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Died. (Frank) Gelett Burgess, 85, gently satirical humorist, author of more than 30 books of verse and essays; of a heart attack; in Carmel, Calif. He first won fame for his jingle about a purple cow, which so caught the nation's fancy that he wrote another quatrain threatening death to the next man who recited The Purple Cow in his presence.* For more than half a century he kept a large audience laughing with his poems, literary satires and essays which he illustrated himself (Are You a Bromide?; Look Eleven Years Younger) and his word definitions (Burgess Unabridged...
...Carmel Myers Show (Tues. 7:15 p.m., ABC-TV) manages a new twist to the interview show, now a TV staple. Veteran Cinemactress Carmel Myers, 50, enlivens her 15-minute program with clips from such ancient movies as Girl' From Rio, in which she co-starred in 1927 with a promising young actor named Walter Pidgeon. She also sings in a small but pleasant voice, strums a ukulele, trades anecdotes with such guests as Composer Richard Rodgers...
Died. Charles Keck, 75, onetime assistant to Sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens, and heir to his heroic style; of a heart ailment; in Carmel, N.Y. Among his best-known statues: Father Duffy, a Times Square fixture; Lewis & Clark, in Charlottesville, Va.; Huey Long, in Baton Rouge, La.; Andrew Jackson, in Kansas City, commissioned by Jackson County's Presiding Judge Harry S. Truman...
When Herbert Gehr came to trial in rural Carmel, N.Y. this month, the prosecution did its level best to convict him of second-degree murder (prison for life). It scoffed at his explanation of the shooting -that he believed burglars or prowlers were outside and that he had shouted "Who's there?" before firing...
Martin K. King and Lennard B. Weingarten, entertainment; H. Lester Medlinsky and Carmel J. Cohen, publicity; Bruce D. Phillips, refreshments; and Dirck H. Post, staging committee...