Variety (January 1944)

Wednesday. January 26, 1941 55 Tom Fi^cclalc'.s hives. '■ Peter Donald i'Cari You Top This’) ■ji;' V '■ ‘ ^ ■ ■?. -'i' BUiid Blirke’s : Saturday, '(22.) ...pror ■ eriiin a laugh .'oh hort^e players,, ■ . Eyei'ptt 'Sloand ■,now', has ,;, a 'ired '‘beaver”' to match,liis tit.iaiv.orpp,,, ;.i; Frank .toesser, songwrlterfsoldieri,, j(i' town, :slati0ncd 'around N: Y. ( ■Douella'. O,:? Parsons; due ;ih, for a milc%ie'visit . oT Fehruary. ' ^ ' John Fogarty . hack after ‘ extended appoaraiices in. .Australia, and. South Papiflc 'islands,for the. 'USO. .':. \ Theatrical.attorney Arthur Fi.'Dris- ' cOli'to Florida for re.st; .gallbladder .trouble,: ' ■ - ''. Saw SalVin now.running, the,Monte Qarlo for the proprietor.s, and it’s a bi.g click.'■; "Durante, Patron of the Art.s,” lat- hsl. wow 'n'lirnber'' • put across: 'i.b'y,' 'Scbtiozzbla.',;',':., ■ -'. v' , Walter. Reade. .has taken a. h:o.iiSp at; Miami Beach and .willIremalii t.hOre ■for''three..''mohthsr''-' • ■ ' ' V '' ■ . Harold.. J. .Mfrish,; ..head bobker RKO,.sunning.',himself in, Florida for a two-week hiatus., ; '■ The Ruth 'Webb ill .‘Early tO'Bed’; is- not .the sa,me Ruth, 'Webb, .singing;,at' the Gay Continenta!. i . , , ■, ,- . ;tfaroId Greenberg, Buy'or.s for the., Far-Netco circuit upstal'e,, ,temp,oratir, iy deferred from anny duly. ;;;'' Fred Stdhe is .Gompleting his auto- biography .vyhioh "wiH be published by :Whittlese.y House .this fall., •'; Nicholas, Napoli, pi’.ez. of. Artkino,: dae ;back h‘om;the .ebast','this week, aftei‘, soiouriiing there' since;-Noyeilt'-' ber , . ■ ' Bryan Fby,. 20th,-Fox producer.; Whb. .has.“Guadalcanal Diary” to ins cred- it', ,'due: in N. Y. this week from Coast. • ■ Paul La 2 aru.s, ;Jii.,, planning a, he.W; type of junket for film editors in bonneefiOn with'iKnlckerbocker; Hol- iday.’ , Herman, Citron,, in ;fpt a short .visit here, will be .Shifted to MCA’.s film department upon his return to the Coa.st. , ' ' Eddie Saunders, a.-isistant general sale.s/ manager for Metro, is sched- uled "to leave for the Coast today (Wed.). ■ vY ; Spencer Hare now. in f,oil charge of Cafe.vZanzibar’s publicity since Carl Elbe left for an extended stay in Florida. In peak form at Boxing Writers’ dinner. Jimmy Walker mentioned he won the dais-climbing championship years ago. i ■■ Manya Shayon, daughter- of the Faiichon &; Marco exec, Sam Shayon, is being considered for a part in a ■ CBS serial. ,■ Fred Schwartz, v.p. of the Century : circuit,, played host to a group of film men over the weekend at his Lake Placid estate. , Booze. in Philly ' reminds Of . the prohibtion days;, tougher to get now than,then, but just as bad in quality in some spots. Sam Jaftee, 20th-Fox producer Of “The .Sullivafi.s;.” in N, Y,;from Holly- wood. ditto the parents of the five Sul.ivan boys. Gladys Shelley now penning lyrics for the new Vincent Youman.s revue. Also doing some' tor Dave Wolpef’s ‘Follow the Girls.’ i., Ben, Kalmenson, sale§ manager for Warner Bros,, back ..from' Coast hud- dles, 'with Jack L. Warner and Charles Etnfeid.:; Stopped oft in Chi- cago.; On'return trip. , Riphard ; Kolinjar,; .produc^^^^ leading player ibf .‘‘Early to Bed,” at the., Broadhurst,. 'flunked his ;.Array physical last week and is 4-F. Ditto Jerry Wayne, ;p.h;the:same show. , ^.tevelyh Hriight,,singer at the Slue Angel, 'screen-tested ...by., 20fhi-Fox.. .The . Hetn.a.rds, ..pan toitiimists at • the .gme . .iiitery,. te.sted for^ ri Hope.picture at Paranrouht. ;. .; _ Radie; Harris doing a .special job in the ; Warner talent, department, .workmg'.':with.,Sbl Biaiio, of i the s.tb- dio. ;\vho i.s in N. Y., in;'covering, the eastern field for all available talent. ;. Spivy’S' i’etubr; tb.. h 'pwn .'night club, Spiyy's .Roo;f, .which-Was schbd- ulcd to .take place tortight (26) de- ferred .until -‘the ■ following'.WeclneS- day (Eebi 2) because of the star's 1h fiuenza. ■' .'. ;■ .■ London Sydney Hvinan orUei-eij to ho.spital tof 'b^ 'he.st ■ by bis’ doo- Michael Balspn will film J B. Priestley’s play, ‘fThey Came to, a City,”;;-": ■■ ■;*. ; Walter Fitzgerald, who plays title rp.m in. ,‘'Mr. Boltry-” is father; of :a new daughter, i-,;,' ' Will Collins to tour "Gypsy Prin- cess” revival .fbr:eightmonths,bperi.- mg Bristol''April; 3.., .-... Ennis Hyltort; artnind again aCter a bout With flu ■whic.n '.kept her bedrid-, den for four weeks. , - Phillip Ridgeway, former show producer, and also with BBC, has rc- ■irccl from show biz. _ Sid Field has bought a house in Hoehampton and iTipVmg. hi.s family '°''br from Birmingham. Hit the Deck”-starts touring the provinces for Tom Arnold- in Feb- ruary,-with tour to last eig-fit, mb'nths. Mrs. - Henry ' Mollisbn;,;- aged ',;74, mother of, ;William and Henry Mblli- son, .seriously,' ,,ill , aflOi',; ■ sullering ■■stroke, ■, ■:No.y-a'-Pilbearn'i '-who' lo'stlh-e'r ' hu-?- bana :in ;a fiyi.ng'accident, .ha.s,,no\y b-ad n'e.WS'.her ,'b'rolhefr’in the RAF.ib '''m.i'S.sing;' i .V;''- ;;'’ • Bud Flanagan out of the ; Jack Hylloh show, "Hi-de-Hi.” for a week, due to iaryngiti.s, with Eddy Gray subbing. d';.-' Esther McCracken, authoress of “Quiet Week End.” had nevv.s of tlie; death of her husband, a lieutenant,- colonel, in Italy. , . Jimmy dPhiilips, general ittauagef,' for Peter Maurice, ,has,. finally pre- vailed upon the British - Broadcasting Corp. to lift the ban on “Paper DoU.” .Mma ihealro. Luton, uilcr trying plays and musieai.s for nir.o week,?, is to revert to films. It’S an Asy sociate'd Hriti.ib Picture -Ccjrp, bouse; :-“Home ‘ Coming . Waltz,’’- (.s'ceond, in list ;&f be.-'t .song sellers; was .w.rit.feii; by Bob Mu.sol and Ray Sonin, which makes it an An;;lo-Amer;can sue-, cess.- ■' .'Kinematograp.h.; Rcnters’l Society have, .still not okayed the deal be- tween George E]c;3ck and As.sociaicd British Picture Corp. It iiivolvos 22 theatres. « . , ; Jackie Billing land Chase), former vaudevilliari, has ..established himself as dance producer, after having staged the dances in Bernard. Del- font’s “Something For the Boys.” A cabaret; girl. Fanja Lcfkovaito. has been left $1.6(10 by ah: ,RAF, flight officer in. his,Willi, provided she can be found . within four, years. . Fund left in. Viiill.of (Gerald P. King, RAF; officer. Rohday, , P.rbdiictions, alter 53' weeks’ tour'of show, "No Oi chid.s for Miss Blandish,”, to- start new tour,; opening Reading Feb. 14 by arrange- ment with Charle.s L. Tucker’s Eh torprises.' ■ , Firth Shephard, confined to Lon-, don Clinic for three weeks due to verge on nervous breakdown, com- ing out next (week.; But has been ordered Ip the country lor complete month’s rest. “Lilac Domino,” just revived at Manchester,;io. big'reception, by Jack Hylton, is expected to come to His Majesty’s theatre after run of “Cin- derella” pantomime, -..sometime in March, or late February. ; Board of Trade has granted Special exhibitors’ quota for reissue of Alex- ander Korda's “Four Feathers.” now being handled by A.s.-iociaied Briti.sh Film Distributors; and expected .same Concessibh will be given to ‘‘The,.Drum,’’;afSb.former Korda epic, now handled by A.B.F.D. Bernard Dclfoiit experiencing bad luck With his new production, "Some- thing For the Boy.s.” Cole Porter’s mii.sical registered big hit at Glas- gow, where it opened prior to Lon- don, with leading lady. Evelyn Dali, down with flu and now Daplir.e Bar- ker (“Chikiia”) is also down with same complaint. , Hal Roach upped from major to lieut.-coloncl. ' Dou.gla,s Drake c'r.ah.ced his. flhn name to Joiinny Mifclicll. A1 Kingston, east to .set up a New York office for his agency. . Anne Jcffrcy.s. western film actress, to,.wed Capl. Robert Serena. . Mary Boland reported; on the ■ mend following major surgery, ' Roy Chansior. screen writer, hos- pitalized for abdominal treatment.; William . Thom'aS, proiiucer for Paramount, laid up with bronchitis, Hal Walker. Paramount director, cracked an ankle in a motor cra.sh. Lieut, (j.g.) Bob Stack visiting old friends after 20 months in the Navy Jaik; Rbsenstein,, former flack at Warners, checked out of the Army. Bert Wheeler goe.s east in spring' for ; a Mike . Todd . musical,,(still; un- titled. :(’- , Fred W. Beetson, recovering from serious illness, will return to . work In two weeks. ■'(■’■■ John Carradine taking his Shakes- pearean troupe, on a tour of coast army- camp.s. ,;■ ■ Sam Spewack vacationing in Hol- lywood (on (bis way from, Moscow to India for OWL ' (, I’red Lynch, 'publibity..!.director -for Radio City Music Hall., in town to ogle new product. Kurt Kalch, screen actor born in .. ...... ..... _ . . IS, , ... Poland., getting his final Arr.ericanl Business i.s excellent as rG.suit, rti'f'i* \TnA' ■fT’otvti '• r'Ti i K'' TPa i \ citizenship papers Howard f.ydecker to R;o de Janeiro . to film special ’ cficcts for Ropub'.ic'.s “Brazil.” . ,' :( - Don Eddy returned to Hollywood to write about. screen (per.sonalities for American Magazine.. . Betty 'Hut.toh,.tvhose-illposs,'sto .shooting on ‘.‘Ihcendiaify, Blonde.,’- is, due back at work Jan. 31. Walter , Donaldson.;, song , writer, filed - suit fdiv, divorce against Walda. Mansfield, screen actress. , Henry Bussc. band leader, recu- perating at Santa Monica foilowing relapse after surgery several months ' ago. John Farrow sold “Goliaih.” tale ■Of his experiences, in (he Ciuiadian • Navy, (to;Adventure Magazine, Paul ( Lazarus, -..Jr,;, head of pub- ' iicity ;anq'ad,'(rc,rtising:fof ;Un Art't' (ists, in town tor p'roibd.tionbl huddles,-. Bernie Williams resigned . from Warners after 13. years to become publicity director. ,for Hunt Sirom- berg, r; ■■ Bicycle cbllisibn' between Bonita Granvilie and Peggy O'Nciil .stopped work for, a day on "Song - of the Open Road.” -::( :((;,.-, •(,(; Mary C.. MeC.'ili, Jr., returned to her .scrtpiiii.g alfi'or,'.visiting hOr hus-'l' ■band,, Capt. David Br'amson,. in'Wamis j near Macon. Gii.- I ;. Arlh'ur Zc'lncr appointed basincss manager of the Mefrp.sfudib ;flacKory.i.| a new job on; the. Culver City iot.' although otiier plants have had them. for years. Jimmy Stewart, now Capt.-James- M. Stewart. (D-,S(A.,i a'w.ar.ded,-.t,itle:- oi (‘‘CalifOrhia’s outstandihg .young man,I, of 1943’’ by' L;; Ar .Juni.bV'Cihainbcr'bf ( Comrncrce: ,- ^()^B^'i-(T:t](A'R::i(£'S: fli . Claudia Jordan is new tiiru.sh at. Mother K-chy's. "! ' ; Billy Gorman is new emcee at Syd ; Skskind's. 634. Ciuti. ■ ■■■.■(.’ ' Jackie; Miles,vacationing; here prio;f |. to his opening at;, t(ie Ctover (Club Feb. II. Arthur Murray and wife arc va- cationing lit .Mianii- Beach. ( Ditto Jack Robbins. iiT.;sic publisher. ■. New Clover C(ub siibw includes ( Joan ; Gray. Radio Rambleis, 'he' Chadwicks anc-l Filth Aben'ue Models.! ' .■Fisher' and White, cbmedian.s. are in their fiftl:. month" at the -(Five,] o’clock curb; somewhat of a record. , Yvette, am! Choo Clioo J ohn.son (guested., oh "- the "Contact" program I oyer WKAT Jan. 19. Yvette is cur- rently appearing, .at , ■ the exclusive ’ Brook Club. i . Jack Mar.shall isigned to headline; Beachcomber show, beginning Feb 2, A femme line of 12. Tony Canzoneri and Joey Adams; Enrica and -Novello, The Harmonoties. and Gil Johnson complete lin'eup. WALTER HACKETT ;; Walter Hackeit, 67, playwright, producer and stage director of inter- national repii'vC, died Jan. 20 at Mt. Sinai ho(sp;lal, New York, after a brief, illness. (He bad written 'ah.d staged plays both hero and abroad.' Most of his plays were produced in London,- w'.icrc be resided from 1915 to 1940,: after which he; returned- to - the U. S. Hi.s wife. Marion Lome, .starred in most of his 'London pro- duction,^. . ; Hackeit wa.s probably best known for-“The White Si.ster,” on whioli ho coi’abed with (F;. J'larioh Crawford; "It Pays to Ad.y,erti.se,”’;:,whl'ch lie- co- authored with the late Kui Cooper Magruc ano "Capt. Appiejack." trio ,en,ioyIng long and prosperous .rti :-.c-ie and later dupl-itated for London. ; Other Hackett - play.s induded '“.Paying -, thb Price,” "Tne Invader” and "The Rc.gcr.erat;on.” which he authored With Owen Kildare and ail prjiduccd in 1908. In . addition- to those mentioned; he authored or labovatoci on .some.. 50 p;ays. While abroad in addition io writing d(i),d staging of .his .(plays,, he managed .the,. Duke of York theatre;' London ;h 1930 and 'alsO opened the Whiter hall theatre .'t-hcre-;;; Four years later ho lea.scd ti'.e •.'tiniUo ihoairc. .where he remained until 1937 and then ac- quired the .■'Vaudeville- tb'eairq,.,\\'hicb( 'he operated.-.until-193(8’.’: ' ’ in. Bloomfield., Plainfield and West- , field, N. J. He-was'- Jsoi the o;',ganizer of a chain of house's 'jii P.ehi'iisylva and Oltio, and operated the original Parap.'.ur.r.i. and Proctor’s theatres in 'Ndwark.'' ■;(■( ;'’■’ ■ ■■‘v(, ■■-U'B.tii;: 'i‘e;,tir'emcnt,' 'threie '-years’--iigo,' Putmini maintained a iheatrical of- fice in' d-;.iwn'.owr. Newark: ,( (.':( ARTHlJK W.ALTON . Arthur Barth,, known, profes.s-ion- ' ally as Arthur Walton. last.:stirvix'ing . member of tiie Four Waltons, aerial. a.ct, ' dfed. Jal.i,,:,-i7 For 25 ycar.s the Four Waltons ;were( headliners with. Barnunt and Bailey. Forepaugh, ...Sells:. ■Br'ather.s;, and.'.ofher '{c'ht shows. Also played b-ri; Va'Jd'e'-.,Cir,icU'ftL. f JOMXXy XOBLE Joh'.': Avery Noble. Hawaiian .son.g- writer. died in Honolulu Jan.. 13 of a: heart attack Only a few hours be- ( fore his .collapse he.wa(s with friends, apparently in good -iteallh. ,’ Bony was cremated, foil-owing ,=er-. vices aUended' by various. Hawaiian glee clubs and; the Royal Hawaiian band. '. („;: Tony Suarez orchestra at El Rliin, Guadalajara. Margo, Mex actress now in U. S. films, in from Hollywood for visit. . (( (’ Stove gas .shortage killing res- taurants, . including . those of hotels and niterics. Erich Klieber, Havana .orchc.stra leader, headed for Mexico to. lead the Philharmonic. Irnia, Gonzalez, soprano, back from U. S;,:making Mexico City stage and radio appearances. Jo.seph Breen returned to LOs An- geles after two weeks’ visit here with Rockefeller foundation. ;' ■ ■ Sergio de .KavlO;.'Mexican .song- writer, helped. Michael Todd with ‘Mexican Hayrido' in N. Y.-' Leon Miller, dancer with A. "B. Marcus show, rounding out 17 years as a performer with the show. “Bambi,’’ by Felix. Salttm. book on which Disney (b pie classic was-based , best seller in Mexico in December. Town now has - 73 cinemas oper- ating. Latest is the Cine Refurma. 2,500-seat se'coiid runner,:in Mixcoac, a suburb. ", Montparnasse laldsf nitery. Gloria, ■ Gosip, ( folkson.gstroS.s., heading the; floor .show. Shots cionblir.g at the Rio,! Rosa nitery. -. Mayor probing ■ rooenl raise in picture theatre.. piicc.s by four top houses; : after cor.-.plainls from ■ a woman, organization. ■, Top pi'icc.s were 4.00 pesos''(80 cents). '■ , - ' Move started lo limit tiie number of foreign (.players, arid, fechiatcian.s working in. and oix eacb,,Mekican pic. -Mexicans are.growing restless at the inroad of aliens in those fields. American and (English ■ music fea- tured brl, weekly half-hour Saturday night orogram at. radio .station XEW. with Miliza*'Kbrjus. soprario; Daniel Duno. baritone: and Dr. Ernc.st Roe- mer's 40-piceo orchc.stra. (American music is mostly Herbert's and Soii- ■sa’s. G. Kesscl & Co., watch disr,: tributors. .sponsoring. '-;'■ ,,(;«'?; ROSIE LLOYD V--,'- R.xsic Lloyd. 63. English vaiide per- .'orn'.cr and .sister of Alice Lloyd, in- ternational iy fambus s.in-iing. conie- diem-.e. died'. 'ih London Jan.( 19 fol- lowing an 'Operation:;' She ' had been appearing in- the pantomime at the Ilford Theatre, London, up until the previous Saturday when, site .\vas( stricken and rusiicd to the hospital. Miss'. Lloyd had her greatest triumphs in Loncion productions and (in (the music halls of London, and the provinces, She al.so \vas brought to ' America by the h.tte Percy G. Williams for a tour of his theatres in the early 1900.S after the impres- sario had. brought over her .sisiers, Alice aiid Marie Lloyd. She did a .singing :single, on her American tour. Upon return to E .gland she married Will:ant; ; Pulaski,.. of tiie Pulaski i Bros.; top comedians- in the London..! halls.. Pulaski, died ■, several years ago. Survived by five - .si.sters and a brother. ;" CHESTER ALEXANDER ■ Chester Alexander, ■ 53, ' former vaude and nitery. ,pf 2 rforme;r, dropped dead .in. Miami. Jan. 19,- H® '.^8d..been conyersing with his wife and friends when he suddenly toppled over and was later pronounced dead. (,' Alexander had returned to-Mianii two months ago after four ye.ars in theatrical work in the- middle west and the Pacific coast; Before' com- ing to Miami 21 years ago, he loured ; in vaude partnered with Frank Mad- den. He conducted and emceed shb.w.s; at. var'iou.s h-itorieS; in (Miam'i, the last being a .six-year cn.'-Kgcnient at the Club Bagdad. Since 1933 he had been a theatrical agent. ’.( 'Survived by . widow and a brother. AL RYDELL advorfiRing.-; 'riia.hager-'; of ': “Vari'e.t.v,”,. ■and-( Sam, marta,,f;cr--.of RKQ. Franklin, N. Y., died of (- pneumonia. Jan. 24 . in .New York.. Five brotiters and ’ a ( .sister .survive. WILLIAM E, CONRAD i .W.illiam 'E; .Conrad; ,70. who man- aged the .41 G. Field'.s .(minstrel t'.'oupe lor many, years and who as-., -sume.d. control after- Field's death, died at his home, in .Coiumbu.S; O., Jan. 14. DANIEL FREES ■ Daniel Frees, 5.0, radio writer aiid onetime. I’breign corro.spondcn; for New York, World, died Jan. 17 m., Los Angelos. ’■ In recent years ho wrote scripts for transcribed pro- grams. Reilo By Ted Friend , Much -nighflifp ,acti.vity : in Reno, . Inferno Club has Bud ConiielTs band. .With' Bob . Misner, Doitie Dee arid Joy Davis, (arid Fay Wilson: 'as e.mcee. ,■■’■( ■ '''■:(' -., Taking a tip;,from success of cer-. tain Frisco niteries; the Dog House showin.g an all-Chinese show. 'J.ob''(Zem.a'riskyls,'-.CIub'.(Fott’une',^^^^ sock new show. wi‘h Johiiny F.ru.st (and, his puiy^et aci. Frank Rcy.nc-Uis. 'singer,, and the Colton Sislor.i', toe dancers.. Bob ( Harris ,( play.s for. dancing and .show. ■ ;:.(-■' ' Rubinoft’ . garnering whole-page publicity, ill' Reno's (pap,ers;’with con- cert' for, (Infantilb . Paralysi.s Drive., visit's.'to hospitals’, and 'su'cebss at. Bob -j Miller’s Trocadero, where , he lias ; them (.(making, rc.se:'vation.s in ad- vance. Trocadf-ro .sold out opening night (24) for Suphie Tucker’s first; appearance in Reno. . ..; .lOHN E. COUTTS John E. Coutts, 61,. died at Tampa, Fla., Jan. 8. . Although reported to have booked some acts for Miami, .he .V'as mostly inactive for the past 10 years., ' While a vaude agent--Coutts was associatpd, in the production of .some vaudeville acts, including. ‘.‘Sawing: a Woman in Half.” . ■ Formerly of Coutts &■ Tennis, which sent, shows wilit Broadway reputatioris' around the . one nighters, these attractions included “Girl of My Dreams” and “The Kiss Burglar.” GERTRUDE RALSTON Gerlrurie flalslon, 53, former, vaude and b'driesque performer who’ in private life wa.s Mrs. Bert Bertrand, died Dec. 28 at Bo.ston. llas,s. ■ Mi.s.s Ralston had beenprima .doriria for; many'years with burlesque .shows on the Columbia Circuit. Slie later married Bert Beitrand, come- dian, and after the fold of the Co- lumbia. wheel appoai'cii with hus- band in vaude under team name of Bertrand and Ralston. . Hiisbar.d and daughter .survive, WILLIAM PUTNAM ;■' ■ William Putnam. 67, former Now Jer.s:ey'(;thealre’ 0.wner- and operator, died in Newark, Jan. 18, after a pro- longed illnc.ss. , . , A lifelong Newark resident, Put- nam founded the Essex Amusement Company in 1911, operating hoti.scs JACK PARTINGTON John Alien Partington, .54. died of. a heart-attack at his home, 400 Park avenue, N; Y„ yesterday .(Jan. 25). Wife, son and two sisters survive. ■ Details on page 2. ' , ' :. CARLYLE -BARRETT Carlyle Barrett, 49, died in New- Haven on Jan, 15. ■ He was Warner' Bros, Connecticut di.st.rict manager, with offices iri- New Haven.' .’ ' ■■ Widow survives. Robert Allison, 58. a.ssistant comp- ; troiler .for Universal, died Jan. 23 in Hollywood. For the last 25 years he had; been -. auditor. lor various indie pro-ciuceix. Mrs. Minnie Leopold; 78. mother of Ed Wynn, comedian, aiid Leon Leopold, manager, of Walnut the- atre, Phila., ;■ died in .Atlantic , City, Jan. 20. Frank Reclicnmachcr, 76, film the- atre owner,-■ died Jan, 17 iii Los An- geles. Mother of Ford Bond and Bill Bond,. radio announcens, died ; Jan. 23 in Loui.svillc, Ky. ; MARRIAGES Dorothy Dirks to Bill Doemling, Jan. 23, Lo.s Angele.s. Bride was sec- retary ' at Warwick-Legler. - agency; groom .assi.slant producer on Groucho Marx radio .show. Hermine Munro 'Hcr-minc Grccn- berger) to Pfc. Nelson L; Gross; Sig- . nal.(Got'ps-',sbri:Of. Edward Gross Hol- lywood and Broadway producer. Miss Munro loured with "Junior Mi.s.s,” . BIRTHS Mr. and Mr.s. James Coy, son. Ui.st week ill. New York. Father is con- , duetor of . (‘Magic. of Music”, on WNEW, Mr. and Mr.s.. Clem DeFrancisco, son, Pittsburgh, . Jan. 15. Father, former manager of WB's Ritz. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Force, daughter, Jersey City, Jan. 16. Father is as.sistant mana.gcr . and treasurer, RK-O Proctor’S, Newark,;’ N. J. ' (. Lt. and Mr.s. E, J. Rice. son. Jan. 17, Shenandoah. la. Father.-v’as vocalist with Orrin Tucker’s orqh. ( ■ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Correll, son, Jan.'2.3,(Hollywood. P’ather is Andy of “Amos ’ll’ Andy” radio team.