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When Nominal Democrat Samuel Yorty was sworn in as Los Angeles' mayor, the august inaugural was presided over by no less a statesman than Professional Toastmaster George Jessel, 63. Last week, entertainment's sinking showboat offhandedly admitted that the official document he had been handed at the ceremony was a paternity-suit summons slapped on him by sometime Fiancée Joan Tyler, 27. At week's end Joan assured the world, in the blase manner of Hollywood, that "George and I are not mad at each other," hinted that he might marry her when her divorce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 14, 1961 | 7/14/1961 | See Source »

...than Mr. Britten's truly gala Midsummer Night's Dream) and I must indeed admit at once that Mr. Britten certainly has made the best of a bad business. James's ambiguous suggestions of the governess's own insanity have necessarily been ignored: Peter Quint and his cohort Miss Jessel are accepted as real enough apparitions of evil, and governess is affirmed. But this is, perhaps, all for the good...

Author: By Anthony Hiss., | Title: The Turn of the Screw | 7/13/1961 | See Source »

During a recent tour to raise funds for the Israeli government, the speaker offered a free box of candy or cigars to anyone in his audiences who had ever had a phone call from a TV rating service. "I took a gamble," said Comedian George Jessel, "but no one came forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Under the Spreading FCC | 6/30/1961 | See Source »

...GEORGE JESSEL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 26, 1961 | 5/26/1961 | See Source »

...Million Dollar Incident (CBS, 8:30-10 p.m.). A comedy special, with Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan and George Jessel as themselves, plus Actors Everett Sloane, Peter Falk, William Redfield. The incident: Jackie Gleason is kidnaped. The question: Who in the world will pay the million dollar ransom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Apr. 21, 1961 | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

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