Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

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James Dean, killed in a motor
car accident six months ago. Is
still the most popular movie
actor, according to the Motion
Picture Magazine. Jimmy has
topped John Wayne, Marion
Brando, Rock Hudson and Tab
Hunter for two consecutive
months now. I wouldn't be sur
prised If the academy will give
him a special posthumous award
tomorrow night-if his perform
ance in Rebel Without a.
Cause" fails to cop an Oscar. :.
Jimmy's costar in that one.
Natalie Wood, is causing concern
to fan-mag editors because OF
her sudden splurge of dates.
They want her to remain sweet
and unsophisticated for the
Young Girl in Hollywood"
stories still to be published. But
young girls grow up so fast in
Hollywood!
It was director Josh Logan
who insisted on no coaching
from Natasha Lytess for Marilyn
Monroe in BUS Stop" He felt
that he was able to do that him
self. But I hear the longtime
lady drama coach to La Monroe
is very peeved with her. !. Eva
Marie Saints deal at Metro is
around 100000 for three pic
lures. Not bad for a gal no one
here knew less than two years
ago.
Deborah Kerr, with husband
Tony Barley in New York,
writes: II have turned off the
world for a private honeymoon
in New York City" Sheree
North had to turn down Bob
Hope for his TV show because
of the start of THE Best Things
in Life Are Free" with Ernest
Borgnine, Gordon MacRae and
Dan Daley Oversight in the
oscar nominations: Frederic
March was completely forgotten
despite his tremendous perform
ance in 1.-THE Desperate Hours"
Dean Martin is boiling mad.
Someone stole all his dress shirts
lis of them, each costing $35.
from his room at the Sands
Hotel while he and Jerry Lewis
are in Las Vegas. Also some suits.
And all they took of Jerry's buds
were two dozen pair of shorts!
Now, what kind of thief would
do that? Anyway. tailor Sy De-
wore flew to Vegas in hurry
with requirements. Some of the
shirts have to be in pale colors
to match Deans suits. And
did you know that Harry James
has nine tuxedos in all colors.
with ruffled shirts to match?
Page Liberace!
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Expectant mother Olivia de
Havilland is promoting her
Ambassadors Daughter" movie
from a distance of 5000 miles.
Until news of the imminent
baby, Olivia had planned to tour
America with the picture. of
which she has a nice fat per-
centage. Instead, she will stay in
France and make so or so trans
4,tlantic calls to various report
ers and columnists here. 1t
would be easier, from my knowl-
edge of the French telephone
service, to make the trip.
David Wayne. star of 1.-THE
Ponder Heart" on Broadway,
writes glowingly of leading lady
Sarah Marshall daughter of
Edna Best and Herbert Marsh
ally). "She's the finest actress Il
ever worked with" says David
I know-we did a radio show
when Sarah was only II, and Il
predicted a fine acting future
for her.
Wanda Hendrix. who is very
happy in her married life with
Jim Stack, tells me if she ever
does return to her movie career
1t will be for Universal-Interna-
tional, where she started so well
in ride the Pink Horse" with
Robert Montgomery.
That tall man, Jim ArnesS-I
discovered by John Wayne-has
a starring role in Gun the Man
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