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![Marilyn Monroe, Charlton Heston World's Favorite Movie Stars](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_a10e55c782c74d1ab7280e6e010a7d4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_a10e55c782c74d1ab7280e6e010a7d4f~mv2.webp)
Marilyn Monroe, Charlton Heston World's Favorite Movie Stars
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![Movies: "Rome Adventure" with Suzanne Pleshette, Rossano Brazzi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f31c0d634da8426cae7d6af698c06c76~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f31c0d634da8426cae7d6af698c06c76~mv2.webp)
Movies: "Rome Adventure" with Suzanne Pleshette, Rossano Brazzi
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![George C. Scott Declines "Hustler" Oscar Nomination](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_de9c606dd4ec494fb732471a2bbb6b18~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_de9c606dd4ec494fb732471a2bbb6b18~mv2.webp)
George C. Scott Declines "Hustler" Oscar Nomination
![Sophia Loren's Sister Marries Son of Mussolini in Chaotic Scene](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_835f181b1d0b4b978ae3a825649a6bc7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_835f181b1d0b4b978ae3a825649a6bc7~mv2.webp)
Sophia Loren's Sister Marries Son of Mussolini in Chaotic Scene
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![Movies: "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Paul Newman, Geraldine Page](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_37a0d5fcbdd1444188dd39bb7d6d79a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_37a0d5fcbdd1444188dd39bb7d6d79a9~mv2.webp)
Movies: "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Paul Newman, Geraldine Page
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![TV: Gene Barry Signed for CBS Special](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2fcce89386d14ff288aa58b049289585~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2fcce89386d14ff288aa58b049289585~mv2.webp)
TV: Gene Barry Signed for CBS Special
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![Movies: Truffaut's "Jules and Jim"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_4b9b73ba079648f5bc89d34aa8ec78dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_4b9b73ba079648f5bc89d34aa8ec78dd~mv2.webp)
Movies: Truffaut's "Jules and Jim"
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![Oscar Nominations Announced](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_b5ca2137e4ee4fa5a7e641410ffe8b4b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_b5ca2137e4ee4fa5a7e641410ffe8b4b~mv2.webp)
Oscar Nominations Announced
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![Happy Birthday, Jackie Gleason/"The Hustler" podcast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_37038db956fc44358b7448c7da3ef058~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_37038db956fc44358b7448c7da3ef058~mv2.webp)
Happy Birthday, Jackie Gleason/"The Hustler" podcast
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![Queen Elizabeth II Braves Snowstorm to See "West Side Story"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_1545fbee58db48d2992f3e973e8dc7ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_1545fbee58db48d2992f3e973e8dc7ab~mv2.webp)
Queen Elizabeth II Braves Snowstorm to See "West Side Story"
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![William Bendix Leaves Play After Conflict with George C. Scott](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_dff360ef57064d65b3d4a2fd8fc7319f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_dff360ef57064d65b3d4a2fd8fc7319f~mv2.webp)
William Bendix Leaves Play After Conflict with George C. Scott
![Frank Sinatra and Juliet Prowse Call Off Wedding](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_ff07cbdfe8e4460aa7dc0beb52463aad~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_ff07cbdfe8e4460aa7dc0beb52463aad~mv2.webp)
Frank Sinatra and Juliet Prowse Call Off Wedding
![Movies: Arthur Kennedy Replaces Edmond O'Brien on "Lawrence of Arabia"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e7b384d3cdf84ae8bc0aa1a6b701cd1e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_e7b384d3cdf84ae8bc0aa1a6b701cd1e~mv2.webp)
Movies: Arthur Kennedy Replaces Edmond O'Brien on "Lawrence of Arabia"
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![Movies: Frank Overton Cast as Sheriff in "To Kill a Mockingbird"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c464bdb48e3a4bdfa30ab802aaab8e7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c464bdb48e3a4bdfa30ab802aaab8e7e~mv2.webp)
Movies: Frank Overton Cast as Sheriff in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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!["Anna Christie" (1930) Gets Production Board Approval 32 Years Later](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_68ec58fab466411591578853be97cfda~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_68ec58fab466411591578853be97cfda~mv2.webp)
"Anna Christie" (1930) Gets Production Board Approval 32 Years Later
![Elizabeth Taylor Out of Hospital, 20th Century-Fox Relieved](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_3745db85d2474c81bee04abe28191053~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_3745db85d2474c81bee04abe28191053~mv2.webp)
Elizabeth Taylor Out of Hospital, 20th Century-Fox Relieved
![Movies: "Walk on the Wild Side" with Jane Fonda and Laurence Harvey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_3bad72c1172845d8b044a5e264f0ee84~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_3bad72c1172845d8b044a5e264f0ee84~mv2.webp)
Movies: "Walk on the Wild Side" with Jane Fonda and Laurence Harvey
![Movies: Jessica Tandy Signed to Appear in Hitchcock's "The Birds"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f897b66aed384fc293dd9b9f25768260~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_f897b66aed384fc293dd9b9f25768260~mv2.webp)
Movies: Jessica Tandy Signed to Appear in Hitchcock's "The Birds"
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![Movies: Don Weis to Direct Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in "Critic's Choice"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2c08b58bf9dc4c609046403214336d0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2c08b58bf9dc4c609046403214336d0f~mv2.webp)
Movies: Don Weis to Direct Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in "Critic's Choice"
![Character Actor Vladimir Sokoloff Dead at 72](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_277ebcf6f8924690ad5fd89e100f1f9d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_277ebcf6f8924690ad5fd89e100f1f9d~mv2.webp)
Character Actor Vladimir Sokoloff Dead at 72