Boffo Sendoff for Hollywood Scribbler Archerd as he ankles for retirement.He's been the ultimate Hollywood survivor. Daily Variety's Army Archerd Armand "Army" Archerd (b. January 13, 1922 in Bronx, NY) was a gossip columnist for Variety for over fifty years before retiring his "Just for Variety" column in September 2005. , who will be giving up the three-dot industry insider column he has penned for 52 years, provides a revealing roadmap on the ways and means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means. of show business over the last half century. That covers a lot of opening nights, Oscar parties and publicist tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. . Here's a sampler of the earlier years: "Here's the answer to the public's question to the future of 3-D: Of the hundreds we queried at the Hollywood Paramount, nine out of 10 want to see more 3-D's ... Even the kids said they'd be willing to spend a buck Spend A Buck (born 1982 in western Kentucky, died November 24, 2002 in Brazil) was an American thoroughbred race horse. Spend A Buck was sired by Buckaroo [1] out of the dam Belle de Jour. to buy better-fitting permanent glasses." --1953 "Donald O'Connor subbed for the ailing Judy Garland's second show at the Flamingo flamingo, common name for a large pink or red wading bird, similar to the related heron, stork, and spoonbill but with a longer neck, webbed feet, and a unique down-bent bill. Flamingos are tropical birds, although large colonies have been observed high in the Andes. Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . O'Connor, who bows at the Sahara tonite, explodes 150 balloons in his production number finale of each show. Like to have the balloon concession?" --1957 "Carolyn Jones' Wm. Morris agents flipped her a deal to star in 'Left Bank' in Paris, for $75,000--she flipped over the price and the yarn until reading the last scene which reveals she plays a lesbian. Then, she really flipped--told off the 10 per centers for suggesting she'd play a censorable-themed pic." --1959 "It's not a good morning in Hollywood reeling from the tragic death of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was found naked, dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood, California home by her live-in housekeeper Eunice Murray on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old. Her death was ruled to be "acute barbiturate poisoning" by Dr. . Last week she seemed happy with the thought of working in 'Something's Got to Give'--in December when Dean Martin would be free of "Toys in the Attic In the Attic can refer to:
--1962 "The gracious bow last night of the Music Center's first phase, the Pavilion, finally gives L.A. city class--and classification ... The beauty and facilities of the Pavilion must be personally experienced to be fully understood--from the plush luxury of the last row in the balcony (which we tested) to the regal splendor of the Founders' Circle (which we found barely more comfortable) ... Founders, by the way, boast personally plaqued seats and we discovered the Bob Hopes and Jack Bennys able to nod to each other ..." --1964 "I think I'll just quit--I can't follow that," Audrey Hepburn said, hours after her standing ovation at the Oscars. She arrived at the Irving Lazars' Spago wallbuster and asked Tom Selleck for an autograph--for her young son in Italy, where 'Magnum' is a big favorite." --1986 |
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