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Ralph Edwards ‘Loses’ Hotel Man; Marlene Dietrich Rejects TV Bid HOLLYWOOD . . . Hotel magnate Con¬ rad Hilton was to have been Ralph Edwards’ second This Is Your Life subject, but someone spilled the beans. It’s still a miracle how Ralph managed to hold on to George Burns with everyone in Hollywood in on the secret. Suspecting it was to be her life, Gracie Allen postponed her ar¬ rival at the studio until 10 minutes after the show went on the air! ■■ Marlene Dietrich was asked to sign for a TV “spectacular,” hut re¬ fused. “At my age,” she said, “I don’t trust you hoys with those lights.” When her daughter, Maria Riva, did Siigrin-Distillers Corporation, Now York City. Blended Whiskey. 86.8 Proof. 65* Groin Nootrol Spirits. her first TV show, Marlene came to the studio wearing a faded dress and no makeup—so she wouldn’t detract from Maria. At a party afterwards, she wore a plain dress—until 11:30. Then she disappeared, returning ablaze with jewels and blue mink, transformed from fond mama to glam¬ orous movie queen. ■ Bob Hope called to say that The $64,000 Question, which started out as a summer replacement, will probably wind up replacing Las Vegas. Bob will do two shows from London and is hoping to persuade Katharine Hep¬ burn to make her TV debut as his guest. . . . The Daylight Saving East- West mix-up means that Art Linklet- ter must be at the studio every morn¬ ing at six. Art says he may rename House Party “The Dawn Patrol.” ■ The Crosbys will soon be a monop¬ oly. Niece Carolyn Miller has been signed by Uncle Bob. . . . Marv Kap¬ lan was leaving for Europe and Elena Verdugo was packed for Alaska when the word came through that Meet Millie had been renewed for another 13 weeks. . . . And now TV is pitting brother against brother. Big Jim Ar- ness is starring in Gunsmoke for CBS on Saturday nights; NBC has signed his brother, Peter Graves, for one of their own Saturday night shows, Fury. ■ Jimmy Durante is angry with concert pianist Jose Iturhi—well, as angry as Jimmy can get with anyone. He wanted to play a TV duet with Jose, but the maestro ruled it out as “too undignified.” NEXT WEEK: EARL WILSON 22