Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1945)

p M M 8 ^al 'Woi'-Zeb INSIDE STUFF ( Continued from page 6) until the other day! It happened at a radio rehearsal, when Nelson, fresh out of smokes (as who isn’t these days?), asked a pal standing near by to give him one. When Nelson took that first puff, the expression on his face was really something! Then he exclaimed (and explained), “Well! Can you beat this? I’ve had sinus trouble for several years and my treatments have just about cured me. I swear to you, this is the first time I’ve ever tasted a cigarette— gee — they taste funny!” Double Daters: Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin “double-dating” at that party of Alan Ladd’s certainly spiked the old rumor that these two barely nod when they speak. And here’s a funny coincidence: Deanna is head over heels madly in love with Bob Landry, the famous Life magazine photographer who has been overseas for months. And though few people even suspected it, this romance has been in force for months and months. They exchanged letters and cables the whole time Landry was away. And the first thing he did when he landed on U. S. soil was to phone Deanna from New York to tell her he was coming to Hollywood to see her. You should see the beam on her face these days! Looks to Cal as if Felix Jackson might be fading from the scene and that Bob will get la Durbin for his bride before the year is out. But to get back to the coincidence — just about the time that Deanna’s romance with Landry came to light, Judy Garland started going with Dwight Whitney of Time magazine — they’re around so much together. And now the two little singers are referred to by Hollywood wags as “The Time and Life Gals”. . . . Sartorial Stuff: Eyebrows went up to there when John Payne, just discharged from the Army, showed up late at a huge and very dressy party in an outfit that was just one grade above a set of dungarees! A heavy flannel checked shirt — no tie — rumpled trousers, etc. And everyone else done up to the teeth! Bruce Cabot remarked, “Who does he think he is — coming to a party dressed like that?” But it developed later that Payne had gone to the storage-house where his entire wardrobe was left when he went into the Army, the day before — only to find that his trunks were missing — stolen — anyway, gone! What he wore to the party were the only clothes he had to his name until his tailor (or even a shop) could furnish him with Danny's Double Trouble: Someone Wc kidding Danny Kaye about playin twins in his new picture, “The Wonde Man.” “What do I care?” said Dann’ “The worst that can happen to me j { to be haunted by the fear that I’ steal scenes from myself!” Divorce Data: John Wayne has jus sent another offer to Mrs. Wayn through his lawyers. It’s just about th biggest property settlement on th Hollywood records — but at this writin she still has no intention of grautiij John a divorce. John, the tall, dar handsome and silent — is another who consoling himself by going fishing! j And by the Way: Jennifer Holt ar Rod Cameron — both in the throes < getting their marital freedom — act as they’re going to take the leap aga together . . . Susan Hayward, back wit Jess Barker, will make just one moi movie before she becomes a Mama . . The Keenan Wynns expect their ne baby to be a Christmas package . , Charlie Chaplin Jr. hitch-hikes week! from Camp Haan (about two hundre miles away) to Hollywood just to s< Madelaine le Beau . . . Dick Powell hi bought Ray Milland’s boat and saj he’ll live on it when gas is plentifi ( Continued on page 10) Sextette sings for overseas Christmas records: Virginia O’Brien, France Langford, Judy Garland, Dorothy Lamour, Ginny Simms, Dinah Shon some tidy togs. P.S. His wardrobe wa covered with a nice insurance check Dinah’s own Command Performance a kiss for hus band George Montgomery Carol-singing Sextette: Judy Gar land, Ginny Simms, Dinah Shore, Vi| ginia O’Brien, Frances Langford ant Dotty Lamour have recorded disc aft| disc of Christmas carols which are to hi sent to the lads overseas — and to al parts of the world. What a sextet The gals recorded some of them harmony — and others as solos — b either way, you know that they ... sound like angel voices to our boys ^ the fighting fronts.