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Hollywood Burlesque Stars and Celebrity Feuds Ablaze
A jumble of Hollywood gossip notes includes Marilyn Monroe's burlesque billing in LA, Ina Claire and Ginger rivalry talk, Bill Holden pool gag sparks, Durbin vs MGM shifts, Joanne Gilbert’s star rise after MGM test, Arrowhead film color wig, The Crenshaw’s anti TV marquee, Bob Hope’s London TV mishap, Diamond Queen romance castings, Ireland–Myers legal tussle over $15,000, Spike Jones finally cleared by British unions.
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Irving Rapper
Ginger
Gertrude Lawrence
Hollywood
Rapper
William Holden
Sunset Boulevard
Bill
Johnny Grant
Brenda Marshall
Johnny
Elois Jensser
MGM
Deanna Durbin
Universal
Joanne Gilbert
Mocambo
Paramount
Mary Sinclair
Los Angeles
Crenshaw
Bob Hope
Blackboard
Bing Crosby
Mrs. Jones
Pat Medina
Richard Greene
Howard Duff
Ida Lupino
Jennifer
John Ireland
Carmel Myers
Carmel
Ireland
Ralph Blum
New York
Spike Jones
England