Evening star., 1948-09-04
Hollywood:
Victor Doesn't
Care So Long
AS He's Paid
By SheiIoh Grohom


Victor Mature will be tied to Cecil
B. De Miles apron strings for an
added six months after he finishes
their Samson and Delilah." C. B.
insisted on the extra time for Vic to
do exploitation for the $4,000, 900
picture. But I don't care whom l
work for says Vic, "just as long as
they pay me-" And they pay him
IS 500 a week.
Linda Darnell changed her solo
New York vacation plans in mad
hurry, when Husband Pew Marley
suddenly found he could be free to
go with her. So they flew to Guate-
mala instead-on a long-delayed
honeymoon. After five years of mar
riage. it's their first vacation
together.
keenan, Wynn has been taking
care of his two sons while Van john
son and Evie have been in Reno on
location with Mother Was Fresh
man" keenan, tells me that when
the boys need spanking Van calls
him up and tells him to come on
over and do it. so I'm the heavy
says Keenan,, adding, "but I think
it's right that their own father
should do it," Now keenan, is off on
mis- idea of the perfect vacation
with five motorcycles in trailer!"'
It's too bad that Gene FoWler's A.
year-old grandson is the latest vic
tim of the frightful polio epidemic.
I was talking to Genes son, Will,
and he's practically out of his mind
with worry. T can sympathize only
too well with him. I'm happy to
report that my son, Robert, is now
we'll on the road to recovery. All
of Genes and Wills myriad friends
are wishing the same for their little
boy.
Ginger Rogers is taking no chances
with her dance numbers with Fred
Astaire in The Barkleys of Broad
way When she finishes work every
day, she practices bending and
stretching for one whole hour before
she goes home.
Betty Garrett loves her dog. And
one night recently, when the big
Irish setter was unhappy about
something and whined continually,
Betty went into his kennel and slept
with him all night-at least that's
the story she told me at lunch the
other day.
Greer Carson is taking dancing
lessons at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
No, she is not going to do dancing
picture. This is for her own per-
sonal enjoyment-with Buddy Fogel-
son, of course.
Lew Ayres, who hasn't made a
movie for one whole year, is now d
painting enthusiast. He attends art
classes three times a week, and is
getting very good. I haven't seen
Lew out with girl lately. Wonder
if he'll ever marry again?
Walter Pidgeon is the only top
star who refuses to buy a new car
although he confesses that. last
week, he put a new engine in his
7-year-old auto. Il hate changes" :"
explained Walt.
And, by the way, Elizabeth
Taylor's new auto didn't cost her
$4,000, she tells me. 1T was $4,600.'
Now her mother is trying to per-
suade Lizzie to wait awhile before
she learns to drive it. But when
Little Women" is canned, the To-
year-old brunette beauty gets her
driving license.
Enrol Flynn will have to wear
hair piece in front for Montana. :"
Not because he is losing hair. But
he went and got himself a crew
haircut in Jamaica and it just
doesn't 60 with the period western
James Mason is trying to talk with
bit of American accent for his
picture, caught" He's playing an
American periatrician and he wants
the Americans to understand him
had to wait two hours on the set
of his picture to talk with him for
five minutes. when he's in the
mood. he doesn't like to be inter-