Show WALTER Want the tacta? Opinion? Troth? Write WaKer Scott 140 SCOTT’S Personality Parade N MamlMen Of Beverly Mills CalM 00210 ar phon full name (2131 will ha used anltu always thought Bob Hope was the shortest in the entertainment world until I saw him with the late Bing Crosby who was even shorter How tall was Crosby? What about Hope? —Charles B Clark Citrus Heights Calif Ql do people in business regard Vanna White the young lady who turns the letters on the "Wheel of Fortune" TV quiz show? What is her great talent or is she considered a joke ? —Kimberly Poindexter Birmingham Ala identify the US Senator who sup- - QHow QCan you hired a private detective to shadow his wife and former Sen Gary Hart? — GR rora Colo We have no knowledge bent US Senator of any such Au- incum-- a A Whitedate To A Crosby was 5 feet 6 without lifts in his shoes Hope is 5 feet 10 late Marilyn a naturally QWas the young woman or the result of skilled Monroe Vanna 30 othanaisa requested Volume at mail makat personal replies impossible has demonstrated no “great talent” She is living proof however of television’s fantastic ability via daily exposure to transform almost anyone into a celebrity Some of Vanna’s envious colleagues may regard her as a campy joke but “lucky” is the adjective that others use most frequently to describe her handiwork by plastic surgeons? Wasn’t she one of the first Hollywood actresses whose bust and buttocks were enlarged by injections of silicone?— P Hubrecht Carson City Nev A Marilyn Monroe was a bleached blonde whose nose and jawline were altered by plastic surHer bust and bottom however never were gery enlarged by injection Paul Martin son of singer Dean Mar- in a plane crash in March He was a captain in the Air National Guard Did he leave a wife and children?— Ari Lopez San Antonio Tex QDean Sidney Poitier with his wife the actress Joanna Shimkus and three of his six daughters Sidney Poitier ever won an Academy How do his acting colleagues rate him? Is he in the same league for example as the black actors Lou Gossett Bill Cosby Danny Glover Eddie Murphy and James Earl Jones? Is Poitier married and does he have any children? — Sharon Johnson Newark NJ QHas A Sidney Poitier 60 won an Academy Award “Best Actor” for his sterling performance in “Lilies of the Field” (1963) As an actor he certainly is as talented as Gossett Cosby Glover Murphy and Jones — if not more so Poitier who is also a film director has been married twice: to Juanita Hardy a dancer in 1950 and to his current wife the Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus since 1975 He has six daughters — Beverly Pamela Sherri Gina Anika and Sydney One of Poirier's latest films is “Little Nikita” in which he plays an FBI boy whose agent trying to befriend a parents are Soviet spies A Dean Paul Martin who was 35 is survived son Alexander from his by a marriage to the actress Olivia Hussey in 1971 Martin later was married to the ice skater Dorothy Hamill who divorced him in 1984 PARADE THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE AUGUST 2 1987 Address sditorial contribution! to: Articles Parade 750 Third Art Now York NY 10017 Although reasonable care will bo taken Parade It not responsible lor unsolicited material Q Who has had more husbands Lana Turner or LizTaylor?—DonnaSteinberg Jamaica N Y A Lana Turner 57 has had seven husbands: Artie Shaw Steve Crane Bob Topping Lex Barker Fred May Robert Eaton and Ronald Dante Elizabeth Taylor 55 has had six husbands: Nicky Hilton Mike Wilding Mike Todd Eddie Fisher Richard Burton and John Warner Taylor and Burton were married twice a as ® Turner (I) and Taylor: Lana was ahead at last count including closet QHow many homosexuals are members of the current Congress? If you don't know how many do you estimate?—JC Willimantic Conn Dean Paul Martin in 1973 with wife Olivia and new son A Our best guesstimate: somewhere between six and 12 cmltek scott m? 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