Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
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William NsOelk leiia ille, Nia'
~Chariey's Aunt" Bill l. 80 elatee
over the Benny returns that l sus'
meet the box office retuIns were s
surprise 10 him. tie has JUS
bought new story, Two Faces
QNdiiiesn. by Harold Ciyde Lewis,
tor Jack.
Before Benny faces the cameras
~Quiiligan" Viii be produced on
the New YORK stage by JED Harris
Twentieth CentUTy-f)oN money j
in Dark Eyes" the Eugene Loe'
ont0N zen play, ana IL is making {
pretty penny tor them. Bill tells
me mere VAIL be other Stage ia
Nestnrents. always Of course, with
the idea OF making moves "a
them.
The idea OF Two Faced Quill
Fan j. tres original. II is about s
middlr-aeed bisamiSt WHO goes
Under Two names. lie stages fake
suicide 10 get nd oil one oil nan
end is then convicted OF las osNn
murder.
THERE MAS rejoicing al Pick
fair yesterday over the arrival OF
little RoXanne, age . months old.
Americas sweetheart, Mary Pick.
ford. and her husband. 1t Charles
Rogers. are legally adopting The
little blue eyed. dark haired lady
who won a place in their hearts
with her smiles.
Mary said that she hoped &c
adopt little Ronnie, the 6-year-oio
boy they took into their home
over a year ago. lie is the son
OF a friend of Buddy's whose
mother died at his birth. No one
was more excited yesterday than
Ronnie over his little sister.
PARTING OF WAYS
NEVER THOUGHT I would
Hive to see che day when Lloyd
Bacon and Warner Brothers
would part. They have had their
ups and downs during the 20
years he has been with them.
hut always at the last minute
Lloyd would be given some big
picture and everybody would
be happy.
Well, now he has said b0ogby
TO his alma mater after making
100 pictures for them. He has
only been away from the lot
once and that was when he d.
rected "Silver Queen" for Harry
Sherman. LIoyd's plans now 10
produce and direct independ-
emily. I might add that the part
ing between Jack Warner and
Lloyd was perfectly smiable.
He had one picture Ia make
on his contract-"Night Shift
and he asked 10 he relieved from
doing that and j. l.. agreed. Now
Warmers are looking for another
director for Ann Sheridan and
doing n hit of rewrite on the
might Shift" script.
ANOTHER COOPER?
RED CAMERON. who is the
closest thing TO Gary Cooper since
Gary himself, is going 10 get his
face off the test room floor and
on the screen in o starring role,
and it's high time. Harry Sherman
has just handed this tall. sandy
haired and handsome a contract
for two pictures year and the
first will he the top male role in
the Saturday Evening Post west
trner. Wherever the Grass
Grows"
Rod has had an unusual movie
career. He was under contract 10
Paramount for two years - but
mostly he made tests with glamour
girls. For a solid year before For
Whom the Bell Tolls" was pro-
duced Rod tested with every avail
able Maria because he was the
same height and appearance as
Gary Cooper. the hero.
LOOKING BACK
MRS. SIDNEY .FRANKLIN'S
poise when she accepted the Ir-
wing Thslberg award for her
husband, who Is sick In Palm
Springs. was much admired.
Ruthie MRS. y. was responsible
for my first Job In the movies.
Before you say, How can that
he ." let me say she was only IL
years old when she got me my
first appointment with George
X. Spoor--an appointment that
led To Job as n scenario reader
and writer at $50. q week. Her
mother was Mrs. Spoons best
friend. IL did my heart good 10
see Ruthie's pride in Sidney,
who won the most coveted pro-
ducer's prize In the Academy.
the Irving ThaIberg award, for
Mrs. Miniver" and Random
Harvest
A close friend ~ Irving. Sid
ney has made some of the finest
pictures In the business.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD.
THERE IS rejoicing in the Robert
Young household, for in November
the long-legged bird has promised
10 pay visit. Carol Ann. age Q.
and Barbara, age s. asking for a
baby brother And. well. Bob and
Betty sort of hope lis q boy. too
The only one who is unhappy is
Suzanne banker. the Danny
bankers 5-year-old. and Barbara :
closest friend. Suzanne is plenty
mad at the stork for skipping her
house.
A LINE OR TWO
MARTY MARTIN. LARAMIE