Tonight’s Viewing: Hong Kong Tour Intrigues

Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 2nd, 1961

(Unknown Author)

Maria appears in a blurb about that night’s episode of the Groucho Marx Show on which she is set to appear as a contestant. The same blurb appeared in a column in the Miami Herald as well as in the St. Petersburg Times on the same day.

Tonight's Viewing: Hong Kong Tour IntriguesTonight’s Viewing: Hong Kong Tour Intrigues 02 Feb 1961, Thu Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Newspapers.com

Maria on Groucho Marx’ Show

Various Papers, February 2nd, 1961

(Unknown Author)

Maria appears in a blurb about that night’s episode of the Groucho Marx Show on which she is set to appear as a contestant. Unfortunately the author of the blurb couldn’t help himself and threw in a bunch of sexist language.

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Don’t Say Sweetie Cause She’s Bitter

Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, May 20th, 1959

Mike Connolly

Maria is mentioned in a quick blurb as part of a Hollywood gossip column that does a run-down of various bits of more or less newsworthy items. In the case of Maria it mentions her playing a Japanese role in Alcoa Theatre‘s “Medals for Harry”. A very similar blurb had run a couple of weeks earlier in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

20 May 1959, Wed Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Newspapers.com

Out Of Type Casting Rut

Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 8th, 1959

(Unknown Author)

A brief blurb mentioned Maria playing her first Japanese role in Alcoa Theatre‘s “Medal For Harry” and quotes her as being happy about being out of a type-casting rut. A very similar blurb ran in the Minneapolis Star Tribune a couple of weeks later on May 20th.

Out Of Type Casting RutOut Of Type Casting Rut 08 May 1959, Fri The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Out of a Type-Casting Rut

Various Papers, May, 1959

by Mike Connolly

Maria is mentioned in a quick blurb as part of a Hollywood gossip column that does a run-down of various bits of more or less newsworthy items. In the case of Maria it mentions her playing a Japanese role in Alcoa Theatre‘s “Medals for Harry” and her being happy to be out of a type-casting rut.

Maria McClay