Evening star., 1946-04-25
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.

Tyrone Power stops by at Goth
century-FoX for a chat and he's
handSomer than ever. It's 10 years
since first saw Ty. He was % then,
and just beginning in pictures. The
war has stamped its experiences on
his face. He's mature, rather sad.
The old f1ippancy is gone. He dis
cusses his role in The Razor's Edge"
that of man trying to find him.
self. think Ty has. His philosophy
now can be stated: Peace in happi-
ness or happiness in peace"
William Powell tells me that his
last picture. The Hoodlum Saint"
had an unhappy ending. But the
preview audience did not like him to
die: So they shot the ending again.
William now lives. And every one is
happy-except Bill, who preferred
the first finish. .. Betty Cradle is
the hardest gal to coax inside a
studio-eXcept when Husband Harry
James is making picture. He's
now doing That's for Me" at Doth
Fox, and that's where you will find
Betty. That's not bad idea: Get
Harry working all the time and then
Betty can be reached for interviews
with the press and for other publicity
chores. Vincent Price showing a
letter from Helen Hayes, and Helen
says she wants to revive Victoria
Regina" with Vincent in his old role
of Prince Albert They performed
together in this play 1000 times.
Robert Young having his hair
darkened for his role of David in
Claudia and David" and he tells
me that getting gray early is an old
family custom My sister was COM
pletely white at 35," says Bob. Per-
sonally like young faces chats not
a pun. SOM with white hair. . u.
Irene Dunno. vision in her Life
With Father" old-faShioned getupS,
tells me that her doctor husband
Francis Griffin has SO far recov-
cred from his recent heart illness
that-"he's going to his Office every
dav for a few hours" This is one of
the happier marriages in Hollywood.
Doctors seem to be successful as
mates for movie stars. Claudette
Colbert has been married 10 years to
DR.. Joel Pressman and Ingrid Berg
man adoreS her Dr. Peter LlndStrom.
Russell Grouse has sure gone
Hollywood. He wears bright yellow
shirt and he recently had a tooth
filled, and says he will not use con-
ventionsl gold, but plans on filling
It with a diamond, or a neon light!
Gregory Ratoff, whose WaiStline
gets bigger but not better, tells me
that on the first day of his new pic
ture. Carnival in Costa Rica," he
was visited as usual by his wife, Eu-
genie Leontovich, to wish him luck.
She's been doing it for "A years,
says Greg. Wiplng sentimental
tear from his eye. The couple have
been separated for year or so.
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Behta was firing her maid, and
when the latter came to say good
by" Belita said, Il like your suit:
where did you buy it?" The maid
had bought the garment at fashion,
able Irenes. But she wouldn't sell,
despite the big offer from her near
eX-employer! Life has become
very topsy-turvy affair. hasn't it?
=. Dick Haynes and Curt Massey
both horsemen plus, have opened
riding stable in the valley, with the
idea of making some extra money
I hope they have better luck than
Allan Jones and Robert Young, who
used to operate commercial stable
but lost money on the venture.
I keep reading where Clark Gable
Is in Tucson, and Mexico, and Bak-
ersfeld But all the time he has been
at his ranch at Encino.
Wally Beery has the last picture
taken of his late brother, Noah
They were snapped at the party
Wally gave for Noah the night be-
fore he died. E. Frank Faylen stops