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Show MONDAY, AUGUST 9, dm?" 1976 'Brenda Starr' 1 " u via"" . Wk. f Played by Jill St. John Saturday 1 . J J r Jill St. John brings America's favorite comic strip newspaperwoman to life in a story of mystery and adventure in "Brenda Starr," the opening attraction in a special double feature presentation on Channel 4's "The Saturday Night Movie," at 7 , 't 4 w. lVTy A I f V k; OA 14. p.m. Aug. Jed Allan, Sorrel! Booke and Tabi Cooper are also starred in "Brenda Starr," with Victor Buono as special guest ....... t J ! A- - S A1 Hi ' -- star. V 1 Jt J. " y ;- rA -, -- When Brenda gets a hot tip FREE SPIRIT, David Brenner stars as David, a free spirited hairdresser, in "Snip," a new comedy series to be broadcast on Channel 2 Thursdays during the 1976-7- 7 season. A -- Rocco, Meara Star Alex Rocco and Anne Meara Rocco began his career on star as newlyweds for whom "Divorce Court." Although he marriage is not a new is well remembered for his experience and who want to role in "The Godfather," that make their second try work, in of a Las Vegas gambler, he r has also played bodyguards in "This Better Be It," comedy to be shown on three Al Capone movies, Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. on including "The St. Valentine's Channel 5. Day Massacre." His other film credits Bell Annie and Harry (Rocco and Miss Meara) have include "The Friends of Eddie little trouble adjusting to their Coyle," "The Venetian hie together with Harry's .u'fair" and "Rafferty and the Dust Twins." Rocco has pompous young son and A- Gold made many television guest nnie's outspoken young and recently Annie is But appearances daughter. in for the the "Three starred the troubled by upcoming Road" series. marriage of Harry's "This Better Be It" was daughter Dia:ia. directed by Richard Kinon Her wedding will be one of from a script by the creators the first events together for Lila Garrett and Lynn Roth the whole "new family," and for Chuck Fries Productions, Annie doesn't want to go. She Inc. feels her presence will put a strain on everyone, with present. The Harry's real family strain, however, is Parsons To Visit created by Annie's decision not to attend. Academy Award winner Miss Meara, who has been Estelle Parsons plays an old and signed for a recurring role in flame of Archie Bunker's the Network's popular Mike Kellin portrays her "Rhoda" series, starting this husband as guest stars in the fall, is the distaff member of first episode to be taped of Stiller and Meara. She and her "All in the Family" for fall husband, Jerry Stiller, are broadcast on Channel 5. noted for their comedy work in The series, returning for its clubs and on variety seventh season stars Carroll programs. O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob This past season, Miss' Reiner, Sally Struthers and Meara starred in the "Kate Vinnette Carroll. Paul Bogart McShane" series on the directs from a script by Mort Network, her role winning her Michael Loman. an emmy nomination. She has Lachman is executivd appeared in the feature films producer and Milt Josefsberg "Lovers and Other Strangers" produces for Tandem Productions. and "The half-hou- ex-wi- that billionaire recluse Lance O'Toole (Buono) has arrived in Los Angeles from Brazil and has been carried away on a stretcher, she thinks she has an exclusive story. However, .:"fS.- her competitor, television newscaster Roger Randall (Allan), mysteriously gets the story on the air first, and with greater detail. Wynn Plays Starbuck Keenan wraith-lik- Wynn Capt. e stars as Jeremiah Starbuck, .whose residency in the seaside they have just purchased comes as a shock to Tom Rankin, the new police chief of the New England village of Jacob's Neck, and his family, on "Jeremiah," of Jacob's Neck to be broadcast Friday at 7 p.m. on Channel 5. The script was written by the creator, Peter Benchley, whose best - selling novel "Jaws" became the most profitable film in motion picture history. Wynn, whose long acting career includes the motion pictures "The Hucksters," "The Man in the Gray Flannel 200-ye- co-ta- and Suit," ''The Americanization of Emily" and television appearances on "Playhouse 90" and "Terror in the Sky" on "The Friday Night Movies," plays the cantankerous sea captain who lost his ship Tempest when it went down off the New England coast two centuries earlier, carrying a gold cargo worth millions. The ghostly Captain JILL ST. JOHN CHECKS OUT her latest red hot scoop when she stars as America's leading lady journalist in "Brenda Starr," an encore presentation which opens a j.i - V - r sPecial double feature evening on "The Saturday Night Movie" Saturday at 8 p.m. on Channel, Gig Young To Play Reporter For Gig Young The particular film or play he is currently doing is the most important. He devotes all of his energies to doing a good job. But the two movies he. remembers the best, or at least that are closest to him, are "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" for which he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor, and "The Gay Sisters," made in 1942. Gig will play the role of Ray Whitehead this fall on Channel 2's "Gibbsville." Whitehead is veteran reporter who returns to his hometown to a large portion of the audiences favorably mentioned character of Gig one to use it in real life. the Longstreet used the name in Young. "The next thing I knew, the Warner Bros, brass, at the urging of the publicity lads, suggested to me that it might help the public recognize me in future pictures if I changed my name to Gig Young," continues the personable actor. "I thought it over and agreed. In my next film, 'Air rorce, I was Gig Young. There is a postscript to the story of the naming of Gig Young, uig wasn t the Iirst the days when he was painting instead of writing. When Gig adopted the name and learned of Longstreet's use of it, he cornered the writer one day to find out where the name came from. "Longstreet remembered that in his hometown, he used to be fascinated, for some obscure reason, with a man who always went around riding in a horse-draw- n gig." So. Gig Youne came into being through a childhood memory. 7T work on the local newspaper. Coincidently, Gig got his professional name because of the reminiscence of his home town by Stephen Longstreet, the author of the original story upon which "The Gay Sisters" was based. "When I first broke into films in 1940, I was using my real name, Byron Barr," Gig said. "The character I portrayed in 'The Gay Sisters' was an artist named Gig Young," the actor continued. "I like the role very much, especially since it was my biggest role to is visible only to date." Following previews of "The legitimate deedholders of the property he has occupied so Gay Sisters," the comment cards that came back to the long, as police chief Rankin, Ron Masak, Warner Bros, publicity played by department showed that a quickly discovers. Starbuck - co-st- GIG YOUNG |
