Hollywood observations on Bette Davis Chaplin and more
Jimmie Fidler reflects on Hollywood dominance of Bette Davis and Charlie Chaplin, arguing for merit over comparisons. He notes Una Merkle Lucille Ball lineage, Ned Sparks singing style, Goldwyn's globe motif, Edison sound pictures and stand-ins for tropical fish, Crocheted ties by Joan Blondell, and Eleanor Powell's Honolulu claim due to a toe injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Davis
Bette
Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Una Merkel
Lucille Ball
George Washington
Lucinda Ball
Ned Sparks
Samuel Goldwyn
Lady Luck
Thomas A. Edison
Dick Powell
Hollywood Buzz and Studio Pranks Across 1938 Set
The piece catalogs playful studio antics and tempers on a 1938 set. Highlights include Bette Davis as Devotion's Charlotte, hairdresser Sydney Guilaroff as a weight lifter, Joan Bennett training dogs, FRank Lloyd directing Ruler of the Seas and a tense Doug Fairbanks Jr. shooting schedule clash over a wedding date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Davis
Charlotte
Sydney Guilaroft
Joan Bennett
Frank Lloyd
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Frank
Doug
Mr. Fairbanks
Appointment of Executrices in Iowa Proceedings
Notice from Linn County Iowa appoints Stella Wreta and Mamie Yandik as executrices of the estate of Josephine Shimek. The 1939 filing states qualified executrices are in place and all debts and claims must be filed with the Clerk of Linn County. W. C. Boland serves as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Ned
Posephine Shimek
Linn
Theaters Show Mix Tonight Across Iowa
At the theaters tonight in Iowa City the program features Kiss the Boys Goodbye and Paramount's Within the Law with Ruth Hussey Tom Neal and Rita Johnson along with King of Chinatown starring Akim Tamiroff and Anna May Wong. Also Four Girls in White with Florence Rice Ann Rutherford Ana Merkel and Mary Howard Secret Service of the Air with Ronald Reagan at Paramount. Palace presents Suez with Tyrone Power Loretta Young Annabella and The Affairs of Annabel with Jack Oakie Lucille Ball. Rialto screens King Kong with Fay Wray Robert Armstrong.
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Iowa
Paramount
Ruth Hussey
Tom Neal
Rita Johnson
Akim Tamiroff
Anna May Wong
Florence Rice
Ann Rutherford
Ana Merkel
Mary Howard
Secret Service of the Air
Ronald Reagan
Palace
Tyrone Power
Lorretta Young
Annabella
Jack Oakie
Lucille Ball
Annabel
Rialto
Fay Wray
Robert Armstrong
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Jimmie Fidler
Joan Blondell
Eleanor Powell
Honolulu
Juarez
Ajit O Arid
Ruth Bossey
Tom Weal
Jesse James
Olivia DE Havilland
Ann Sheridan
Qruce Cabot
Frank McHugh
New York
Brock Pemberton
Clare Boothe
Chicago
Blackstone
Iowa Theater
WED
THURS
Ys T Marie
America
Jack Holt
Dolores Costello
Alan Marshall
Cou
Tyrone Fever
Loretta Young
Quez
Tyrone Alice Don Power
Faye Ameche
Lloyd
Laddie Boy
Kay Francis
Aere
Union Pacific
Omaha
Cecil B. de Mille
DeMille
W. C. Boland
Tan
Rio Grande
Charles Starrett
Roe
Dean
Cedar Rapids
Cone
L. Cone
Beaver
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