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./*. z (7) 3/2/ forth 2-3797 Press" C^^^^kService ' Ne^^o'rlSPity From 353 JOURN^pM:ERICAN New York, N. Y. i\ew ?╤ ork j^inui-American 24-w^uiy i, i953r^^M | Hollywood Highlights; -WMBTJuly i,ia^ i ' &-WkWk Spillane Plays Detective kill me when I was in Las Vegas, fathers. Then sh^ Is instal BY LOtJELLA O. PARSONS, Motion Picture Editor, International News Service < .'[..>?√ß HOLLYWOOD, July 1.?╟÷WRITER OF DETECTIVE, thrillers, Mickey Spillane, has acting ambitions.. Not only thai, but: they'll be fulfilled when he co-stars with Clyde Beatty in "Man Killer," a Wayne-Fellows picture to be made at Warner, Brothers. This, as you guessed from th?║ title, is'a circus story and it's | an original by PauLjFix. It starts early in September with the Beatty.Circus as the background. | ^^ - Spnlane playsN the role he knows best, that of a detective. And, of course, Beatty Ivill be a circus man, the career he knows best. Since CecilJB. De Mille cl" ; !k up with "The Greatest Show on Earth," circus tales are beaming more and more popular. This win- be in W&rnerColor, WarnerScope, ahd * all the^ other Warner effectslff'^W^' WHEN PRANK SINATRA came to see me before he left for Europe, he told me he had his heart set on playing in "St. Louis* Woman" ftith Mr?║.;-.^?tra?╜ also known ai; Ava Gardner. Now, Prankie g|tS his wish. Arthur Freed definitely will co-star Ava and Frankie in^.ah MGM musical based on the famous songy "St. Louis Woman" by "Harold Arlen and Johnny '?╟≤ Mercer.*^^^ ^a* ^^*|sMl- Do I need to remind you that the lyrics tell the* story of a man and a girl madly in love who fight all the time. Pardon me for \ mentioning i1p?·bjit Frank and Ava have been in training for' these roles ever3 since they met! fSt. Louis Woman" won't go before the cameras until sometime next year. ?╟≤ r 3M&W& > &WIW* l JGablfa','' air favorite drama of Ig if not ambitious ~ he tallulah Bankhead, Bette J or Katharine HePburn. \f5 shooting high. Iny Letter pERY FUNNY letter from I Quinn, who is in Europe |ake-"Ulysses": was amazed, on arriving cia to find the whole town nourning. This is the d where Burt Lancaster i 4The Crimson Pirate," they had heard that Burt following his recent ill- iveryone was: taking it very tonally, mourning groups dipping infcq the vino ?╟÷ ct, they wi|M*lvjtog such a old time with the mourn- festivities? I hesitated to them tt^^eofgse" is very 1 alive^nd- kicking, ell Burt, Tin sure he'll be jed." , ^fe-> T -*.*'* 5INCERE^y HOPE Gloria Eaven and John Payne can- s their battles over their ren. Gloria came to see me when I was in Las Vegas, very much upset. She said she had asked Jojm to let her take their daughter, Kathy, to lunch and he refused to let her take the little girl out of the house. She said he had both children with him when he played in Las Vegas. "I was given custody of my children," she told me, "but because I have been on tour I haven't seen them.", j Gloria was expecting her new husband, Ma*fc&' Kimmel, and, by the way, she turned in an amazingly sophisticated, finished perfeimance as a sitiger in her Las Vegas act. ^sgiS-* ' * SHADES OF Rudolph Valentino! Falcon's Lair is being completely redone by Doris Duke, who recently bought it. Doris, who eah well afford any kind of a house she wants, is having the ceiling of the large living room of Rudtfs I home covered with ostrich ^Jiili ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 ^-'SAN FRANCISCO JM*'Los Angeles .StOftland I Seattle wJps Vegas, Nev. Review Morning Journal I JUN 2 9 1953 feathers. Then, she is installing a swimming pool ?╟÷ but what a swimming pool! It will be of rustic design and rocks are being imported at a price"' that only a girl with Doris' money can afford. Falcon's Lair has 4 from one hand to another since Valentino's death, with many people saying it is haunted. IIS:^ Worth Watching SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLYWOOD Collected at Random: Mrs. Irene Selznick, daughter of Louis B. Mayer, slipped into town very quietly and had a throat operation at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. At the same time, in the same hospital, is her brother-in-law,^ William Goetz, and Bill's partner, Leo Spitz. Instead,of the ex.Mrsf Dan Dailey being with him in La Jolla, Mrs. Donald O'Connor, her mother and her daughter AVA GARDNER She'll Do "St. Louis Woman1 watched Dan win three events in a horse show. This romance 1 is becoming worth watching. Lee Spitz is back in Cedars 1 of Lebanon Hospital but I am I glad to say it's not serious. This time it's merely a check up. One of the cute chimpanzees in the act at Ciro's ran over to sit in Betty Hutton's lap. That Marquis act is very cute. ?√ß Kay Francis, who.hasn't been also at Ciro's, escorted by Har j B. Hayes, building contractor. While Gary and Rocky ; Cooper and their daughter were j in Rome they were the house- \ guests of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. Gary was : Ingrid's co-star in "For Whom j the Bell Tolls" and in "Sara- j toga Trunk." ?╟≤. -Erlene Whitt Won the>"Miss Nevada" title in a contest of bathing beauties at the Sands I Hotel in Las | Vegas.^SRTS' bieftde, pretty as a picture, 18 \ years old and a local girl. The j ' judges _were John Cashlan, editor of the Las Vegas Review, which carries my column, Casey Shawlian; city editor of the I Mirrpr, Lena Home, Jimmy McHugh, Jack Entratter, and this writer. There were 12 contestants, each one prettier than the other. That's all today. See you '?√ß tomorrow. ' .r?·?║?║s!p m PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 LOS ANGELES San Francisco Portland - Seattle Los Anqeles, Cal'ttt Mirror (Cir. D. 215,006) JUL I11953 """"The possibility that Gloria DeHaven may decide to retire. Following J*fiT|Las. Vegas stint, Gloria claims she may become a housewife for mr ieWQ^oqih, an eastern realtor. That's as far as nite clubs are] coijfi^rnid.^?╜E^Jprobably will not turn down TV Or film offers Dinah Snore orfer spittin' image who was seen playing slot machines at the DI Saturday nite . . . The big Larry Finley broadcast from the Sands cocktail lounge. Tonite is Spike Jones nite for the Hollywood ' deejay in his week-long broadcasts nitely that began last Thursday. j and is packing the lounge with celebs from glitter gulch . . . Summer 1 season that officially opened at Lake Tahoe Friday and indicates | the biggest splurge of business in the resort area's history. Booked j< for the summer for the mos^jart are acts that have already done yeoman service in Las Vegas. ESTABLISHED 1888 I,,.... JBb^?·is37i PRESS CLIPPING BWREAU 165 Church Str'^^^iew York LAS VEGAS,? N&V. REVIEW-JOURNAL Circ. D. 12,535 - S. 13,116 JWt 231953. LOUELLA LOOKS HER OVER?╟÷Louella Parsons, famed columnist, smiles approvingly at Maine's choice for the Miss. Universe contest, as she wishes Pffittaw'frffcfilfe Lee good luek. Jackie is a CopaGirJ at the Shpi'l '"* * ?╟÷ as Maine's entry before she left home last monthf^! left is Robert Merrill, opera star who ap- - pears at the hotel in his nightclub debut. At right is Jack Entratter, Sands general manager. |* * * * * * * * ~k BLONDE SHEDS HUBBY aQehtEft Ave; Campaign promises that, as happen so often, can be as cold as yesterday's kiss.... Prior to elections, the big front page hassles about the slum clearance project in Las Vegas used up reams of newspaper space . . . Ambitious officials running for re-election.even went so far as to condemn certain downtown buildings ... But time has caused^|hem to forget these campaign promises ... And why not? .. . they're hot campaigning for anything now. The First Lady of the ^piffl?╟÷r<v"g w?╜yM<> Sb dubbed because she is the fire* topline entertainer to play a return engagement. Her variety of. songs is amazing as she includes different numbers in every show .,.T, Miss Horne doesn't sihg them, however, she dramatically enacts them. ?Σ≤. .as if we have to tell you who have already seen her . . . The kids who leave today with the Paul Whiternan troupe'. Las Vegas is; bidding adieu to Nancy Lewis, Bobby Gregg, Dick Gregory and ^KirtfjScott who gave us many hours of wonderful entertainment during tpte.^ast month at Hotel Last Frontier ... The great video prospecj? fi^Peter and Patty Pudget currently at El Cortez. 'uppeteers "tflth ai;real flare for entertaining . . . The reissue of "Bend n \the River" (wfifcn just closed the Palace thtr) in which Jimmy sj wart, Preston Foster and Arthur Kennedy play in support of ourl^ VChubby Johnson. ...?√ß?√ß;-mS_mmmmt--' ^t^A They (Usually go to NeV^Mj^'Salli Jivgs_4?║t^B53 N CxfoM ;oAa/^?║fce cr a marri^p^^P^^yefehe at'1006 N'El fiut Sam Sorvo, a pet|pf blond dancer, flew 'here >J%3$1| from Las Vegas, obtained a di-" vorce from her would-be/.actor husband, and grabbed^* pMne back to appear tonJg^"?║$.:1;h^ Sands, Hot^J, ?╟÷ < "*^$Cti Superior Judgem George Dockweiler granted the divorce by default against the husband, David Greene, m 29, employe^J>fm.: theater, j! | Salli, 23,^tified she had to go to work,^feecause/her husband refused any employment that., inteVf^ed withmgetting acting jobs. The court awarded her custody of their son, Lo- ring, 5, and granted her $50 a month for the child and $1 a month for herself. L" Four Days Left Until Deadline For Miss Nevada Only four more days remain in | which entrants wishing to com-{ pete for the title of Miss Nevada ?╟÷and a crack at the title of the world's prettiest girl?╟÷may file entry blanks, according to state contest officials here. -?╜., Th)e competition for Miss Neva- Ma, tib^|fe jBonducted bjp a wide- open basil 4t the Sands. Ifbtel, Sunday, Jane 28; has so far uncovered eight beautifuljfiirML ihpst of them from jftjp .a^ea^Tnl^^=?╜iauties will be jud,:ed on bo^" ..-y alcAe at the contest. ;.v a rnhcia^jBdges '.hnfc will include the famous. Lena Horne Jack Entratter, general manager and co-o^rter of the .Sj^ds, Louella Parsons. -?╟≤' the fami^^^corumnist; and Jpt^ Cahlan, o&e lleview- Journal.' ?╟≤ -*&*?'\ Enlfy^anks, prin^#^the Re- view-Jotucnal, must ?╟≤ ^1 jftiafed in and postmarked befo^C^nilanight, Friday^, June 25, and^^Sf girls who have mailed in &tt)4jm0 blank will be eligible for the-^^ing. Miss Nevada, to b^*ise!e|ted on Sunday, will then be sent to Long Beach, California^ on July 9, to cbmpete for the tttle^TMiss United States of America, and if she is lucky enough to win that honor, then she will compete with 42 other beauties representing foreign (Continued xajjKPage 3) --MIRRORFOTO SALLI SORVO Las Vegas story reversed.