Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Hollywood Diary:
Orson's Schedule
Touqh for Pot
By Sheiloh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Patricia Medina blames her
breakdown on Orson Welles-
they worked till the wee hours
in Spain on their picture.
Bette Davis will return to
Hollywood in June for the "Sir
Walter Raleigh" picture at GOTH
Fox. with Richard Burton as the
gallant Sir Walter. And
Jimmy Woolf of London offered
Bette $4,000 beautiful American
dollars and promised to wait
until September if she'll come to
London for 1.-THE Story of Esther
Costello"
Guy Madison makes a wild
Bill Hickok" In wide screen and
color-for the theaters that are
winning out over television. it
seems to me. Guy, by the way.
is building Gail Russell house
his parting present.
So -
Greer Carson was asked to
write her autobiography but de-
clined with. II haven't begun to
live yet"
Argentine boss Peron put his
private plane at the disposal OF
Buddy Rogers and Mary Pick
ford for as long as they remain
in South America.
Donald O'Connor caused a
near riot in the economics class
in which he enrolled at U. c. l.
A. All the girls want to sit next
to him
Perfect casting: Audrey Hep
burn as Alice in Wonderland
Ronald Colman'S Halls OF
Ivy" TV show will be syndicated
Which means another fortune
for this wealthy actor.
Pretty Mrs. Johnny Ray had
a final fling at the De Marco
premiere at her daddy's Mo-
cambo night club before flying
to Europe for a long stay. ! bet
she comes back with new
husband.
Myrna Dell is in the China
Smith" telefilms. But no one
recognizes her behind the Chi
nese makeup.
Olivia de Havilland has never
cared for fashionable clothes.
But Pierre Galante took her to
a dress showing in Paris-and
she bought three Dior specials!
Jimmy Stewards F-51 Mus
tang, will take off soon with Joe
Di Bona at the controls for a
crack at the cross country
record. Joe held the record in 40.
The only time Rita Hayworth
wears a hat, is when she gets
married. remember the beau
tiful wisp flown to her in Las
Vegas when she wed Dick
Haynes. But now. in New York.
she sports a 'kerchief around
her locks. This, with dark
glasses, is her disguise.
Joan Crawford sang at the
party tossed for her in New York
by Earl Blackwell and Mike
O'Shea. People forget Joan
landed her final big contract
with Louis B. Mayer. when her
agent made him listen to a
record of two gals singing. L. B.
screamed, IT must sign these
two girls; who are they?" Rosa
Ponselle is one" he was told.
"And Joan Crawford. on your
own lot, is the other"
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II you look real close you'll
see David Wayne in a three-line
bit in Hell and High Water"
1t was because of this that
Wayne asked for his release
from 20th-Fox. and went to New
York to make the biggest hit Of
his career in "Teahouse of the
August Moon" Sometimes a dis
aster pushes you into a triumph.
George Sanders, who calls his
ex-loving wife every morning
So Zsa Zsa tells me-to bawl her
out, and then calls in the eve
ming to ask forgivenesS-has
shaved his beard, and is set to
report for the emperor role in
"Jupiter's Darling" with Esther
Williams and Howard Keel.
Clark Gable, a convert to
Europe, was telling some Of the
members of 1.-THE Big Top" in
Phoenix that he can't wait to
return to Paris. But not to Su-
zanne Dadolle. My informant.
who saw Clark with Betty CHS
holm in Arizona, also doubts that
his intentions toward the social
tie are matrimonial.
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Folks in Paris are saying Prince
Ally Khan will never marry Gene
Tierney, and this is probably q
big break for Gene who Is wear
ing her heart on her sleeve for
the first time in her life. Gene
might like being a princess, but
I doubt whether any American