Sidney Poitier To Star In Movie, “The Seven File ”
fJovie Reunites Academy
Award-Winner, Director
Sidney PbiUer has been signed
O'- Ralph Nelson and find BngeJ
(or a eurrlng role tat “The Seven
Me.” to be directed by Nelson toe
{tatted Artists release.
Screenplay tor the Maison-Hagal
production has been oocnpleUd by
Albert Malta from a novel by Wil-
Ism P. McOivern that was de
irribed by literary critics aa "a fic
tional atory of great insight and
|owarv with a toattering impact of
ee a UA release, waa the “sleep
er” bit es INI and wen far
. Puttier the “Beet Actor" Acade
my Award.
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Where bis Oscar-winning rate as
a footloose ex-GI to Arizona was
eaaantially a comedy performance,
Poitier will play e straight drama
tic part in the new film as an FBI
agent assigned to an Zest Cdeet
kidnapping case.
Nelson and Engel also expect
to ensign other "Lilies" players
and production aide* to the new
protect
Singer Cheered
MOSCOW (NPI) to American
phraseology, a throng of IJOO peck
ed Into the Hermitage Perk theatre
Just about "brought down the
house,” ss they cheered American
Negro folk singer Leon Bibb and
kept him returning for encores
here last week.
Bibb an e ssnaart leer of
Boasts, including appaaraecaa
to Crimson beach r Marts, was
brought to too levfet Onion
after a leaetan totem scent
visiting New Tack Oily heard
hhn stag at the Village Gate,
me es that ctty’s asset papular
nightclubs.
For his concert here. Bibb, who
also plays tha guitar axpartly and
is a former Broadway actor who
playod to "Aimla Oat Your Oun.”
chose e repertory that included
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iata from Eton Cotlaga, go through warm-up procaduraa in preparation tor tha band concert given
teat week by the AMT College Summer Mutic Imtitute lor Junior and Senior High School Stu
dents. More than 100 high-ability atudanta were enrolled in the program, the tint held at the col
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English ballade, Negro spirituals,
American fontlar songs, and mat
odias from musical comadias,
Aeoompanytog Bibb on tha louir
is his wiia, Marylyn.
“One Potato, Two Potato," Film
On Interracial Marriage Gives
Honest Potrgyal, Despite Lacks
MINNEAPOLIS (NPI) - Robert
Horns, a Jazz drummer, was fatally
wounded her* last week in an al
tercation with his landlord, George
Brown.
According to Brown, the two men
became embroiled in an argument
over beck rent, and Houss pulled
a knife on him. Taken to County
General Hospital, Hour: died seven
hours after the shooting as docune
I* bored to save hto life.
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NEW YORK (NPI) -* Destined
tb become one es the year’s most
controversial movies, “On* Potato,
Two Potato” to a restrained,
thoughtfully produced film which
pioneers to the explosive area of
Interracial marriage.
To toe extreme credit of Larry
Pearce, toe director, and Sam Wes
ton, the producer, the temptation
to givo too movie a sordid and sen
sational treatment to resisted. They
chose the alternative and came up
with a moving and honest effort
which won honors at the recant
Poitier Among 10 Best-Dressed
NEW YORK (NPl)—Oscar-win
ning actor Sidney Poitier has been
named one of America’s 10 best
men by the Custom Clothiers As
sociation.
Poitier, who drosses nattily, was
named along with such other na
tionally prominent persons as:
Ex-Freeldent Dwight Eisen
hower. Republican Presidential
nominee, gen. Barry Goldws
tor, Peace Corps Director R.
(Urgent ghriver, fellow actor*
Richard Barton and Robert
Chirp One For Record
JUAN LES PINS. Franc* (NPI)—
American jazz singer Ella Flts
ffrald and the “crickets" sand a
“Special" for toe records here last
week, but toe impromptu session
was not transcribed, so fans won’t
bt 6ble to buy it.
It happened this way. Ella was
singing in, her usual swinging style
when some crickets with a musical
Mr began interrupting her open
4ir concert
California Notebook
BY BILL ROBERTSON
(Fenner BatoighHe)
The bun at our preeent racial
problem I have found to be the
"bogey man" prejudice or hate.
Doe* this need to be true*
Certainty not. for atadiee In
aka are Mnn by tbe need to
hate reveal Mr fleet and deep
art batu «o tteoaiohren Cbßd-
Seod^iT 7 eMtedTprMMd and
Ibtetebad by their parents. and
If they bare been rejected, da*
rtdod. daopnad. they often oaaaa
ta dhlnk as tbaaaaaleaa u boats*
m tt# faca of thla theory, the
Macro baa stood up under hi* ad*
oOroltla* antramaly well In the faoe
rn fNpNNIi
Tea nay eefc: “What can a par*
Mi WOO XMU9 rtJICWa QOr
Wall. Joel u a lame person naode
n orutch ar a deaf parson needs n
crutches. Prejudice
otters becomes away
e( trying to bolster one’s wm aha*
haraatf-oataoao attar
aatte people eaa salvage their cer*
lift inUaii u 4n d|n) •KinW* the*
w w iwi nmy ti»i*
thdy are not a Metre. a Cattotte. a*
ttfean of whoever is oot Up u a
*ysttt Its ttatr wn addrat
. Cannes Film festival.
The story’s plot to a fascinating
one which develops with tender
new and understanding. Though
the climax raises gnawing doubts,
there to no denying toe emotional
impact of the entire story.
Central theme es the merle
to a court action for toe custody
of a girl whose father returns
to reclaim her alter bis divorc
ed wife haa married agate—to
a Negro. Great patae are taken
to point up the pitfalls of in
terracial marriage. Aa Barbara
Barrie (the mother) and Ber
nto Hamilton (her Negro hus
band) meet to a local plant, too
development of their friendship
into courtship and finally mar
riage Is tenderly handled.
The initial reluctance of toe Ne
gro’s family to tha marriage to alto
skillfully and realistically unfold
ed. However, the movie loses
plausibility when the child’s fath
er portrayed as an unstable
dreamer and wanderer returns
abruptly to claim hto Child.
Goulet, ringer Vie Demon*,
golfer Arnold Palmer, hotel
chain owner Morris Landaburg
and Alan King.
fouler, a topnotch actor for sev
eral years, won tha 1964 Motion Pic
ture Academy “Oscar" award for
hto performance in the movie "Lil
ies of the Field."
Dropped from toa bast dressed
list for the find time in several
yean was Chicago’s Mayor Rich
ard J. Daley.
The insects teterrxpiad her
ae often that Mini FttagaraUL
ante wily recognised aa toe
First Lady at Jan. derided
that since the couldn't compete
with them. It was better to Jato
So the artful EUa let to* crickets
provide the background music for
the remainder of bar concert, while
the swung the land.
Just as wa have developed the
atomic and nuclear weapons, we
ought to be able to develop the
know-how to wipe out prejudice.
If prejudice can be learned, than
men and women should be able to
unlearn it
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BILL MARSHALL ... toe cate
bratod stage and mat is pram
antlytiiLos Angelas stated to haSd-
Une e stage production tor toe Art
Patrons.
JESSE JAMBS ... ta the new
singing sensation In Angel City.
lame who ta atao tabbed (Mr.
Wonderful) k currently packing
th—n in nightly at the folks oat
Chib on Broadway. Yen can’t afford
to mias his act, he is tea and terri
fic.
TONY CASCO ... the popular
west coast bachelor la reported set
to wed polite Daphne Fernandt*.
She to displaying a Mg diamond
ring he recently gave her.
ARTHUR PACE ... toe per
sonabto fellow is steadily melting
e Mg name tor hlmaelf to the ad
reritatag Grid. He ta currently Ad
vertising Manager tor Bronze mag-
NICK STEWART ... the veteran
screen-star# star has produced in
excellent stage production at hta
Ebony Showcase on Washington.
Tha fine play if called "Oops!”
MMI DILLARD ... the lovely
screen starlet has landed a meaty
rote ta a upcoming film tor a major
Hollywood studio. Congrats, ta the
wonderful girl. ,
LOOTS COLB ... the writ
known Republican leader at
baa Angelas b new keadlag an
argantaatien salted "BepnbU
•aae lor Johnson". Quite a task
be bee undertaken, staoe dear
ate L. A. to aa Teddy, vpddy
•slid far Barry G. ta toapri
amry against Nelson Rocke
feller. New Reeky k solid for
OeUhrater. TUs k polities,
folks.
TAMARA LEWIS - .. tha at
tractive Angel City model believes
to being prepared tor the future.
In addition to bar modeling career,
she is pursuing a degree to elemen
tary education atUSC.
JAKE MCKINNEY ... tha hand
some magazine editor to gppaartag
nightly at tha fabulous Melody land
Theatre across from Disneyland.
Jake is an excellent singer and
plays a swinging Hawaiian guitar.
RAD BUT TRUE ... Many people
are not aware that not one weekly
Negro newspaper to Las Angeles
has Its own printing plant Hard to
believe, but lfs a fact
O. G. TAYLOR ».. toa globetrot
ting Hampton Alumni exec to L A.
recently. His miaaion: touhow films
of tha now ultra-modern buildings
on the “Home By The 800” campus
and to garner more pledges from
us oldtlmers, natch.
ARIE WRIGHT ... toa celebrated
west coast model w{B direct the
tret “Miss Teenage" Pageant
scheduled tor August 10th, at the
Elks Auditorium. Photographer Ed
die Johnson is producer. Tha event
is bring sponsored by toe Sub Debs.
DOLORES DAVIS ... the charm
ing angel town schoolteacher is at
tending UCLA this summer work
ing on her master’s degree.
THURMON FOREMAN ... the
dapper young toan-about-town to
presently a representative for Ul
tra-Sheen products.
BILL TILMON ... tod former
Oklahoma nad makes big moola
with his hobby. Ha is a top north
leather erafter.
EARLINE CURTIS . ... toe
levely wife of B. C. Curtto to
all satllae these days, the
recently completed bar studies
far a bnrinaas eeurae at a local
college.
DOLORES BROWN ... the cute
petite UCLA coed says, she trill
wait until she to Independently
wealthy before marriage Well fel
lows, now you know.
MANSFIELD COLLINS ... too
dynamic young minister will soon
have hie new church completed. He
formerly served as assistant minis
ter at his father’s church.
JIMMY PIERCE . . . remem
ber tote kUb name. He to toa
reside Dodger catcher that tha
entire organization to high en
Jimmy Joined toe Dodgers In
Milwaukee bringing a .US
average with him (Tern toe
farm eleb he had been butter
ing toe ban tar.
WINI ORR ... toe noted PR
girl es aagritewn to making see
at her Jsxmettolh talents serv
ing aa aerial enter for too
SALLY MORGAN ... the strik
ing westside brunette bee returned
to the city after spending a brief
vacation with her parents in Boston.
Sally is a lab technician at Cedars
of Lebanon Hospital.
WATTS U. S. A From a vary,
reliable source I have learned ex
clusively that toe long awaited
RIOT (Harlem style) expected ta
col leg*.
up cjibouiiijuv
miLETOH. N. Cm SAtUBDAY. AUGUST IS, IS**
Lee Angelas will tola place very
ma and the target area to WATTS,
a blighted overpopulated ghetto in
South Los Angelas. Looks like we
trin have e long hot summer after
all to the south of California.
PORTIA CRAIG ... tha hard
working political-social girl has
started organising bar groups to
mo tost everybody she can think
es will vote for the Democrats and
Lyndon Jrimeau.
GEORGE FRANKLIN ... toe
personable fellow plans to spend his
vacation to Houston and other
potato south visiting hto relatives.
MR MUHAMMED ... The lead
er of the Muslims arrived to Lot
Angelas Sunday to head the sect’s
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big rally and delivered a fiery
speech bleating toe white map for
his hypocrisy and denouncing toe
Negro's fight for integration It toe
Embessy Auditorium. It was a.SRO
crowd. Whftee were seated through
out toe auditorium. Overheard a
little ole tody say: “Why did Sir.
Muhammed spend so much money
with toe whites, advertising on
buses, billboards, radio, TV, etc., if
be believes as pe professes that
Negroes should only spend money
with other so-called Negroes. He
spent thousands of dollars advertis
ing this rally that went Into the
hands of toe whites directly. Mr.
Little ole me ... He certainly did.
tofcr."
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