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Jean Simmons 1 Age Is Exposed It is difficult to believe that who at 18 played Ophelia oppo- Jeao Simmons has been an actress for nearly a quarter of a eentury. It may also be hazardous to reveal this. Bui anyone who looks and can like the beautiful Cockney- born thespian need not flinch at the exposure of such a vital statistic. Lest Miss Simmons' longevity be miscalculated, however, it should be remembered that she began her career in England at 14. The only reason (he subject of age was brought up lit (he first place was because Miss Simmons will KXm be in (he Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "Soldier In Love" wherein she gracefully passes from 20 to 84 as Sarah, trusted friend of Queen Anne of England in the 17(h and 18th centuries.

The historical drama by Jerome Ross will be presented al 6:30 Wednesday on Channels 2. and 74. Is Miss Simmons pleased with her many television appear "I think TV is cne of the mosl Important forces. Of course, I'd love to have another crack at the theatre, I'd love to do a musi cal. I've been through all the Wood, sweat and tears in trying to it.

Now I can knuckle down to learning my trade." Learning? It like talk from the woman site Laurence Olivier's Hamlet and who subsequently has in over 30 motion pic- ures. "Oh, yes, I'm still learning," she said. "You never step learn- ng. I've also learned from my husband (producer director- vriler Richard Brooks) not to be Tightened of failing. I can make a mistake now and it doesn't matter." Although Miss Simmons a been fortunate in playing a number of prominent roles, she claims good parts (or women are more difficult to find than are fcr men.

'It's a man's world," says the pert-nosed actress. "Women's roles should be supporting, anyway at least that's the way I feel." Speaking about the man's world in acting, Miss Simmons says that three of her favorites are Laurence Olivier, Marlon Brando and Spencer Tracy, the latter being such a favorite that she named one of two daughters, I OUHQ LOVGTS after the aclor. Her other daughter, Kate, was named after Kalherine Hepburn. The conversation got around to living in New York City. "Pecple recognize me more in New York than they do anywhere else, even in London," she said.

"When I get into a taxi, the cab driver nearly always turns around and says, 'Aren't you Jean Simmons? 1 I'm tickled pink," For Your Entertainment Salina Movies Jean Simmons and Keith. Michell in "Soldier in an original historical "Hallmark Hall of Fame" drama. HELD OVER! CarlcTPonti Production 3RD FINAL WEEK! Comments On Educational TV Michelangelo first long uagelf stetnng Vanessa Redgrave BLOW-UP co-tarring Attraction All Seats $1.50 Mega Savrd 3 tevitw. lif Magazine, E.IV, Comnofliweat, N.w lepublic. Yiltogt Tx Ivcdec.

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NEW YORK In the deluge oi legalistic and intricate papers on the future of communications, there occasionally emerge a few words of almost poetic simplicity that, in their lean imagery, touch both the mind and heart. Such an experience occurred 10 days ago in Washington when Edwin H. Land, chairman of the Polaroid corporation, inventor and practicing philosopher, was called upon for a few remarks in connection with the hearings of the Senate Commerce committee on the future of educational television. Land was a member of the Carnegie commission on educational television and it was in that capacity that he appeared as a witness. In a voice of quiet resolve, he spoke extemporaneously of what he thought was meant by the "potential of In the prccess, he advanced his own concept of the goal of education and the joy of learning.

Resisted Temptation Excerpts from his remarks follow: "At the beginning of our study (by the Carnegie commission), there was a good deal of temptation to approach public television in terms of criticism of the existing system. We resisted that temptation. We took the view that the present system has made great contributions anc will continue to make them. But those contributions will have to be within the framework of whal is permitted in a system thai has to appeal to 20-million view ers at the same time. "We do not feel that we ar making a system for education do not feel that we are mak-.

ng a dual system. Rather, we re exploring ways of bringing nterest to all aspects cf thought, the ways that children think. "The trouble with the commercial stations now is that they cannot experiment even when they want to. Not experiment in the avant-garde sense of discovering newer and far-out arts, but just plain experiment to find out what would be better than what they offer. "They don't have that freedom.

By having programs that are designed for 100,000 to 500,000 people, we feel that we will earn ways to make extremely interesting many things in what WB call 'the intellectual But we need more than that, things in which the healthy child is interested. "We use the word We think that the country desperately needs a new medium to bring itself together and to explore itself. The fact that television is taking as much time as does means that it Is taking hat time away from, opportunities whereby people can learn ife will be one of the great unctions of this noncommercial ystem. We.are losing this generation. We all know that.

We need a way to get them back. "We have talked around. I my barber to make a list of vhat he wanted to see. I got my taxidriver to make a list of vhat he wanted to see. You vould just be amazed.

They said, Ve go home and we are vhat our changing about. culture is "All of as who arw mature foel that the historic principles of behavior and morality of things that we believe in are being lost, not because young people can't believe In them, but because there is no language for translating them into contemporary terms. "The search for the ways to tell young people what we know as we grow older the permanent, wonderful things about Fox Umbrellas or Cherbourg" with Catharine Deneuve and Nino Castlenuovo. with Vanesse Redgrave and David Hemmings. 81 Drive-In Fight" starring Chad Everett, plus "The Battle of the Bulge" with Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan and Dana Andrews.

Rocket Drive-in "Tobruk with Rock Hudson and George Peppard, plus "The Ghost Mr. Chicken" with Don Knotts and Joan TV Tonight Hall of Fame, 6:30 pm, Channels 2, and 74 "Soldier in Jean Simmons, Keith Mitchell and Claire Bloom star in this drama about a roya friendship. Lost in Space, 6:30 pm, Chan nels 7 and 12 Three aliens get Dr. Smith to help them obtain a valuable amulet which coulc destroy the galaxy. Batman, 6:30 pm, Channel 10 The Mad Hatter swears revenge against the 12 jurors who sent him to prison.

Beverly Hillbillies, 7:30 pm Channels 7 and. 12 Elly Mai cooks up culinary catastrophies that Granny wants a party-lim telephone. Comer Pyle, USMC, 8:30 pm 'feet or is planning a double, ross. TV Movies The 3 pm hannel 10 A Texas Ranger's earch for a murderous gambler ends both men into the camp renegades who are sellin; guns to the Comanches. John Vayne and Lee Marvin star.

'Sweet Smell of Success 0:30 pm, Channels 7 and 12 -Broadway columnist decides use his. influence to stop his ister's romance with a 4nusi ian. Burt Lancaster, Tony Curt and Susan Harrison star. tired, and we look on at what is "You would be thrilled to see he appetite in everyday, and 12 Gomel afternoon with non academic, nomnduslrial eader just the man driving the taxi. "We're fortunle in the Boston area to have one of the better educational stations.

You would be astonished at the number of waiters, waitresses, taxi drivers. See A Need "Many of us have dedicated our lives, not to making an academic world thai fe far-out and remote, but to the conviction we have in the emerging American culture and our need for inner discovery. We are right at the apex now cf something a might be what we feel could put us over the line, "A new communication medium? How do you shape it up? That is something we all have to do together. We come to you in all sincerity, having spent a year at this, saying that the country needs this new medium. Don't think of it as a dry and dead thing, but the very source of making the country what each of you would most like to have." Channels 7 spends an glamorous movie star but can convince his buddies that he did I Spy, 9 pm.

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