Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1950)

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Recipes tested by the Macfadden Kitchen Hostesses Diana and Liz prepare the punch. Diana gave Mary two sets of pink sheets and, pillowcases — Liz, a lovely seascape Highlight of the buffet supper table was the centerpiece designed by Diana and Liz — a stage set with tiny actors ONE of the loveliest showers in Hollywood, this spring, was given by Diana Lynn and Lizabeth Scott for their good friend and secretary Mary Lou Van Ness. Mary Lou has a Hollywood dream job. She’s secretary to all the stars at Paramount — they call her “Miss Indispensable.” Her office, a dressing-room apartment just like a star’s, is situated between the dressing rooms of Bing Crosby and Betty Hutton. One of Mary Lou’s duties is to know, at all times, exactly where every actor on the lot can be located. She must know, too, when they have wardrobe fittings, any changes that have been made in their scripts, when their next picture starts, their anniversaries, the audience reaction at a sneak preview . . . she even shops for the stars. Nine years, now, she’s had this post which she created for herself when she went to the studio head, Harry Ginsberg, and convinced him that there was a desperate need for just such a position. ( Continued on page 94) Wedding reception at Eaton’s ranch: Left, Gail Russell, Guy Madison, groom Lee Fredericks, Mary, the Alan Ladds, Wanda Hendrix .Bob Hope’s home in Palm Springs, which he turned over to the newlyweds for their honeymoon stay 55