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

HOLLYWOOD LOVE LIFE BY DOROTHY O'LEARY * The John Smith-Luana Patten wedding plans stymied * A reconciliation for the Efrem Zimbalists MILES FOR MILLIE— Hating every minute of separation from fiance Dean Stockwell and still waiting for a film assignment— she's had none since "Diary Of Anne Frank" — Millie Perkins decided to take a trip to England where Dean's starring in "Sons And Lovers". She booked an over-the-Pole plane trip and told her 20th Century bosses she was leaving. "Okay, but be back ready to work in three weeks," she was told. So, Millie went, still unaware of what her assignment would be, although assured it was "something big".' Millie has many chums in London and Paris from her fashion modeling days before "Anne". Hollywood, however, couldn't help wondering if Millie and Dean would quietly tie the knot while she was there. NEW LOVE — Susan Kohner has forgotten Mark Damon and has flipped for George Hamilton. They met while working in "All The Fine Young Cannibals" and apparently the "like love bit" brushed off. Its obvious George has flipped for Susan, too, because he's been driving her all around town to shop in her Tbird, leaving his own beloved Rolls Royce at home. Before meeting Susan he wouldn t go anywhere — but anywhere — without his beautiful Rolls. SMART GIRL— Barry Coe's bride, Jorunn, really means her promise of "no career". The former Miss Norway was asked to be interviewed about her native land for a TV travelogue but she refused even that! Barry and "Joey" were so disappointed they couldn't do any skiing during their honeymoon in Norway that when they came back to California and Barry had a few days off they went directly to Squaw Valley, site of the Winter Olympics, to ski. SURPRISE — Van Williams of Bourbon Street Beat' and Vicki Richards. Jeff's ex-wife, had set and postponed wedding dates so many times that chums were predicting they might never marry. But then one night at 8 o'clock. Van called his W arner bosses and announced he and Vicki were being wed at 9 the next morning at the Wayfarer's Chapel in Palos Verdes. The studio barely had time to get a photographer there! THOUGH Mickey Callan's been seeing a lot of Asa Maynor he also dates Linda Roberts. PHIL Crosby, of the singing brothers, and his pretty wife Betty at the Cocoanut Grove. NEWLYWEDS Barry Coe and lovely Jort Kristiansen attend a post-premiere pai MORE WEDDINGS— Brett Halsey s Luciana Paluzzi decided on a wedd in Las Vegas but pal David Hedii traveled up to be on hand to kiss bride, just as he does in all the "F Fingers" segments. Hedisou is a hap lad — he's been signed for the featu "The Lost World", and has a new mance going with Susan Oliver, who's good in "The Gene Krupa Story". . . . was a Santa Barbara church wedding Fess Parker and Marcie Rinehart, former secretary and partner in a mu publishing business. And not a Di Crockett cap in sight! The Parkers v live in Santa Barbara except when F is before cameras. SECRET — Michael Callan assures over a high-protein, low-calorie steak a tomatoes lunch that he's working so hi now that for "the first time since I ca to Hollywood I'm not romantically volved. But he admitted he's dati added, "We're trying to keep it a seen Sorry, Mickey, but we know the gal Asa Maynor who used to be Edd Byrn heart-throb. Mickey is working hard, stu< ing and rehearsing dancing and singi which he hasn't used since his Broadu stage days; he's done three straight d matic roles here. Now he'll do a ja ballet in "Pepe" with Cantinflas and v sing in "Gidget Goes Hawaiian " . H also busy buying furniture for i Japanese-modern house he's leased. STRAIGHT HOME— There was touring for Victoria Shaw when she i ished "Aim At The Stars". She took 1 first available plane for home, husba Roger Smith and her two children. c said she was "desperately unhappy" ing separated from them and "spent ] entire allowance" on long-distance phc calls to Roger. He, in turn, was so n erable with Vicky away that friends s; he was "a bear and a bore talking nothi but Vicky, Vicky, Vicky." Said one chu "Roger's really too nice ever to be a b« but he wasn't himself. And it's refreshi to know a married couple — especially