Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1951)

Who says you can’t wear eye make-up? Of course you can! DREAMY EYE MAKE-UP looks so naturally lovely you won’t believe your eyes! MascaraII mist-soft colors. . .tortoise-plastic case ...I.IO* Eye Shadow12 dreamy shades., gold-tonp'^osticktype” case . . .1.25* Eyebrow Pencil — 6 inspired hues . . . tortoise-plastic “swivel stick” . . . 1.10* * PLUS TAX Having an old-fashioned time at box social given by Don DeFore are Don, Gale Storm, Mona Freeman, Corinne Calvet. Proceeds went towards Sunday School for Westwood Village Church INSIDE STUFF the Goldwyn lot, to reach all the kiddies at home who are too young to go to the movies . . . An excited Farley Granger is planning to show Shelley Winters all his favorite haunts in Europe and has a Hillman-Minx car waiting for them when the boat docks . . . Bravo for the endless interest of Bette Davis in the talents of Betty Lynn, who was discovered singing and dancing in a New York musical but never allowed to tap a tootsie in Hollywood. The little Lynn is now in Eastern TV. On her way home from London, Bette invited Betty to her New Hampshire farm, where they spent the weekend planning her future. Hollywood Premiere: At the gay and gala premiere of “A Place in the Sun”; Dorothy Lamour at the mike introducing the handsome ladies and gentlemen of the evening . . . Study in contrasts, the Oriental beauty of Anna May Wong in jade green, sitting next to taffy-haired Jan Sterling in all-black . . . Hopalong Cassidy tossing good-luck coins to frenzied fans who lined the street for blocks . . . Jeanne Crain, the Bob Hopes, the Gordon MacRaes, endless others. Janet Gaynor (one of the greatest silent stars) slipping in unnoticed, while the shrieking Shelley Winters posed passionately in the arms of Farley Granger (see page 10) ... Jerry Lewis standing right in back of them, looking cross-eyed at the battery of cameramen! On the Town: Marion Davies and her memorable afternoon party for famous stars’ kiddies and enraptured orphans: Hopalong Cassidy in person and cakes in the shape of a circus tent to go with the greatest show on earth . . . Rory Calhoun previewing the dancing act of Lita Baron (his lovely wife) and Billy Daniel (his charming friend) with a cocktail party held in director Mitch Leisen’s studio . . . Richard Widmark initiating his “economy size” swimming pool with a dunking party for the pinafore set, who are buddy-buddies of six-year-old daughter Ann . . . Complete with dusters, bustles, fascinators and high button shoes— the Don DeFores throwing a Sunday boxlunch social for such gay blades as the Donald O’Connors, Jane Russell, Ann Sheridan and Jacque Mapes, Marie Wilson, the Eddie Brackens and the other fugitives from a barber-shop quartet. Blyth Spirit: The phone call came in while Cal, along with Joan Leslie, Jane Withers, Dick Clayton and June Haver helped Ann Blyth celebrate her twentysecond birthday. “Pm going to play opposite Gregory Peck in ‘The World in His Arms.’ ” Ann’s eyes danced with excitement as she made her announcement. Here’s the story behind the story. When she appeared in “Our Town” in Greg’s La Jolla Playhouse, Ann’s sweetness won the hearts of everyone. “Some day we’ll make a picture together,” the appreciative Peck promised. He didn’t forget when U-I gave him a choice of any available leading lady. There’s only one hitch to the happy ending. Ann, who is five feet two, has to do all her love scenes with Greg, who is six feet three— standing on a platform! Saint or Sinner: Good or bad, it doesn’t take long to gain a reputation in Hollywood. Mario Lanza is a shining example. Temperamental and tempestuous he is, but aren’t all the great and talented ones? Currently, the terrific tenor is being accused of everything but murder. One story playing the Hollywood gossip circuit insists he piled on that poundage because he didn’t like “Because You’re Mine,” his next picture. Recently it was Cal’s pleasure to dine with the charming Ray Sinatras (he’s a distant cousin of Frankie’s) and Ray should know because he conducts for Mario’s weekly broadcast. “The Lanza legends are a mystery to me,” Ray insists. “He’s kind, considerate, almost childlike in his appreciation. He’s been in our home and we’ve been in his. Mario is always a wonderful host and a perfect guest. My wife and I know him to be a warm-hearted, very lovable person.” Cal says: Hollywood could use new personalities that are colorful and exciting. Long Live Lanza! 22