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Show as," a studio executive saw him and, impressed by his good looks, tried to persuade him to become an actor. Mr. Trice is 6 feet 3 and is almost 50. Paulette Goddard flew from the East Coast to Hollywood to do just one day's extra work on "Forest "For-est Rangers," and then flew back again a trip of 6,000 miles. she may have a chance. Columbia wants to take a chance on Greta Garbo, still under contract to M-G-M, for a role in "The General Calls for Caviar. Immediately after hearing President Roosevelt describe Dr. Corydon M. Wassell's courageous exploits in evacuating nine wounded wound-ed soldiers to Australia as 'a Christ-like shepherd guiding his flock " Cecil B. de Mille decided to make a film based on the incident and approached the navy department depart-ment with a cooperative production produc-tion plan under which the Navy Relief society would receive a percentage per-centage of the film's gross. The proposition was accepted and plans now are that the production will get underway by September first. The stars and under-stars of Hollywood are certainly doing their bit for their country, not only buying buy-ing their share of war bonds, but contributing of their time, talent, and money to all kinds of relief agencies. The latest we heard of is that Norma Shearer adds $1,000 to the $5,000 she receives for appearing ap-pearing on the radio in order that she can give $1,000 each to six canteens run by Hollywood ac- I tresses. . How's this? Hedy Lamarr, as the madcap Tondeleyo in "White I Cargo," will dance an Africa jun-Igle jun-Igle jitterbug number, to the tune I of "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider," land in a sarong! Paramount is rushing production produc-tion of "I Married a Witch," which stars Veronica Lake, in order that she can spend as much time as possible with her husband, John Detlie, who has been commissioned a captain in the Engineer corps, camouflage division, while he is stationed in this country. Believing that President Roosevelt Roo-sevelt meant what he said when he put a limit of $25,000 a year on salaries, Director Mitchell Leisen is getting -rid of his big house, which cost him $28,000 a year to maintain, and has taken a four-room four-room apartment. Not long ago, Joan Leslie offered of-fered to give a wire-haired puppy to some army outfit as a mascot. She received 124 airmail letters, eight phone calls, and 16 telegrams. tele-grams. Now she'll have to figure out to whom the puppy goes. When Anne Gwynne's father, Benjamin Trice, came to Hollywood Holly-wood from his home in Texas to visit his actress daughter on the set of "Deep In the Heart of Tex- Screen liorts According to reports, Hollywood Holly-wood is going in for all-out cooperation cooper-ation for the duration. The latest plan is to form an acting talent pool female as well as male from which stars of either sex could be drawn by any lot who was in need of them. Already, signs are evident that a general pool of studio facilities will be made in an effort to maintain production as close to normal as possible. Word is that Sam Goldwyn is seeking pictures of six of the prettiest pret-tiest stenographers in the capital city to be glamorized in his forthcoming forth-coming musical picture, "Washington "Wash-ington Story," which co-stars Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. If you know a pretty stenog who works in Washington, send in her picture |