Evening star., 1953-11-23
HOLLYWOOD.

Ray MlllanQ was living IN an
apartment on Havenhurst in
Hollywood. But the reconcilia-
ton with Nal has him back
home again, completely cured of
his infatuation for that blond
actress.
Grace Kelly. due here any day
now for Rear Window" is
bringing a girl friend with her
and they will live at the Bel Air
Hotel.
Zsa Zsa Gabor has a bomb up
her sleeve, to produce when she
brings her divorce suit against
George if he digs into her closet
for any romantic skeletons. 1.
ZSa Zsa believes that her mar
riage was over when "some kids
on Hollywood Boulevard asked
for my autograph and one of
them said to George: I know
you're an actor. but I can't place
your name"
I've just discovered why Jane
Powell called it a day with Gene
Nelson. She was scared she
might have to pay his alimony-
la Rita Hayworth and Dick
Haymes-and it has already cost
Jane a pretty penny to get her
freedom from Geary Stefan. +. /.
incidentally, the immigration
people have their case all ready
for Haynes deportation hearing
on the 30th. He will be here in
person to defend himself, but
with or without Rita hasn't been
decided.
Move over, Marilyn Monroe.
Marie Wilson is posing for Tom
Kelly who lensed those famous
calendar shots. The pictures are
being taken for Esquire mag's
gallery of top glamor girls. E.
Lauren Bacall stopped the traf-
f1c on rodeo drive wearing tight,
Dflgnt, plaid SlackS.
1t was hard to crowd every-
thing in the other night-the
cocktail party for Winthrop
Rockefeller, the Torch Song"
premiere for Joan Crawford. and
the Lena Horne opening at the
Cocoanut Grove.
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Connie Smith took a bath on
stage in ''The Man In The At
tic" but you'll never see it. The
censors Scissored it.
When Joanne Dru was married
to Dick Haynes she couldn't
stand living in the country. But
it's a different cup of tea with
John Ireland. They have the
Beverly Hills home up for sale,
and when they return from Eu-
rope they will live in the San
Fernando valley.
Nancy Davis has an evening
gown and will travel, with Rom
ME Reagan and his show, to
Las Vegas. Ronnie has an offer
to take the show to Miami.
Paramount is making a studio
affair of Guy Mitchell's opening
at Ciro'S Tuesday.
Ginger Rogers will remain in
Europe for long, long time-if
Jacques Bergerac has his way,
after their current visit here.
Jacques French accent was too
tough for producers here to
take chance on. And the only
way he could get started was to
do a picture with Ginger.
Marlene Dietrich is doing Hol-
lywood with Bert Friedlob, re-
Gently exed by Eleanor Parker.
They were at Romanoff's and
the Mocambo. a couple of recent
evenings.
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Ava Gardner insists she hasn't
spoken to Pete Lawford-aS re-
| ported elSewhere-for year
and the only man she dates is
her manager.
Richard and Ruth Conte are
weighing a "Mr. and Mrs. Ven
ture" television series-as a team
Of globe-trotting reporters.
Metro was quiet as a mouse
when went there for lunch the
other day. Only stars I saw
were Howard Keel and John
Ericsson. John is the menace in
Student Prince" There has
been no shooting on the lot fol
the last two weeks. It's the same
story everywhere except at Para.
mount and Universal.
The local disc jockeys are dis
claiming Rita Hayworth, ever
though her name is on the Mer-
curry record of The Heat Is On,
from Miss Sadie Thompson.
They tell the customers it ISM
Rita's voice. Now is that cricket
Frank Ninatra Is the only sta
of ''Fro9n Here to Eternity" VIII