Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1953 - May 1955)

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Exclusive Movie Gossip (CONT'D! Marlene Dietrich, of the daring gowns, goes to other extreme on arrival in N.Y. sisters famous — it also made Zsa Zsa what she is today: most unladylike in her behavior . . . Peter Lawford's favorite hideaway is a patch of private beach at Santa Barbara, complete with natural caves equipped with camping equipment and barbecue pits. The rugged weekend parties he stages there are the talk of Hollywood and the envy of most Beverly Hills hostesses, so fabulous are the reports of the merry-making there . . . Donald O'Connor surrounded himself with a retinue of yes-men and stooges — had 12 of them — at his Hotel Sahara, Las Vegas, night club opening. It was reminiscent of the old days of Frank Sinatra — the difference here being that the O'Connor entourage didn't use strong-arm measures as the Frankie Boy mob did. Donald is considered a lonesome, very confused boy by his closest friends . . . Jane Withers, fully recovered from her bout in the divorce courts, has taken a new lease on life — and a small house in Westwood Village. Her constant escort these days is handsome, young Matt Applegate. There's also a lot of interest in Jane's career — she may resume it in a great big way in MGM's upcoming "Hit The Deck" . . . Marilyn Erskine, who portrays Ida in "The Eddie Cantor Story," is being groomed as a potential night club attraction by Ross Hunter, the "Wonder Boy" producer at Universal-International. The Erskine lass, who floors her flickerville pals with fabulous dialect stories at private parties, will be coached by Gregory Ratoff for her cafe stints. Marilyn's biggest ambition is to snag the top feminine role in the screen version of "South Pacific" . . . Jane Powell is all aglow these days. She insists she's never been happier. Her "Student Prince" assignment is her best in years, she feels, and between Jack Mapes and Pat Nemey she's finding it easy to forget Gene Nelson and her marital upset with Geary Steffen . . . Mother-in-law trouble, not "extreme mental cruelty," was the rea reason behind the Jane Wyman-Fred die Karger divorce. In a final attemp to save their marriage, Freddie tool Jane to Palm Springs for a few weeks holiday. In order to get back to Hollywood to visit his mother on the q.t, Freddie had to resort to a little white lie — he said it (continued on pace 60> Jeff Chandler and Marilyn Maxwell being interviewed at "Glenn Miller" premiere. Can it be that Dale Robertson, with wife at Ciro's, is giving the photographer there a hard time, too? He was voted most uncooperative star by Women's Press Club. 22