Evening star., 1962-12-26
HOLLYWOOD
BY SHEMAH GRAHAM
Judy Garland
Sheds Pounds


weight is the big talk of
Tinseltown, with all sorts of
stories to account for it. After
years Of study and experiment
on my part, I can only tell
you that the only way to keep
the weight off is to remove
pressure lie, anxiety-or to
remove yourself from fattening
foods.
John Saxon and Marti Stew
ems, singer-daughter of former
movie executive Nick Schenck,
are so friendly it could be a
romance. The wife of a
top Hollywood star has lost
those little bags under her eyes,
via plastic surgery Lana
Turner's press agent or who
ever keeps planting her ro-
nance items with set-designer
Jerry WunderIick really should
relax. The item is mirthmak-
ing. They are Just good friends.
Angela Lansbury is set for
Seven Days in May" with
maybe Kirk Douglas and
Ingrid Bergman will play the
Bette Davis Role in the movie
version of Might of the
Iguana" after The Visit" with
Anthony Quinn and they
are trying to get Robert Frost
to play the old gentleman. 1t
will be a coup If they do.
Kim NOvak is spending the
holidays with her family in
Chicago, before taking off for
London and Ireland and "Of
Human Bondage" . Wouldn't
you call the parting of the
Sidney Lumets "Sic transit
Gloria Vanderbilt" Mar
garet O'Brien paid 5000, 900 for
her new five-bedroom home in
the Valley. Maggie, married to
Robert Allen, would like to
raise a large-ish family. She
was an only child, and a lonely
child when not before tn e
camera.
1t will be MitZi GaynOr or
Hope Lange with Marion
BrandO in King of the Noun
tain" Most of the movie will
be made abroad.
Film star styles have
changed. There was Jim Hut
ton, new bright boy at Metro,
lunching in a small cafe in
Beverly Hills, and when he
walked out, it was noticeable
that he was wearing impressed
pants, no tie. a sort of base
ball cap, and loose untidy
shirt. In the old days of Holly
wood glamor, 1t was different.
recall seeing a photo of
Theda Bara, for instance, rid
ing into town with a great
velvet hat with plumes atop
her head, two Russian wolf
hounds at her side, and her
initials in diamonds no less
on the door of her car.
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When I told Anthony Quinn
that I thought "Tchin Tchin'
was an odd name for his play
with Margaret Leighton he re-
piled. That's nothing, there's
a stripper who's calling her.
self Bare Abbis," after his movie
of the Biblical thief, "Barab-
baS." 1t takes all sorts.
Mickey Rooney was asked by
a teen-ager on the set of Its
a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
! whether he would advise the
young hopeful to pursue a film
career. by all means" replied
Rooney. 1T will bring you a
chance to express yourself, to
meet and work with interesting
people. and lots of money
and bankruptcy" Not everyone
of course comes to this as
Mickey did. Film fame can be
beautiful.
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Walter Wanger is conteSting
Ron GOrtOn's plan to film an
original story penned by Ron,
titled The Parasite" Wanger
claims he had the title first.
IN fight him for it," said
the youthful, goodlooking Cor
ton.
No one seems to know why
Juliette Greco upstaged Ziva
ROdann at that cocktail party
in Europe. l wonder does Greco
regret that book now tn a
Daryl Zanuck is Mr.. Big at
goth Century-Fox.
That rumor Of trouble In
the Ann Jeffreys-B Sterling
marriage has popped up again,
but it must be wrong because,
when I mentioned 1t here the
first time I had such a charm
ing letter from the two people
concerned. stating everything