Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1956)

I INI €> I D I— F" continued Dark Brown Taste: Press-agentry hit a new low when someone planted a story that Elizabeth Taylor’s hospitalization was due to shock over James Dean’s death. Lovely Liz was actually stricken with severe abdominal pains, and the fabricated story embarrassed her, as well as others who knew the truth. Der Fatherland: Mother Nature dealt an unkind hand to the Clark Gables. The King has always wanted a crown prince of his own, and he and wife Kay were so happy making plans for a new arrival next spring. Then Kay suffered a bad attack of the flu and lost the baby. Greatly saddened, they are hoping for better luck next time. . . . John Wayne had just broken the news to his four teenage children by his first marriage when newshounds discovered he was about to become a father again. One thing they didn't discover: John’s oldest daughter, Antonia, is getting married in the spring. Hats Off: To Delta Phi Omegas, wherever you are! Tab Hunter said he swallowed baseballs when Georgia Carr called him from the University of Virginia to break the big news. What an admirable gesture for your sorority to select a representative personality each year and honor his name. When Tab learned you were adopting a sevenmonth-old baby and donating $100 to the Mental Health Fund, he was deeply touched and grateful. Escape Artists: Hollywood represented too many heartaches for Ava Gardner, which is why she established permanent roots in Spain and will commute to Hollywood for picturemaking. Meanwhile, Ava’s ecstatic letters to Lana Turner set Lana to thinking. Result: Her big Bel Air home is up for sale. Lana and Lex fell in love with Acapulco, Mexico, where they vacationed last year, which inspired them to build a home there, and they, too, will commute. Romance, Hollywood Style: Contrary to rumors, Marlon Brando’s appearance on the 20th lot had nothing to do with seeing Rita Moreno. While working in “Desiree,” Marlon started going to the studio dentist, and he just went back to finish up! ... Love walked out of Piper Laurie’s life — and right back in again. Shortly after David Schine was recalled to Alaska for Army duty, Gene Nelson returned from Europe. He’s been teaching Piper to play golf, ride horseback and not be lonely. . . . Now that his marriage is on the rocks, John Derek’s getting around — with Ursula Andress, especially. Cloud Nine: Catching up with Jane Powell as she was gift-buying for Pat Nerney, Cal didn’t have to ask. “I’ir so happy,” she volunteered, “I coulc explode! Everything good is happen ing at once. I love M-G-M, but the) haven’t kept me very busy. Now that my new contract calls for one picture a year, the rest of the time I can cook, free-lance and have babies. We expect our first in February. Next week I’ll be shopping for diapers!” Rose-colored Glasses: Russ Tamblyn and Venetia Stevenson are walking on air and their world is bursting with dreamy plans for a February wedding. One day, while driving around, they saw a “for rent” sign on a charming, vine-covered cottage. They dashed in to take a look and flipped. The owners, however, refused to talk turkey. “Come back and bring your parents,” they said. Poor Russ — just turned 21 — couldn’t convince them that he is his own lord and master! Hollywood Believes: That Rita Hayworth has finally learned her lesson and will allow the right persons to run her career after she divorces Dick Haymes. . . . That there’s a “new” Lori Nelson just around the corner. Even her best friends are amazed at her newfound self-assurance and determination to become a good actress. . . . That the Aldo Rays have every chance for a reconciliation — if the lov Photograph by David Kovar A rare picture of Dick Egan with the brother who did so much to encourage him during the hard years — Father Willis Egan > The Dodgers won the Series, but Yankee player Andy Carey wins a prize — lovely Lucy Marlow at big Hollywood wedding! 18