Evening star., 1948-07-20
Hollywood:
Mason Would Do
"Hornblower"
At Warmers
By SheiIoh Grohom

james Mason, they tell me at
Warmers, is interested in starring
for them in Captain Horatio Horn
blower" I hope so, because Mason
hasn't made any pictures for more
than a year, and he is too excellent
an actor to remain idle so long.
Yvonne De Carlo has a romantic
rendezvous coming up in London.
I'll be meeting Carlos Anthony in
London, at the end of july" Yyonne
tells me at the Universal-Interna-
tional Studio. Carlos is Yvonne's
long time Canadian lumber ad-
mirer. will you marry him?" I
want to know. Yvonne does not
think so-because such a marriage
would be too tough with me living
in Hollywood and he working in
Canada"
Bob Hope is back at Paramount
to do added scenes for "Sorrowful
Jones'"
Sydney Greenstreet won't be
making any more pictures, by order
Of his doctor, until his high blood
pressure comes down a bit. And
Sydney also has to slim down a
bit, to be really healthy.
The Van Johnsons are beginning
to worry their closest friends. I
know how desperately anxious they
both are to make a success Of their
marriage, so I hope they can
straighten out the cause of their
difficulty.
Margaret O'Brien's mother took
me into Maggie's dressing room, and
said, "look"-and showed me her
daughters hair under the wig she
wears for Little Women" It's quite
short, and Mrs. OBrien said it was
burned off through too much iron
waving in Maggie's last two pic
lures. And she doesn't like it at
all. Well, one thing is sure-it will
grow back again. Maggie has plenty
of time.
Lawrence Tierney's brother, the
new star. Scott Brady, Is now 60
ing places with Cathy Downs. ]
predict that, after Canon City,"
Scott will be as big star as Larry.
Scott looks quite different from his
more famous brother.
Perry Como is on his way to New
York and when he returns to his
home in Hollywood, he will have
an adopted youngster in tow.
Anne Baxter is having trouble
with her ears. And the loud gunfire
on the yellow Sky" set doesn' t
help any.
Burt Lancaster will be that dar-
ing young man on the flying trapeze
when he takes of on his planned
vaudeville tour. Burt is going to
do an act he performed during his
circus days, and now he Is prac-
ticing on a trapeze every day be-
tween takes of his latest picture,
"Criss Cross"
Sonia Henie will meet her Swedish
royal admirer, Count Bernadotte,
when she gets to London next week.
Before she left here. Sonia locked
up most Of $1,000,000 jewel collec-
ton, in Los Angeles bank vault.
She was quite scared because of
that near burglary couple of
weeks ago, and during her last week
here she slept with q gun under
her pillow and foodlights on outside
her house all night.
Ann Sothern planning her fourth
vacation in Sun Valley.
Ida Lupinos marriage delay to
Collier Young was explained to me
by Collier. Were going to wait"
said he, until the plastering and
other work on my new house are
finished. 1t would be too difficult
otherwise, with bits of ceiling falling
into our grapefruit" He assures
me that the marriage will take
place.
Ann Sheridan's great friend and
adviser, Steve flanagan, called me
from Connecticut to say that the
only way Annie can get out of her
current Warner contract Is to buy
her way out. And that" says
Stevie, Is economically ridiculous,
because she has five more months
to 60 anyway" He adds that, mean
while, Ann will be glad to work for
Warmers, "if they send her decent
script"
Johnny Weissmuller, who quit the
Tarzan series when his waistline
spread, is now working madly on his
figure at the DIAL Valley Inn. He,
plans to lose 20 pounds In 30 days
for q new movie series. Jungle Jim"
BY exercising all day long, Johnny
has shed IL pounds in the last week.
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