The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

Now they're together in the new
"Maisie" film, June and Mac doing
the same skits they did then, and
Red Skelton-or so he insists-telling
the same jokes he told then. But
he's now earning more than 81
week for doing it!
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Basil Rathbone has a new con-
tract with Metro, this time) but
he'll continue being a villain. In
Crossroads, with William Powell
and Hedy Lamar, he holds the key
to Powelrs past, Powell being a
French diplomat branded as a for
mer underworld character.
Jean Atkinson, stand-in for Mad
eleine Carroll for the last six years,
has been called Hollywood's COM
posite woman; she's been stand-in
for Fay Wray, Vivien Leigh, Frances
Farmer, Claire Trevor and many
others, "because she looks like
many actresses rolled into one."
She's been a stand-in for ten years,
and says that she has no ambitions
to be an actress.
William Powell took time off from
his work to give farewell party for
Richard Barthelmess, before the lat
ter left for Norfolk, Va, to serve
as naval lieutenant. Years ago
long before they knew their present
wives-those two and Ronald Col
man were bosom companions.
With practically all of Hollywood
doing some kind of war work, (and
really doing it, too; no fooling) Hedy
Lamar got busy right on her own
home grounds, when she saved her
hairdresser, Eadie Hubner, from Sc
rious burns from an exploding gas
stove.
Bob Hawks having to do a lot of
explaining. He decided to invest in
a restaurant. Found one, signed a
lease, and the sign painter went to
work. The place was to be called
"The Griddle"-but the painter
made a mistake-and Hawks ex-
planning to friends that he isn't
really in the girdle business.
Columns could be devoted to Nor
man Corwin. A newspaper man,
five years ago he pursued major
radio executives with program ideas
to revolutionize the airwaves. Only
a small independent station in New
York would give him a chance. To-
day he's engaged by four major net
works. He directs the government
series, 'This Is War;" heard every
Saturday. Many of his original
radio dramas have been broadcast.
His recently published broadcast,
'tWe Hold These Truths, celebrating
the 150th anniversary of the Bill of
Rights, was heard by 60,000,000 peo-
Pile. He directs radio propaganda
for the government. His ''This Is
War" is heard round the world.
ODDO dND EVDo-L He ". HuDJ
likes Metros noo.reeler, '.The Battle" so
much that the picture ,oiH be used for
recruiting purposes Director George
Cukor's directing "Her Cardboard Lover"
for the third time; once tUith Laurene
Taylor, once tOith Jeanne EageIs, noto
,0ith Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor
+. Sidney Chaplin, Charles l5-year-old
son, tohen interviewed by Vo1 Pop at his
prep school, said he ,oants to act and
direct, like his father He toeighs IFS !.
RKO suspended Lucille Ball from, salary
for refusing to play the second feminine
lead in "Snictly Dynamite" for ,chich
they'd lent her to 10th Cenniry.Fo1.
George F. Putnam, NBC broad
caster, had an awful time with his
tory when he was in school. Now,
as result of reading the news over
the air seven times a week since
Poland was invaded in 1899, he has
world history at his finger tips.
Richard Gaines is descended from
President James Madison-but SO
far on the stage and air he's been
busy portraying Abraham Lincoln
and Woodrow Wilson-except when
he took time out and did Patrick
Henry in "The Howards of Virginia. I"