Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-05-01

JOSEPH GOTTEN
stage, the same agency sent for him,
the same photographer looked at
Gotten, but failed to recognize him
land said he'd use me if would pose
as Mr.. Before" So Gotten climbed
into an old suit and did
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Contrary to popular belief, Ann
Sheridan, who's currently starring
in Mora Prentiss," was never
school teacher. She thinks the report
that she was-and it's been in circu-
lation for years-grew out of the
fact that she once attended Texas
State Teachers college for while
because her sister was teaching
there at the time.
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After several postponements.
shooting finally gets under way at
Universal : International on "Pea-
body's Mermaid" the comedy which
will star Peter Lind Hayes; it's
based on the book of the same
name, but the main characters
changed; he's a Hollywood press
agent, AID the mermaid he falls in
love with halls from Boston.
Listeners write approximately
1000 letters a week to Abe officials
in praise Of the Sunday Greatest
Story Ever Told radio program;
many of them come from Sunday
School teachers wanting to supple
ment religious texts with the drama
= tizations.
Bill Slater, the sports broadcaster,
has been chosen for the second year
to head the staff of eight who will
go to Indianapolis on May 80 to bring
Mutual listeners an eyewitness ac-
count of the annual 500-mile Indi-
annapolis Speedway Race. MBS will
carry four separate broadcasts.
Evelyn Keyes went to Mexico with
: her husband, John Huston, where
he is directing Treasure of the
Sierra Madre" for Warmers but
promised to return to Hollywood
when Columbia called her for ward
robe fittings She'll go right into
1.-The Mating of Matte McGoni-
gle," modern comedy picked as
her follow-up to The Jolson Story"
and johnny O'Clock"
Rosalind Russell has turned au-
thor. In the midst Of preparing to
co-star in ''Mourning Becomes
Electra" with Raymond Massey she
wrote the introduction to motion
Picture Acting" by Lillian Albert
son, RKO dramatic coach.
Julie Conway was just the voice
that chanted the one-line CONNER
cial on the Jack Smith Show till
Jack heard that she'd been studying
voice for two years and made her
singing guest star on a broadcast.
She did so we'll that she was of
fered repeat performance, and now
she's shelved her role of singer of
commercials. and steps out as his
featured guest star.
When Robin Chandler, the beau.
tiful fashion editor. married Jeffrey
Lynn some months ago she stocked
up on cook books before they left
for Hollywood. But Lynn, who is
now making his postwar screen de-
but in "Whiplash" at Warner
Bros. (he served with the AAF in
italy, makes a practice of cooking
dinner for her at least once week.
TO encourage her.
ODDS AND ENDS Within n
bonrS after fbe premier OF fbe Tony
Martin sbow, in Hollywood, bis Tea.
TIRED songbrd, Evelyn Knigbf. re-.
eeiped no less than three offers 10 sign
film contract. -. dva Gardner ba,
been signed for an appearance on
Suspense" early IN May. so extra
players doing beach scenes near Santa
Monica for "WbipiaSb' Wers ksbi
warm BY long row Of giant electric
heaters. Teresa Wright says
when Martha Scott was starring on
fbe stage IN OR Town.' I under
studied Dorothy MCGUIRE. Wbo mas
UNDERWRITING Marfba'-fobS in bum.
Bile beginnings!
Fashions, we are told, never