The Washington times., 1929-01-02
MILLIONAIRE E
TO MARRY
STAR
By REGINA CREwE
'pyriEht. 1919. BY King Features


HOLLYWOOD. Jan. Alt IN
harder TO keep . secret in Holly.
wood than In any spot on earth.
Especially II one happens to be q
screen star OF the first magnitude.
You remember reading here that
May McAvoy has definitely de-
cided not to renew. her Warner
Brothers contract when It expires
next week. Well, the real ''inside"
Is that May wants to take q little
time off from tho realm Of click.
ing cameras to enjoy the round Of
festivities which are the privileges
and prerogatives Of an engaged
girl.
Yes, May has really gone
and done It. There viii be a
formal announcement next week
some time. The happy man is
Maurice Cleary. He's young,
handsome and an honest.to-good-
ness millionaire, Nephew Of tho
fabulously wealthy oil man DO.
heny. May is sporting q gorgeous
square-cut diamond engagement
ring from the bridegroom-to-be,
and her mother has presented her
with q pre-nuptial gift Of a dia.
mond and emerald bracelet. Each
stone of this is perfectly matched,
the jewelers. having spent many
months accumulating the stones.
No exact date has been stated
so far as the wedding Is con.
cerned. But It In understood that
the young couple win be wed
shortly after Lent. May says It
is not her plan to retire from the
screen. but that she wants a brief
rest to which she feels entitled
after a long and successful career
in pictures. The little actress has
always been much in demand,
and there are any number Of
spots for her any time she wishes
them.
Dorothy Ward win never forget
Phyllis Haver. In fact Phyllis
will always be Dorothy's favorite
film star. Only for Phyllis, Doro.
thy would have spent her life
hearing cries Of cash" instead Of
camera" For she was q clerk
in one Of Mr.. Woolworthis ''6
and 1Oc" stores when Phyllis ''dis-
covered" her. Under Phyllis
guidance she got q role sn ''The
Goddess Girl" which brought
several others in sts wake, Now
the lucky kid proves to have one
Of those screen voices which the
stars write to Santa Claus about.
She has been signed to q long
term contract by Pathe and viii
be featured In several forthcom.
ing productions. Everything Is
to be done to groom the girl for
stardom, and Dorothy has the ana.
bition and ability TO do her share.
No wonder Phyllis Hayer is her
favorite start
Toot, tcot! Here comes "The
River Boat" And right up front
playing the star role is Holly
woods pal, Buddy Rogers. The
story has been written especially
for Paramount and Buddy by
George Manker Waters, author Of
"Burlesque." Il is to be an all.
talker. No director or leading lady
has been selected. However, one
interesting personality win be In
the picture in the form of Thomas
jefferson, SON OF the famous Jo-
seph Jefferson, beloved rip Van
Winkle" Of the stage.
Hoot Gibson's namo Is listed
among the IN and injured following
the Yuletide celebrations. Hoot
and q crowd Of friends spent
Christmas up In the hills, where
there is plenty Of real snow. Bob
shedding was one OF the 9av0rite
outdoor sports Of the bunch, and
when one whizzer overturned
while going about q mile d minute,
Hoot emerged from the wreckaga
with q disiocated knee. It takes
more than that to put this star on
the shelf, however, and hc is al.
ready about on crutches telling
folks that his new picture, ''Bir6J
Of q Feather" viii 60 into produc.
tion on schedule. Ruth Elder, you
know, win be Hoot's heroine.
Bull Montana, the wide-smiIing
film player with the crimpIed
ears, Is going into vaudeville. He
has q sketch all prepared. And its
title IS THE Three Pansles."
Doubtless the "Boor' win play the
lavender.coiored one. Everyone in
Hollywood likes the "Bool." It's.
great fun to visit his mansion
while he scrambles up q mess Of
pasta IA a5Ol0 for dinner.