Hollywood Studio Magazine (October 1969)

Wemher von Braun, chief architect of America’s space program, was on loan from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the filming of “Footprints On The Moon - Apollo 11”. Von Braun, director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, served as technical adviser on the film and narrator. The movie covers the space odyssey of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin and Michael Collins during their historic flight and landing on the moon. Von Braun is welcomed to 20th Century-Fox by executive vice-president in charge of production, Richard D. Zanuck. Vr-CENTURY-Vy Xv\fo */sy 3 □□□□□□□□□□ BY FLORENCE MACK Although this studio has not reached its centennial, the combined years of service of several generations of families total much more. The estimable SOL HALPRIN, Chief of Camera and Laboratory, has celebrated his fiftieth year, brother AARO, Head of Film Library and Assistant Head of Background Projection, is close behind - and PEGGY, Aaron’s pretty dark-eyed granddaughter, is spending her third vacation from college working as a secretary. “I hope to return after graduation for many more years,” says Peggy. The late HUGH CONLON was our Fire Chief until his retirment after forty years of service, his son EDWARD is our present Chief of Plant Protection and his attractive daughter, PEGGY, is with the Irwin Allen production unit. SAM SILVER, tonsorial artist de luxe, has been here for thirty-seven years and his sons, JOSEPH and DAVID, are also long time employees. Joseph is Associate Producer on the “Daniel Boone” TV series and David produces TV Specials. Greater love hath no parents and greater loyalty no corporation. In this fascinating industry you never know where creative talent will emerge. The latest literary contributor to one of our successful TV series is Officer RICHARD ALLEN ANDERSON, who sold a story to HAL KANTER, Executive Producer of “JULIA” which stars the lovely DIAHANN CARROLL. We’re proud of Andy and hope this is just the beginning of a successful writing career. The two distaff pioneers in the field of set designing are here - charming GABRIELLE COUPE and DIANNE WAGER, the only females in this category in the entire motion picture industry, have proved their ability to compete with males. Gabrielle is assigned to our new TV series, “BRACKEN’S WORLD” and Dianne, after completing work on Producer Lester Linsk’s film, “RUN, SHADOW, RUN” has been assigned to Pandro Berman, who is preparing to produce the feature entitled “MOVE.” Everybody’s happy that young PHILLIP BUTLER’S back home. Our CARROLL’S benedict, Spec. 4 Butler of the 25th Infantry, has completed his tour of duty in Vietnam and is back hale and hearty. Hope Carroll doesn’t have scatter rugs on a highly polished floor nor forget to put a non-skid mat in the bathtub. More good news: DARRELL VIVIAN, the husband of MADELINE of the Music Dept., badly injured in a motorcycle accident, is recovering, slowly but surely, in the Veteran’s Hospital. Married less than a year, Madeline has been visiting the hospital every evening. She just got the first really encouraging news. TV Secretary, JOAN FARLEY, last year’s bride, resigned to devote full time to being wife and homemaker for her spouse, LARRY. Upon their return from a belated honeymoon trip to Ohio, the Farleys will move into their new home. We’ll miss Joan but wish her every happiness. HARRY WOLFF, Mill Foreman, who recovered from a heart attack, acknowledged the warning and retired to pursue his hobby, gardening. The turquoise rose which Harry has finally succeeded in developing, is named in honor of his No. 1 nurse, wife EDITH ADAMS. We’re very proud of JEFFREY KNOTT of the Casting Department and his pal BILL GARRETT, who have been rehearsing an act which they hoped they could take to the battlefields to entertain our boys. Well, the U.S.O. saw it, flipped, and now the boys are leaving for a five weeks tour of the Orient under their auspices. Good luck, gentlemen. While we’re on the subject of the U.S.O., the Hollywood branch, which has not been too heavily patronized on the weekends WOMPI club members from Fox have volunteered their services, recently was the scene of what appeared to be a riot, albeit non-violent and seemingly jovial. EDY WILLIAMS, the pulchritudinous young lady under contract here, unwittingly caused it the Sunday afternoon she graciously volunteered her services. A young soldier from the deep south came in, stopped abruptly and stared wide-eyed at Edy’s fresh young beauty, set off to perfection by a revealing minidress. Finally he managed to blurt out: “Lordamercy, are you sho ’nuff for real?” When Edy smiled and greeted him he turned and fled - but soon returned with a number of young Marines, Sailors and Soldiers, who in turn left and returned with their friends - Continued on Page 34 Page 13