Modern Screen (Jan-Nov 1951)

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Maiden Form Bras mm PARSONS' good news cont'd Cooper will have forgotten their difierences and will be together again. It was a minor bombshell when I printed an exclusive story that Rocky had gone to New York for an indefinite stay, taking their daughter Maria with her. Both Rocky and Gary are my close personal friends, and they admitted very freely that they had had a big misunderstanding. I talked to both the Coopers to get the straight of the story. Seems there had been trouble for some weeks and Rocky decided the best thing to do was to go East, ^rs. Cooper, who is a Catholic, is opposed to any idea of divorce, but I am sure the Coopers who have had a beautiful life together for many years will not risk the divorce thing. Is anyone even faintly surprised at the parting of Kathryn Grayson and Johnny Johnston? I'm not. These two, I think, have been straining at the matrimonial leash for a year. But, always, when I checked Kathryn she would stall with, "No, everything's all right. Johnny has to go to New York for a TV show — or to read a play — or to see about a picture"— or any one of a number of invented excuses. It was the same thing when she separated from John Shelton. Kathryn is down in my book as the "deny-ing-est" lady I know — even when she knows I know better. I had the tip that she and Johnny (Johnston) were going to make an announcement a full ten days before they got around to doing it. As usual, I called Kathy. "Oh, no," she said, etc, etc, etc. There's no particular "inside" to this newest Hollywood rift. There is no "other woman" talk as there was once before when Kathryn and her singer husband parted. Personal Opinions: Jose Ferrer is a cinch to be Mr. Hot in the Academy Awards race for "best performance" in Cyrano De Beigerac. By the way — did you know that Jose's real name is Jose Vincente Ferrer Otero y Cintro? Light that up on your old theatre marquee! . . . Never have two people tried to make soooo sure that their approaching marriage will be "for keeps" than Doris Day and Marty Melcher. Absolutely scorning a Mexican elopement, they are postponing their wedding until April when their marriage will be unquestionably legal in the California courts. Main reason is — Marty wants to adopt Doris' nine-year-old son, Terry. . . . John Agar will sing when he goes out on his p.a. tour of the nightclubs — you'll be surprised, I bet, at how good he is. There's a slight Sinatra quality about his way of delivering a tune — and that ain't bad. . . . Keep your eye on the Linda Darnell-William Dozier romance. All these steady dates mean something. . . . Isn't Arlene Dahl's red hair getting blonder and blonder? The Letter Box: Those of you who wrote this month asking if Farley Granger is giving up his career — the answer is no, no, no. I notice you're getting a hankering for Howard Keel after Annie Get Your Gun. You Florida fans be on the lookout — Howard's heading there soon to meet his in-laws for the first time. Among the belles, you asked me more questions about Judy Garland and June Allyson. Well, I'll keep trying to bring the news to you. But that's all for now. See you next month!