Studio press bureau notes on Betty Hutton publicity stunts
Western Newspaper Union reports servicemen flooding requests to visit Betty Hutton on the Cross My Heart set after a photo spread showing her with two air corps lieutenants. Nancy Norman and Dick Brown romance item backfires into September wedding plans. Patti Pickens and Robert Simmons also tied to publicity stunts. Lizabeth Scott debut flagged as only after career solidifies. Helen Mack, NBC producer, will not vacation and will film two movie roles alongside directing Date with Judy and Beulah Show.
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War Echoes and Film Stars in Radio Promos
Ted Malone honors G I friends with a radio series on rediscovering America while Alfred Hitchcock spars with thrillers ahead of Notorious. David O Selznick scouts talents in Stockholm as Ingrid Bergman rises to stardom with the Royal Dramatic Theater. Frank Sandstrom, star of Bergman’s New European films, is noted in the entourage.
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Duel in the Sun group forms first Cactus and Iodine club
Members of the Duel in the Sun company on location organize the first Cactus and Iodine club. All members struck by Arizona's Cholla cactus are eligible. Jennifer Jones' makeup woman Clare Kaufman is a charter member and sat on one.
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Jennifer Jones
Clare Kaufman
Odds and Ends in Hollywood Nonsense and Notables
Ginny Simms wears a bright hospital dress while singing for wounded soldiers. Conrad Nagel recalls earning 7.50 a week at the start of his acting career after 16 hour days. Bonita Granville, 22, plays a clever lawyer in The Lie Detector and has acted since age three. Arthur Lake of Blondie notes a goat mascot named Dagwood is linked to a famous racehorse.
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Arthur Lake
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