1.08 ANGELES (AP) —

~- Valerie Curtin pounds a

typewriter as a secretary on

’ the new ABC. series 9 to 5

and at: home. she’s also: vat
the typewriter asa ‘suc-.

Curtin: ‘stars in the series
as Judy” Bernly, recently
divorced and a’ beginner
offiée, worker befuddled by.
her ‘unaccustomed .

. surroundings © in a- big —

conglomerate. The show,
based on. the hit movie that:
pilted - ‘working . women —
against. chatviniétic
management, also ‘stars
Rita _Moreno. and Rachel:

Dennizon.

“Curtin : and her writing
partner’ “Barry ‘Levinson, «
were nominated for an
Academy’ Award for their.

» first, screenplay, . eve And -

Justice: For All in 1978. Two
years. ‘hater. they wrote
Inside. Moves, and ‘their:
latest, effort, ‘Best Friends,:
is -in production starring |
Burt Reynolds and: Goldie.
Hawn. _

Ing to 5. Curtin plays the: .
role created i in the movie by
Jane Fonda..She also had”

_ the opportunity. to re-create

.

_ her role of Vera in the movie

. first time they tried to. do

. about 9 to §, she met with ;

’ character .

Alice Tfoesn’t Live Here
Anymore in. the- CBS séries «

a Alice.

“They approached me the

the series,” says “Curtin,
“but the thought of being
locked: into - the first
I'd ‘created
wasn't appealing. And Twas
also under contract. to ABC”
at the time.”

When she was approached

- Fonda, =~ .,

“J wasn't sure what. to
do," she says. ‘I wanted. to

aa Keep writing. -

“But Hoved the idea of the

people I'd be working with. 1,

tested with Rita and Rachel.

” 'Thathelped me decide. Rita:

is sich A generous actress. .

“And Rachel'is a Christmas :.

angel: There is a simplicity
and truth.in what she does:

and 'm, Jearning from’ her,”.

She: says she | {foes not.
intend to write any scripts. |
for the sSeries.. im

“Tm. approaching this.
project ‘strictly- ag an ac-
tress,"’ she says. “I'm not.”

_ sure that I'd’ know how to -

write -for a “half-hour. .

comedy. Although 1° did”
start out doing that.”

Curtin Bays, ‘that with’
Lavingon, with. whom, ahe’s |:

movie, Victor-Victoria,.

“Harry Lillis.

'."said-reeently.
--always jolly and joking with .
- people. He took care of. a lot

Our only arguments ‘are

-over who's going. to type.” |

She: was born in. New

. York, where her father,
"Joseph Curtin, was a radio
. actor who starred in the

long-running Mr. and Mrs.”

North radio serial. She

made her TV debut’ in
Happy, Days and appeared
in a number. of episodes. |.

““'You don’t have time in a:
series to:‘really define your -
” chracter the way you doin a |
movie: In 9 to 5, Judy has &
vulnerability - that I’ can

* identify with. Unlike Vera, :

Judy is‘not dumb, just

‘naive. She's newly divor-

ced, 8 neophyte at life.”

* She spies James. Garner
at the next. table in ‘the
restaurant and berrows a
cigarette frdim him aa they
briefly discuss his new

“I did arole in The Rock-
ford ‘Files and I've had a
- crush ever since," she says. ©
“T played one of. those.

"people — I always play such

_oft- kilter ‘People. ”

“Los: ANGELES (AP) ~
. There are no signs leading

* to the gravestone of the late

entertainer Bing Crosby, |
but..an. intent grandmother

‘in golfing shoes is a sure:

guide.

Every Friday, s5-year-old
Marion Love Massey visits
Holy’. Cross - Cemetery,
where she tends not only
Crosby's grave, but those of
his first wife, Dixie Lee; his

“father and. mother, . Harry

- and Catherine; his brother,
Laurence; and a grandeon,
Brian.

Massey first trims ‘the
grass around the markers |

set into” the - ground, then

scrubs and waxes the

" markers and the embossed
"names. .

“But her most: tender care .
is‘reserved for the grave of
Crosby,
otherwise known as Bing.

‘Crosby's grave is a shrine
to Massey, ‘who said she met.

him; wher she was working:
as a. hostess for the’ ‘CBS
studio in 1946. Poe

“4 can feel him here,” she

wat people."’

- She leaves her’ home 40 -

_ kilometres: away in time to:

arrive at:the cemetery by T
a.m. She tries. to get on the”

road 5 ;agalni “before . ‘the «;

* evening's. rush-hour ‘traffic

lived for elght years, “our begins.

sensibilities. are so.similar...

“it’s: ‘a8 ibough ‘it’s “fast, one

expanded. brain at. work. ©

“We almost -never- have
any conceptual differences,

al the site, 5 50 she decided to

- "Maacey began visiting, the :
: ‘singer's grave. a - month“

“after.his death on Oct. 14, °°
1977. There were no flowers

‘to Crosby. In fact,
husband, Lee, - tells her’ 8 |
when Crosby's: movies.. ace’
“on television: .

“‘'He was -

take on the responsibility.

“Tdon’t know of any other
cases in the cemetery with
someone coming as con-
sistently,”’ .
Birgel, general manager, of
Holy. Cross. -

. Birgel said he: ‘assumes '
_the Crosby family | don’t

have ‘anything | against

Massey: maintaining ‘the,
“Braye site,

“If they would oppose” it,

we would naturally have to.

respect’ their, wishes and
advise the. individiial’ ac:

‘cordingly. I'm -sure . they.” wane
must be aware of it, with all”

the. publicity."

‘Massey, a grandmother. of:

ithree, said that her family.
doesn't resent her. devotion

“The | question that
naturally. arises is why
more Canadian talent isn't

‘used. Hutton ‘admits he has.
been accused several times.
of ignoring Canadians,. but
uo makes ho apologies. \

“I'm ‘in the business of

“producing quality TV shows

for worldwide distribution,

and there's not a lot of such
Acts available in Canada.”’ |

“Hutton, who has operated |
‘out of Edmonton for more.

than 10 years, has praduced

specials with : Canadian |
_ singers Murray. and-Burton -§

Cummings: But. he argues

there are few other acts that
can make “money. on the

world market’ Lo
Hutton sald. rock groups

_ such aS Rush and Loverboy |

are nol. saleable because

“there's no audience ‘for

rock on TV"... 7

. The: ‘entrepreneur said.
-there ‘are, two types of.

television content, cultural

-and-business. :

“Tt 8 absurd for someone

to expect me to produce’
for -
distribution."

Canadian Material
worldwide
‘He said that; instead, the

- SBC. should. take. more _——
respoiiiy for promoting EF

Canadian talent... ~ -

“Hutton said: 75 to 80 per .

cent of what his company
spends is _on.. Canddian
servi ce 5,
an d
technicians.

"Alberta, Independent Pay .

‘Television: “has’ “purchased

the Canadian ‘broadcasting:
rights for the 24-part series.
. While. the Kristofferson
* Show - will air on. US. “pay :

television- stations this fall,

: it may be some time before:
_ become |
-- common in-Canada. - 5
*: ‘Shaws.,wilk be taped into’
we CEN ad os dete thn

such _ autlets

sald. Philip ~

“her®:

including .
-Cameramen:

Hollywood Feature _ ;

for winter because of the
Corral’s isolation,’

’ Whether Hutton can’ turn
the operation around,
overcoming the location arid
the costs, remains to “be
. As Kristofferson said

opening - night: “TL. can't

believe. 59 many . people

- came sofar....And Theard -

what the —— oO

November. None is planned:

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