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Gossip.
Column

Q. Can't ‘tell you how
pleased we are to hear thal.

_ Connie Francis is scheduled

for a singing engagement in

‘a Fort Lauderdale theatre.

Isn't: this a. coincidence,

considering-that she made

‘her movie debut about .20 -
years ago. in. “Where ‘the

which was also

set in this famed Florida’,
resort?’ — LB.

A. ‘Connie is the first to
admit that her life’ has been
composed of a series of just
such bizarre’ coincidences.
She has a home:i in this very
area and confesses that she
Tealized it was time to. gel

‘back “to work when she

showed up at the beach one
day.and nobody seemed to
recognize her, .A further
Paradox: She recently 'per-

formed in’ Westbury. Long ¥

“sland — se¥en years to the
day after her much-publi-
cized. unfortunate rape ata. -
motel there,

Q. Since he refuses. to
make TV commercials’ in.
the U.S. and even: turns — .
_-down promotion , for his ,
own movies. 1 was
astonished to -hear: that -
Woudy Allen appears in TV
commercials’ in Japan,
‘Can that be true? — WR. :

*. A. It is. Woody. is ane at,

several big-name. -
American .stars ;Paul .
Newman, Kirk Douglas

‘and Fave Dunaway are
others}. who ‘have done;
blurbs on the Japanese
tube bul wouldn't dream of:
doing the same back home.’ _
Seems ‘the Oriental: Spots:
are more ‘image’
appearances and stars.
aren't expected to directly
“push products, In any case,
Woody; was -seén in a re- ~
cent. very funny ‘ commer:
‘elal for a_ Japan

cial Institution:

“ot

1. Il lyricist. Carole
Bayer Sager i is romantical: -
-ty involved with composer
~ Burt Bacharach.. why then -

+ Suger. being’ seen “with.
her cold... boyfriend,
songwriter ’Matvin-.

Hamlisch? — L.0.
A. Carole is stiil” very
much in- love’ with

Bacharach, who. was’
: lormerly married to Angie
_ .Divkinson: But Sager, ‘al
the same-time has started
‘Up a new Felalionship with
_ Hamlisch, cher. fornier
_. boyfriend.and professional
‘partner. Seems the latler :
{wo are - working’ on the.

‘+ Score’ and lyrics for the Li-

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_ fortheoming. filrn, ‘tT Quglit
‘to. Bein Pictures’ And:
Tim -assured,”” -the- “Sager
~-Hantlisch. ‘reunién- is’:a
strictly” protessional -
-tallaboration..