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Show MIDDLE AISLE AWAITING STUDIO STENO, RING JR. i L - i i By RHT.ILAH GRAHAM Copvright. 137. for The Telegram HOLLYWOOD, Feb. Ring Lardnar Jr., son of the late writing genius, and Sylvia Schulman, secretary secre-tary to Producer David Selsnick. are engaged to be married. The couple first met when Lardnar worked in the publicity department ef Seixnick International. He ia now a scenario writer at the Studio. The engagement .will ba of brief duration, with Miaa Schulman continuing con-tinuing her Job after marriage. . . . Binnie Barnaa haa forsaken John King for New York Playboy Buddy Adier, here for the racing season. . . . Lill Damita ia planning a aolo trip to Paris. Viscount Castleroaee la trying to ell a atory to tha movies based on the life of Sir Richard Burton, transistor of "The Arabian Nights." But Hhe most Britishsrs here, he kills any possibls deal by demanding too much coin. . . . John Barrymore blames his mother-in-law for the bust-up with Elaine. . . . Burglars with designs on William Powell a Bel Air mansion are hereby warned that tha actor haa a loaded gun nder hia pillow. Virginia Field and Bridge Expert Sherman Stearna prefer hearta for trumpa. . . . Jock Whitney a annual mammoth party will be mrtdrrts ' year on February 20, night of the Santa Anita handicap which he hopea to win, Incidentally, with "Mr. Bonea." . . . Fred Aataire brlnga Fred Jr to watch him work in "Stepping , Toes." And while on this subject, the roller akating aequence took three weeka to prepare, five daya to shoot but will flicker acroaa the acreen for approximately four min- " utea. Ward Greene, author of "Death In the Deep South," ia expected ahort-ly ahort-ly to work on tha acript for Producer Pro-ducer Mervyn Le Roy. ... The Utest Udy to bs escorted by Millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt ia Betty Wyman, famoua advertising model. In Hollywood for a movie career. . . . Charlie MacArthur'a explanation for upsetting the contents of. two goldfish bowls in ths lobby of a dignified hotel was: "They were snapping at mi." Elisabeth Allan recently hired a publicity agent, but warned him ' against publicising her privste life. Shortly afterward, a bonaflde burglar bur-glar entered Miaa Allan'a Garden of Allah apartment and absconded with her entire collection of jewels. The delighted press agent prepared a front page atory, detailing the value and magnificence of tha stolen gems. But ha waa again thwarted by Miss Allan, who instated on facta in lieu of imagination. The P. A.'a s revenge was sweet Ths story aa given to tha newapapera mentioned a atolen pin worth ISO and contln-' contln-' ued, "less valuable jewels were" etc, etc. k When ' Shirley Temple snubbed Freddie Bartholomew by refuaing to poae with him at tha recent president's presi-dent's ball, aha waa paying back an old grudge of her atudio'a against the British boy actor. At the opening open-ing of "Lloyda of London" In Hollywood. Holly-wood. Twentieth Century-Fox asked Freddie, on loan for the picture from M.-G.-M.. to escort their contract player, little Jana Withera, to the premiere. Freddie flatly refused, stating that Miss Withers wsa not important enough to ba hia com- panion for auch a public event He added, however, that he had no objections to Shirley Temple. Darryl Zsnuck, Incensed with the boy's attitude, at-titude, gave orders that Miss Temple 1 must never be coupled with Freddie, not even in a photograph. And now Aunt Millicent Bartholomew and Mra. Temple are no longer speaking. 1 Joel McCrea'a atand-in la also his dentist. . . . Honors for "Tha Good Earth" are divided evenly by Paul Muni, Luiso Rainer and the man who photographed the locust plague ' aequence. . . . Miaa Rainer's new groom, Playwright Clifford Odets, insists all ia well with their marriage deapita his wife's sudden end mys-. mys-. , terioiu solo trip to New York. . . . Bobby Breen stara In "Master Sky- lark." the story of a boy troubadour and Shakespeare. The picture will be made by Sol Lessor in Stratford-on-Avon, Englsnd. . . . Dixie Dunbar at the races with Carl Laemmle Jr. . . . Loretta Young received a lengthy collect telegram from a Boston fan, telling her how beautiful beauti-ful she is, what a good actress, etc.. etc. Tha message concluded, "1 am dead broke. Send what you can." |