Silver Screen (Nov 1939 - May 1940)

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Topics For Gossip OLIVIA De HAVILLAND is still blushing. It seems that she and the Brian Ahernes and several members of the English colony were gathered at dinner, and as usual were discussing the war, mines, submarines, etc. "The safest way to go to Europe now," said OHvia with great aplomb, "is on the Countess de Frasso." Dead silence. "I — I — mean," stuttered OUvia miserably, "the Conte di Savoia." She'll never live that one down. The Nelson Eddys are denying those stork rumors. And everybody says, except the Tyrone Powers, that the bird is flapping its wings over the Tyrone Powers. And the Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., heir arrives in April. Curious Hollywood has been trying for weeks to discover the identity of Linda Darnell's boy friend. At last — he's discovered! His name is Jaime Yorba, he was bom in Spain, and has been in Mexico City studying to be a civil ei^neer. He and Linda used to have dates in Dallas, Texas, when Linda was in high school there. According to Linda he was, and is, her number one boy friend, and he's coming to Hollywood soon to visit her. li— Constance Bennett is simply melting them to their shoe-tops with glamour on her present personal appearance tour in the East. She does twenty-eight appearances a week and wears a different gown at each show. The stage-doorjohnnies are so generous in their adoration that Connie's dressing-rooms don't begin to hold the orchids. Anyway, Connie is having some experiences. She was arrested in Cleveland for holding up traffic when she made her chauffeur Left: Night-clubbing is unusual for Bing Crosby and the missus (Dixie Lee), but they did it recently at the BeverlyWilshire when Herbert Marshall (left) tossed a party in their honor. Below: Martha Raye gets her legs powdered for a scene in "The Farmer's Daughter." Lo-wer right: Andy DevLne reads the right sort of stuff. Lower left: Ann Rutherford bestows a kiss upon Director George Sidney as Lynn Carver and Sidney Kahn gaze.