Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-21
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NEW YORK oct II WIN
every studio ion town grabbing ion
-u Lester GuvJn vuikS utt with
the prize. Ernie Pyle.> sensation
ally selling Here Is Your War.
The bchlnd-the->ceucs transac-
stions about this sale are as inter
esung as the book FIRST. PSic
accepted TESS money from CowaH
twho won't quote a lgurcl than
rc was offered M several other
spots because Lester agreed %
some ideas close 10 The heart OF
the writer.
The modest Mr.. Pyle doesn't
want 10 be the whole show. He's
carving the banner for all var
correspondents and wants them
depicted In The movie with AS
much emphasis as his own role.
Hes been i'm Hollywood for sew
Crai days closing the deal with
Cowan and he leaves Tor over
seas TUESDAY Here Is Your
War Viii be- Testers second pic
turc for United Artists.
MOTHER LOVE
While recuperaung from the
serious illness that almost cost
her life. Katina PaXinou has been
reading scripts and the one she
has decided on is "Mamas Bank
Account" w hat particularly
pleases me about the one-and-only
PaNinou's choice is that ii will be
produced at RkO by Harriet Par
sons. My cheeild is getting some
marvellous assignments -- and l
am Just plain proud of her.
"MamaS Bank Account" by
Kathryn Forbes, concerns the
lives OF an immigrant Norwegian
family brought up in San Fran
cisco. Harriet will make the PIC
ture under the supervision OF sid
Rogell, executive producer.
FIRECRACKER HUTTON
Never knew il 10 fail that when
a big star battles with his studio
il always paves the way for an
other actors break. Brian Don
levy and Para are still on the outs
over his refusal 10 do "Incendiary
Blonde" with Betty Hutton. so
today the role of the gambler was
handed 10 Barry Sullivan.
Sullivan, who halls from the
stage, is now making movie love
TO Dorothy Lamour in Rainbow
Island" Making a picture with
Betty Hutton is q break for any
actor She's hotter than a fire
cracker.
Lee Bowman dashed off the set
of Cover Girl" TO welcome LucIen
Lee Bowman Jr., 7-pound son born
today.
CURTIZ DIRECTS
Mike Curtiz directs "Janie" at
Warmers, and if this seems like a
nice little juvenile assignment Tor
the sophisticated Mons. CurtiZ, re-
member he did all right with that
folksy movie, -Four Daughter.
Claire Foley, who created the
"brat" sister role in jamie on
the New York stage. leaves for
the coast soon TO play the same
mart in the movie. Alex Gottlieb
produces. which reminds me that
this is the first movie Mike has
directed for any producer than
Hal Wallis for many a moon.
MRS. WILSON
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wearing
q corsage of her famous orchids
on her shoulder. was AHching IN
the sert room of the Waldorf. She
is still a beautiful woman, In
many ways more beautiful than
when / first met her Is years ago.
With Daryl Zanuck filming The
Life of Woodrow Wilson" she is
of special interest now. still
think Claudette Colbert would be
wonderful as the wife-at least
the young Mrs. WgSon-as she
was when the president wooed
and won her. She has so much
animation, and ! thought how at
tractive she will always be even
though the years have a way oil
taking youth from all of us.
COLLECTED AT RANDOM
After filing her third suit from
Joe DiAIaggio last week, Dorothy
walked into A La Maze's with
him. arm in arm; after many
years of marriage, rumor is that
the Allen Jenkins are about 10 tel
II 10 a Judge: bets in New York
are that Ann Sheridan and Steve
flanagan aren't fooling and that
he will follow her TO the coast
saw Arleen Whelan dining ~itf
her fiance. Hugh Owen OF Monte
Banks neW restaurant. Arlecr
Will marry Owen the day she get
fer final decree from Alex Darcy
Topping Al Vanderbilt
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