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22 THE BOSTON GLOBE SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1993 A IVI A BY MICHAEL BLOWEN Dodson takes the stage i When Jack Dodson began his acting career in the late '50s, he was scraping together a living in Off-Broadway productions in Greenwich Village. couldn't get arrested above 14th Street," he said in a telephone interview from the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, where he opens on Tuesday opposite Jason Robards in Eugene O'Neilfs "Hughie." "In 1964, 1 got the part in 'Hughie' with Jason and things started looking up," said the man whose face is now familiar to millions. "We were doing the show in Los Angeles and Andy Griffith came to see it. He was very complimentary about my work. Embarrassingly so.

But that's how I ended up playing Howard Sprague on the 'Andy Griffith Show" and 'Mayberry No matter how many times he interprets Waicnclcvr Ntncmber 1333 December 13 34-. Too much Information MTKev. Billy Graham is withdrawing his 1991 endorsement of a hot line that teen-agers can call for explicit advice about sex, his son says. One message on the North Carolina hot line, called Straight Talk, advises callers that "masturbation is a good and safe substitute for having sex with another person1." "My father appreciates anybody who is trying to help young people," Franklin Graham said. "However, as a Christian and evangelist, he supports those who are using a biblical basis to reach young people." The elder Graham was not available for comment Straight Talk director Julie Braswell said all I of the messages encourage teens to involve adults in their problems.

Quote unquote Consumers are having a secret bacchanal and it will soon erupt big time Drinking, smoking, buying furs, eating butter, not running self-indulging. Why the big change? We're mad as "hell. In a decade marked predominantly by fear and cutting back, we want to cut loose again. Pleasure Revenge reaches full swing next year.f I Trend analyst FAITH POPCORN, on the next big thing, in Vogue magazine. the National Council of State Child Support Enforcement Mministrators' list of parents who refuse to pay child support.

Reid, 43, a registered nurse, fathered two children but had a sex change oiieration in Miami in 1985. Reid owes $53,000 in child support payments, according to authorities. Picture deal Actress Joan Collins claimed victory after settling a $20 million lawsuit against the Globe tabloid for publishing revealing photos of her with a boyfriend. "Everybody is entitled to their privacy," the 58-year-old former star of the steamy TV soap opera "Dynasty" said Thursday. "If a non-invited person comes in and intrudes on you, I think you have the right to say, 'Hey, this is wrong and I'm going do something about it and make sure it doesn't happen The settlement came as jury selection was set to begin for the libel and invasion of privacy suit Globe attorney Anthony M.

Classman said the tabloid did not admit any wrongdoing and was happy with the settlement Stern judgment The "Infinite" in Infinity Broadcasting must stand for both patience and pocketbooks since Howard Stern, their star blowhard, just cost them another $500,000 in fines. It seems the Federal Communications Commission didn't take kindly to Stern's turns using indecent language. The cool half million is on top of the $000,000 the broadcast giant has already paid for their toilet-tongued star. Splitting up the house Melissa Gilbert, who grew up on television's "Little House on the Prairie," has filed for divorce after five years of marriage. The 29-year-old actress cited irreconcilable differences with husband Bo Brinkman.

They've been separated for almost a year and have a 4-year-old son. Material from wire services and other news sources was used in this column. FIRST OUT OF THE GATE The Friends of Greyhound Racing are getting a big jump on Vie competition with their 1994 calendar. They're including November and December 1993. The photos are by John Mottern and it 's mostly be remembered as Howard on Red Sox manager Butch Hobson's favorite show, "Mayberry RFD." "I really loved doing those shows because they are filled with kindness refused to speak to reporters and photographers who followed them.

Allen apparently did not see two of his adopted children, who are also in Ireland with their mother. Farrow is in Ireland filming the comedy "Widow's Peak" with Joan Plowright and Natasha Richardson in County Wicklow, about 30 miles south of Dublin. A spokesman for the film company said: "Ms. Farrow is busy working and, given the circumstances, I don't think she will be meeting Mr. Allen." Deadbeat Drag? A transsexual living in Port Hueneme, has made a national list of most-wanted deadbeat dads.

William Henry Reld, now known as Billie Jean Reid, was last seen in Port Hueneme, according to Bridges watch Filmmakers Martin Bell and Mary Ellen Mark will introduce their films "American Heart" and "Streetwise" at the 6, 7:45 and 10:05 screenings tomorrow night at the Coolidge Corner Moviehouse. While he's not listed as attending, it wouldn't be too surprising if star Jeff Bridges showed up. The actor is in town preparing for his role in "Blown Away." It's a long way to the zoo Woody Allen flew to Dublin yesterday and took his 5-year-old son, Satchel, who was in Ireland with his mother Mia Farrow, to the zoo. They walked hand-in-hand through the park and fed a tortoise but DODSON and humor. Not comedy, but humor.

People just seem to love those characters," he said. While Dodson loved his time with Opie and Andy and Barney, along with his recurring role as Ralph Malph's father in "Happy Days," he's ovei joyed to be back on stage. "I had to turn down a couple of episodes of 'LA Law to come here," he said. "But I love doing this play and working with Jason. I'm hoping that while we're here IH even get a chance to visit O'Neill's home in New London.

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