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prank Meyers and Don Morris opened the
M&M Releasing Co., at 6060 N. Central
Expressway, Suite 210. Monday (4).
Their phone number is
(214) 750-1243. Industry
friends are invited to visit anytime.
Ihe firm represents I.cvitt-Piekman of New
York.
Griffin, sister of Joyce Wilbanks. Pat is a
former film exchange employee and glad
to be back in the industry . . . Walter Armbruster,
retired Universal division manager,
visited
here recently.
Jerry Malonc of Continental Pictures was
Bill Shaw of Buena Vista spent a recent
week's vacation yetting his lawn in shape
while enjoying the sunshine and good weather
.. . The familiar \oiee on the telephone
in Harold Brooks' office belongs to Pat
rushed to St. Paul Hospital recently . . .
the patron to see the exciting progran
Tape recordings of this nature hold the ai
tention even if the caller dialed the wron
number. True showmanship and salesmar
ship. Congratulations Mike!
Tom Hughes, producer of the Dallij
Summer Musicals, has announced that thn
of show business' best-known blondes wi:
be featured this season. They are Gingi
Rogers. Mitzi Gaynor and Shirley Jon*
ill.
Bret Miller of J.C. McCrary & Associates
. . .
is recuperating at home from a serious automobile
accident Virginia Myrick of
AIP is reported improving steadily from
her accident and hopes to be able to return
to work soon.
Funeral services were held here Thursday
(7) for Agnes Backus, widow of the late
film salesman Paul Backus and sister of
Thelma Jo Bailey of Starline Pictures. She
was a long-time employee of Cinema Arts
Theatres and a member of WOMPI of Dallas.
Mike Garcia, manager of the Lakewood
Theatre, has a successful $1 admission
policy, due in part to the extra emphasis
he puts in his theatre's recorded message.
When a potential customer dials 821-5705,
M ke comes through wtih a peppy, informative
announcement worded to encourage
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. . . Lauren Bacall will appear in the Sta
Fair Musicals revival of "Wonderf
Town."
Film Conference Set
On Norman Campus
NORMAN, OKLA.—Two Hollywoi
producers, a director and the president
the Screenwriters Guild will participate
a film conference Saturday (30) and Si
day, May 1, at the University of Oklahorr
"Behind the Screens of Hollywood" will
the topic.
Participants will
be Walter Coblenz, pr,
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ducer of "All the President's Men" al
"The Candidate"; Bill Finnegan, produc
of "Support Your Local Sheriff"; jjpWF
Shea, TV director, and John Furia jr., gul
president.
The conference is sponsored by the ty
Motion Picture Studies and will be held
the Forum Building of the Oklahoma CiJter
for Continuing Education.
The program is designed for film bus
and filmmakers and will cover rewards ii
problems of production. Opportunities l
behind-the-camera work will be includ
along with the premiere showing of a F,-
negan-directed film which will be televi
nationally next fall.
For more information or advanced r;-
istration contact Dr. Leonard Logan of ;e
OU Comprehensive Programs, 1700 A),
Norman, Okla., 73037.
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The two men have been friends for yiB
and Clark had a small investment in " a-
con County Line," which starred Vint (id
paid off handsomely. (The $143,000 im
grossed $35,000,000.) So it was easy or
Clark to say "yes" when Vint, writer, :ar
and co-producer, and Hugh Smith (wa's
relatively new to screenwriting) approaced
him for financial help with "Black ak
Conspiracy."
Clark recruited other backers here, en
put in the final two-thirds of the $50000
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