Variety (Mar 1948)

Mvjin -S. B«*lrt<m, m, vet tal- Jiiwt. '^^^ ^'Su^'ln **» Vaudeville sec- CHARIUES aAYMOND * (l»rie» Rj^ymoml, S3, assistant tdBaSer flarnm,-division managep of laesv'* theartret eastern diviaaon, ^iJ,Match 20, In Scituate, Mass, Bairaiwnd w»s born in Worcester, ■Mm*-. served a showbusiness spwc^ticeship «s an assistant to Aima<Eva Fjar,.» mind reading-act, diiia. later WM employed by i^tetore ^ilieifltvE to |ir6«lde a commentaury foraidlwt flIiBS. JUEI^ wtliddiig as an exploita- tton tttan Jivd ladio press agent, BavnwM^ joined l<ocw's in Boston in 1927'as a theatie manager. He jnanased houses in St. Louis, QiM- timore, Kansas tSty, Buffalo, Phil- adelphia, Januiicii an4 Bocheslcr. ■ Be^ ils» was^ih^ fiist waaager of 'tfe| Sletro lib«|iitn», ^obaimesburg, ik 1932 and after a year.iwas tnms- fmed to the Empire Hieatre, him- don-. iie served as general manager of the MGM British tbeatres. Baymond returned to the United ,$bte8 in 194:0 as Great Lakes «di-' vision manager for Loew's. Eaiiy this-year, he was made assistant to. Barron in Washington. Survived by wife, son and d^S^ter. tea Forbafiaa. 96,- tAOti ^atr War- music Ma(F, tiled March 16 in Hollywood after a heart attack. Starting his musical career as a , violinist with a theatre orchestra ia. St. Louis, ITorbsieiH conduced bands In St. Joseph, Mo., and Kansas City before coming to Hollywood in 1923 as conductor in the Egyptian theatre. He also served in that capamty in the Mil- lion Dollar and Warners Uxeatres in th^ days of silent pietum, and ' AvaS- placed in charge of Warners mti^c department sliortly after sound was introduced to the Scteen. He won an Academy Award in maiking deeumeatary and educa- tional filnu-in NTew York C^ty, and associated with Teaching was Films, Inc. He is survived by his wife, and Mi's. Lillian Ormosi and a matemal aunt, Mrs. ,^Edmond Pauker. appeared with William H. Crane- in "Father and the Boys," in 1909, and while- appearing in David Belasco's "Yea^s of Discretion," In 1S15, she met ^ind 'married her husband, who was also in the cast of ttut phiy. ■ MR& BLEVINS DAVIS Mrs. Margaret Sawyer HiU Davis, socialite wife of Bievins Davis, radio and legit prodneer, died of heart disease in Kansas City, Mou,' Match 18. Mrs. Davis, who reputedly in- hented $80,000,000 from her former husband, James Norman Illll, late railroad tycoon, married Davis in Washington, D. C, Oct. 2, 1946 and later was enterCained at the While House by President asd Mrs. Harry S. Trumsm. Davis js eurreotly sponsoring John (xarfi^ in "Skipper Next to God;" having taken it over from the Expedmentitl Theatre. He was co-pn>ducer of "Rhapsody" in 1944 and "'A Joy Forever" in 1846. Surviving, in, addition to her husband are a lirother and a niece. GEOI&GE .1. St»mS!X Geoi^ J. Stanley, 49, veteran vaude performer, died March 13 in Bnrbank, Calif. lie and las wife; the former Gladys Baehelder, retired from the stage-about a year .ago... Stanley originated the vaude- ville act, "Gtsorgia Crackers," in which lus wife and son, Geoj^e Stanley. Jr., appeared with him. Suiriwed - ^ wUe, son and $96,0flli;ill let I suss OmUhkA' temm ig'^'f-Smym' MRS. CLAKA D. MANNES Mrs. Clara Damrosch Mannes, 78, pianist-music teacher and menr- ber of the noted family of musi- cians, died in New York, March 16. For many years she and her hus- band, David Mannes, conducted tiie Mannes Music School in N. Y. Mrs. Mannes was the sister of the late Frank Damrosch, long the head ef the Institute of Musical Art, and of Walter Damrosch, wdio succeeded his father as a conduc- tor at the Met Opera House, N. Y. Surviving t>esides her husband and brother, are a claugbter, Mrs. Maiya Blow, autiior and play- wr^t, and a son, Licopold, musi- cian and inventor. EOWAED E. HIFSHER Dr. EdWacd Ellsworth Ifipsher. 76, former assistant editor of Etude music magazine from 1922 to 1941, and author of "American Opera and Its Composers;" 4i^ March 7 in M^ion, O. He stuftied at -Valparaiso Univer- sity, the Boyal Academy «f Mu«ic in London and in Italy. In tSZZ he was elected an associate ef the Royal Academy. ms&. MARGiUUET S. DUFFY Mrs. Margaret Sawtelle Duffy, 82, retired vaude performer and mother of the late. Jimmy Duffy i& Sweeney), died in New York, Feb. 27. Prior to her son having sprung into prominence «o - lus own, he had appeared for several years ia an act wiUi Ms mother and father billed as Duffy, Sa-wtelle & DniSty, Survived by brother and a niece. MARRIAGES Mabel Waame to SOAsir Campbell, Las Vegas, March t& She's a song- writer, he's a music publisher. Sylvia My»rs to Gerald Prosk, Chicago, March 16. Both are mem- ltens!«tfS|ie '.'Sbow Boat" cast. iMQIena IGIter to J<dm U: BcAaer, Beverly Hilis, Maidi 19. She's a segxggbaeasy he's' w^.' -la. tSmcgB radio for J. WaHer Thnnspson .agMiW.' Harriet Andersoa lo Murthough, Xats Vegas, Mjarch 35. He's a radio engineer at CBS. Bonnie Baker to Frank EL Tay-, lor, Leesburg, Ga., March 16. Bride is cafe singer; groom is as-^ sociatcd mth ithe duuics Hogam agency, Oucago. JMarie-Maddeine IVIalraux to Andre Malraux, Paris, March IS. Bride is Avidow of huf^and's brother; he^s Frmdh novelist and' stxipter of title £lm,''''Mai}'s Hope."' Maiy Bogan »ud Alan Ltwcll, Akron, O., March 12. She's Ira the "Ice Cydes of 194a." Beatrice de Sou^y 4o Teddy Culvert, Palis, J\faKh 19 His Oirajsany's «op take «as in '46 ^■"S^®*??"*" STiitai fifth jtoe, be- hind meibno wliiieh took In '$11,626,- 4X3 . Im : noaffitS. :' M^G . . Wlds' its FJtANK N. HEAKN. JR. March 26, 1932 IMy Porling Boy Never Forgotten MOTHER JUIIA KNOX V^ior the score of "Anthony Ad- verse" and was preparing to handle the musical program for this year's Acadeniy show when he was strick- en with a heart ailment. Promin- ent among . his -works at Warners were .scores for ''Night and Day," "This Is tlie Army," "Humoresciae" and "Rhapsody in Blue." Wis tdf e and a fytf^stet survive. THOMAS I.OllDfiN . Thomas louden, 73, character actor on stage and screen, died March 15 in Hollywood after a stroke. Most of his career was spent in Shakespearean plays, starting almost ^ years ago in Dublin. He came to this countcy in 1910 and played -with Sothem and Mar- lowe and oUier stars. In later years he appeared in various le^t suc- cesses, winding up In 1946 with "Lady Windermere's Fan" in New York. His film career •consisted of character roles. Surviving is his-wife, the former Elizabeth Valentine. I.INCOI.N STEDMAN . Lincoln Stedman, 41, lilm pro- ducer, died in Hollywood, March 22. He was a child actor in the silent film era, appearing in such films as "Baby Peggy.", "Out of Hie Storm," "Old Smmnnn' Hjole."' "Captain January," and ^'Harold Teen." His last film appearance was in "Sailor Be Good" at RK.O. He was tlie son of Marshall and Myrtle Stedman, silent film play- er.s. ■ . Survived by wife. from 40% in the cusft at Tfarimers to eo^'o for Metre with <"rt!«aubi* dowj] by 50^. While mgtseMtni, gaatppSiiBg the cost ||(i?«Aiiem is espected to litom up ineveasingly duxine the IMbmce of the $i!ear, eoBSes^ns is tlntt 1948 wiM AeftriSat in mA same 33% from jtttfe 1947 Williaxn totaL If m, it'iS. eome to approxi- TmAaly half af the IMS alltime lUigh. Only-two eoimpanies uie'jaw un-: aecwanted tm: tsXicially. Hftey'ire Pxramomt and WlKO. Ws nffinder- jsiliiwd itamt a .nonber of awioirces nxat Par wiill 'iwJe high at $33,000,- 060 Ddaich t^mes M the Na. 1 spot for &m fiWh jcsu* in a sum.,'' It oompaiea «gllla $Hj[>40,000, il^est in itiae iiSxImsr -aX the coingaauy, SfirmsxA ma. '4S, ' WB .gass to sec- ond ^iiilt and SMfti 4p thSini'.':;': BKO's SSMmrik figure i« #6;896,- 632 said it^ deemed likely Jits tbtai will Ik S%,1SDQJXM9 for iOae^ear^ Sdma Goldman to LaLVry GiB-e, VtanAi "N. T. She's p.*. with ti^e Spencer -Hare ofSce; he's p.a. with tlie Aft AaDBldin lOflioe. , C—HiagfJ tmn -pise 1; J SAM RAYMOND Sam Raymond, 67, theatre op- erator, died in New York, March 19. For many years he had op- ei^sited burlesque houses in New Y-ovk and Brooklyn aai at time of his death had been.eperating a. film theatre. Uie Beverley, in New Raymond's theatre operations date back to 1911, when he l>e- came associated with B. F. Kahn in the operation of the erstwhile Keith's Union Sq. theatre, N. Y., wifli burlesque stock policy. When latter theatre w^as sold for razing to 1918, Raymond, on his ovm, leased the Star and Gayety thea- tres, Brooklyn, from the Hyde & Behman interests, which he op- erated with travelling burlesque shows for many years. Associated jwth.him in these enterprises were lus two .sons, Harold and I,eonard, who survive him in addition to his ytufi and a daughter. LE0P01.D FREVDBERG Leopold Frcudberg, 55, violinist and musical director of the New- ark Evening News radio statioi^, WNJR, died after a heart attack in Newark, N. J., March 19. He had conducted theaire or- chestras in the Newark territory- during the days of vaudeville and at various times was employed by KKO and Paramount. Between 1933 and 1940 he was musical di- rector at station WOR. He joined WNJR when it was oi-ganized last year. Survived by wife, parents, three sisters and thre* brothers. HABLEY C. XENOUuET Harley C. BenoOet, 46, farm di- rector of Station KOA, Denver, died in that ci^ March 11, follow- ing a cerebral hemmrhage. He joined KOA in 1944 and was known in the Rocky Mountain area as tlie "Mile High I'armer." Survived by wife and two daugh- ters. ■ ■ • healings ajamt aiUeged 'DomnumuiaBi in Hollywsod. Heai'sl, in a «!ona- numi-qBe -to .R: T. Van GMiscih, i mammpmg Mliiiamt iim -lMS AnsgeteS Examiner, soade- It cHear tb'at Mayer's illness was itlie only reason entailed. " By amilar eommunieatlon to Van Ettisch, who is generally regarded as Hearst's "aamdias boani," the word has gone ont tft Heaist news- papers thai Sinato has been tak- ing a "wrong rap," ewm d«(^4e the Lee Montinicr imbrogUo wMrih the crooner sctiled for sieiissrai thousands and legal oosts to ia«; N. Y. MirrOT {Hearst) saloon sxA- umnist. . Veteran film man Lasky had stressed to iKBss Parsons tbsH natra was a "iiaj^d kind ef Jtatoaa" —bypassing the I'act lihe leroatreer was playing a priest role in l-asfey's filmization of "Miracle ©f 13ie Bells"—and 'the vet.-araii Heaanst motion picture editor -used hser JACOB SCUWORM Jacob Schworm, 83, vet musi- cian, died in Fainesville, O., Mardi 16. He neceived his mwrical education in Germany and touned Europe as a clariiaet and trumpet player with a circus band. He came to America with the band «t the age of 20. His wife and daughter survive. influence wiUi^ hcr boss. By coincidence, one of Frank | ings on 2,796,016 shares com- Gohniif's anti-Sinatra columns in' mon : outstanding amonmt ;ii» $4.81 the N. Y- Journal-American last Fri- per share. EamineS in 1946 day was set up in type but killed in totalled $7.90 per- shane «a 2,756,- proof wlien the word got around 462 shares of common mltetanding. to the Hearst newspaper dyna-sl.y. Actually Gonnifl' oaly mentioned :^natra's alli^ed anscastiisg.aia.iUie fiim, willHiat any further -«aipiiiMas- ness. ■•• tAS7XO EDE OBMOS Laszlo Ede Onnos, 45, screen- Wight and director, died in New York, March 19. • Oriiios was bom In Mako, Hun- gary, and was educated in Buda- pest and Vienna. He did new.spa- per work in Budapest, Vienna and "Crlin, and served for a time as a gotion picture director at UFA *»»m.S and at Paramount Studids in •.I'arts. He was the author of scv- ?an Puhlishcd in Hubgar- - JJc came to the United States in JS.i.), and worked as a freelaAce .Tj^nter at a number of studios in WILLIAM li, TAMME William L. Tamme, 73, one of the first motion picture theatre own- ers in St. Louis, died of heart ail- ment March 14, at his home in St Louis County. Tamme amassed a fortune oper- ating two picture houses in the early 1900s. He later disposed of the theatres, served in the Board of Aldernuin and was Recorder of Deeds of St. Louis for 12 years be- fore his retirement. His wife and a .son survive. GUSTAV DIESSL Gustav Diessl, 48, Austrian stage and film actor, died in Vienna, March 20. Diessl had appeared in the screen productions, "Roman BSner Nacht," "Die Weisse Maiestat" and "Mother Love," which had ■ been shown in foreign- language tiaea- tres in N. Y. MBS. G. P. HUNTLEY Mrs. G. P. Huntley. 67. actress, widow of G. P^ Huntley, Briti^ ac- tori died in Los Angeles, Mardi IS. She appeared on the New York and London stage under Hie name of Eva Kelly. HARRY J. SHUMOW Harry J. Shumow. 53, was crushed to death March 15 in San Francisco, when the wall of a building toppled on him. Shumow, in the construc- tion business the last 18 months, was former branch manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Milwau- kee, and before that in Omaha. MATTHEW MURRAY Matthew Muiray, 64, radio an- nouncer and producer., once known as "The Ambassador of the Air,' died March 16 in Hollywood after a long illness. ftmriUi positiiaa diespite j£act its net. dwaiimd jEcDMi $i%'691 corralled Wasemm aMl ColumMa Up Two cocapanies, Warnets and OdianalHa, ibi^liBred their totals inuiig oqp in In both testeuces, in the 'naaddle of jjtue TaftMidar }«wr—and. hence, be- fbre liang eoets and dropping jgrassffis .ttx»lk tis^r full !l»ll. WB's JF2S4X94J09 sines it .seoood pAace— advanrane iiit fnoi thiid 'Siptdt held in '4S. GonspanQr cliajbed Crom .S19,424,000 net in "-46. Gokunbia, in . sixth spot, Itad a net of 3?3,706,541 against .'$3,450,- 488 iur tSae preceding yean;. Uni- versail slid to $3,230,017 iliram the year toeJsMw's $4,565,219. Gmss ixKiome for 20th during '47 is esitxmadted at $174,4aftW0, a detdine team. 1946'5 $184^,175. Its melt Ibeforc taxes iis placed at !PSSj090yO(W while tlie tax itself cauMS to ;$9,100,000. After de- diitdang £1,%I0,000 apsplicable to ' m^notity tntiarests, Uie ,i>abnce of U4^m0,QIBIi is struck. In 99>I6, net briOare tases-was $39,934;3M while the ta anHManted to $14,630,000. Affiixsr deducting dividends «n the i pneferrcd stock, equivaleaUt earn- ..CwctasMd 'JEmat -rat*! i ; Mx. 'aiad Was. .'IVIillaid ' HB^hell; daa^Wber, llfew York,'' IMari^ . 16. iMMlMir VksssS Gould, 'l^t ac- tiRe^ feittar % 'jCurreoiHy sipehe^rs- -ms » "rase :Cup of Trembling," : »Bw latter 'Starring Elisab'em Mr. aaKd John teight, sd^ ■■itollyyiw«^-3«^ #ather::is,a ; •sBsre'en w i M ia c. ' Mr. a*d .Ifet ©nn Water, son, ■ Kansas CS^i iWther is «Bld, ex- pIoital&Ba sttailSec at Waawer Bros. Mr. aimd Mis. Kobert De Leon, •son, CMica«o^,li»nch 2. F^er is a songw33Btacr. ISb. iseud Hies. .Jipncs.. Greenwood,' :sdh^:«!tfeft*BC8fc:aii8rt 11. .father's ^"mS^id!^ ^ ^.^ ■ The Fkffiida season just latst Mr. and Mps. Ray Barr, aaa. New proved that caf€ss, even with ■capac- Yisirk, Mamdi 3Z 'Father's a band because tiieir s^dary has soae-lie- yond the paiat where a .pitafilt can be made tm Ifiieir t^gaeemesA. ■ r«wer aSfwts At To* XMim Tliere's alsd a sUi^t ret^iuBTJing of values even among ISmj top names. Willi the exception «f a few attractions that haven't ^antwom their h.o. on the cafe and vaude circuits v\fith frequent: appearances, the playing time of acts in Uhe $5,000 and ^ class is dimjni^dng. ity business at top prsiees, cou3d stillii lose mmiey becauce <ixf iHie lu£^' talent easts. Consequently, m»i« niixty <mi- ers are fig^jiing thai it's t«o icaslsy to put a Mg sum into one act But even wia ftat type «rf figuring, .an operator would rather {jamWe on nHisacaan; midiier is Betty John- ston, funnec 'Miealist vSUti Joey .Mr. and Sirs. Bill Galiagher, daugitler,. Ho%wood, March 19. F^sSte- is « tscBcen' actaK...., Mr. aaad ■ Mts. Ttemf- Peters, daughter, Tofteka, Kaafi., Feb. 20. the chance of making money on a ■ parents are Slaff mem b«ir s at $5,000 investanent .ttan taJse a loss h^iBW in Cbat«!ty. '"Wa.L,IAM FARISS William Fariss, 35, former pro- gram director of-WNJE, NewMk, died March 19 in New York. Survived by "wife, father and three brothers. Don Peters, 41, asrfstant sound Universal-International^ who is WB branch manager in m Hollywood. Mother, 69, of William Lively, Republic screenwriter, died Marcli i9'in.-,JBollSTWpflidi° IS Chicago. MRS. LOUIS MASSEN Mrs. Grace Flynn Massen, 64, actress and widovi' of Louis Mas- sen, actor, died at Saranac Lake, N. y., March 16. Budolf Ducifnss, 76, father «f Ar- thur Dreifuss, film director, died with a ^MBBtwea. fiov. Dains band, said be is leaving !ior MeSSy- vmood Shortly to complete delUiils. Thomason's $350Ha-montlt Job with the state will end as soon as Eail Long is inan^irated as governM:. He said Hamilberg has alineady comideted axrangements for a nitery spot already approved by the governor. Governor-designate Long has an- nounced that the Davis band m^ consider itself "fired now." It was learned that Gov. Davis and his baud h*«fe given a number of auditimisin the efforts of Hamil- berg to arrange a radio contract. I Mr. ai3d Jilxs. Allen SjoAea, son, llaiaford, OfflBtt., March 15. Father Is contivucaly «ifief at WTIG in that Mr. and Mrs. Micliael Horton,. daughter, Vsuas, March 17. Father ; is a ^idtaSer mL European edition' ot ■ N.Y. aeaaOd Iribune. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Elkins, son, Mineola. Ja. L, March 20. Parents are l£t^EiicianiB in Xingineering Dept. 4^ XIM SIbation WSSB^i New York. Mr. and Mrs. Jack MulJea, si Hollywood, March «0. Fa-tlicr i. Republic Fix flack. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cummings, daughter, Hollywood, Mardh 22. Father is film actor. Mr. and Mrst Tommy Sui«mers, daughter, Hollywood, Mar(ii 21. Father is Alan Ladd'S staufin.