Evening star., 1941-11-29

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less movie actors IL months and 20
days of the year and hereafter in
tend to have one day TO themselves
for public retaliation. Balloting has
already started and the awards will
be announced at luncheon meet
ing December 49,
Variety reporters must have been
peeking, because they claim that the
male stars who are leading for the
most "unco-operative" trophy are
Nelson Eddy, Bing Crosby. Fred
Astaire and Ronald Colman. Among
the women stars. they say Ginger
Rogers, Marlene Dietrich. Madeleine
Carroll and Loretta Young are
drawing heaviest votes.
Male news gatherers, informally
canvassed, were inclined to the opin-
ion that the ladies had picked them
selves quite a representative slate.
although the inclusion of Fred
Astaire, who is only painfully modest
and shy and never high-hat. was
criticized by some of the boys.
The physical nature of the trophy
to be bestowed on the two winning
stars, according to inside gossip, will
be q cast iron reproduction OF \
horses neck.
At the same time. the feminine
news hunters will give proper recog-
milton to the actor and actresses
who have given them most CO.
opera tion during the year.
The stars are alarmed, but their
studios are even more so. For one
thing, the studios are fully cognizant
OF the fact that. should one or more
of their expensively exploited stars
come into possession of that doubt
full award on December %, years Of
costly ballyhoo would go up the
chimney. Such a story ticking out
over the press wires from Hollywood
would have definite news value. The
ladies of the press realize that and
they say they're not to be set aside
at this late date.
Maybe the fellow who spoke that
piece about woman scorned"
didn't know it, but he must have
been talking about the girls in the
Hollywood Women's Press Club.
Hunk O. Muscle" Mature has been
secretly SCREEN tested by Edward
Small and is now said to be out in
the lead as candidate for the Ru.
dolph Valentino life story role. How
ever, Small is still receiving and
checking hundreds of photographs
Of would-be Valentines from all over
the land.
Strange autograph exchange noted
In the Beverly Brown Derby: Joe Di
Maggie of the New York Yankees
and the English Herbert Marshall.
Both stood and mouthed bashful
words of mutual admiration as they
exchanged signatures-one on the
back of an old envelope, the other
on q paper napkin.
Elizabeth Patterson. who plavs
those honey mother roles as though
she had a dozen grandkids (she's ,
bachelor girD, recalled that the i,
on the longest leave of absence in
the show business. Thirteen years
ago. when she came to HOLLYWOOD
Miss Patterson got her release from
the Shuberts on leave of absence
basis. She never was recalled. never
even heard from the stage impress
Sarios.
M-G-M Is putting one of its biz.
gest color and money splashes on
q Rio Rita" number that will in
troduce Eros Volusia, Brazil's ia.
nous dancer. to American screen
audiences. She will do three dance
routines in the musical, topped by
an elaborate tropical sequence, in
which . chorus line of so native
singers and dancers will participate
with Kathryn Grayson singing the
melody.
Eugene Palette weighed l3s
pounds and had . single chin when