBC has engaged with executives including Robert Sarnoff, and hints her contract renewal is uncertain.
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