Evening star., 1943-02-02
Errol Flynn Has
Plans for Trip
To Australia
Star, If Acquitted,
Hopes to Travel
To Theafer of Var
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM,

HOLLYWOOD - Errol Flynn
plans a trip to Australia when and
il he is acquitted Of the current
charges against him. The case Is
expected to 60 to the jury not later
than Thursday of this week. {.
William Powell has a role in '"The
Youngest Profession but does not
speak a single word >. Groucho
Marx. recently divorced after 20
something years of marriage, wants
to take the. matrimonial plunge
again-he says he is lonesome with
out wife. How about 1t, girls?
Gary Cooper is moving heaven
and earth to play the role Of Eddie
Rickenbacker. Why is 1t that when
ever an American hero Is put on the
screen, the only logical person to
play it Is Gary Cooper? >. Made
leine Carroll says it isn't, true that
she is expecting a visit from the
stork. She would like to be able
to say, "Yes, 1t Is true"
Lana Turner Preparations.
Lana Turner's recent sickness was
partly the result Of, spending an en-
tire day in water tank for scene
in her latest picture. Slightly DAN
gerous." At the time her expectant
motherhood was not known. Lana
has already purchased the bassinet
for her baby but has left it at the
store, because I was ashamed to
send it home so. soon." That's
rather cute.
Gene Kelly all but steals "Du-
barry Was Lady" from Leading
Lady Lucille Ball. Paulette
Goddard, who gets around, got
around the other evening with
Michael Arlen. who also gets around.
You see him with a different beauty
each dinner time. I suppose he Is
under the illusion that there Is
safety In numbers.
Speaking Of Operations.
Veronica Lake tells me I was
wrong in printing that she had two
operations while In the hospital. Il
had three" she says. MY appendix,
tumor in my ribs and q cyst on
my leg were all removed. The
tumor was big and II they hadn't
discovered 1t in time I'd have kicked
the bucket in eight months" It was
lucky thing she was rushed to,
the hospital for that appendectomy
for that's when her doctor found
out about the tumor. Veronica had
three more days on her picture,
but will now rest until June.
Ginger Rogers was asked to ny
to England to do some entertaining
in camps there, but said she hadn't
the nerve to cross the Atlantic in
q plane. It's much easier than it
sounds. Ginger. On my own trip
slept is hours on the flight to LIS
bon and arrived there rested enough
to make q tour of the gay night
spots. But II the authorities really
want Ginger to 60 abroad they
should send Marine Jack Briggs
there first. "I1l 60 anywhere in
the world to see him." Ginger tells
me.
Patriotic Jean Blondeu. a a,
Irving Berlin has insisted on . re-
write Of the movie version for his
This Il the Army" Dick Powell
tells me thst Joan Blondell has been
away. touring camps. ETC.. for the
past II months and when she came
back to Hollywood her children
greeted her with Mummy has come
back from the war" Joan has
been absent quite a while from the
screen. It's time producer came
through for her with . good pic
tlre.
Rita Hayworth, who refused TO-
star in MY Friend Curly" because
she thought the part was not dra-
matte enough for her, should re-
member that her cinematic appeal
is physical and not factual. mean
she is not 4 Helen Hayes, and who
wants her to be?
Deanna Crews Thin.
Deanne Durbin has shed 10
pounds. She had flu. Deanna is
lucky. though. because her husband,
Vaughn Paul. is stationed at San
Diego, and he dashes up to Holly
wood whenever he gets a hours
furlough.
Erich Won Stroheim has exactly
four hairs of his own on his smooth,
billiard-ball head. But he goes
twice 4 week to a barber to have
them cared for. Erich Is now max
Ing his first picture in Hollywood
C"Ftve Graves to Cairo'D since 1896.
And Director Billy wilder says he
Is not In the least temperamental.
In the old, fabulous days, Won
Stroheim would think nothing of
ordering $1,000 worth of caviar to
give authenticity to the banquet
scenes Of his films. It is just as
well that he has reformed because
caviar today costs about $1,000
teaspoonful.
Bob Hope says he knows a man
suffering with claustrophobia who
Is now afraid to wear double
breasted suits.