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MONTREAL
JJarry Cohen, exuculive at Atlas Films, and
his wife have returned after a month's
holiday in Mexico and California. During
their sta.v in Los Angeles, the Cohens
visited Max Cook, a younger brother of
Cohen. Cook, the adopted name of Cohen's
brother, and Harry had not seen one another
in twenty years. Cook has a 3-yearold
daughter named Jemiy Lee who, according
to Pearl Miller. Rancho Mirage
swimming instmctor. .should make the
Olympics by the age of 14. She trains daily
under the eye of coach Miller.
George Destounis, vice-president of
United Amusement Corp., and Bill Elman.
manager at Astral Films, returned from a
holiday together in Florida . . . H. Masters.
Toronto, general manager for Warner
Bros., was here several days conferring
with Archie Cohen, local manager. Masters
also attended the amiual meeting of
Quebec Allied Theatrical Industries . . Al
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Dubin. Toronto, advertising and public relatio:xs
manager for Warner Bros., and
Irving Stern and Dave McLaughlin, also
of the Toronto office, attended the annual
convention of the Canadian Ass'n of Broadcasters
held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
Abandons 'Child's Game'
HOLLYWOOD—"A Child's
Game." feature
film which Richard Benistein planned
to roll this month under the Parallel-
Ivanhoc banner, has been .shelved indefinitely
due to "insurmountable production
problems." Gabriel de Caesar had been .set
to direct the film.
Natalie Wood's Sister Cast
HOLLYWOOD — Chip-off-the-old
block
department: Lana Wood. 16-year-old sister
of actress Natalie Wood will soon be seen
with Rosalind Russell. Jack Hawkins. Max
.Schell and Richard Beymer in "Five Finger
Exercise." Frederick Brisson production.
The younger Miss Wood recently played
her sister as a child in "The Searchers"
with John Wayne.
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Fox Signs Henry Koster
To Three-Film Pact
HOLL'VWOOD — Executive
producer
Peter Levathes has signed Henry Koster to
a three-picture contract as director at
20th-Pox. with Koster's initial production
to be "Take Her, She's Mine." starring
James Stewart. Pi-ank McCarthy will produce
the Broadway hit written by Henry
and Phoebe Ephi-on. for which Nunnally
Johnson probably will write the script.
"Take Her, She's Mine" is a comedy
dealing with a mother and father who send
their teenage daughter to an eastern college
and her experiences there.
OTTAWA
Tn advance of Canada's centennial celebration
in 1967, the E. B. Eddy Co.
has donated 60 prints of "Quality of a Nation."
a 30-minute film in color, to the
Canadian Centenary Council, which will be
distributed throughout the country without
charge by the Canadian Film Institute
here. The picture was produced by Crawley
Films. The National Film Board, the
government agency, is also producing 40
films on Canadian history to be released at
intervals prior to the 100th anniversary
Astral had two releases. "Ivanhoe" and
"The Knights of the Round Table" appearing
at six local theatres simultaneously
festival.
the Princess. Papineau. Rialto. Savoy. William Todd, known to many thousands
Granada and Chateau . . . France Film's of Ottawa people as the doorman of the
St. Denis and Bijou theatres reported good Famous Players Regent, is in the Ottawa
business with "Jalousie," starring Erno Sanatorium for a lengthy treatment .
Crisa and Marisa Belli, and "Tete PoUe" "El Cid." which opened Febi-uai-y 28, is
with Annie Cordy and Jean Richard still doing nicely at the Ottawa Nelson, a
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The T. Eaton Co. fifth floor featured unit of 20th CentuiT Theatres. Prices scale
"Films of Sports" as an attraction to its up to $2 . O'Brien at Almonte featured
stage performances Saturday along
sporting goods departments. Canadian
golf championship films of 1960 and 1961 with the film program. The presentation
were featured.
coiislsted of a twist program by "The
Jesters" with Chubby Checker . . . The
Bryson. operated by J. St. Pierre in the
Ottawa valley town of Bryson. had a fourday
run of "Gone With the Wind."
For the last free show of the season at
the National Museum of Canada Saturday
morning