Hollywood Studio Magazine (July 1972)

Injsroei fr'ft/iCU NEWS FROM MAJOR MOVIE AND TV STUDIOS By Bea Colgan AROUND & ABOUT - First we’d like to thank everyone for all the calls, cards, flowers and gifts we received while recupeing from a knee-lift. (That’s similar to a face-life but more painful.) Seriously, we love you all. Now down to the business at hand. Film folk Joy and Tony Cardoza threw a bash at Whittinghills last month to introduce their latest discoveries. If these kids get any more diversified, don’t know when they will find time to make films. “Outlaw Riders” and “Bigfoot” are both in release around the country racking up impressive grosses - but, there’s a fly in the ointment. The Cardoza’s haven’t received one sheckle nor an accounting on “Bigfoot” so they have a suit pending against the distributor. Meanwhile, the party was to introduce Don Ruffin, The Summit, and Gary Clark, all of which the Cardoza’s are managing and all of which acquitted themselves very well. Ruffin is a talented artist and sculpturer from Arizona and his paintings are on display at the restaurant. We especially liked his “Moods of Gary Clark,” himself a singer with powerful projection and control. We were entertained by Clark and The Summit, a group of 7 young men from San Diego headed by Scott Shuett. The MGM record people requested a tape so perhaps you will be hearing more of The Summit. Joel Preston, former West Coast Publicity Manager of Columbia Pictures and more recently head of his own PR firm, has joined new film company, Mishnah Pictures, as publicity director. Mishnah is headquartered at The Goldwyn Studio and is currently in production with “The Adjustor” starring Patrick F. Burke. Producer-director of the suspenser is Martin Bacow. Another flack, Mac St. Johns, reports employment is up for press agents and that’s certainly good news. St. Johns is currently doing double duty for the IATSE Publicists Local 818 as publicist, and acting business agent during b.a. Lloyd Ritchie’s illness. St. Johns will seek the permanent biz agent post at the September election. From Trans-American Films comes “Africa Ama,” an unusual feature revealing startling practices in parts of Africa today. Don’t know what starting practices are referred to but it sounds intriguing. We’ll find out October 18 when it opens. DISNEY DOINGS - After 20 years with the company, Edmund F. Clarke has retired from his post as president of Buena Vista International and the Canasa Trading Corp. He is succeeded by Harold P. Archinal, himself with 18 years in the organization, most recently as exec VP and foreign sales manager. In addition, Card Walker, president of Walt Disney Prods., also named Gus Zelnick VP of BVI, and Ivan Genit, VP of Canasa, distributor of Disney product in the Western hemisphere. Zelnick is based in London and Genit is headquartered at Disney’s Burbank studio. The winners of the second Walt Disney Filmwriting Awards have been announced. Barbara Greer, 21-year-old junior at NYU’s School of Fine Arts, is the grand prize winner of $2,500 plus ten weeks employment at the Disney Studio where she will work with producers and staff writers. Second prize winner of $2,000 is Robert E. Rogers of California Institute of the Arts. Both NYU and Cal Arts will be given cash awards to match those of the winners through the Walt Disney Filmwriting Scholarship Award which has been set up for deserving students, other than the prize winners, who show promising ability in writing. Members of Disney’s story department do preliminary judging and final judging is by a committee of five staff producers. Fred MacMurray returns to the Disney stable for the seventh time with a starring role in “Charlie and the Angel” set to roll this month. He gets able support from recent Oscar winner, Cloris Leachman, as his wife; vet actor Harry Morgan; and two young actors, Johnny Whitaker and Kurt Russell, themselves veterans of previous Disney films. Russell starred in “The Barefoot Executive” and “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t” while Whitaker can be seen in “The Biscuit Eater” and the upcoming “Napoleon and Samantha” and PRESTIGE VALLEY ESTATES Residental & Income Property Commercial Listings Skaff If^ea (tors Ask for Joe or Lila Skaff STATE 8-9111 17228 Ventura Blvd Encino STUDIO Send me all 12 interesting and different issues of Hollywood Studio Magazines for $4.00. 35