Sheldon Leonard quits TV to pursue movie producing
Sheldon Leonard, famed for Runyonesque gangsters and shows like Make Room for Daddy and The Andy Griffith Show, quits television claiming the medium no longer allows personalized creative statements. He cites past failures such as Shirley's World and My Friend Tony, blaming time slots, network choices, and lack of belief, as he shifts toward a film producing career.
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Rockford Files tops new crime shows with Garner lead
Jim Garner headlines NBC's The Rockford Files as a $200-a-day investigator who only takes insoluble cases. The show dominates fall crime debuts with roughly 30 million weekly viewers. Critics praise Garner’s easygoing persona and note occasional weak scripts but highlight a strong recent episode Caledonia It Worth a Fortune and Jolene Hyland subplot involving $746,000 in rare stamps.
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New TV Series and Specials Highlight Public Broadcasting and CBS Fare
National telecasts begin January with The Ascent of Man a 13 part series by the late Dr Jacob Bronowski. Also a CBS 30 minute special Creee Welles narrates Rik Ri Tikki Tavi based on Kipling. Gene Kelly directs his first TV film Woman of the Year based on the MGM movie. A fictional tale features Jolene Len and Sheriff Homer Prouty with a caper about stamps ending with no murder in the hour.
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Mister Rogers health messages teach kids growing up safely
The Pittsburgh based Mister Rogers Neighborhood star Fred Rogers hosts televised health and safety spots urging children to take care of themselves. The campaign, produced for Bar Cross of Western Pennsylvania and Bine Steel, promotes eating right and avoiding excess sweets.
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TV Tonight Highlights From World of Survival to Mary Tyler Moore
TV schedule lists World of Survival at 7 with underwater scenes and trow eggs, New Year’s Eve shows on WWLW with Auld Lang Syne, Emergency, All in the Family, Eleven at Large a year-in-review, Portrait on Tru man, Mary Tyler Moore where a source is asked, Great Performances with Bernstein and Koussevitsky memorial, Bob Newhart therapy session, Naria Indian cure tale, Carol Burnett spoof with Kojak, Old Movies The Lodger, and Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert featuring Chil Cores and Ozark Mountain Daredevils.
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Nightly Channel Lineup Highlights Classic Films
Channel listings present a selection of vintage titles with actors and years. Highlights include With a Song in My Heart starring Susan Hayward and Rory Calhoun. Malaya featuring Lionel Barrymore and Sydney Greenstreet. River of No Return with Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum. Hud with Paul Newman and Patricia Neal. Frankie and Johnny with Elvis Presley. The Return of Giant Majin set in wartime Japan. Mary Queen of Scots with Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson. King of the Khyber Rifles with Tyrone Power. Zulu with Stanley Baker. Mutiny on the Elsinore based on Jack London. She Done Him Wrong starring Mae West.
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Cairo TV drama and soccer draw mixed Cairo crowds
In old Cairo viewers gather in crowded shops and tearooms to watch a small TV set, with government controlled broadcasts delivering news and drama. Cairo Television operates two black and white channels with limited hours, offering news, English and French broadcasts, and popular dramas and films.
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TV Studio Answers About Emergency Tours And The New Land
Universal produces Emergency and offers tours though viewing actors at work is unlikely. The New Land failed to attract ABC viewers and was pulled in October with movies filling Saturdays until January. The Girl in My Life ends December 20, and The Newlywed Game is replaced by The Money Maze and Showdown starting December 23.
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Channel 25 Listing Highlights Evening Schedule
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