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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1937
Page
2
Hollywood watchers line up at Paramount lot at 7:30 a.m. to glimpse Claudette Colbert Gary Cooper Fred MacMurray Carole Lombard and Bing Crosby arriving in cars for film assignments. The piece notes their parking habits and public appearances as they head inside.
Carleton E. Morse, author of the radio serial One Man's Family, has returned to Paramount studio from a leave of absence and resumed work on the screen play being prepared under the same title.
Comedian Benny Baker is credited with popularizing phrases like Dream it up through a gag act he did with a stooge and Bing Crosby helped spread it on radio. Baker, now in film with Danger Men Working, cites other origin phrases including You can't take it and Are you lousy attributed to Lou Holtz and Fine thing to George Jessel.
Anthony Quinn, future Paramount contract actor, traces his early fame to his role in The Plainsman after his family fled Pancho Villa's upheaval. The article outlines his Mexican heritage, Los Angeles upbringing, and rapid film debut years, noting his multilingual start in Cheyenne Spanish Hawaiian roles and his budding hobbies in painting and sculpture.
Olympe Bradna, 16, a Paris Folies Bergere arrival who moved to Hollywood less than a year ago, lands her first major role opposite George Raft in Paramount's Souls at Sea. The studio is grooming her for stardom.
Gary Cooper has disposed of his Montana dude ranch and now searches for a new ranch in California. The actor appears to be narrowing options as he considers suitable properties for a future retreat or production base.
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