Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1948)

Fiuk aud Smith Arresting arrivals — Roz Russell and Clark Gable stop to chat before “Life” preview The long and the short of it. Laugh time for Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper at same dinner l i Frank Sinatra, Charles Boyer and Bing Crosby were the least cooperative men. The women stars nominated as the most cooperative were Joan Crawford, June Haver and Joan Fontaine while the men were Dana Andrews, Glenn Ford and Gregory Peck. When it came to a final vote the most cooperative actress turned out to be Joan Crawford and the man Dana Andrews. The least cooperative woman who received the most votes was Ingrid Bergman and the man Frank Sinatra, with all other male contestants trailing the crooner. The girls base their decisions on the stars’ accessibility for interviews, etc., upon which depends the writer’s livelihood. And it does accomplish results, too, for only two years ago Joan Fontaine was chosen on the noncooperative list and now almost edged out Crawford, a two-time winner for first place. Fontaine freely admits she heeded the warning and changed tactics. Crosby is seldom gracious to the press in any way and Sinatra’s cantankerous attitude has, of late, reached some sort of peak. The town feels Frankie must surely be ill to adopt such belligerence to one and all. Cal couldn’t be more pleased his friend Dana Andrews won. There’s a really nice guy every day in the week. Remember, too, fans, if it weren’t for these writers you’d hear very little of your favorite stars. So you, too, stand to win or lose. Gay Doings: The party that writer Nunnally Johnson gave in honor of Peter Lind Hayes, the mimic ( Continued on page 16) P 15