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Show LIFE AND DEATH PLAY EADJNG-EILMJIQLES HOLLYWOOD, Cl Dec. 29 (AP) ThU fadinf year canceled the earthly contracta of 10 Hollywood beadlinert and caat at tenet 11 film celebritiea In parental roles: Death struck Jean Harlow from the lists of Hollywood stare, leaving thousands of fans to mourn the fall of the platinum blond movie meteor. Sir Guy Standing, British actor. succumb.d to a "heart attack, and equally sudden was the recent death of Ted Healy, a few days after be became father of a son.' Rosa Alexander, rising Jevenil. waa a auiclde. Martin Johnson. African Af-rican explorer and film producer, perished from Injuries In aa air liner crash. Mrs. K. J. Mannla, wife of a film executive, died In an automobile auto-mobile accident farmer Stare faea Helen Burgess, at the doorway to fame after performance In "The Plainsman," died after a brief Illness. Ill-ness. The ranka of former stars were thinned by the passing of Rath Roland, one-time serial queen, and Marie Prevost, who be. in a. a bathing beauty her rise to fame, which waa to end la obscurity. Richard Boleslawskl, director of "Ias Miserablea." Thsodore Goes Wild, and other-hits, was Wctlm of a hsart attack. Wallace Smith, leading screen playwright, also died suddenly. I Mark b Busy I But new babies cam to the Gary Coopera, the Hanry Fondas, the Ted Hoalye, the Kent Taylors, the Robert Rob-ert Younga, the Oaale Nelsons (Harriet (Har-riet -Hilllard), the William WU-mana. WU-mana. the Lloyd Baoona, the Lelaad Haywarde (Margaret Sulla van), the Hal Mohra (Evelyn V.nabl), and the Wally Vrnons, who had twlna. Arrlvala were expected soon at (he homes of Blng Crosby, Patrle Know lea, Allan Jonea and Irene Hrvy, among others. Nw parents through adoption Included In-cluded Iran Dunn and Dr. Fran-cia Fran-cia Griffin, Donald Meek, the character char-acter actor, and Loretta Young. |