Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 March 1948 — Page 4

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George Af ‘Facts’ in His 'Biography’

By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON, United Press Hollywood Writer HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 8—Those life stories movie studios send

fiction, we're sorry to say.

The press agents call 'em “biographies.” They're full of dates

latest movie. And if that’s all a reporter had| to go on, a lot of movie queens] and leading men would die off in this town without anybody ever| |gineer.

knowing what actually happened! “Hummph,” to 'em along the path to fame.

! ohies and darn near lost nis.

uppers. ,

ing suspicion this is going on./oh, ba-rother:!”

But used to phony pub-| “If .you really want my life licity, Can’t be bothered to pro- story,” Montgomery grinned. test. {“Say ‘from ditch digger to ditch

Not George Montgomery. He!digger in 10 easy years.’ But you * got hold of one of his biogra- won’t find that in any biography!”

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out about their stars are wondrous masterpieces of prose. Also =

* and “facts” and anecdotes fem the star's birthdate up to b to his | 8

Paragraph 14 has him starting’ out his career as a landscape en-

i hummphed Mont-| |gomery. “I was a ditch-digger on! Most of the stars have a sneak-|the WPA. Landscape engineer—|

2 | Freddie!”

up any dialog.

‘reach out and stir them around.”

{MAS AND PERIOD PIECES:

PAL—Barbara Lawrence, again cast as Jeanne Crain's pal in "You Were Meant for Me," musical currently at the Indiana. Dan Dailey has the male lead, with Oscar Levant, Lloyd Bacon and Fred Kohlmar in the supporting cast.

IN CIVIC PLAY—Marjorie | Thoms, who has the role of | { Miriam Blake in "Guest in the | House," psychological drama by | Hagar Wilde and Vale Eunson, which opens at 8:30 p. m. next | Friday as the Civic Theater's | March production.

Times Amusement Wittenberg Choir Clock Sings Here Tomorrow ENGLISH The Wittenberg College A Cap-

pella Coir of Springfield, O. will present Dubois’ “Seven Last

FA ou Drunkard,” melodrama, af ; CIRCLE tomorrow in St. Mark's Lutheran ach Desde Utes wi fesela Ook | Church, Prospect and Linden INDIANA Sts. ; a Wue Meant for Ma i) Directed by Prof John Thomas 13:40, 3:45. 6:55 and 10:05. Williams, head of the Wittenberg vos sad Paul Langton. at 1136 |College School of Music, the 2:30, 5:40 and 8:50.

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Words of Christ” at 8:15 p. m. week

Halian rant—And This Is It? 231 S. Noble St, MA-0958!

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choir will appear here under sponsorship of the Wittenberg Women’s Guild of Indianapolis,

KEITH'S “The Flame of New Orleans,” with Mariene Dietrich, at 12:55, 4:08, 7:20 and 10:30. d Ft OB Rah and Put ea st 11: 5:50 an LOEW'S ! “Three Daring Daughters,” with

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LYRIC “Ride the Pink Horse,” with Robert Montgomery, st 11, 2:42, 6:34 and 10:06.

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“Green for Da Oray and Trevor 4: 5 and 8:35,

IN HOLLYWOOD

‘Drunkard’ to Be Given For Billings Patients

By ERSKINE JOHNSON

FOLLYWOOD, Mar. 8—There’s a hysterical story about Holly-| pr ‘wood cliches by film writer Ken Englund in the new issue of the | | Screen Writers Guild Magazine. { Cliches!” Some of the cliches, as Englund sees them:

they're playing OUR song.” “Vio-| jreams have come true. She runs lets! Oh, darling, you remem- |; her dressing room to put on bered!” “Moss roses! You remem-p,. costume and make-up. Then bered—oh, darling.” “Darling this a4 she descends the iron ladder, |is OUR place. she trips in all her excitement] “THE AQUATIC LOVE and breaks both legs. The show| |SCENE: “Race you to the raft, never opens. So saying, Maureen] DOUG. FAIRBANKS, JR.-ER-O'Hara playfully pushes John ROL FLYNN TYPE PICTURES: Payne into the water, dives in|/In the middle of a duel to the 'and a gay race ensues. Boy and|death, the two antagonists lock [Girl clamber onto the raft happy wrists and swap talk, their sweat'as playful porpoises laughing fit| {drenched faces only an inch apart. to kill. After they get tired laugh- | “Norman dog! Anglo-Saxon lilies ing, he gives her a hard, intense | will grow over they bones ere you look and seals her mouth with a sun sets!” Snarling .cheek to very long passionate kiss so the| cheek, this exchange of insults screen writer won't have to think and plot points goes on for a half | hour and finally they are down to saying, “I'll bet my agent can lick your agents

BIOGRAPHIES OF GREA T BROADWAY COMPOSERS: “Rita! I think I've got our fourth act finale. Listen.” And, without a word of warning, the tin-pan

» o ” THE NIGHT OUTDOOR LOVE SCENE: “Oh, Keith, darling, look —the stars are so close you could

THE BAR LOVE SCENE: The girl (sipping champagne timidly)

Brodey’s Music Hall, will give a special rformance for patients The title: “Quick! Boil Some Hot | Spe Billings Hospital a |afternoon.

w. ROMANTIC DIALOG AND LOVE STUFF: “Listen, darling, | (special services and acting exec-

utive officer at Billings, has arranged a schedule of programs in the hospital auditorium and in bed-patient wards.

‘Cummins at Roof Friday

Bernie Cummins and his New Yorkers will open a three-night engagement on the Indiana Roof next Friday, Miss Alice Mahon, Roof manager, announced today.

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LAST 2 DAYS Jean Crain @ Dan Daily “YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME”

“Ooooohh! The bubbles tickle my nose!”

EPICS, RESTORATION DRA-

alley Tschalkowsky leaps to the Steinway and ad libs what it took Hammerstein and Rogers six months to compose. The Girl sings the chorus with him, GUESSING the lyrics in advanée. THE DETECTIVE STORY: I

| The leading lady is taking a path [in a tub or rain barrel. A maid {servant pouring i1 hot water. The

bather looks up shocked to ind that George Sanders has taken make only one ples here—that

' \ | Sydney Greenstreet stop playing the maid’s place and is now pour-| y » ing. There must be another way| Brahms Lullaby" on the piano

to.show Paulette Goddard's pretty a given, Peter Tore is shoulders in relation to history Humphrey Bogart. I also think without always reacrting to this it incumbent on writers to make prairie buble bath. um THE STAR CAN'T GO ON clearer just how the poison dart

UNDERSTUDY TAKES OVER: did get lodged in Miss Hush's

brain. Leo McCarey had the only prac- . tical suggestion for anew switch Ei vo dy anny,

on this chestnut. The leading lady gets sick. The understudy gets her big chance. All her

there some law or somethin’ that says we gotta have a guy from BROOKLYN in every unit of the U. 8. Army, Navy and Marines who sighs for Moitle, rhapsodizes on the beauties of Prospect Park, ad nauseam?

® » & Maybe Humphrey Bogart will let me have it with a machine gun for reviving this story, but I like it. So I'll revive it. When Bogle first came to Hollywood he was fired up with a lot of big notions about how his first role should be played. He disagreed completely with the director on

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