, 1963-09-20
Hollywood

travelogue in technicolor. Hell go on tour Of the country and show
his interesting adventures at onenight stands in all the important
cities. -
Two years ago while the Yields were aboard 4 ship IN Tokyo Bay.
the boat was wrecked and they were saved minutes before it sank
completely, taking az their possessions and those of the other to the
Home after six years in Rome, al Martino was welcomed back
at the Coconut Grove with one and a half hours Of song, and it looks
now as if his stay in town will be a permanent one. He delighted
the audience with Maria Birth Of the Blues, when your lover
has gone1rtoo many to mention here.
Pierson Thai and his orchestra gave a salute to Jimmy McHugh
with arrangements Of song after song that Jimmy has written. The
numbrs were excellent and MARITIME got into the spirit and closed
the show with eThank You For A Lovely Evening" We were the
guests Of CapitosRecords Vice President Voyle Gilmore ana Ms.
Gilmore.
Beverly Hilton Fred Hayman, and his public relations Director, Mary
Ann Fisher, have appointed King Kennedy to head the publicity for
the new Monsigneur and Escoffer rooms in the hotel. King. was
with Perinos for seven years and is well known in the publicity
The M~onsidnsur room, with its stroling yiolins, has become very
popular for dining and dancing, and the EScofier, Of course, is one
of the most elite places in the city.
/ hear straight rom the MGM feed box that they are so high on
their TV series Great adventures from the Bible that they are
planning to tell the stories of many more of the Good Books great
aaracers than they had originally planned
That's because the first four segments which star Hugh OBrien
have turned out so spectacularly. MGM hasn't cast them yet, but
the story Of John, the Baptist also in four parts, is the next one
planned, then the story Of David, followed by the story of Moses.
BY way Of contrast, Hugh is right now rehearsing for Guys and
Dols' opposite Betty Cradle at Melodyland. Hows that for a switch?
Hugh is also up for q Broadway rnusicaI-and a movie, all Of which
is a long way from Wyatt carp.
Slap1ho.s Of Hollywood collected at Random:
Slxteea year-ald David Ladd, son of Alan and Sue Ladd, is
home rom Mtsinsf hospital following surgery on his elbow, which
z fSquneo e FeSWE q Julie 2 received on the Ladd ranch
Robert Walker can hardly wait for the winds Of autumn, because
he hastaken up kite flying as q means Of relaxation.
Denise N1rs. Vincente) Minneli leaves for Italy to close her
apartment there, and Mrs. Sam Spegel invited a group of Denises
closest friends for dinner to bid her au revoir
Making their first social appearance since they returned from
Europe were Joan Coin and Laurence Harvey, and Edie Adams came
with Don Chastian, broadway actor who was 50 good in mo Strings.
Arriving for a two day stay at the Bel Air Hotel are Henry Ford
H. his brother EdseL and MI. and Mrs. William Clay Ford.
That funny man Herb Shriner, his wife and three ,teen-age chill
dren, ahve moved from Indiana to Hollywood where Herb is prepar-
ing 2 new TV series. The children request Of a housekeeper they are
seeking, that she be able. ITO make butterscotch and sugar pie,
peanut butter soup, and horse-radish soudaer