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Bob Taylor's Stepdaughter Elopes
Another teen-ager making Hollywood headlines was Manuela Theiss, 17-year-old daughCOTltinued ter of Ursula Theiss and stepdaughter of Robert Taylor. Without a word to her distraught parents, Manuela had eloped to Tijuana, Mexico, and married Lai Baum.
Ursula was too crushed to talk about it but Bob told me:
"We had thought this whole thing was over as far as Manuela was concerned. She had been dating Baum for some time against our wishes but lately it seemed to be over." I asked Bob what business the bridegroom is in.
He laughed, "He seems to work among the potted plants in a nursery most of the time. He told me he had an Actor's Guild card — but
I never knew of his having an acting job."
I had heard that Ursula and Bob planr to have the marriage annuled as Manuelc under age.
"Definitely not!" he retorted. "Ursula agre with me that Manuela took this step with t eyes open — and if there is a lesson to i, learned — let her learn it.
"On the other hand, we have no intentj of giving our permission for her to be remf ried to Eaum in the United States.
"She just telephoned us from Mexico — to* of her marriage — and we haven't heard an thing since — not even where she is."
By this time, I sincerely hope the situation happier for all concerned. Bob has been' wonderful father to Ursula's children by previous marriage as well as to their own h beautiful youngsters and I know he wai to act as wisely as though Manuela was 3 own.
Swank Young Set Event
The visit of the young Detroit heiresses, Anne and Charlotte Ford, charming daughters of the Henry Fords, inspired the party hosted by Merle Oberon and Bruno Pagliai at which Maria Cooper (Gary Cooper's young beauty) acted as assistant hostess.
All of Merle's parties are delightful. Even though her home is famed for its paintings and objets d'art and her silver and crystal service is exquisite, she makes a point of seeing that her affairs are not stuffy or formal.
Dancing was the order of the evening at
which the young Ford girls met many of their Hollywood contemporaries— and the music put everyone in a toe-tapping mood from the start.
Hollywood's young "aristocrat," Susan Kohner came (surprisingly) with John Saxon but whispered to me not to make a "note" of it as George Hamilton, her extraspecial fella, was working.
Mark Damon spun by with Joan Benny Rudolph, Jack Benny's daughter, and his date. The very handsome Gardner McKay stagged it — much to the delight of many of the belles.
Fabian had been invited — but couldn't attend, much to his regret, due to a persistent
sore throat. "But I shall be represented b my fourteen-year-old brother," Fabian told m over the telephone before I left for Merle's.
I took particular notice of the fact that botof the Nelson boys, David and Ricky, d< voted themselves to Anne Ford, one of th prettiest and most intelligent young girls have ever met.
Tony Curtis, who kept insisting he wo one of the few "veteran" actors invited, cappe the evening for laughs when, hearing the Goo Humor wagon passing by, dashed out an bought 100 chocolate-covered ice cream bar for all the guests. The "older" set also include Janet Leigh, of course, the Gary Coopers Ernie Kovacs and Yves Montand.