Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1960)

Here and There: All through the shooting of “High Time,” Tuesday Weld and Richard Beymer were so hand-holding in love, Bing Croshy regarded them with a sort of paternal approval and Fahian with a sort of this-may-happen-to-me-one-day attitude. . . . On his dateless evenings, Fabe, along with Frankie Avalon, usually wanders into Chez Paulette, a coffee house on Sunset, made famous by Brando who drops in now and then. . . . Incidentally, Marlon hired several moving vans to tote his furniture to his new Mulholland Drive home at the hour of midnight no less. You can imagine the curiosity of the neighbors awakened by the loading of the vans. And those on Mulholland Drive by the unloading — in the middle of the night yet! And twice a week, while Marlon was in town a car drove up before Anna Kashfi Brando’s house and little Chris was placed in the back seat for his ride to visit Daddy. Must have been a lonely trek for a little two-yearold. . . . And by the way, if you’re the father of a pretty daughter, don’t he afraid to have her help in your shop. It was in her dad’s haberdashery store that lovely Jana Taylor met Fahian. It seems she helped Fabe pick out a new hat and that’s how the whole thing started. And Fabe’s been dating little Jana ever since. ... To my notion. Elvis Presley really seems more eager to mingle and be one of the crowd, since his return to Hollywood. The result of his army training, perhaps. Or perhaps Elvis felt it was you and me and all of us who set him apart. Anyway, the press, his co-workers at Paramount and even the admiring public around him seem one happy family to El these days. Let’s hope it remains that way — Odd how George Hamilton grabbed all the publicity before “Home From the Hill” was shown and how George Peppard walked off with the raves afterward. According to my mail. Peppard is the biggest thing since Rock Hudson. And speaking of Rock, you caught your last glimpse of him on the Oscar Awards show for a long lime to come. Rock, who hasn’t made a picture since “Pillow Talk over a year ago, is off for Mexico and then Europe for movies that will keep him busy and away from Hollywood for another year. . . . Looks like Efrem Zimbalist is really calling it quits this time. Seems, besides packing his clothes, he also packed the kiddies. Steffi told the press the divorce is all his idea. . . . It’s really so pleasant to find two such lovely people as Jane Wyman and musician Fred Karger, once husband and wife, finding companionship in each other's company. It can happen you know. . . . Singer Jimmie Rodgers is ecstatic over the arrival of his first child, little Michelle Colleen. Carries pictures of her everywhere, I’m told. I get the impression he’s a bit proud. Don’t you? Arou n d Town: Mike Callan followed suit to the three Crosby boys who chose brides from Las Vegas shows. Mike recently wed chorine, Corlvn Chapman. . . . Wouldn’t it be nice if all of us who rejoiced over Edd Byrnes’ return to Warner Brothers, would now campaign for bigger Guess where Mike found Corlyn? and better roles for "Rookie”? The lad certainly deserves a break. . . . English Hayley Mills of “Pollyanna” fame is the most sought after child star since Margaret O’Brien. Not at all pretty in the Shirley Temple fashion, but natural and oh, so talented, thirteen-year-old Hayley has been nabbed up for “Five Finger Exercise” with that wonderful actress Roz Russell. Both London and Hollywood are just crazy about this gal. Wonder if Frankie’s serious about Joanie Sommers. / know Fabe is about Jana. Think Doris will “crown” Yul? Bits and Pieces: Yid Brynner becomes more and more like a Tartar prince of old, with his retinue of hand servants in constant attendance while riding regally through the capitals of the world with his young bride, Doris Kleiner Brynner by his side. It’s a scream, really. ... It seems Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler still aren’t talking about rumored wedding plans set for July. . . . Saw Burt Lancaster dining at Chasen’s with his brood of five, carefully ordering milk for each child and tucking in their napkins. What a wonderful little family this is. And what a wonderful dad! Mrs. Lancaster, I learned later, was home ill. Hope she’s feeling better now. ( Continued ) 21