Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

Of HOLLYWOOD stars ? Let's hear
from anybody who has any IN
formation on this point
Nth an tho studios dying 70
tltct65u hip. Joe Dllia9gto
chose 10 risit linrHer Brothers.
Rc TaHfcd 10 sec his old pal.
Mmh4 Callahan, a prop man
on the lot
he the green room, al l,o,ch.
IT pas itttnB sight. Edtedrd
G. Robinson, Ronald Reagan.
Jane WUmuR ard all the other
stars crowded around DlMdg-
gio-Gskua9 for his autograph.
When Paramount bought the
pIaV. out Of the Frying Pan,
they signed Florence McMlchael
of the Broadway cast 10 come
out for a part in the movie.
Selwyn Meyers, who played
the role on the stage that Bill
Holden will have in the film, is
so fond of Miss McMichael that
he followed her 10 the coast.
He didn't get a job IN the
movies right away. so he went
TO work for the Lockheed Air
craft Corporation.
The ironic topper is this:
Movers was assigned 10 the
graveyard shift. He doesn't
get through until 4 a. m.
Florence McMichael wor k s
days. The only time they are
able 10 see each other is on SUM-
day afternoons.
Haven't seen II printed that
Spring b yington now Is
grandmother.
Her daughter, Louise, re-
Gently had a baby girl. When
Spring isn't playing a sob Sis
ter in "RoNie Hart" she IL
PLAYING proud grandmother
10 everybody who will listen
10 her.
Bob Mannix. youthful mem
her OF the RAF's Eagle squad
ron. Is having the time NJ his
lie meeting the Hollywood
stars.
re was dancing with Ann
Miller at the Mocamb0. Man
nix says that Of the 22 boys In
the Eagle squadron, 16 are
from California.
The high-scOring pilot, Car
roll McColpin, who has III Mes
serschmidts to his credit, used
to have n part interest In
srrall theater near Long Beach.
Somebody ask ed ManniN
what was the first thing he did
when he arrived in the United
States
~ ate six steaks In one day"
he said.
Hear that the town OF Gene
Autry. Okla, not only is the
first town in the United States
TO he named after a movie star.
but also is the first town to 60
100 per cent for defense bonds.
Every one Of the 237 lnhabl-
tants has bought a bond
The reception given TO Autry
on the day of the official name
changing tthe town used 10 be
called Berwyn) was really amaz-
ing
Governors Of five states were
present for the ceremonies. And
81 high school bands supplied
the music.
Seeking unusual gorb for
Jeanette Macdonald 10 reor IN
~ Married an Angel M-G-M
decided 10 make her, a zebra
skin cape. After a long search,
the material for Je0Hette's
snort cGpc tUdttg 1cds bought
from n toridcrmist.
HOLLY WOOD PARTY
LINE-Marie Mcdonald IL at
the Santa Monica Hospital
recovering from an accident
that occurred when her car hit
a patch OF loose gravel In
Coldwater Canyon.
The Kane Richmonds MA
rion Burns) were 30 lucky in
anot her crackup. \ lotion
truck demolished their new
car. hut neither ~ the Aim
pair was hurt.
The BellamN Partridges are
expecting baby. He wrote
"The Country Lawyer" and IL
If rrvcr>' working on the
screen play OF his book.
Sheila Ryan's latest escort il
Paul Ellis. former actor and
wore recently a Texas oil man.
The two were combination
AZ S'apsy NaNic's.
Helen FortesCue Reynolds
and writer Ivan Gof were
ditto at the Beverly Tropics.
Remember tdeIine de Walt
REYNOLDS. who made her film
debut at 80 in Come Live
With Me- R-k-O has signed
her for THE Tut les
az Tahiti" and. In her spare
time. she is taking flying les
.Nns.