Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-02
WIDOWS MITE

decided on Anne IL none other
than Katherine LeAry Sullivan.
the 20-yeAr-old widow, who viii
soon be out here with her baby.
Twentieth Century-FOx was -
apxtous TO please the courage
Gus young wife, who was mar
ried when she WAS il and
widowed before she was 20, that
they sent her photographs ~
every star on the lot, asking ne"
TO decide which one she wantc3
10 play her character.
She looked at all of them and
decided on Anne. Well, she
couldn't have chosen better =
actress.
WORK CURES ALL
BARBARA STANWYCK isn't
going 10 have chance 10 get
lonely while 1t. Robert Taylor Is
in the navy. She's got such a
heavy schedule arranged, the best
panacea Of all-work will keep
her from feeling too blue.
One Of her most interesting as
Signments is at Warmers. where
she'll be the star Of Instruct
NV Sorrows, based on Clare
Jayne's book. Henry Blanke, who
produces il, says II is story OF
a war widow who has TO adjust
her life. Barbara goes into this
story after she finishes her mur-
derous endeavors in Double In
demnity" at Paramount.
HAPPY BRIDE
LOOKS AS II Dorothy La
mour has met Baltimore and II
In hers. Her in-laws seem TO
like her for raving over Balti-
moro, 10 is such pretty city
and, as she says. there are so
many nice people there.
When Dorothy gets back
from that Honeymoon she is
going 10 don a ssrong again
and start work In Rainbow
Island" instead of medal For
Benny" because Medal" isn't
ready. Johnny johnson Of "Star
Spangled Rhythm" fame gets
the desirable Job opposite Mrs.
Howard.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
ARE JOHN SUTTON and Mary
Lou Dix just finding solace in
their every-night dates since their
respective separations, or is il
loooooove! II certainly looks like
the real thing between the good
looking British actor and Mary
Lou. who just recently filed for
divorce from Alfred Newman
Every night for the past week
they have occupied a little table
for two AZ the Savoy. The sepa-
ration Of the SuttonS. who were
married for years. came uneX-
pectedly couple Of week ago, but
I cannot say il was surprise.
A MUSICAL COUP
REJOICING on the N-G-M
lot this morning. Fred AStairc,
the nimble-footed one, has put
his name TO n 1ong-tcrm eNC1u-
sve contract. The boys were all
feeling particularly happy over
nabbing Fred, for at no time In
movie history has there been
such a demand for musicals,
and Fred Is In a class by him
self.
His first on the lot IL the
''Ziegfeld Follies." for he and
his sister, Adele, now Lady
Cavendish, were headliners in
the Follies In the DAYS when
the name FlorenI Ziegfeld was
one TO conjure with.
COLLECTED At RANDOM
MARGUERITE CHAPMAN and
Bill Lundigan VIII make their
plans public any minute.
Lana Turner's baby is pro-
nounced out Of danger and She is
now allowed 10 take the little Cirl
home. II. Jimmie Donahue. visit
ing his cousin, Barbara Hutton
Grant. is the reason for a number
Of parties. Barbara and Car,
Grant have entertained AZ a series
Of small dinners and Randy Scott
was their host az the Moc8mta
the other evening
Just heard that Lucia Sargent
Mrs. Carl Schroeder in private
litel has lcft hsE- Ch4eaaa -ia..-is..s..
Skeets Gallagher and Stu Erwin
in the Good Night Lsd.es" COM
psny Gloria, The 17-ycar old
daughter Of the Rufus lie NateS.
will wed Norman Jeffrey. clerk of
the army AIT corps Gloria ala
ready has her Fing and the, mar
rage will take place ir me future
II George Jessel writes another
expose Of his love life 10 probably
will star June Lang Smiley Bur
nette has signed a SZOC0-s-w week
contract AZ Republic and he's
worth IL; Harold Lloy5 quietly
made a test Of himself SATURDAY.
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