Walter Winchell Gossip Column Snippets and Filmdom Notes
Walter Winchell reports quips about Charlie Morrison Bob Benchley and a gag danger. Fanny Hurst jokes about a beau and a look alike. Irvin Cobb misrecognizes her. A witty exchange about two women and two nets. Dream with Music opening night troubles and a sneak thief. Jane Powell tangled in rights dispute at age fourteen among MGM Selznick and Rogers. Mr Whiskers proposes higher taxes for race tracks. The book of the
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Charlie Morrison
Bob Benchley
Bennett Cerf
Fanny Hurst
Irvin Cobb
Fanny
Golly
Cobb
Fann Hurst
Hurst
Bob Dunn
United Artists
Jane Powell
The
Flicker
MGM
Selznick
Charles R. Rogers
Whiskers
Pass the bug juice and wartime entertainments blend
A 1944 Cedar Rapids Gazette snippet notes GI slang for fruit juice concoctions “bug juice” and a mix of war era culture. It mentions August books by Sumner Welles, Universal’s Club 18 acts, Diana Manners and other performers, the stage shows at the Park Central lounge, and wartime anecdotes including Sgt. Phil Stern’s Purple Heart moment and audience reactions.
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Universal
Diana Manners
Park Central
Sailors of Fortune
Colin Mackenzie
Dutton’s
Wilma Gray
Society
Ray Sneed, Jr
Small’s Paradise
Paul Draper
Revuers
Blue ‘Angel
Frank Kingdon
Washington
WMCA
Joy Hodges
the Majestic
Tar
el Alamein
Phil
Stern
Charles Lucas
Charlie
Pan Alley plans million copy sale and war update
Pan Alley signs up to sell a million copies. First Lt. Robert Adrian Sherry reported missing in action in India and China has returned safely. Frankie Frisch, noted NL star, is a petunia grower. Ed Levy of the New York Yankees is described as an Irishman.
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Ed Levy
New York Yankees
Paint Coverage Note for Two Coats
A good grade of paint will cover from 200 to 250 square feet per gallon for two coats.
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