The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20

Battalion" She made her film bow
as Orson Welles' first wife in "Citi-
zen Kane" the picture that's been
a springboard to motion picture con-
tracts for so many actors and act
reSSeS.
Robert Taylor has an exception
ally tough beard, and while he's be-
ing shaved talks about show horses,
like his Arabian stallion; Clark
Gable chats about guns and fish
and venison, under the same condi-
tons, and he also has a tough
beard. Spencer Tracy yells wise
cracks at everybody while he's in
the BARRIERS chair. Bob Young
makes a few remarks about his rid
ing horses. Jimmy Stewart sits
and says nothing. All this informa-
ton from Jim Adamson, major
domo of Metros barber shop, who
began shipping locks and news from
movie stars way back in the days
of Inceville-he'S been at it for 212
decades, and has his own Hollywood
Who's Who.
We're told that Inez Cooper, a
Hollywood new conner, looks so
much like Hedy Lamar that ex-
perts can't tell them apart. Miss
Cooper has worked in ''Unholy Part
ners" and "The Shadow of the Thin
Man; she's now appearing in mir.
and Mrs. North" and is slated for
a role in 81 Married an Angel"
None Of these pictures have yet
been released, yet she's already had
a f0urishing screen career.
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People whose memories go way,
way back will remember Harold
Lockwood, one of the big stars of
his time. His widow died recently,
after having been a member of
Paramount's makeup department
for nine years. Today's movie stars
are more foresighted financially
than were those old-timers. For ex-
ample-Joel McCrea is listed by the
government not as an actor Though
he's been making pictures for II
years. but as good producer,
thanks to the annual profit of ap-
proximately $4,000 which he makes
from his ranch.
Madeline Lee, who's "Genevieve
Blue" on the "Amos and Andy
broadcasts, has found herself turn
ing into a hat designer. She en-
tered hat designing class on a
dare, found that she not only liked
it but was good at it; now she makes
all her own hats, and her friends
besiege her to turn out little num-
bers for them.
Correction: Last weeks item
about "The Chocolate Soldier" was
partly wrong; Metros picture by
that name includes only music from
the operetta so known; the story
is the one you're familiar with I'M
der the title of '"The Guardsman."
ODDS AND ENDS-RKO has signed
St. Brendon's Boys choir of 20 boys for
church sequences in loan of Paris, iUhich
UiH star Michele Morgan, the net0 French
star, and Paul Henreid -. Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello tUiu play the leading comedy
roles, and Kathryn Grayson and John Car
roll tCiu hare the romantic singing leads
IN the net0 nroUie version of Rio Rita"
Walter Pidgeon returns TO his first ca
reer, that Of a singer, in Design for Scan
dal," sUhich he has just completed ioith
the netCLy r0ed Rosalind Russell They
sing "A Bicycle Built for TtCo" CIire
Brooks daughter Faith, makes her film,
debut in Suspicion"
Sterling Holloway is now regu-
lar member of the cast of 'The
Family Hour" which stars Gladys
Swarthout and Deems Taylor. His
latest picture is ''Dumbo," but you
might never know it-he's the voice
of the Storkl
Hollywood used to make foreign
versions of film cartoons in 16 diff
ferent languages; now, thanks to
the war, ''Mr. Bug Goes to Town"
will be made in only two-Spanish
and Portuguese It's to be released
Christmas week.