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The Me­ HOLLYWOOD—During his college days at Stanford, Fred *:■** 1m «^S» K.J3 tro - Goldwyn - Mayer come­ Clark spent two summers working as an attendant at an insane -4: ’& * .In “Number” Scene > ' ' ? ’^JF '';? dian had barely settled down asylum.. SfA 8Sfek£3 ^,Atz' , &. &-" HOLLYWOOD—Barbara Stanwyck can take avbow as Holly­ for a restful evening when "The training thus obtained isn’t essential to a film career, A ► wood's most, elegantly turned out bride of the year. In a movie, the telephone rang. It was but it helps'.” he smiles. Esther Williams, with whom A slight recap of Clark’s STRAIGHT FROM SPAIN 'jffit* <■■•-'*" ' ■“ • £■' •'••'•• • •••s that is. <' the Schnozola recently ap­ 'f The pride of Brooklyn wore an elaborate gown for her wedding meteoric—if you’ll forgive an Antoma Moraies and Geronimo ’■’^i***->■ | scene in Hal Wallis’ “Sorry, Wrong Number,” and Edith Head, the peared in “On An Island appropriate though overworked Villarino, Andalusian gypsy gui­ jlp Paramount fashion wizard, whip­ With You.” adjective—career gives some in­ tarists, have been signed by Co­ ped up a bridal outfit designed to Two minuOtes later Peter dication of what he means. lumbia to furnish full musical Make Movie Of set up a chorus of “Oh’s!” and Lawford called, followed in Clark is 32, pleaant looking and accompaniment to Rita Hay­ intei rupted succession by an entirely likeable guy. Holly­ worth's Flamenco dances in Champ Movie Fan “Ah’s!” among the feminine cus­ uW tomers. Ricardo Montalban and ev­ wood has consistently cast him “The Loves of Carmen.” Senorita HOLLYWOOD — Ralph ery member of the Techni­ Morales is also acting as techni­ La Stanwyck’s wedding gown as a man at least twice his age Staub, Columbia Pictures color musical’s cast. After or a cad. cal adviser on Romany aspects of shorts producer, will cover w'as made of shimmering silver hearing “Happy Birthday” Of course, Clark realty doesn t the Technicolor production. the whole of Hollywood in brocade, with a veil of the same in every possible key, Jim­ care. In hxs case, despite any his next ‘‘Screen Snapshot.” expensive material and a six-foot my was set to retire when proverb to the contorary, evil TRIPLE-THREAT STAR ■' He will film the trip train. It took 25 yards of cioth a studio messenger arrived has been its own reward. Ride Wenaell Corey, who makes .Wto through the film industry of to make it and the cost ran into with'an accumulation of tel­ the Pink Horse,” in which he his screen debut in Hal Wallis, Arlyne Rogers, winner of a four-figure sum. egrams and messages from achieves new lows of meanness, "Desert Fury,” produced, direct­ &>> ^*•1- < k !.'}•; • • 14'“i:i* i .t^'A '-v •': Motion Picture Magazine’s Her jewelry accessories were all over the country. made him one of the towns ed and performed in his own contest to find “America’s all diamonds and strictly genu­ “How d’ja like that?” most discussed character actors. stock company in Bucks County, Champion Movie Fan.” Miss ine. The small fortune in bril­ growled the delighted Dur­ Paramount's “Hazard,” in which Pa., before he came to Holly­ * >7^ A-u^v, R o g er s, nineteen-year-old liants which she wore when she ante. "So I sits up till dawn he almost drives Paulette Godd­ wood. from New York City, dis­ said “I do” to Burt Lancaster reading good wishes, instead ard to lose her mind, will set played a mass of informa­ included a sparkling necklace DINGLE IN CAST '•'* ✓ ' *■ <! w *4 ». -.' .3*.^ ;• ■<■ •% », t*Jr r of getting my beauty sleep.” him firmly on the top rung, HOLLYWOOD -r- Charles .*■-.- -■_' ,’;z tion about films and per­ and earring set which her hus­ Henceforth he'll be able to sit Dingle, stage star, has been paged * W’ sonalities in a written ques­ band, Bob Taylor, gave her last ggjaB&i ■back and pick his assignments. by Frank Capra for one of the ’I tion contest. Christmas. Among the other ‘Sextette’ Film Club If you’re a stage devotee, you ns&a items were a 40-karat diamond leading roles in State of the Still Functioning may rtcall Fred’s work in * Blind Un’on.” He arrived in Hollywood s“ ring and a dazzling little brace­ Alley” or “The Petrified Forest.” Performers Joust let number made of diamond* HOLLYWOOD — The Navy from Ne wYork and immediately v^r^.T *•£*/*?'■’JS’pf .r-*» ..„ - In the former he was an aged reported to the set of the Liberty In Medieval Film and emeralds. Instead of orange Blues Sextette, like the Ziegfeld professor. In the latter he played IHb 11)1 xtbU.Mix iciuitlj made history v.Luu i; x.a«~1 ;n iiulljuuud and announced 31GM’s blossoms, she wore diamonds in Girls Club in New York City, is Films producfion for MGM. plan to film a gala musical, “Easter Parade.” Judy Garland, to star in the picture, is seated a grandfather. CAMERA’ HOBBY HOLLYWOOD — Louis Hay- her hair. an active group of Hollywood A native Californian, he got with Louis B. Mayer and Irving Berlin. Looking over Miss Garland’s shoulder is Arthur and George Macready have start­ Freed who will produce the picture. Police Guard Set beauties who have pledged them­ the acting bug at Stanford and Making full-length comedies ed a rehearsal period for what Except for her own personal selves to come to the aid of any won a scholarship to the Acade­ with a home movie camera is the is unquestionably the most dif­ pieces, the wedding jewelry was one of the six when needed. my of Dramatic Art in New hobby of Elsa Lanchester, who ficult scene they or any other Business With Pleasure supplied by a Beverly Hills dia­ The annual meeting just held York. Thence to Broadway and appears with her husband, Chas. film actors have ever been asked over 1000 roles in stock and Laughron, in Paramount's “The to perform — a medieval duel mond firm. The market valua­ was to have been at the home of tion on the lot is close to a cool Marguerite Chapman, Columbia major productions. Big Clock.” with 16-foot steel-tipped lances Clark spent 23 months in the while wearing full armor and quarter of a million dollars. star, now appearing opposite When Barbara worked in her Randolph Scott in the outdoor Euroapean Theatre with the mounted on armored horses. Third Army, and drifted into Barnard Students ' The scene is for the grand cli­ bridal array fi. heavy guard of Cinecolor adventure tale, “Cor­ f ?*- • studio police was camped ua the oner Creek,” but was switched.to summer strawhat chores at End Lp In Films Jbr > max of “The Black Arrow,” sound stage. Laguna Beach while resting up Robert Louis Stevenson classic Alice Tariton’s house, that Sex­ HOLLY WOO D— Pat "’a‘ J v 5 following his discharge. It was >V which Gordon Douglas is direc­ simply reeked with rocks,” tette lovely being confined to her White, Columbia starlet ! -^A*. **&■ r ** grins Barbara. “But I didn’t home with a broken leg, sustained here that Michael Curtiz spotted A' ting for Columbia, and the joust­ playing opposite Chester wear them for ostentatious dis­ when she was thrown from a him and inked him to a term VL,5 k;jv- SV' ing bout will occupy nearly ten deal. Morris in “Trapped by Bos» &"-Mk minutes of film when the action play. They are supposed to make horse recently. ton Blackie” came to Holly« a story point. I'm an heiress of “Yeah, and life's been rosy picture is shown on the screen. wood to play in pictures be- • The Sextette, whose members ever since,” grins Fred. "There's ■,r-> t? a drug fortune. The Cough Drop are Margueriae Chapman, Peggy cause she had heard the In addition to the ranger from compensation for being a char­ Queen, the-’ call me. I imagine Diggins, Alice Tarlton, Georgia town is especially kind to the sharp, heavy lances, the ac­ acter man. Nobody recognizes anybody called that would go in e VtfjgaB Carroll, and Leslie Brooks, work­ Barnard College grads— as tors also are ionsiderably handi­ for diamonds.” me on the street without my capped by the fact that their ed together in the picture "Navy toupee! Nobody thinks I'm Im­ it is. Director Anatole Litvak in­ Blurs/' later toured the nation in horses are somewhat skittish too, sisted upon using the real Kim­ portant enough to sue. And I Besides Pat, some of the being unaccustomed to wearing advance of the picture’s opening. don't have the worries that get Barnard women who have berley instead of glass facsimiles Miss Chapman is the only one of found more than a niche the full equine armor customary from the studio property de­ so many romantic idols bald.
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