Evening star., 1953-08-24
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Dick Haynes made $5.500,000
in 10 years. What did he do
with it?
Get Brynie Foy to tell you
about when he went into nudist
camp to make his picture.
"Elysia" Even the crew had to
wear birthday suits.
Alan Ladd is champing at the
bit because of more rewriting
on "Saskatchewan," which
means more delays in ultimately
getting home.
Zsa Zsa Gabor is in no hurry
to return to George Sanders.
She just signed in Paris for
"Glittering Death" She'd rather
work here. but no offers.
Joan Fontaine's ex, Bill
Dozier, is producing Peggy Ann
Garner in Debut" for summer
stock.
Metro and 10-year-old Donna
Corcoran have called it a day
=. Susan Hayward can't go too
far away, because she has to
spend part of September doing
added scenes for "Demetrius and
the Gladiators. Clifton
Webb bought ID new ensembles
in Rome, where he is making
eve Believe in Love-" which he
doesn't believe in because Cliff
ton never has married rea-
son for Marilyn Monroe's loyalty
to her drama coach, Natasha
Lytess. is that when Marilyn
was broke the coach lent her
money to pay the rent and
groceries. And Miss Monroe
never forgetS.
Judy Garland is recording her
first song for "a Star Is Born"
She's down to fighting trim
But I wonder what happened to
Sid Luft's Man O. War" picture?
. It'll cost Glenn Mccarthy
around $4,000 to transport SO
people from Hollywood for the
Sophie Tucker benefit to raise
$50,000 for her pet charities.
Sophie won't be in Houston.
But she'll make the New York
affair on October 4. Mitzi
Gaynor, so plump after her ap-
pendectomy, is now back to a
19-inch waist for Three Young
Texans" The other two are
jeff Hunter and Keefe Bras
selle-for Len Golstein.
Brooklynites writing to me are
Spouting fire against Laraine
Day, who repeatedly said on the
Anyone Can Win" show that she
wouldn't be caught dead with
Brooklyn baseball cap on her
head. A most untactful speech.
Jane Withers is stepping out
with a good-looking aviation
expert, Harry Bronson. They
were at the Mocambo.
Greta Garbo is staying, be-
tween trips on her yacht, at the
excelsior, in Cannes. The hotel
is now owned by fat ex-King
Farouk. Garbo's pal in France
is still very much George Schlee.
Vivien Leigh's understudy in
'"The Sleeping Prince" was per-
sonally picked from 100 appli-
cants by Sir Laurence Oliver. He
chose Greta Watson. who was
getting SIS a week in repertory
theaters, and working as a
waitress on the side.
An eyeglass manufacturer Of
fered Myopic Marilyn Maxwell a
fortune to tie up for commercial
ads. But Marilyn said tits bad
enough to wear glasses without
publicizing nearsightedness."
Vic Damone relays that
Warmers is trying to borrow him
for a picture with Doris Day.
That would be a cute combina-
ton for the bobby-sox brigade.
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It has to be love with Evelyn
Keyes and Mike Todd. Evelyn
is renting her precious paris
apartment, and she'll stick
around in this country for a
spell after her picture in Homo
lulu. She's up for "The Kitten
ball Story" with a possible six
month tour in II Am a Camera.
Gene Nelson brought jamie
Powell a cute present from Las
Vegas-a locket and matching
earrings made of gold flakes.
But with a year to wait before
they can marry. the question
is, will they?
Clark Gable must be coming
home soon. They're painting
the outside and redecorating the
I inside of his Encino house. But
all those roses planted by Lady
Sylvia have faded and haven't
been renewed.
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Mrs. Jack Webb's share of Mr..
Dragnet's SO million fortune will
be $1,500.000, plus 10 per cent
of the rest, plus support for their
two children. Julie used to be a
Starlet. and I'd say she's done
very well for herself. But she'd
do better to stay married to
such generous guy.
And Nora Haynes alimony
from Dick will be for the rest
of her life, whether she marries
again or mot, and whether he
gets deported to Argentina. You