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Show by Joey Sasso EYE ON TV: Catherine Bach's legs may look like a million bucks-but in these days of inflation she has them insured in-sured for two. World famed Lloyd's of London has agreed to pay the sexy star of "The Dukes of Hazzard" $2 million if anything happens to her luscious limbs. And, besides the extra coverage for her legs, Catherine gets the prestige that comes with a policy from Lloyd's which boasts it will insure anything . . . When actress Beverlee McKinsey was offered the role of Iris Carrington on the NBC daytime drama "Another World," the part was a minor one due to be written out in three months. Beverlee admits she accepted it "just for the money" but eventually this small role expanded to become one of the best known "bitch goddesses" on daytime TV. Beverlee's salary rose along with the show's popularity. Now, after seven and a half years of portraying Iris on "Another World" and on its spin-off, "Texas," Beverlee is leaving the world of soap operas to try her luck in New York theater. Why? "I'm bored," she says, "and I've been bored for years." TV BACKSTAGE: John Schneider's onscreen love scene in his new TV movie was so real it nearly ruined a longtime long-time romance for the handsome "Dukes of Hazzard" star. While making "Dream House," John and co-star Marilu Henner had everyone convinced their TV romance was also blooming off-screen. "Our love affair was pure fiction," says John, 27. "I loved working with Marilu, but that was all there was to it. We both acted to the best of our abilities, but once off set, that was it." . . . Donna Dixon, who rocketed to superstardom on TVs "Bosom Buddies," says her newfound fame and fortune for-tune have their own penalties. "Sometimes it does get very lonely," she told me. "Being beautiful has some drawbacks people tend never to look behind the face to find intelligence. I don't have the opportunity to meet lots of men, and then many of them seem to be afraid of my looks." But Donna, 23, reveals that she is in love with a man 2,500 miles from Hollywood. Her beau, Mitchell Bobrow, lives in Maryland. "It's a real commuter romance," she explains. "He comes to Hollywood whenever it's possible and I fly to him when I'm free. It's not easy but we're both determined to make it work out." TV CLOSEUP: Sharks are victims of sensationalist publicity, according to the premiere 1982 National Geographic Special, "The Sharks," scheduled to air on PBS Wednesday, January 13. Fear has always been our operative emotion where they are concerned. "The Sharks" provides new perspective. Through the research and experiences of scientists and expert divers, unreasonable unreas-onable fear gives way gradually through knowledge. Prowling Pro-wling the oceans' depths or swimming near sandy shores, these awesome-looking creatures rarely live up to their reputations as killers. Moreover, the sharks are astounding as-tounding marvels of nature, functioning in some extraordinary extraor-dinary and little-understood ways, according to this documentary. 'The Sharks" opens the seventh season of National Geographic telecasts on PBS, all underwritten with a continuing grant from Gulf Oil Corporation. iv compuiso m men. nc |