Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Monday, October 24, 1961 PERSONAL MENTION PAUL N. LAZARUS, Jr., Columbia Pictures vice-president, is in Raleigh, N. C, today to address the members of Theatre Owners of North and South Carolina. • Pieter Du Plessis, South African exhibitor, was scheduled to arrive in New York yesterdav from London. • William Richardson, president of Capital Releasing Corp., Adanta, has returned there from Birmingham. • Morris Lefko, in charge of "BenHur" sales for M-G-M, has returned to New York from Pittsburgh. • Jonas Rosenfield, Jr., Columbia Pictures executive in charge of advertising, publicity and exploitation, has arrived in New York from the Coast. • William M. Wetsman, of W & W Theatres, Detroit, has left there with his bride, the former Jan Brown, for a honeymoon in Hawaii. Peter Glenville, director of the forthcoming "Summer and Smoke," for Paramount, has returned to Hollywood from New York. • Floyd Fitzsimmons, Warner Brothers field representative, was in Albany, N. Y., from Boston. Kenneth Aneser, Paramount Pictures assistant advertising manager, has entered Mercy Hospital, Rockville Center, L. I., for treatment. • Stewart Granger has arrived in Rome from here to start work on "Sodom and Gomorrah" for Paramount. • William Fineshbiber, head of die foreign television department of the Motion Picture Export Association, will leave New York today via B.O.A.C. for London. check with national screen service for the best in SPECIAL TRAILERS Yowell Named (Continued from page 1) post of salesman in the Dallas exchange. A native of El Reno, Okla., Yowell is a graduate of the state university. After honorable discharge from the U. S. Army in December, 1945, he became associated with the film company as a student salesman. He was promoted to full salesman three years later, a position he held until his elevation Friday. Bluebeard, 'Spartacus' Tie-Up on Three Levels A far-reaching promotional tie-up has been developed by Universal Pictures and Bluebeard toiletries for men on "Spartacus," involving Kirk Douglas, which will operate on three levels in connection with the release of the picture. First of all, Montgomery Ward will feature Douglas and scenes from "Spartacus" in the four seasonal issues of their national catalogue for the next two years. Secondly, Bluebeard will tie up with local openings of "Spartacus" via 1,000 line newspaper ads in the cities in which Montgomery Ward has stores. Thirdly, Bluebeard outlets other than Montgomery Ward will feature window displays on Douglas and "Spartacus" tieing in with local showings of the film. Prominent Film Names On Kennedy Committee From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Organization of a National Committee of Arts, Letters and Sciences for Senator John F. Kennedy has been announced by Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D., Wash.) Democratic National Chairman. The group's membership at present consists of over 250 wellknown figures in the arts and sciences. Among those associated witii the motion picture industry who are listed as members of the committee are: Marc Connelly, Aaron Copland, George S. Kaufman, James Michener, John Steinbeck, Robert Penn Warren, Thornton Wilder, Budd Schulberg, Ann Bancroft, Ralph Bellamy, Agnes de Mille, Robert Dowling, Sol Hurok, Sam Jaffe, Garson Kanin, Elia Kazan, Dore Schary, Roger Stevens and Gore Vidal. Detroit 'Rote" Near End DETROIT, Oct. 23. On what was once the well-populated Film Row here only Columbia Pictures and M-G-M remain, with both expected to find a new location shortly. Warner Brothers is moving to the Fox Building, as is Michigan Allied. Teen-Age Drive Set For Para. 'G./. Blues' Keyed to the Thanksgiving holiday release of Hal Wallis' "G.I. Blues," a major advertising-publicity campaign aimed at the teen-age audience has been set by Paramount Pictures in national youth magazines and more than 300 local high school newspapers. This effort is in addition to the general audience campaign consisting of full-page ads in Life, Ebony, Jet and other national magazines. Four teen-age publications representing a combined circulation in excess of 3,500,000 have been selected for the campaign on the national level. They are Seventeen, Scholastic Roto, 'Teen and Ingenue. In addition, 14 fan magazines with a high teenage readership ratio and having a combined circulation of more tiian 7,000,000, have also been included in the campaign. These fan publications are Modern Screen, Motion Picture, Photoplay, Screen Stories, Movie Life, Movie Stars-TV Close-ups, Movieland & TV Time, Screen Stars, Screenland, Stardom, Modern Stars, Star World, Hit Parader and Song Hits. Broadway Awards for Picker and Dowling Eugene Picker, president of Loew's Theatres, and Robert W. Dowling, president of City Investment Company, share honors as recipient of the Broadway Association's gold medal awards "for the greatest achievement for the advancement of Broadway" tomorrow at the 49th annual members' luncheon of the Broadway association. For Bringing 'New Dignity' Each year, .the association selects the person who, in the opinion of its directors, has contributed most to the advancement of Broadway as a commercial and entertainment center. Both Picker and Dowling "have brought new dignity and prestige to the Great White Way through their extensive theatre modernization programs," it was stated. The former has been actively spearheading a committee assigned to prepare plans for the beautiiication of the Times Square sector through the planting of flowers and shrubs. EDITORIA1 Wometco Dividends Set MIAMI, Oct. 23. The board of directors of Wometco Enterprises, Inc., has voted a regular quarterly dividend of 17% cents per share on the company's Class "A" common stock. A regular quarterly dividend of 6/2 cents per share was voted for the Class "B" stock. These dividends will be paid Dec. 15 to stockholders of record as of Dec. 1. ( Continued from page 1 ) along with the one against whom local post has taken umbrage. Bi the good sense of the community, s well as the innate sense of fairne: in the public mind, will determir|i) the fate of any such punitive movi1 ments. • For the rest, the stand already takeP1 by Stanley Kramer and Otto Pn minger, whose pictures are amo> those singled out by the Legioi would appear to be the right on! Both have said they insist upon ol taining the best craftsmen availab »' in the production of their picture ipl and after having done so are willin! to let the public decide whether <j not it wishes to see the finished pro uct. It is doubtful whether more wi be induced to bypass the films i it question than will be attracted them by both the Legion's activitiiL and the accompanying publicity. 'Alamo' to Have Worldf Bow in Texas Tonigh By CHARLES S. AARONSON SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 23. Tl second day of a three-day statewkL celebration on behalf of John Wayne f "The Alamo" got underway here th1 ^ morning with a "Howdy" brunch fi the visiting press at the Granac m Hotel and a ranch party this afte'1 noon at the Ray Ellison Ranch ne Bulverde. Festivities will continue throu^ ^ tomorrow night with the world pri miere of the Todd-AO film at tl! Woodlawn Theatre. The press contingent arrived he Saturday simultaneously from Ne York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washin; ton, D.C., Chicago, Toronto, Clev land, Denver, Seattle, Portland, Se Francisco and Los Angeles. Players Attend From Los Angeles, alone, 6 newspapermen and women made tl flight. Wayne and his wife, Pila' accompanied, the Los Angeles cot tingent, also Laurence Harvey, Jamt Edward Grant, author of the origin screenplay of "The Alamo," Patrk Wayne, Linda Cristal and Chill Will From Bracketville, Texas, cani Richard Widmark, James Stewai Ken Curtis and John Ford who ai currently making a picture ther, Richard Boone flew in from Phoenii Arizona, and Frankie Avalon can] from Philadelphia. The main day of the celebratic will be tomorrow beginning with Frontier Street Breakfast on Alan Plaza. The Tribute to Heroes of ti Alamo ceremony, also to be held front of the Alamo, will follow. MO l ION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V. Feck Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood Burea Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. 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