Jimmy Stewart Honored For His Career

Jimmy Stewart, 79, got a lifetime-achievement award Sunday night at a black-tie dinner ending the three-day Monterey (Calif.) Film Festival. The actor took the occasion to lambaste computer coloring of old black-and-white movies. "Colorization is one of the most disgraceful things in any endeavor in this country," he said. "The actors end up with orange faces. The cameraman took all this time . . . to create depth and to cast the right shadows. With colorization, people just walk like painted Easter eggs." On hand for Stewart's moment were Joan Fontaine, Doris Day, Clint Eastwood,

Katharine Ross and, yes, Tab Hunter.

Veteran screen star Myrna Loy, 82, made a rare public appearance last weekend when she cut a strip of film to open Manhattan's Biograph Cinema, which will screen oldies only. Its first series will be films featuring Loy and William Powell between 1932 and 1953.

WINNERS AND LOSERS

Tom Selleck was named entertainer of the year in Us magazine's first readers' poll. Among the other selections disclosed in the March issue were: Jennifer Grey, hottest new actress; Patrick Swayze, hottest new actor; Michael Douglas, best dramatic-movie actor; Glenn Close, best dramatic-movie actress; Bette Midler, best comedy-movie actress; Sharon Gless, best TV-drama actress; Michael J. Fox, best TV-comedy actor, and Betty White, best TV-comedy actress. Among the "worst" were Sylvester Stallone, dramatic movie acting; Lisa Bonet, TV-comedy actress; Michael Jackson, most unwelcome comeback, and Cher, worst-dressed actress (but she won best comeback). Bruce Willis and Madonna nailed down three worsts each: He, for comedy-movie actor, TV-drama actor and worst-dressed. She, for comedy-movie actress, dramatic-movie actress and most overexposed actor or actress.

THE BATTLE CONTINUES