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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, 11:00 AM Hour Magazine O Collins and Pat Mitchell Gary explore the world of the trans- sexual with three female inmper- sonators and visit the home of Sidney Sheldon. 12:00 PM Tour New Day 12:30 PM 6D MOVIE: NORTH DAVIS LEADER, DECEMBER 25, 1980 -- I Whatever happened to Mason Williams? Television rediscovers star chemistry Busting Two determined policemen choose a dangerous drug dealer as their prime target and go after him. Robert Blake, El- By RUTH THOMPSON By MASON WILLIAMS liott Gould. 1974 Because of a proliferation (In the late 1960s, film clubs and mov2:00 PM MOVIE: Night cllege Mason revi-erie houses s in Ctsabliaca The BrothMarx ie specializing Williams emerged as an have a few escapades in Casa- - vals, a is apt to be blanca taking oyer a hotel. Marx as knowledgeable about the important figure in television and music circles. He was a Brothers, Lois Collier. 1946 silent screen magic of Greta Garbo and John Gilbert or an 6:00 PM News prime inspiration to the obscure early talkie with "Smothers Brothers Comedy C8 Hollywood Squares Leslie Howard and Bette Hour for which he was both Studio See . Davis, as is a senior citizen writer and performer, and his Over Easy who caught them the first cm "Classical Gas was one of wk North time around. the most-playe- d exas songs of the And except for a few cult or era. Then, suddenly, he was 6:30 PM P.M. Magazine favorites (like campy gone. Now, as head writer for Family Feud Casablanca) the same NBCs "Saturday Night Live," C3 Tic Tac Dough phrase recurs with solemnity: Williams explains what be has Catch this for star Over Easy doing over the past Wee knight It abounded movies in the Meredith118111 and Burgess decade.) 7:00 PM Real People To- dayroTthe I left Hollywood at the woman trSnmgfor the Olympic chemistry a thing of the past? adapted for television height of my career, having by answer: It s less frequent Ellen Violette and it was long almost volleyball team, a visit to a pri- quit writing entirely son rodeo and a man who makes nowadays. But it still happens, optioned by CBS. It lingered 9nri IriActlw nrii n r 6a lunnk wouldnt listen.) I put another band together that summer and we played Colorado bar and rode around in a 1947 0 Q0 Q O !!"? 0 O Q O O grr pasas sr- MOVIE: Orphan Train A special syndicated around the show is about an over-the-hi- Jil,1.!ke"b?rry T . pfc Rose MOVIE: of Washington Square This story s based on Fanny Bnce S nse to stardom and her unfortunate love and marriage. Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, A1 Jolson. 1939 7:30 Mammals of the O 8:00 PM O DifTreat Strokes Willis falls in love for the first Sea S Skating O Spectacalar 190 The Genesee Figure Skating Club and other skating stars perform to the theme of Around the World on Ice. (60 min.) 8:30 PM The Facts of Life Mrs. Garrett discovers that the her stole girls birthday gift. Soap John Beecher Special 9:00PM King Orange O O O keep an hours fun playgirl when she yearns to be thanks to three virtuoso a homebody. Ms. Violette performers. Eventually, Gloria Grahame plys an ex- - bought the rights back herself movie queen whose director- - and then contacted WNET-1- 3 husband walked out on her 24 in New York. The result: great years ago. He s been hiding performances by Sally Keller- out in the rural South until a man, John Lithgow and Peg lecture booking lands her in a Murray. Because of the good recep- nearby city. Burgess Meredith portrays the director. His tion of Big Blonde, the other slyness, his singing (he and his Violette adaptations of Doro- Oie music) her thy Parker stories may also son shrewdness and their confron- - be slotted into a future PBS tations are something no act- - season. PBS will also be the outlet ing student should miss. Also note veteran vaudevillian tap in the United States for the mini-seriBrideshead dancer, Honi Coles, making his dramatic debut as a Revisited, being produced would-b- e Mr. FixiL abroad by Granada Television (again, in association withWNET-13It was half finA few weeks back PBS pre- - ished when Britains actors sented Big Blonde, which is strike brought it to a halt. But not only critically on par with early reports of scenes done what the BBC has been able to last year hi Venice gave raves do in England, but is also rem- - not just to Laurence Olivier, iniscent of what Hollywood as expected, but to Anthony Andrews as Sebastian, whom managed in its golden days. Theres more than a touch the novelist Evelyn Waugh vehicle rambling Concrete ll group of slum orphans are trans- - country the week of Jan. 3, model who turns to tears and ported from New York City to Mr. Griffin and Me, spins a booze because the men in her the midwest to find new families, slender story into a great life want to her as a for te es ). ranch-styl- e sliding secret glass block, door-love- rs y sitting on top of the highest lot In Los Angeles at the back end of Bel Air. I had a big swimming fruit trees, tons of clean- dpr aTvocado trees, olive trees- - I even had a Pme- hide-a-wa- . granate tree, Flexible-Flyei worked on Rolling Stone magazine's 10th r, bars, mostly in Colorado, New anniversary special that fall, Mexico and Texas. and 1 learned a lot about rock In 1974, 1 moved to Canada V roll from those guys. For to write comedy in Edmonton, example, did you know that Alberta, but it was just too rock V roll Is kind of like cold to be funny up there. So 1 corny and boruy. and that came back to L.A. to write for the whole idea of It probably my old buddies the Smothers came from kids driving their Brothers return to TV on cars fast? NBC In 1975. It was too I didnt do much la 1171, tight to be funny there, except sometimes things would get but In the last couple of years kinda funny anyway. things have gotten hoc 1 did a During the Bicentennial I TV show In Halifax, wrote worked on writing my talk for Dinah Symphony and played it Shore in Hollywood, played concerts with the Kansas City, Louisville, New Orleans and Little Rock Symphonies, did aIso wrote a pilot for Jim an Earth Day gig in Denver, a Stafford that Burt Sugarman horse show in Eugene. Ore, a produced. It never got on the Bluegrass Festival la air because it never got off Texas, wrote a TV speground. cial for Steve Martin, two spe1977, 1 did a Super cials for the Smothers clal tor the CBC In Toronto. Brothers and now I'm . live They were super, I wasn't. (I from New York It's Sattried to tell them, but they urday Night up-be- Blue-gra- ss talk-sho- Kerr-vtll- e. Spe-po- ol, I was above it alL I could see blue sky above me. In fact, the only problem I bad with the smog was I couldnt see the sprawl of L.A. below it. sail, I wasnt having that ' fun , being rich and ?n??us was raised on cheap thrills and how much beer can you drink? One day I was driving down the Ventura Freeway going to a meeting and suddenly 1 decided, What the heck So i onto the Can ,cn nil iSeTJav ? e t0 Oregon g0 Sing. 1 never came I back. gave up Jamboree Parade Tonights promy place in line in Hollywood. gram is hosted by Erin Gray and Joe Garagiola. (60 min.) I fished for six months and Vegas of irony here. This is one of modeled on himself. Produc- - slept every night by the run-thrArthur Fiedler: Call Me Dorothy Parker works tion has now been resumed. ning waters. Then 1 moved to Maestro The life of Boston Pops Q O O ee conductor Arthur Fiedler is examined. Portions of the annual Nutcracker Suite and the Bicentennial July 4th bash on the Esplanade are featured. (60 min.) 0 Masterpiece Theatre Testa- - cn You Conclusion. World War II is over and Vera returns to Oxford where she meets Winifred Holtby. (60 min.) (Closed Captioned) 69 Independent Network News 9:30 PM 0D Odd Couple News 10:00 PM 8 Until I Get Caught The problem of drunk drivers is examined. (60 min.) Dick Cavett Billboard lighting designer Douglas Leigh is Dicks guest. Benny Hill Show 10:30 PM Tonight Show Solid Gold Pro Boxing Captioned ABC News Hil CBS Second Annual Happy New Year America Variety enPaul Anka, Les tertainment. Brown, Bobby Vinton and CathBach. (90 min.) erine Dick Cavett Bill11:00 PM board lighting designer Douglas Leigh is Dicks guest. Until I Get Caught The problem of drunk drivers is examined. (60 min.) News 11:30 PM Dick Clarks New Years O0 O 0 fll O 00 0 By VAL CAREW A RELATIVE AND AN AGELESS QUESTION Are Pat Crowley and Stefanie Powers sisters? How old is Barbara Eden and where was she born? E. Whalen, Fallo-n- i, Nevada. Stefanie and Pat are not related- - Pat Crowley has a sister, Ann, who acted and sang, and has now retired. Barbara Eden was born in Tucson in 1934. HISTORY SEARCH To whom should I write to obtain information on a film produced andor directed by D.W. Griffith? Brenda Bouchard, Oakland, Mich. If you cant find what you need to know in film reference books in your local library, write to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and - Sciences Library, 8949 Wil- shire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. They have stacks of historic material and should be able to answer your ques- tions. THEME SONGS Lots of TV series, present and past, pretty theme music. Is there anywhere in the country where we can get records or tape recordings of these Dick R, Cedar songs? Park, Texas. Check your nearest large record store, since lots of TV theme music has been record- ed. Henry Mancini made an carries It. Network addresses are ABC, 2040 Avenue of the al years ago, most of them written by him. You can also check libraries. Some of them have record collections. If your library has TV theme albums, you could borrow them and make cassette Yon can also tape tapes- cer. When !""1 Stars, Century City, CA 90067; Television City, Los Angeles, CA 90036; and NBC- - avnuoa 37 Talia TV, Burbank, CA 91505. 1 Forsytha 39 Chemical TO CON OR NOT TO CON 5 Gerard ending I have been having a heat-hav- e (Buck 40 Make love to ed argument with a friend 41 Samantha Rogers) about whether Marlon Brando 8 Supporters 43 Actress r Red Buttons played the 12 Thought Susan Okinawan con man in the (comb, torm) movie Teahouse of the Aug- - 13 New Guinea 46 Folk singer Ives P ust Moon. Please settle this 47 Wallach H. Williams, Grand 74 Individuals for me. 49 15 Actor Ray- Adams Rapids. 51 Exchange Marlon Brando played Saki- , premium ni, the gentle con man. Glenn 52 Small bird Spain CBS H'iDavidpremiered 17 -. Thai Turw S3 54 Rhhi in Neva- City Wayne 2(J Tv. precur. da played Sakini, and John For- 55 Foulard or sor sythe was the officer. bow 22 Govt agency LISA FROM THE PAST 56 Dirk 23 Natl. Legal 1 remember a Hallmark Hall Alliance of Fame' production from 24 Actress tee DOWN 1 Triangular several years back called themes from your television Lisa, Bright and Dark. Who 27 Lamprey aaH hosts with guests Charlie Dan- - ge There is no legal problem were the three young women 28 Actor 2 West African Ambrosia and Billy Syreta, iels, go ong ag jt's onjy jor your who played the leads? Caesar tree use and you make no Stephanie Valchar, Uncas - 31 Decay 3 Present 32 Singer Helen 4 Heavyweight profit from the tapes. Finally, ville. Conn. Ken if you want information about Kay Lenz, now married to 4 5 Sharon Sandpiper a show currently in produc- - David Cassidy, played Lisa. 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