"In Cold Blood" may star students
12 Daily Kansan Tuesday, February 28, 1967
Truman Capote's highly successful non-fiction novel, "In Cold Blood," is being brought to the screen by writer - director Richard Brooks, who is filming the story against the actual backgrounds in Kansas.
Brooks has developed his screenplay with an objective view of audiences feeling that what they are seeing on the screen is happening at the moment. Brooks was hand-picked by Capote to do the movie.
His casting of "In Cold Blood" has not been done in the conventional Hollywood "star system" style. Many of the players are comparative unknowns as a result of Brook's demand that cast members look as physically close to the real persons as possible.
FOR THE TWO YOUNG KILLERS, around whom most of the story revolves, Brooks picked Robert Blake for the Perry Smith role and Scott Wilson to play Dick Hickock. Their resemblance
to the real-life killers is astound ing.
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He recently auditioned several KU drama students and faculty members for minor roles. The exact number and the names of those chosen have not been released.
Blake appeared in the motion picture, "Town Without Pity," and was a regular member of the repertory company of Richard Boone's television show. Scott Wilson has made one television appearance in a segment of the "Lieutenant" and played a role in the forthcoming movie, "Heat of the Night."
TUESDAY, WHEN HE ARRIVED in Kansas City to make advance preparations for the filming, writer-director Brooks received word from Hollywood that he had been nominated for an Academy Award for the writing-directing job on his previous film, "The Professionals." Brooks was awarded an Academy Oscar in 1960 for his screenpjlay of "Elmer Gantry."
Brooks is married to actress Jean Simmons, whom he directed in his award-winning "Elmer Gantry."
The 55-year-old Brooks began his writing-directing career in 1949, after spending many years
Brooks has picked John Forsythe for the role of Alvin Dewey, the KBI agent who played an instrumental role in tracking down the two kinners. This is another care of look-alikes as is the selecting of Ruth Storey and John McLiam to play the roles of the elder Clutters.
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as a newspaperman and novelist. Brooks is no stranger to this area, having worked on the Kansas City Star in the 1930's.
Continued from page 8 freedom no longer has the unifying effect which it once had, especially during the fight for independence from Great Britain.
Weinaug said that while in India, he and his wife witnessed an Indian wedding ceremony.
Weinaug, who has visited India, said there are problems in Indian agricultural development. The search for underground water for irrigation purposes is one of the problems, he said.
THERE IS DESPERATE need for trained personnel in agriculture, engineering and other technical fields. Weinung is said, but the more acute problem is that of developing industries to absorb the manpower resources. He said that many people will have to sacrifice in order to create the needed capital.
"We were impressed with the concern of both families for the happiness of the young couple," he said.
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The Xi Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, professional sorority for women in music, announces the pledging of six KU women.
The selection of the new members was determined by their outstanding scholastic ability, musicianship, character and personality.
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