Evening star., 1949-04-01
Hollywood:
Wayne Is Cast
In a Comedy
At Warmers
By Sheiloh 6rohom

JOln wayne WILL CO-SIar VIII
Eleanor Parker at Warmers IN
Travellers. a romanic comedy.
This is Eleanor's first picture in
a long time. There was time OF
for baby and two suspensions
Joan Crawford has hired pair
of husky guards TO patrol outside
her house every night II wasn't
the recent loss of her jewelry that
disturbed Joan so much as the
fact that the robbers gained ac-
cess TO the room next to the one
in which her four children were
sleeping.
Gary Cooper's mother-i in-law
has taken a turn for the worse,
and Gary had no sooner arrived
back in Hollywood than his wife
called him from New York and he
few East again.
Rosalind Russell said no" to
Elliott Nugget, swho wanted her
to star with him in Fundamental
George" on Broadway. She is now
trying to persuade Elliott to open
the play here in the new Beverly
Hills Theater backed by the Ac-
tors Company, of which Roc and
Greg Peck are members.
Guy Madison will tear himself
away from Gail Russell to make
movie for David Selznick abroad.
| I don't understand why Guy does
not get more picture assignments
in Hollywood.
Linda Christian laughs. via
cable. at the story that she will
star with Tyrone Power in The
Black Rose" The only starring
role she wants is. that Of a real
life mother. Ty's picture will now
be made mostly in London and
Italy. North African locations
are out-too tough. The Powers
will be back here at the end Of
August, then we will see if Ty and
Boss Daryl Zanuck have cooled. !"
Kirk Douglas received $4,000
for starring in THE Champion. !"
For his next with the same pro-
ducer. Stanley Kramer. he gets
100000. But first Kirk stars in
Young Man with a Horn with
Lauren Bacall, for the Thalberg
Award winner, Jerry Wald.
Betty Cradle will be a band
widow when Hubby Harry James
takes off on two months tour
starting next week. That is why
Betty decided to make her Wa
bash Avenue" picture at about the
same time, instead of waiting
dntil September.
Kathryn Grayson has Cancelled
her concerts in Europe. She will
do only two weeks at the London
Palladium and then rush back
here to make another picture for
Joe Pasternak.
When Joan Fontaine goes to
Europe to make "Trilby," she will
visit the little island of Guernsey,
where Joan's British forebears
lived. She takes her cute daugh-
ter along.
Glenn Ford will be in New
York to greet wife Eleanor Powell
when she returns here from her
P. AS in London-her last pro-
fessional tour, by the way. Ellie
gets in April 18 on the Queen
Mary.
Harold Lloyd's pretty daughter,
Gloria, and Philip Reed were a
twosome at the Cafe Gala to hear
Chanteuse Fran Gregory. Gloria
is planning to sing herself-on
television.
Marlene Dietrich's daughter,
Maria Manton. has signed for
stock in the hot summer months
in Chicago.
Theodore Lynch, talented oil
millionaire wife paul Getty +,
starts her first Hollywood movie,
Forgotten Woman" April IA
with Elyse Knox and Alan Hale,
jr. Two days later she opens
here in a play. Marie Antoinette
in Pennsylvania"
Joan Bennett is tops with the
Blank Wall" company. Direc-
tor Max Opuls tells me Joan had
to drag a body across the sand
and into a boat at Balboa for
the picture. The, body she dragged
was a dummy. but still heavy:
She did it for three hours, was
soaked to the skin and skinned
her knees, all without word of
complaint. before Opuls was
satisfied.
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