Deanna Durbin’s Free Life Sets Tone for New Romance
Hollywood gossip notes Deanna Durbin, now 23, enjoying independence after divorce from Vaughn Paul. She focuses on singing training, home life, and a rumored but unconfirmed romance, denying serious plans while eyeing opera and maintaining close friendships with Anne Shirley and family connections.
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Victor Mature Reveals Life and Love in Gossipy Memoir
Victor Mature discusses postwar plans, fame, and marriage hopes while recounting naval convoy duty. He teases a forthcoming book titled The Great Conceit with chapters on love and wives, and recalls engagements, Hollywood rumors, and his aim to act after the war.
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Zanuck
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Anne Shirley
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Rita Hayworth
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Dont Like Being Myself Actor Says Acting From Not Liking Self
Actor Leo G. Carroll explains he acts because he dislikes being himself in crowds and parties. Born in England with Irish roots, Carroll discusses being labeled typical English or Irish and the appeal of playing varied roles on stage and screen.
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Beacon Street
George Apley
England
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Grattan
Mr. Apley
John Marquard
Marquard
One Million Americans Vanish From Homes Each Year
The column asserts that about one million Americans leave their homes annually due to amnesia boredom debt ennui wanderlust or wife nagging. It frames the trend as a societal quirk rather than a crisis. The piece hints at underlying causes and calls for attention to domestic stability.
Radio and TV Stars Parade for War Fund Broadcasts
A busy slate of radio programs features Bob Hope headlining an eight o’clock tribute to GI audiences with Peggy Alexander Ray Kertser and George Tweed among the guests. Norman Angell discusses The Atlantic Charter alive on NBC and WHO at noon. The Prairie cantata with the New York Philharmonic under Rodzinski, The Army Hour from the war department, and performances by Como Arrau Kirsten Merriman Hain Duncan frame a full afternoon of music and talk across NBC CBS and local stations. The March of Dimes broadcasts continue with Benny Gleason Gleason and Kate Smith among others on major networks.
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USO
Peggy Alexander
Ray Kertser
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George R. Tweed
Iene der Sh Teenies
Ant Mamaee
Quentin Reynolds
Nathan van Cleave
Radio Program Schedule Highlights Jan 1945
A dense listing of morning and afternoon radio programs across stations WGN WMT KXEL EXEL and more for Sunday Jan 21 1945 and Monday Jan 22 1945. Includes news talks musicals dramas weather and variety shows with multiple time slots and hosts. Notable items feature Jack Benny Phil Baker World News and Liberty programs with many station changes and feature performances.
Inquiring minds and island battles in a war era chronicle
A fragmented column recalls student jests about Katharine Hepburn and a marine captain named Frank Farrell. Vignettes describe a camouflaged Japanese threat spotted by Farrell, who fired four times, killing four enemy reps. The piece snippets also mention Universal's The Suspect and Havana Madrid showbiz chatter.
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South Pacific Islands
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Marines
Gunnery Practice Moved to Sea over Harbor Fire Question
An army transport commander argued against wasting ammunition at sea when targets were available near their base. Shore authorities called the move irregular but Johnson supported the sea practice, noting the nearby Japanese presence near Wade Island in the Southwest Pacific.
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New York Cast of Pirates to Play Cedar Rapids Feb 6
The Gilbert and Sullivan Pirates of Penzance will be performed in Cedar Rapids at the Iowa Theater for one show on February 6. The production mirrors the Ambassador Theater version from New York with a cast including Kathleen Roche Catherine Judah Robert Eckles Marie Vander and Mary London. Seating is reserved and tickets go on sale soon as the Burnside Gilbert and Sullivan Opera company tours major Midwest cities.
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Marie Vander
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