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PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York LOS ANGELES, CALIF. EXAMINER Circ. D. 349,320 - S. 758,341 Jgne Allyson Stars , By Louella O. Parsons 3 Motion Picture Editor, International News Service June Allyson, who was away frctoi M-G-M about 2Q minutes, as she puts it, moves Back to her old studio for "Executive Suite,' the business story that is Dore Schary's pride and joy. My young friend June (in private life Mrs. Dick Powell) wouldn't be human if she weren't excited about back 4?? this studio; coming where she r&gnld as _ one of the royal famil&1jf$-.ten long years. '/But/' -June adds, "*fT hadn't liked the script jF wouldn't have acceptedit" * June has William Holden, Walter Pidgebn, and a score of other- leading men, with John Houseman as produce^. She tells me she has never been happier than she is in "The Glenn Miller Story" with Jimmy Stewart at Universal International. There's no denying Maggie McNamara is as cutm button*. JbutI wonder if she isn't getting off on the wrong foot by refusing to test for the Tyrone; Power picture} ?KiHg of the Khyber Rifles" Maggie didn't show up when she was asked to report, giving the reason that "Khyber Rifles" is a man's picture. Although she's under contract to 20th she has not yet made a picture for them. 8>he was in- the much discussed "Moon Is BluesfJMand I -must say she's very^qod. She's so effervescent, so young, and? really a good .actress, Red Skelton takes Georgia ' and the children with him when he opens July 14 at the' Sahara in Las Vegas. For two weeks' work Red gets $32,500. Not bad! But, of course, t*tat includes salaries for other members of his act. In addition to all that cash, Red gets a^ift of a trailer i dressing room. On the same bill with him will be that lovely young singer, Alhfirfidbi?·#V ?╟≤peojj 6ez-6jz deaQ ?╟≤a6eajiui ja6uo) sejnsse uoipnj^suoo J9c[qru .ppo, j^-^ jsij+uoui Si pee+UBjen6 sajjj. auij jsjij 9sai|f ij4jM . jeo - jnoA dinbg ??|C|odcl099]| ^ j??0 J"OA ujojj ??JI1 PIO P?╜?? ?╜?╜U P??d snuj Dean and Jerry about keeping public officials waiting. There will be no night-clubbing for-Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall when the Bogarts arrive in New York from Europe next week.>jj||j|l| ?√ß. That's because Bogey has been notified to start growing a beard immediately in preparation for the role in ^Cainei Mutiny/' which starts on thel 30th of July. ,Bogey is afraid;he'll look like a bum in I New York and that he'll get a good roasting from the press. When before has Bogey ever cared what anybody said? Snapshots of Hollywood Collected at Randoms , Yesterday Mrs. Fred Mac- Murray was slightly better, although still critically ill. Mort Blilmenstock is handing out cigars for the birth of Lisa Daniel, born to his daughter, Mrs. Marvin Daniel Perskie. The child's father, Major Pers kie, is in Korea. Gwen O'Connor wasn't top upset after her divorce to go to the Encore' With Dan Dailey. Same night, Don and John Hodiak stagged it at the Bar, of Music, where Josephine Premice holds forth. The 10-year-old daughter of the Fred Astaires, Ava, is visiting her aunt Adele in Virginia. Adele, who was Fred's dancing partner for so long, is now Mrs. Kingman Douglass. Fred and Phyllis celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary July 12th. Marie Wilson's figure will be added to Madame Tussaud's Wax Works in London, and I do mean figure. She'll wear a bathing suit! W0M In to hear Joe E. Lewis at the Mocambo were John Consi dine and Jane Wurster. Not too many tables -away .sat Jane's former boy friend, Hyatt Dehn, with Eva Gabor. Joe E was never-funnier, ad Jibbing a mile a minute. Florabel Muir introduced me to J her pretty niece, Myrn Evans, from Wyoming. She's come here to be Florabel's sec retary. .^^ Arlene Dahl is leaving on the : JOth for a three weeks vacation. ^ Could she have chosen that ,; late" because on the 19th Fer- f fando Lamas winds up his film W^w_WiLor P*ne and Thomas? | g-j^rry "Finley goes to Las fegas to thi^andsto put on [ne? o?· nts6*^e^Trahio shows. Tack Entratter and Al Free narijjWho were here, made the leal. Talked .with Peter LindHaj^ pd Mary Healy having dinni t Chasen's with Mr. and Mn jtanley Kramer. Lylfi W 01 91X00*9 ?╜!S S6*frL *BaH 6fr*fr^AOS Ml ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 SAN FRANCISCO Los Angeles Portland - Seattle Hanford, Calif. i Journal m(Cir. 743) JUN I 9 1953 /i Qyuddz diolhfJLOood I By LOUELLA PARSONS f^m Lana Turner OlfedplEob HOLLYWOOD, June 18?╟÷(INS) my first peisawal appearance tour. Listen to this news Warner Broth- ?√ß * ?╟≤* * ":T* w_Wk ers! . Snapshots -of Hollywood ^collect- \ _ l*l^??. Cc~- ?╟≤> ed at random: Steve Crar?·& with Lana Turner may star in "Helen his and Lana Turner's da^fehter, of Troy" for an Italian company. Cheryl Cra^e .and Cheryl's .grand- All depends on whether MGM mother, Mrs.-Mild*?·d Turner, hav- heads approve the script which is ^M1^ Aether at the Cap- ,. , , ,, j.. ~ tain s Table, being sent to them from Rome. - Sorry to miss the He#ert Kal- Some of the Italian pictures are mus party, which I am told was shot on the cuff, with scenes be- delightful. Eleanor, as always, was I ing written as they are filmed. a charming hostess. MGM wants to be sure there's a The longest dihner;. date in town script in English before permission was that of Arthur Loew, Jr. and ?√ß is given Lana. Mary Murphy, Columbia actress. Warners, who already have an- They started at seven and at one nounced "Helen of Troy" as a in the morning were still at the coming picture, had better get table at Chasen's. busy ?╟÷ but quickly. Gertrude Niesen's mother is re- * * * covering in Queen of Angels hos- Sally Forrest is"the latest to de- pital from major surgery. Gertie sert Hollywood for a fling in a flew from New York to be with i Broadway show: her mother. After she finishes "Son of Sin- Donaft O'Connor, who has mov- bad" at RKO, Sally heads East to ed into a beautiful new home, gave ; start rehearsals and a short road his first dinner Saturday night ?╟÷ | tour in "Thr:^ ^to_r^es,,.|ligh," a and planned it all himself. 1 shocker of mayhem and murder, "Jdafrrie Gilbert becomes of age I written by Winifred Wolfe'..,' nextr|i|dnth and then watch out The role is an exacting one ?╟÷ for her marriage to Danny Arnold. I Sal plays three different women, I At the Tallyho, John Payne was one a dancer. George Brandt and wjth Sandra Curtis, ex-wife of the I Jack Gordun are the producers late Allan Curtis. P who have slated Oct. 15 for the Now that Phillip Crosby is out New York opening. of the hospital and well on'the * * * way to recovery following llhis The explanation Zsa Zsa Gabor operation, Bing has postponed his gave when she finally arrived in return until the 25th. He and Lind- New York was that she didn't say and all Ihe boys will go to know she was supposed to be there Elko for the remainder of the sum- ?√ß a week ago Monday. mer. She told reporters when she fin- Larry Finley entertained his f| ishes shooting on "Public Enemy j parents on their 47th wedding anil No. 1" she will meet with George niversary at the Mocambo. I Sanders and discuss their matri- That's all today. See you tomor- monial differences. xjow. "'-*t~~~~ Zsa Zsa got herself in a little; -* \ trouble in Europe when shewasLiL J. asked by a ne\\sj^w^Hf^h^wlm?·i she thought of Fernaijdel as a lov- J^. Her reply was, ''{Every time I i.UP. This broke in Paris news papers and when there Wasa j storm Zsa Zsa denied saying it ipgatbleNTohe?h ?╜^& 2S or early December, Janie wiU be ipes&Z *?╜ft??ctwn%at the SandS S^Jp^l will single imy S^SLif *ou. he^" Jane on I KSfn t! $*.* real attraction She! fefe6* when "he jwasjme 0f^fie young starlets on I JUL Lens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 LOS ANGELES San Francisco Portland - Seattle Hollywood, Calif Reporter (Cir. 6,821) JUMP 4 1953 monies. Adrian Murlhy, president of CBS radio, in\de a very) Je talkV-li ~" [ The galley proofs of the new! ink Yerby novel called evil's. I I/aughter," with a I ckgfpiind of the French' Rev. ifSbn are making the rounds gne smau amner party given oj immy McHugh, thasens. HHi?╟÷?╟÷?╟÷?Σ≤?╟÷ Before going to Chasen's w< Ient to the ?Θ╝BS cocktail party| t Ciro's, where a very interest ig picture on the importancej radio was shown, with Artf linkletter as master of cere ?╟≤Josephi |fehow>,y MXLA" Friday' l?tt/qBUr Linklette. the studio^ ||0||t's all today. See you to- _f?·Tune; in 6n Louella O. Par- radio program every Tues- at 9:15 p. m. on KNX, broadcast at midnight by Larry, Wkfwb:) !a-=sa?╜?╜ si ifci ' t' '-'"?╟≤^'errer's "House \Parry^3\rtvj\caf\ this noon . . . Pat Mc- l|Vey, "Big Town" headliner, back from Ja two-day p.a. show at the Paramount ^/Theatre in Phoenix . . . The Mary Kaye jjIfTrio, now at Mocombo, guests with fLyn Castile via KHj tomorrow . . . UTP, (whose MLook Photoqui; " loft July 6, has b ,.V*.J series kicks 'een sofd.?╜|22 markets ,~., a five-a-week basis . . . Louella /Parsons and Jimmy McHugh guest with /Larry Finley Friday from the Sands < (Hotel, Vegas, via KFWB. ESTABLISHED 1888 BArclay 7-S371 PRESs'cLlPPINp EUflEAU 165 Church Sfre&i - New York PHILADELPHIi&PA. inquirer!? Circ. D. 648,813-- S. 1,114,265 JUN 15 1953 Herb Stein HOL&YWQOD, June U. ONE of the biggest grossers ; Warners, ever had, '^jhfesej Doodle," rest?║ In the stijdio's f negative vault, destined for complete oblivion. Seems the. studio i ay&ft; ' to pickupjtlfp-'', re-issue rights with tT|?# George M. Cohan estate and the mature can't^w'. re-rel e a ??,f *4 even though it'd make a fortune. The \ story rights \ reverted back i to the estate. ... As soon a____,^^.^^?╟? as Marie Wilson winds her "Marry Me Again" picture for Alex Gottlieb, she'll break in her night club act at Del Mar before her Sands Hotel engagement in,Las 'TgfM"\ TTfflUidentally, CBS wS!ffn aS**wt in cooperating with Marie so she could do this, picture, j Filmed j*hd taped her TV and radlcs sSrijws in advance, so she'd have ia^extra work dijrmg the iilmingfpf the Gottlieb produc- . MAKIE WILSON Sam Spiegel ran "Melha" for a | select group at M-G-M, on Leo's | wide-screen. He re-dubbed the | entire picture for stereophonic I soiled/?╟÷ and from what we hear, it's ^knockout. Could be another "Caruso" femalewise, Patriae I Munsel delivering with a wallop 1 . . . Lotta stories around about | Jane Wyman doing this and that I picture on a participation deal I for various producers. Jane is I tied up exclusively with Warners I and unless the Burbank plant I loans her out or switches her con- I tract to a non-exclusive arrange- | ment, she ain't making any out- | side pictures anywhere.* Rita Hayworth will ha^e a big I h i t u n e in Columbia's "Sadie Thompson" for Jerry Waid ?╟÷ a j number .called ."Sadie's .Song" ] written.by Ned Washington and j Lester Lee and touted by imp?╜r- I tial listeners of her pre-reboard&ag I as a new classic in a blues nuntt- ber . . jj Rosemary Clooney is sizzling over those stories she hears '. about Rita Hasrworth and Jose Ferrer from the Honolulu location of "Sadie Thompson.?' Here's a switch. Ann S^thera's j "*^^r^S^0S&Sf^ty'* series which outlets through CBS, has been practically set, by Jack Chertok for summer re-run on NBC . . . Spencer Tracy just finished an appeal trailer for Boston's Chil- waawp Itfc,; cM ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 LOS aNgelbs .San Francisco Portland - Seattle jjf* San Diego, Calif. j^ Union (Cir. D. 62,719 - S. 129.710) JN 21 1953 j/anIcIhnson 'NIGHT-ClUB HIT m By LOUELLA PAESONS JP f ,^.N.S.. Motion Picture Editor HOLLYWOOD?╟÷THEJIE NEVE31 WAS a more frightened boy ''fyjmftifito world than Van Johnson when he rafWe his debut as a nlfht-olub entertainer. He said he was ^n^j^red that he had to be pushed out onto the stage. "But that was just at your opening," I said, "surely you weren't nervous after reading all your wonderful notices?" 3y^phat's what you think," he replied, "I was covered with ifipaSs'seht me by Roz Russell and my other Catholic friends, plus one I was given in Rome while I was there making *When In Rome.' I wouldn't go on stage without wearing them! Gets Help From Wife on Las Vegas Date "I never realized," Van continued, "how nice it is to have a wife until I went to Las Vegas. Evie looked after my clothes, gave , me courage, saw to the lighting, and was always sitting out front at every performance. She only left me when she had to take the children home." "You mean the three children were there?" I said. "They were certainly there for the opening," Van said. "In fact, ^^swsi^MMOK^M?Σ≤.^ ~ ?║nfe daughter Schuyler wanted to get up on the stage with me, but I wasn't hep enough in the beginning to let her come up on the stage. I was afraid to do anything not planned. The boys (and Van Was speaking of Evie's sons by Keenan Wynn) were surprised." "But why?" I asked. "Oh, they've always thought I ran a projection machine at the studio; they nevei* knew I was an actor. You see, I run movies at home, and they've always seen me operate the machine. We want them to have a normal childhood, without a lot of publicity." Van was on his way to further night" club engagements and had stopped to see me. In all the years he has been coming to my house for interviews (and that's since he joined Met- | ro in 1942), I've never seen him look as wen groomed, as thin, VAN JOJBDVSON Wants Good Stories ??w ^vrv,u toKuncs duoK as weii groomed, as thin, and as alert. He usually arrives ?·n slacks, his shirt open at the neck, and wearing those inevitable red socks. This time he was a study in brown?╟÷matching shirt and tie?╟÷and was doneyup to the teeth. "The last night of my engagement in Vegas," Van laughed, "the waiters, musicians, and all the men possible in the Sands 3 Club wore red socks!" W?Wm Vah says his good friend Rosalind Russell has never stopped insisting that he take time off and do a musical on Broadway. "Judging from the people you drew into the night clubs," I said, 'It might be a smart idea." / He said he had not been on the stage in years, "arid don't forget," he added frankly, "then I was only a chorus boy." Recommended to M-G-M by Judy Garland I heard an interesting story about the way Van was brought to the attention of M-G-M moguls. A young girl went to New York, and M-G-M's publicity department was warned by Louis D. Mayer, then head of the studio, that he did not want- her going to night clubs, but that she could go to the theater. That girl was Judy Garland, and press agent Milton Weiss took her to see "Pal Joey." Milt told me that on the way home from the theater Judy stopped and bought a penny postcard and sent it to L. D. She wrote, "have just seen two young men I think are photogenic. Their names are Van .Johnson and Gene Kelly." Van doesn't confirm this, because he says he went first to Columbia Studios* before joining M-G-M. "But," he laughed, "if Judy is responsible for my being at M-G-M later I am certainly grateful." He says that his years at M-G-M have been very happy, and all he wants now is good stories. '^^M As Van left, I remarked that one of the nicest things that has happened in Hollywood in a long time is his great success in night clubs, and I'm sure that the good stories he wants will be coming his way now.