The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13
On STAGE
And
Screen


Queer Merriam c. Cooper was en-
route to England today TO prepare
a script for picture based on the
Eagle Squadron. the unit OF
American flyers working with the
Royal Air Force.
Walter Wanger Studio announced
that Cooper had sailed from New
York, following a month of prepare
tions In New York and Washington.
He plans to stay at least two
months-inyasion or no invasion.
Jean Hersholt returned with one
of Mr.. Rooseyelt's hats Tuesday
from Washington, where he at
tended the Presidents Birthday
Ball.
1t was Mr.. Roosevelt's campaign
hat, Hersholt said, and will be
sold March II to the highest bid
der for the benefit OF the motion
picture relief fund.
Actress Lorraine Gettman, IS, was
a legal ward today OF her aunt,
Mrs. Hazel Mae Wallace. under an
order of Superior Judge Jess E.
Stephens.
She asked to have her aunt made
guardian, claiming her father
placed her in a home for adoption
when she was three years cd.
after divorcing her mother. Miss
Gettman was returned to her moth
er, however, and lived with her I'M
til she died.
Alexandra Danilova, Premiere
Ballerina, and Kazimir Kokic,
member Of her troupe, have applied
for a marriage license. They said
they had known each other for
three years, but 1t was Just six
weeks ago that we fell in love-.
They plan to be married next Fri
day.
Blue-eyed, snub-nosed Eva Lee
(Bunky) Kinney, washed up in pic
lures at the age of four is making
a comeback today at six.
She will play the part of Trina"
adopted daughter OF Cary Grant
and Irene Dunno, in Penny Sere-
made" for Columbia, after two
years on the Hollywood sidelines.
Bunky made her screen debut
when she was one year old. She
was in Our Gang" comedies and
was in The Sisters" with Bette
Davis.
Aftar ..Tho cistarsi, tba,.e noe M
place in the films for Eva Lee until
her mother learned that children
were being tested for the Penny
Serenade" part. .....
Angie s. Rossito, one OF Holly
wood Boulevard's bestknown fg-
ures, today became a candidate for
mayor Of Los Angeles.
Rossito, midget newsboy,
claims the support of movieland
and the city's newsboys in his cam
paign for five-cent car fares, one
way streets and an efficient police
force.
Just as soon. as my nominating
petitions are qualified and l am
a qualified candidate. we are go
ing TO get down TO business on the
platform which 5000 newsbays
throughout the city will help me
put over" he said.
Rossito is 35 inches tall and 80
years old.
Chico Marx, pianist OF the Marx
Brothers comedy team. denied to-
day that he sprawled in a theater
seat so his legs made Lewis Rud-
ner a spectator at the preview OF
a Marx Brothers film, fall and hurt
himself.
Marx said he could hardly be
held responsible If a man should
fall over his legs when he was
sitting still. He charged Rudner
with contributory negligence.
Thomas E. Young. 81, father nj
film star Robert Young, died Of
injuries suffered more than a week
ago when he was struck by an au-
tomobile, while riding a horse.
Robert Young, who was en- route
to Hollywood from New York when
notified of his fathers death, was
expected to arrive today.
The elder Young was born in Ire
land and was a former captain in
the L. S. Army
Director Eddie Sutherland, flying
his own plane, will leave next Mon
daX for Mexico for three DAYS of