Hollywood Report Battle of Giants By SHEILAH GRAHAM televised from New York. March 4. and she will do two more spectaculars for NBC later. . . . (NANA).—Warners HOLLYWOOD are peeved Never heard of Lord Jimmy Nugent who. back at CBS-TV for beating them to the punch with in from Hollywood, says he made a tele- a 90-minute video version of “The Helen Morgan vision series with starlet Vicky Benet, and pans Story," tentatively scheduled for April and Hollywood thus: “Hollywood Is phony. The starring . Warners currently are place is full of phonies." And with his next shooting “The Life of Helen Morgan," with Ann breath he says, "Os course I'm going back." Blyth portraying the sultry singer. . . . Same Andy Devine are earning thing happened with Bing Crosby’s “Damon Guy Madison and milk en- Runyon" at Universal-International. The won- as much from those Wild Bill Hickok salary the TV derfully warm life story comes to you first on dorsements as they do in for

. . . Bill refused television. series. But announcer Edwards “The Way Pinky Lee, back from , is preparing a vlllian role In to the Gold.” be- negative from the a filmed TV series here. Describing the terrible cause of possible action SIOO,OOO fogs in the Oxford area, “Everyone over there,” sponsors who pay him for those TV he was sure, “has incipient TB.“ commercials. John Carroll tells me he has a financial When George Goliel returns to Hollywood this interest in the TV series Jean Lafitte, starring month he will resume his TV series with two Jacques Bergerac. “My real name,” said Carroll, CBS stars—Rochester on February 23, and Jack 'is Jean Lafitte.” It’s true. Benny on March 2 Lonesome George has a date Claire Bloom's Romeo and Juliet” will be at the Palladium in London this summer. TeleVue Mailbag This is your chance to sound off—and that word as a preface, or some contraction of TV Critic Bernie Harrison will do his best it which comes out as “wu" or “wa” or some- to answer questions. Please keep letters thing similar. Some of those programs should

. brief. Pen names will be used if desired. originate in the dust bowl! . . Another thing on my mind is that I would like to know if, when errors in grammar are ... Is there any word floating around about Ernie Kovacs getting another regular spot? made, either on TV or radio, the persons mak- The TV comedy landscape seems suddenly sere ing them are told about it. I've heard so many and 'stale, flat and unprofitable' with the dis- lately of the “to we people” and “for she and I” appearance of our good-natured, disarming, type and feel that if networks don't monitor for

sort of thing, they . . . outrageous and subtle satirist Kovacs. . . . that should. F. J. F. Doris S. What irks me is that Ernie Kovacs was Six readers have nominated "actually" for going so well this last month. Momentum is oblivion; another lady wants to ban the word important to his delightfully zany type of "myself" even when used grammatically. comedy. NBC is mumbling something about *• * * “next season." but that’s typical network talk. I'm one of those who have been disap- Even a summer show is to far away. Let's hope pointed in the TV programming lately. I miss someone in charge has the intelligence to em- most those half-hour mystery and adventure ploy him at least on "one-shots" ala Jerry shows. There used to be a dozen of them on Lewis. during the week, now there are only a couple. ** * * Why? Wouldn't TV be better off if it provided I want to take advantage of your invita- a variety of programs of all descriptions? tion to make a nomination for most obnoxious Grandma G expressions. My vote goes to ' well,” with “ac- Maybe this year will bring you a sur- tually” runnerup. On one “Do You Trust Your prise or two. CBS has the Perry Mason series in Wife” I counted 61 “wells ” It seems neither the works and I'm sure that if it is a success, quizzer or quizee can venture a remark without there will be others following.

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