Evening star., 1936-02-19

taurant La Golondrina Before
Douglas Fairbanks. jr, left for Eng
land two years ago he asked Maureen
O'Sullivan to wait for him-so Doug
las gets linked romartically to Ger
trude Lawrence, which, by the way,
is now all over, and Maureen becomes
engaged to Johnny Farrow. which is
still very much on, despite the return
of the junior Mr.. Fairbanks.
To satisfy her craving for Indian
curry Miriam Hopkins opened and
owns the restaurant the Bali -. The
Fredric Marches were among the
week enders at Palm Springs, suffer-
ing the worst sand storm in years J.. .
Shirley temple is among the latest to
build herself home at Bel Air. When
completed the house will feature all
the beSt-known Hollywood improve
ments &. Carole Lombard and Clark
Gable, the towns newest combina-
tion In the picture, San Fran
CISCO" they are using a boys choir
of eight youngsters, selected by jean
cite Macdonald All the boys have
red hair-exactly the shade of Miss
MacDonald's own crowning glory.
Cocktail-time kaleidoscope In the
United Artists studio apartment Of
Douglas Fairbanks, ST. :. says Mary
Pickford. "A woman who loses her
attraction for men invariably turns
toward reform" Says Douglas, kid
dinghy, You know, Mary and are
going to marry again." Says Mary in
the same vein of humor, Sure" Say
Lord and Lady Plunkett (Fanny
Wards daughter), I'VE are having
marvellous time in Hollywood-it's like
being in L0ndon-So many English
people are here" Says Lady Patricia
Ward, sister OF the Earl Of Dudley,
Five of the best-looking bachelors in
Hollywood are living in Mr. Fairbanks
beach house-Mr. Fairbanks, ST.; Mr..
Fairbanks, jr.; Sir Anthony Weldon,
Prince Serge Obolensky and Doc Milt
Holden" (The two last named, to-
gether with Lady Patricia, are now
far away. fishing. on Vincent Astor's
yacht NourmahaD. Chuck, Mr.. Fair
banks bodyguard, says nothing, as
usual, while Mr.. Fairbanks Chinese
boy chatchem every one plentee
drinks.
The real reason George Raft walked
out of the Carole Lombard picture had
nothing to do with Miss Lombard's
choice of cameraman, as had been
stated. Raft declined the rols be-
cause he found his part to be smaller
than that of his leading lady. His
successor, Fred MacMurray, always a
good business man, took advantage Of
the situation to get himself q better
Paramount contract.
Merle Oberon, now recovering from
her tonsil operation, would like to
play the lead in Marco Polo" but
previous assignments may prove a
stumbling block i. Mae West still
lives in the same unpretentious' hotel
in which she rented two-room suite
when she first arrived in Hollywood.
The only changes in Macs way Of
living are the two husky bodyguards
who accompany her wherever, she
goes.
Gregory Ratoff, displaying pin
scratch he received while working a
machine gun in his current picture,
Zero Hour" declains seriously, Look
at my wound Jack Oakie played
every race across the board at that OF
devil Santa Anita. race track, and
came out 20 cents ahead on the day,
so he is not complaining >. /. Max
Reinhardt returns shortly to Holly
wood, following his financial troubles
with Equity in New York. The fa-
nous impresario. whose slogan Is ap-
parently. Money was made to spend"
has one more fiim to make for Werner
Bros studio -. Harold Lloyd joining
his family at Palm Springs for
lengthy stay.
Add quaint Hollywood parties: That