Showbiz and society notes from a busy New York week
A flurry of engagements and marriages spans Wallace Stettinius and Mary Gray, Winston Churchill’s grandson Winnie and Mildred Fogarty, and many society figures. The scene also notes industry moves, theatre hits, and personal milestones such as pregnancies and recoveries, plus Sun energy advances in Israel and film industry updates.
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Wallace Stettinius
Mary Gray
Winston Churchill
Winnie
Mildred Fogarty
London
Cole Porter
Bill Simpsons
Rockefeller Fortune
Abby Land
U. S
Virginia Fincke
David Kidd
Marianne Reynolds
George Vanderbilts
Marshall Field
Ruth
Barry Sullivan
Gita Hall
Raymond
Dorothy Collins) Scotts
Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady
Oleg Cassini
Marcy Massey
Tom
Gac) Rockwell
Hersey Marries Barbara Day Addams in Connecticut
Author John Hersey wed Barbara Day Addams of New York City and Westport in Fairfield on the previous day. The 43 year old Pulitzer Prize winner and his bride, 38, honeymoon at Cape Cod after a ceremony at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church conducted by Rev. Stanley Lyon Houston. Hersey won the 1943 Pulitzer for A Bell for Adano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield, Conn
John Hersey
Barbara Day Addams
New York City
Westport
Cape Cod
Mass
Stanley Lyon Houston
Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
Broadway Voices and Wary Weddings Stir Up Holiday Rumors
James MacArthur and Joyce Balifante plan a two year wait before marriage while friends bet on a summer wedding possibly in Europe. Betty George quits Milton Berle’s cafe act over TV show hopes. Gina Lollobrigida’s “La Loi” casting and Sagan baby or split rumors swirl from Paris. Debbie and Eddie at the Roundtable brighten dawns as Mrs Fisher backs Jo Jones on drums. Kate Smith’s new album credits omit Jack Miller amid label orders.
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James MacArthur
Joyce Balifante
Europe
Betty George
Milton Berle
Shirley Booth
New York
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina
Jules Dassin
Debbie
Eddie
Mrs. Fisher
Joey Bushkin
Jo Jones
Orange Juice Reigns at UN International Law Bar
At the unlicensed United Nations bar in Manhattan, orange juice is the top drink as delegates and diplomats mingle. The bar stays open after meetings, drawing figures like Eisenhower Churchill and Hammarskjold, with vodka imports lately noted and prices cheaper than city bars.
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International Law
United Nations
N. Y
INL
Manhattan
New York
U.N
U.N. Bar
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Andrei Vyshinsk
Vyacheslav Molotov
Connecticut
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Little Old New York
Sullivan
Charles van Dorens
Thomas Straus
Macy’s Clan
Carol Herschel
Camille
Rangers
Henry
Dominique Michel
Sal Mineo
Ariane Ulmer
Doug Fairbanks
Italy
Prince Christian Offer
Julia Rogers
Manny Frank
Kurt and
Ketti Frings
Israel
Israeli Institute
Haifa
Frances Farmer
Jean Seberg
Francois Morcuil
Aga Khan
Sylvia Casablanca
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Metro
Warren
Virginia
Orin Lehman
Bobby Sutton
Nacio Herb Brown
Bing Crosby
Phil
Sandy Drummond
Jean Peters
Howard Hughes
Goodwin Knight
Ben Blue
Sid Fields
Joan Kayne
John Wingate
Lyda Fairbanks
Cyrano’s
Averill
Bon Soir
Atomic Energy
Lewis Strauss
Ike
Jim Sim
Australia
Elizabeth
Spinney
Carroll Baker
Gable
Paramount
Ben Gaines
Miami
Michael Rennie
Marion Preminger
Audrey Cisco
MGM
Milton de Luggs
Paul Winchell
Connie Moore
Betty
Bob Kelly
Elliott Nugent
Nancy
Douglas Crawford
Frank
Braves
Torre
Eileen Moran
Doris Trumbull
Don Bedard
William Holden
Seymour
N.Y
Peck
Susan Sill
Jimmy Stewart
Eddie Dowling
Maxine
Danny Scholl
House of Vienna
Johnnie Ray
Latin Quarter
Georgia Gibbs
George DeWitt
Copa
Julius la Rosa
Dorothy Donegan
Richard Egan
Pat Hardy
Elsie Rose
Human Jack
Bellevue Hospital
Jeff Richards
Viki
Ernest Borgnine
Gary Cooper
Spain
Sarita Monteil
Anthony Mann
United Artists
Sayonara
Liberty Road
East of Eden
James Dean Story
Hersey
Gulf Theatre
Venice
Florida
Sun
Mon
Anthony Quinn
Voice of Broadway
Dorothy Kilgallen
Miltie
Berle
Reno
Dean Martin
Johnny Desmond
Francoise Sagan
Paris
Jack Miller
Kate Smith
Kate
Frank Hunter
George
Shavo
Miller
Dave Kapp
Griselda
Security Pictures
Mane Erskine Caldwell
Scour “Uaok Lord
Wac Morrow Fay Spain
Helen West
Cand Aoe En Gmat, le
Marjorie Morningstar
Colo
PLUTO
Rr Sarasota
Ih. EL
U.S. 41
No. Trail
Airport
As Sh Et
Jane Powell
Jan Sterling
George Nader
Crumiyt
Tia Julie Adams
Ritz Il el Pelli
Paths OF Glory
the Woods
Eisenhower
General Assembly
U.n.’S
Walter Handler
Holdgraf’s
Bradenton
Sarasota
St. Armands Circle
Ommy
Bradentom
Carl's Seafood Restaurant
Osprey & Arlington
Bea
Bill
Happylands
Siesta Key
Midnight Pass Road
Fisherman's
Peet
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Ts Entertainment
Lasota Flor
Dixie Burger
Dixie Burgers — Shaker
N. Tamiami Trail
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