Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1960)

2 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, March 9, j PERSONAL MENTION JEROME PICKMAN, Paramount »J vice-president, will return to New York today from Hollywood. • Joseph E. Levine, president of Embassy Pictures, will return to New York today from Rome. • Edward Kincsley, president of Kingsley International Pictures, has returned to New York from Florida. • James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, heads of American International Pictures, will leave Hollywood on Friday for Rome. • James E. Frew, Continental Distributing Corp., southern division manager, Atlanta, has entered a local hospital for surgery. • Joseph Gould, Paramount advertising manager, will return here today from the Coast. • Judith Susan Joseph, daughter of Irwin S. Joseph, president of Embassy Films and Modern Film Distributors, Chicago, was married at Forest Park, 111., to Thomas Garland Thompson. Harold Fellows Dies (Continued from page 1) noon. He had returned to his office after lunch complaining from NAB headquarters to the George of shortness of breath and was taken to Washington University Hospital. Fellows, bom in Amesbury, Mass. in 1899, entered the broadcasting industry as radio director of a Boston advertising agency in 1928, becoming commercial manager of WFEI in that city in 1932 and general manager in 1936. He was named president of the NAB in 1951 and chairman of the board in 1954. gems of showmanshipL . by national screen service UA Buys Ziv (Continued from page 1) Lazard Freres & Co., Frederic W. Ziv and John L. Sinn. The purchase price paid is: (a) $1,750,000 in 3-year 5.6% installment notes of the purchasing subsidiary of United Artists, maturing 19631965, guaranteed by the parent company, and (b) $3,000,000 of 6% debentures of the purchasing subsidiary ( not guaranteed by the parent company) maturing 1966-1970 and with conversion privileges after four years into U.A. stock at 10% above the average market price during the six months prior to the end of the four year period .. . this exercisable only if the debentures are not called within four years. $2,000,000 in Ziv Notes In addition, the purchasing subsidiary of United Artists acquired $2,000,000 of subordinated notes of Ziv Television for $2,000,000 of 3-year 5.6% installment notes of the purchasing subsidiary of United Artists maturing 1961-1963 guaranteed by the parent company. The first $1,000,000 of these installment notes are convertible at the option of the holders into the common stock of U.A. at any time prior to Dec. 31, 1961, at $30 per share. In the event such option is exercised, the management stockholders of U.A. have agreed, on request of the company, to assume the fulfillment of this conversion option. In addition to the foregoing:, the purchasing company has assumed bank debt of approximately $14,000,000. United Artists acquired its Ziv holdings through the issue of obligations of a subsidiary. No United Artists stockwas issued nor is any equity financing by United Artists involved. Ziv and Sinn will remain as directors and chairman of the board and president, respectively, of Ziv, and the present officers and management will continue, as heretofore, to conduct its operations. Bruce Eelh Excepted All of the personnel other than Bruce Eells, executive vice-president of United Artists Television, Inc., another subsidiary of UA Corp., which has been engaged in the financing and distribution of films for television, will be taken over by Ziv-United Artists and become part of the expanded production and sales organization. Eells is presently in discussion with Ziv and Sinn and an announcement will be made shortly of the way in which his activities will be coordinated with the new combined organization. Herbert L. Golden, who has been serving as president of UA-TV, has resigned from that post and will now devote full time to his duties as vice Persomiel Changes for Interstate in Florida Special to THE DAILY MIAMI BEACH, Fla., March 8.Several changes in managerial personnel for Interstate Theatres were announced here by George Hoover, president of the circuit. Norvin Garner has been moved from the Marathon Theatre in Marathon to the Leaf Theatre in Quincy, Fla., as city manager. He replaces Leonard Vaughn, who resigned. Hubert Doty is the new manager of the Marathon. The district office in Thomasville has been moved to Miami. Nat Williams, Jr., former district manager of this district, has resigned to enter his own business. Carl Salmons is city manager of Thomasville, making his office at the Rose Theatre. E. B. Whitham moves from the Rose to manage the Hiwa Drive-in in Thomasville. Pat Robertson is the new secretary to Rex Norris, booker and buyer, and J. F. (Joe) Sweeney comes in as internal auditor and controller. 'Can-Can'' Shown (Continued from page 1) dent, will officially welcome the guest of honor, Miss Carol Heiss, American Winter Olympics gold medal winner, who will attend the premiere with Mayor Robert F. Wagner. Among other city and state dignitaries who will attend will be Richard C. Patterson, commissioner of commerce. From the society world, will be Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Lawrence Rockefeller, Pauline Tregiere, international designer: Charles and Michael Grace of the shipping familv, and many others. Among celebrities from the entertainment world will be Anthonv Franciosa and his wife, Shellev Winters, Academy Award nominee; Laurence Harvey, and Broadway stage stars. "Can-Can" will debut in similar galas all over the country this month. WOMPl Screenings Set ATLANTA, March 8. — The local chapter of Women of the Motion Picture Industry has announced that, starting at once, the organization will conduct for opinion-makers of this area, monthly screenings of outstanding new films. Screenings will be held in the Studio Theatre. president of United Artists Corp. The Ziv company, a leader in its field, has been engaged since 1948 in the production of films for television network and world-wide syndication sales. United Artists Associated, which is engaged in the distribution of the pre1948 Warner Bros, library and other theatrical features and cartoons to television under Eliot Hyman, president, is in no way affected by the transaction. Foreign Pre (Continued from page 1) awards and special honors conf j circle were the following outstai before 1,200 leading luminaries, duction leaders and press corps c film colony. M-G-M's "Ben-Hur" receivei ovation as the best Hollywood duced drama. "Room at the Top" won the Sa Goldwyn Award for best motion \ ture produced outside the U] States. Goldwyn made the pres tion to Simone Signoret, star o film, who accepted for John and ] Woolf, co-producers of the film British-Lion Independent Produc The Cecil B. DeMille Award, annually by the late veteran proc director for "outstanding and coi ous contributions over the yea i the entertainment world" was wi Bing Crosby, who received the ; from DeMille's daughter, Cecili Mille Harper. Some Like It Hot' Wins "Some Like It Hot," Mirisch pany-United Artists release, wo, "best comedy award." Samuel Goldwyn 's "Porgy and Columbia release, received the as the best musical. William Wyler was named be rector for his work on "BenTuesday Weld and Barry Coe Fox ) , Angie Dickinson and Troy' ohue (Warners), George Ha ( M-G-M ) , Janet Munro ( Disnev James Shigeta and Stella S (Paramount) were named Intern al Stars of Tomorrow. Best foreign films of 1959 Germany's "Aren't We Woncfl and "The Bridge"; Japan's "Od session"; France-Brazil's "Blac!, pheus"; and Sweden's "Wild ! berries." Special television awards were] to David Susskind, Chuck Co Dinah Shore, Ed Sullivan and V Brothers for "77 Sunset Strip.' Ed Murrow and Pat Boone. "Flanders11 Grosses 1, Twentieth Century-Fox's "E | Flanders" continues to do top > ness in its initial big-city ei I ments. At the Saenger Theatre i > Orleans it rolled up $8,957 injl days, passing earlier box officii from Fox such as "Blue D n which hit $5,730 and "Island li Sun," with $2,545 for the sari" riod. At the Garrick Theatre ill cago, "Flanders" hit $4,832 foil days against "Gift of Love" is hn Capitol Books ' Hell ' Paramount's "Heller in Pink l| will have its New York debut W nesday, March 16, at Loew's Ol Theatre. MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quiglev, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V la Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood ! Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone HOUywood 7-2145; Washington, E. H. Kahn, 996 National Press Bldg., Washington, 4, D. C. ; London Bui Bear St. Leicester Square, W. 2. 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