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Clark Cable and Iris Bynum at Mocambo — before their romance broke up when Clark left Iris at the Ocean House for another girl
Line or Two: Esther Williams seldom has a spare bathing suit and for a very good reason. Her young nieces are constantly begging their famous aunt for her spare suits which they sell for a worthy cause — to help the Girl Scout movement. The nieces are among the Scouts’ most popular members. And no wonder . . . Merle Oberon came to the Jules Stein dinner party with Sir Charles Mendl. After her marital breakup with cameraman Lucien Ballard, Merle looked anything but disturbed; in fact never looked more charming. However, Merle won’t be free to marry her Italian Count for more than a year . . . Richard Ney is half through his first novel that may hit too close to certain local personalities for comfort . . . That trail of hopeful, if not broken, hearts that Lew Ayres seemed to leave in his wake has come to an end now that he and Jane Wyman are admitting their love. We look for them to marry when Jane’s divorce is final . . . Western fans got their way when they demanded Dale Evans be restored as Roy Rogers’s leading lady, which makes both Dale and her husband happy . . . Glenn Ford paced the hospital halls with his neighbor James Mason when their baby was born. The Masons named her Portland after Fred Allen’s wife.
Big Night: The Kay Thompson-Williams Brothers opening in the new Mayfair Room of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel was the swankiest event of the month with all Holly
wood applauding its favorite performers. In the foyer, Cal found himself all but engulfed by his old friend Dick Powell. His wife, June Allyson, was looking radiant and Cal recalled what June had confided to a friend: “Since all these new romance and separation rumors, Dick thinks I’m a fascinating woman.” Could be, too. Peter Lawford stagged it.
We noticed Ronald Colman eyeing Leo Durocher, who came with his wife Laraine Day. Van and Evie Johnson were having a fine time with Claudette Colbert and her husband, Dr. Joel Pressman.
Cal, who was the guest of Emmy and Will Burlingham, noted how cozily Shirley and John Agar danced together. Each had just returned from separate picture locations and were as happy to be reunited as young sweethearts. Ginger Rogers, who wore a coiffure of many buns and rolls in contrast to the many short-haired beauties, seemed to be having a happy time with husband Jack Briggs. It isn’t often one sees this pair at parties.
Welcome, Victoria: The little girl in the Ray Milland home is such a source of joy to Ray, Mai and eight-yearold Danny Milland, it’s heart warming just to see them all together. Their first concern was how eight-year-old Danny would react to a sister. They needn’t have worried. Danny insists she occupy the extra twin bed in his room and tags
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