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Hollywood
Happenings
The black-tie dinner will be held Feb. 9 at
the Century Plaza Hotel. Jack Valenti will
be the keynote speaker.
Rory Calhoun was the guest speaker at
HOWARD D. BABRICK. a partner in the Warren Ackerman, treasurer; Ray Friedman,
the regular monthly meeting of Girls Friday
Loeb & Loeb law firm, has been named
assistant secretary-treasurer, and Wil-
Kings
of Show Business Jan. 16 at the
to the Los Angeles Film Development Commilie;.
Before joining Loeb & Loeb, he named to the board are Mike Frankovich,
liam Sarnoff, secretary. New members Four in Hand Restaurant.
had held executive spots with Columbia Murray Trugman, Dave Friedenberg. Phil
Pictures, the Burbank Studios and the Assn. Greitzer, Milt Krasner and Amie Mills. Reelected
DENVER
to the board of governors were
of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Adolph Alexander, Kirk Douglas, Cary
Election of three corporate vice-presidents Grant, Buddy Hackett, Bob Hope, David \A7arner Marketing Associates, headquartered
has been made at 20th Century-Fox, with Janssen, Tony Martin, George Raft, Phil
in Bozeman, Mont., has taken
each retaining prior function. They are corporate
secretary Joseph C. Gallagher, with
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Amusements, which is operated by Roy
Silvers and Dean Martin.
over the buying and booking for Interstate
Fox since 1973 when he joined as assistant Carl Hanauer of Hanauer/ Heller Films Roper. Warner Marketing will be setting the
datings the Twin and Mall theatres and
in to the president; treasurer E. Lyle Marshall
has joined Sandy Howard Productions to
supervise financial operations overseas from the Grand and Motor Vus drive-ins. Twin
who joined Fox as assistant treasurer
in 1969. and corporate personnel director his base in Amsterdam.
Falls, Idaho; the State and the Derrick
Charles F. Weiss, who joined Fox in 1975
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drive-in. Cut Bank, Mont.; the Roxy and
Frankie Avalon and agent Lou Alexander North Star drive-in, Shelby, Mont.; the
have formed American Eagle Productions to Orphan and Star drive-in, Conrad, Mont.,
develop film projects and involve itself in and the Cinema Four in Jerome, Idaho.
music publishing and record production.
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Stan Dewsnup has announced that his
Modern Cinema Corp. has purchased the
John E. Dahlgren, data processing and
Lamar Theatre in Lamar, Colo. The 800-
in that position.
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John Travolta and Jane Fonda will be
named "World Film Favorites" by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. at its Golden
Globe ceremonies Jan. 27 at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel. Their selection is based on a
worldwide survey by Reuters News Agency,
covering 59 nations. Fonda also won the
title in 1972.
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Robert Stigwood will be presented with
the Motion Picture Showman Award by
the Publicists Guild at its annual award
luncheon April 6 at the Beverly Wilshire
Hotel. Past winners include Lew Wasserman,
Ted Ashley and the Walt Disney organization.
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Dan Rosenthal, director of business affairs
for Hanna-Barbera Productions, has
been named vice-president for business affairs.
He joined the company more than
three years ago. Before that he had specialized
in entertainment law for Youngman,
Hungate & Leopold.
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Directors of the Friars Club have reelected
Milton Berle for his second consecutive
term as president and also returned
all other officers to their posts. Also reelected
were Lou Mandell, first vice-president;
Edward Marks, second vice-president;
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payroll manager for Central Casting Corp.,
will resign Jan. 31 after 37 years with the
company, beginning there on a temporary
basis in 1942 while attending college.
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Morton Dennis Wax & Associates has
been retained to handle public relations for
ECI Casting for the East and West Coast
operations in casting for films, television
and commercials.
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Peggy Stevenson, who represents the
Hollywood area on the Los Angeles city
council, was honored at a reception luncheon
Jan. 10 at the Century Plaza Hotel as
the Woman of the Year by News-radio
KNX.
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Ballantine Books has released the paperback
novelization of "She Conies to the
Valley" by Cleo Dawson, tied in with the
opening of the RGV picture starring Ronee
Blukley and Dean Stockwell.
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Perry Lafferty will produce the dinner
show to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the division of cinema television at USC.
seat theatre has been shuttered for several
years and Dewsnup will be doing an extensive
remodeling and redecorating prior to
opening March 17. Modern Cinema Corp.
in also operates theatres Delta, Montrose
and Craig, Colo., as well as in Price, Utah,
Bob Spahn will handle the buying and booking.
Bernice Gilmore, cashier for the Denver
branch of 20th Century-Fox, has tietired
after some 45 years of service in the industry.
Bernice started in the film industry for
RKO Pictures in 1933 and then worked for
several other film distribution companies
until joining Fox in 1956. She has been
with Fox as
a cashier for the past 22 years.
Paramount screened "Real Life" at the
Cooper Cameo Theatre ... J & B Independent
Film Distributors have solicited the
accounts with a clever mailing piece that has
resulted in a batch of dates for their company
. . , Film brokers are setting a saturation
booking of "Beyond the Door Part 2"
for April playing time throughout the territory
. . . John Btrrton, Nile Theatre, Mitchell,
Nebr.. has been hospitalized for a heart
condition. Friends are wishing John a speedy
recovery.
Wycoff Truck Lines has started a new
service which will be of great value to the
Denver and Salt Lake City exchange areas.
Wycoff is now operating overnight from the
Los Angeles area into Las Vegas and second
morning delivery to all points in Idaho,
Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
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