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Black Movies, TV Neux Briefs CHAiuOTrE - ■>•*> ■■■» Richard Pryor, Gcely Tyson To Star In New Movie hv IkuU uidu.. w Special to the Post The Christmas Tree in Har lem Committee is presenting its Second Annual “Jingle Bells” Disco, Thursday, Nov. 8 in the Zodiac Room, 22 West 135th Street. It’s a benefit to purchase, decorate and erect the Second Mammoth Christ mas Tree in Harlem. There are three Blacks am ong the 16 distinguished scien tist and educators appointed advisors for 3-2-1 CONTACT, the precedent-setting TV science series for children, a new Children’s Television Workshop project. They are Dr. James Comer, M.D .Dept. of Psychiatry Yale Univ. Child Study Center; Dr. Vera Farris, Professor of Biology, State Univ. of New York at Brockport, and Dr. Melvin R. Webb, Asst. Director of the Community Component, Re source Center for Science and Engineering, Atlanta Univ. “The Big Apple,” a multi media audiovisual exhibition, tracing the history of New York from 1524 to the present, has opened at the Museum of the City of New York. The highly-praised exhibition, funded by ITT will remain at the Museum for five years. Admission is free to the “Big Apple” exhibition and to the Museum located at Fifth Ave nue and 103rd Street. Ossie Davis, actor, pro ducer, director, received the St. Philip’s Rector’s Award for Distinguished Achieve ment in communications and the performing arts at the Annual Parish and Commun ity Fellowship Luncheon of the Harlem St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, held at the New York Hilton Con Ed’s Ellis Bullock, along with WNEW-TV Black News producer Bob Martin served as judge for the 5th annual Little Miss Sesame Beauty Pageant held at the Savoy Manor for contestants 5-U. Five-year-old Tamara William, of Manhattan, was the winner. Gregory Hines has been cast as a medical examiner in “Wolfen”, a King-Hitzig pro duction for Orion Pictures, that has begun principal pho tography on location in New York. Albert Finney heads the cast. Cameras are rolling in El lensburg, Washington on Uni versal’s Comedy, “Family Dream,” with Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. Pryor and Michael S. Glick are pro ducing and Oz Scott is direct ing the story of an ex-con and teacher dealing with problem children from a ghetto and transported to a farm. Roger L. Simon and Lonne Elder 3rd wrote the screenplay. Flip Wilson has the role of the roller rink proprietor in the Columbia Picture release, “Skatetown, U S A.”, the first film to capitalize on the cur rent roller skate disco craze. Upcoming film releases will see Robert Earl Jones, dad of James Earl, in “Cold River”; Broadway actor Earle Hyman in “The Ivory Ape," now on location in Bermuda, and Scatman Crothers and Clea von Little in “Scavenger Hunt”, a 20th Century-Fox co medy release due Christmas time. Warner Bros, public re lations exec Vincent Tubbs has been elected president of the Oakland-based Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. The BFHFI sponsors the cele I c-iceiy lyson ...An outstanding lady brated Oscar Micnaeux A wards ceremonies, highlight Richard Pryor ...Top comedian ing a series of cultural and __educational activities during Black history W eek each Feb- " niary Actor Brock Peters heads the program for the 1980 ceremonies and will also be executive producer with a handpicked Hollywood staff for the Awards night on Feb 27. The Black Theater Alliance is sponsoring the world pre miere of a film on the life of the late dancer and teacher Syvilla Fort on Monday, \ov 12 at Mart n Luther King High School. Entitled "Swilla: They Danced for Her Drum,'' the film, was produced by Ayoka Chenzira HOMECOMING JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY “Golden Bulls ” -VS N.C. CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “Eagles” 1:30 P.M. SATURDAY November 3, 1979 PLUS COLORFUL HALF-TIME ENTERTAINS NT Nate McDowell ...“The great snake" Don Quarles ...Leading hit man ADMISSION $3.00 students $6.00 Adults -ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE AT:- I Charlen Barber Shop . n .. ,, AJ). [Seal * Dalebrook Barber Shop Drakeford'* Went ( barlt>tie Drive-In Excetnior Club ISational Hat Shop J.CJS.V. It twines* Office Queen City Pharmacy Mobley'» Barber Shop Barringer Barber Shop
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