Hollywood (Jan - Oct 1934)

— Scotty W 'elboume And such is a dog's life in Hollywood! Warren William and his attractive wife are enthusiastic devotees of the wire-haired terrier. Their pets have won manyblue ribbons Take Gertie, Too, Or — RKO-RADIO wants Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., for the lead in Green Mansions, and Doug has countered with one of those love-me-love-my-dog proposals. Junior, it seems, would be very, very pleased to return to America for the role — providing the studio will sign his fiancee, Gertrude Lawrence, to play opposite him. The hitch seems to be that Gertie is a bit too mature for the fairy-like young girl characterization. Co-Star on Stage Doug And Gertrude have signed for a stage production, opening in Manchester, England, late in April, jumping over to Edinburgh and Glasgow, then crashing in on London. Doug is hopeful the vehicle will eventually carry him onto Broadway. The pair plan to wed immediately after the Manchester premiere. Who's Laughing Now? RONALD COLMAN seemed to be getting along swimmingly with Virginia Pine, known in Chicago social circles as Mrs. Virginia Peine Lehmann, until Raft crossed Virginia's trail, and now she can't see Ronnie at all, at all! The Killer Emotes Mack Gray, George Raft's bodyguard, whom Carole Lombard renamed "The Killer," no longer has to bask in the reflected glory of his idol. Mack's an actor in his own right nowadays. Paramount gave him a role — an important one, too — in Half Way Decent, Incidentally, Mack would like to have the world know his fiancee, Jean Lacy, isn't an extra girl after all. Instead, she plays bits on the Hal Roach lot. Minna Gombell's terrier is as fond of surf bathing as she is. She is appearing in Strictly Dynamite bridegroom John Woodall had to cut short their Gotham honeymoon because of a summons from the studio . . . Hollywood wasn't interested in El Brendel's services until after he got under way on a personal appearance tour . . . then, suddenly, every producer seemed to have a role for the Swede impersonator . . . Irene Dunne is a celluloid widow again . . . hubby Francis Griffin having returned to his medical practice in Gotham. Romance Kay Francis must have been joking when she told that Los Angeles divorce judge she was through with matrimony . , . because now that she's got her decree, she's seen everywhere on the arm of Maurice Chevalier . . . and are they lovey-dovey . . . Georgie Raft is so very disconsolate when he's away from Virginia Pine . . . there's love in the eyes of Jack Holt as he sits, hour after hour, on the sets where Lilian Bond is emoting . . . Gary Cooper's a bit oversized for the role, yet he was the real-life Cupid who introduced sister-in-law Barbara Baliff to handsome Jay Lloyd . . . and it's a gay foursome when Gary and Sandra go stepping, for they drag Barbara and Jay along . . . Glenda Farrell was recuperating from the flu down in Palm Springs when fiance Bob Risken phoned her that he was too lonesome , . . then Glenda forgot about the germs and fled back to Hollywood . . , Henry Willson is all agog over Patricia Ellis, on whom he showers red carnations, a bushel at a time, in heart-shaped baskets . . . now that Director Bill Seiter and Laura LaPlante have agreed to divorce terms, Bill is stepping with Grace Williams . . . that fellow who has been pouring sweet phrases into Alice Brady's ear is none other than Louis D'Arlclay, the ultra-expensive interior decorator . . . Don Alvarado is forgetting about bis shattered romance with Marilyn Miller by squiring Irene Bentley to the night spots . . . Charles J. Irwin has won Helen Mack's heart . . . and consent . . . Rose Davies, sister of Marion and ex -wife of a newspaperman, divides her attentions '■-.'" JUNE, 1934 27