Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
HOLLYWOOD.

Robert Taylor is pricing dia-
mond engagement rings. But
Ursula Thiess solemnly assures
me she knows nothing about it..
Grace Kelly and John Ericsson.
who attended the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts in
New York five years ago. meet
again when they do Green Fire"
together.
Guy Madison is building Gail
Russell a dream bungalow. But
it doesn't affect their impending
divorce.
Liberace turned down an offer
for the London Palladium, say
ing he has enough pounds. But
he didn't say which type. q.
And I hear from London that
Olivia de Havilland is looking
for a good television series to
make abroad. Also, they are
betting in Paris that she will
not marry Pierre Galante.
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Prince Ally Khan is back in
Paris from South America. So
what happened to his plan to
visit Gene Tierney here while
she's filming THE Egyptian?
While we're in Paris, Doris
Duke is currently doing the gay
spots there with Mocambo piano.
player Joe Castro. Well, if Doris
marrles any one. Joe's the boy.
Enrol Flynn got himself in a
tangle-jangle with the GIs in
Germany turning up two hours
late for a show in Frankfort. .
Arthur Freed is talking to song
stress Jane Morgan for a big
role with Jose Ferrer in the
Sigmund Romberg story.
It's all over with Terry Moore
and singer Eddie Fisher. Won
der why Eddie also quarreled
with his family.
Harry Carey, jr., who looks a
lot like President Eisenhower
gets the sought-after role of Ike
in John Ford's "Mr. West Point"
It's an important part of the
story. and runs all through the
picture. And the President
couldn't be in better acting
hands.
Jackie Gleason is sending his
girl friend, Marilyn Taylor,
ahead of him to Hollywood, and
she'll be out of the show for
several weeks. Alice Faye
weakened. She'll appear with
Phil Harris on his filmed TV
show, which they'll shoot in the
summer.
Robert Stack is up for the lead
in Warmers next flying epic.
1.-THE Mcconnell Story" because
he is so good in 1.-THE High And
The Mighty" But I don't be-
lieve that Robert or any actor
in Hollywood will land the role
of Paris in Helen of Troy" Di-
rector Robert Wise is flying to
Italy to look over the field in
Rome again. He wants a younger
and handsomer Enrol Flynn.
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Audrey Hepburn's contract
with Associated British could be
bought. according to my London
spy. for $450,000. Little Audrey
is paid peanuts by the film COM
pany which signed her when she
was unknown. So it's nice to re-
port that when directors like
Willie Wyler or Billy Wilder
sign her for their pictures, they
insist on paying her market
value-'way over six figures,
Audrey is a sure bet to win the
Oscar for the best performance
of the year-in Roman Holt
day"
New trend: The major studios
biggies go to the customers to
sell the product. Don Hartman
of Paramount went all through
Texas with Red Garters," and
now Dore Schary Of Metro takes
to the road with his stars to
roar for Leo the Lion.
Howard Duff has started his
own TV show. He plays a freight
pilot in a series called Might
hawk"
With all the tests Michael
Curtiz has made for 1.-THE Egyp-
tan" in the last four weeks, he
might have finished half the
picture. Edmund Purdom's test
was terrific and he will get the
role vacated by Marion Brando.
At one time. Goth could have
had the boy for nothing-he had
the small part of the ships Of
ficer in their Titanic"
When Marilyn Monroe returns
to Hollywood on Monday, March
8. she'll sign a new and terrific
contract with goth Century Fox,
but she and hubby Joe DiMaggio
are definitely not going to live
here. Their home base will be
a San Francisco suburb.
Someone sent me some news
pictures of Ava Gardner, Dick
Baseheart and wife Valentino
after they had been rescued from
a small boat on the Mediterra-
mean. They all looked very tired
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