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Show tUltaied by Western Newipeper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE AGNES MOOREHEAD, who's heard frequently on the CBS "Suspense" seriesshe se-riesshe was brought back four times to do the thrilling "Sorry, Wrong Number" has been signed to play "the other oman" in opposition to Lauren Laur-en Bacall in the forthcoming dim, "Dark Passage." As Lionel Barry-more's Barry-more's housekeeper in "Mayor ol the Town," she's made so many friends that she now gets more fan mall than any other radio actress on the coast. Who'd believe that she began her radio career as a stooge y L - ' AGNES MOOREHEAD for such comedians as Phil Baker, Fred Allen and Jack Benny? She's always refused to be typed; after that beginning she switched to dramatic dra-matic acting; since then she's alter nated between taut drama and high comedy. Nice going around the Charles Laughton home at present; he's using a heavy German accent for his role in "Arch of Triumph," and Elsa Lanchester, his wife, is perfecting per-fecting an authentic Russian one for her performance as a Russian Baroness Bar-oness ln Republic's Nelson Eddy-Ilona Eddy-Ilona Massey musical Their own broad British accents are frequently frequent-ly submerged In the interests of their art Judy Garland's signed up to stay with M-G-M for a long, long time. Following her next starring role with Gene Kelly lo "The Pirate" she'll join op again with Kelly and Frank Sinatra In "The Good Old Summertime," a baaeball romance, produced by Arthur Freed. "Humoresque," with John Gar field and Joan Crawford, brings glory to Warner Bros. It was chosen to be shown at the Opera house ln Paris for the benefit of the under privileged children of France, the first picture ever shown there. Name It and there's a movie star who collects it. Jane Withers likes anything made with a heart design, but Ann Doran favors owls, because be-cause once when she was out of work she found a pin with an owl figure on it, and that afternoon a studio called her. Bette Davis collects col-lects fans; started with one that had belonged to Sarah Bernhardt. Blng Crosby collected horse racing photo graphs, Alan Ladd and William Hoi den like rare guns. Eddie Foy Jr., spent eight years In Hollywood and made more than 23 pictures, but was never really appreciated. Bo he beaded for New York, where he made a terrlflo hit on the stage In "The Red Mill." At once he was snowed under by offers of-fers from Hollywood. But he Isn't Interested. Offers to do an air show also poured In, and en January I he'll start on what used to be the Blng Crosby show. I "Juvenile Jury" has certainly hit its stride; there's been terrific Interest Inter-est in the program since Its Mutual debut last May, it's only recently made its debut as a sponsored show. Universal Pictures will soon release the first of a series of short subjects on the program. And there's a tentative arrangement for the youngsters to make a week's personal appearance at New York's Winter Garden, Several months ago, ln cooperation coopera-tion with Hollywood's Actors' Laboratory Lab-oratory theater, Benedict Bugeaus established a scholarship for a deserving de-serving young actor. Winner for 1946-47 Is Rusel D. Johnson, former member of the army air corps, holder of four medals. David O. Selznlck has scheduled "Sarah Bernhardt," budgeted at five million dollars, as one of his most important 1947 productions. Says he hopes to bring Garbo back In it; if unable to pursuade her to do It, he may star his new Italian find, Valli. - ODDS ASD ESDSJ Mom. ton, nit noun Metro trru, fol btr bit lrtsh in hung tel for th "Holly' I unoj I'Uytrt" ir thou; u ilb k-j k-j portmt roUt pUyrJ by Cirtgori Pt(k. joitph (ollt, John (,thtid 0nj 1 Urn Ktlly. . . . Th world prtmtr ol th mir bulurt, "lb gg U I," II uhtJuleJ ottr CIV ihorlly sfltr 1 )4ty I, u ilb LbuJtUt Colhtrl 4i I red Mm Mttrtty in their origin! film rolti illtmUntt at tbt hnpilA ubrre AmU (' retently hjJ her I btillh theiieJ iU that u rn her X-rVi urrt bttHlilkl. . . . HtrolJ Umhet, tUr ol "Myitrry ol lb tt etk,'' My rtdJt pbon directory pdge, i |