The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
Walter Willcllell
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soldier who was born and raised in the Tennessee hills. This was his initial visit to the big town. Hildy took him to see Star and Garter" a sinful girl show. He sat there quietly, absorbing evay- thing until Gypsy Rose Lee did her famous strip number.
 "M'gosh," he m-goshed, she's barefoot all over."
 Hollywood Dictionary: Director: A frustrated actor who looks good n shorts and beret .. Leading man: A handsome 4-F who learned more about dramatics from Havelock Ellis than Max Reinhardt Star: A gal who's so important she has the right to choose her own scripts so she can quickly become has been . . Starlet: The pearly smile and dimpled knees that always ap- pear in the fan mags but rarely on the screen "A" picture: One that makes nearly half as much coin as the press agents claim . B" pie ture: One that makes twice as much as it deserves Re-take: Re- photographing a great" and ter rife" scene so it will be good :. -. Film salesman: The chap who always admits that the last film he peddled was a turkey-neglect- ing to add that the present one is the egg 1t laid Dubbing: The sound track process by which an unknown chick makes a dove-like star less like vulture when she's making like a canary Screen test: A method of determining whether an actor like Raymond Massey or Katherine Cornell is talented enough to play in Gene Autry drama . Agent: A bloke whose only justification is the fact that you'd have to pay the 1C per cent in taxes anyway Manager: Another who helps you save taxes" Press agent: A gent who thinks he's more talented than half the people he represents and generally is Epic A film that's done so well you can hardly recognize the plaSlaTlSln.
 Frances Faye was recovering from pneumonia recently. One day her maid walked in and said: "The doc tor is here.'
 T can't see him." Frances absent mindedly replied, tell him I'm ill.,
 We ran into F. P. A., now star on the radio. We knew him all the way back when he was just col umniSt.
 You know" he said, q never printed gags or jokes. Mine was comment, observations, puns. But everybody would insist upon telling me jokes. DO you want to know what happens when you stop doing a column"
 What happens?" we said.
 "You also stop being bored.'
 One of the shows with Chinese cast was being discussed by some jealous competitors. "HoWz it do- ing?" someone asked.
 Far be it from me to knock any body.' offered one cad, but I hear it's laying an egg-rol."
 One of the Broadway boys was visited by fairy, who touched hin, gently with a wand and said that he could make one wish and ii would come true forthwith. My wish," he replied, "is modest one All I ask is a copy of the Daily Mir TOT. That is, it must be the next days edition-a day in advance
 Sure enough, a copy of next days Mirror was presented to him. He feverishly turned to the racing re- suits and marked down the winners Then he turned to the stock market section and made note of all the changes. Then, folding the paper and preparing to rush out and place his bets and order his stocks, his eyes fell on his oW nname-n the obits. F'
 Overheard on the Starlight Roof: "Then there's the one about the moron who was sitting on the curb trying to get his mind out of the gutter
 Over at Mike Romanoff's celeb- rity zoo then other night, some o1 started gabbing about Damon Run- yon. Prof. Brand of the Zanuck menagerie mentioned that Runyor was a Broadway Hollywood guy who never knocked anyone"
 Tn fact, added the professor when some one once referred tt a guy around town as hopheac -Runyon said: You got him wrong He's a pleasure smoker'.'