Modern Screen (Jan-Dec 1960)

Many fans were heartbroken about the death of Margaret Sullavan. Bing Crosby handed out lots of laughs to the fans following him. Tuesday Weld just might be a lot smarter than we all think. . . . W| LETTER BOX Are you sure Tuesday Weld isn't foxing all you columnists by being a lot smarter than you think? A year ago, no one had ever heard ot this girl. Today she is nationally and internationally known as the girl who showed up barefoot on a TV show, who never combs her hair, etc. Her salary has jumped by leaps and bounds. Dumb? 1 wish 1 were so dumb! is the pertinent comment of Claire Kelly (no relation to the movie star) of Duluth. Maybe you've got something there, Claire. . . . Bevehly Edwards, Orinda, California, writes: J offended fhe Bing Crosby Golt Tournament in Monterey — yes, in all that storm and downpour. I had always heard that Bing was cold and stand-offish. He couldn't have been nicer to me and he and Phil Harris certainly handed lots ot laughs to the crowds that followed the players. I love Bing. I'm sure Mr. Crosby thanks you, Beverly. . . . 7 dare you fo print this: It makes me sick the the way you writers harp on Marlon Brando's hassles with Anna Kashfi and his 'love life' with France Nuyen and Barbara Luna, snaps Katrina Boyer, Brooklyn. The only important thing about Marlon is that he is the screen's greatest actor! It's Marlon making the news about his love life, my fine friend, not the writers. We just report it. . . . Diana Dixon, Atlanta, cried my eyes out when / read of the death of my beloved Margaret Sullavan and learned of her serious deafness. I am not a teen-ager, in fact, I am the mother of four small children. But no actress of the screen ever gave me so much pleasure as the incomparable Margaret and I shall never forget her. Your sentiments are echoed by many others who remember Margaret in her heyday and who grieve over her passing, Diana. . . . Where, oh where is John Kerr? He's the greatest in South Pacific. Yet Hollywood lets him get away — and Modern Screen isn'f much beffer. No stories on him, complains Theresa McNeill, Dallas. I agree John is great but I'll be darned if I know where he is. This is an old query — but still many people ask the question posed by Mrs. Sam Feinberg, Cleveland: Whaf do fhe stars do with their old clothes either from their personal or studio wardrobe? Can the public buy them? Some stars give their clothes outright to charity organizations, Mrs. Sam. Others give them to be sold by charity organizations which maintain small shops. But most of the clothes worn by actresses go back into the studio wardrobe departments to be remodeled for "extras" or lesser players. And there are always relatives to inherit personal wardrobes of the stars. Do you fhink Doris Day is really shy or is she just using this as a means for escaping personal appearances, charity affairs and other outside interests? asks Vivien McCary of Walla Walla, Wash. I think Doris is shy — but I also think she dislikes very much making appearances, although she isn't as retiring as she used to be. . . . There were more comments about Carol Lynley than any of the new young femmes this month — all of them good. Shelley Chester, of Los Angeles, says: Carol's face is tender and beautiful — she is indeed Younger Than Springtime and she is our next big woman star — when she becomes a woman. . . . Maybe you and American fans might be interested in letter from German girl, Christa Walz, h'ving in Stuttgart, Germany, and how we feel about USA stars, writes this same Christa Walz. We like very much Marlon Brando but also Pat Boone who are of a difference, no? So far, only read about Fabian, Paul Anka, Ricky Nelson and this 'Kookie' but we want to know better. You can see, we are very dated. Not dated, Christa, you mean 'up-to-date.' And yes, we enjoy knowing about your favorites. That's all this month. See you next month.