Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

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LOU ELLA PARSONS' GOOD NEWS Elizabeth Taylor fixes Montgomery Cliffs tie at the Hollywood premiere of The Heiress, which they attended together. Liz looked stunning in a white dress and capelet while Monty looked alright in a tuxedo. world, and is not very easy to get adjusted to. There will be no money squabble. Sherry signed an agreement before their marriage and he will let Bette keep their baby. He says he wants only Bette. (You'll find more about Bette Davis' divorce on page 20. — Ed.) * * * Guy Madison staged a battle with his boss. David Selznick, which brought a suspension to the young star. Said Guy, "I'm a mature man. I'm grown up and I refuse to play baby-faced juveniles any longer." Curiously enough, Guy's complaint on this score was the same as Shirley Temple's. (Just between us Modern Screen readers, I don't think Shirley needs to worry — her teen-age days are over.) * « * Whether it was Olivia de Havilland. Montgomery Clift, the excellence of The Heiress, or all three that brought the top-flight stars to the most glamorous premiere of the year, I don't know. But certainly they were all there, done to the teeth. Montgomery Clift doesn't own a tuxedo, so at the last minute the Paramount publicity department had to scurry around to rent one for him. But Monty walked in triumphantly with the prettiest girl in town on his arm — Elizabeth Taylor. Liz looked like a dream in a white ruffled dress, and judging by the applause from the sidewalk standees, you know how well she rates with the younger generation. She seems to have overcome her many attacks of the heart, and although I have to admit her appearance with Clift was a studio-arranged affair, she was obviously having a good time with him. Olivia de Havilland at that period was taking care of her new baby. She confided to me a few days before the opening, "I'm just sick enough so that the doctor won't let me go. I feel up to it, but he says 'No'." Shelley Winters is getting to be one of the actresses the fans go for in a big way, and when she and Farley Granger walked in together it was enough to set the crowd screaming. But screams were frequent — the Gary Coopers came with the Van Johnsons. Alan and Sue Ladd sat next to me in the theater — and I am always conscious of what thoroughly nice people both of them are. Lana Turner, with the most gorgeous emerald necklace and earrings, has never looked prettier in her life, and I mean it. She has kept her figure down beautifully. I had a chance to talk with her and Bob Topping because they sat next to us at dinner at Romanoff's before the premiere. Romanoff's was like New Year's Eve, and everyone was running about greeting everyone else. David Selznick walked in with Margaret Sullavan, who looked as if she might be his young dauahter. (Jenny, of course, was in Wales working on Gone to Earth.) David has aged so since all his troubles. Lizabeth Scott, who had that very day changed her name from Emma Matzo to the one she uses on the screen, was in the throng. Virginia Mayo, in a dress as blue as her eyes, and Mike O'Shea were among the ones who came early enough to say a word into the microphone. Robert Mitchum, who always rates with the crowds these days because they seem to appreciate the effort he is making to do right things in the right way, received a greeting that must have warmed his heart and also that of his lovely wife, Dorothy. Just think of every big name, and you will