Evening star., 1954-04-12
HOLLYWOOD.

Joan Crawford has to shoot 38
telef1lms before December. And
she won't be making any pictures
until the series-39 altogether,
and titled 'The World and r.
is in the can. Joan's escort was
her writer, Bundy Solt. at the
Danny Hayes party at Mocambo,
after the star-jammed premiere
of Danny's big knock on Wood
hit. . We sat at a little table
by the door. and picked up a
whole column. Had to stay up
until 3 am. though, to do it'd
Here we, CO.:
Jennings Lang was with Betty
Furness, who came here from her
New York television chores for
just a few days. -. Groucho
Marx with the girl he sees most
of, Eden Hartford. But I'm go
ing to the Wonder Palms at
Palm Springs for the week end,'
he told me, in passing.
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Ray Bolger reported his TV
show goes right through the
summer, and added: Bring your
truck to the Sahara, to take away
the money. I open there for two
weeks in May" -. Vic Damone
squirrel Nancy Sinatra. and this
is getting to be a habit. But ]
don't think Nancy will ever marry
again.
Marilyn Monroe's producer, Sol
Siegel, danced with me and in
reply to a question Eve colum-
nists work while rhumbaing)
said: mo. Marilyn hasn't yet
signed for No Business Like
Show Business We're rehears-
ing with Ethel Norman and Dan
Daley, and we<won't need Mari
lyn till later" I'm sure she will
sign.
Esther Williams, at the bar
with hubby Ben Gage, told me !:
Some day I'll do an expose of
female columnists." Hope she
was kidding.
Jane Powell, with constant
escort Pat Nerrey, invited us to
visit her new home in the sec
ton that used to be the Riverside
Polo Grounds. I'm the ;hird
chukker on the right" she added.
Debbie Reynolds, wearing a
pink dream of a dress from
Susan Slept Here'D was with
Bill Shirley. who has already
toiled a year and a half in Walt
Disney's Sleeping Beauty" with
another year to go.
When 1 told Danny Kaye how
I LATED and laffed, even at the
second look at KNOCK On
Wood" he replied: "Sheilah. I
knew you when you Used to say
'larfed and larfed.'" 1t took me
long time. but now I LOSS off
the short "a like a native.
Rotund Kurt Kaznar was a
sensation on the Mocambo floor,
lifting Eartha Kilt way in the
air during their samba.
I learned from Betty Hutton's S
close pal, Lindsay Durand, that
Charlie O'Curran is with her
They're now in New York after
her Florida night-club triumph)
and Betty opens in Washington,
D. C.. on the 10th.
Edward G.. Robinson reported:
"I finally get to do western
("The Bandlts') but I don't ride.
I'm paralyzed from the waist
down i'll the picture" Wife
Gladys is going to catch up with
me for luncheon some day to
tell me of her adventures in
London and Paris with her
painting exhibition. She also flew
to Egypt to attend the wedding
of Prince Hussein.
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Jeanne Grain, looking like a
queen with a diamond tiara in
her short F'rench-doll red hair
cut, was unhappy because her
U-I picture, THE Galileans." has
been postponed. They havn't
been able to find an actor to play
the dashing Roman officer" she
moaned. so Douglas Sirk (the
directory will do another picture
first"
Dick Powell also was a bit un-
happy. because June Allyson is
in Florida on location. and his
picture. The ConQuerorS," is
stalled while he seeks a second
male lead with John Wayne and
Susan Hayward.
Mrs. Robert Mary Cum
mings. so exhausted she could
hardly talk, was able to tell me:
81 flew to New York to cue Bob
for his TV show. He had to learn
a. pages. Then I came back. and
packed Robert for his personal
appearances in Florida (for his
picture Lucky Meo. But the poor
boy was so tired when ! called