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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:

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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-

~‘Hle:.tune.” of. NeiE, _Siman's © _ fortheoming. filrn, ‘tT Quglit ‘to. Bein Pictures’ And: Tim -assured,”” -the- “Sager ~-Hantlisch. ‘reunién- is’:a strictly” protessional - -tallaboration..