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Mliniian James Dunn Makes TV Sinqinq Debut hdi tttta HOLLYWOOD UPI). as, visiting the studio from his New York office. "I haven't seen Shirley in a long, long time," said "This is a good story," he said. "I don't want bad things. There's a lot of 'his 'take the money and run' talk, but I won't do that.

"I don't need it so much anymore, the money or the work. But I like this business. You just can't srt around." With that, Jimmy took his false clown's nose out of his pocket and headed back to the'sound stage. I Ageless James Dunn makes his television singing debut crooning a tune he first sang to Shirley Temple 28 years ago. In the 1934 movie "Bright Eyes," Dunn sang one of Hollywood's sweetest songs, "On The Good Ship Lollipop," a melody that sent every child in the theatre sailing to the candy counter.

Shirley Temple was the picture's wide-eyed passenger on "Lollipop." Youngsters who heard that song introduced in the picture have gown up. But their children are now humming the tune, having seen "Bright Eyes" on television. Jimmy, reminiscing about the days when he worked with Miss Temple on the same lot. "I think it would be a good idea for me to call Shirley and tell her about the show." Turning to a colleague, Jimmy asked him to get Miss Temple's telephone number. Joking about his vocal talents, Jimmy said, "I never was a singer as such.

It's more like talking on the note." OVER THE YEARS since he came to Hollywood, Jimmy invested his earnings and RORY O'BRIEN and JAMES DUNN Day-Nite-Sunday ygffl TY fUl PHIIA KENS f- I DM Tin I same song but now to boy and on TV traction as he walked into DUNN, a 1945 Academy Award winner, is relearning lyrics to the song for his role of a clown in a "Follow The Sun" segment to be aired consequently doesn't have to take any acting job that comes along. the lad visits him in the big top. Dunn's clown costume is one of the most colorful ever seen on a Hollywood sound stage. It makes Spike Jones' clothes look Ivy League. Out at 20th Century Fox where- he's doing "Sun," Dunn -was the center of at- I I 1 i 1 NORTHEAST I if pi 3.84C0 I Pi tVjIT Day Nita Sunday the commissary wearing his bright duds orange and white polka dot trousers, green plaid jacket, red and white bow tie.

THE COMMISSARY was almost filled, but more diners saw Dunn than noticed studio boss Spyros P. Skour- SERVICE DAY-NITESUNDAYS CREDIT TERMS "PAY AS YOU WATCH April 1 on ABC. Dunn has been on television many times but never sang. As a clown whose son died, Jimmy sings the tune to 8-year-old Rory O'Brien when GUARANTEE BA8-3800 Mam offica A 2950 German town CREDIT TERMS TV in Review Now Slickers Know of Rex By RICK DU BROW HOLLYWOOD (UPI). Sometimes it gets a little insulated back on Madison Ave.

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(s TTT Boys were watching Allen on "The Music Hall Goes West." They have a winner, a charmer. THE NBC (Channel 3) show was a minor pleasant surprise. Ably abetting Allen on the unpretentious, harmless musicale were Jaye P. Morgan, the Sons of the Pioneers and comedian-magician Carl "The Great" Ballantlne. My only disappointment came when the Sons didn't sing their famous "Cool Water." I used to sing along with them years ago way before Mitch.

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