Evening star., 1942-12-06

board are not essential May
Robson, and Edna May Oliver,
two grand old ladies of the screen.
have played their last earthly roles.
Ann Sheridan married at leisure
George Brent, and repented IL
haste. This makes two marital tries
for Ann. three or four for George
(you lose count after three) =.
Brent has given up movie making
for the duration and will work for
Uncle Sam . . Penny Singleton
has had baby girl Rosalind
Russell gets her child in April :.
Claire Trevor is divorced from Clark
Andrews.
Paulette Goddard was the major
topic Of conversation when I was
last in Hollywood. the victim OF an
unfair attack on her reputation :.
Enrol Flynn is now in much worse
spotlight Of conversation-to put it
mildly. His future in pictures de-
pends on The outcome of his court
case. This writer holds no brief
for Mr. Flynn. She still thinks he
is a bad actor con the screen). Z
Off to the Wars.
Lew Aryes, in the medical corps,
is no longer regarded as a conscien-
tlous obJector gorgeous hunk
of man Victor Mature is in the
Coast Guard. Other nice specimens
of manhood, in or about to go into
the armed services, include Cary
Grant, Gene Raymond, Dan Daley,
Clark Gable, Ray Mcdonald, Van
Heflin, William Holden, Richard
Ney, Robert Montgomery, Lawrence
Olivier, Robert Sterling, Tyrone
Power, Henry Fonda, Robert Pres
ton, Burgess Meredith, Stirling Hay
Cen, John Payne, Gilbert Roland
and Rudy Vallee.
Carolyn Lee, one of the cutter of
the children to emote in pictures,
failed to follow through, and is now
back ON the farm in Ohio
Madeleine Carroll has given up film
making for the duration. . Merle
Oberon has become lady in my
absence-her husband is now Sir
Alexander korda-and she plans
to leave with him for England. also
for the duration -. Priscilla Lane,
who did not seem happy with her
pictures when I was last here pre-
fers to 1--we with her husband, It.
Joseph Howard in Victorville. rather
than make films for Warmers ;.
Brenda Joyce has added to the
population with baby :. Maureen
O'Sullivan now has two sons :.
Mary Martin kept her promise to
name her offspring Heller" which
is not pretty name =. and Martha
Scott got what she wanted, a boy.
Brides, Babies, Divorces.
Anne Shirley lost a good man
when she divorced John Payne
Alan Ladd. unknown 18 months ago,
is new star, but the Army will get
him soon j.. Barbara Hutton gave
up her prediction for titles to be-
come plain Mrs.-Cary Grant. And
it is certain that she did not
marry for money >. Pat Di Cicco
did we'll for himself with the BEAU
tiful and young and wealthy Gloria
Vanderbilt . Enrol Flynn was
finally divorced by his tempestuous
Lii .. Frances Farmer, who seemed
to be not that sort of girl at all,
was fined for being drunk Ian
Hunter returned to England to join
the Royal Navy . Alice Faye has
a cute 7-months-old baby girl.
Frank Capra is gone: SO are Rob-
ert Riskin, John Ford. William Wy
Ter and Merriam Cooper. These men,
the best in the business are work.
ing for the United States :.
Humphrey 'Bogey) Bogart is prom
ised romantic" screen build-up
Walter Pidgeon. in his middle
4Os, is taking over where Gable left
off in the hearts of ladies who sigh
in the cinema >. leading men, in
stead of hiding the fact of families
or middle age, are now boaStlng OF
them =. masculine evening clothes
are unpopular for the duration
makes me look too conspicuous
next to uniform an actor re-
marked the number Of eligible
men is at vanishing point :. Film
stars are doing their own house
work-at p least that's what they
claim the places to go at night
are Mocambo, Romanof's and The
Players but, except for Satur-
day night, the gasoline rationing
is keeping Hollywood at home.
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