The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
CANDID SHOT OF A MAN DOING
A COLIN

CANDID SHOT OF A MAN DOING
A COLIN
Harold Lloyd Is no sissy, but he
plays with doll. The toy has an
interesting and tragic history. Har-
old was q longtime friend of Lii
Ian Leitzel, the lovely circus aerial
ist. She fell to her death in Cop
enhagen several years ago while
performing her famed act Her
mother took the costume in which
Lillian was killed and cut 1t up into
mementos for the stars closest
friends Come received PIN
cushions, others got similar tiny
tokens Lloyd was sent little
doll from the material. 1t is one Of
his treasured possessions.
GrOuchO Marx was singing the
praises Of one Of the movie firms
recently. They're absolutely tops!"
he said. "When they make lousy
picture-none of the other film COM
panieS can come near I'll"
Have = Debunker: Novelist pt-e
Wilder Lane told reporter she isn't
earning money because she doesn't
want to pay income tax to support
government agencies, including the
Writer'S War Board Lady, the
writers who work for that board take
no fees for their work. The taxes
may pay salaries of people you dis
like, but taxes also support the
army, navy and marine corps, which
protect Americans such as Rose
Wilder Lane.
Have some irony: Strange Fruit"
the exciting novel which has been
banned in Boston (the cradle of
Yankeeism), was written by a
Southerner and breaches equality.
=. The current Magazine Digest
credits Sid Sheldon with the anec-
date about "Tootsie Rolls being
on a Russian menu. 'Tootsie
Rolls?" asked the guest. Whats
Tootsie Rolls?" The reply:
'Lend-LeaSe!" When 1t APP
peared here months ago the locale
was Italy Will Mr.. Sheldon
kindly forward the check he took
for that one to the Red CROSSE. -.
That's peachy.
One Of HollywOOd's current de-
lights Is this parody on Marry
Doats": Mayer hates Katz and Katz
hates Rapf and Rapfs afraid of
ManniX. PaSternak's hiding, too,
wouldn't your Mayer loves Freed
and Freed loves THAI and Thau
hates Roger Observation-Disclosures left
the lot, wouldn't you? 1t may sound
queer and funny to your ear-and
not quite bonafida, but Cummings
loves Green and Green loves
Schenck and everyone hates Ida.
Mayer loves Stoll and Stoll loves
Stoll and no one loves McGuinness
Mervyn Leroy is through, aren't
your
The Adventures of Mark Twain"
movie makers had considerable ma
terial to go on because Mark Twain
Is one Of the few modern authors
who had more books written about
him than those he wrote. Mr..
Twain wrote "a volumes. He had
305 written about him . Bert Six,
the movie photographer, was tax
ing a illness OF character. "Okay,"
said Bert, i've finished. You can
look unpleasant again Jimmy
Stairs book. The Corpse Came
G. o. D." Is a click Paul Hen
reid and Hedy Lamar were re-
hearsing love technique for scenes
in THE Conspirators" -. Mrs.
Henreid was watching with others
-. She got howl when she called
out: paul, you ought to try that
kissing technique at home some
timel" :. OF all things: Radio sta
ton KPAS in Hollywood interrupts
their midday preacher with race re-
suits! Renee DeMarco's hair
was burned off during a permanent
wave D.. With the sleet, snow and
slush. Holy Week and the new 80
per cent tax, the Stork Club still
did over $4,000 wednesday.
Bob Dunn, one of the better car
toonists, sends this time Story
to Keep the Baby Awake: A Big
Front Door who was a Daddy Door
had Little Son who was a Little
Door. So the Daddy Door wanted
to measure the little Door to see if
he was growing. So he stood the
Baby Door up against a Boy and
marked on the Boys neck how high
the Baby Door was. And that's
why all children should wash their
necks. Now go to sleep, d'la hear?
The column thanks Freedom
House for its support on the issue
at stake The paper shortage
must be worse than we thaWt. That
subpoena hasn't come yet One
wag wonders If that Congressman
has ever been called an "Also-ran-
kin" >. Ann Lano asks why Monte
Wooley doesn't change his name to
WooIey Monte or else shave
The report that the army at Mi
ami Beach was to be transferred in
Spired Peter Donald (whoever he Isl
to quip: That's what they think.
Waitu they try to get train reserva-
tionsl" To hear some Florida
tourists groan about 1t, Its Starnd-
ing Room Only" Title for re-
cent radio attack: Loaded Dies"
A Philly reader says the cur
rent taunt Of sweetheartS Is: ooh,
Martin, How tickle you are!"
An out Of town gazette complains :
IF these 80 persons, strangers to
one another (gwanD can be &C