The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
"Time Savers" Filling
Orders For Movie Stars
Harry Sullivan Finds New
Business Thriving On
Odd Jobs
By ALINE MOSBY
United Press Hollywood
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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 28.- U.D -
Preston Sturges runs an eatery for
movie stars; Maureen O'Hara runs
a linen shop for movie stars. But
Barry Sullivan tops 'em all-he
runs errands for movie stars.
He's bought six bicycles for
Lana Turner, six white shirts for
Hurd Hatfield and ten pounds of
bubble gum for Perry Como.
Sullivan is an up-and-coming
star. He's got a wife, two kids and
a ar; the wife owns a mink coat
and they live in the snootiest part
of town. So why the errands?
"Well," began Sullivan, "about
four months ago I ran into three
pals who had the idea of forming
la personal shopping service in
Beverly Hills for the movie peo-
pie"
He thought it was such q good
gimmick that he shelled out the
cash to back the venture and join
ed his buddies in running errands.
They named the business Time
Savers, Ltd. 4
John Garfield called in the
funniest request" Sullivan told us.
HE wanted two dozen old theate1
programs with which to paper his
dem"
Time Savers found 'em, too.
We wanted to know if Miss Turn.
er used those bicycles to keep
her sweater girl shape in shape.
1T guess she doesn't need the
exercise" Barry said. "She gave
the machines to the MGM messen-
ger boys for Christmas"
Yuletide was a busy time for
Sullivan & Co. Vincent Price want
ed a lot of gaggy gifts for his
friends. Hatfield asked for the
near-impossible shirts to give his
stand-in.
1--WE had another tough shirt
problem, too" Sullivan said. "The
playwright, John Van Druten.
wanted four dress shirts in 48
hours. A shirtmaker almost died
Of fright when I ordered them but
Van Druten got the shirts on
time"
Sullivan never could figure out
why Como wanted ten pounds of
bubble gum. Probable to toss to
his squealing bobby-soxer fans.
Stars wives keep the Time Saw
ers' phone busy, too. Mrs. Lee
Bowman once asked for an electric
sandwich grill and Mrs. Zachary
Scott for a crazy party hat.
Sullivan gulped when Mrs. Frank
Capra popped up with a demand
for nylons-and this was when
they we're scarce. Sullivan got her
some from a wholesale house, by
turning on his handsome Irish grin.
George MacReady gave Barry's
business its biggest one-sale haul.
He asked for a new car.
Between running errands for
stars, Sullivan is a star himself in
1.-The Gangster," q King Brothers
production for Allied Artists,
which puts him more than halfway
where he wants to be.
"Don't get me wrong" he grin
ned. IT love acting, but I'd like
to make enough dough SO I would
MT have to wear this greasepaint
at ALL"
Sullivan's the lad who started
to be a lawyer. But a talent scout
spotted him in a minstrel show at
Temple University in Philadelphia
and he wound up on the stage.
Between plays, he moaned,
shouted and beat his chest in radio
soap operas.
'There was a doctor in "Portia
Faces Life who was trying to drive
Portia batty five years ago." said
Sullivan. IT was the doc-and the
show nearly drove me batty."
After pleading with the producer,
Barry was bumped off in the
script so he could leave radio act
ing gracefully. Then a Paramount
scout spotted him on the stage
and Sullivan moved to movietown
four years ago.
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