Evening star., 1942-12-22

Tor maybe IL was 4 4,OOO-the boy was
too excited to get 1t straight) in
Montana. He is currently trying to
persuade Dinah Shore to settle down
with him thereafter the war is
over &. Talking OF love, Pat Dane
received cable from Fiance Maj.
Anatole Litvak begging her to 60 to
Washington at Christmas, as he ex-
poets to be in the Capital soon and
he wants to marry her Immediately.
I'VE almost married the last time
we were in Washington together.
But 1t was 80 crowded there was no
place for u.s." Pat tells me, adding
that before her engagement to the
former film director she returned
as, 900 engagement ring to a pre-
vious fiance (she wouldn't tell his
name).
Fur Coat for Sailor.
Mary Martin, just back from two
hectic weeks in New York, tells me
that on her arrival there (the train
was three and half hours late)
she was rushed to a battleship in
mid Atlantic, where I presented to
q sailor who had been torpedoed
nine times the fur coat I wore In
the strip tease for MY Heart Be-
longs to Daddy" Nice going. sailor.
Mickey Rooney and his wife will
be parted this Christmas-rumor
hath 1t that they are fighting again,
but Mrs. Rooney says she has gone
back to her mother in North Caro-
lima because her parent is sick. And
Mickey, tied to Hollywood because
of the start Of his movie, Girl
Crazy" eats his turkey III he can
get it, with his mother.
Claudette Colbert gets the best
Christmas present-her husband, 1t.
Joel Pressman, is on furlough. :.
Ditto Loretta Young-her Major
Tom Lewis will be here. :. Veronica
Lake is going to Seattle to be with
the baby and her Capt. John Detlie
(the baby, girl blond. wears her
hair over one eye just like mamaD.
Marjorie Reynolds, all set to
go to New York for the holidays to
join her husband, will remain here
instead. 1t. Jack Reynolds was
afraid Marjorie couldn't get the
time of, and wangled leave. Mar
jorie wishes he hadn't-she was
looking forward to seeing New York
again.
Elaine Was Referee.
Christmas tale-Hollywood ver-
sions. Grant Withers, Loretta
Young's first husband, and a char
acter actor before he enlisted In the
Navy, had just been given 90 days
leave, during which time he will
appear in three or four pictures, at
salary Of $3.50 a week. Here is
the story behind the story. Withers
was on ship going to Alaska when
the captain received word that Mrs.
Withers was dangerously Ill. He
was put on . plane and brought
back to this country. The doctors
told Withers that expensive insu-
lin was needed to save his wife's
life. Which Is why he got the leave,
and why he will do two pictures
for. RKO. one for Metro. and pos
sibly one, Alaska Highway. for
the Pine Thomas organization, thus
earning the necessary money.
Elaine Barrie (Barrymore) was
the centerpiece Of a brawl in the
exclusive Beverly Hills Hotel. The
man she was with had a few words
with another male, and the fight
was on, with Elaine trying to sepa-
rate them. She came through un-
scathed. . Dorothy Lamour has
now switched to a certain Capt.
William r. Howard of Baltimore.
:. I hope the rumor of expectant
parenthood for Madeleine Carroll
and Stirling Hayden is true. The
last time I saw Madeleine she told
me how much she wanted a baby.
The stork Is also said to be
contemplating visit to Arlene
Judge CMrs. James Addams). This
would make three for Arlene.
ut takes q great man." said Sam
Goldwyn Ito admit he's always
wrong!"