Evening star., 1954-05-15

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house for the five kids. =. Lloyd
Nolan tells me he is dieting on
"no-calorie spaghetti" Come
again?
Patsy Kelly, who I'd like to
see in pictures again, will en-
tertain at the get-together of
former American Airlines stew
ardesses in Chicago-that should
add up to a beautiful bunch of
girls.
Dick Powell tells me he once
took job in a restaurant-in
his hungry days-after he saw
a sign in its window: Customers
Wanted-No experience neces-
sary."
When I asked Ann Sothern,
who is all over town these days
and ewes with Johnny Beck,
How do you manage to look 20
on your television show?" Ann
smiled her private secretary smile
and said, Its because I am 90"
I'm going to try this line. May
be it'll work for me.
When Bing Crosby protested
about having his picture taken
with Grace Kelly at the Mo-
cambo, it had nothing to do with
being linked to Grace. He wasn't
wearing his toupee. and Bing
hates to be photographed with
out his headpiece.
Fred Clark is whipping up a
musical in which to star his wife,
Benay Venuta, on Broadway. And
you can bet he'll be ringside
Tuesday at the Mocambo here,
when Benay opens for Charlie
Morrison with all new material.
Jane Wyman didn't flick an
eyelash when eX-f1ance Travis
Kleefeld walked into a sunset
night club with the blond bomb,
Cleo Moore, on his arm. Jane
was with her husband, and their
reconciliation seems to be hold
ing up.
Elizabeth Taylor hadn't lost
all her baby fat when she made
Elephant Walk" but the excess
poundage was gone when I saw
her at the Ceylonese dinner
tossed by Producer Irving Asher
at his home before the press pre-
view. Irving, urging me to take
a large slice of cake, said: II
baked it myself" Its true"
his wife, movie-star Laura La
Plante assured me. "In fact, he
cooked the entire dinner" Irving,
who did all right with Elephant
Walk" considering his problems
when Vivien Leigh couldn't con-
tinue with the movie after work.
ing 10 weeks, facetiously cracked.
IF you don't like the picture,
review the dinner"
Overheard in a rainstorm out
side the theater where Shirley(
Booth is singing in "By the
Beautiful Sea-" Cast of char
acters-two girls. One girl to the
other: This play is terrible.
Why are we here, in the rain yet.
Are We ducks or something's"
Said the second: Because like
Shirley Booth, and for her Il
would swim to the theater."
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Helen Hayes, who won't be
making any more Hollywood
movies. gets one of the honors
that's due her-therell be a
Helen Hayes festival in Massa-
chuSetts. I think she's wonder
ful-as an actress and as a hu-
man being.
I called to say goodbye to
Spike Jones, before he left with |
his troupe for three months en-
gagements in Canada. But, /
after television. it'll be like
vacation" said Spike, who re-
minded me to see his picture.
Fireman Save My Child" I'VE ,
did it to prove we are picture |
material" he explained.
Dorothy Collins of the very
popular TV hit parade, writes
me that her departure from the
show in the fall els only tenn
porary" She'll be back after the
birth of her baby-expected in
October.
Goth Century-Fox pumps $500
barrels of oil a day from its back
lot, and membership in the ad-
Joining Los Angeles Country
Club has jumped. Golfers hope
they'll find a gusher with every
divot. Me, I'm starting to drill
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