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Show DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, .NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 29, 1981 WEEKLY REFLEX TV PEOPLE Harlems history, in memories and pictures Harlem has been home for many since its beginning as a frontier village in the early 1600s. In its early days it was an American fishing village, a Dutch farming community and an English colony. It has nurtured not only New Yorks black community, but Dutch, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Spanish and Finnish residents as well. I Remember Harlem is a series of four programs tracing Harlems nearhistory through ly live interviews, rare archival motion pictures, photographs, early prints and lithographs. will I Remember Harlem air nationally on public television for four consecutive nights (check local listings for air dates in your area), with each night focusing on a distinct period in Harlem's histo one-ho- 400-ye- ar ry- - We learn about Harlems early days as an independent village through its development as an agricultural community, and then a fashionable suburb of New York City in the 1800s; the major influx of black population after World War I and the Depression years; the deterioration after World War II and the struggle toward freedom; and finally, the decline and resurgence that is bringing Harlem into the 1980s. Harlem has cradled the famous and the infamous: Father Divine, Madame Walker, Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Paul Robeson and many others. The program invites us to share the memories of Har also remember the feeling of coziness and safety that came from knowing the neighbors were looking out for you when your mother went to work. I Remember Harlem, part of Non Fiction Television, is the work of filmmaker William Miles (Men of Bronze) who was bora in Harlem Hospital and raised lem that live in the minds of present and former residents: man rememA bers the blizzard of 1888; an girl recounts her days and nights at the Cotton Club; a Jewish businessman recalls the one black family on his block; a retired numbers runner confides the secrets of his business; and a black musician remembers performing in the heyday of Harlems nightclub life. Residents recount amateur night at the Apollo Theater, the night Joe Louis licked Max Schmeling, the visits of queens, Emperor Haile Selassie and the Pope. They recall the building and rebuilding, the streets, the sound of blues, jazz, reggae, calypso, soul and salsa, of the crime, the gangs, the drugs. But at the same time, they on Harlems 126th street dur- ing the 1930s and 40s. Harlem was a living comonce known as the munity black capitol of the world and then it died, says Miles. Now it seems to be coming back to life. By analyzing its history and interviewing its people, I believe we can try to recapture the special sense of community that it once had, and that it can have again. Palimony book; Normal Newmans By CINDY ADAMS NEW YORK celebrity lawyer - Marvin L.A.s Mitchelson dedicates his coming book, Living Together, to: The many wives and mistresses I have known espe- cially to Michelle Triola Marvin, the Joan of Arc of live-i- n women. Also to Lee Marvin who helped put a new word in the dictionary ... Joanne Woodpalimony ward: Everybody figures Paul Newman and I have the perfect Thats marriage. absurd. Were not the ideal couple. We fight and were fairly dull just like everybody else. ... Jimmy Stewart sighingly admits hes getting absent-mindeBlew his wedding anniversary. No gift, no nothin ... Cher just bought herself and her new boyfriend mink-line- d raincoats. I just got around to tossing out my holiday cards and I noticed Ernest Borgnines was an original poem, Phyllis Dillers was an original song. Bob Hope sent a photo of himself and the family circa 1950. Morey Amsterdams was a drawing of the three wise men Its a girl!, exclaiming, Carol Channing sent a sketch of herself and her husband done by their son, Channing Lowe and Ruth Warwick signed hers by her TV soap opera name, Phoebe Tyler. Considering there arent too many Gingers around, Ginger Rogers signed hers with her red ink, Ginger. Arthur Godfrey sent a small a live one spruce tree from Florida and Nancy and Zubin Mehta sent a fruitcake a delicious one. d. previewed Tuesday, Feb. 3, on air the pilot program for the series, Sign On, and seek audience reaction to the concept, which presents entertainment and information for children ages 8 to 15. The series, described show for as a grown-u- p kids, was developed by the Childrens Television Work-froSesame shop, creators of Electric Company Street, and Contact. CBS. The network will Race coverage ABC Sports and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority have reached an agreement to present exclu- sive coverage of the 1981 By VAL CAREW BACH TO BACH I would like to know if Catherine Bach, who plays Daisy on The Dukes of Hazzard, is married and if she is mother :to any children. T.K., Ch- - icago Heights, 111. Catherine is married, but 'has no children. She and her husband have two cats, one .named Free and the other 'Easy and a golden retriever 'named George. : Who was HONEY GIRL ;the actor who played opposite ,:Anne Francis in the series in which she was a lady detec-itiv- e with a cheetah? I cant recall the series name, either. Charles T., Lawton, Okla. ; The actor was John Eric-- ; son, and the series was called ! It wasnt a Honey West. cheetah, but an ocelot named i Bruce. The series was on ABC season. j for the 1965-6- 6 - f POWERS-FU- L QUESTION I think Powers Boothe is handsome. Whats he ; very doing and where can I write A Fan, Wyoming, !him? i I Mich. Powers is currently in Louisiana filming a movie. Write him in care of his manager, Dolores Robinson, 3884 Rambla Orienta, Malibu, CA 90268. Powers is a Texan, married, talented and very , nice. OLD FRIEND? I think I knew Marla Gibbs when we kids. Did her mother ; were have a church? Where can I write Marla? Gladys King, Chicago, 111. Marla is from Chicago, like you, and her mother, Ophelia Kemp, was a radio singer. Later she became known as Princess Kemp, the pastor of the Guiding Light Church in Detroit. Write Marla, who plays Florence in The Jeffer-- 1 sons, in care of the show at KTTV, Metromedia Square, ! 1 - i ; j , ! Hollywood, CA 90028. -SERIOUS ANGELS happened to the cute-- ; ness in Charlies Angels? Sometimes the show is so serious it is no fun at all. Will What hosting the Hambletonian for the first time in 1981. The race, which will have a record purse of $850,000, was held at the DuQuoin State Fair in DuQuoin, 111., from 1957 to 1980; it was held at Good Time Park in Goshen, N.Y., 1927 to 1956. The Hambletonian is a one- race for pwmile colts and geldings. The fillies, race is run in heats, with a horse victories in two the angels ever see Charlie? heats needing to be declared the Ind. T.J. Quillan, Elkhart, winner. The show has gotten very serious about itself, and that shows up its flaws, the major Linda Wertheimer and Cok-i- e one being that the lovely Roberts have joined Paul young women in it are not actresses of great range or Duke as regular correspond- depth. As for showing Charlie, who knows? Chances are slim, since is part of the shows ad gimmick. John Forsythe, who is the voice of Charlie, now has his own new series, Dynasty. ON THE CUSP In what f sign of the Zodiac was Johnny Carson bom? R.G., Chica- Hambletonian, trottings most prestigious horse race on Saturday, Aug. 8, from the Meadowlands racetrack as part of ABCs Wide World of Sports. The Meadowlands will be S?rXbU 1 - go, 111. Johnny was bora on Oct. 22, which makes him a Libra, but on the cusp. Had he been born the next day, Johnny would have been a Scorpio. THE ACT OF CREATION I would like some information about creating shows for TV. L.H., San Jose, Calif. Creating an idea for a series is not too difficult, if you have imagination, a flair for creating interesting characters and can also write. Those minor chores out of the way, the trick is getting it to the proper people who can put it on the air. Thats an entirely different matter. Its difficult enough if you are on the inside of TV. However, if you have an idea and really believe in it, write up an outline and register it with the Writers Guild in Los Angeles. Then try to find an agent who can submit it to the proper people. None of this is easy. And heres a true story: Someone in had a very good idea for a TV variety special. An appointment was made with a top producer and he agreed it was an excellent idea. Then he went to his file and pulled out a presentation. He had made it years earlier and been turned down. It was exactly the same idea and even contained an identical example. (Do you have a question about TV? Write Val Carew at 200 Park Avenue, Room 602, New York, NY 10166.) I hotshot Larry Dallas Hagman is playing J.R. in real life. Chums say hes talking with a Southern accent, Hag-ma- n and is even walking with a cane . healthy-as-a-hor- m Mobil agenda s Six new have already been announced for 1981-8- 2 the television agenda. Nancy Love in a Cold Mitfords mini-serie- Mobil-sponsor- onMasterotee Theater on V around Francis Drake! triumphant return to England d after a voyage. Drakes Venture is also slated for Masterpiece as is A Town Theater, Called Alice, an Australian production dramatizing Nevil Shutes novel. Its a love story about an English girl in Malaya set during the period in which the Japanese invaded that country. Scheduled for is Reilly, about Mystery! a spy in the Middle East in the early 1900s who is said to be round-the-worl- the prototype for Ian Flemings James Bond. Other programming to be underwritten by Mobil on PBS The Search for includes Ms. Wertheimer anchored Alexander the Great and National Public Radios cov- Winston Churchill: The Wil- erage of the U.S. Senate derness Years. debate on the Panama Canal T . . Treaties, the first live broad-caiun er from the Senate cham- DuPont-Colwon which Ron Liebman will star as a ber, umbia Journalism award. She Stan Rivkin, a New York-wa- s also NPRs chief corre- - based bounty hunter, and for the 1980 presi- - ry Morgan will star as Father dential campaign. Ms. Rob- - Kolodny, in Rivkin: Bounty erts has written for the Hunter, a new TV film that Atlantic Monthly, recently began production in Commonweal, New Leader New York City for broadcast and the New York Times on CBS later this year. of Liebman, Magazine and also has NPR ma Rae and the TV series The Lawmakers, which Kaz, will portray Rivkin, n airs weekly on PBS, gives one of three a closeup view of ty hunters currently working Capitol Hill. Interviews, pro- - in the United States, who has files of members of Congress, been tracking down bail excerpts of House floor jumpers for more than 20 debate and coverage of key years. Morgan, who stars as committee hearings are regu- - Col. Sherman Potter on lar features. M.A.S.H., will play Father Everett J. Kolodny, the New CTW series retired priest who lives next door to Rivkin and befriends The first daily network pro- - his son, Keith, Edited by Terri Byrne-ope- d gram for children to be devel- since the 1950s will be Dodge st nt co-st- ar well-know- boun-viewe- rs ACROSS 1 Knight (Too Close For Comfort) 4 Ustinov 9 Folk singer Dylan 12 Eggs 13 Worship 14 River (Spanish) 15 Dolores Rio 16 Comedian Jerry 17 Curve 18 Fantasy 20 Love Boat's 37 Running 39 Gutta mix- ture 41 Cow sound 42 Ron (in Barney Miller) 45 Famous er golf- 49 Electrified particle 50 Xaiver 54 Sandra 55 Branches (abbr.) 56 Beth Howland plays 1 In Bridges mune 6 Drag 7 Assam silkworm 10 1 1 19 21 27 Miss DOWN 2 Always 3 Evans 4 Lilli 5 Dutch com- 32 Young sheep 38 List of names 40 Cinema River in award France 42 The Brothers (Bee Employer Ursula Gees) 43 Faye Learning 44 Handle Raquel Pelvic bone (French) Farrow 46 Actress BarJillian (It's bara A Living) 47 Air (comb, break 9 Ferment 23 24 25 26 57 Women's movement Lauren 58 Busy insect 22 Unused Mudd 24 Belief (suffix) 59 60 Negative pre25 Country fix music's Barbara 29 This way out 33 Old Irish garment 34 Flower garland 35 Russian hemp 36 Actress Meara 8 Takes a Fabray's nickname 28 Zodiac sign 30 Roman twelve 31 Tavern form) 48 Singer Martin 51 Gums (comb, form) 52 Young 53 Master |