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Show Wtrr sicmtmr Masqat HOLLYWOOD Watch Roy Rogers take the spotlight from Hopalong Cassidy. Roy's contract con-tract with Republic expires this week. His new contract will allow TV privileges. And speaking speak-ing of television, 134 theaters in the Los Angeles area have closed their doors during the past year due to this mew medium. me-dium. The situation is so critical criti-cal that MGM offered assistance to any theater faced with the prospect of closing. Many of the theaters here are being converted con-verted into churches. Saw Robert Taylor and Barbara Bar-bara Stanwyck strolling arm-in-arm down Hollywood Blvd. the other day. Looks as though Bob is succeeding in his campaign to win her back. Friends say they will reconcile recon-cile within 90 days. Birthday greetings to Gary Cooper, 50; Fred Astaire, 52; James Stewart, 43, and Robert Montgomery, 47. And Congrats to the Fred MacMurrays on their 15th wedding anniversary. Believe Be-lieve it or not. Claudette Colbert made her first movie 24 years ago this month. Clark Gable tells us at press conference that when fiis present pres-ent difficulties are ironed out, he'll go solo and duck all fu- . ture matrimonial ventures. Mr. Gable would not discuss his present problem. HERE-say: The local newspapers, backed by the Women's Club, are waging wag-ing a bitter campaign against Rita Hayworth on her returning return-ing to the screen. The ladies don't approve of Rita's past record. rec-ord. Larry Parks' contract with Columbia was formally canceled last week as a result of his communistic affiliations. And ..while on the subject of Communism, Com-munism, there will be plenty of fireworks when Roy Brewer appears ap-pears before the House Un-American Un-American Activities Committee sometime this month. He'll really real-ly name NAMES. Margaret O'Brien was signed for a series of half-hour television shows at a reported salary of $1750 per show. Frank Sinatra is trying to buy the film rights to "St. Louis Women." If successful, Frankie will play the starring role opposite Ava Gardner. Due to the current economy drive at all the movie studios (television is to blame) many of the top stars are faced with drastic salary cuts. Some from $3000 to $500 per week. Lana Turner was signed to a new three-year contract by Metro. Ann Sothern will make her movie comeback in "Red Pepper." Pep-per." Here's the latest from England. When a British newspaperman news-paperman asked Bette Davis for her recipe for lasting wedlock, she snapped, "So sorry, I'm no authority. I'm on my fourth marriage." And that's Hollywood. Holly-wood. So long for now, see you next week. (Copyright, 1951, i by John J. Masgay.) |