Evening star., 1942-07-18

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ton plans for the duration. He'll
try for a commission in the United
States Air Forces Hollywood Vic
tory committee is rightly boasting of
its magnificent contribution to the
war effort. Says its screen stars,
during the last six months, have
travelled a distance equal to more
than 80 times around the world to
entertain soldiers and sailors. Break
down of 3,l98 personal appearances
reveals that one star dorothy La
mour, it's suspected) has made 160;
80 have made more than 80 appear
ances, with passing the so mark
Most spectacular achievement, of
course, was the famous victory cara
van, which shattered all entertain
ment records and raised 100000 for
Army and Navy relief.
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Jane Darwell in The Ox-Bow In
cident," tale of Nevada in 1885, is
required to play her role almost en-
tirely on horseback Miss Darwell
is no midget. She loves animals. So
she insisted that the studio get two
horses that looked exactly alike SO
that no one nag will be overworked.
This ought to be lucky for you,"
said Director Bill Wellman. The
last time you we're at this studio you
got an Academy Award" Jane
glanced down at her girth. This
time" she said, they'd better polish
up an Oscar for the horse"
Maureen O'Hara goes into the
hospital this weekend for a major
operation. She may be on the table
six hours, physicians declare.
Maureen worked five days this week
on "The Black Swan" and spent her
evenings teaching a new cook how
to prepare meals for Will Price,
whom she married last December,
Just the way he likes them" That's
love! Sudden clash between
Carol Bruce of Louisiana Purchase"
fame and Universal Studio, which
resulted in Carols hurried depar-
ture for New York, was due to salary
differences on an option just COM
ing up. She hopes to come back
after accumulating added Broadway
fame MGM studio is a die
hard in its devious attempts to WOO
Myrna 10y, the bride, back into
its active lineup. But the bride
groom, John Hertz, jr., has better
sales argument and is matching the
studios pleas line for line. Myrna
was wanted especially, for new
Thin Man story with Bill Powell
Meanwhile, it's reposing on the
shelf, along with $1,000.000 worth of
story properties left high and dry
by war-departing male stars.
Fred FrederickS, demon hair
stylist for Max Factor Studio, has
at last crowned all the heads of
the royal family of the theater-the
Barrymores. During the last 10
years, Fredericks created 81 charac-
ter wigs for Lionel Barrymore, al
for the late john and five for Ethel
But, until last week, he had never
styled hair-piece for Johns
daughter Diana. He completed his
scorecard by concocting a gray wig
under which Dianna will imper-
senate an 82-year-old Queen Vic
toria for Love and Kisses, Caro-
line" *+
Movie cartoonists have created
more than 400 different insignia for
American and British warplanes and
fighting units. Donald Duck is the
latest pen star to adorn United
States bomber. Donald, displaying
a determined expression and carry
ing huge ak, says "Let me take
quack at 'em!" Remember Jed
Prouty, father of the once popular
but now defunct Jones family, at
Fox? Jed turned up last week play
ing the role of villain in Repub-
lies The Old Homestead" =. Bette
Davis serves saccharine in coffee and
ice tea, instead of sugar, and carries
supply into the studio commissary
with her.
Preston Sturges is making his de-
but as a movie actor in Star
Spangled Rhythm" Hollywood
musical burlesque. Talking about
the job reminded the writer -di-
rector of time when he was young
er and thought he might become an
actor. He had a walk-on in play
called frankie and Johnnie. All
he did was walk across the stage and
whisper to another character, $780,
600 will change hands tonight The