Variety (December 1963)

ROBERT LITTELL. ' > @ramacritic: and columnist for the old New.-York World, died. -Dee..5 |. _ in’ New -York.. ‘He. achieved: fame |.” “with. his. “Plug’ ‘Ugly”’ articles. in i; “the Digest: during the radio. era. Littell, the son. of an editor -on. The. Milwaukee" ‘Sentinel. and, one} of. the original. editors. of. The: New. -Republic,’-started ‘in’ 1922, on the: . New. Republic: Two -yearslater, ‘he ~ “SIparried Anita Blane Damrosch,:the daughter. . of: Damrosch of the’ New ‘York. Sym-: -phony and. sister :of.-Mrs. Sidney | Howard’ and: Mrs.: Anita’ Finletter. | His first newspaper job was as.an. editorial assistant for the N.Y, Post. ‘He later moved to the World. He ' Joined. Reader's ‘Digest in '1937 ana. --became & senior. editor. five years. conductor ater. Ernesto -_ a daughters, | Robert. Littell, 67, senior: editor’ ot the ‘Reader's. Digest: and former. ‘ting room.. Walter [oprrvares | pister. and iW ” mother, brother.: A terminated: y. divorce. i ROBERT. JHAMER illness, He” started. with ‘Gaumont ‘British ‘as -a_ clapper: boy,. then ‘tea boy -and’. later “worked ‘in. the. cut-. ‘He subsequently was an| editor, assistant. director.and | ‘script collaborator before: graduating: to} © associate” producer : at. ‘Baling | ‘Stu-}" F dios in “1943... “AS: one. ‘of the’ young . men. who helped ‘to comedies, . he ™: directed.“ ‘scenes in. ‘Dead: of ‘Night. ” His first. solo. directorial. job was::“Pink String and Sealing Wax,” followed |: “pby “It Always: ‘Rains on Sundays.” Littell: ‘was. “the: “aithor of the “In: 1949, he: was given: carte lenesne “the staff, officers and ‘divectors. of ‘Broadcast Misic, lnc. Loe ,. one of. the great composers of all time,.::The: world. “* of music will always be indebted to. his genius’ and =). “BMI. is. indeed “honored ‘and: ‘privileged to. have. 80" ‘much ‘of Lectiona’s: music. in: ‘its s repertoire. coor Fa cp aa evel, “Gather. Ye. Rosebuds,” de “and Sidney. _., Kinds,” ‘based. on. his. eports for: -Reader’s Digest from Europe, was" ¢o-authored a. satirical play with. -Howard.. “It: Takes -All his last ‘major ‘work:: . Rose — — Buddy — . Marshall Survived . by. wife; ‘mother, three sons, a “daughter. and brother. “ -~ MARIO ZAMPL. -* ‘Mario: Zampi, .60,. “produéer-di: “peetee’ long active in the British _ film. industry, died. Dec. 2 in Lon-' Gon. «Born -in Italy, : --Télinquished his Italian citizenship: : a an-.actor ‘and-“assistant: director ‘in: ‘Italian’ films, ‘arrived | ..° ee England: ‘in. 13922 and. «joined |" : , Zampi,” “th. ‘Loving 9 Memery JACK ROBBINS | (December : 15, 1959): ” aWarnér‘Bros.with “Major. “arthiur| Sassoon, he formed Two. Cities Films in. 1937. During’ ‘World: War. “JI he. was. interned for four. years -. BS anenemy. alien. He fought. his'|. . ‘way: back into films the hard: way. |. “-/Ac-mercurial’ little man, :‘Zampi_. Lo _ had. many successful. pix to. -his |. “-eredit. “Among the best known: are “ “French. ‘Without Tears,” dom. Radio,” “Third Time ‘Lucky, ah . “Laughter: | Secret,” . “Too ‘Many Crooks” and. | on ‘in: . Paradise,” . . “Top _ {Five Golden Hours.” . Cotillion, Room ‘in : ‘that: inn; was | found: dead Dec. 4 in /a ‘shower: in ‘his Boca: Raton, Fla. home: with. both -wrists . slashed,: an apparent | He was .a director. of Anglofilin Ltd . Anglocolor and. ‘Transocean Films Ltd: . Survived by wife, two ‘sons and. a “daughter: « as who (England) | _STANLEY. ‘MELBA’ Ota, Stanley. Melba,-. ‘54, : ‘former en tertainment director of ‘the Pierre | . N.Y..,: and. booker for. the}: Wall St. brokerage . bearing his i: Hotel,. ". suicide. ‘Melba’ started ‘at tlie ‘Pierre. “as. an “orchestra leader ‘and later ‘was |: named -booker. He had two tefiures | @ at the ‘hotel. He resigned: at one: In Loving Memory: ra sian Dee. AS, 1962. “reads. and WitePHasel . time,” sand © was: _Jater. ‘called: ‘back. ae en During ° ‘hiis‘ last “term: at the:Cotil|: lion’ Room, hedevised | the.. -"“Eve , nings’? with various. composers for:mat -whith : were-. miniature °. -musi __eals.: He also “produced . an orchestrial ‘show--for: ‘the room.. ':. ventional and: party: booking .serv-. dee: He-..recently :.:maved . to ‘Bota. Raton, where -he™-also: engaged in, _ entertainment, booking. -bookings, Melba: ‘conducted: ‘a on ,, Survived: ‘by. wifes’ two. ‘sons,’ two deeply : mourn’ the passing of Ernesto ‘Lecuona,. ~ nar |. Scapegoat.’ Pe “Bis “he. ‘never’ : “Free: | blanche. ‘to ‘nake a. film: ‘from. “his -own . ‘script, Coronets, in which. Alec Guinness] *. “Wor. critical : acclaim’ for. “Playing } ‘eight roles: “Kind “Hearts » ‘And ‘Frequent poor health. limited. his|' future output ‘but ‘he.-made three] | {more films with: ‘Guinness, includ“The ing “Father ; Brown” : “and Among’ his. -other: credits ‘are Excellency, "> “The: Long Memory” |. and-. “T° ‘Paris,. : “Lady Windermere’ Ss: “Fan”, e. : VICTOR RIETTT: He founded: and directed. “the ‘International Theatre," producing, ; translating and appearing, im: ‘vari: ous ‘foreign dramas, .. ‘Rietti had -roles in ” such ~ ‘West | End plays :as. “‘Hellfor’. Leather,”| _ OA. “Bell. for. Adano”’. Yecently at the Royal: ‘Court in‘ his. adaptation: of “The Shameless Fro and, . more LIN MEMORIAM: ‘EDWARD B. mans 1865 1945 tn | fessor,” s whigh. he also directed. He. 10 -|-was frequently. ‘seen. in: ‘films: and " 7 comedy . writer, : died Dee. ; Hollywood. * He ‘specialized ‘in’ -writing.. for-|.: on ‘tv. 2 8. ‘Survived by ‘his. wife’ and. ‘two. rns “Sons; one. of whomis s actor, Robert: | Rietti, 7 te Lo ‘ syUART HAUPT . * Stuart L. Haupt;. 52, head: of: ‘the name,’ and w.k. in show. biz,. “died: Dee. :1: at his “Park ‘Ave.’ .(N.Y.): ‘apartment ‘of. a heart attack. ‘He was the ‘son. of: the. late ‘Ira Haupt, who died: last Juné 13; who: also headed a: “Wall St. firm: ‘bearing: his name. Both. brokerages. were}: -mrelated: ‘otherwise. 4 | . ‘Stuart. -Haupt | was “active: in. the} Berkshire 1 ‘| Metropolitan ‘ Opera’ ‘Guild, theif | Friends of: the Phitharmonic.. Bera | sides’ his . widow,. daughter, ‘ sister} | and .four: ‘grandchildr viving -is..Mrs, Enid | pnenbers (it i | Haupt,” his: stepmother, editor-pub Usher-9 of Seventeen,” Music. -: Festival, _ “HAROLD: ‘RICH oon “Harela Rich;,.. 73, pianist. “who After. World. War Ihe opened ihe ‘Palais Royale, still existent: Toronto nitety, with a namé band. then en ‘tereda -vaude ‘act .withthe: late|Frank. Clegg" which ' played. ‘the| | Loéw’s. ‘circuit’ in.-the “U.S. -and{: ro. Canada. More recently. he had 1 been revious marrlage was T , ‘appeared: on Broadway... Fibers Hamer, 52, ‘director. who |reined several. top’: British. films| : died Dec. 4 in London. after ‘a short “Jay the ‘foundation: of. the successful Ealing. school of film: ~ certain] | Among: his later. credits are: “Hell oes fl ” Victor Rietti,.'75, actor, producer, if iranslator, ‘died Dee. “4 of.a-heart: | ailment: ‘in ‘London. A native of |' ; | Italy, ‘he. made ‘his . first London West | -End appearance. in 1922... tired ‘circus. ‘performer . who “was | en, also ‘sur1) “7. (ite with: the. Ringling Bros.’ _ and wit * | Barnum &: Bailey:.Circus.: | vivors. ‘played ‘with: -Jeading ‘Toronto ore]. . ‘chestras, and“ was ‘original ‘pianist of | the Dumbells’ all-male revue. which | ‘entertained. the ° Canadian.army, * ‘| overseas, ‘died ‘Dece..5 in: Foronto:': In. conjunction. with. the Pierre t pianist swith « ‘various. _ Toronto! ght. Survived by. two. cece ny orchestras and :also tau RALPH. T. BROOKS. writer-producer-director, ' died ‘in ollywood Dec. ‘He: had. roles in more. than’ 60 films before turning to. writing. ° ie ‘were “Giant: from~ the. Unknown,” “Missile: to the: Moon,” and” most recently “Magic: Tide. ae survive. TOM: LONDON * “Tom London: (real name Eeonaid Clapham), 81," pioneer film actor who. beganhis: screen career. in}' “The ‘Great Train Robbery,” died ‘dren. -in Hollywood ‘Dec..5. After appear-|" ing. in the. celluloid classic he went |. on to play sheriff roles in a ‘tmultitude of motion: pix and tv: films. such features: as “King of. Kings” and: .“Dr.: Jekyll. and ‘Mr... Hyde.” Divers. en, a _, Sister: survives.. _ “JOHN. FIGUERAS “J ohn. 1 Figueras, 18. ‘oldest: mem ber ‘of the ‘Rochester Philharmonic | Orchestra who had played with:the @|unit for 37. years, died: Dec: 2of | oo fb) aM. ‘apparent. heart ‘attack. ‘at. the] | Eastman. Theatre -in®: that city, A} --. Bl native. of Barcelona, Spain, he came’ ‘§{to the U.S. as-a. “youth. after ‘study‘ing -violin at: the’ ‘Paris -Conserva|: tory of Music. He was stricken just | . before’ rehéarsal. a daughiter. TS “HAROLD. W. BURTCH. Herold: W.. Burtch; 61,: ‘onetime songwriter, died. Nov. 11, . ‘Edgewater Park, -N. J. ‘He. “was: sa ‘| retired :: president. of: the -J. W:: | Pepper. ‘&.Son-Co., of Philadélphia;. a member: of. the! ‘American ‘Band With ae Love,” ‘the. ‘Tatter® being. his only | FF near. ‘flop. ‘Aft ‘the time’ of. his’ death a he ‘was. readying a néw. version ‘of | at Loving. Memory: “tou HANDMAN » Died. ‘Dec. 9, 1956: “Gone Bat Not: Forgotten. ~FLORRIE HANDMAN ‘Protective ‘Assn. “LEONA: COLE ‘Cole, founder’ of : the. M..M. Cole Corp;,: Chicago:. died: in that ‘city | | Nov..25 as a-result of burns ‘suf-|/ ‘fered in, a kitchen accident. a menth earlier, MAC ‘MAURADA.” : ‘Maskell ” “ “Mae’“Maurada,_ “61; 7. an -Ditery. acts and clients ‘included a , ~ { Sophie: Tucker, Joe E.. Lewis. and. many ._Bitery "headliners... ‘Widow | : survives. . 7 : i, CuEZE «. MORRIS . Cleze’ Gill: Morris, . 78, res Dilled as the.“tallest woman in the. NG ,’ died ‘Dec. ‘1. in’ Greensboro, ‘The. ° Sunshine Boy in auilesille : Prior 24 1990) inches ‘tall, trouped . “mest. of her _ There. ‘are’ no. immediate: sur “JAMES: ‘s. S'S. DALY “James SS. Daly, -'58,: scatpiant cameraman, died Nov. 30-in ‘Holly|. "|wood . following . a ‘burst appendix.’ Me ‘He ‘had ‘been in. the. ‘industry © since 1928, “most: ‘Fecently_ ‘with -Desilu.. His: wife and. ‘two. sons’ survive. ve -BARL H: FERSON : Karl: ‘H. .Ferson,. 43, former radio: television. “promotion ‘manager: in 7 _ | Dee. several local stations, including KOB:radio and tv KOAT-TV. eae Tweer Brooks, 43; screen: 4: :He originally} © was ‘an actor: ‘with the Max Rein| " -Fhardt: Co. ‘in. Hollywood. and later i” Among ‘his: “three-way” -eredits: daughter, Sep oes . His” wife, mother . and. brother ce ° 1 reporter ‘was. kill In: silents, -London was seen ‘in| ; et ‘tion . of “his.. estate _.at. “Falmouth, | ‘lege’s “Gilbert: & Sullivan: :Players | Surviving: are. his” “wite, son, and. | 26 in Tulsa, Okla. ‘Survived ‘by: wife, || daughter, brother and” sister. a . managed several | small. nightclubs {and frequently sang.at public: occa-|} . ‘sions,. died’ Nov. {tor Albert.:Glasserand concert: Pianist Dorothy Elyar, died: Dee. 8 i in ‘emple A. Cal. Un é ‘Assn: a member: -of ‘The Americati}: : Society of’. Composers, Authors “Seat Publishers: . and. the Son ite ‘|: Br S130: ‘Two daughters a and two sisters |. -Surviving. are: his wife; Son: and | }two" daughters... an ee ‘Mother, . reas 3 Capitol. ‘Records. -exet producer, ; ” Mis: Leona: Cole; widow of M: M. | General : Corp. 2! “Survived by. son -Charies,whio now: ‘héads, the Cole. Publishing ‘Co; } -interests. The . Cole’ “music ‘pub-|" ‘| lishing. ‘firm,. incidentally, . was one . of. the: first ‘major’. houses’ to. join J) Be some’ 23'years a0. *[ Nov. 23.’ of Wife: ‘of ‘Lennie Garmisa, tnid ” reid: died Nov.:25:in n Johannesburg, | a Union. of South: ves | Nov. 28 in London. _ Mrs. Morris, Six’ feet, eight 1+ Tommy ‘Cooper, . died. ‘Dee. 3 in. 4 Nemo) Edward Roth. } Sou : —= 1 Circus opened ‘in: Philadelphia with : ‘New ‘York. -1-000; is ‘Minneapolis, $85,000. Latter: date | twas hit by. the closing because of} ‘the Ringling Circus: ‘whieh | toured. | the-USSR_.as part of the: U: Ss. Cul ee ‘Exchange Program. ‘| for showing: the tape. An. out-of‘Court settlement which gave Chal| » MARRIAGES. Maureen Scott ‘to..Alan. ‘Dobie, . ra Gerrard Cross, ° England, Dec. ‘1. | Bride.is a ‘singer; he’s an actor ap . ‘Mother; : ‘half-brother: and’ halépearing in * “Chips: With | ‘Every= © sister survive, : NY at. the. Plymouth ‘Theatre, : ‘Albuquerque; dled in that city ni | : | self-inflicted gunshot wounds:: on | ‘1. In ‘the. past, -he -was-with _ Vera Day to: ‘Terence ‘ONeiN; “London, ‘Nov. 28: Bride. is. an ac tress; . he’s. a “newspaper Photog‘Tapher.. Celia ‘Krichmar to Jules.’ Geller, ‘Nov. 28; New York. She's. an in dependent literary” agent. . Letty-Cottin to. Bertrand Pogre “MICHAEL RICHARDS”: " Michael Richards,. 25,°-a .senior floor manager. at ‘Associate ‘Tele-: Vision’s “studios, was ‘killed~in. an auto crash Dec.’1 at: Wood Green, }. ngland..He was the son-in-law of “Max Bygraves.. ot ‘Survived by: ‘his. wife e “and 7 “JOHN ‘BAGGULEY . | ary rights at Bernard Geis Assov.;* :John, Bagguley, 38, Southern 2 TV) groom an attorney with. Long. Tsed in an -auto land law firm of Harry: Raines... accident “Dec: °5 near -Hampshire |Elsa Villanueva to Dr. Eugenio: |. ‘New Forest, England. : ‘Bernasconi,. London, Dec.. 3. Bride ‘Survived: by ‘wife: and two. chil is: ‘a: musicomédy: : dancer and |}daughter of. thePhilippine . -commercial attache. >. . Kathleen .Forrest:.<-to ‘David (“Hugo"). ‘Pitman, Barrhéai, Scot land, Nov. 30. He's. ‘ex-film critic ‘of Glasgow Evening Citizen. .— “Pamela. Barrie. to David. Rose, Southborough,. “"Eneland,. Nov... 36.. Bride: is'an actress; he’s an “actors 7 "|. Betsy. ' Harrison: to. Lee James, ‘Mass.,. was. used ‘by. Oberlin Col|. rs. N.C. Noy. 30. Bride is. ‘with WCPS, | Tarboro. | DeWitt” “MeLanghlin: WerHeun, 92, v.p. of. the ‘Metropolitan ‘Opera Club,: New ‘York; died: in his home } in. Austin, Texas. Dec, 1: Former. resident of. Manhattan helped. ar-: range the Metropolitan Opera audi-| ‘tions. For past eight years a: ‘por ‘for’ simmer’. ' presentations. “Two. |. sons, ‘daughter, : ‘two ‘sisters: and: a brother survive, ly oa . | LeZotte, Troy, N.Y.;: Nov.: 10 dis: assistant NewS. editor. of WTEN|TV; Albany... Della M. Sterling, 82; pianist who : L azarus, played. the ‘background: to. films’ yen, Kanoer to T om ‘Bride. s during. the silent ‘screen era, diéd with Donohue: &. Coe: groom; a. Nov... -22 in. ‘Darby; :Pa. Surviving Is |. 20th-Fox : homie- >| member of the’ a son, Allan,’ a nitery Pianist. _ | office: ad department, | is a son of. 7 Lazarus Jr., Bronston: * Seemian‘Kaplan, 69, | “architect Company “exec aa — who designed several theatres in]. “Valerie Adler to Ernest Capetta, . theMinnéapolis ‘area,’ died. Nov. ‘Washington. Township, N.J.,.~ Dec. _ 8. Bride is. daughter of Henry. Ad-! -.,. | ler who ‘operates a New York ins ‘Gordon. ‘Tiom: "a1. jane |. stfument _ store’ and "Publishing: . son, must firm. beari his name. . cian, ‘died. recently in: auto. atcident : . ine at ‘Orleans, ‘France.: “A native’ of}... * fy ‘Edinburgh, . he’ was. touring: US. fe “BIRTHS: bases, ~My: ‘and “Mrs. Norman King, son, |: Nov. 18, New :York: Mother is the. James. ‘Lane; 60, who: ‘had? once former: tv ‘producer. Barbara Kavaleer:. father is a broadcasting-marketing consultant. a int Mr. and. Mrs. C: K. “Alexander, ‘son, Déc. 1"in NY. Father | is an ‘actor, currently. appearing inthe off-Broadway production, . “Corrup{ion ” in the Palace of Justice.’ oo Cet[ SMa and Mrs, Arthur. Frankel, ° or : son; ‘Holywood, Nov. .27. Father is. ‘Father of Ross’ Hunter: film | Screen’ Gems”. legal dept. head. *. producer, died in Cleveland: ‘Nov.}.. Mr...and Mrs. Ed--Grennan, son,’ Chicago,’ Nov. 29.° Father js a. ‘|: WNBQ personality. there.” “Mr. and: Mrs. Ted Koppel, daughter, New. York, Nov. 28. Father is. an ABC. Ratio commentator. © ‘Mr. and Mrs. Richard. Marx, son, Hollywood; Dec. 2. Father is asso- 25 in“Chicago... ‘Father, 88, “of. eomposer-conduce also: ‘survive, gi: of. “Diek | -Jones,{ ‘died. Nov. 23. in: ‘Memehis , after: : a. brief. ness. — ; | Freed. and. son of producer ‘Sam Marx.: Mr. and. ‘Mrs. James. Francisciis, daughter;. Santa Monica; Cal., Dec... -4.Mother.is former actress Kitty Wellman; ‘father’s. the actor. _ “Mr.and ‘Mrs. ..Leonard.. Kapner. II, som, Pittsbur zh, ‘Dec. 4, Grand~ /father. is ‘Leonard’ Kapner, presi aap ‘dent of WTAE. . Mr. and Mrs. James Darren, son, Hollywood, Dec..4; Mothe2 -is for-. mer “Miss: Denmark”; ‘father’s ‘an: { actor. eB Mother; 76, ‘of Pete Latsis, press relations :’ director for. : National | died Dee. ae in Hollywood:. Clarence’ L.. Wanke, 72: welled advertising Salesman. ‘for. WBNS: radio, .. Columibus, On died: there. ‘west distributor -. ‘for: Mere ury Records, died Dee. : tT in Chicago: Mario: “Barri, age “unreported, # Filipino --director.. and. actor fn) films, died. in, Manila. Nov. ale ‘Mother, ve of. actor “Paul. Hen-| WwW. German Tourism — ‘Continued: from page 2 a, © ; often. there was ‘no--hook: for ‘a | dressing. gown” or_ a rain-soaked' Coat. An official: from ‘Touropa, which | contracts. -with’ 8,500. hotels and: : pensions © ‘including | 50,000. beds © throughout Europe, ‘noted that his: organization -had dropped several | ‘hundred hotels : because ‘they’ did. ! | net. live. up to standards... A Hapag-Lloyd: rep’ at ‘the meet: | said. that with -the: ‘booming indus-| tryin. Germany, : ‘more, .and more | people are seeking out a quite lit-. "./ tle. :cornér. of. earth where. they. want two: Or. ‘three. ‘weeks of rest without. noise.” or entertainniént._ He ‘asked .that the. anti-noise. cam--"| paign’ be stepped up, especially’ in: cities once popular ‘with the tour-ists which’ have -now. become just . too large and-Ioud. . “He noted “that. many. “travelers: | now ‘object to the folk’ festivals, *darnivals:.“ suinier™ lantern fests and. outdoor fiestas that once. added to the “local. color” of .the German summer ‘season. The peo-: ‘ple: prefer quiet. ‘instead. of. the entertainment, he added. * Some: 90% ; of the: ‘German. tourists now. :go: on vacation during _, the ‘heavily-booked: summer season : Keneim Foss. “actor: draniatist’ producer and. biographer, died | Father, a: of coimedy-magician 1 thampton, Eng... om Circus ; Continnea from ‘page. 2 i $1,250,000 collection, © followed. “by ‘Boston provided’ $210, 000; ° : Pitts: burgh, $133,000; Chicago, : -$276,-. Milwaukee, $113,000, and. President Kennedy’ Ss assassination. He orris “Chalfen who impresarioed: Chalfen: filed’ suit against : CBS. fen » $60,000 closed | the « eases ot bin; New. -York, Dec. 8: Bride is" ‘director ‘of publicity and subsidk.': ~ “Jennie “Mae Lauer. to George E. ° ' \ eiate to-Metrd. producer Arthur-:”