Screenland (Feb-Oct 1949)

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When questioned about why they refused to cut theirs short, they both claimed their husbands didn't approve of short hair. Maureen is married to Will Price, a director. Gloria is married to Nick Ray, also a director. Wonder if they feel the same way about the stars in their pictures going for the short hairdo! Hmmmmmm? There was much glitter and glamour at Harriet Parsons' annual mid-Winter party, which gets bigger and better each year. This time Harriet had a huge tent put up in her patio, so the crowd could have elbow room. The tent was gay with red berries, poinsettias. and some stuff outside that looked exactly like snow. About a hundred and fifty people had a quite wonderful time — among them, Gene Raymond and Jeanette MacDonald (she has a silver streak in the tront of her red hair), Irene Dunne, Betty Hutton and Ted Briskin, Dottie Lamour and Bill Howard, Gertrude Niesen and husband Al Greenfield, Bob Stack, Irene Wrightsman McEvoy, Billie Dove and Bob Kenaston (their son is now taller than his big father although he's only thirteen), pretty Una Merkel, Louella Parsons, George Stevens, young Richard Lyon (son of Bebe and Ben), among the big crowd. Next day, the rain came along and collapsed the tent, but fortunately by that time the last guest had gone. We had lot3 of laughs a night or two later at the home of Gertie Niesen's mother and father, Anita and Monte. Gertie was telling me about her special new Cadillac convertible which is painted a dreamy chartreuse and has red leather seats. She said the Cadillac people painted it specially for her, liked the color so well that they're doing more of them. Gertie has a new album of recordings coming out soon which I'm panting to hear. Also had tun at a small party which Jimmy and Zanny Lorimer gave. They are very cute people and also are the daughter and son-in-law of Charles Brackett, (if you don't know who he is you can go stand in the corner) , who must be the most amusing man in Hollywood or any other town. 'Nuther party that was a real hummer was the one Bill Howard whipped up for Dorothy Lamour on her birthday. She'd just come from one which Bill Pine and Bill Thomas tossed for her on the set of her new picture, "Manhandled." Bill (Howard, that is) always invites just the people who are closest to Dottie — her hairdresser, her secretary and her best pals. The Bill Holdens are having quite a lot of trouble with their four-year-old, Scott. Seems he likes to get up in the middle of the night and wander all over the house, usually ending up at his parents' bedside and peering at them until they wake up with the feeling that someone is watching them. Which is true. Instead of a vacation, Bill presented his Brenda and the three kids with a Paul Clemens painting of — Brenda and the three kids. Celeste Holm, it seems, is also troubled with noises in the night. She woke up about 2 a. m„ because o] a loud uproar out in the patio. Thinking it was burglars or worse, she set out to inves tigate and found her pouch, flokeyPokey, a character of mixed breed, hauling around a little toy dog on wheels that barks as it's being pulled. Hokey-Pokey would pull the toy a litle way, then stop to bark back at it. Celeste did not award the pup her Oscar for his performance Walter Pidgeon tells this one on himself. During a visit back East, he went to see a friend of his who operates a copper factory in Darien, Connecticut. Piflge was quite impressed when he saw the long line of employees outside the factory and very pleased that they had turned out en masse to greet him. So he went down the line, shaking hands and giving out autographs. His friend tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Walter, it really isn't necessary for you to do thi— these people are just in line waiting for their pay checks." SCREENLAND 73