Hollywood Studio Magazine (March 1971)

"Banyon", starring Robert Forster as a 1937 private eye, and "Alan", a creation of Danny Arnold of "My World and Welcome To It”. Arnold will produce and direct the half-hour comedy pilot about the adventures of a college graduate. Script is by Arnold and Mel Shavelson. Not to indicate any favoritism at all, Warners is also producing a two-hour feature pilot for CBS, this one called "Crosscurrent", starring Robert Hooks as a lieutenant of detectives on the San Francisco police force. Original script is by Herman Miller, with E. Jack Neumann producing and Jerry Thorpe directing. Then there's CBS's half-hour pilot, a comedy-western "Greenyard & Stebbins, U.S.A." James Lee Barrett, who wrote the pilot script from a Gabrielle Upton creation, will produce and Gordon Douglas will direct. Would you care to go back and check that superlative again? Offbeat film assignment ■ Samuel Mayo, a Valley College history teacher, will make his television debut with production of 42 half-hour TV segments on the history of Mexico, an assignment from the L.A. Community College District. The 38-year old Mayo, a Sherman Oaks resident, won the job through a screen test and an interview involving three finalists. He is now charged with responsibility for writing the scripts, developing the itinerary for location shooting, narrating the series, and writing the syllabus (and the exams) for the students of 18 southern California junior colleges who may earn credit for the course. The series is budgeted out at "under $184,000" under an agreement with F.K. Rockett Productions of North Hollywood, the junior college district, and the Mexican Tourist Bureau, which has offered transportation, hotels and guides for the project. Mayo teaches Latin American history and is concurrently at work on a doctorate at UCLA on the adjudication of Spanish and Mexican land grants in U.S. courts, and, with all the fervor of an academician, he expects to finish his film project by Sept. 1. Worrisome thought: In manana-land? March is a TV Biggie ■ The month that's supposed to come in like a lion is certainly going to provide television fans with some extraordinary stay-at-home entertainment all over the tube — two dramas, a rash of celebrity music and comedy shows, two animarted programs, a hit movie, a sports highlight and two annual award specials. (The Academy Awards come along April 15 — on NBC) You might as well keep this little rundown handy: Dramas — "Jane Eyre," March 24, NBC-TV, 9 p.m. A two-hour presentation of the Bronte classic with George C. Scott and Susanna York. "Gideon," March 26, NBC-TV, 8:30 p.m. EST Wallmark Hall of Fame with Jose Ferrer and Peter Ustinov. Comedy & Music — "Burt Bacharach, "March 14, CBS-TV 9 p.m. EST with Rudolph Nureyev, Barbra Streisand and Tom Jones "Doris Day Special," same network, same night "Jack Benny Hour," March 10, NBC-TV 9 p.m. EST. "Arte Johnson Special, March 18, NBC-TV. Animated - Winnie the Pooh, NBC-TV, March 22 CBS's "The Cat and the Hat", March 10 Tony and Grammy Awards ■ Although NBC has a sticky grip on the telecasting of movie awards, ABC has latched onto musical ditto. Andy Williams will host the Grammy Awards hoopla on March 16, in a 90-minute special honoring top music personalities... on ABC TV, of course. Then, also on ABC, on Sunday, March 28, comes the 25th anniversary of the Tony Awards, this year slated to feature a review of American musical theater in a two-hour parade of Broadway stars and hit performances. It should be obvious by now that there's been some activity at least in show biz production in the past few months... a nice thought to conjure with. VALLEY DODGE * COMPLETE SELECTION DODGE CARS & DODGE TRUCKS * DEPENDABLE USED CARS * SERVICE & PARTS DEPT. * BODY & PAINT DEPT. * LEASING ALL MAKES & MODELS We honor all Major Credit Cards CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP 787-0800 24 HOUR or DAY TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE • Professional • Commercial • Residential Srivmc) STATE • DICKENS DIAMOND • TRIANGLE WEST VALLEY TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 7018 Reseda Blvd Dl 3 190,1 VAN NUYS TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 14532 Vanowen . ST 5 5406 • TR 3 1 550 7