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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
12
Actor Raymond St. Jacques notes that black cinema has produced profitable projects before and credits authentic portrayal by black actors and directors. He cites Ossie Davis and other talents as key to truthful, marketable films.
The article notes Cotton draws on the detective novels of Chester Himes with a predominantly black audience for its humor and action. St Jacques, a Yale man from New Haven, rose from New York theater to Hollywood appearing in Rawhide The Comedians Madigan The Green Berets and Uptight.
The article notes a Sager reunion held last Sunday at Winchester Park with 135 attendees. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smallwood hosted, and visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sager Jr and two daughters from New Oxford Ohio. Frances Patton spent weekend with Victor Lee Ridgeway and family in Winchester.
The 4:30 block features Holiday For Lovers from 1959 with Clifton Webb and Jane Wyman. The 9:00 slot presents Elvis in Double Trouble (1967). Monolith Monsters (1957) airs at 11:30 with Grant Williams. Randolph Scott Western A Swirl of Glory (1951) plays at midnight. 1:00 a.m. Starlite Theatre presents Lady in the Lake (1947) and The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy (1959). Friday Movie 7: Hitler (1962) closes the night. Jerry Van Dyke notes a high school record on The Merv Griffin Show.
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