Evening star., 1951-09-03
HOLLYWOOD.


Sylvia Gable is looking for a
house to buy near Hollywood, and
Gable won't like that, I'm sure.
Here's something else I'm sure Of.
If he takes the initiative and di-
vorces Sylvia, there will be fire.
works. New irritant-Gable wants
Sylvia to get her antiques from
his house. Sylvia says she has no
place to put them.
Now I hear that Judy Holiday
lis the No. l girl for the Cy Howard
Iplay, "The Prime Of Life" Cy,
who is IN that happy state Of life
himself, claims that he earns $11.-
600 a week. He's a catch. but
hard to catch.
Gorgeous George is raising
lavender -colored turkeys! He is
exhibiting four. in showcase in
Beaumont. with lipstick on their
Ibeaks, red nail polish on their
claws.
Olivia de Havilland turned down
the top role in "Trevelyan," by
Angela Du Maurier. The heroine
is nutty. And Livvy explained that
after playing two cracked females
in her last two movies. another
might be one too many. Irving
Rapper has been asked to direct
in England.
Bette Davis, incidentally. has q
stanch defender in Rapper, who
directed her picture in England,
Another Mans Poison"
Bette was very upset and
shocked at the treatment given
her by some of the British press"
said Irving. Here in Hollywood
we put out the red carpet for
every little squirt from France
and Italy, but in London, with
Bette so cooperative to the press,
lit was an absolute disgrace how
they murdered her, calling her
'neurotic, and her husband, Gary
Merrill, Mr.. Bette Davis Number
4. I was born in England, and
i have the highest reverence for
English tradition, but I was abb
Isolutely abashed and furious with
them"
Marie Wilson looked very beau
.tiful on my TV screen, at the tele-
IVised premiere of Arch Oboler's
Five" Excellent M. C. Bill Welch
asked Marie. How does it feel to
be on Twp" Il didn't know was, &"
said Marie.
Peggy Castle should get her own
show. She looks beautiful and
sounded intelligent. Mac Carey
and Bette Davis were among those
who appeared to wish Arch good
luck.
Douglas Fairbankssis rushing his
knights of the Round Table" into
a 100000 Technicolor produc-
tion-to beat the announced plans
of Gables company to make a
similar picture. Fairbanks, Incl
dentally. acts as an unofficial am
bassador between this country and
England, where he is palsy -walsy
with the royal family.
Mrs. Gary Cooper returns to
Hollywood next week with her
daughter. Maria has re-enrolled
at Marymount. Despite Gary's
dates with Pat Neal, it wouldn't
surprise me if he was reconciled
with Rocky. It's up to the missus.
Gary doesn't want a divorce.
The banning of Jane Russell's
Ineckline on the British posters for
His Kind of Woman" was timed
beautifully for the opening Of her
picture with Robert Mitchum. I
will say no more.
Gian-Carlo Menotti is writing a
play to star George Sanders and
his wife, Zsa Zsa. He is even call
ing the leading character George
and the girl Gogo.
George will be home in two
weeks" zsa zsa said. IT have re-
decorated his room, in dark brown
and rose silk. It's divine" ZSa Zsa
has an offer for her own TV show
that is, to quote her. practically
like Dagmari"
Judy Holiday will return to
Hollywood next week with her
mother. Mr.. E. Turvin. but she
will stay only a week-for ward
robe fittings for her next picture,
'The Marrying Kind" While
George Cukor tests four unknown
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