Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1958)

Hollywood is Chattering About: “Indiscreet,” the sophisticated comedy with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Reminiscent of those wonderful romantic comedies Cary made with Irene Dunne and Katharine Hepburn, this one is sheer heaven after the gloom theme of current movie fare . . . The accidental meeting in Hollywood of Mrs. Tyrone Power (the former Debbie Smith Minardos) with her former husband (actor George Minardos), who is now courting Kathy Gallant. And their pleasant, civilized exchange of greetings . . . The shaken complacency of Gregory Peck upon the arrival of a new daughter to keep his four sons company . . . That so-in-love look of newly-engaged Peter Brown and Diane Jergens, of newlywed Marjorie Lord and producer Randolf Hale and the all-aglow look of Bob and Rosemary Stack, proud new parents of son Charles, and of Nancy and Ronald Reagan, who also have a new son . . . The razor blade sharpness of the offbeat Oscar Levant TV show, about to go national, with Oscar slashing at himself more often than his famous guests . . . The steady improvement in Eddie Fisher as a performer, and the bets around town that Clint Walker, who walked out on his TV show, “Cheyenne,” will get everything he wants: $3,000 a week plus reruns. Wow!! . . . The happy tribe of mothers-to-be around town: Doris Day, Hope Lange, Rosey Clooney, Janet Leigh, Lita Baron, et al . . . The feeling Sinatra and Bardot will make neither beautiful music nor light brilliant bonfires together during their movie-making stint in Paris. At least not for long. The town’s verdict: “Those two are too much alike” . . . The chorus-boy lineup at the “Share” benefit party. Only in Hollywood could such lads as Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Eddie Fisher, Tony Curtis, Harry Belafonte, James Garner, Paul Newman, Guy Madison and other gentlemen of the “ensemble” line up for a song and dance number. All for a worthy cause . . . Jerry Lewis’ new $350,000 Bel-Air home, his six-room suite of offices at Paramount and his plans for a whole new Jerry Lewis building in Hollywood. Such opulence hasn’t been seen since the old pearlmelting-in-the-champagne days . . . The way Tommy Sands and Piper Laurie, both short-termers at the Actors’ Studio, kinda hang around together in Hollywood discussing The Method while their former chums look on in wonder . . . Rick Nelson’s blasting of a whole new Northwest Passage during his personals in the states of Washington and Oregon. Fans nearly trampled poor Ricky to death in their enthusiasm . . . The sadness of Liz Taylor during the dismantling of the Palm Springs home Liz and the late Mike Todd shared together, Liz’ plans to co-produce movies with Mike Todd Jr., and the hopes Liz is still in town when Monty Clift arrives for his new movie, “Lonelyhearts.” Despite talk, the friendship between Liz and Monty is still close and comforting — to both of them . . . That “silly” straw hat fad that has swept the town. Hats that look for all the world like those worn by donkeys, even to ear-slits. The gals wear scarfs through the slits that tie under the chin and completely hide the hair. With dark glasses they provide the perfect disguise . . . The happiness of James Garner, who copped a co-starring role with Tab Hunter in “Up Periscope,” and was given a raise on his “Maverick” TV show. Without any petition on his part . . . The busy life of Sal Mineo, who practices half a day on the drums for his Gene Krupa role and the other half learning to ride horseback for his role in Disney’s “Tonka.” “I’m too tired to date in the evenings,” Sal says. At 18? ? ? ? Our “Comers”: Hollywood’s eager-to-goplaces group of young people gathered around Duke Lloyd’s swimming pool for a recent afternoon of fun. And I thought, watching these handsome youngsters at play, swimming, dancing on ( continued ) Handsome Mark Damon and Ed Byrnes (Doesn't he look like Gordon MacRae? ) give me lowdown on young stars partying at Duke Lloyd’s outdoor wing-ding 18