Evening star., 1950-12-23
hollywood Diary
GoldWyn Wants Kaye to Play
Hans Christion Andersen Role
By SheiIoh Grohom

py SHeiio
The Danny Kaye talks with Sam
Goldwyn are for him to play Hans
Christian Andersen-not in "Bil-
lion Dollar Baby" Now all they
have to do is get together on
terms. Danny, as you may remem-
ber, was brought here by Mr.. Gold
wyn. His price for his services
is now somewhat larger.
Gary Cooper is planning to live
in New York between pictures
to please his wife. Rocky, who is
now furnishing an apartment
there. Rocky has always preferred
the social set in the East. And
Gary aims usually to please his
wife.
Dan Daley and his doctors in
the Menninger Clinic are discuss
ing when Dan can return to Hol-
lywood. They may decide to keep
him there until the start of his
next picture, Friendly Island" in
mid-January. In fact, Dan is doing
SO well that they may decide he
should postpone the picture until
February.
Bette Davis and Gary Merrill
have just begun another parting
of four weeks-Gary will be in
Virginia and the Virgin Islands
that long for THE Frogmen."
He will not, as of today, be flying
back to see in the New Year with
Bette. There just won't be time.
Robert Taylor and Barbara
StanWyck have heap of figuring
to do on the division of COM
munity property. They own huge
chunks of real estate in Los An
geles County. Barbara is going
to sell their present home-too
big for her without Robert.
June Havoc had to leave Hus-
band Bill Spier when she took
off on the junket to Germany.
But" says Bill, I'VE start the
Del Palma picture with James
Mason January 4, the day June
gets back" Bill is its director.
Victor Mature has been warned
by his doctor to stay away from
athletics for another six months,
although his leg doesn't bother
him now when he walks. Vic reck-
onS the six-week layof because
OF his injury cost him around
$4,000.
Linda Darnell has invited Pew
Marley to spend Christmas day
with her and their adopted daugh-
ter. Lola. But the expected Linda
Pew reconciliation has not yet
materialized.
The part of PinZa's girl friend
in Strictly Dishonerable" is now
between Marina Koshetz and Zsa
Zsa Gabor Sanders
Janet Leigh, by the way-Pinza'
wife in the picture-wears the
short straight dresses of 1928. In
that period. If you remember, girls
were completely straight to the
hip. Which poses quite a prob
lem for Janet.
Judy Garland was at the
Mocambo the other night with
Sid Luft. Sid Is Lynn Bari's ex.
Judy was also at Holiday House,
near Malibu, with Sid. However,
whenever. Judy talks to me of her
future plans. they always include
her husband, Vincente Minnelli.
Actually Vince cannot go out
socially these days and evenings
he's too busy with his pictures.
Gary Cooper and Wife Rocky
are switching from cold to hot
instead of a reconciliation
honeymoon in Aspen, Colo, the
plan now is to go to Florida. OF
course. all this may be changed
after Gary meets with Rocky in
New York.
Jennifer Jones will be bedded
for several weeks at home, follow
ing the loss Of the baby. Her
husband, David Selznick, has been
tower of strength to Jennifer
during her illness. They are more
in love now, I would say, than
at any time since they have known
each other.
When Ann Sothern departed
from Metro a few weeks ago, she
had been under contract there
for II years. But only one person
from the studio called her to wish
her good luck"-Howard Strick-
ling. head of publicity. And It
wasn't Howard who told me this,
either-Ann did. She'll be ready to