Show I Ruby Keeler Puts Mother Role Before Any Comeback Try By nJ Ershine Johnson HOLL HOLLYWOOD Y Theres There's still s t i 11 lots of talk about a new movie career for Ruby Keeler following her stopping show appearances on TV But she isn't playing the role of an eager bea beaver cr I ha have hae e a career ca ca- ca- ca reer raising reer raising my family she told me at her Balboa island summer summerhome home If something great reat comes along along fine fine But Im I'm not going to worry about it The Hollywood grapevine is whispering that Kathryn Grayson and Johnny Johnston have ha finally agreed on a divorce A domestic I battle in New York that led Jed to separate residences for the couple is said sald to be the straw that broke the camels camel's back backA A millionaire California socialite social social- ite named Bud Randolph may be beLinda beLinda Linda Darnell's next bridegroom June Havoc will do the English English English Eng Eng- lish version of a French movie Olivia No relation to the Oscar winner Jim Thorpe whose fabulous athletic athletic ath ath- letic feats are arc being being- put on film in fn I Jim Thorpe American All delights delights delights de de- de- de i lights in telling stories on himself Passing Acquaintance Back Pack in 1912 his Carlisle football football foot foot- football I ball team ran rather shod rough-shod over o Army 2 6 27 6 with Thorpe running running running run run- ning for long gains On the cadet team were a couple of future generals generals generals gen gen- named Ike Eisenhower and George Patton Eisenhower in injured injured injured in- in his knee possibly trying to tackle Thorpe and didn't finish out the game A year or two ago Thorpe and the general were both bothin I in Chicago o and a friend brought i ithem ithem them together tog I j General he said you remember remember remember I ber Jim Thorpe dont don't you you Eisenhower grinned shook hands and said Hazily just Hazily just hazily The papers are drawn up for the Cleatus Caldwell-Bob Caldwell Hutton di divorce divorce di- di vorce Sharman Douglas and Elizabeth Firestone head for th the e west coast just about the time lime that tha t Peter Lawford sails for Australia to star in Kangaroo Some former pals of Cary Gary Grant ar are e grousing about the new circle o of f friends he has acquired since hi his s marriage to Bets Betsy Drake Bette Bett e Davis Dans has her big bin Laguna manse mans e en up for sale sale another another indication n that she and her new hubby Gary Merrill will reside in Connecticut t between films Claudette Colbert better rush t tit to o I it or Miriam Hopkins Hoplins will beat herto her he heto r to the punch as a woman film director Miriam who claims that t she learned her directorial know know- how from rom the late Ernst Lubitsch has the story and producer all all lined up I Greater love hath bath no woman woma woman n I than to spend her birthday alone alon e I while her husband th the e I ocean blue Lauren Bacall wit will 1 blow blowout out her birthday candles candle s I II I alone while H. H Bogart blows int into o the sails of his foot 51 yawl th the e Santana in the final yacht race o othe of ef f the season to Santa Santa Santa- Barbara Barbar a island MacKinley Kantor has as s been assigned to the far east air ai r force as a war correspondent Rip Reverends Rc Preachers are coming coming- into their r ra own as screen heroes Joe McCrea McCre a plays a two fisted pulpit man i in n Stars in My Iy Crown and Dennis Demus OKeefe is a scrapping reveren reverend d I in Passage West Vest Maybe Fo Fox x i I xe should change the title of Call Me re e Mister to Call Cal Me Minister |