Word: hollywoodized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fascinating part of the final programs is Nixon's rather paternal attitude toward his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. He describes Kissinger as brilliant but a bit immature, overly concerned about potential power rivals like Texan John Connally, too intrigued by Hollywood and other show-business celebrities. Nixon claims he was not bothered by some indiscreet criticism from Henry. "An odd man ... unpleasant ... very artificial," Kissinger was once heard to say about Nixon at a dinner in Ottawa when he was unaware that his table microphone was on. Nixon tells Frost with good humor: "He didn't remember to turn...
...during an agreed-upon seven-day Easter break in the interviewing. It was then that his staff was close to panic. Frost later conceded that he was "genuinely daunted before Easter" by Nixon. Frost had been partying as usual, leaving one taping to don a tux and emcee the Hollywood premiere of a movie he had helped produce. But then came the baiting challenge from Birt before the birthday party and a telling jest in one of the songs sung that night in Frost's honor. To the tune of Love and Marriage, it went: "Frost and Nixon, Frost...
Since leaving Saturday Night Chase, 33, has acquired both a California tan and a new wife. She is Jacqueline Carlin, 28, a TV actress who is no relation to Comedian George Carlin, says Chevy, "except for the beard." Despite the couple's hideaway in the Hollywood hills, Chase is homesick for New York City. "I came out in October and I've been here four years," he grumbled about L.A. "There is no input from anything but show biz out here. I feel like the brain starts to atrophy...
...fine between Chevy and his old SN gang. The show's audience has actually grown since Chase's leavetaking. What's more, Chevy's controversial fame may prove to be a burden. "You're always on," he sighs, explaining why he now avoids Hollywood parties. "You keep saying, 'Thank you very much,' when maybe you just want to sit down and look at your sunglasses." Paul Wolmuth
Died. Milton (Gummo) Marx, 84, the fourth of the five Marx Brothers; in Palm Springs, Calif. Gummo appeared with his zany siblings only during their vaudeville days. He joined the Army during World War I, then manufactured dresses in New York before turning Hollywood agent for his brothers. The surviving Marx Brothers are now Zeppo, 74, and Groucho. 86 (see PEOPLE...