Evening star., 1955-05-05

for an hour long television show
which he'll do about five times
a year. Dana Andrews,
viciting his home State of Texas
for the first time in 10 years, has
been holding a family reunion
with his seven brothers.
Ursula Thiess told me Robert
Taylor will have to charter a
boat to bring all his presents for
the expected baby. Everyone in
Scotland has been sending baby
kits to Robert.
Robert Stack sold to fan
magazines his camera candids of
what he saw in Tokyo. ID. Mona
Freeman and Bob Wagner are
killing afternoons golfing to-
gether. Greer Carson will
sign a TV contract to do five
spectaculars-with movies in be-
tween. goth Century Fox
saved $35.00O by having Hum
phrey Bogart use loaded dice in
1.-The Left Hand Of God" 1t
speeded up production. d.. Alice
Faye's quip about Frank Remley
He doesn't need a date; he
needs seeing eye dog"
JEFF Chandler writes that he
won't even play the chewing
gum machines while he's in Las
Vegas. Biggest tax deduc-
tion for the movie stars-tooth
Gaping: some dental Jobs cost
as much as $4,000. Hope the
revenue boys won't ask some of
them to smile!
X X u 4
In the Benny Goodman movie,
June Allyson and Jimmy Stew
art will walk by in one scene.
and Benny (Steve Allen) will
say. "There goes Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Miller" Mario LAMA
is still a star to his kids. Even
with the so-called laryngitis,
Mario sings the children to sleep
every night.
MitZi Gaynor is reading the |
movie script for "Can Can" and. |
If they don't make too many re-
visions, this will make Mitzi the,
greatest dancing star in Holly |
wood. It was made for her. Bing |
Crosby gave -Mitzi a bicycle with |
the sign: ITO my favorite fugi- |
tive from Zanuck's salt mines"
Eva Gabor has play by Ladis-
lau Fodor, Hungarian playwright,
which she will produce independ- |
entity as soon as she decides |
which jewels to sell. Eva is con-
tacting June Havoc to direct her
in this play which she'll do first |
In summer stock.
y Il r.
June Allyson, at the post Of |
fee mailing a package, heard |
the clerk ask the woman in
front, whats in this PACKAGE"
The lady replied. "The Ten Com
mandments." Asked the clerk, |
care any of them breakable?" i
All the bandleaders are getting
together to organize themselves
into q bandleaders' union to try
to revitaliZe dance music. Every
big batoneer in the country will
be member of this organiza-
ton. The officers elected are Les
Brown, president; Harry James,
vice president; Freddie Martin,
secretary: Lawrence Welk, treas
urer.
Shelley Winters demanded 101
per cent billing in "The Big
Knife" And she got it. Which
means her name will be l per
cent larger than Wendell Corey,
Jack Palance, Ida Lupino and
Rod Steiger.
BY the way, Shelley's ex-hus-
band, Vittorio Gassman, is just
about set to co-star with Gina
Lollobrigida in Rome, in '"The
Worlds Most Beautiful Women"
This boy is living.
Saw Jennifer Jones lunching
at 20th-Fox with her two sons
Robert. jr.. ID. and Michael.
13-both the image of their
father, the late Robert Walker.
Iennifer wants to make Good
Morning, Miss Dove" story of
a schoolteacher. as her next. to
follow "A Many Splendored
Thing" From now on she'll be
very active in pictures.
Rita Moreno reveals that Mar
Ion Brando is just passing the
time Of day-and evening-with
her and other girls here: that
his heart Is really with Josanne,
who remains in New York City to
keep down the publicity. and 30
that Marion can concentrate on
his acting.
Clark Gable, now shooting
THE Tall Men" In Mexico, has
to sit In the shade between takes.
The King got too much tan in
Palm Springs before he started