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Show Vincent Views Classic, 'Winds of War' 1 r j j- t " I , ' '"' 4 ' I 1 r : M ' ' . ' W v i .' . '" f : if : , S Jan Michael Vincent was on an icy day when everyone was taking a tumble. He was also enraptured with Park City itself. He came here knowing nothing about the place, and, after 1 three days, said he didn't I think he would ever leave. ! As for the series, he told i me he hasn't gotten tired yet of people saying they like it ! or that he did an outstanding job in his role. As a matter of ' fact, that was when he smiled a lot. He said playing Byron j Henry was enjoyable be-' be-' cause he liked tne character. He got from Herman Wouk, ''who wrote not only the book but the screenplay, the essence of who . Byron was and then created hirn for television. The end product was commendable. He said the rest of the cast were, for the most part, a joy to work with, even though the schedule was often hectic. "They were all professionals," he said. Asked if he thought ABC would create for television "War and Remembrance", the sequel to "Winds of War", he said there was already a lot of pressure for the network to do so. He said he was very enthusiastic about it, but as yet there has been no official word. By the time of the next Classic, maybe we will be looking at the continued adventures of the Henrys. Of one thing you can be sure Jan will be back to ski in the event. While the television mini-series mini-series "The Winds of War" was amassing record audiences aud-iences last week, one of the stars, Jan Michael Vincent, who played Byron Henry in the drama, was skiing for the benefit of the United States Ski Team here. In between runs, I had the opportunity to talk with him about his participation in the Classic, and his role in the mini-series. mini-series. Jan is an engaging fellow who seems to be in person very much like his character in "Winds." Only he smiles a lot more in person. After three days of running run-ning the race course, I asked him which he thought was the most difficult, acting or ski racing. He unhesitantly answered acting, though he admits racing really takes it out of you and readily says he has the greatest admiration admira-tion for the young people who make it a career. Jan hadn't been on skis in three years when he arrived in Park City, and he had never raced. Following what they told him in the race clinic, he snowplowed through the gates, but, to his credit, did it very well. I only saw him go down once, and it |
