Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-06

MORTON DOWNEY
boy" Bing Crosby says the only
difference now is that she looks
like the oldest choir boy in the
world" He has sung everywhere
90 church socials, night clubs,
Hollywood, on the air, radio and
now on television, too. A solid
business man, vice-president OF
one. And he has found time to
be a fine father; Mike, Lorelle,
Sean, Tony and Kelvin are proof
of that.
After 80 years of acting-on
the stage, in silent and talking
pictures and in guest shots on
the air - Ronald Colman has
embarked on his own r d o
series (NBC Friday evenings)
The applause he and Bonita
Hume Colman received f e r
their four appearances on Jack
Benny's show pursuaded them.
"The Halls of Ivy presents
them as a college president and
his wife.
Stars of movies and radio are
& ing so generously of their
y. me to aid the Arthritis and
Rheumatism Foundation tn a t
eventually you'll hear practical
ly all of them. Geraldine Fitz-
Gerald, Sammy Kaye, Arthur
Godfrey, Morton Downey
and Abe Burrows are among
the many who already have
broadcast In aid of the current
drive for two million dollars
for the foundation.
Ralph Edwards was so i'll
with a bad case of penicillin
poisoning that Tommy Bart
lett, of ChicagO's welcome
Traveller" flew East to take
over if necessary. But Ed
wards romped through "Truth
or Consequences" wit out
weakening.
srTeresa Wright was pr etty
proud of being one stor who had
no swimming pool. But just be-
fore she started "The Mems" "
her two sons and Niven Buschs
two sons by a former marriage
started a campaign. The Buschs
now have a swimming pool.
Although his contract still
had a couple of years to 60.
Farley Granger was given a
new five-year deal by Samuel
Goldwyn. Goldwyn saw a rough
cut of "Our Very own" called
ranger to his office, and gave
him the new contract.
Nancy ates left Hollywood
four years ago to complete her
education. She studied at the
University of Oklahoma, met
feyd married airline pilot Bill
'cYayes, came back to work in
"Sons of the Musketeers," with
Maureen O'Hara.
Miles CrunellO, Ia, really
broke into the movies in MY
Foolish Heart; he played two
football teams. To get the ex-
tra's eyes to follow a game
they were supposed to be
watching, Director Mark Rob-
son had Miles race back and
forth out of sight of the cam
era. Miles did, and made six
touchdOwns, three for each
side. But he never got into
the picture.
An art competition with prizes
totalling more than $4,000 in
cash, merchandise and scholar
ships has been announced by
Paramount's Max Youngstein.
xThe theme will be based on
paintings or drawings interpret
ing any phase of the Bible story
of Samson and Delilah. The con-
test opens January l, 1850; an
nouncements will be made in
local theatres and newspapers.
'Kilroy Returns" is the cur
rent RKO Pathe release of the
"This is America" series. 1t is
the story of typical excl who
revisits the Normandy beaches,
Paris, Luxenberg and Germany
with his wife.
ODDS AND ENDS Six
hours after Ella Raines received
a cable from RKO offering her
the feminine leadin "a Danger
Gus Profession" she was on
plane bound from London to
Hollywood September" CO.
Aarring Joan Fontaine and
Soseph Cotton, is now "Septem-
Der Affair" +. The toy mechan-
ical crane with which Gordon
Gebert, aged 7, plays in "Holi-
day Affair" is one he made from
his own toy set, and insisted on
rcino in tho f. m Ren