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Duchess Of Windsor To Go On TV; No Fancy Duds For Frankie Laine HOLLYWOOD . . . The elegant Duchess of Windsor will make her television debut in the fall . . . Frankie Laine almost canceled as Arthur Godfrey’s summer replacement on Wednesday nights when he was told by the spon¬ sors that he couldn’t wear the casual clothes he prefers in Hollywood . . . Richard Boone, star of Medic, bought a string of seven race horses and is naming them after the different sulfa drugs . . . Preston Foster, Waterfront's “Cap’n John,” flatly re¬ fused to do a second tele¬ film with a seal after be¬ ing called on to kiss it in an earlier show. ■ When Warners of¬ fered French character- actor Marcel Dalio a lead¬ ing role in their upcom¬ ing Casablanca TV series, he was baited with: “Anita Ekberg is in the series, and gou'll get two love scenes with her.’* “These are very unfair tactics,” Marcel moaned, any actor in his right mind refuse?” ■ Before NBC’s initial Wide Wide World telecast, the producer of the Mexican segment was told it was all right to show a matador being killed “—but not the bull.” . . . From Dean Martin: “What’s all this talk around town about two comedians splitting up? Jerry Lewis and I are tighter than the skin on a dog’s back.” . . . Ray Bolger says he’ll do no more dancing on TV if he can help it. He refused a CBS bid for a one-hour-a- week show with a simple explana¬ tion: “I want to live longer.” ■ Two new stars have been signed for the Lassie series—^Pokey, a basset hound, and Domino, a charcoal gray stallion colt. They’ve been in training for ten weeks for their acting debut . . . Lassie’s trainer, Rudd Weatherwax, is seeking a stand-in for Tommy Ret- tig. The final judge: Las¬ sie .. . Tommy told me the secret of Lassie’s beautiful coat. It’s one of make-up man Max Fac¬ tor’s better dye jobs. Anita Ekberg: bait. “How can ■ Dick Powell has sold some Four Star Playhouse telefilms to Japan, where they’re run in regular movie theaters . . . Ozzie and Harriet will have more complicated filming schedules next season, be¬ cause David will be try¬ ing for a berth on the U.S.C. football team and brother Ricky will be playing end for Hollywood High School . . . Johnny Carson explains the format of his new show this way: “Go on the air, get off a half-hour later, and fill up the time in the middle.” ■ Jimmy Durante reports he keeps a pair of scissors in his pocket “to snip off the end of my wet seegar. I tell you this sanitary, scientific and hygee-enic secret to pass on to the readers of TV GUIDE.” NEXT WEEK: EARL WILSON 22