The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
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 1 wide lecture tour ., Three major studios are dlckerlng for rights Go the "Lifo Of Sarah Delano Roose- velt;" shortly before his death, the President gave Mayris Chaney eX- elusive authority to handle the deal .., Mrs. Director" Lewis Mile. stone, threatened with blindness for three months, has been declared out Of danger; it was on obscure strep Infection of the eyes. ,Ka- thryn 0rayson and James Melton have been set for Q re.nnake of rho Merry Widow" ditto Judy Garland and Gene Kelly for "show. boat" ,,,, Colleen Moore's famous doll house, valued ct 9600,o00 will be the subject of o short in which the ex-star will be featured; her first screen appearance since 1880,
 1ngrid Bergman may return to her native Sweden for one picture, If George M, Cohan's "46 Minu- tes From Broadway is filmed, George M, Cohan, Jr., will play the part his dad made famous, :, Anne Baxter Is denying published reports of her comming marriage to John HodiAk-says "her careers the thing" Since her click in "WhiS- tie Stop" Ava Gardner is feuding with M,d,M.; she is demanding bigger roles, Barry Fitzgerald has purchased Q. 2,b00 acre vineyard tPreparing for 0 lot Of lost week. ends9)
 PREVENT NIGTHS: Pic of a slim Week: Unlversal's "Tangier" tMarla MonteE-Sabu- Robert Paige). In which Maria, wearing more than usual, still gets her man ,SATfS- FACTORY; Columbia's "The Qlrl of the Limberlost" sweetness and psychology give this re-mAke of q favorite old story 0 new freshness, P,R,C.'s Murder is My Business" Gyle Talbot-Cheryl Walker-Hugh BeaumonO Michael (Beaumont) Shayne, detective, solves an in- volved crime with more words than action, DISAPPOINTING: Re- public's Days of Buffalo Bill" (Sunset Carson- Peggy stewarD, Enough to make Cody turn over In his grave, n UnlVersal'S House of Horrors" (Hlll Goodwin Vir- ginia drey). Introducing The Creeper," who won't scare even the kiddieS, BEST PERFORMANCE; Robert Paige in "rangier," Tops his -too-strong competition.
 Wicked Rooney Is q civilian again and, to prove he holds no grudges, has employed Hugh Benson, hlS former top sergeant, That Is Q fine Idea and hope Mickey keeps the top-kick on his pay roll. Two years of Army dicipline have probably taught Rooney Q lot, but 1t won't hurt to have sergeant Benson around to remind Mickey that he is just one quy In the biggest out 1t of them all-the United States of America,
 In addition to filing divorce suit, Gall Patrick Is asking the court to protect her from her huS- band, former Navy Lieutenant Ar- hold Dean White. Miss Patrick states that her husband Is deter. mined to win her back at any cost and, as part of his campaign, has been telephoning her all hours of the night, She also alleges that the eX-lieutenant paid an unwelcome visit at 1880 Q. Ill,, which Miss Pat- rick found most annoying, We'll, you can't blame a guy for trying, and If were Gall I would think twice before turning him down. He is about the first husband in Holly wood history who loved his wife enough to lose sleep over her.
 Lois Andrews JeSsel Street, now 2l, has filed suit for divorce from David Street, after a marriage that lasted four months. Lois is charging cruelty and in her case we must believe that the world was lost for love. When she married Street, Miss Andrews sacrificed alimony to the tune of Sl 800 a month, which she had been receiving from George Jessel, her first husband. It looks as if JeSSel is the only winner in this martial tangle. I hope he remembers to give Street vote of thanks.
 Harold Lloyd chose Harold Did dlebOck" for the name of the lead- ing character in his forthcoming picture, never thinking there could be a real person by that name. But the other day, a war vet showed up at Lloyd's studio, stating his name is Harold Diddlebock, and what was Lloyd going to do about it?" I know what I would have done. I'd have said, Come in, son. Let's see what we can do about changing your name"
 Now Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is going to write a book about her years in the White House. I don't know what she plans to call her book, but I have a suggestion. Tak- 1 ing into consideration the storm of comment aroused by her every move, and the criticism heaped on her stately head, a fitting title would be My Daze."
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