Hollywood Gossip Roundup From Louella Parsons
Hollywood gossip notes detail John Wayne joining The Townsend Harris Story with John Huston involved, Greer Garson taking Auntie Mame on Broadway, Marilyn Monroe's legal troubles affecting The Life of Jean Harlow, Portie Mason's Circle of the Day on Playhouse 90, possible Jeffrey Hunter wedding in Cedar Rapids, and social events at Hollywood Park with Leonard Goldenson hinting at pay TV.
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Townsend Harris
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Greer Garson
New York
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Roz Russell
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Buddy Fogelson
Southern Methodist College
Greer
Robert Young
Auntie Mame
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Portie Mason
Playhouse 90
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Portie
Jeffrey Hunter
Cedar Rapids
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Arnold Grant
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Dick Damman
Irene Dunne
Jimmy Durante
Vic Damone
Benny Thau
Sol Siegel
Joseph Schenck
Buddy Adier
Charlie Feldman
Charlie
Leonard Goldenson
Abc-Tv
Pearson Adds 18 000 To Winnings On CBS Quiz Show
Billy Pearson, jockey and art expert from Pasadena, boosted his total quiz winnings to 124 000 on The $64,000 Challenge. He matched Larry Rivers of Southampton and Jane Wilson of New York at different levels, while Al Einfrank and Richard E. Harrison also reached the geography level.
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Pasadena
Calif
Larry Rivers
Southampton
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Jane Wilson
Pearson
al Einfrank
Los Angeles
Richard E. Harrison
Japanese Memorial To Honor War Dead
In Wake Island proximity a new war memorial will honor Japanese soldiers killed there in World War II. The 50 relatives who lost kin voted to replace the crumbling monument with a concrete structure on the atoll between Guam and Hawaii. Wake’s American garrison surrendered to Japan on December 23, 1941 after a two week defense.
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Wake Island
Guam
Hawaii
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Tomorrow's Horoscope by Carroll Righter
Aries to Pisces outline daily guidance with focus on personal appearance, finances, health, and home matters. Advises practical care, caution at night, and avoiding arguments, with special notes on hygiene duties and responsible action for each zodiac sign.
Dynamite Found Under Freight Car in Philadelphia
Police report youths planted two sticks of dynamite wired to caps under a freight car at Belmont Junction in west Philadelphia. The device was discovered minutes before the Reading Company to Pennsylvania Railroad transfer, averting a potential explosion. Authorities are investigating the incident as a deliberate act by unknown youths.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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PRR
Belmont Junction
West Philadelphia
Broadway Scene Grant Rejects Big Pay to Perform
Hollywood gossip notes Elvis Presley pals viewing Hollywood. Ed Sullivan weighs a Las Vegas deal. Peggy King rents a Steinway in New York. rumors swirl about Irving Berlin adapting Silver Platter for the stage. Debates on names and showbiz intrigues fill a bustling entertainment page.
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Elvis Presley
Memphis
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Mr. Sideburns
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Deep South
Ellin Berlin
Broadway
Irving Berlin
Ed Sullivan
Las Vegas
New York
Peggy King
Peggy
Andre Previn
George Raft
Francoise Sagan
Africa
Ava Gardner Returns to Hollywood on First Visit in Years
Ava Gardner arrives in Hollywood from Mexico City for a several week stay to visit friends before returning to Spain, her home away from Hollywood.
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Ava Gardner
Mexico City
Spain
20-Year-Old Tiff Results In Fines
In Warwick Rhode Island two friends paid $10 fines each in district court for reveling after an argument over an incident 20 years old. Ernest A Beaudoin 44 of Warwick and Raymond A Potter 43 of Providence admitted the charges and settled the case. Police said the conflict began over a long standing dispute but offered few details.
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Raymond A. Potter
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Potter
Lightning Kills 13-Year-Old Girl in Park Incident
A bolt of lightning struck Patricia O Neill as she sat on a park bandstand rail in Greenbrook Park Plainfield New Jersey during a downpour. She had been bicycling nearby when the rain began.
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N. J.P
Greenbrook Park
Patricia O'Neill
Bookmaker's Wife Delivers Quadruplets in London
Mrs Celia Philp 28 gave birth to four girls in London amid odds of 634566. The hospital said mother and quads, born in incubators, are all well. The babies weighed 4 lb 0 oz, 3 lb 14 oz, 4 lb 4 oz, and 4 lb 3 oz. The Philps also have a two year old son.
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Celia Philp
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