Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-12-05

n TURHAN BEY
and then the movies grabbed
him. Eagle Lions "Out of the
Blue and Adventures of Casa
nova" are his latest films. Lunch
with him is quite an experience;
even dignified dowagers recog-
nize him and ask for his auto
graph - he reacts like a gentle
man rather than a movie star.
Musical critics acclaim Igor
Gorin S singing on MICS "Voice
of Firestone" and other radio
programs, and praise his RCA
Victor records. but his friends
rave about his cooking. He is
really one of our best amateur
chefs; more than one magazines
food editor has printed his reci.
pes; if his friendes had their way,
he would open a restaurant!
The first motion picture ever
produced by a major church is
Beyond Our Own, made by the
Protestant Film Commission; it
stars Charles Russell, Featured
in "The Late George Apley."O
DeForrest Kelley, star of Fear
in the Night" and the cast in
cludes other well known Holly
woodltes. Jack Chertok, winner
of numerous Oscars, produced
the film.
Rene Clair rounds out Is years
of film making with 'Man About
Town; the silent film studio set
used in it is an exact reproduc.
tion of the one in which he made
his first picture, in France,
'While Paris Sleeps" We work
ed on a 23.day schedule" said
NE. "But after it was half com.
pleted we spent month trying
to rustic up money to pay the
crew and cast"
The sixth Elgin Holidays
Shows, 1.-TWO Hours of Stars,
were being set for Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Don Ameche will
again be master of ceremonies,
and Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante
and Red Shelton were booked
for Thanksgiving.
There's little rest for Lassie,
M-G.M dog star who also head
lines her own ABC radio show.
She will finish shooting Hills
of Home" late in November or
early in December, then 60 right
into a new film, Family for
Jock"
| Paul Whiteman, ABC's mu.
Steal director and disk jockey,
has certainly started something
--he is planning a series of ma.
tion.wide Whiteman Clubs for
young people, to stage weekly
dances. He feels that it Is a good
way to combat juvenile delin.
quency, and is using his Lam. :
bertville, N. ]. club as model.
Advice and ecouragement are
given on his daily program.
Years ago when Mark Warnow
was a concert master of the or I
chestra in a Broadway movie ]
house he learned a lesson he ]
never forgot. Thinking he had ,
enough experience to be pro.
noted to the conductors stand,
he went to an executive and {
stated his case. The man behind !
the desk listened without com.
nAnt. And-the next day Mark c
(now conductor of the Borden t
Program was fired. c
Some years ago pretty Kitty S
Willigan quit her job as singer a
for Ray Mobiles orchestra and
went to Hollywood to try for o
film fame. The other day she p
sang with his band again, for his t.
new record album. But titan C
haired Kitty is no longer profes- d
sionally known as Kitty; she is :
now Actress Cathy Lewis, star
of the popular radio show. "MyI
Friend Irma."
ODDS AND ENDS - Ralph
Edwards is at it again, with
Miss Hush," and the clues seem
tougher than ever Even ex.
p of the entertainment world
z, ,5rong in guessing who will
win on Arthur Godfrey's talent
show Jack Carson made the
mistake of buying a pony for his
son; now he has bought a ranch
so the pony will have a place to
live Meredith Wilson, macs.
tro of the Burns and Allen show,
always goes on-stage with
trick handkerchief - an amateur
magician. ever-hopeful of an au.
dience The average age of
the women Tom Breneman gives
orchids to on his shows is IS.