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MIA presented by her on the backs
of their overcoats. And Fanny
Brice, Baby Snooks' originator on
the Coffee Time" program, has
standing invitation to dine aboard
the Snooks the day the wars over.
Don't blame the navy for the
shortage of zippers; they don't use
'em. Glenn Ford found that out
when he arrived on the set of de
stroyer" at Columbia IN a brand
new sailors uniform equipped with
zippers. Lieut. Com. Donald Smith
ruled the Uniform out; he's techni-
cal adviser. Seems they don't use
zippers in the navy because, if
COB has to go over the side In an
emergency and must get rid of his
pants so that he can swim, buttons
are much easier to open In the
water than zippers are to un-zip.
Dorothy Lamour's first male pro-
tege has red hair and freckles and is
6h years old. He's the son of Doro-
thy's secretary, and Dorothy's
grooming him for important child
roles. You'll see him making his
film debut with her In Dixie"
A screen role became a real one
for Fay BANTER the other day, when
her only SON, Reginald S. 81. Vena-
BILE Jr., announced that he had en-
listed in the army and was about
to begin officers training. In ''The
War Against Mrs. Hadley" she p0r-
trayed the mother of boy who en-
listed in the armed forces. She's
working now in Salute to the Ma
rines."
Whoever gets the rights to film
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker's Life will
know that he's won out over stern
competition; even before Captain
Rickenbacker' recent and famous
adventure In the Pacific the major
studios were interested IN his life
story.
Dick Martin, the young RKO ac-
tor, was discussing ''Bombardier"
with photographer Ernie Bachrach.
ST sure hope I can get a part in
that picture" said Martin. "It's 60
ing to be terrific" 81 understand
that Walter Reed has a good role"
said Bachrach. Good roIen' ex-
ploded Martin. "Why, he kills Of
Randy Scott, bombs Tokyo, and gets
Anne Shirley-what more could an
actor ask"
Henry Travers, who played the
rose-growing station master IN
MRS. Miniver," has been cast to
portray Dr.. Eugene Curie, father Of
Pierre Curie, In Metros Madame
Curie," starring Greer Carson. It's
the third consecutive film in which
Travers has appeared with her-he
played the country doctor In Ran
dom Harvest.
ODDS AND ENDS-Dinah Shores been
signed to appear ,oith Danny Kaye in
Samuel Cold,cyn's "With Flying Colors"
Lesley Woods OF the Joyce Jordan,
NJ. d." air shoto has been dashing about
Ne.C York during the cold ,Oeafher in
sequin trimmed ear mufs . Sheldon
Leonard plays a rackefeer in Lucky Jor-
dan" because Hollywood thought hun the
ideal gungster type-but ,0hen he ap-
peared in Margin for Error" on the Nel1
York stage the minions of the lasp rofed
hun the ideal policeman :. Alice Year,
er's the fasfestmouing sCaitress on the
screen, as shoscn in Henry Aldrich Gets
CIanour"-but she's had actual expert
ence as one. so sChy not?
The career of John Charles Thom-
as, now heard over NBC In that new
program, covers four fields of vocal
art. He began with light opera, con-
tinued through grand opera and con-
cert, then became a radio name"
The officials of 10th Cenrary-Fox
ong-distanced Phil Baker, the Take
It or Leave Tt quizmaster, to tell
him that they'll be ready to shoot
his picture with Carmen Miranda
and Betty Cradle the first week In
Iarch, so the quiz show viii move
u the Coast again.