The Montreal Star from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 14

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YOUR SISTER COULPN'T vcr unisinK pnfi riuuc 7 vu uvi HEAR US JOKER- Front-runners picked for ACTRA awards fnwm I Art lh I Af iiliWi TORONTO ICP) Helen Burns Robin Gammell and Thomson have been nominated for the top television acting award in this year's ACTRA Awards to be presented April 4 Miss Burns was nominated for the Earle Grey Award for her role in Catsplay Gammell for The Jesus Trial and Thomson for his performance in Tyler The judging committee of the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) will choose the winners who will receive awards at a presentation dinner to be broadcast on CBC television Competing for the best television show award are The Wedding part of the mini-series A Gift To Last The ChampioTis and Tyler Jonestown from Sunday Morning McCarthyism and the Arts from Signature and The Other Self were nominated for best radio program Marilyn Lightstone and Ruth Spring-ford will compete for best radio acting award for their performances in The Other Self along with Florence Pater-son for A Place to Come Back To The Gordon Sinclair Award for out I red I tassel by CJIAHAM OH BOY' Broom -Hilda HP YEAH IT '4 BP EXcfEPT FOR 7 PYRAMID FUN AND 41MPLE C-rr QME PEOPLE! lUtiior tlw Ihn rihlr Best variety performance in television: Patsy Gallant for The Patsy Gallant Show Rich Little for Rich Little's Christmas Carol and Brian McKay for Clowns Best varierty performance in radio: Dave Broadfoot for the Royal Canadian Air Farce Gay Claitman Robert Cameron Nancy White for Lies My Mother Told Me and Nancy White for Sundav Morning Best variety writer in television: Jeri Craden Rob Iscove Peter Mann for Clowns Benjamin Gordon Lome Frohman for The Rimshots and Johnny Wayne Frank Shuster Ted and Kate Lonsdale for The Wayne and Shuster Show Best children's television show: Encounter with Orion produced by Denis Hargrave Pencil Box produced by Rod Holmes and The Friendly Giant produced by John Ryan Best variety writer in radio: Roger Abbott Dave Broadfoot Martin Bronstein Don Ferguson John Morgan for The Royal Canadian Air Farce Gay Claitman Nancy White for Lies My Mother Told Me and 0 Mitchell for Live at the St Lawrence Best drama writer in television: Carol Bolt for One Night Stand Charles Israel George Ryga for The Newcomers 1927 and Roy Macgregor for Tyler Best drama writer in radio: Margaret Atwood for Estelle Tom Gallant for Darlin' Dolly and Marian Waldman for Beth and Rosamund Best documentary television writing: John Kastner for Fifth Estate Eric Mailing for Fifth Estate and Harry Rasky for The Peking Man Best documentary radio writer: Robert Harris Bob McKeown for Mohammed Ali Rob Lucy Jay Mowat for Albert Establishment and Stuart McLean for Operation White Knight spoken opinions and integrity in broadcasting will be awarded to either Robert Cooper of Ombudsman Barbara Frum of As it Happens or John Robertson and Mike Allder of 24 Hours The John Drainie Award for a distinguished contribution to broadcasting will be presented by Fred Davis to a person chosen by previous winners There are no official nominees Gordon Pinsent is host of the show with Don Harron assisting in the radio award presentations Other presenters include Pierre Berton Bruno Gerussi Barbara Hamilton Karen Kain Betty Kennedy Lloyd Robertson and Gordon Sinclair Other nominees are: Foster Hewitt Award for sports-casting: Krnie Afaganis Dave Hodge and Brian Williams Best public affairs broadcaster in television: Roy Bonisteel of Man Alive Adrienne Clarkson of the Fifth Estate and Eric Mailing also of the Fifth Estate Best actor in a continuing television role: Gordon Pinsent in A Gift to Last Ruth Springford in A Gift to Last and Al Waxman in King of Kensington Best supporting actor in a continuing television role: Donald Davis in The Newcomers 1832 Moya Fenwick in Catsplay and Murray Westgate in Tyler Best host in television: Roy Bonisteel for Man Alive Hana Garuier for Take 30 and Brian Linehan for City Lights Best public affairs broadcaster in radio: Arthur Cole Gordon Sinclair Betty Kennedy for Let's Discuss It Barbara Frum Alan- Maitland for As It Happens and Terence McKenna for Kcgina Vs Roberts Best radio host Best host in radio: Warren Davis for Panning for Gold Don Harron for Morningside and Betty Kennedy for The Betty Kennedy Show Sharpe to head Simpsons CHICAGO Richard Sharpe 54 has been appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Simpsons-Sears of Toronto Canada's largest merchandising chain The appointment was announced last night following a board meeting of Sears Roebuck Co of Chicago the largest shareholder in Simpsons Sears Mr Sharpe a native of Ste Bringing up father I THAT CUTE BOY IS MY NEPHEW THEM YOU -WUST BE FIR'S OWNER WHO IS THE CUTE BOV WALk lNS HER Catherines Ont started in 1950 in the EVERY A- On the 'Scene 9 The new feature SUPERSCENE that appears in Saturday's color comics section has been receiving a tremendous response and we would like to clarify to our readers exactly how the contest is handled All mail received by The Montreal Star is' forwarded to Steve Kahn the creator who supervises the selection of the winners of the week for each city where the feature appears The lucky person receives a congratula'ory letter from Steve within four weeks alter publication of each contest The prize follows within another three weeks Beginning today The Montreal Star will publish the names of our winners each Saturday cal winners to date include: February 18 contest: Shelly Small Farnham yue February 25 contest: Barbara Ledermann Beaconsfield avv OROOVS! YOO YOU "1 VOIJB fS NOT VV LIVE HERE I MBS I NEWEWEPMEVVi 1 I -i catalogue operation of Simpsons Ltd He is now the vice-president of merchandising of Simpsons-Sears He succeeds Banow who is retiring as chairman alter 12 years I) Taylor stays on as president of Simpsons-Sears Mr Sharpe takes over at a time when Canada's retail industry is experiencing major corporate shaki ups and Intensified competition He will assume his new post on May 14 I.