Los Angeles Evening Citizen News from Hollywood, California • 37

1 -'I 1 5 -U i 51 Ly'v 'V '-) 1 't A 20 -y 4 kmm mm I K'MtiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiniiiihnuiHitiU' I ABE GREENBERG binuuniminiunininiiuininnuinmnuiiiiiuiiiinainiiiunmi gmnntuntnnniititiiiinntiifttHfiiitimHtminnmimiiiiininimnniinfftinfTmfT STRICTLY LEGITIMATE SluainiiniiniiiinmiinniiinuiiiiniininiUiuiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiinnitiumiiiniiimiuil ifi EEN STAGE J-y NADINE EDWARDS Assoc Editor 1 X' A- 1 7 £-1 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2 1 964 Citizen-News EDWARDS There seems to be a dis- aster area more commonly chicken was supposed to rocket! off into space It did so in trial runs under the supei of the ingenuous men but when the camera was turned on the scene the chicken blew up in the faces of the principals Sandra and -Andy inflicting painful powder bums After two such traumatic experiences in the culinary' arts it is small wonder that JSandra now views with disdain and some repugnance any oven involvement with the winged spe- By NADINE Is little stone Ob viously this is tho ultimate goal of the'majority of actors least the younger who appear before the footlights Those who-: struggle and slave in anything and everything just to be seen by the person: the-right person being an agent director producer or anyone -with an eye to- talent and vdio has authority and packs weight when itcomes to decisions regarding casting vi ut how does the inspiring thespian attract the attention of person with the pull? How dpei ho get this all important contact to coma view- his dramatic iprpwess on WeU it isn't always easy believe me and in this respect I talked with Solly Baiano at Warner Bros Baiano has been with the studio 30 yeprs in capacity of top talent executive no pat to how one can said Baiano covered universities colleges and little theaters all over the New York the Mid-West the and told them all to stay where they are until ready for big-time rule of course apply to the actors here I can only say to start out" with the theater in Hollywood and keep woridnig up to: bigger and better i productions town has various degrees of some of ami parable or even superior- to Broadway1 often drop in on three of our local tiieaters with no advance and -stay for a me or two or perhaps the entire play I admit I avoid the strictly unprofessional production the duds but as far as Im concerned there is no discrimination between an equity and nonequity player when it comes to discovering talent Baiano is a noted pro at picking winners Some of the stars in his stable include-Lana Turner Burt Lancaster Clint Walker Ephrem Zimbalist Jr Diane McBain and Debbie Reynolds Mias McBain was discovered in a university in Washington hang on-to RESTLESS RECKLESS R0VIN8 confides a secret' to Pat sched- which also 9 tars Tony Cur- refeiTed to as a hoodoq in every movie (life and superstitiorKreigns as much in Hollywood as it does ii the locker room of a baseball team than which there is no whicher But inthe case of pert and pretty Sandra Dee what hap-sets out to cook the camera that ig but foul fowl tent houisewife and mother and rates pretty high in the kitchen where she bums toast and roast nooftener than the next bride of fairly recentdate Bat there is an oddly growing tradition cf destructive cookery developing around culinary efforts where movies are cpricemed She enriched the tradition re- cently when the script and Di 'rector Richard Thorpe callec SANDRA DEJC for her to roast a duck for her actor-hiisbandi and co-star Bobby Darin in a harrowing scene for Funny in which by the way Donald also stars In this1 scene Sandra gets an assist from Nina Talbot in a roast dUQk catastrophe Just when the bird was sizzling serenely in the roasting pan Nina with 100-proof brandy lit A cigarette and tossed the match toward a plate cm the oven The match lands IN the oven and wert the works At this point Sandra dashes to the rescue with a basin full of udsy dishWater which served to quench the fire hut made a 'most unpalatable of the duck In at ensuing scene 'Sandra sends-put to a restaurant for a to and that was the fowl she serves to Bobby It was likd that too when Sandra helped Andy Williams barbecue a chicken in her laSt Eicture It seems that the ird had been stuffed with a Roman candle by a jpalpus suitor played by Robert Goulet In this fowl farce the As a matter of fact Sandra and Bobby are seriously- considering requesting that jdl her future motion picture contracts carry a clause barring her participation in any such foul fowl play! If so it might well se a precedent in movie history and in -any event should serve to kayo the Dee hoodoo which is becoming conversation piece in rrumeland FRONT ROW CENTER The Hollywood Foreign Press Association wilt fete popular Rose Goldstein tomorrow on the occasion of her appointment as a of Paramount foreign department Jerry Lewis has get Family as his next production Paramount with a tentative strating date as Jim Jerry will produce Sand direct as well as star in multiple act- EXPLAINING HER Debbie Reynojl ing roles I flatter of I Boone in sequence from 20th cof fact Jerryalso iad a hand inj uleid to open citywide Friday Dec 18 Color scripting the Jpw1 I ttoi- is directed by Vincente Minnelli body who says thifiMs' a Jerry- -j-i built film gets a rap on the siiuiiiiiiiiihimiiinnliiniiiniliiiiiiiHiciimiiimR iiiiuiiintiiiimiiiiiH knuckles! a whole 3' nSLofTfh2lwfs geti SHEILAH GRAHAM under way this weeu Be-sides those we mentioned yesterday ther A Lyles "Town Tamer with Dana -Andrews Terry Moore a Co-1 lean Gray which began filmmg in Technicolor at Paramount and a suspenseaaVenture film for Columbia starrmg Kirk Doug Richard Harria and Sir i a a 1 Redgrave i The I Actor Ronald Reagan will story has a familiar ling and) run against Governor Brown 19 based on the feat of a team jin 1966 IF 'he told me of Norwegian skiers who I interest for me to run is wide demolished a zi installation spread 1 walk' to know if this making water far 'an really expresses a desire from atom bomb The thriller is a' substantial part of the people jased on an incident described of California I -have to know Sir Winston Chur chill as if this is the best way I can The single most important act serye them It as if of sabotage in World War wanted this kind of job so the Stephen- Lord has turned I pnlywgty I-would runWoulcTbe a the final ct i of I if 1 were convinced' that jouis the Most a musical co-1 could best be 'of service as the medy farce which starts shoot- Governor- (Republican) of Cal ing Jan J2 at Goldwyn Studies ifornia-1 will give my 'answer or a Productions after a lot of soul searching Louis Prima topiines the cast My Nancy and I are in Ro jrf Middleton agreement on what it 'woulc mean in cur lives And we are JAM In hafcurqhased Gun a bit such to do without the heat of It is interesting to view of deep involve ment with the Republican that he was a Democrat Eisenhower ran for President He has been a Republic can ever since and campaigned very actively for Nixon to be involved pditics and public affairs I was a young contract player through the Screen' Actors As George -Mi was Reagan was pfesiderit the guild for several years! was a representative 'for young players I learned make speeches on personal for my pictures AT SM CIVIC Orchestra SetConcGrt Showmanship' is one of the outstanding qualities of Fred Waring- who will bring his Pennsylvanians including Glee Club orchestra and Soloists to the Santa Monica Cr Auditorium for an all new riety show on Wednesday eve- ning Jan 13 Sponsored by Community Music Assn the new show will feature all of the celebrated soloists who have been so long and are so popular with the Waring organization- Waring himself estimates that the new show has taken him four months to whip into shape how of ours begins with choosing its musical Waring says we play all have to have a certain excitement to The greatest difficulty for Waring he believes is deciding which of "all the new and seasoned finds moving belongs in a new production Tickatt for ottiwr PttfaniiAicM A 1 af Spx-OffiM bv Mail LLOWAY HMdtt mcvrN JUAN JAY LEBER- JACK WJU901- GEOKE GUOI FROM WARNER BROS your props Miss Turner dress shop happened to the soda in the drugstore bit that has -circulated for years about the luscious Miss I asked' Baiano what has a dress shop got to do with This seemed even more important since we were supposed to be talking about dramatic form and not the -other kind trua I did discover Lana in that shop although almost simultaneously some-' one else ALSO discovered her atvtha fountain As for4 her talwt just say that she fipd that certain scrifiabla something that -sat her apart and I knew sha could bo star Which proves that if you have you can be discovered ANY- WHERE any BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS The Company Of Angela (and this is certainly the month for them) announce that a modern version of wilNcpen this Saturday and play weekends at the Angels Theater 5846 Waring Ave Hollywood Alex Nieol is directing- California State College at Los Angeles will present (some- now that makes me think of USC) the evenings of Dec 4 59 10 11 and 12 the Pink-Nosed has -been added to the revue at the Bab Baker Marionette Theater -1345 First St Los Angeles Show times- are 8:30 Friday and Saturday nights matinees 1 at 2:30 Speaking of subjects Christmasy reminds me of the play Choice' whichpas cmne to my attention original writ- ten by Lloyd Peter Oliphant it primarily depicts the inner conflict of a beautiful girl who to maintain he? faith her world suddenly crumbles about her Set in war-torn country seeking to throw off the yoke of communism its the story of a mir- aele-Hme of such substance as to inspire people everywhere to continue to believe the Protector of all things This is- a rare and' heartwarming story of love and and a belief in the betterment of mankind You may reach Lloyd at HO 9-6584 Dirmctorimi for 2nd Foatvros pxthEcolor- RANAVISION or how to succeed paralyzing a parent without Half trying iOl i FREEMAN EWOCON-Jmnm or Revenge layes as its lmtial motion a- change to the 7 way we thought -oiir'hves would go If I could oinly think 'of it as script that vwould run four Grand Prix Auto Spectacle ture project i SWEETHEARTS Tommy Kirk and Anette Funi-cello star in coinedy with music now playing cityWide including the Orpheum and Pix theaters the Van Nuys and San Val drive-ins among others TEtMCUr-TDSGSfltfP BBmimfwa iManwvsi i Sm SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEES from Doc 21 at tHrough Jan 3rd at PM SEATS AVAILABLE OR PERFORMANCES Call HO 7 -167 2 SHOWS TODAY I MATSiOOKVKMO Party until ip ot the to appearances Whert you sing or dance you wind up speaking- Actually there isnothing as fascinating- as being an actor The ssing of it is fthat you en the-F curse is that ne day when you get older- it might Ronnie who has the hand some clear-cut face and -figure that is of-great value for politicians' ori television appearances is now acting as hostand appearing in some of the segments1 of the long-run ning TV series Valley in its 13th year hope "not and it take up too much of my Previously Ronnie was the host 'of the General Electric Theater and on occasion appeared in the show He ac juired an interest in the multi ude of filmed segments which automatically put'- him in iroducer rank which is why le resigned as president of the Screen Actors Guild have a rule that you be' on both sides of the No one will be ever able to charge him with this in the po-itical field He knows what he wants and he knows how to say it and 1 am just as sure if for some unforeseen reason hie is NOT the Repyb-ican choice for governor in 966 he will then be asked to run for the- Senate in 1968 -Turn to Page E-2 Column 7 rmmi iniocotoi kcikaton UIWE THEODOHEBIXB krnarosh the acV spenc ranch with doesnrt look as an original story- for I if goipg screen i 'The movement to draft Mr 'According to For hi an Reagan yds thei Republican will be lensed pominee for governor in 1966 at famoiB racing sites the began after his speech for world -Qvg and beqause of Barry Gldwater or) NBC the global1 nature qf the sport about a week beore the preswill have a cast df interna-idehtiar election Democrats tional stars las well asRepublicans consid- Frankenheimer will direct er the speech a masterpiece of with Edwdrd Lewis produc-1 oratory i calm logical and ing Graham Hill Alternation-convincing It did not swing ally famed auto race star has the election to Gddwater but been engaged as one of the jit must have persuaded A lrge consultants number of waverers HeJalso Recently announced Cine- campaigned for fellow' actor rarna attractions include George Murphy whq won liis George- produc- spurs as senator ducticn Greatest Stoiy mostly I made speeches Ever for UA United for Reagan said States ofl And in answer to my question for Warner Broth-1 I think he will dis-The Mirisch appear from politics His voice will be heard again But this is not the timetzrtalk to individuals -The thing is to get the party on a level keel again I have never believed mere were as 'many' differences in the party as people thought Tenor Jan Peerbe will Mnre were many miainder-featured artist at the citywide standings We should sit down Chanukah Festival Thursday how -much common Dec 3 at 8 pm in Shrine there is and this will be easier Auditorium itwa? announced I iy Victor Mji Carter general ha In Cinerama airman the sponsoring URora-anrHir TKHN1C0UIR- NOW SHOWING American InternajJional Pictures presents nrc a-1 a HIT uiaiM 1T MUUIIIUHniSHBBHIIW ITJcfcaft alw at Calif Mwle Ca 17 Hill All MutMLAaandaa (MA 7-1346) aarf all Ualti Arflifa Thootnr Par Thaatra Party A Qraap Salas Infarmatian Call HO MU' To- Be Filmed In keeping with its recently announced program of devel its own productions William Forman president of Cinerama Inc announced an agreement with Douglas Lewis Productions arid John Frankenheimer Produc tions for the filming of described as a spectacular and definitive motion picture about intema-automobile racing will filmed in color in the new rama single lens proc: ess Lewis John Carline is writing TO Steve Allen will be master of ceremonies for the Stars For Freedom benefit concert at the £anta Monica Civic Auditorium Friday night Los Angfles Israel Bonds Reserved seat tickets for the event are available -on request to 19f Israel Rond purchasers with seat" location depending on- the SiSe qf total Bond purchase' Information regarding tick ets moy be secured from State 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