The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01

q star has never benefited by too much attention from a devoted hus- band, unless he confined his gale lantries to her private life.
 I am willing to wager that Miss de Havilland will stick by her words. She has shown remarkable sagacity in managing her professional career and is, l am sure, too much the car- ger woman to jeopardize that career by permitting any interference by a husband, or anyone else.
 Olivia seems to be very much in love with her current beau, but if I know his lady fair at all, he should make up his mind to keep his hands off her professional life-or he will never be lucky enough to be MT. Olivia de Havilland.'
 Idol Chatter, Robert Young, given three and half weeks in which to grow a mustache for 'The Search
 ing Wind" just made it.. June Duprez, then struggling young ac-
 tress, once lived for three days on dog biscuits. .Peas-in-a-pod: The Constances, Bennett and Moore. ,. w. 0. Fields spirits are easily dam- pened-with ginger ale. :. One of
 the automobiles from which Adolf Hitler used to receive heiIs from his obedient subjects will be seen in the forthcoming film, 70. s. s.. ...
 Alan Ladd has made ten pictures for Paramount; in nine of them he
 toted 8 gun. Random thought: the heat really would be on in Hol- lywood if the average glamor girl lit ALL the candles on her birthday cake. .. Burning ambition: To cor ner Veronica Lake with the question, Now, Miss Lake. Do you think Joan Caulfield really deserved the breaks she got in Miss Susia slagle's?"
 Gale Storm recently moved from her apartment to a home in the country and, unable to find domestic help, imported colored maid from New York. When the girl arrived in Los Angeles, she called Gale to find out how to reach the Storm home. 'The address" said Gale, lis 4444 Lennox Avenue That's fine" re- sponded the new maid, sounds just like Harlem. What subway do I take?"
 Movie stars are unpredictable, and Paulette Goddard is no exception. Recently, Paulette was given her choice of an unlimited supply of dehcacies with which to stock a refrigerator for a scene in Sudden ly It's Spring" She was told: You will raid the ice-box in one sequence, so pick the food you like best" Know what Miss Goddard ordered? bologna, swiss cheese, rye bread and butter!
 The Oddest illness note to come out of Hollywood this week concerns the elephant who plays in Anne and the King of Siam" The animal, according to its trainer, has suffered 8 nervouse collapse. Because the beast had a habit of rolling in the dirt, the director ordered that it be swept before each scene. When the keeper used broom, all was well, but the production department, wanting to save time, furnished a vacuum cleaner AS a result the poor elephant must be sent to the desert to recuperate.
 For weeks beSOre Penny Singleton took her three and a half year old daughter, Susie, to the hospital for a tonsilectomy, she kept the event a secret from the child. fearing she might be frightened. When the big day came, the child went to the hos pital, had blood tests taken and went through all the operative without comment. But as she was being wheeled into the operating room, the puzzled baby raised up, looked all around, then said to her father, "Is anything wrong Daddy':
 In Strange Woman" Hedy La- marr wears hoop-skirted costume that makes relaxing impossible un- less she lies flat on her stomach. Tn order to keep the dress fresh, ward robe women press the skirt while she Is still wearing it. This week, Hedy was participating in a story con- ference, lying flat on her tummy, with a wardrobe woman placidly ironing the wrinkles in the rear of her dress. The director came in, took one look at the weird pantomime, and said, "DSn't forget, Hedy, you do your big love scene with Louis Hayword next" I'm getting ready" cracked Miss Lamar, with look at the hot iron being passed over her posterior. Tn fact, you might say I'm getting all steamed up for it."