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[News Script: News briefs -- Linda]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Dallas by film actress Miss Linda Darnell, who was born in the city.
Date: November 16, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Miss red garter]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Dallas by "Miss Red Garters," a model hired to promote the motion picture "Red Garters."
Date: January 27, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Youthful fans mob film star]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas youths gathering to meet a train bearing motion picture actor Tony Curtis.
Date: August 18, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News briefs - Miss Sweden]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Anita Ekberg, Miss Sweden of 1951, stopping in Dallas on her way to Atlanta.
Date: November 18, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News briefs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a large mechanical elephant demonstrated in Dallas, designed as a promotional tool for a chain of movie theaters.
Date: September 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Polio poster girl stops in Dallas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mary Kosloski, the March of Dimes poster girl of 1955, stopping in Dallas en route to Los Angeles where she will star in a movie.
Date: December 28, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Gary Cooper and friend]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about actors Gary Cooper and Serita Monteil passing through Dallas en route to Los Angeles.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News briefs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a freak car accident that sent a man to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Also covered, a story about actress Mary Ellen Kay visiting Dallas to plug her new film.
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Annie Oakley]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about actress Gayle Davis stopping over in Dallas en route to California.
Date: December 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Guy Madison and new Mrs.]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about film star Guy Madison arriving in Fort Worth with his new wife, actress Sheila Connolly.
Date: October 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Proxy Francis joins the Wacs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the film Francis Joins the WACS, a military movie about a talking mule who enlists in the Women's Army Corps, sending a stand-in mule, Frankie, to Dallas with a small company of WACS to promote the movie.
Date: October 15, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Vera Ellen]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about dancer Vera Ellen coming to Dallas to promote the motion picture "White Christmas."
Date: November 7, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News brief -- Doak and Wayne]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about former Southern Methodist University football star and current player for the Detroit Lions Doak Walker leaving Dallas after a visit. Also departing Dallas is film actor John Wayne after a brief visit with friends in the city.
Date: January 7, 1954
Duration: 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Miss red garter]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a visit to Dallas by "Miss Red Garters," a model hired to promote the motion picture "Red Garters."
Date: January 27, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News brief - Salome]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dixie Ann Wilcox winning the national "Salome" beauty contest, in connection with the Columbia Pictures release of the movie, "Salome."
Date: January 29, 1954
Duration: 42 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: School gets award from film stars]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about students at Fort Worth's S. S. Dillow Elementary School receiving a safety award from cowboy actor Roy Rogers and his actress wife Dave Evans.
Date: February 9, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Film stars crowd Dallas airport]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a large number of motion picture stars passing through Love Field in Dallas on the way to a film festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Date: February 18, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News brief - movie stars]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about four movie stars, Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Tab Hunter, and Glenn Danning, stopping at Fort Worth's Amon Carter Field for a brief rest before catching a plane to Hollywood. Also stopping at Amon Carter Field, movie star Evelyn Keys.
Date: March 5, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Edward G. Robinson]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about actor Edward G. Robinson stopping over in Dallas on his way to Hollywood.
Date: March 10, 1954
Duration: 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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