Evening star., 1954-05-17
Hollywood Diary:
Betty Hutton Bids
MovietoWn Adieu
By SheiIoh Grohon
HOLLYWOOD.

R HOLLYWOOD.
Betty Hutton is leaving Holly
wood. She has rented a New
York apartment overlooking the
East River, and win return mere
only to make a picture. Betty's
appearance September IL on
Leibman's "Show Of Shows" is
complete musical comedy, with
words and music by Livingston
and Evans. "And I'll rehearse
for 1t like a Broadway show
the next 16 weeks" she says.
Betty added there isn't a ghost
of a chance for a reconciliation
with Charlie O'Curran.
Jimmy Durante finally ex-
planned his good night, Mis-.
Calabash" at the end OF his
television show = after I had
guessed it on the Art Linkletter
"House Party" you were
right" said Jimmy. My guess
was that Mrs. Calabash is
Jimmy's nickname for his late
wife. .Jimmy's Tv formal next
season will be half an hour
hour every other week.
Marilyn Monroe's new auto is
all black, including the leather
upholstery preety frame Tor
her blonde all over" beauty.
Wonder why the disc jockeys
aren't playing Mario Lanza's Il
Walk With God," from THE
Student Prince" It's only ter
rife. -. And climbing into the
hit list is mo One But You.
composed by Nicky Brodsky for
Carlos Thompson to sing in THE
Flame and the Flesh"
Pier Angel, set for a TV ap-
pearance, had to cancel when
Metro loaned her to Warmers for
"The Silver Chalice."
That engagement" ring sup
posedly given z. z. Gabor by
p. Rubirosa, was the gift OF
Conrad Hilton when he and Zsa
Zsa were engaged. The lady used
the same hefty Chunk of ice
when She announced her mar
riage to George Sanders.
|. Young Gary Crosby's summer
radio replacement Of his dad, Is
a feeler for his future. Gary has
another year at Stanford. But II
he's good on radio this summer,
his career as an entertainer is
in the bag.
Gloria De Haven has rented q
Beverly Hills home and moved
into it with her children, but not
her husband. Is there trouble
here?
Director Mike Curtiz says he's
practically insane, trying to shoot
the cremation scenes in The
Egyptian" Every time the fire
gets started and the cameras
roll, the fire trucks come scream
ing with sirens blowing full
blast" Mike means.
Clark Gable is ready to empty
one of his many bank accounts
into the Wayne Fellows COM
pany. John Wayne and Clark
Gable-what team that would
make for any picture!
Eleanor Holm will use the
longest sliding board in the
world for her new aquacade.
She'll slide down In o formal
gown that dissolves into q swim
ming suit when she hits the
water. Cute.
\ 4 4 ~
June Allyson visited her sick
pet at the dog hospital. but the
doctor would not let her in to
see the dog, afraid he'd get ex-
cited. So June said: "I'l leave
my card, will you please give IL
to him. and tell him I called
Jackie Gleason is looking for
an extra show - and a movie
Reason: He needs money. Jackie
made $450,0O0 last year but his
two dependents took most Of it.
Uncle Sam--via the income taz
man - and Jacks wife. from
whom he is separated.
Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz
have their world-series tickets
reserved already. They predict
the Yankees and Dodgers again
! Linda Darnell's six-year-old
Lola visited her mother ON the
set Of 'aThis Is My Love-" and
Faith Domergue and Dan Du-
ryea asked If she wanted to be-
come an actress when she grow;