Modern Screen (Jan-Dec 1960)

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I BETTER tSODVCT Want the real truth? Write to INSIDE STORY, Modern Screen, Box 515, Times Square P.O., N.Y. 36, N.Y. The most interesting letters will appear in this column. Sorry, no personal replies. 9 Aside from the comedians and the older character actors, are there any top male stars in Hollywood who have stayed married to the first and only woman in their life for more than ten years — and without any separations either? — T. R., Staten Island, N. Y. A Not too many. But Bill Ho/den, Gordon MacRae, Joel McCrea, Richard Widmark, James Stewart, James Cagney, Gene Barry, Van Johnson, Burt Lancaster, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Wendell Corey, MacOonafd Carey, Jerry Lewis, Lloyd Bridges and Clint Walker fit into this category. Other old marrieds like Gary Cooper, Danny Kaye, Ray Milland, Spencer Tracy and Bob Mitchum—have stayed married but skirted the divorce courts on several occasions. 9 Could you tell me Zsa Zsa Gobor secret of having such beautifully groomed hair? I've never seen her with a wisp out of place. _r p., Odessa, Texas A Wigs. Zsa Zsa has a dozen. 9 Who hold Hollywood's record for the most husbands and/or wives? —A. S., Reno, Nev. A Martha Roye has said "I do" six limes. Clark Gable leads the men with 5 marriages to his credit. 9 Will you tell me who is the wealthier — Liz Taylor or Debbie Reynolds? — E. F., Cincinnati, Ohio A Liz — by virtue of her share of the late Mike Todd's estate. 9 Is it serious between Frank Sinatra and dancer Juliette Prowse? Is there any possibility they will marry ? — G. A., Birmingham, Ala. A As villi all Frank's romances — serious at the moment, but Frank's moments are all short lived. 9 Is Lee Farr, co-star of Robert Taylor's The Detectives, any relation to actress Felicia Farr? — L. J., Encino, Calif. A He's the father of her nine year old daughter. Felicia divorced Lee when she got her first film break. 9 If Esther Williams is dating that Doctor LaScola as reported — where does this leave Jeff Chandler ? — M. N., Tacoma, Wash. A Sitting at home nights. 9 Is Bob Hope completely cured of that eye-ailment that bothered him most of last year — or is it a permanent condition ? — B. S., Scranton, Pa. A Bob's eye has improved — but doctors feel it could be a permanent malady unless he follows their orders and slows down. 9 I read that Gary Merrill left the tour he was on with Bette Davis because he had a picture commitment. Is this really so — or are there other reasons? — D. D., Sioux City, Iowa A Gary who had to report for The Pleasure of His Company was reportedly not enjoying the pleasure of his wife's company. The marriage is shaky again. 9 Is it true that 20th Century-Fox wouldn't give Stephen Boyd the lead opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love because they were so furious at him for walking out on The Story of Ruth? —R. K., Muncie, Ind. A Partially. 9 Could you tell me which movie stars have made the list of the ten best-dressed women in America this vear? — B. T., Albany, N. Y. A None. 9 How are such stars as Henry Fonda, June Allyson, Robert Taylor, Betty Hutton, Dennis O'Keefe, etc , doing on TV? Popularity-wise? —P. D., Washington, D. C. A Fine on the Late Show. Their series have failed to recapture their golden days on the big screen. 9 What makes a movie or TV star fight with his studio for a new contract and more money the minute he achieves any kind of popularity — when, just a year ago, he'd have given his right arm for any kind of a break? — S. B.. Hardy. Ark A Short memories — big heads! 9 It's been a whole year since Rock Hudson made Pillow Talk. Since he's the most popular star in Hollywood — what's keeping him from working? —P. G., Oak Ridge, Tenx. A .-1 difference of opinion with UniversalInternational. They won't allow him to leave the lot for the pictures and plays he wants to do — he doesn't like the scripts they want him to do. 9 Now that Ava Gardner has gotten such good reviews for On The Beach, has she softened her hostile attitude toward the press? — P. K. D., Trenton, N. J. A Only toward the critics that gave her the fine notices. Interviews and photographers are still on her "get lost" list.