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QEORGE ROTH and Hayes Goetz, top
executives in the newly formed Wilshire
International Pictures, planed to
Europe April 6 to negotiate with producers
in London, Paris and Rome on distribution
in the US. of new pictures. * * * Melville
Shavelson. producer of "The Pigeon
That Took Rome" for Paramount, is in
Hollywood to screen the film for home office
executives. ° ' ' Leon J. Warshaw,
medical director of United Artists Corp.
and Paramoimt Pictures, addressed the
annual convention of the American Ass'n
of Industrial Nurses in Chicago Thursday
1 12 1. Mrs. Sally Kreger. charge nurse for
the Paramount medical department in New
York, went to Chicago to attend the Industrial
Health Conference there. * • * Dr.
John Grierson, founder of the British documentary
film movement, gave an illustrated
lecture on "Documentary Film in
the Television Age" at the Museum of
Modem Art Thursday (12 1
1 10 1 in.specting real estate properties.
Fred Goldberg. United Artists executive
director of advertising, publicity and exploitation,
is back from Hollywood after
conferring with producers on promotional
campaigns. ' • • Orville Crouch. Loew's
.southern division manager, went to Atlanta
while William Elder, Loew's northern division
manager, is visiting Loew's properties
in Dayton and Columbus. Herbert Moliver
of Loew's construction department, was in
Richmond Monday 1 9
1 Norfolk Tuesday
Robert Wise, whose direction of "West
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Side Story just won him an Academy
Award, started location shooting for his
next Miri.sch film, "Two for the Seesaw,"
starring Robert Mitchum and Shirley Mac-
Laine in Greenwich 'Village Wednesday
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'"/ISH HIT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY . A SMASH HIT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY
April 21 in Brooklyn, the Bowery and
Times Square. • • • Frederick Brisson,
producer of "Five Finger Exercise" for Columbia
release, was host to 50 women's editors
and commentators at a fashion show
and luncheon at the Four Seasons Restaurant
Tuesday ilOi with Hollywood designer,
Ori-y Kelly, also on hand to meet
the group. • • • Eugene Pleshette, managing
director of the Brooklyn Paramount,
welcomed his .screen star daughter Suzanne
to the screen of the hou.se when her
"Rome Adventure" opened there Friday
1 13). ' • ' Brandon deWilde, one of the
stars of MGM's "All Fall Down," autographed
photos in the lobby of Lcfew's
State opening day, Wednesday (11).
William Castle, producer-director of
Columbia's "Zotz," sailed for Europe on
the France Thursday il2i to begin preproduction
activity on "The Old Dark
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House, will be filmed in London
May 14 with Tom Poston starred. Edward
Seider, president of Pi-udential Theatres:
Alec Waugh, author of "Island in the Sun,"
and Marina Svetlova, Metropolitan Opera
ballerina, were also on board the France.
The liner had arrived from Europe Wednesday
( Michele Morgan, French film
star, aboard. Sam * * * Jaffe. MGM producer,
has returned to Rome following
home office conferences on his latest,
"Damon and Pythias" for May release.
Gordon Armstrong, who has been assisting
Marvin Levy in the trade press activities
at MGM for the past year, became the
trade press contact April 9. * ** *
Burt
Solomon, Astor Pictures publicist, has received
an acknowledgment from Arthur
and Barbara Gelb, authors of the newlypublished
"O'Neill," for his research assistance
on the late playwright's brother,
Jamie. * * * At United Ai'tists, Carol
Scafiddi, secretary to Gabe Sumner, execu-
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tive assistant to Fred Goldberg, and Eugene
Cella. a member of Al Fisher's exploitation
department, have announced their engagement.
Michael de Lisio has been named
publicity coordinator for "The Lonely
Stage," the Judy Garland film to be made
in London, and he will leave for England
late in April to assume his new posX.
Richard Rodgers. composer of the music
for "State Fair." and Pamela Tiffin and
Ann-Marget headed a contingent of
celebrities who attended the opening at the
Paramount Theatre Tuesday 'IQi which
was a benefit for MEDICO and CARE. ' ' •
Marilyn Maxwell, who recently played at
the Latin Quarter: Jessie Royce Landis and
Rip Torn left for Hollywood to join the cast
of Bob Hope's new Warner Bros, film,
"Critic's Choice." Lois Nettleton. New York
stage actress, also left for the west coast
to join the MGM film. "Period of Adjustment,
from Tennesee Williams' first
comedy. John McGiver. who recently returned
to New York after completing
"Who's Got the Action?," was called back
to Hollywood to play in another Paramount
film, "My Six Loves, " produced by
Gant Gaither with Debbie Reynolds
starred.
Mrs. Pimstein Elected Chief
Barkerette of Tent No. 35
NEW YORK—Mrs. Harry M. Pimstein
was elected president (chief barkerette)
Monday ( the New York 'Variety Club
Barkerettes Tent 35, at their first annual
election held at a full-membership luncheon-meeting
in Sardi's Belasco Room. Mrs.
Pimstein succeeds Mrs. Al Steen, organizer
of the ladies auxiliary to the New York
tent. Mrs. Steen, under the auxiliary's bylaws,
as past chief barkerette, becomes
chairman of the nominating committee and
a member of the board of directors and executive
committee. The Barkerettes also
approved the final draft of the by-laws
of the year-old organization.
other newly elected officers were: Mrs. Michoel
Hyams, first ossistant c)>ief borkerette; Mrs. David
Home, second ossistont chief txDrkerefte, ond Mrs.
Jerome J. Cohen, ossistant property mistress {corresponding
secretory). Re-elected to their posts were:
Mrs Soul Lerner, property mistress (recording secretary),
and Mrs. Robert Deitch, dough gol (treosurer).
Chief Barkerette Mrs. Pimstein will appoirrt
choirmen of the hospitality, membership, program,
publicity, remembrance, social secretary ond woys
and means committee.
The origirral members of the board of directors
will continue serve. They are; Mrs. Charles A.
to
Alicoote, Mrs. Herbert Fnemon, Mrs. Samuel Horwitz,
Mrs, Horold J. Klein and Miss Irene Stem. Additional
directors elected were: Mrs. Saal Gottlieb,
Mrs. Morris Lefko, Mrs. Bernard Myerson, Mrs.
Chorles Okun, Mrs. Edith Prigozy, Mrs. Joseph M.
Sugar arxJ Mrs. George Woldman.
Mrs. Milton Livingston orxj Mrs. Mae Horx>witz
were re-elected to serve os Tervt 35's represento+jves.
Resnais Short Film
Opens in New York
NEW YORK—Alain Resnais' short,
"Night and Fog," in Eastman color and
black-and-white, had its American theatrical
premiere at the 55th Street Playhouse
April 7 in support of the return
engagement of Resnais' feature, "Hiroshima,
Mon Amour," which won the 1960
New York Film Critics award. Resnais'
latest, "Last Year at Marienbad, " is also
current at the Carnegie Hall Cinema.
"Night and Fog," which won the Prix
Jean 'Vigo in 1956. is being distributed in
the U.S. by Brown-Hughes Films.
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