Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
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Parsons

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HOLLYWOOD. Nev 1.-The
fascinating. dynamic role of
Madame George Sand in AT
Night We Dream goes 10 Merle
Oberon. I shall always remem-
Der Minnie Madden Fiske as
Madame sand and how vital she
was as the cIgar-Smoking heroine
whose love affairs with CHOPIN
and Alfred de MuSSCt and whose
friendship with Dumas and List
were embodied in her own novels.
Madame Sands affair with Cho--
PIN started in 1888 and that OF
course. Is the episode Columbia
is featuring IN is movie.
Paul Mum is playing Ellsner,
Chopin s teacher, the man VINO so
influenced the composers life.
Who viii play Chopin has not
been determined, bat tests have
been made Of several young actors.
Meanwhile Merle IS Vacationlng
on a dude ranch
OLD TIMER
Not so long ago Ralph Graves
was very much IN the Hollywood
picture. first as an actor and then
as a writer. He hasn't been heard
from IN months and so it's eX-
tremely interesting TO hear he has
Just sold Bill Pine and Bill
Thomas an original story called
Double Exposure
Bill Thomas tells me Ralph has
also been retained 10 write the
scenario and I'll say one thing for
the Pine and Thomas company
they have done more for the old
timers than any other group.
Being an old timer myself II
warns my heart TO hear OF these
contracts.
INDEPENDENT
That old fisherman, Guy Kib-
bee. who would never sign a term
contract because il interfered
with his fishing. is back at his
alma mater. Warner Brothers,
for one movie. He has a very
good part in The Horn Blows at
Midnight" for Raoul Walsh. Guy
liked the script and figured he
would like 10 work in a Jack
Benny picture because Benny is
one of his favorite comedians.
Warmers will do their best 10 keep
Guy there, but / doubt if he'll
ever do anything but free lance.
HOLLYWOOD ORACLE
A chatty letter from John Bee
croft editor of the Book League
OF America, reads:
we are 50 pleased that our
December book selection, Tide
water kept you up way past
bedtime but our feelings were
little hurt that IL wasn't clear
In your comment that the book
Il eurs--and not the choice OF
some other club. However, we
aren't 80 mifIed that we would
retaliate by taking any cracks
about the title of your new
book, The Gay Hliterate.' You
can't fool us--it strikes us as
very gay and not at all IL
literate performance. Can't we
be friends-for the Book League
members all know l.. o. p. as
their Hollywood oracle"
Thanks for them" kind words,
REUNITED 4
Jack Oakie has never ceased
carrying the torch for his beauti-
full wife. Venita Warden, so it's not
very surprising they have recon-
ciled The first any one knew Jack
and Venta had made up was when
she visited him nightly on the set
OF 1T Happened Tomorrow and
accompanied him home. When
Jack was questioned about Veni-
ta's visits he answered.: I'VE are
back together. "
LINE OR TWO
The little chapel At Rancho
Santa Margarita at Camp Pendle-
ton will be the scene of we'd
ding on Saturday. 1t. Joseph
Fegan, son of Gen Joseph c.
Fegan, will marry Maxine Schol-
der and some of US have been in
vted 10 be guests of General and
Mrs. Fegan. The chapel was re-
Gently furnished by friends OF
Camp Pendleton.
Had luncheon with Kathryn
Thorpe. author Of "Mama's Bank
Account. and Parsons Jr. I
brought home an autographed
copy Of the book and finished
reading IL. Katina PaXinou is so
right for mama. BY the way,
Madame Paxinou was well enough
10 make an appearance on the
R-K-O lot and IL won't BE- long
hefore the picture is I'm nroduc-