Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1957)

over the Editor 9s shoulder ... The stars can escape Hollywood but they can’t escape our roving reporters , as you’ll see How Photoplay gets its scoops: Our West Coast Editor , Norman Siegel, talks to Elvis Presley about his plans, then joins our columnist, Sidney Skolsky, in a quick chat with Tony Perkins Exclusively Yours . . . And exclusively ours — is not only a new gossip column (see page 60) but a new kind of gossip column. And because you'll be hearing from its author, Radie Harris, regularly in the months to come, we would like to tell you a little about her. Miss Harris is a small, blonde and vibrant young woman who. any day in the week, can be seen hurrying off to Sardi’s or the Colony or some equally smart restaurant in New York for a luncheon interview with a star. In her charming apartment overlooking Central Park she can he heard, at almost any hour of the day or night, talking to Tyrone Power in London or Ingrid Bergman in France or Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood. Radie not only knows all these people professionally, she knows them personally, so that when a story is breaking she can get the facts at first hand. Nothing upsets Radie Harris so much as the flood of misinformation contained in many gossip columns. In fact, she was expounding on this very theme over a luncheon at Michael’s Pub one day. We said, “You’re absolutely right. We’ve often thought that if we could find someone who could give us not only the gossip items, but the real story behind the gossip — ” And then we stopped. A special kind of look had come over Radie’s face, and our own brightened considerably as we said. “You will? Great! Let’s start it with the February issue!” And that, gentle reader, is how “Exclusively Yours” came to be born. We think it will live to a ripe old age. What do you think? Do write and tell us how you like it. Our Roving Reporters Readers often write in to ask whether our writers and editors really know the people they're writing about. Well, one answer is these snapshots of our West Coast Editor, Norman Siegel, chatting with Elvis Presley on the Twentieth lot and with Tony Perkins (along with Sidney Skolsky) at Paramount. The second was taken right after writer Joe Hyams had seen Tony for a Photoplay story (coming soon!). Another answer is a glimpse of the travel expense vouchers submitted by our writers for just one month. Patty de Roulf hurried from Rome to London to talk to Rossano Brazzi about “How to Have a Love Affair.” The author of “Red Hot Iceberg” chased her subject from Paris to London, while perennial favorite Alan Ladd and newcomer Sophia Loren were interviewed aboard Alan’s hired, yacht, The Dolphin, off the coast of Greece. This is Sue and Alan’s present home. Then we had Howard Eisenberg on a plane for California to talk to his good friends, Eddie and Debbie, about their wonderfully happy marriage, as another of our writers, Richard Australia's gift to movies. Rod Taylor found us waiting at M-G-M Gehman, was winging East with the first part of one of the most exciting, and most tragic, tales ever to come out of Hollywood. This is the life story of Montgomery Clift, told in its entirety. It begins in the March issue, and we predict it will he one of the most talked-about stories of the year. So you see, we really don’t spare any pains or expense to get the best stories. Something New Added As of the March issue, you’ll find we have more pages of color. Since we already carry more up-to-the-minute reading matter than any other fan magazine, this means that Photoplay is really the best and biggest buy on the newsstands today! Undercover Stuff That’s what our March “Living with Young Ideas” section is specializing in, beginning with an article by Hollywood beauty expert Terry Hunt, who tells you how to have the bustline you want. Terry is responsible for those perfect bust measurements of many a Hollywood star, and he has some valuable tips on exercises for teenagers to improve your bustline. Also, while you’re working on your exercises, We sought out Alan Ladd in Greece , making friends with Sophia Loren we’ll have pages and pages of bright young ideas in girdles and bras that are specially designed for a lithe young figure. Up-and-Coming Thrills Our readers write us that one of the many nice things about Photoplay is our interest in the new. up-and-coming young stars. One reader says, “First, I read about Don Murray in your November issue. Then I began to talk about him to my friends. When his picture, ‘Bus Stop,’ arrived in town, we all felt as though, in a way, we’d helped discover him. So please do go on giving lots of space to the young stars.” That we will, ma’am, and to prove we’re as good as our word, we bring you another young player, Rod Taylor, in our March issue. You’ll see Rod in M-G-M’s “Raintree County,” and you’ll see us right here again next month. — I.M.