Evening star., 1938-12-25

A Busy Year
In FilmCity
So, for That Matter,
Has Ole Devil
Divorce
By Sheilah Graham.
Bv SheIah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

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HOLLYWOOD.
Turing the leaves of Hollywood's
topsy- -turvy 1888 calendar .. Cupid
land his aide, reconciliation has
been extra busy-but so has that
ole devil divorce-(and his aide,
separation) i. A round dozen up
and-coming stars have bloomed
from the ranks of the unknown. But
at least that number of we'll knowns
have taken or are about to take the
count of oblivion Milliondollar
pictures have died at the box office.
Homely "B's" have bloomed in their
place . Births have outnumbered
deaths "a most unusual Hollywood
occurrence) . Feuds, fights and
lawsuits have been less numerous
than usual. (The worst was Jackie
Coogans accusation that the for
tune he earned as child star was
withheld by his mother Fred
die Bartholomew grew four inches
. Mickey Rooney's height Is feet
4 inches) remained stationary {.
Shirley Temple was elected box
Office queen for the fourth success
sive year And Gone With the
Wind" was given starting produc-
ton date.
The surprise marriage of the
year was the Ronald Colman- -Benita
Hume nuptials on September 80. 1t
took Bonita three long years to
dissipate Colman's fear of taking
unto himself second mate {.
Two days before, Sylvia Sidney, des-
pite all her previous denials, Be-
came Mrs. Luther Adler in London
. Ida Lupino has been sweet on
Louis Hayward since he came to
Hollywood three years ago. She
married him November II, when her
career was at its lowest point and his
career looming upward.
Margaret Tallichet fooled all
Hollywood with her sudden elope-
ment October 23) with Director
William Wyler. Three weeks before
the event the couple were strangers.
Wyler ignited the sizzling romance
when he brought Margaret an ice
cream cone Martha Raye
opened her mouth wide enough to
say Il do" to David Rose on October
IL (she has been opening it wider
lately to deny rumors of a rift
:. Both Humphrey Bogart and his
exwife, Mary Phillips, got them
selves new mates. The new Mrs.
Bogart was Actress Mayo Methot
Miss Phillips is now the wife of
Kenneth McKenna, who was one
of Kay Francis husbands i.
Funny man Jimmy Ritz deserted
bachelorhood April IA for Ruth Hill
lard . Gloria Dickson married
the most popular hairdresser in
Hollywood - Perc Yves stmore -
on June rs =. Shirley Ross decided
to keep that 10 per cent in the
family, so she married Agent Ken
Dolan (November .. Ditto Lynn
Baro and Agent Walter Kane.
Delmer Dawes, once engaged to
Kay Francis, took little Mary Lou
Lender instead Claire Trevor
became Mrs. Clark Andrews July
26 Walter Lang made a Mrs
Lang of Madelyn Fields, who re-
fused to give up her job as secre-
tary to Carole Lombard Gene
We've Tobin married Director Will
liam Keighley Frances Lang
ford became Mrs. Jon Hall {.
Alan Marshall went altarward :.
A coupe of the younger generation
Alan Hersholt and Russell Gleason,
were so impressed by the long mar
ital records of their parents that
they took the plunge for better or
worse. Russell with Cynthia Ho-
bart. Young Hersholt with Osa Mas
sen December II saw the nup-
tials of Henry Wilcoxen and Joan
Woodbury.. Margot Grahame gladly
surrendered her film career to
marry Multi-mililonaire Allen Nc
Martin The fanciest wedding
of the year was given by Mrs. Basil
Rathbone for her son. At least 300
guests were present. among them all
the big-shot stars of Hollywood.
Engagements for the year include
two for Joy Hodges and two for
Wayne Morris. First choice of Miss
Hodges was Robert Wilcox, whom
she exchanged for Lee Bowman . {.
Mr.. Morris was enamored of Pris-
ella Lane until the attendant pub
licity proved too umch for them.
Now Priscilla is more or less en-
gagged to Oren Haglund. And Wayne
is definitely afflanced to Bubbles
Schinasi Kay Francis takes
Baron Barnekow as her next hus-
band any minute now Marie
Wilson has promised to love, honor
and obey Director Nick Grinde .. {.
The most tantalizing engagement of
the year Is that between Garbo and
Stokowski, who led European and
American reporters pretty dance
with an are-they-married-or-a
they-not mystery. Carlo says not.
Stokowski waves his expressive
hands. I believe the lady.
The steadiest twosomes of the
year-Robert Taylor Barbara Stan
Wyck, Clark Gable-Carole Lombard,
Constance Bennet-Gilbert Roland,
Herbert Marshall-Lee Russell, Cary
Grant-Phyllis Brooks, George Raft
Virginia Pine (well, maybe this last
was not so steady), Richard Greene
Arleen Whelan, Anita Louise-Buddy
Adler, Janet Gaynor- Adrian (this
romance was the big surprise of the
year,.
The most important marital bust
up-between Bette Davis and Ham
Nelson. This couple were very de-
voted-it was the first marriage for
each-they were childhood sweet