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Show BY INEZ GERHARD CY HOWARD, at 31, is at the top in his second career. Four years ago he was a successful actor; ac-tor; he played the lead in "Storm Operation" on Broadway. Now a Writer and producer of radio shows "My Friend Irma," "Life with Luigi," and a new one, "The Private Pri-vate Lives of Eddie and Anne" he is also an associate director, producer pro-ducer and writer of motion pictures. pic-tures. "My Friend Irma" is his first one. "Marie Wilson steals the show," he assured me; but a mo CY HOWARD ment later, "John Lund is wonder-il; wonder-il; steals the- show." He said the tame of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis but didn't mention that he plays the voice of "Joe," heard only on the phone. CBS and Paramount Para-mount are lucky to have him under contract. With M-G-M shooting sequences for "Adam's Rib" all around New Yprk pretty girls wearing dark glasses learned to avoid crowds; the interested spectators suspected them of being movie actresses. Judy Holliday, one of the principals, kept right on in her play. "Born Yesterday," during the shooting. Tom Ewell, just through with a play, is now back in Hollywood. Another Metro picture, the musical "On the Town," has been shooting in New York. All sbt principals G e n e Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Ann Miller, Vera-EIIen and Betty Bet-ty Garrett, worked two days at the Brooklyn navy yard. Cast in a minor role in "Riding High," Dorothy Barrett sang a song for members of the cast during dur-ing a break; Director Frank Capra heard her and chose her to sing with Bing. She has appeared in several Broadway productions and was vocalist for Vaughn Monroe's band for six months before entering films. Her next step up is a featured fea-tured rble in "Copper Canyon," Technicolor western. |