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Show AND AMUSEMENTS GUIDE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1969 Strange Paths To Show Biz - ftmmr- Many a noted performer got into show business not because of a deathless desire to act, but by some curious twist of fate which took a hand in his i pip, ii 5, most fatrue one, oddly enough) which bears this out is Lana Turner's early discovery while sipping a soda in a drugstore near Hollywood ! V . One of Hollywood's legends - -- destiny. miliar tmmmmr.nw-- IP (a High School. There because it was a warm day and she was thirsty, Lana, then known to her classmates as Julia, was seen by the editor of a film trade paper and brought to the attention of director Mervyn LeRoy. Who can estimate how many soads have been ingested since k then by girls in Hollywood drug stores with the hope that lightning will strike again? Lana, who has appeared in some 30 top motion pictures and whose very name evokes glamour, makes her television series debut on Channel 4, Monday at 9 p.m., in Harold Rob-bin- s' "The Survivors," a continuing novel about the jet set Another pretty girl got her start by sheer chance when one of the great screen stars of all time, Norma Shearer, happened to see her photograph in the lodge of a ski resort in northern California. The girl was Jeanette Morris-so-n who was brought to Hollywood by MGM and given the name Janet Leigh. Janet will star this fall in two films on Channel 4's "Movie of the Week": "The Monk" with George Maharis and "Honeymoon With a Stranger" with Rossano Brazzi and Geraldine Chaplin. r . . star-struc- In New Series Dana Andrews Plays College Professor The role of college president Thomas Boswell on Channel 2's "Bright Promise" series is a logical one for Dana Andrews. He comes from a family full of teachets. attended Sam Houston State Teachers College and has a daughter now attending college. "Bright Promise" is shown Monday through Friday at 1:30 p.m. Dana, the third son of a Baptist minister from a small town in Mississippi, decided to quit his accounting job in 1931 and hitchhike to Los Angeles, in hopes of attaining a singing or acting career. Ht ended up getting a job as a gas station attendant. In 1935, two friends began to finance his singing career, and two years later an agent advised him to enter the Pasadena Playhouse. Beginning as a spear carrier in a Shakespearian production, lie built up to speaking parli and later U feature roles. 's In 1938, one of Samuel talent scouts saw Dana and signed him to a contract. His first film role for Goldwyn was a minor one in "The Westerner," which starred Gary Cooper. In 1910 arrangements were made for 20th Century-Fo- x to share his contract, and within the nexi. five years Dana was featured in 15 films. In 1944 the actor appeared in the film "Laura," which es Gold-wyn- tablished him as a star of first magnitude. Since then, he has appeared in many important films, including the Academy g "Best Years of Our Foolish Lives," "My Heart" with Susan Hayward, "Assignment Paris," "Elephant Walk" with Elizabeth Taylor, "Strange Lady In Town" with Greer Garson and many more. Dana made his Broadway debut in "Two for the " in 1958. He has appeared in stock productions of "A Case of Lrbei." "A Man for All Seasons" and "The Odd Couple," and also has been seen on numerous top television shows. Dana's most recent films include "The Loved One," "In Harm's Way," "Satan Bug," "Battle of the Bulge," "Johnny Reno" and most recently, "Devil's Brigade." Dana is married to Mary Todd, whom he met at the Pasadena Playhouse. They reside in Studio City, California. Dana's favorite pastimes are photography and reading, and lie has recently ventured into the real estate business. Award-winnin- See-Saw- BUYS SCREKN RIGHTS HOLLYWOOD rector Producer-di(UP1 Nelson has Ralph bought screen rights to "The Fish of Domingo Miraculous Gonzales" from actor Anthony the Quitin and will retitle property "A Fish Story." Calendar of Shows No Longer With Us In all the excitement of a new season, do you sometimes wonder just what programs you are missing now that a lot of new shows have been added? To help you out, here is a partial list: Main shows include Huck Mother Star Finn, Trek, King Family, Outsider and Untamed World. Also missing are many cartoon shows such as Aquaman, Linus the Lionhearted, King Kong, GoGo Gophers, Cool McCool, Spider-ma- n and Journey to the Center of the Earth. sjs PROGRAM CHANGES Television logs are eslab- lishod and updated each week by the TV outlets themselves. Complete ac- curacy cannot be guaran- teed since program changes are continually being made often after the TV Section has gone to press. - - ; , ta 1 long the epitome of glamour, stars as wealthy Tracy Carlyle Hastings, and dramatic actor Kevin McCarthy is cast as her husband, Philip, in Harold Robbins' "The Survivors," premiering on Channel 4 Monday at 9 p.m. LANA TURNER, Alice Par doe West V rooms here or bust! I finally did it, but you'll never gues how." A big steak and sliced tomatoes were put before her for lunch nothing else. "This is how I take care of my factory," she said, plunging into the steak with zest. "If my (Continued on Page Two) Perseverance HOLLYWOOD does it! Kaye Stevens, famous nightclub performer, and occasional after years of movie a' tress has hit the hard c'imbing n mark in a contract with the new, fabulous International Hotel at Las Vegas. She opened her first three-wee- k engagement there, early in September. Her deal with the hotel calls for an annual 14 weeks over i. three-yea- r period. To add to her laurels, the comedienne just finished a engagement as the star of the musical "Mame" in a roadshow company in Indianhalf-millio- six-we- apolis. When I first met her, the flaming redhead was playing at Caesar's Palace and was elated that at last she had graduated from the "lounge" class and was pertorming in the big room. "It always bothered me that here in Las Vegas, they made me second-clas- s by putting me in the lounges," she said. "I was a success everywhere in the country's best nightclubs and I trade up my mind that I was going to make the big j ' 1 V. Kb KAYE STEVENS |
