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RELEASE: SATURDAY, JULY 9-10, 2011

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DEAR STACY: There was a test run of a new Craig Kilborn show last year. What happened to that? What's Kilborn doing? I used to enjoy him on "The Late Late Show." — Mark G., Albuquerque, N.M.

DEAR MARK: "The Kilborn File," which aired on "select" Fox affiliates for a test run last year, didn't get a pickup. The snarky star went on to make a new development deal with ABC this past May to write and produce his own primetime comedy series. Stay tuned on that.

DEAR STACY: Wow, seeing Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" video reminded me of Devon Sawa, who I had a crush on, too. Such a hottie. I thought he would become a huge star. What's happened to him? — Tracey E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa

DEAR TRACEY: The Vancouver-born actor of "Casper," "Final Destination" and Eminem music video ("Stan") fame is now 32 and still eye-catching. He is certainly acting, but not with as high a profile as you expected. In recent years, he has divided his time between TV series guest-star roles ("NCIS: Los Angeles," "Nikita," "The Guardian") and indie films. The latter include his upcoming horror flicks "388 Arletta Avenue" and "Sibling."

DEAR STACY: Is it an urban myth, or did Johnny Crawford, the former Mousketeer and "The Rifleman" teen star, go into porn? — Jesse S., Chattanooga, Tenn.

DEAR JESSE: Not true.

It could be this idea got started due to the fact that Crawford starred in 1973's "The Naked Ape," inspired by Desmond Morris' book of pop anthropology — since the movie deals with sexuality and was produced by Playboy honcho Hugh Hefner. An experimental comedy with animated sequences, it was a critical and box-office bomb, but it was not pornography. Crawford amassed a long list of TV and film credits, and then focused on the musical side of his career.

In 1990, he formed the 16-piece Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra, specializing in 1920s music, and from that sprang Crawford's Hot Club Quintet. He keeps a busy schedule of theater and club gigs, and has recorded albums, including the 2008 "Sweepin' the Clouds Away."

DEAR STACY: I have a question about the late Paul Winfield of the movie "Sounder" and the mini-series "King." I heard that he came out as a gay man before his death, and I wondered if that was true. Fine, fine gifted actor. — Ray B., Canton, Ohio

DEAR RAY: Winfield, who lived for 30 years with his partner, the late set designer Charles Gillan Jr., never made a public pronouncement of his sexuality, though it was well known among his friends and colleagues.

To find out more about Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith and read their past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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