Radio and television mirror (May-Oct 1940)

hearts, has started work on "Rancho Grande." * * * Jean Hersholt, known to listeners as "Dr. Christian," acting in his capacity as president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, will soon start looking for a site upon which the home for aged and disabled actors will be constructed. The funds for this home will come from the motion picture industry's own program, The Screen Guild Show, to which they donate their talent. May Robson gave Cecil de Mille a sample of what the Radio Theater would be like if it was ever televised. Miss Robson, 76 years old, memorized the entire radio adaptation of the screen play, "The Young in Heart," and in addition, a short interview with De Mille. If and when television becomes commonplace, all actors and actresses will have to memorize lines, since scripts would be out of the question. * * * Death brought to a tragic end one of the most promising young careers in Hollywood radio. It came quietly, a few weeks ago, to Ernest Carlson, 13-year-old boy actor. The cause was peritonitis and pneumonia. Young Carlson, up to the time of his illness, was one of the busiest young actors in Hollywood radio. He was Ronnie Bradley, the radio son of Irene Rich, Peter Brent on Brenthouse, the kid brother of Doris Kenyon on Cross Roads and a variety of other characters on various programs. * * * Rehearsal of a recent Silver Theater broadcast got nowhere for hours because the cast, as well as Director Conrad Nagel, were down on the floor busy being boys again. They were playing with a toy electric train used for sound effects. * * * The new Mrs. William Powell did not join her famous husband when he was signed to the Silver Theater series and did his first broadcast. The reason — a cold. However, she was among those present on the sidelines, looking very fetching in a silver fox and a new little spring flower toque. * * * Radio and motion pictures have been exchanging stars for years now, but when a film studio buys a title of a radio program to use it for a picture, it's news. Paramount recently purchased the title, "I Want a Divorce," in which Joan Blondell and Dick Powell will be co-starred. Los Angeles newsmen and Admiral Richardson, chief of the U. S. fleet, are convinced that Edgar Bergen's mind is as quick as a flash. Bergen, giving a talk at a traditional dinner given by the Los Angeles waterfront press in honor of the new naval chief, was waiting his time to bring Charlie McCarthy out of his suitcase, which he had leaned on the wall behind him. A waiter accidentally knocked the suitcase to the floor and hardly had the echo of the crash died down when out of the suitcase came Charlie's raging voice. "Lemme out of here!" yelled the dummy. "Whatcha trying to do to me, Bergen, kill me? Let me outta here!" So realistic was the effect of Bergen's ventriloquism that for a split second there was dead silence as the keen brains of the newsmen wrestled with the fact that it was Bergen, and not actually Charlie, who did the yelling. ^ ^ ^ LAST MINUTE NEWS Jack Carson and Kay St. Germaine, songbird once engaged to Edgar Bergen, have set the day of their wedding, April 15th. Charles Boyer is getting complaints from listeners who say they can't understand him. Ted Husing is coming to Hollywood to star in a series of Sports Shorts! Lanny Ross is dickering with another film company to star in a new musical. * * * CONFIDENTIAL QUESTION BOX (Answers to your questions about Hollywood Radio Stars) Miss Mae Lamaack, Davenport, Iowa: Roy Rogers, the cowboy star, has no radio sponsor lined up at the present. His real name is Len Slye, and he is married. A. E. 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