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Show - .V' - 'f ' - i PAGE 8 -n&S&!?&- SUNDAY HERALD jJtWl J w Ml) h. rna s LUCKy iNose Changed Her Career If ever a screen star had a lucky nose it's Myrna Loy. Pert,.plQuant, tip-tilted, it's completely feminine. It has charm and daintiness. Humor, too. And it has brought her great good luck. ' Myrna in her early screen career had been condemned to a Ion series of half-caste, gypsy vamp, and Chinese hussy roles. Producers saw only that her blue-green eyes were heavy-lidded and rather almond-shaped in an exotic sort of way, and 'that her. mouth was small and. full-lipped. Then Samuel Goldwyn came along. And he noticed that 1 . '. 1 111 . """"" nose. To him it was not the nose Hollywood Area Is Horse Capital Due to Pictures HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Is reputedly the world capital of movie making ana glamor, ox private pri-vate ' swimming pools and suntanned sun-tanned beauties. Few people know it is also the world's center for horses! of an Oriental siren at all. So Goldwyn stripped the exotic artificiality from Myrna Loy and gave her roles in which she was the poised, natural young woman of the world you know today "Loy" a name which invariably invari-ably brings up thoughts of in cense, pagodas and temple gongs is not her real name, although Myrna is. The reql Ust name is Williams and the birthplace is Helena, Montana. The "Loy" was the suggestion of Natacha Ram bova, who was Mrs. Rudolph Valentino. The Thin Man" was a low- The vicinity of Hollywood has budget picture, which nobody more riding horses than any equal considered would make more than area on the globe, the equine a pleasant showing. But critics population numbering more man i loved it and the public attended 10,000. i in droves. And Myrna as the cool. This suprise fact was brought to light by .fames Phillips, ranch l.llMkll. XT - -1 I -.w hailed as the ideal of what a sophisticated young matron should be Actually, Myrna is one of the foreman while -obtaining horses for use in "Slave, Girl," Technicolor Techni-color nroduction. About 400 to 500 horses will bemost conservative women in Hpl i .k v n f nrin. lywood in her dress, in her liv n-- Dr.nt ...ntnr. cinrv o in. in her tastes. She loves Phillips had been taking a census of stables, riding academies 'and individual owners to line up the animals. Equine Actors on Call Phillips learned there are 7,000 horses in the Burbank area alone, this including the San Fernando Valley region where many homes clothes, but goes in for none of the bizarre fashion trends. Hya cinths are her favorite flower and she prefers a potted plant to an orchid corsage any day. She loves line foods, preferably French cooking, but is riot much of a cook herself. She admits that she's not particularly athletic or domestic. And her intimates insist that - -r J- F Latest Attempt to Make Starlet lrtto Jean Harlow's Successor Has Failed ) 1 J"P' r i;5:;Jy;;::::Ij .MYRNA LOY Know Your Stars By Their Scars have stables, and where most of she's still essential v the same red the horse lovers reside. ' headed kid ' who used to romp More than half the horses are available for pictures, and most of them have been trained to work under conditions of movie making, said Phillips. Equine actors worked in battle scenes in "Slave Girl," which is laid in early 1800. The animals not only worked at the studios, but at locations at Malibu, in the Mojave desert and in Utah. around in overalls, a hickory shirt and Stetson hat in Montana long before she followed that lovely Loy nose to Hollywood. Crosby, Bergman Boxoffice Tops HOLLYWOOD Did you know that many of the screen's loveliest ladies have tell-tale marks on they could be, identified In case!sastics Lovdovn Chat On Movie Higher-Ups HOLLYWOOD Movieland's ideal husband of the moment is Gig Young, handsome oung contract con-tract star in "The Woman in their faces or persons by which !he giyes his wife nis' pay check," (Washington, D. C.) Sunny Tufts Lame After Crap Shbbt HOLLYWOOD Sonny Tufts went around bent over like a carpenter's square after four days on his knees for a 'crap game sequence in "Swell Guy," in which he stars with Ann Blyth and Ruth Warrick. "I've got a genuine case of housemaid's knee." he moaned, "and a doctor bill to prove it." HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 28 (U.R) : He won $14,000 (in stage Crooner Bing Crosby and Actress money) during the session but1 In grid Bergman, his running nad to' gv'e it all back to the mate m "The Bells of St. Mary's. " Prop man. today reigned as the year's big- " gest box-office money makers. LANA THE SWEETHEART Motion picture exhibitors chose OF 79 FRATERNITIES "The Groaner" for the number HOLLYWOOD Apparently one spot for the third straight setting a new high for Hollywood year, putting him on an equal actresses. Lana Turner yesterday footing with Mickey Rooney and was named a college fraternity one year behind Shirley Temple, sweetheart for the 79th time! who tinkled the cash registers Delta Chi of the University of loudest for a record four years. Southern California became the Crosby fans swarmed to his latest Greek-letter organization' three pictures in circulation dur-'to honor the star thusly whenj ing 1946 "The Bells of St. I word of her selection, accompan-; Aiary s, ttoaa to uiopia. and tea d- a sweetnean pin, was "Blue Skies." Miss Bergman' sent to Lana on the set, crashed the Big Ten for the first time, jumping from 13th place before he went in thearmy. with four box-office hits "Bells finished 13th this year, of Mary's," "Notorious," "Spell-: Bob Hope, who's been on the bound" and "Saratoga Trunk" in list every year since 1941. grab-which grab-which she played everything bed the poll championship for top from a Nun to a beauty of ques- 10 repeats by a comedian. He tionable morals. !came from seventh to fifth place She took the place of bobby-sox this year, idol Van Johnson, who slipped Humphrey Bogart placed sixth, one notch to third spot. In fourth; Greer Garson was seventh, skid-was skid-was Gary Cooper, veteran of the ding from No. 3. Margaret 1946 list with eight straight ap-! O'Brien, only child star on the pearances. ! list, was eighth. Betty Grable Clark Gable, all-time winner' was ninth, and Roy Rogers, first of 12 successive times in a row in the cow bo v poll, took tenth. GneaUti E HTERTA lllM EMT EVENT Ever to Come to Utah! JANUARY 6 THRU JANUARY 12 8:30 MATINEES JAN. 11 and 12 2:30 STATE FAIR COLISEUM, SALT LAKE CITY FIRST CENTENNIAL AMUSEMENT EVENT! Presented by UTAH STATE FAIR Endorsed by CENTENNIAL COMMISSION Sponsored b JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE of accident? There is, tor example, a tiny scar on the nose of Bettc Davis and a slight roughness beneath one of her shapely ears. A strange dog (a Scotty if you really want to know) nipped her on the pro reveal that 31 pe- cent of all U S. hubbies do the very same thing! . . . Helena Carter, former "cover girl" of Gotham, is to make her screen debut in the forthcoming "Time Out Of Mind." . . . Jennifer Jones and children assistant film cutter; Bill is an air-wave thespian. . . . Oddities from here and there: In Tacoma Wash., there's a theater called the "Blue Mouse." Springfield. Mo., has one known as the "Kick-apoo!" By EKSKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff 'Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 29 (NEA) Another attempt to ballyhoo a gorgeous blonde as Jean Harlow's successor has failed. Dolores Moran is now a bru nette, has straight Ingenue roles coming up opposite Jimmy Stew art and Henry Fonda In "A Miracle Mir-acle Can Happen" and Randy Scott in "Christmas Eve," and is very happy about it alL thank you. Says Dolores: "One studio tried to give me the Harlow buildup. Tney made me bleach my hair ana gave me a wardrobe of only bathing-suits, I knew I wasn't the type, so I talked myself out of the contract. The few roles I did get were pretty good but I aK ways wound up standing behind ayaney ureenstreet." It was good publicity, though, ana uoiores career is now zoom ing. Her next ambition: A dancing roie. "I've danced ever since was a little girL but I never told anyone, because I wanted to act: Here Yon Are, Son(ny) This will leave Sonny Tufts blushing. The other night, after a preview, new candidate for stardom, young Marshall Thomp son the hero of "Gallant Bess' and the young naval officer in "The Secret Heart" started out into the parking lot to get his car. Sonny mistook him for a parking-lot attendant and asked him to bring him his car.. (Which Thompson did, playing along as a gag.) Sonny said, "Thank you. son," tipped him a quarter and drove off! Another studio has junked what we thought was one of the year's best movie titles, "Build My Gallows High." because the Gallup poll boys turned in a report that It left movie fans cold. The picture's new title Is "Out of the Past." Well, f anyway, It's not as bad as another title-changing brainstorm, where an original story, "Concerto for the Left Hand," will be released soon as "The Beast With Five Fingers." Eleanor Powell would lilte to resume her career, but husband uienn r ora we near, is, very mucn opposea to the idea . , . George Raft and Virginia field are a new twosome. She recently divorced Paul Douglas, the radio announcer turned actor . . . Prom ised but not hoped for: Bob Hope piaying a irumpet u Tne Roaa to Rio." Aerial Interference . Bob Taylor was flvins Barbara Stanwyck to Palm Springs the; other day. As they flew over Pomona, where Barbara's son, Tony, is attending private school. tney suaaeniy mt an air pocket and dropped a couple of hundred feet . Barbara, eyes big as soup bowls, looked questioningly at Bob. He grinned. "Relax." he said, "that's lust Tony telling off a professor." Producer Bin Carney has purchased the film rights to William 8aroyan's 1 9 3 1 Broadway hit play, "Time of Your Life." for brother Jimmy. Jim-my. There will be an aU-star east. Just for fun, we looked up the original Broadway east The co-stars were Eddie Dowling and Julie Hayden. Playing minor roler were Gene Kelley. Celeste Holm and William Bendlx! Props io be Eaten By Studio Workers ! HOLLYWOOD A partial t-.L . At A . ... . . . i viuuuu va uic meat suuriagB was, - found at the studios with pro' ring ciaudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. "" ,yi The studio bought 4000 four-" week-old broilers to be used as atmosphere for the chicken ranch. that forms the setting of the oeuy xoacuonaia Desi-seuer..' i , studio commissary two month later. i- Lana Turner had hoped to be a dress designer. Robert Walker won two scholarships schol-arships to the Pasadena Com munity Playhouse. ArlTIf SSeTU mrnvrr Optn i mn m mum yo - SECOND FEATUKE - CARTOON NEWS W - , boscis when she was a tiny girl, are white Christmas-ins in Con- A Christmas fire caused the other inecticut. . . . Lew Ay res, one of imperfection: came near to mar-the cinema's few chain pipe rinv her beautv forever, as smokers, has and uses 31 briars. matter of fact. She was playing!- Somebody stole Humphrey! Santa Claus; got her beard too ! bogart s bicycle when he ped-close ped-close to a lighted candle. Play-;aleo off tne lot for lunch and mates managed to extinguish the parked in front of a nearby cafe flaming1 whiskers in the very Marna Kennealy, winner of nick of time ; Dublin's recent all-Irish beauty Sultry Lauren Bacall. when too ccmest is to be screen -tested, young to know better, tried Housing note: John Gar-shaving Gar-shaving with her father's straight- "eld. who had a bit of landlord edge: bears a tiny scar on her:Voublt wh,,leJ s3 opposite left cheek to this day. rw?" "u,, Ida Lupino. cut on the fore. s tnreatening to buy a large boat head tnia near-fatal auto crash. fnd ,1!ve 'L1"" y? r4nd i! always wears her hair In a i 'Jff Jel 1.-fashion 1.-fashion to cover the small scar. ;. S5"1"n0tf S!b u' It's near the hairline. ' .h5,c:?IPh.a.nt b?I' du,snm?5,t.a H'l IllJCiliCl Willi 1113 utnui Joan Crawford stepped on a f2Sv SrLTno -W1? 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