Variety (November 1961)

GUTHRIE McCLINTIC. | Guthrie. McClintic. 68, Broadway. producer and director, died of cancer: Oct. -29. in his home at Snedén's. Landing. N: Y.. Duvune. the: course of his 40-yéar..legit. carceér, ‘he ‘staged -94 -productio 74, 31° of which he produced .and 28. of which . starred. his’ wile, actress ‘Katherine Cornell: ° He had been ‘wil since last April. 7 ‘His directorial credits “Romeo «and. Juliet.” ." “Anthony and ‘Cleopatra,’ .“The include Doctor's -Dilemma* os Cend-éa” “Saint Joan.” “The:’ Three’ Sis“ters. “Brief “Moment,” “eso Time. fer: Comedy." | “Saturdis'’s Chil“even Winterset” “Eien Tor.” “Star Wagon. “Key Lirse or ul--Jow Jacket.’ “The Constant -W.te.” “Phe etter THe Groen. Pat.” “Shanghai” and tMamhi's Daughters.” , oe Zoe AKins’ “The-Old: Maid.” ~ Harry which MeéClintic directed. won the ‘Pulitzer. Prize tor the 1934-35. seasen. The’ following season -"Winterest.” which: he’ also... stiged, copped. the Néw York Drama “Cities Circle Awards ‘Tae Critics Circle. Award tor the1986-37 sea> son was won by “High Pour.” a ain “<with, McClintie. directing. His Jast :Eroadway...project. was as’ coproducet in 1960 ‘watt’ Sol Nurok of “Dear Liar,” whieh ¢o-starred Miss Cornell. re ’ Although his: father: enyivioned a ‘law. career “for him and oliered ” stiff opposition to his levit leanins, “McClintick:: was. determined. and came to New York, wheite he entered the: American Academy of ‘Dramatic Arts., His ‘early desire to act’ did not prove fruitful’ and he __ laterwent to work for producer ‘Winthrop Ames for whom he even‘tually became casting directer. In this capacity he “discovered” -Miss -Cornell, who was appearing swith ‘the Washington Square: Play .. Wednesday, November 1,196]... its -er’s insistence that. he become a “Hamlet.” ception of'a rational universe.” | Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jes4fsie Danz, ‘two sons, .Williamand # . Frederic, both of Seattle; a ‘daught‘er, Mrs. Dorothy Forman of Bev-. erly. Hills, nine grandchildren and ‘three great grandchildren; a ‘prother, Si Danz and two sisters, ‘and -:“Foolish ' Notion,”. “which: he 87 num & Bailey Circus for 25 years, died Oct. 20 in Bradenton, Fla. He retired from the circus in 1954. He joined Ringling Bros. in 1923 as a | Houston, MARRIAGES “Ann Broesche to Rom McLeod, recently. He's a disk ckey on KILT in that city. Carol Ann Calfie to Jessie Lee }Turner in Newgulf, Tix., Oct. 5, He's a singer-songwriter. contracting pressagent . In 1929, |J° he became general press rep. = * ‘His wife ‘and daughter survive. ‘staged. . also “coeproducer of; MUS: ; Sarah, Carrol, and Mrs. Lily |. Martin Charles Goldman, 67,|_ Marion Ferevsen ta Jinaiy |e a te t for Burning” “Lis | Winslow, ‘all’ of: Seattle. “| husband of Greta Rausch.. concert j Jeter, Houston, recently. Hes an ates? Broadway venture was “Gare|:. {Bublicist now with. the Alix Wile | actor og caw See ecteint? i IGER whieh, he ont SENA’ > FRAN IU y -liamson office, died Oct. 25 in New erie Ross t6 3.GneV bitese -den: District’.in 1958 which he co‘SENATOR’ FRANCIS MURPHY {Vouk He alco wes stepfather of | Chicago, Oct. 20. Eride’s an acsiess ; produced.’ For years.he was one |”. Francis Murphy. . 73, known. in rm the: operators of the Westpert : vaudeville as’ “Senator” Murphy “@onm) Country Playhouse... .:... | died-in Los. Angeles Oct. 26. Born + Originally headed ‘for -a Wall St. Samiel. Letrravnik. in Russia, “Sen-eareer, Wilson. balked at his: fath-_ ator was one. of ‘a series of vaude* ; ‘at ho. hac ville staples in the heyday of bond salesman: ‘Instead be became ; Keith-Albee and kindred ‘circuits tod 40. : = at? Who. satirized. politics. It. was: yesv -teryear’s, parallel ‘to today’s Mort qd, Sah] and: the cranial comics. -“Senator’” Ed .Ford, creator of. + “Can You Top. This?’ was of the ‘| same genre. So were Harry Green and: Walter C. Kelly who, however, bore. down on then-permissible Negro. dialectic stories) Kelly ‘was an uncle of Printess Grace Kelly. Rainier’ of Monaco. Henry t“Squidgulum"') Lewis was another practitioner of. the. currently .topical quip. , ; ‘dedicated: ta.a future in lesit.' Yale U.; where his appetite for th -stave was developed,-he befriende such legit and: literary . personalitvs" as Monty Woolley, Thornton Wilder: JohnFarrar and Stephen Viricent Benct. ‘By his graduation in-.1922, he was-settled on. scripts ‘instead of bonds.) 6) A . Sonie.of his postgraduaté Years: however. were. spent selling securities’ to fill the unemployment gaps i ‘singer Lawrence. Shadur who's in|and agent with Tilent Isc.: he's -the Alfred Drake :starrer, “Kean.” ,@ Tresident actor ech Poery Lene | Originally a law:cr in Berlin, ; Theatre. . -Goldman won a cuse tor some | Gavla Graves to a A) OFincer, Swedes who sued the German gov. Dallas, Oct. 21. Puice’s en weiess; jermment. This put him on the Hes an agent. | at see ‘early Hitler verbaten list and he: Ilse Seig to € co Batis. d. Weel ‘left Germany in 1933. ; Wich, Eng., Oct. 23. He cs a platios _ ; ist. Wife, 65, of Cliflord Sifton, own-! Harriet Stix to Phi Be. nstein, er of dailies, radio and tv stations Cincinnati, Oct. 27. Beide in N.Y, in Canada. died Oct. 21 in Toronto. Herald) Tribune's scan n § page ! Husband owns The Regina Leaderfeature writer: hUs e--istant diree-Post and The Saskstoon StartOP_of Press iniComas an ior ABC. : Phoenix: also has interests in <,Rosemary Sivcicer co Caarses FP. several radio stations. ~ Simonelli, Oct. 27, “ew Yerk, He ‘is executive assistant to Universal . Pictures prexy Milten {> Racekmil. Gloria Lesser to AE Rubenstcin, New York. Oct. 2 Brice is mane ‘Leslie Stanton, 65. radio actor. ' died. Oct. 22 in Barnes. Fng, The original “Uncle Jeff" -in tie early IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED “BROTHER. © | : radio children’s program. he later ; became the first BBC murical director. . “Senator .Murphy leaves two | brothers and two sisters. — ager of contracts fer CBS Films. i Paula Prentiss ta MTorcard Ben‘jamin, New York, Oct. 26. Bride's: jan actress: he’s a stace director, ‘Died November 3rd, 1958 . Who Gave So ‘Mich, and-Left So.Mush for the’ World to Enjoy . You Can Never. Be-Ferg ! “ALMA: HARDING DEAN. | Alma Harding. Dean. age unreported, died Oct. 17.at Woudstoek, ° _ some 30.years. Her theatrical back‘ground including vaudeville and . Silent films: and’ she is ‘supposed -}} to have. been with the Zeigfeld Follies as Fanny Simpson. She did a-sang and dance turn. with her i late husband, Earl-Dean. — §. Survivors include three nephews. ae | believed non-pro: Richard: Lee of 7 vo . — _ _ pee “Miami, James M. Cox Jr. of Dayof! a beginning’ stage career. He ton and John W: Cox of Baltimore. .was an “assistant director” briefly | ea” at. “Paramount's Astoria studio, |‘then. spent .some. time in Sicily} where he wrote about 40 scenarios ae ’ “put realized.no: profit from.them. ‘ treasurer Of tag Feronto. Slusi” Back in New York, he had ocasPoronto. Prior to takine the adsion to. visit backstage with Noel ‘Toronto. ‘Prior to taking the ad Cawatd-who was prepping ‘The | j= Vortex,” primarily. to: get. his in-.# vestment.. account...-eHe -subse| quently hecame Coward's, business * ‘manager when: the’ show. opened and for somé time’ acted’.as .com-. | pany: manager for Coward's shows. In. 1933’ Wilson ‘entered into.an agreement between Coward, Alfred Lunt ‘and: ‘Lynn’. Fontanne whieh j stipulated. that’-each was entitled ; to.partnership’in any stage venture. i -jn which any of them: was in-' 9 ‘volved. AS time progressed. he as: sumed .a multiple role, functioning : as stager .or -producer -and. some+ ‘times -as both: director and. pro-]| J tducer of the same. show, ~ | otten _ Reni, Al-and Billy ‘NORMAN HARRIS : WE NEVER FORGET YOU William | . KARL TAUSIG 208 . N.Y.,. ‘where’. she had lived for. --Norman Harris, 52, secretary| i , ca | died Oct. 22 in New York after.a: > Rita Landrigan ef the Allied ; Madeline ee ‘0 _ Waliiam Artists contract derat:-ent. died Grady, New Yo, Cet. 30. Beth ‘Oct. 25 in New York. Sie worked 4° with Gener" Ait ts Corp. | for Allied for the I-s' 1+. years. ———er and before that was at RKO. BIRTHS William De Forest Manice, law-: . Mr. and Mrs... iu Shefrin, son, r and a Metrovolitan Opera *New York, Oct. w4 Father is tv ‘ ye ‘Assn. director, died Oct. 26 in New Tews writer-produecrr with CBS York. His wife, two sons and . NEvs: and rs. La Hoorer . daughter survive. any. Mrs, f.a:.V Mooper, 6 _ daughter. North Holssood. Oct. ' Peter Wilde. 42. radio actor. died / Oct..18 in Eastbourne, Er. He was ;a regular cast. member of radio's” (‘The Archers” series. 21. Father is singer on Lewrence Welk show. Mr. and Mrs. Valentin de Varegas. daughter. Hollvwoed. Oct. 19. Mother is actire-s Arlene ‘MeQuade: father’. in sctor. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Donald Jr., son. Aberdeen, Scctiand. Oct. 20. Mother is a former «tage and tv dancer: father is a member of Aberdeen theatre-cwnuing family. Mr. and Mrs. Bing Crosby. son, James Buchanan, 23, nitery ;eomic, dead of diabetss Oct. 24 in, : Hollywood. His mother survives. { Widow of vet film writer Walde ‘mar Young died Oct. ?0 in Holly” i wood after a Jones illness. ‘Oct. 29. Los Ance.es. I1’s the third co , :child to actres -mether Kathy Harold ‘Woodall.. pianist and yo; Grant and the crecner. P Mr. and Airs. Vitter Goldstein, ] coach. died reccntly at his: se TOT , i: i Father is foreicn saies manager of Bronston Distributions. Widow, 76. of painter Wut Kuhn. | a By Mother, of Barna ‘O+tertag. artMurrow in Ei wood ists representative, died Oct. 18 in — fontinued from pease I Piqua, Ohio, iHouse lunch given by President iKennedy. Althoush the. : !fair was : very congenial. the webs reportedly Jong illness. ——e rapes | Wilson is. sutvived by:his wife, | ministrative post with Toronto | ‘ers at-the time.. They were ‘maryied four years later in. 1921. In the same -year: he presented ‘his first Broadway: production, “The Dover Road,” which lie also staged. It clicked for-a year-and-a ha:f-run. -. MeCintie. directed.:Miss Cornell for ‘the first.time in. 1925-in“The. Green. Hat.” He ‘also staged ““‘The ““Barretts of. Wimpole Succt.” in, which she is credited’ with having given one. of: her-mast. memorable ‘performances. She had sugested “the ‘script to him with no idea. of appearing in it herself. . : : . 78. eel” i “4 .-Miss-Cornell. is his only ‘immedi: _ate survivor. — JOHN C. WILSON: John C. Wilson.62, ‘legit producer: and «director. ‘dead Oct: ‘ I CW ry apartment. :He “had been: in . ii) “health for some. time, having*suffered a heart. attack: pr Broadway. career . Years. , associate of Noel’Coward as -busi Ness manager. stader and*or pro-) _ ducer of his. efforts: ... _ Among -production ich. he staged; “Privaie’ Lives,” “Tonight at 8:30" and “The Winslow Boy.” which he produced: and “Blithe Spirit’. and “Blqgomer: ‘Girl,’ Which he both staged and Kate,” wh “produced, Also among. his credits jsity. 6f Washington for “John, Danz. -are’ “Present. Laughter’ Day Before Spring, duced .and: directed; A “necticut |Yankee,”: “The ™ Pirate” . vas. found clothing store business -befo 99 in. his. New York /!swinging. to-show biz.° eviously. His’. “spanned: many} Most .of tlie time he-was an; s Wilson ‘Was ' ‘associated with were “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’. and“Kiss Me} ™ rand “The |lectures,”. specified-.ta ‘mean emi"Which He pro-jnent pundits who have “concerned |. and “A Con{themselves ‘with the. impzect of sci} Youngsiein-AA ; Continued from pace ! the formér Princess Natalie. Paley.|-ocal 149, he formed the Red daughter of the late Grand Duke} Jackets, Four years later, he bePaul of Russia,.and his sister. .|/came-.chief' ‘arranger for Luigi] —~ | 0 Joo vt _.{ Romanelli: conductor ‘of the King }-ized to finance Younestein in his . JOHN DANZ.: -Edyward::.Sheraton Hotel. After|establishment of a nroduction . John Danz, 84, theatre: . owner, ! Romanelli's déath.. Harris led the.| distribution setup, and preliminary ‘ talks: already have bevn held bv’ Toronto -hotel’s orch for se¥ years. eral ' Survived. by. wife and. two. sons. | Hirsch & Co., and Bour. Stearns & Co. of N.Y. mm behalf of the s.ndi | pany officers. Broidy, just returned fram N Y.. acknowledged Mondav 36that “there. have been tz!ks.” but insisted “no specific pronos:Is” had been advanced.. He. acknowledged capitalist: and. -philanthropist, ‘died ; PERRY ASKAM 1 A | “Perry .Askam, onetime light. opera leading man, died Oct. 22 in . San Francisco. A native. of Seattle, § he went -into legit..after World , War I. ‘His baritone voice took hira Aang: . es Pinte lead-roles in several Sigmund '| that the syndieate backing Youngjin Seattle, where his major -intel-+ Romberg operettas, the best known | ‘ein may have serious intentions, :ests centered: dn Oct. 26. He was! being “The Desert Song.” + but insisted if such were the case ‘president of .:Sterling’ Theatres. |." Later he turned. to grand: opera the intentions had not been clearly. ‘Inc.; operating atthe Paloniar, for-/in San Francisco, singing’ in such | C¢mmunicated to him. ‘ _mer Pantages vaude: house. several | operas as “Pelleas and Melissande” | ,Youngstein, who Ieft Monday ‘downtown. subsequent and a dozen |.anq “Faust? “He retired two | afternoon for. N.Y. ifter a week ‘outlying situations as well as three: deeades. ago. eer '" {here on UA business. said it was darge’ bowling establishments. _ | ~ His wife survives. | his understanding that terms of the .. Born im Russia. Danz came to.the fos: a ‘| proposed buyout of AA had been -... ALEXANDER CHERTOV ‘lexplained in detail to George D. “Alexander Chertov, 79; a.retired ‘Burrows, exec v.p. and treasurer, ! gcenic.artist, who had designed nu} 25, ¥ell as to Broidv and Sam Wolf, {merous settings for the‘: Yiddish 3A Pgtarth who eco panied ne | Art Theatre, died Oct. 22 in Holly| Peg ae ea een a ete roux *=1|wood. He had. done the sets for who had bought Allied Stoz United. ‘States’ with’ Jhis., parents lwhen ‘four years. old. He was ° 12: twhen the family reached Seattle :over the famous Oregon Trail from ‘Kansas City. Danz worked. int cate. with Broidy and other com- | fas has no intention of lectur1 lwere not too optimfistic abeut their | ability to do a great deat in the eWay of supplying unmmed doecu‘mentary film footace because of -commercial d‘stripution rights tie ‘ing their hands. , ' Informed USIA‘sources said that prime purpose wes to seck films fer packaging hy USIA’« Motion .Ficture and Tclevision Services, which in turn distribute them to _theatres and ty stal'ons abroad. It’s stressed thet Vivrraw will give assurances that distribution will ,be made of any such donted product only in those lands where commercial rights aren't affected. According to USIA officials, ing industrvites on how they should improve their product so as to enhance America’s image overseas. . The Hollywood trip is a felowup of Murrow’s conversations Jast month with the heads. of the three networks at a special White Howe luncheon hosted hy President Kennedy. The networks reportedly were concerned at that itme about their abili‘y to break the commercial distribution bonds 1t3 lroux. jing up much of the current docuk held j mentary footace on hand in web ee ep Ow: DB: : I"The Dybbuk.” ° “Yoshe Kalb.” ; . : “His. philanthropy.‘ was Jong. a& +76 |. Brothers Vie pags | DY Albert Zugsmith. was a member {73 F ee Py. ak vuoess i "The. Brothers Ashkenazi” andj of ‘the. syndicate supporting prolibraries. y,| “Salvation” among’ others. §|.. Two sons, daughter. brother and. {sister survive, . posed ‘buvout. was: disputed |.Broidy. He said. “I have Giroux’s . proxy.” : Giroux we : In Memoriarh Of My Beloved’ ‘Brother HARRY REVEL. Nov. 3, 1958 © > ' 7 JOSEPH. MACKEY . ‘ig understood to hold ‘Joseph Mackey. 47, author and |publicity writer, died at his. nome. in fhe Bronx. N. ¥... Oct. 29.. 0 | . He. was a. member ‘of the. pub-! of the AA shares ul hi a i mr, h vty heey department ai Warners at the “hae well as hisinterest ‘in (he .youth jtime of his. death. and._previous tO (reported! roposes acquiring AA ‘and lived to hig. self-styJed human-.|this was associated with American tock at Se per Share. -] Queen Ann Boys Club. in. Seattle. }gram-Sun ‘and ‘the N.. ¥: Sun.-His 1 Exchan $650 per <iere ‘He gave $330 000 to the Liver. amine 7 |! I ange at. $650 per <ivre. and: “Cruel City.” ° —S ‘common. stock outctund'ng as of ‘ROLAND BUTLER | last April 1, ence and-philosophy an man's ‘per;rep for the-Ringling Bros. and Bar-' more than $7,000,000. by | 106,000 shares of A‘lied Stock pur| games Continued fv. n page chased at $5.62!2 per shure. The} amount, it’s further reported. gives a 2 ‘him. a hold on close to 10 percent ; States which prevented a Soviet i Book Exhibit Syndicate “backing Youngstein !New York, Cleveland and Denver. ist concept. He was founder of the | Broadcasting, the N. ¥. World Tele-| yesterday on the. American Sock fof Russian bows ces vart of the t In | Soviet Exhibition at tie Ceuseum, books were “The Froth Hstaté™) its 39-week report. ‘sued Iast May, | Allusion ta Cleo aed @ d Deuret : Allied recorded 899.723 shares of ; also lacks U.S. ce eS ‘Easy to Bo Biz With’ 2 wo — alleged travel restrictions in the in from shos Ing Ct eueaurye ele se a Cisplay (This retercies stood here in N.Y Pad Gt. — Ea) Article ends cheery with cone . This would put the ; Vietion that-noising can stop the ‘Roland Butler, 74, general. press} prorosed buvont “ice at a little | worldwide exchange of culture among nations.