Screenland Plus TV-Land (Jul 1959 - May 1960)

HOLLYWOOD LOVE LIFE BY DOROTHY O'LEARY * Jim Garners celebrate anniversary with new home * Debbie Reynolds denying romance rumors RICK'S PLANS — It's possible Ricky Nelson won't take his planned trip to Spain this Summer. He had wanted to see bull fights there but, just between us, his interest in bull fighting is waning. It's definite he is heading in the opposite direction to star in Hawaii's first State Fair. Parents Ozzie and Harriet, brother David go along," too, strictly as vacationers. This will be the first time they'll see Rick perform on a personal appearance; they've deliberately skipped this before so he wouldn't have the strain of "family in the audience." Surely Rick and Dave will go for the outrigger and surfboard sports — and the pretty girls on the beach at Waikiki! At home, David has been dating singer Connie Stevens and cute blonde TV actress Carol Byron. Rick has been very mysterious about . a French chorus cutie he likes in Las Vegas but we know he's been up to see her a couple of times! ABOUT KOOKIE— Since the record "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb " zoomed to popularity, both Edd Byrnes and Connie Stevens,who cut the biscuit, have needed extra help answering fan mail. And Edd doesn t know what to. do with all the combs his fans send him! Lots of Connie's mail says "You shouldn't date anyone but Kookie. " Why not? Edd does not steady-date anyone; he plays the field. H e's also been busy as Clint W alkers pal in the feature "Yellowstone Kelly," so you fans who think he's "the ginchiest" will be seeing him on the Big Screen soon. YOUNG LOVE— Johnny Crawford, Chuck Connors' son in "Rifleman,"' has decided Janet Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is "cooler than cool, more than the most." But his love isn't reciprocated and he's pining away. Johnny, you see, is 13 and Janet is a giggly 12 who still thinks "boys are silly." That won't last! SAL SHARP — You Sal Mineo fans will be interested to know that your boy who used to go for the beat-up-slacks-andsweater look has become one of the smoothest dressers in town. He's going for well-pressed slacks with expensive sports JUST having some fun says Debbie Reynolds of her dates with Bob Neal, here in Gotham. coats and shirts plus scarfs, in the Cary Grant manner! Sal takes plenty of ribbing from co-stars Barry Coe and Gary Crosby of "A Private's Affair'' for this but it doesn t bother him. He's been lunching a lot with Terry Moore, his vis-a-vis in "Affair," and dating Marianne Gaba. BLOW UP— Barry Coe and Judi Meredith who were closer'n'this had a big blow up but we expect they'll patch up their romance again. In a scene for the recent "But Not For Me," Clark Gable had to show Barry how to kiss Carroll Baker, according to script. So when Barry had a love scene in "Affair" with Christine Carere, he got a still photo of the clinch, sent it to Gable with a note, "Is this okay?" Christine, by the way, confides she writes a letter every day, even if she says merely "I love you" to her husband Philippe Nicaud who is working in Paris while she's here. He writes daily, too. DETROIT DATE — Cindy Robbins, the sexy little blonde who does so well with Rock Hudson in "This Earth Is Mine," has continued on page 53 YOUNG starlet Cindy Robbins at premiere with Bob Horton of "Wagon Train" series. 12 PRETTY Annette Funieello and date Kenny Miller are a part of a first-night audience. WELCOMING Guy Madison back home again are wife Sheila, daughters Erin and Bridget.