Feud Sparks Hollywood Tryout of Stage Show
Oscar winner Jose Ferrer and author Pierre Lamure clash over Moulin Rouge as Hollywood hosts its first pre Broadway tryout. Lamure’s stage adaptation follows his Toulouse Lautrec book success, drawing top producers to circle the tiny Circle theater in Movietown. Lamure says Ferrer sought major script changes, including a four scene first act.
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Lautrec Film Project Faces Hollywood Hurdles
Lamure discusses producing the Lautrec story in Hollywood after Paris options. Ferrer to star, director John Huston to film in Paris, with plans for can can spectacle and a focus on Lautrec rather than the actor.
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Quote on travel and a punny fork joke from Hy Gardner
The piece recalls Andrew W. White warning Cornell against sending a squad to Ann Arbor to avoid a long trip. It also mentions Hy Gardner reporting on a meeting of two forks with a wry ladle and knife joke.
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