Art Cohnes Fabulous Story: Danny Raskin's
Nine Lives of Michael Todd'
Strictly Confidential
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When the tragic airplane acci-
dent, on March 22, 1958, took
the lives of Michael Todd, the
fabulous movie producer and
husband of Elizabeth Taylor,
and Art Cohn, the Todd story
already had been written.
The foreword and the first 36
chapters of "The Nine Lives of
Michael Todd — The Story of
One of the World's Most Fabu-
lous Showmen," had already
been written by Cohn, his
friend, biographer and great ad-
mirer. Marta Cohn completed
her husband's work by writing
chapters 37 and 38.
Random House has issued this
book, and an interesting insight
is offered into the life of the
picturesque Mike Todd, who was
MICHAEL TODD
born Avrom Goldbogen, son of
Chaim Goldbogen. lie was one
of nine children, and the family
story is typical of the immi-
grants' struggles to survive eco-
nomic ills, to make good in this
good land.
Avrom, as is known, made
good. He shined shoes as a
youngster. He worked for a
vendor of potato peelers. he was
a bricklayer. Indeed, he lived
nine lives. But the early exper-
iences were mere introductions
to a fabulous existence that de-
veloped when he entered show
business and became a leader
in his field.
Mike's first marriage to Ber-
tha Freshman. the struggles he
encountered, the friends he
made, the shows he produced,
ART COHN
the sorrows he suffered—espe-.:–
(-tally when he said kaddish for
his father who passed away at , Government Asked
55—and most especially his de- to Deal with Bigots
termined '11 to make good.
he did, make an excellent story. FRANKFURT (JTA)—Crim
inal proceedings against anti-
A brilliant writer relates the
details of the interesting life of Semites
should be brought
public prosecutors.
and not by
be
ace showman Mike Todd. Art l
left to libel or defamation ac
;
Cohn already had made his mark tions by individuals or b by
as a biographer. His "The Joker • Jew-
H. G.
Is Wild," the story of Joe E. ish
organizations.
Van
Dam, general Dr.
secretary of
Lewis, already bad been adapted
f J e w s i
t
for a movie. Now comes his h e C en ra l C
- Nine Lives of Michael Todd." Germany, declared here.
He criticized the govern-
an equally interesting story of
ment's proposed bill, in the
another great showman.
Mrs. Cohn did a magnificent Parliament at Bonn, which
jo') in completing her husband's would enact legislation ban-
book. Random House has thus' sing racial religious slander.
Dr. -Van Dam said that the pro-
produced another excellent
work that will be cherished not posed measure is "inadequate."
The government's bill is un-
only by showbusinessmen but
satisfactory, he declared. be-
also by those who patronize this
cause it does not provide for
great business.
public prosecution. He recom-
, mended the publication of the
Heads South African Jewry transcripts of recent trials in-
JOHANNESBURG i.1 TA 1— volving former concentration
Bernard Ettlinger was elected camp officials. so as to make
president of the South Afri- possible coordinated court ac-
can Jewish Board of Deputies. tion against anti-Semites.
DAYEMU
BY HENRY LEONARD
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by PHINEAS J. BIRON
LISTENING
The other day at a private
LONDON—It was Baron Ed-
mond de Rothschild of France dinner given at the Dorchester
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; who, more than a half century Hotel in London by Lord and
I ago, turned his generous inter- Lady Rothschild and Mr. and
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1 est towards Israel, then Pales- Mrs. Sieff in honor of Ambassa-
: tine. He established the famous dor Abba Eban, who was ,.. en
Rishon Le Zion wine industry, route home, Lord Rothschild's
' and assisted the various agri- findings became known. Addres-
cultural schools, which played sing an audience of 100 disting- CC
'so significant a role in trans- . uished industrialists, financiers,
forming Jewish Luftmenschen scientists and men of letters,
Prof. Rothschild said that the
into tough men of the soil.
Today a new Rothschild in attainments of the Weizmann
the development of the state of Institute of Science were out-
ON HER USUAL chore every .Israel seems destined to be re- standing.
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Tuesday, Pearl Jacobs went ' membered in the annals of the
"No single scientist," he said,
to the Penrickton Nursery re- second decade of the existence I "can pass judgment on so corn-
cently to be with the visually of the Israeli nation. On our iplex a scientific research center
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handicapped kiddies . . . She recent visit here we had the as the Institute which was
and the other women took the opportunity to meet this scion founded by Israel's first Presi-
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children to Fort Dearborn, of the official title. The Lord dent, but I believe that I am in
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but it was a bit cold and the Rothschild, whose first name is a position to assess the standard
teachers had promised the Victor.
of work being done there."
youngsters they could all go
Victor Rothschild is a scien-
In a professional manner, the •
swimming . . . One of the tist of international standing. young handsome descendant of
kiddies. a 3-year-old, said, "Put His field of research is fertil- Walter Rothschild. to whom the
my bathing suit on. I want to ity. and he has written a num- British government addressed
go swimming." . . . One of the ber of papers on this subject.
the Balfour Declaration in 1917,
gals who works with Pearl .He also teaches at Cambridge
elaborated on. his investigation
told her she couldn't go swim- University.
of the Institute. Before he con-
ming in this weather. and the
Several years ago Prof. Roths- cluded his factual statement, he
little tot replied. "Who wants child's interest was directed by announced that his family foun-
to go swimming in the weath- his good friend, Marcus Sieff. dation had decided to contribute
er? I want to go swimming in ' to the advance of scientific re- to the research work of the bio-
the water!"
search in Israel. Not only did logical department of the Insti-
A MONTH PRIOR TO grad- he himself visit Israel, he dis- tute the sum of $1.000.000, most
uation at Vernor School. the patched two eminent scientists of it in the form of an endow-
91 members in the class of , to Rehovoth and then studied ment to maintain the animal
'59 were asked to each write their reports most carefully.
house of this department.
an essay on "Memories of Ver-
The animal house is the place
nor School" . . . Jill Gaynes. age spread . . . A few weeks
daughter of Boris and Florine later Dr. Kronkhite encoun- where various species of, ani-
Gaynes, forgot about her as- tered his patient aboard a mals (monkeys. mice. etc.) are
signment until the night before venerable nag in the dead of kept for experimental scientific
the due date. while she was night . . . "Why ride at such purposes. Inspired by Prof_
at the Jewish Center . . . It an hour as this?" asked the Rothschild's example, another
was five minutes before Jill doctor . . . -Economics," ex- $1.000.000 was pledged by the
was to go in swimming when plained the patient. "In the dinner guests.
she rushed to the locker room. ' daytime the crook who owns
grabbed a scrap of paper and this horse wants six dollars an
MUSIC! ENTERTAINMENTI
hurriedly wrote it out . . . hour for renting it to me."
Sammy Woolf
and relaxingly went about her
. "And what does he charge
And His Orchestra
fun for the evening . . . How- you at night?" demanded
ever, what was just a plain Kronkhite . . . "At night,"
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assignment turned out to be a said the patient, 'he isn't
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prize-winning honor . . . as there."
Jill's essay was selected among
the three top ones to be read
by their authors . . . A couple
Delightfully
of mighty proud parents were
Air-Conditioned
Boris and Florine as they
watched Jill give her "locker
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