Evening star., 1955-02-02

:. They tell me that Gloria
Vanderbilt is so smltten with
the acting bug that she rarely
sees any of her former friends
around New York now - only
hobnobs with celebrities. :. And
the Queen of Greece's brother.
Prince Christian of Hanover. is
Elsa Maxwell's most frequent
escort at present.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
will be feted by the Friars March
IL. It's the clubs golden jubilee.
-. Julia Adams and Ray DAN
ton will wed March 20. .
Claudette Colbert is buying a
home in Jamaica.
Lillian Roth's opening night at
the Riverside in Reno was one
of the biggest affairs the hotel
has had in years. Jack L..
Warner is a happy man these
days-even talks to actors, and
/ smiles. Andy Devine gets
only one change of clothes in his
new TV series, "Andy's Gang"
/ New Yorkers are calling Dinah
Shores night-club act at the
/ Waldorf, "TV without cameras.
Lena Horne will be making
front-page news soon. MGM
is teaming Tony Martin and Ann
Miller for a series of musicals.
Diana Lynn is spending her
week ends visiting Andy McLag-
len on the Blood Alley" set in
San Francisco.
Mrs. John Wayne spent the
night in the hospital near San
Francisco to be with John after
his accident. Blood Alley is
now getting to be rated a jinx
picture-welL they usually turn
| out fine.
Who's preSS-agenting Gin
zano? The Italian drink is now
featured in Katharine Hepburn's
picture. Summertime" in the
Kirk Douglas-Bella Darvi starrer,
"The Racers" and Ezio PIMA
on the New York stage shows
his son. civilian Talbert) how
to mix vermouth caSsis with
the Italian beverage in Fanny"
The investors of THE King
and T. have received 81 million
in profits. What authors
Rodgers and Hammerstein have
made on this and their other
hits needs an Einstein to add up.
/ stopped to chat with Sheree
North in the goth Centufy-Fox
commissary, and told her. Nov
that you're a big star, / suppose
you'll be getting married.
Sheree replied: Cant answer
that until my boy, Jerry
Schwartz, comes back from Eng
land. But we have troubles-his
mother doesn't like me-"
Debra Paget, a few tables
away, was lunching on proteins,
Ito keep my figure" she said.
Deb invited me over to her
swimming pool, which she keeps
heated at "a degrees winter and
summer. I'm going to do a
picture this year that will get
me an Oscar for my new home"
Deb added. The new home cost
$150,000.
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Producer Bert Friedlob has
been visiting etery theater where
he could catch Grace Kelly on
the screen. He caught her in
Bridges at Toko-Ri" and was
commenting on the actress when
Grace-sitting right in front of
him-got up and walked out!
June Havoc plans a new for
mat for her Willy" series on
TV. She will be a lawyer for
an actors guild, and will con-
trive to do a lot of dancing on
her show. Don't ask me how.
Shelley Winters writes from
the East for, me to visit her
mother and see the expensive
mink stole she bought her. Five
years ago Shelley didn't have
enough money to buy any furs.
Shell adds that Vittorio Gass-
man is sending expensive pres
ents every week to his daughter.
That's nice.
Ward Bond asked me. whats
the name Of that kid?" as Aldo
Ray walked by Didn't he play
in life story of a doctor?" mo.
Ward" l said. that's Aldo Ray"
Replied Ward: Il make movies;
I don't go to them. No wonder
I can't recognize these stars"
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