Village-scale TV currents mix soap operas and polka nights
Media notes from New York float TV renewals and shifts. Martha Scott exits Modern Romances to tour Tea and Sympathy while Lyn Duddy steers Jaye P. Morgan’s TV segment for Eddie Fisher. NBC plans Combat Sgt debut June 29 and Lena Horne’s London films. Kraft Theater writer Dewitt Copp is an ex-pilot. TV politics sweep in with election eve time and industry Oscar funding debates.
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New York
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Martha Scott
Lyn Duddy
Jaye P. Morgan
Eddie Fisher
Arthur Godfrey
Notre Dame
Dewitt Copp
Abc-Tv
Helen Hayes
Robert Culp
U.S. Steel Theater
Lena Horne
London
Lenny Hayton
H'wood
Columbia
Screen Gems
Plifier
RCA
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Arizona
Teresa Brewer
Megan
Peter Freuchen
Sid Caesar
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R. Montgomery
Ed Whelan
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Goodyear
Abie
Bob Hope
Kim Novak
Judy Holiday
Paul Douglas
Graham McNamee
Perry
Patti Page
Trendex
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Actress Gretchen Wyler Weds Between Show Engagements
Comedienne Gretchen Wyler aged 24 married cellist Shepard Coleman 32 yesterday at the Beverly Vista Community Church in Beverly Hills. The couple plans a brief informal honeymoon between performances with Silk Stockings.
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Beverly Hills
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Comedienne
Gretchen Wyler
Shepard Coleman
Miss Wyler
Coleman
New York
Beverly Vista Community Church
Hollywood Actor Urges Pay TV for Homes
Dana Andrews promotes pay television as a path to prosperity for Hollywood saying a Chicago test picture could gross 3 million in a night. He argues theaters would suffer but viewers pay for good entertainment and pay TV could reduce theater closures while boosting actors earnings.
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Dana Andrews
Chicago
Andrews
Motion Picture
Republic Studio
Betty Hutton
Paris Strip-Teasers Invite Audience Participation
Paris nightclub acts introduce audience participation with male volunteers to undo outfits. Daring routine draws tourists, sparking laughs and jealous reactions from companions. Owners note risk with newlyweds visiting Paris in June and cite a bias toward older, balding men for smoother undressing.
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The Great Locomotive Chase and The Arctic Men at Area Theaters
Sarasota and surrounding venues present a mix of film and stage listings. Aegyptian themed pieces join suspenseful thrillers while Westerns and adventures fill the schedule across ACE Bradenton Suburban Palace Palmetto Gulf venues.
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Florida
Arctic
Bradenene
Laraae
Corn and Mineral Roots in Man Made Fibers
Some synthetic fibers originate from corn or minerals such as glass, expanding the typical oil or coal base for resilient textiles and materials. This note outlines alternative feedstocks driving early innovations in polymer science and fiber production.
Gossip in Gotham and Hollywood Happenings
Broadway gossip covers Janis Paige and Frank Martinielli marriage dissolutions Irene Burns annulment engagement ring for Sue Ziegler and James MacArthur cross country bus trip to Hollywood for Strike a Blow. Also notes Carol Channing Charles Lowe romance Edith Piaf remarks Rusty Draper potential shift Tony Winters and other industry chatter.
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Janis Paige
Frank Martinelli
Frank
Irene Burns
Sue Ziegler
James MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Charlies MacArthur
Hollywood
Pacific
Young MacArthur
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