Show Wad tWtSCtrfCpMw TWOS SMtsWdlwfcstt bos i at writ mSub pomad isplw hpo kV ft I recently sawaphatocfduwdsenan‘‘Friends’' Q heard that since his death Elvis Presley’s estate has grown significantly under the tutelage cf his farmer wife Priscilla She doesn’t strike me as a financial wizard How did she do it?—Carol Cantwell Yorba Linda Calif OJuit before the of his ft MOth H Do all TV shows have so many writers ? How I ex-wi- fe and Ranald Goldman OJ Simpson completed a TV pilot in which he played a retired Navy SEAL NBC may be reluctant to air it due to a lack ofsponsor (and the wrath of el I the National Organi- zation cfWomen I but it has the potential to be the moa highly watched show in TV history Any pluns to air it?—Donald B Eckstein Annandale Va Old In WINNe During the Inal feme TV execs (peculated that his golfing buddy Donald Ohlmeyer— president of NBC West Com would try topenuade the netwnk to air the pilot titled “Frogmen" Since acquittal H if OJ was acquitted Emer-tauanent-— OJ'i however neither Ohlmeyer nor anyone else has Hawn i been able to rehabilitate Simpson's reputation with the millions who consider him a pariah Says (If) In The Fleet an NBC spokesman: “The OJ pilot is too sensi- HtoCU tive to be broadcast We have no plans to show it" By ignoring the advice of those who told herto H sell Gnoeland ftesley’s mansion in Memphis and hiring a Kansas City stockbroker named Jack Soden to take over its management in 1981 four yean after Elvis died Soden and Priscilla now 49 formed Elvis fYesley Enterprises and increased the value of the singer's estate from less than $5 million to about $100 million through shrewd merchandising and licensing Elvis and ftiscilla's daughter Lisa Marie gained legal control over the estate in 1993 when she turned 25 But Lisa Marie "has made few changes if any" says Soden "She is happy with the decisions her mother has made and leaves daily operations to management" j QCon you tell me why like Richard Gere nDoyouknmehawPaulMcCdrtneymethiswi M Linda and how they ended up married? Also is it true she comesfrom the rich Eastman Kodak camerajumify?— Carol Alexander Gotland Tex H Linda McCartney 54 is the daughter of the lale Lee Eastman a wealthy lawyer but no relation to George Eastman who founded Kodak She grew up in the tony New Yoricsubub fl music-busine- of Scandale married and divorced Bob See a geologist and puntued a career as a photographer While on assignment in England in 1967 she was introduced to the bachelor Beatle at Bag O’ Nails London pubi They were wed in March 1969 Despite detneton who say Linda is a "divisive force" in Paul's creative life and who criticize her singing their marriage has flourished for 27 yean— truly rare for rock Paul 53 was at Link's side in December and Goldie Hawn who haven’t had a big hit in years still get huge salaries? — SF Reno Nev is a town I Hollywood and when ss when she had a cancerous breast tumor removed She's doing well ft run by fear executives put together n movie diey look for "insurance" One method is to pockage films with stars who have high with audiences like Gere and Hawn The film then has a better chance of succeeding —and if it bombs (he studio can blame the acton Ahtx Cere 4& and Hawn 50 have shrewdly maintained their star status with frequent appearances magazines and on TV Bath continue to get work name-recogniti- on from play-it-sa- fc producers but no longer com- mand tofMier salaries Gere who gets $7 million to S8 million a film opened this week in "Primal Fear” Hawn who gets $4 million win appear this fall in "The Fust Wives Club" with Diane Kea- ton and Bette Midler who also could use a hit thn tael that acn pnopln watoh figure skating on than any :ifootball tfa do figure anatom earn eo much port other than football basketball Colorado Oivatt i why iand bneeboH playerd I much money do they earn?— MT Chicago III It is not at all unusual for a show like Triends” A to employ as many as a dozen writers Entry-levpositions pay about $2000 a week (the minimum set by the Writers Guild of America) but salaries can very widely For instance the executive producer of a hit sitcom—the person who generally is both the creator of the show and its top writer--can earn $50000 an episode or $115 million for a season In addition if the show goes into syndication a writer earns royalties for any episode with his name in the credits TV lean IP tprlwga Colo IlMfta football basketball and baseball play era figure skaters m ammixed In unlonaWhafamorav while the TV ratings far skating events ere Ngh they appear on the tube lees fmpnentty than these ether aperte and skaters are barred by Ofymple eligibility raise from participating In 1 certain shews and oompotitloiis defined so ‘VrotsselonaT by the IU figure y Skating Association ttlB the popsdarlty of skating has grown anownouaiy ‘ since the B4 Olympic and the sport Is gmdusCy losing Its mew of amatanrism Meet top skaters now asm tl nvMon to $2 million a yeast snd a few stare— suck as Nancy Kerrigan - and Brian hoi tano— earn several million merefrkr— Mrrtgan at ' - Otynwies chaplain ODr Lloyd Ogilvie die new Senate author of such books as " Climbing the Rainbow " is one of my favorite writers What are his days like since he left the active ministry C Winget Jackson Mick the 14 months since he Ain the 61st chaplain in its hislosy Dr Ogilvie hat opened each Senate session with a prayer and he set up Bible study classes for the Senators and their staffs— congregation of about 6000 The author of more than 40 books Uoyd Ogilvie 65 also OgtWni— agraan has been working on a devotional text tentatively tilled "The Perfect Peace" a tome that may come in handy amid the mudslinging in this year's Presidential campaign There is little doubt about Ogil-vie- 's own piety preference: A conservative Presbyterian minister be was appointed to his pod by Sen Bob Dole the likely GOP Presidential canin California ?—Betty didate with the stpart of the Christian Coalition OWe parents are up in arms over America’s ahick have failed miserably Is anyone creating new types of schools to meet our children's needs in the 2 1st century? Where can I get reliable information ?—W& Appalachia Va Utah State University is in the process of cre-- rl ating a national advisory board of education experts to help k set up a pilot "School of the Future" program that can be used in schools across the country For information on this trailblazing program as well as data on studies being carried out by other organizations write to: President George Emert School of the Future Dept P Utah State University Logan Utah 84322-140- 0 Meat- - T |