Modern Screen (Dec 1952 - Nov 1953)

Betsy Kelly . . . What a month for that sort of thing — they were also saying it about Dick and Nora Eddington Flynn Haymes ; about Keefe and Norma Brasselle; about Danny and Sylvia Kaye; and about Mary Castle and Sy Bartlett ... To kill off that silly feud, Doris Day dedicated a song on her airshow to Peggy Lee (Peggy, you may remember, is supposed to have won the part that Dons wanted in The Jazz Singer!) . . . Audrey Totter is a Christian Scientist and her husband, Dr. Leo Fred, is an M.D. . . . Scott Brady and Diana Lynn thought they were all set to co-star in The Moon Is Blue until producer Otto Preminger changed his mind overnight and decided he wanted Bill Holden and Terry Moore. The roof fell in ! Annie Sheridan carries a vial of bitters in her purse in case her host serves gin but no bitters . . . Phyllis Ferrer, Jose's estranged spouse, is practicing dancing. And so's Rosemary Clooney, who's supposed to be Jose's next spouse. But you can rest assured they're not practicing for the same part! . . . Jane Powell got so excited she had to leave the opening of Jose Greco's dance troupe here. And two hours later her new daughter arrived . . . Liz Dailey was with Bob Neal and Dan Dailey was with Beetsy Wynn, Keenan's estranged wife, at the Greco shindig. Talk about deep-freezers ! . . . Craig Stevens wasn't a bit amused that Alexis Smith and Bill Bowers were dating while he was in New York. SEX APPEAL: Dennis Morgan reports he overheard his very young daughter in a conversation with her very young girl friend, saying, "Yeah, but all men are nice till you marry 'em!" . . . Annie Blyth wears a fur called, oddly, "naked mink" to parties . . . Debra Paget fixed up her new apartment this way: Black walls in the living room, against which is set a 12-foot white couch. And her bedroom walls are covered with white satin . . . One of the most beautiful things about the opening of the Palm Springs El Mirador: Penny Edwards in a sun suit . . . Virginia Mayo wore a fluffy something she described as "Mamie Eisenhower Pink" at the preem of The Jazz Singer . . . Wait'll you see Katie Grayson as a blonde in The Grace Moore Story. She's soooo easy to love ! . . . Melinda Markey, Joan Bennett's daughter, shrank her 19-inch waist another inch, and don't ask me how. Every time Betty Grable returns to 20thFox from suspension she looks younger than the time before! . . . Mitzi Gaynor went back on the payroll, same studio, pounds lighter thanks to something called the "Mayo diet" [ . . And Ruth Roman slimmed down to a Sleek 119 only two weeks after the birth of Richard Roman Hall . . . Farley Granger (developed a tremendous set of muscles for ■ Golden Blade, then turned down the picture. Now he's stuck with the muscles . . . Teresa Wright screamed when they made her a blonde for The Steel Trap. But most of the newspaper reviewers commented about her new sexiness ! Calhoun ODDS BODKINS: They have to paste on false eyelashes to make Peggy Lee's look longer— and powder down Rory Calhoun's natural long lashes because they look too artificial on a man . . . Tony Curtis has turned into a fine magician, thanks to his role in Houdini. The kid's good ! . . . Jerry Lewis gifted Dean Martin with, a child's scooter . . . And this was Pete Lawford's bon voyage gift to Cary Grant and Betsy Drake before they took off 'round-theworld: a traveling coffeepot monogrammed "Mr. and Mrs. Beartrap" . . . Faith Domergue swears she got that black eye not from her -husband but from her child — insists she was tucking the kid in for the night and his fist shot out from under the covers and gouged her orb ! . . . Marlene Dietrich was SO years old last Dec. 27th . . . Joanne Dru, who handles children so well in My Pal Gus, sends her own to a psychoanalyst . . . And Donald and Gwen O'Connor, who got together again after a separation as we were writing this, split up in the first place, in the opinion of their friends, because they went to the same analyst ! Ronald Reagan, the distinguished Screen Actors Guild prexy, walked down the theater aisle at the Bwana Devil preem in a tuxedo and carrying a big bag of popcorn . . . Ruth Hussey gave up smoking after the fourth matchbox exploded in her hands . . . After 22 years in Hollywood, Groucho Marx broke down and bought a swimming pool . . . Jimmy Durante learned the hard way that Lily Pons eats garlic before every television performance . . . Van Johnson now wears red suede anklehigh slippers with his dinner clothes. He started the red sox fad, remember? . . . Because of Piper Laurie's unnaturally red hair, Gene Evans, playing the villain who menaces Piper in Golden Blade, had to dye his natural red locks and beard a shiny black. HOME FIRES BURNING: John Wayne's oldest son, Michael, celebrated his 18th birthday. Are you too young to remember when Loretta Young was Michael's Godmother ? I'm not ! . . . Elaine Mahnken Rooney, the Mick's new wife, wants a movie career terribly much, although she keeps insisting, and very coyly, that she doesn't . . . Most dramatic Hollywood story of the year: Joan Leslie's courageous battle to rid her medico mate of the dope habit . . . Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw put their Valley chalet up for sale . . . And, at British producer Jimmy Woolf's party, Tony Bartley, Deborah Kerr's husband, leaned over me to shout at Angela: "Angie, dahling, you look divinely pregnant !" Clifton Webb had the outside of his house painted lavender . . . Gordon and Sheila MacRae are practicing a new nightclub act together, for when, if and ever they decide to go out on the road together to turn a pretty penny or two ! . . . Richard Todd's new son was christened Peter Grant Palethorpe Todd . . . Slats and Louis Calhern reconciled. There'll be no divorce . . . Mike Wilding's pet name for Liz Taylor — believe it or not — is "Drawers'! Lansbury & Shaw Rationed Kisses? maybe /OU are to blame! A peck-on-the-cheek from a distant husband is a mighty poor substitute for the warmth a loving wife has a right to expect. But— do you have this right? Have you been really careful about personal daintiness, lately? It's a shame to let neglect spoil your married happiness . . . when effective help is available today, with "Lysol" in a simple douche. It couldn't be easier! "Lysol" will not harm delicate tissues. This proved germicide, used in a douche, completely cleanses the vaginal canal — even in the presence of mucous matter. It kills germ life quickly, on contact. Yet, "Lvsol" is designed for freedom from caustic or irritant action when used in feminine hygiene. You need never again be guilty of offending—even unknowingly— if you remember that complete internal cleanliness is the way to counteract unpleasant odor. "Lysol" does this; helps keep you dainty! Get "Lysol" today, at your drug counter. Use it in your douche. Be sure of yourself—and secure in your marriage! Tre/erred3fo/ over any other liquid preparation for Feminine Hygiene In 1952. after long scientific research, the formula for "Lysol" disinfectant has been improved by the replacement of most of its cresylic acid content with ortho hydroxydiphenyl. PRODUCT OF LEHN & FINK