Evening star., 1962-05-07
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By LEONARD lyons

NEW 40&eG& " &A8AN N1
is leaving for Italy soon to do
q film and to visit his grand
son Giannl. He's bearing an
unusual gift for Gianni-his
White House place-card at the
dinner for the Nobel Prize win
ners. After 20 years Of
handing out autographs. March
at last was on the requesting
side: His place-card was in-
scribed "to Gianni" by the
Kennedys and Col. John Glenn.
Before March did his 20
minute reading for the. guests
he was invited to rest upstairs
But he found he was unable to
rest-because he was IN Lin
coins bed.
Jackie Gleason, who returned
from Paris with Q $500 red
Rolls Royce, has just donated
it "to q charity" he has no re-
grets: 'I used It one month
and besides, the ashtrays were
fun" From now on he'll
use the cars Of his TV sponsor
Hertz. He requested three cars
with liveried chauffeurs-fol
morning, afternoon and eve
ming. "And." Gleason specified
leach cars upholstery must
match the color of my girls
eyes"
Gleason, incidentally. was re-
Gently at Shor's. where he
ordered ''booze-and none OF
that vodka stuff that doesn't
tel on your breath" He
told Of a Madison Avenue ad
man who instructed his staff
Don't drink vodka, because
when you return from lunch
and talk to our clients, I want
them to think that you're drunk
and not Just stupid"
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Frank Sinatra, trying to Gre
ate a new image, win make his
TV debut In Britain in . one
man, hour-long show June 2
His fee viii go to q local
charity, Milton Berle dined
at the Friars club the Other
night, was introduced "just fol
q bow"-and did q Commute
routine. "a Gift of Time"
has kept Olivia de HaviIland
away from her family in Paris
for so long that her husband
Pierre Galante, has commits
stoned John Falter to. do
portrait Of her.
Mrs. Ernest Hemingway, who
went alone to the White Houss
dinner for the Nobel Prize
winners, left early. She was
given q lift to her hotel By
Bobby and Ethel Kennedy.
The Attorney General and hi;
wife had to leave early, too, be.
cause, Mrs. Kennedy explained
she Is q member Of q car pool
and at 7:15 am. 1t was her
turn to drive the neighbors
children to school.
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The Junior Scientific Exhibit
at the Seattle Fair has q dis
play showing the inter-rela-
tionships Of the planets. It had
q sign last week, Jupiter Ia
Out Of Order" Fred Astaire
and Carol Lawrence are plan
nfng q TV spectacular to be
produced and released by AS
taire's company, Choreo.s.
After seeing "Oh, Dad. Poor
Dad !. !. ."aCeIestk Holm ssid
1T confirms what analysis So,
that a mothers place Is n
the wrong" ~
George GriGxafd, one Of
Broadwayls ablest young actors
| Just spent q season IN roper
tory downtown. He now Is
about to start on another novel
venture. Late next month he
win replace Barry Nelson In
MARY. Mary" on Monday
nights only. :. Nelson, entitled
to q two-week vaction, prefers
instead TO take Mondays off to
give him long week-ends.
William Walton, the artist
who Is one Of the Kennedy's
closest friends, has been In the
Antarctic, where he's painted q
series Of his finest canvasses.
\ Peter Sellers agent has
raised his fee to $260.OO0 per
film, against 10 per cent Of the
gross receipts. Joe z. Lewis
told his companions ct the bar
Of the Little Club: Most people
who want to live forever don't
even know what to do with
themselves on q rainy after
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