Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

HOLLYWOOD (NANA) BOD
Crosby's 17-year-old daughter
Cathy is madly in love with a
navigator in Hawaii. which is
why she was brought back by
Poppa. But Cathy, who appears
regularly on Bob's morning show,
wants to give it all up and marry
and settle down, she says.
Katherine Hepburn okayed the
infiatable bra scene-which is
hilarious-in 1.-THE Iron Petit
coat" with Bob Hope, but the
lady has now changed her mind
and wants same deleted. Thinks
it's in bad taste.
Such fun with the STORY Of
Esther Costello" Rosano Brazil,
who costars with Joan Crawford,
wants to be less Of heavy in
the picture, and whatever Ross
ano wants, Rossano gets. j
Nancy Sinatra junior has in
herited the energy Of her old
man and is working as a salesgirlI
at Jax Dress Shop in Beverly
Hills. Before he consents
to give an interview, Marion
Brando wants a signed letter
from the reporter. II will allow
you to read and approve" He
believes he's been instructed.
Mrs. Clark Gable will rest for
six months. Clark enclosed his
rose garden for his pretty blond
Kay, to recuperate without be-
ing bothered. +. The Gloria
Grahame-Cy Howard situation Is
getting worse. And Cy will be
returning to Hollywood. i. S. Pres
ton Sturges, who swore off Holly
wood Aim directing after his un-i
happy chorse with Betty CRADLE
in Beautiful Blond From Bash
full Bend" is writing his auto
biography in Paris, with the title,
1.-THE Events Leading Up To My
Death"
To those who write me, "What
is Irene Dunno doing?" I can
tell them she is doing nothing
except minting money. Irene
invested her million dollars from
her shares sale in the Beverly
Hills Hotel, into oil wells and
they are all gushing. Another
wealthy film veteran, Claudette
Colbert, always can pick up some
extra pin money painting. Claud-
cite gets $4,000 per canvas.
To quell the rumors and also
to have a ball, Ginger Rogers
is flying to France next month,
she tells me, to be with her hus-
band, Jacques Bergerac. He's
been starring in two pictures in
Paris. Robert Ryan bought
himself the last lot in the Malibu
Beach colony. I'VE don't go to
Europe, we don't gamble In
Las Vegas, we just have children,
so let's do something for them
and build a beach home" was
how Robert explained his pur-
chase to his willing wife. I hear
good things Of his Men in War"
movie with Aldo Ray.
Bette Davis and Irving Raper
are planning Mrs. Abe
Lincoln's wife. a part Bette feels
she Is now mature enough to do.
Unlike some Of our old juveniles,
Bette wants to play strong char
acter roles. And no one under
stands her better than Rapper.
who made many pictures with
Bette at Warmers.
I asked veteran director
Frank Borzage when he planned
to retire. I'D rather make pic
lures" said Frank. who made the
first Seventh Heaven" with
Charles Farrell and Janet Gay
nor. "Than play golf" Frank
has lost 20 pounds in the midriff
and has a chest expansion that
puts even Greta Thyssen in the
shade-44 inches.
Headline on Enrol Flynn's
wild Women of Hollywood"
series in a London newspaper
Girl Came Running For Me
With q Cum" I know Enrol
quite well. and he does unex-
pected things. but it's impossible
to believe he wrote this series.
But his name is on it, huge as
life.
Bing Crosby can name only
three big new stars in the past