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Evening star., 1950-03-12
His Wife and Career
Make DickHoppyMon
Mr.. Powell Has June AI|yson at Home
And the Films He Likes at Work
By SheiIoh Grohom

combined. "The test was terrible"
David Manners got the job instead.
So Dick reverted to his $1,o0o-a-
week vaudeville job.
Suddenly Ireceived one of those
rush calls to come to Hollywood
Immediately to make a picture"
AS usual, Dick sat around a while
- in this case four months -
before making his first picture,
Blessed Event" II was given a
12-week layof right away. Then
they loaned me to Fox for a
lousy little bit as a bank robber in
Will Rogers picture. I only got
Blessed Event because the guy
had to be crummy actor-part
of the plot.
Then" says Dick, "came the
big chisel routine. My option was
up and the talent scout told me,
Well, we saw the pitcure Gt
hadn't been released yeti and we
don't know about you. But, if
you'd like to stay, we can give
you $500 a week. Well, I'd been
getting $1,000 in vaudeville. But
I liked Hollywood so I said All
right At the next option they
said, we can keep you-for 5000
a week
A Very Happy Man.
"Then," continues Dick, came
the big bank shutdown in 1888.
So they came to me and said. We
have part for you in "42nd
Street" But we can only pay you
500 week." Dick again said,
"All right" but with mental res
ervations that when he did be-
come a movie success, he'd strike
out on his own at the first oppor-
tunity. "42nd Street" made him
into a star. It took a few years
more for him to free-lance.
"And that was because I was
supposed to be washed up" And
he was. Meet the People," at
Metro-lG was JuneS nrSt picture
nearly resulted in Dicks never
meeting any more people on the
screen. 1t was a big flop. Nearly
finished June. too. Came Powells
success as a tough guy in Murder
My Sweet" Now" he says, I'm
in a better position than ever. I
own all my own radio and tele-
vision rights. have my own
movie company. I make all the
pictures I want to and the kind
OF pictures I want to. I'm a very
happy man."
"Mr. Powell, you're wanted on
the phone" he is told. Its
June" says Dick. 1t was. How
can one guy be so lucky?
Evening star., 1950-03-12
NEW YORK.

I'VE Wv IoAeAA'
Two conditions are currently
complicating Arthur Miller's 9TH
erwise carefree existence.
First" complained the author
Of two outstanding plays-"All My
Sons" and the current enduring
smash hit, Death of a Sales
mani find that a lot of per-
sistent producers of the drama
are regarding me somewhat in
the light of the National City
Bank or. to be a bit classical, King
Midas"
So, you see the young dramatist
is not money-mad. Dark. tall,
lanky, his affable, modest de-
meanor suggests a man completely
unspoiled by extraordinary
achievement. And while, natur-
ally enough, not indifferent to the
financial rewards of his success,
he does manage to convey an i'm
preston they are not all-impor-
tant.
when I have anything I think
worth while, ''ehe said, having or
dered tea and toast from hover
ing waiter. "I'll let the producers
know. But just now I haven't
the ghost of an idea for another
play. mean, not the sort I
would care to write
you mean" we suggested, you
are In quest of something with
we'll, a rnessage?"
Just. Dallying.
"You don't have to hesitate over
the word" he said. smiling. "a
message is precisely what I am
after. BY no possibility could I
write any drama I do not feel
strongly. When I do feel that
way, the writing comes naturally
as in The Salesman When I
don't, why then, literally, nothing
comes. And, as I say, I haven't
a single idea for something to do
in the desired mood"
He lit a cigarette and gestured
with it as he admitted that, while
no evocative idea had occurred,
he was at least dallying with a
subject.
II wish" Miller said, "I knew
several physicists-four or five
because I think there may be a
play in this atom bomb situation.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Todoy's Schedules

AMBASSADOR-"Young Man
With a Horn: /, 3:05, Sis.
1920 and 9::35 pm.
CAPITOL - BLACK Hand.
1875, 4:25, ITO and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1886, 6:25
and 9:15 pm.
COLUMBIA-"NancyG Goes to
Rio: 1880, 3:35. 5:45, 7:50
and 9::55 pm.
DUPONT - THE Hidden
Room: 1885. 3:25, $50.
7:35 and $40 pm.
KEITH'S cinderella:
1875, 2:O5, 3::35. $40, $50,
8:20 and $50 pm.
LITTLE-"T The Amazing Mr..
Beecham":: /, 2:45, 4:3O,
$40, $40 and 10 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Guilty
Bystander":: 1:40, 3:40,
5:40, TAU anu S.fo Pin.
NATIONAL-"S Steamboat
Round the Bend: LOS,
2:45, 4:30. 6:15. 7:55 and
9:35 pm.
PALACE-"M1s. Nike: /,
$40, 5:25, 7:35 and $50
pm.
PIX - Street Girl: 2:10,
4:50, 1880 and 1910 pm.
ePLAYHOUSE-"All the Kings
Men,. i, 8. 5:35, 1928 and
9:40 pm.
TRANS-LUX 49, 1.-THE Red
Shoes: 12:45, 3:05, 5:35,
7:50 and 1915 pm.
WARNER--"Young Man With
a Horn: l, $40. $40. 1880
and 9:40 pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Coming Attractions

AMBAS SADOR Dear.
Wife" with Joan Caulf1eld,
starting Thursday.
CAPITOL-"Key to the City,.
with Clark Gable. starting
Thursday.
DUPONT-"The Scarlet En-
press" with Marlene Diet
rich, starting Wednesday.
KEITH'S-"Guilty of Trea-
son." with Charles Bickford,
starting Wednesday.
LTTTLE-"Tight Little Is
land" with Basil Radford.
METROPOLITAN - Academy
Award week, with one of
this years nominated films
each day, starting Thurs
day.
PALACE-"Mother Didn't Tell
Me-" with Dorothy MCGUIRE.
PLAYHOUSE The Third
Man." with Joseph Gotten,
starting Wednesday.
TRANS-LUX THE Bicycle
Thief" with EMO Staiola.
WARNER-"Dear Wife" with
Joan Caulfield, starting
Thursday.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Mr.. Miller Awaits an Idea
With Message He Can Feel
By lawrence Perry

I do know one scientist, however,
and perhaps by next spring OF
summer, when I get seriously down
to it, I may have a play on that
subject in hand. I don't know,
though. All I do know is that I
expect-the gods of inspiration
being good-to do some play late
this spring or early in the sum-
mer."
Europe Is Sick.
Just now Miller is working on
movie which is progressing salts
factorily. More about that later,
he says-nothing further now.
Had he been spending any of his
royalties for travel?
mo" he confessed, merely
junketing from desk to desk right
here in Manhattan. Two years
ago I was in Europe-and that
has cured me of any desire to
roam. especially overseas. Europe
is sick-and 7 mean sick. The
Western countries are doing little
but standing by watching the
United States and the U. S. S.R.
make bellicose passes at each
Other-just as a group of nom
belligerents assemble to see two
Of their leading bruisers getting
ready to scrap. I somehow don't
think Russia and the United
States will fight; for it does seem
so easy, when merely two great
powers are involved, for them to
get together and show at least a
saving amount of rational realism.
There might be a play in that.
what?"
AS to his movie, he admitted
upon second thought, that it had
to do with waterfront.
Started in Radio.
"Not necessarily the New York
waterfront" he said, "but since
that is the one I know best, one
can probably read New York into
it. I will add that it is mighty
rugged, stuff, that film. There
won't be too much talk in 1t. !
find it is very easy to make char
acters talk and so I have to be
careful"
Miller broke into the drama
from radio writing. Was he i'm
pressed by the difference from
stage technique? No, because he
never bothers about mechanics in
radio writing.
II just wrote a script" he said,
'and let the technicians put in all
the, to me, esoterie abacadabra of
direction, cutins, cutouts and all
that sort of stuff" :
And" we asked, "the same
with writing a play for the legiti-
mate stage?"
"Welr-and he grinned-'1
know enough to divide a play into
acts-and several other necessary
things" With which confession,
a large majority. Of theatregoers.
professional and otherwise, will be
inclined to agree.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
'
NEW YORK,

NEW YORK.
Georgia Gibbs, the lyrical thrush
who has been singing musical
moods at the Waldorf-Astoria, says
she returned from France with a
modernistic haircut only to find
Broadway music travelling in the
opposite direction.
How do you like my new gamin
haircut?" she said, fluffing her in
deed short auburn brown locks.
TITS kinda like the haircut that
Mary Martin has for her role in
South Parif1c,' but it's truly
French. I had it shorn in Paris,
thinking that it was very mod
ernistic or futuristic.
80 wot hoppens? I get back to
Broadway and find that the pop
ular trend in songs is no longer
ultra-sophisticated, the type that
would fit perfectly with this hair
cut.
IT got to do a broadcast so
Evening star., 1950-03-12
'Mr.,Broadwuy
HOLLYWOOD,

aOlLJ1 WOIJD.
Plans for early production of
'Mr. Broadway" story about
Variety and it's founder, Slime Sill
verman, have been announced by
Executive Producer Jack L. War
ner, following conferences here
with Abel Green. editor of Va
riety, and William Jacobs. who
will produce the picture for
Warmers.
Based on an original story by
Green, "Mr. Broadway" will be a
cavalcade of show business, and
is expected to go before the cam
eras in late spring.
Writers soon will be assigned to
prepare the property for screen
ing. a.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Age Poses
"A Problem
For Stars
By Bob Thomas
HnIJ,YWOOD

Like most Of the Nations major
industries, the movies are faced
with the problem Of retirement OF
workers.
What happens to worker when
his years of usefulness are over?
That question Is becoming more
and more important on the Amer
ican social scene. Movie stars offer
a unique and interesting sidelight
to this problem.
It is not easy for any one to
shed tears over the financial plight
of movie stars. But to the stars
themselves, decline from fame is q
real problem. not only moneywise
but psychologically as well. Imag-
inc If you were universally &C.
claimed and then suddenly moi
wanted. ~
Let me cite some examples in
our time: a
Star A was 8 wartime sensation
Due to bad parts and the fragile
nature of his talents, he fell from
favor as fast as he climbed. His
box Office value was nil and he
was dropped by his studio. He
has done a few quickies and some
vaudeville. But what does he dc
now?
Star B was a beauty queen for
over a decade. Her beauty made
| up for her lack of acting ability
But now she's in her late sos and
younger lovelies have taken her
place. What does she do now?
Star c was the symbol Of the
romantic hero. He's still q good
actor but he's old enough to be the
grandfather of the new romantic
stars he was playing opposite.
What does he do now?
So far Hollywood has not found
the answers.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
They laughed when June Allyson
stood up to marry Dick Powell.
It'll never be q success" heard
one Metro producer say. BE
Sides" he added, in a loud after
thought for June to hear, 1T won't t
help her career"
why didn't they want you to
marry June?" I asked Dick at
lunch in the Metro commissary.
They probably thought I'd inter-
fere with her pictures" he replies.
For the record, Dick-or Richard
as June insists on calling him
has never interfered. The mar
riage looks like a big success. And
June's career-after five years as
Mrs. Powell-is in the top-10
st-at-the- -box-offlce level this
year and it's going higher. Dick
and June are now making their
second picture together, Right
Cross" You will soon see them in
"The Reformer and the Redhead." :"
II wanted June to co-star with
me in Mrs. Nike" says Powell.
Metro wouldn't loan her. She'd
have been wonderful. But Evelyn
Keyes did a great job" At this
point. Dick Is called to the phone.
Its June, of course" he says be-
fore going to answer it. It was
June. "She has the virus" he
explains. "And q temperature
If she still has it tomorrow, she
can't work" And If she can't
work. the producer, Armand
Deutsch, who passes by, tells Dick
they may have to close down until
she can. She'll do her best" says
Dick.
Six and Six More.
I'm not feeling too bright my
self" he tells me. We're build
ing some extra rooms onto the
house. I don't know what time
they started dredging this morn
ing, but it was too early" The
new rooms are Tor the new baby
Dick and June are adopting. Eve
reckon that, If we adopt six babies,
we'll eventually have six more
children Of our own"
I sold June on the idea of adopt
ing children as a prelude to hay
ing her own. My doctor. T. c. Ru-
bin, has recommended to many
childless couples: Adopt a baby"
then have your own babies. When-
ever June used to talk about how
much she wanted a baby. I'd say,
Adopt one" Pamela Powell is
now 20 months old. "And the
image Of June" says Dick. 1.-THE
adoption people did q wonderful
job Of matching her to u.s." Dicks
two other. children. 15-year -old
Norman and 10-year-old Ellen,
live with their mother. Joan BIon-
dell.
On April / Powell starts his 20th
year tn Hollywood. Gosh, it
seems like 20 minutes, says the
still boyish-looking crew-haircut
Dick.
Rush and wait. 81
I was in Pittsburgh as a singer
and M. c., and I didn't work on
Sundays. So Warmers sent me to
New York to do a test for The
Crooner.' It was the life story of
Rudy Val1ee." In those days Rudy
was as hot as Crosby and Sinatra
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Role for Betty
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLY WOOD.
Betty Hutton has now been
definitely set at Paramount as
star of the projected, but as yet
untitled, Mabel Normand- Mack
Sennett story.
George Marshall will direct the
picture, and Joseph Sistrom will
produce.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Rush and Wait.

I was in Pittsburgh as q singer
and M. c., and I didn't work on
Sundays. So Warmers sent me to
New York to do a test for The
Crooner.' It was the life story OF
Rudy Val1ee." In those days Rudy
was as hot as Crosby and Sinatra
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
Large Group Attends
zOA Meetinq in LA.

Members of both Zionist groups
in Phoenix attended the southern
Pacific Z.O.A. convention in Hol-
lywood in mid-July.
From the Arizona Brandeis
Zionist District went DR.. J. Rel
ebert, who was reelected regional
vice president; Jerome Klein,
chapter president, and his daugh-
ter, Marilyn; Eric Duskin, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry I. Stone, Irving
J. Abrams and son, Kenneth; Mr..
and Mrs. Matthew ]. Ritchie,
Morris Resser, A. Katz, Harry
Sternfield, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
SundelI and Mr.. and Mrs. A. K.
Simons.
Representing the Phoenix dis
trict were Philip Friedlander, pres
ident; Harry Breverman, secre-
tary, and Philip Newmark, now
living in Los Angeles. Friedlander
received scroll attesting to his
so years of Zionist service.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
Holiday Conflict
Denies Vote To
Orthodox Jews

Orthodox Jews in Arizona will
be unable to vote in the primary
Sept. IL because it falls on the
first day of Rosh Hashona.
Leaders of the Jewish COM
munity contacted Governor Gar
vey and Attorney General Fred o.
Wilson to see if absentee voting
privileges could be arranged for
Orthodox Jews. But they were ad-
vised that the absentee ballot may
be afforded only those people who
have reason to believe they will
be outside their county on elec-
ton day.
It was proposed that the next
legislature be asked to amend the
law to provide absentee balloting
in cases of this kind.
Not until 1874 will the conflict
occur again.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
Israel Supports
UN Korea Action
(See EditoriaI on Page 81


TEL AVN, July 2. (JTA)-
The Israel Cabinet at an extra
ordinary session held at the resi-
dence of President Chain Weiz-
mann at Rehovoth adopted a res
olution expressing support of the
United Nations Security Council
resolution calling upon all nations
to assist South Korea.
Immediately after the session
the following statement was is
sued by the Cabinet: "The Israel
Government opposes and con-
demns aggression whenever it oc-
ours and from whatever quarter
it emanates. In fulfillment of the
United Nations Charter, Israel
supports the Security Council in
it's efforts to put an end to the
breach of the peace in Korea and
to restore peace in that area. The
government hopes that the United
Nations will continue to endeavor
to align all great nations in a
common effort for the safeguard
ing of world peace"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
Phoenicians Hosts
To Summer Guests

Several out-of-town people have
braved midsummer heat to visit
in Phoenix during July.
Mrs. Louis Chazanov and son,
Mathis Israel, are visiting DR..
Louis Becker of 40 N. 7th Ave.
and Mrs. Harry Abrams of 528
w. Lynwood. Mrs. Sophie Vein
berg has returned to Chicago af-
ter visiting her brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Freid-
berg of 1884 N. 18th Ave.
Hariette and Mark Huffman of
Santa Fe, N. Mex, visited their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
B. Goldman, Jr., of 528 w. Gran
ada. Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wasser-
man of La Sale, ILL.,, visited
their new granddaughter and her
parents, the Herb Kahns of 1901
N. 18th Ave.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
z0A Leader Calls
For More Money

CHICAGO (JTA) = Benjamin
Browdy was elected to a full term
as president of the Zionist Organ
ization of America after a speech
in which he declared that "the
Zionists of America are deter
mined to obtain their full share
from the Jewish public funds in
the u. S."
Browdy, who succeeds the late
Daniel Frisch, warned that if
Zionists do not get their full
share, "we will organize a cam
paign of our own in order to raise
the necessary sums from the
American Jewish community"
He told the 1000 delegates that
''the issue of the control of Jew
ish communal life in America can
no longer be postponed or side
stepped" He charged that Gin
many communities, Jewish feder-
alton and welfare funds have ar
rogated to themselves the control
over Jewish funds and have de-
creed ALLEGATIONS favoring the
local institutions at the expense
of the pressing and tragic need Of
the Jewish homeland"
Asks Budget Boost
"This is being done," he as
serted, cat a time when the state
of Israel, after having admitted
100000 Jews in the last two
years, is struggling desperately to
secure shelter, food and sources
of livelihood for the 100000 Jews
now fleeing for their lives from
Iraq and perhaps an additional
100000 streaming out from cur
tanned Rumania."
Browdy called for raising the
Z.O.A. budget from last years
$1,20O,O0O to $2,000,000. He
proposed that Z.O.A. hencefortl
conduct Israel projects of it's owr
instead of "subsisting on the sat.
isfaction of having aided every
body and providing assistance tC
all other groups in Zionism."
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
New 'USO'
Move Opens
In Phoenix

With the nation rapidly gear
ing itself for war, Phoenix Jew
ish community was participating
this week in plans for coordinated
services to men and women in
uniform.
The Jewish Community Council
and Jewish Community Center, as
local representatives of the Ma
tional Jewish Welfare Board,
Joined with the Y.M.C.A. and the
National Catholic Community Ser
vice to set up a local branch of
the Associated Services for the
Armed Forces.
ASAF is an outgrowth of the
USO, which served the armed
forces throughout America dur
ing World War II. The three or
ganizations participating in ASAF
also Joined in the USO, along
with the Y.W.C.A., Salvation
Army and Travellers Aid. The lat
ter trio have decided, however,
that such service is not within
their province and withdrew when
ASAF was orgaized.
Chest Funds Sought
In Phoenix the Jewish delega-
ton is composed of Herman Mil
ler, Rabbi A. L. Krohn and Nor
man Mendelsohn. The ''Y" dele
CATION consists of Rex Staley, c.
w. Burns and R. o. Lewis. Cath
olic representation includes Faith
er Paul G.. Lawrence, Abe Josephs
and Sam Alexander.
This group will be responsible
for obtaining funds from the
Community Chest, planning Ser
vice Clubs near military installa-
tions around Phoenix and provid-
ing coordination in case services
for the armed forces are required
in Phoenix itself.
Staley is chairman and Kaplan
secretary.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28

ferred with President Chain
Weizmann, Prime Minister David
Ben Gurion and other govern
ment leaders.
Declaring that he would devote
most of his time to the United
Jewish Appeal, Cantor said,
Through the United Jewish APP
peal, American Jews have saved
the lives of hundreds of thousands
of their brothers from various
parts of the world. The people
of Israel are ready to welcome
every Jew who needs a home
there, but they will not be able
to maintain the present flow of
immigration unless we here in the
United States realize that there
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28

900 new immigrants in Israel be-
fore the end of 1850.
Cantor emphasized that any
slackening of support for the
United Jewish Appeal would have
very grave consequences involving
the life and death of tens of thou
sands who must be rescued from
lands of persecution and distress.
\
DURING HIS stay in Israel,
he saw immigrants arriving from
many countries including Iraq,
Roumania, Poland, Czechoslova-
kia, Turkey and Iran. He visited
immigrant reception camps where
some 100000 newcomers are
waiting for new homes and con-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
Cantor Back from Israel, Says Israel Need Great

are many thousands of Jewish
lives still to be saved and that
only our maximum effort and
highest devotion can achieve this
all important objective"
CANTOR PAID tribute to the
development of the arts and music
in Israel which, he said, he was
glad to see had Couture as well
as agriculture.
He stressed the fact that there
was great building activity all
over Israel, in the settlements as
well as in the cities, commenting
that eff you throw a brick at any,
one he has the beginnings of
house.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28
Former Head Of Z0A
Dead in Woshinqfon

WASHINGTON, (JTA) Ed
mund l. Kaufman, noted philan-
thropist and former president of
the Zionist Organization of Amer
ica, died here of heart ailment.
He was Ga years old.
During his presidency in 1910
Al, the headquarters of the Zion
ist Organization of America was
transferred to Washington. He
was a personal friend of DR..
Chain Weizmann and was presi-
dent of the American Committee
for the Weizmann Institute of
Science in Israel.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-07-28

NEW YORK - The lives of
many thousands of Jews who are
seeking to enter Israel depend on
the action of American Jews,
Eddie Cantor, national campaign
chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal, declared on his return
from his first visit to the Jewish
state.
Cantor, who together with his
wife, went to Israel last month at
the invitation of Prime Minister
David Ben Gurion, said that
American aid in the form of in
creased gifts to the United jew
ish Appeal must provide for the
reception of a minimum of 2O0,-