11/18/1954

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 18, 1954   Vol. C486

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LOCAL NEWS

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ARMISTICE DAY HONORED IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – There was a ceremony held at the newly refurbished War Memorial yesterday honoring all the veterans that fought for the country.  The High School Marching Band played several numbers by the Memorial. Flowers were placed at the memorial by grade school students from the second and third grades. A list of the soldiers from town who gave the ultimate sacrifice was read by Tom Connally, Town Council President, and there was a moment of silence observed. The ceremony concluded with a twenty-one-gun salute and a moving solo rendition of Taps by senior student bugler, Rory Tasker. 

            All 21 surviving Korean War vets as well as 39 WWII vets and 1 WWI vet were on hand to take part in the ceremony. The four sons who never returned from the Korean War were solemnly remembered: Frank Norris, Billy Doyle, David Washington, and Ricky Reynolds had their names engraved on the Memorial and their families were presented with special bouquets from the Town Council and the all the people in town. The names of all of the fallen are immortalized in the memorial and each Armistice Day they are honored by a grateful community.

Rory Tasker plays Taps at Memorial

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN AS McKAY SHINES

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East Farewell – Young Joe McKay was sterling in an exciting win on Saturday, 24-21. The Cougars were able to win their last game of the season and end their season with a respectable 5-3 season. This game was extra satisfying because it was over their arch-rival, the Slate Mountain Miners. The rivalry goes back to the twenties when both towns were just developing, and their schools had just been established. The schools have played each other every year since 1925 except for 1945. The record stands at close at 14 wins for the Cougars and 13 for the Miners.

            The game started badly for the Cougars with a kickoff return by Miners, George Dingle. After they kicked the extra point, the score was 7-0 and only two minutes had elapsed. But the Cougars were not to be defeated in front of their hometown crowd. They took the next kickoff and McKay drove the team down the field like he had been playing for years.  They drove down to the Miner’s seven but were held there and Charlie Cox had to kick a field goal. The drive set the tone for the Cougars, though, they continued to play like a well-oiled machine and the game went back and forth between the two teams. The half ended with the score 14-10 Miners. Scoring for the Cougars was tight end Shamus McKean and both scores for the Miners were by Dingle. In the second half both teams battled up and down the field, but the third quarter was scoreless, not until halfway through the fourth quarter did the Miners score again with a center plunge by fullback, Gerald Hines. Then, with only two minutes left, McKay started a drive on his own 35 and with a brilliant display of short passes, runs and a very impressive display of pose and grit he took the team down to the Miner’s five. Then with what has to be one of the seasons best plays called by Coach Burkowitz, McKay dropped back and looked over the middle, looking for Walker crossing. Walker was covered but McKean was running the same route but deeper in the end zone. McKay faked to Walker and then tossed a floater to a wide-open McKean for the score. Cox kicked the extra point as the game ended.

            “Joey was just terrific today, I was very proud of him as well as the rest of the team. They just went out a played a great game, the best game of the season. It was very exciting, and I just can’t say enough about that team and that young kid, McKay,” said Burkowitz after the game.

            Even though the Cougars did not repeat as league champs this year they did better than most people expected. They were able to win some very exciting games and their losses were hard fought. Quarterback Sam Jones is expected to return next year as a senior, but he may have some competition from the young but talented Joey McKay.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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MENDES TALKS WITH IKE – DULLES WARNS COMMIE CHINA - NAGUIB OUT IN EGYPT – RAMAR TO LEAD MACY PARADE – LIONEL BARRYMORE DIES – ABC TO TAKE OVER DUMONT - MORE MAMBO – POP MUSIC THIS WEEK

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French Premier Mendes arrives for talks with President Eisenhower, saying the whole free world “is making steady progress on the road to peace.”

Secretary of State Dulles gives Communist China a stern new warning that an attack on Formosa would mean hostilities with the United States.

Egypt’s governing revolutionary council deposes Maj. Gen. Mohamed Naguib as President and council chairman. It accused him of being implicated in a plot by the fanatic Muslim Brotherhood against the life of his rival, Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser.

First Lady Mamie Eisenhower made a quick trip to New York aboard the President’s new airplane on a shopping trip. She selected 12 new hats, fitted two ball gowns and examined some of the latest fashions. 

Jimmy Carter regains his world’s lightweight championship, battering Paddy de Marco into a TKO after 14 seconds of the 15th round in San Francisco. 

CONELRAD (Control of electromagnetic radiation) – a means by which AM radio stations broadcast civil defense information during a wartime alert without navigation aid to the enemy – is tested this week in the New York City area. Fifteen AM stations, twelve FM stations and all seven New York City TV stations went off the air during the three-hour test. All the AM stations came back, but broadcast the same programming either on 640 or 1240 Khz. 

Entertainment news – Actor Jon Hall, who portrays Ramar in “Ramar of the Jungle”, will lead this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Don’t miss it!!

Art Carney of the Jackie Gleason show has a new Christmas record out called “Santa and the Doodle-Li-Boop” but no one knows what a “Doodle-Li-Boop” is. On Columbia Records. 

Hollywood News – Passing - Lionel Barrymore – patriarch of the famed family of actors and himself a veteran of stage, radio, and movies. He was 76.

Hollywood said goodbye to Lionel Barrymore. Attending the funeral mass were names such as Jimmy Durante, Buster Keaton, James Stewart, George Cukor, Sam Zimbalist, Red Skelton and many others. Some sent regrets – David O’Selznick from New York, Dore Schary, ill and Louis B. Mayer in San Francisco for a checkup due to illness.

There are strong rumors that ABC-TV may be taking over ailing DuMont. 

Radio news –

Some radio programmers are getting irritated about all the movie title songs hitting the marketplace over the past year or so. The objection to the title songs is pegged that they’re considered a plug for the movies they’re part of. Resentment to title songs came to a head earlier this year with “The High And Mighty.” Many radio stations thought it was an outright plug for the movie. Other songs that stirred radio managers/programmers – “Three Coins In the Fountain,” Woman’s World,” “Song From The Barefoot Contessa” and “The Adventures of Hajji Baba.” Record companies are now taking notice and shipping songs with several titles. For example – “The Song From Desiree” - from 20th-Fox’s picture “Desiree” has an alternative title – “We Meet Again.”

Music news – Birdland, NY the famed jazz nite spot – preps another concert package for a three-week tour beginning in February. Featured in the tour are Sarah Vaughan, George Shearing, Count Basie, Erroll Garner and Lester Young. Tour will be tagged “Birdland Stars of 1955.” It all kicks off in Philadelphia on February 11 and moves into Carnegie Hall the following night.

More Mambo – Decca records signs Bebo Valdes – conductor, arranger and composer, known as “the Glenn Miller of Cuba. Decca was among the first record companies to seize on Mambo artists several years go with Sonny Burke’s “Mambo Jambo” package a few years ago.

She’s on the hottest streak ever – Rosemary Clooney. Orders for her current singles are coming in at 60,000 a day. She’s riding high with “This Ole House” back with “Hey There” and another single – “Mambo Italiano.” Her etching of “Sisters” and “Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me” is beginning to sell.

Also, from the movie “White Christmas” – Columbia is releasing her version of “White Christmas” and “Count Your Blessings.”

Pop music this week

I Need You Know – Eddie Fisher

Mr. Sandman – Chordettes

This Ole House/Hey There – Rosemary Clooney

Papa Loves Mambo – Perry Como

Teach Me Tonight – DeCastro Sisters

Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney

If I Give My Heart to You – Doris Day

Hold My Hand – Don Cornell 

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11/11/1954

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 11, 1954   Vol. C487

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LOCAL NEWS

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IT’S A DOG DAY AFTERNOON IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – The dogs took over Lake Shore Drive on Saturday and they proudly marched or were led to the Lakeview Plaza by their owners and their caretakers as most sported funny, clever, sporty or cute costumes. Many were owned by local residents but quite a few were from the local animal shelter and were looking for homes. The event was sponsored by The East Farewell Animal Protection Society and was quite the hit with locals and even drew some folks from out of town. Dubbed the “Annual East Farewell Top Dog Show” the parade started in front of the East Farewell News building and proceeded west on Lake Shore Drive to the Lakeview Plaza where there was a small but fun impromptu Dog Show where locals were able to show off their beloved pets in their outrageous costumes doing a variety of tricks and clever feats of catch and run.

The idea was presented and approved by the Town Council only two weeks ago and the entire event was put together by the Shelter staff in only two weeks. The staff is made up of mostly volunteers, but the driving force at the shelter is Miss Alice Winslow who has headed the shelter for five years. Miss Winslow has been arranging adoptions for many of the animals in the shelter. The shelter is not limited to dogs; there are cats and every now and then other species. Miss Winslow is quick to point out that no animal is ever put down or refused entry. The shelter runs on the generous funding of philanthropist Herman B. Leventhal from the Leventhal Optical fortune. Local contributions also makeup a sizable chunk of the operating budget and Miss Winslow is a tireless fundraiser. 

The Top Dog award this year went to “Willy” an eleven year old beagle mix that sported a hot dog costume. Willy is well known in town and there may have been some favoritism in the judging. The judges were not only half the staff from the shelter but also four local owners of businesses in town, businesses that Willy would visit regularly on his daily walk. There was a lot of fun taking place on the judges stand and Miss Winslow was trying to get as many of her charges adopted, the dogs were all interacting, mostly peacefully, and the crowd just loved it. The Annual East Farewell Top Dog Show looks like it may have found a home.

Top Dog- Willy and runners up Bugle and Teddy 

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SPORTS

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COUGARS BASKETBALL GETTING READY TO START

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East Farewell – As the football season recedes into history the basketballs are bouncing on the hardwood floor in the Regional High Gym. Coach Wilson is looking for to another good year for the team. He did lose center Bill Donahue and guard Ted Fitzgerald to graduation, but they have been replaced in the lineup by two juniors, Dan Davis at center and Wendell Jones in the guard position. Jones is new to the school this year. He arrived from Philadelphia at the end of last year and was not eligible until this year. Davis was on the squad last year and played behind Donahue, so he is expected to step right into the position.

            The other half of the all-star backcourt, Jimmy Welch, will be leading the team as captain this year and both forwards, Green and O’Donnell are back. The bench is still fairly deep with Fox, McKean and Cox all back, a year older and a year more experienced.  The team will play its first game on December 2^nd against the Corning Bears at home, 4:15PM.

            “We are looking and feeling good this year. We have some very experienced players coming back like Jimmy, Greeny and Billy O. They will really make this a great season. Oh yea, and this new kid, Jones, he looks really good, and he is working with Jimmy already and I think he is going to be really good,” said Coach Wilson during an informal workout on Wednesday.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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MIGS SHOOT DOWN B-29 – IKE PROTESTS – MCCARTHY VS WATKINS – ELLIS ISLAND CLOSES – WRIGHT TO TEAR DOWN TALLESIN – SNITE DIES – BOXING GUILD INVESTIGATED – KAYE DISMISSES CHARGES – ANDREW SISTERS IN COURT

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Two Russian MIG fighters shot down an American B-29 photo-mapping plane off Northern Japan. 10 of the plane’s 11 crewmen parachuted to safety. The U.S. strongly protested to Russia against the attack and called for reparations. The Russians said the plane violated the Soviet Union’s far Eastern frontiers.

President Eisenhower says he doesn’t think American planes flying where they have a right to be should be sitting ducks for Communist attacks. He told his press conference U.S. airmen should have fighter escorts in risky areas but took a calm view of the latest incident in which Russian MIG’s shot down a B-29 over Northern Japan.

McCarthy Vs. Watkins – The United States senate begins a great debate on the manners of one of its members, Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Sen. McCarthy took the offensive at the outset of the session. He launched his defense by calling into question the impartiality of his accusers on the six-man committee which recommended his censure on several accounts (1)– His conduct toward the elections subcommittee of the Democratic 82nd Congress which was investigating him, was “contemptuous, contumacious and denunciatory.”  (2)-That McCarthy’s conduct toward Gen. Ralph Zwicker, a witness before his own subcommittee’s investigation of alleged subversives in the army during the Republican 83^rd Congress, was “reprehensible.”

Sen. McCarthy ignored an apparent armistice offer by a Republican member of the six-man committee, which recommended his censure.

After 62 years and without ceremony, Ellis Island ends alien processing. The last detained alien was a Norwegian. Some 20 million immigrants were processed through Ellis Island. The peak of immigrant traffic through Ellis Island came in 1907, when 1.2 million persons were examined there.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright announces he will tear down his famed studio Tallesin near Madison, Wisconsin and leave his native state because of court rulings subjecting him to additional taxes. He said he will leave “good looking ruins” as a memorial to his grandfather, who settled in Wisconsin 125 years ago. He was angered by a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation which operates his architectural school, is subject to local property taxes in Iowa County. 

Fred Snite whose 18 years in an iron lung as a victim of polio showed countless others how to live cheerfully with a crippling illness, died in his sleep in Palm Beach, FL.

Sports - It’s official – The Philadelphia A’s will move to Kansas City. 

The New York state Athletic Commission opens an inquiry into charges of discrimination and monopoly against the fight manager’s organization known as the New York Boxing Guild and its parent International Boxing Guild. 

Entertainment news –

Comedian Danny Kaye and his business manager shrugged off charges that they pummeled a physician Sunday night in an argument over parking space at Los Angeles International airport. Dr. Roland Marks, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, told police that Kaye and his manager, Ed Dukoff, beat him with their fists until he fell down, knocked off his glasses and may have fractured a rib. The studio quoted Dukoff as saying he agreed with Kaye’s statement and declaring “the whole thing inconsequential. 

Andrew Sisters in court – Sister Laverne is hailed into court by sister Patty, who is demanding, among other things, an accounting of her father’s estate and who has cited Laverne for alleged contempt, charging she failed to distribute the property of their mother’s estate.

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11/4/1954

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 4, 1954   Vol. C486

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LOCAL NEWS

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GHOSTS AND GOBLINS ROAM MAIN STREET

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East Farewell- There was a lot of activity after dark on Main Street, Lakeshore Drive and all the adjacent streets in East Farewell on the night of October 31, 1954. Halloween was celebrated with every imaginable ghoul, goblin, cowboy and spaceman wandering the streets with many parents in tow. The clear mild evening and beautiful, starlit night made for and wonderful experience as many of the children stayed up past their bedtimes to make the rounds and collect treats from all their neighbors. “It was wonderful to see all the youngsters all dressed up. They were so cute with their ‘Trick or Treat’. I just love this holiday,” said Mrs. Mallard, boarding house owner on Lakeshore Drive, “My daughter was out with the kids and she had a great time.”

            The trick or treating started early, just before sunset, for the very young, but it went on until almost 10:00 as some of the older, teenagers tried to grab one last treat before people started turning off their porch lights. There were no reports of any disturbances but there were three calls from the cemetery, one from Willy Bebach, another from Hal O’Ween and a third from Dee Ceased. Traditionally, the seniors from Regional High ring up the police department from an unexplained live phone line from the East Farewell Cemetery. An officer was sent to investigate but reported no one was there.

            So, until next year may all our ghosts and goblins rest in peace.

Halloween Trick or Treaters on Main Street

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SPORTS

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A VERY UNUSUAL FOOTBALL GAME

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East Farewell – The annual meeting of the Regional High Cougars and the Fort Lee Captains has developed into a wonderful free-for-all that tries to pass as a football game. The coaches, Al Burcowitz from Regional High and Chuck King from Fort Lee, were teammates and friends at the University of Pennsylvania several years ago. After graduation they kept in touch and as fate would have it both ended up coaching high school teams in the same league. It is rumored that when they discovered they were coaching rival teams they met before in an East Farewell tavern that was the predecessor to the Lost Oasis Restaurant and Bar and discussed their old antics at Penn. There were apparently some boasts made and some challenges thrown down and the rest, as they say, is history. The first game between them was a wide open, raucous affair where both coaches tried to outdo the other with gimmicks plays and outlandish defenses. The fans loved it, the referees not so much. The matchup became an instant tradition and has been played ever since.

            The game started with an on-sides kick by Captain’s kicker, Vern Model, he topped the ball and it bounced right in front of him and over the heads of the first line of Cougars. Luckily for the Cougars, they were anticipating such a play and had stacked their “good hands” players’ right behind the first line. Speedy halfback, Jimmy O’Conner grabbed the ball at full speed and raced down the sideline. He was at the Captains 35 and about to be hit by a plethora of Captains when he stopped and lateralled the ball back to a trailing Davey Wilson who was able to take it down to the Captains 10. The first play from scrimmage the Cougars tried a double reverse with quarterback, Joe McKay handing off to O’Conner who handed off to Wilson. One of the problems with gimmick plays is that they require perfect execution or they fall apart. The handoff from O’Conner to Wilson was a little high and Davey could not handle it. The ball popped out, bounced around and rushing Captains lineman, Bruce Redman, fell on the ball, ending the Cougar’s drive. The Captains tried some chicanery of their own and along with some traditional football plays they were able to drive down to the Cougar’s 22. On a fourth and three they tried a reverse but the Cougars were waiting and shut the Captain’s down.

            The game went back and forth and neither team could claim control but the fans loved the antics. Finally, at the end of the third quarter McKay dropped back and played it straight, he unleashed a thirty yard bomb to wide receiver, Mitch McMaster, who outran his defenders and raced into the end zone for the first score. Charlie Cox added the extra point in a boring but accurate attempt. The Captains started playing a more traditional game to try to even the score but it wasn’t until the last three minutes of the game that they were able to score on a very determined center plunge by fullback, Farley Franks. The Captains setup for the extra point and instead of going for the tie they went for the win and tried a fake kick. The holder was quarterback, Jason Dubrowski, who picked up the ball and scrambled to his left. He tried to loft the ball into the end zone to a waiting receiver but Cougar’s defensive end, Shamus McKean was in front of him and knocked it down.

            The Cougars took the kickoff and ran the clock out for a 7-6 win. The two teams emptied onto the field and handshakes and backslaps ensued. The two coaches met at mid-field and congratulated each other. It was a great ending to a very unusual game.

            The Cougars end their season next week at home against the Southport Hawks. The game begins at 1:30 on Saturday on the Regional High field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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ARAB NATIONALISTS ATTACK FRENCH – NIXON ATTACKS STEVENSON – DEMS WIN HOUSE – HARRIMAN, KNIGHT WIN – UNIVAC PREDICTS WIN – MACK SELLS THE As – BRANDO SPEAKS – MONROE HAS SURGERY – JAMES DEAN SPEAKS

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Arab nationalists and terrorists have attacked more than 30 points in French North Africa. The toll of pitched battles and political assassinations for the bloody weekend was at least 24 killed.

Fit to be tied – Vice President Nixon says NBC refused to give him free time to answer, “one of the most vicious, scurrilous attacks ever made by a political figure on a President of the United States.” Nixon is talking about Adlai Stevenson and a special broadcast by NBC a few days ago. Nixon told newspapers – “In so attacking the man who got us out of one war kept us out of others and helped make the forces of the peace and freedom stronger than they have been at any time since World War II. Mr. Stevenson proved again that 34 million democrats, Republicans and independents were right when they found him unfit to be President in 1952.” “They started this campaign by questioning the President’s honesty. They are ending it by slyly impugning his patriotism.”

Elections – Democrats have regained control of the House and will probably do so in the Senate. Looks like Sam Rayburn will be speaker of the House.

New Dealer Averell Harriman is elected Governor of New York. Goodwin Knight gets Governor of California 

Univac was used by CBS to predict election outcomes.

In Cuba – Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin, solo opponent of General Batista withdraws as a Presidential candidate. Looks like it’s going to be Batista.

Britain’s Queen Mother Elizabeth receives an honorary degree from Columbia University and was cited as “a noble Queen… a gifted musician, accomplished linguist and understanding student of the arts.”

In San Diego - The Navy’s XFY-1 vertical take-off fighter proves itself for the press. The craft climbed straight up, “bending over” into level flight and landed gently. Test pilot was J.F. (Skeets) Coleman. 

Tragedy in San Diego – The Convair YF2Y1 Seadart - the world’s fastest seaplane, bursts into flames and explodes over San Diego Bay killing pilot Charles Richbourg, who was making a speed run and public demonstration.

South Carolina - Former Gov. J. Strom Thurmond, who was States’ Rights candidate for President in 1948 and an open Eisenhower supporter in 1952, is elected to the United States Senate as a Democratic write-in candidate.

Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin accuses Sen. Douglas of Illinois of a “revolting exhibition of hypocrisy” in indicating on a television show that he has not made up his mind how he will vote on proposed censure of McCarthy.

John Paton Davies, controversial diplomat cleared eight times under the Truman administration, is fired by Secretary of State Dulles on the grounds he lacked good judgment, discretion and reliability.

The Soviet Union warns the United States that Communist China, the most powerful nation in Asia, stands with Russia.

Sports –

Arnold Johnson buys the Philadelphia Athletics for Kansas City. Connie Mack,

91-year-old founder of the American League club signed the final paper from his sick bed. The team was purchased for $3.5 million.

Entertainment news –

Marlon Brando arrives in Rome with an Italian blonde in tow, but he insists his true love is the French fisherman’s brunette stepdaughter with whom he has a date in New York two weeks hence. “Spittoon rubbish,” said the actor, in a dismissal of rumors that he had abandoned Josiane Berenger after a three-day visit to her hometown on the south coast of France. “I love Josie. This is no one night stand.”

Marilyn Monroe will undergo surgery minor surgery says her doctor. The actress, who won an interlocutory divorce decree from Joe DiMaggio 10 days ago, will enter the hospital this week.

An interview with actor James Dean reveals an interesting 23-year-old: “I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche… and so tense, I don’t see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn’t tolerate myself.”  Dean is often compared with Marlon Brando – “People were telling me I behaved like Brando before I knew who Brando was! I am not disturbed by the comparison, nor am I flattered; I have my own personal rebellions and don’t have to rely on Brando’s.” “However, it’s true I am constantly reminding people of him. People see only the end result and compare it with the last commercial success that comes to mind. They discover resemblances – we are both from farms, dress as we please, ride motorcycles, and work for Elia Kazan.”

“As an actor, I have no desire to behave like Brando – and I don’t attempt to. Nevertheless, it is very difficult not to be impressed, not to carry the image of a highly successful actor who is, so to speak, from the same school.” “I find, however, that the more I work the less I have the tendency to fall back on Brandoism. Within myself are expressions just as valid or more valid. And I’ll have a few years to develop my own – what shall I say? – style.”

 

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