Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-02
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By LoUELLA o. PARSONS

BY LoUELLA o. PARSONS
HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 2.-Her
Il beeg news-Irene Dunno is the
new Nora in The Thin Man
series. Naturally every one is
jubilant on the Metro-Goldwyn'
Mayer lot for when Myrna 10y
stepped out Of the series 10 be-
come Mrs. John Hertz Jr. and
William Powell tNick) was left
without his Nora, there didn't
seem any way 10 continue the
adventures of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Charles.
Everett Riskin. who produced
"Theodora Goes Wild" and The
Awful Truth. two Dunno comedy
hits. said. II only we could get
Irene" But with the lady so in
demand and with contracts with
other studios there didn't seem
10 be a chance. But she read
the script, liked il and signed.
There are great plans for Irene
on the M-G-M lot. She will star
IN "Gaslight" and also in white
Cliffs of Dover with Sidney
Franklin producing. Al the studio
II was said this doesn't neces-
sarily mean that My1na 10y has
retired. No one seems 10 know
about that and il is possible she
may do something else. But at
the moment she is too busy be-
ing Mrs. John Hertz Jr. 10 think
about movies.
BACK IN SHAPE
GENE TIERNEY, just out OF
the hospital after two weeks.
looks marvellous. II never get
any sympathy" she laughs, even
when I'm falling apart. because
] always look so healthy" I
know how she feels because Tn
in the same boat looking like I
could do a hard days work on a
farm. no matter how / feel.
Now that she's on the beam
again. the little Tierney girl re-
turns TO Twentieth 10 co-star with
John Sutton IN Army Wife"
formerly Far of Music" Ursula
PARROTS magazine story. In pri-
vae life Gene is coast guard
wife. her husband, Oleg Cassini,
being in that branch of the serv-
Zee. but she is alone lot of the
time. so she should be in practice
for her movie role.
A COVETED ROLE
THE MUCH coveted role of
Halle Selassie in mission TO
Moscow goes TO Leigh Whipper,
the Negro actor who was in
Madeleine CAROLS picture "Vir-
ginia." He will deliver Selassie's
famous speech made before the
League OF Nations. in which he
pleaded with them TO oppose
Mussolini when he invaded
Ethiopia.
At that time he predicted the
present war. II was a great
speech. We have been hearing
every day that Ambassador
Joseph p. Davies would arrive in
Hollywood 10 put his final okay
on the script. We've even heard
he was here.
But now. il Is said. IL is official
that he will be here November %.
WEDDING BELLS
IN JUST a few hours China
Harris. widow Of Sam Harris.
theatrical magnate. and Ned
Marin will take their marriage
vows before Judge McGrath in
Phoenix. Ariz.
China reached Phoenix from
New York last evening accom-
panied by Mrs. Walter Giblen
constance Talmadge) and Joseph
Schenck. who introduced Ned and
his bride. The happy bridegroom
to-be left here today. accom-
panied by his brother and sister
in-law. the Edwin L. Marins. the
Charles Feldmans, George Brent
tbrother of the bride) and Minna
Wallis
After brief honeymoon In
Arizona Mr.. and Mrs. Marin will
return 10 Beverly Hills. where
they will make their home. Ned.
who is vice president Of Feldman-
Blum agency, has been working
hard redecorating the Beverly
Hills home.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
IN THEIR delight over being
asked 10 serve Uncle Sam by en-
Pertaining the boys overseas, our
movie stars are learning the hard
way that they must not talk too
much. Two girls in New York. who
innocentlY enthused TO os q
friends about their impending trip
10 an overseas base are now
brokenhearted because they were
left behind.
Two days before their expected
departure they were visited by
FBI agents. who were polite but
firm in telling them they were
grounded" Seems too bad il had
70 happen in their case because
they wanted so much 10 help But
this serves as a needed warning 10
movie stars and others DON'T
TALK"
A GOOD PICTURE
ONCE UPON A HONEY
MOON" the movie Cary Grant
was making when he married
Barbara Hutton. will bring in
y,lonty NJ Y,1opnNy "a tho hoxoffico