Evening star., 1950-10-02
HOLLYWOOD

Jimmy Durante has signed for
a starring role in 1.-Two Tickets
to Broadway" Jimmy. leaving
for New York this week to debut
on TV. will be back In time for
the starting date. November /.
The reason for janet Leigh's
mysterious dash to New York was
not to rendezvous with beau,
but to get a. change of scenery
before starting the Broadway"
musical at RKO. Too much re-
hearsing and no play can make
q dull girl, even Of Janet.
| Mark Stevens really surprised
me when I asked him, "Who will
be your leading lady in Little
Egypt'?" I'VE want some one
unknown. very sexy. and good
actress" he replied. MY wife.
Annelle, is going to be tested"
Audie Murphy winces every time
a story is printed that he is re-
turning to active service. II don't
want to be in the Army unless
I fight" he told q pal. Audie can't
fight because he is so per cent
disabled. So, after three weeks
of training with the National
Guard, Audie will rest up in Texas
and then return to Hollywood to
make another movie.
John Huston wants to star
Audie again in the latter's own
book. "To Hell and Back" When
asked. "Will you play yourself?"
World War IFS most decorated"
G. I. replied, "Who else should
play the life of Audie Murphy
Larry Parks?"
Lena Horne is said to be ex-
pecting a baby. Lena has just
arrived back in this country with
her husband, Lennie Hayton,
whom she married secretly sew
eral years ago.
Evelyn Keyes is eagerly await
ing the return of Ginger Rogers
from New York. They have to
play q singles tennis match to
see who is the champion Of Holly
wood. Right now, Ginger is num-
ber one. Evelyn second. But. ut
doubles. Evelyn and Pat Di Cicco
beat Ginger and Greg Bautzer--
50 I am told by Evelyn's agent.
Marie Wilson makes news with
her new 8 one-act plays at the
Circle Theater. First of the one
acters Is titled "'Op O. Me Thumb. !"
June Havoc snagged a role for
her dog in Follow the Sun" The
contract reads that the canine Is
to appear in close-ups only. It
better had. The miniature pooch
Is only about six inches long.
Arthur Kennedy goes east on
Wednesday to read and-if he
likes ito star in the oddly titled
play. THE Shrike." That's the
name Of bird" Arthur tells me
on the last day Of his Lights Out"
picture. TITS the story of a mar
ried man In love with another
woman. His wife gets him COM
mitted to an insane asylum-until
he agrees to give her up." Arthur
thinks he likes the idea.
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Barbara Stanwyck is always
very cooperative about selling
her pictures. Now she is going to
Indianapolis for the premiere of
her ITO Please q Lady" movie with
Gable. It would be lovely If Clark
would 60, too.
Jeannette Macdonald Is happy
as singer, because Of debuting at
New York's Carnegie Hall on the
18th. She winds up her tour in
Washington singing before Presi-
dent Truman and his daughter,
Margaret. The two gals both have
the same singing prof.
Lana Turner will star in 1.-THE
Merry Widow" to follow kiss of
a Millionaire" after the baby ar
rives in December. Miss Mac
Donald did 1t the last time at
Metro with Maurice Chevalier.
Lana gets Ricardo Montalban.
Mae Murray was the first Merry
Widow on the screen. If I remem-
Der my Hollywood history Alright.
Sarah Churchill took Nancy
Oakes with her to New York. If
Hubby Tony Beauchamp does not
join her In q month, Sarah re-
turns pronto to Hollywood. Tony
is kept here on some Photographic
assignments.
Dana Andrews tells me on his
daunt Woman" set that, when
they were on location for the pic
ture In o Nova Scotia fishing viii