Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1951)

p hair-do HOLDBOB bobby pins than all other brands combined SET CURLS EASIER HOLD HAIRDOS BETTER for NEW hair-do glamour wear the NEW, modem Permanized Run-Resistant Gcu§ fa. HAIR NETS © 1 9 S 1 GAYLORD PRODUCTS/ INCORPORATED, CHICAGO, ILL READERS INC. Cheers and Jeers: Farley Granger gives me a pain. Who does he think he is? In all of the articles I have read about him, he tells all of the virtues a girl must have to become his wife. That makes me sick. Does he ever think that a girl with all that would probably never think of marrying him? Joan Morris Portland, Me. After the manliness of Stewart Granger in “King Solomon’s Mines” (which shook the entire feminine population more profoundly than an atom bomb), what does Hollywood do but cast him in an all-timelow floperoo called “Soldiers Three” ! When they take a handsome man like Stewart Granger and cast him in a role where he has to depend on silly grimaces, popping eyes, twitching eyebrows and plain mugging to get laughs, then they would do anything. After this, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mario Lanza, with a wig, play Camille or Frank Sinatra, with his usual poor performance, play a musical version of “Hamlet.” How tragic that M-G-M has dealt Stewart Granger such a blow and how glad Kipling must be that he is dead ! Eleanor R. Wallace Havertown. Pa. I’ve just read Barbara Stanwyck’s article, “Look Ahead !” and all I have to say is, “If I can look as good as Stanwyck does, I’ll be glad to be forty.” Margaret Stein, Ecorse, Mich. Why are Hollywood gossip-mongers making Liz Taylor out to be such a bad girl? I believe with so many others that she is just emotionally immature and when she finds herself she will make some man a fine wife. Anita J. Pratt Liverpool, N. Y. Shapes and Figures: If Vera-Ellen fits the description Liza Wilson gave of her in the May issue of Photoplay, oh brother ! My height is the same as hers. I weigh nine pounds more, my waistline is 4" larger, my hips 3" larger, my bust 1" larger — and my friends call me “Skinny.” Claudine K. Pell City, Ala. {We gave the following measurements for Vera-Ellen: height, 5'41/ 2"; weight 108-111; bust 33"; hips 32"; waist 20” Are your friends kidding?) In the July issue 1 was infuriated to see that Betty Grable has again obtained the distinction of having the most beautiful legs in Hollywood. It is my opinion that Betty Grable’s legs are overrated. They are entirely too skinny. Anyone who isn’t half-blind could see that Ava Gardner possesses the most beautiful gams in Hollywood or, for that matter, anywhere else. Carroll King, Charlotte, N. C. Casting: How about matching Elizabeth Taylor and John Derek in a movie? Since she is supposed to be the most beautiful woman in Hollywood and he the handsomest man, they ought to be a real hit together. Linda Liles, Temple, Tex. Lately all I ever see is Betty Grable with Dan Dailey and Doris Day with Gordon MacRae. Why don’t their studios team them up with their old co-stars, such as Dan Dailey with Anne Baxter, who were wonderful in “Ticket to Tomahawk” and June Haver with Gordon MacRae, who were likewise in “The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady.” Jo Woods, Biloxi, Miss. Question Box: Would you please give me the name and some information about the person who : played Frank Lovejoy’s son in “I Was a , Communist for the F.B.I.” Shirley Blasenak Norwood, Mass. {His name is Ron Hagerthy. Unmarried; born in Aberdeen, So. Dak., 19 years ago ; 5'10" ; 160 lbs.; brown eyes and dark brown hair, which gets a henna rinse for his I role in “Starlift,” his next for Warners. ) In “Valentino” were Lila and Joan real people? If so, what happened to them? If not, who were the women prominent in Valentino’s life? Helena Addams, New Bedford, Mass. (Lila and Joan were fictional and with no real life counterparts. Natacha Ram ! bova, divorced by Rudy a few months before his death, and Pola Negri, to whom | he was engaged at the time of his death, l| were the great loves of his life.) Who is that little boy who sang with Mario Lanza in “The Great Caruso” in the “Ave Maria” scene? He was wonderful, if that was really his voice. Betty Gettler Oreland, Pa. {That was Michael Collins, son of a Los Angeles attorney and that was his voice you heard.) How about some information about the young man who played in “Sealed Cargo” with Dana Andrews. His name was Steve. Jane Avona, Brooklyn, N. Y. {ThatwasSkippy Homeier, former boy star. He is now 6’1", 158 lbs, has blond hair, green eyes. Born in Chicago 10/5/30.) Address letters to this department to Readers Inc., Photoplay, 205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. However, our space is limited. We cannot therefore promise to publish, return or reply to all letters received, 1 4