Evening star., 1951-10-18
Hollywood
Diary
Hollywood.

Hollywood.
Linda Darnell will make hel
stage debut on Broadway ir
l"Strike A Match" directed by Me
Ferrer. She'll be the only girl ir
q cast of IL men, with the male
lead. the bartender. played BY
William Bendix. "The idea Of
appearing on the New Yorl
stage frightens Linda" Mel tell.
lme. ''But she'll be excellent"
Jane Wyman win succeed
where a lot of other Hollywood
beauties have failed. She Is go.
ing to marry handsome lawyer
Greg Bautzer. The news did not
come from Greg, incidentally.
Van johnson and Walter
Pidgeon will make a handsome
pair for European Edition" at
Columbia. where they are negoti-
ating to borrow them from Metro.
Van hopes to take himself and his
red socks to London for the
command performance.
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Italian star Valfi is battling for
her contractual release from David
Selznick. her long time boss. She
win even sit out the contract,
rather than work for him.
Bette Davis and Gary Merrill,
happily married in real life. spend
all their time in Another Mans
Poison" trying to murder each
other. And they do. Betty spikes
Gary's whisky with poison. Then
she gets hers. With the fade
out to the accompaniment OF
hysterical laughter.
Mae West is taking home $4,000
IA week from her Diamond Liz
stage oldie revival on Broadway
That's as much as she ever made
in Hollywood. An amazing gal
Mae.
Greg Peck had piece Of his
head sliced off when he buttec
against a big beam during a fight
for The World In His Arms" Ir
future, Greg will leave such
hazards to his stand-in.
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Marguerite Chapman and Johr
Howard are a continuing twosome
When John was asked, us this q
romance?" he replied, We're go.
ing together for television."
Jerry Lewis went Is minute.
without being funny after sprain.
ing his ankle in Sailor Beware.
Then he cracked. "Ill never make
the Olympics this year"
Jean Arthur. costarring ir
Shane" with Van Hefiin, is of te
her Carmel home when she get.
the 60 signal. She has no plans
u take care Of tomorrow. tomor.
row." says Jean.
Cornell Wilde tells me, Fran.
lchot (Tone) will be doing a lot
lof travelling. SO she children will
stay with us until the courts decide
otherwise. Children should be with
their mother" The judge gave
them to Jean Wallace. now Cor.
Inel's bride. pending a new decision
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Gene Autry. who does every.
thing on big scale, has built q
movie sound stage in his Office.
Greta Carlo will be dragging
herself away from Paris anc
George Schlee any day now tt
meet with John Gunther and Dore
ISchary in New York-to discuss
the Gunther original screenplay
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Diana Lynn, best-dressed star
of the younger set, lived up to her
title at the Loper party. She was
Overwhelmingly lovely in a fat
crowned. huge-brimmed, black
velvet hat, pierced with q big dia-
mond, and a very decollete- in the
back. black velvet sheath dress
The effect against Dian's fair
skin and hair was most dreamy
Bob Hope actually bought the
house next to his own for $40. 900
while the alterations to his house
were going on. They still are
When he moves in again, Bob will
sell the neighboring abode-and q
profit, you can bet.
Talking of TV, Frank Sinatra's
big stipulation In his CHS deal was
to do the show from HOLLYWOOD
1t was too costly last time, flying
TO the coast every week end tc
visit Ava.
Van Hef1in tells me that Alar
Ladd. on his way back from the
Shane" location in Wyoming
went out of his way to- Ogden
Utah. to put flowers on Robert
Walkers grave. Alan is the onl,
star from Hollywood to visit Rob.
ert's final resting place. AT thu
funeral. as you know, only hi.
business manager attended from
the film capital.
Benay Venuta is good and mat
at the laissez-faire attitude O
Hollywood's stars when it come
to going to Korea to entertain tn,
servicemen there. "You Just can
get them to go. Every one SEEM
to forget that the war is still OF
and the boys are starved for en-.
tertainment. They all have an ex.
cuse-except Audrey Totter who i
going. She's a wonderful person.
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