Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1950 — Page 6

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F Writer-Actor Claims Not, But He's Avoiding Topic

By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD, Jan, 9—James Mason hasn't made a| single funny crack -about life in Hollywood since becoming|stan . an adopted son. Before his arrival here three years ago, the Men." ~ English star wrote several magazine essays kidding the work for * Soa jor studio. town’s life and morals, via hearsay, to such an extent that he received a lot of unfavorable publicity ahd Hollywood series pictu

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Says he has no desire

Was he ordered by the olin to lay oft? ———- Mr. Mason says no-—"I've just | neen too busy to do any writing about Hollywood. But I've got key roles. ow aera rvicles in mind.” Then! John Hoyt, “I. still think you can write humorously about Hollywood and live happily here.” There have been stories that | Mr. Mason is. difficult to handle on the set, I asked director Hugo Fregon{ese about it. He said. | “Mason is the most co-operative actor I've ever worked with and ithe only actor I know who can {make a bad line sound good.”

Burl Ives’ iwestern ballad department: . “Y Slugged My Love This | Morning and I'm Kicking Myself Tonight.”

Here's Good Luck to You!

is hopelessly addicted to shirts, {beat-up flight jacket.

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» . MARLON BRANDO, I hear, will turn down cold an offer from Warner Brothers to recreate his role, for the film version. |

{opening matinee of his four-day run to start. A tardy train delayed the company’s arrival at the theater, and a probably frantic staff had to work fast straightening livestock

|He also turned down “Quo Vadis” at M-G-M and “The Brave Bulls” Columbia before accepting Kramer's offer to do “The,

M-G-M has shied away from res since Andy Hardy rew up and Dr. Kildare ran out did a gredt deal of viewing with alarm over his attitude. of patients. But now there's talk] lof parlaying “Mystery Street” changed much in recent years. into a crime series with Ricardo| His assistants still wear the mma. Ww

mechanically eager smiles and | garish costumes as they trot out|

directing Peter (pe upright coffins on wheels and] Menjou in a Beverly Hills school) P play, reports the 14-year-old son| of the sartorially elegant Adolphe,

Montalban and Bruce Bennett in

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HUMPHREY BOGART is try-' ing to talk Lauren Bacall out of light bulbs, doves, canaries, rab-| thaf European trip in favor of a bits and the rest of the Black-| “San-|stone flora and fauna is mainly| | material for youngsters. The little] {ones register enthusiasm that is | positively touching to us tired

Burl wrote it himself ¥ s = = SLICK AD LINE for Bob It could only happen in HollyFALLS CITY BREWING CO. NC, LOVISVILLE 11, KY. [Hope's “The Great Lover’ wood:

Irene Dunne went to a pet shop at the Farmers’ Market, became enchanted with a talking parrot and sald she’d like to buy the bird. The proprie- | tor's surprising answer was: “I don't know about that, You see, he works in pictures and I'd have to check his agent

{ SHORT TAKES: Shirley Tem-| \ple’s first date since her divorce,

. Ed Gardner says he's A movie

John Ireland and his attorneys seen him are huddling about a breach of |f |contract suit against Columbia |W {following his suspension for turn-|

Jones: Georgia Clancy, the bath-| g suit model voted “Swim Girl 80

| made five pictures but hasn’ t! {worn a bathing suit in any of | think maybe you'll get the point {them. She's an airline hostess in|{when I quote the Christmas card in! message he sent to the press.

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het Blackstone came, he sa he conquered. afternoon

effect. of the confusion was people of this world common 'a rooster’s nervous, intermittent sense , . . beginning with me.” Terowing somewhere back “of the; |drapes throughout the early part|

Mr. Blackstone's routine hasn’

Still Gets Crowd But the big {illusions still get! the crowd, especially the young-| sters. And Mr, Blackstome . still] has the impish vitality that makes ter's has changed her name to!him more amusing as a magician leaves than the smoothly suave practiroom for Shelley Springs and tioner. {

Mr. Blackstome puts on a won-| derful show. And since I've written {practically the same review for the past five seasons, I want to add what I always do: Harry! {| Blackstone is much better at close range than he is surrounded by ‘his circus on the stage.

Wonderful Timing Long before V-E Day, he did some of the cleverest things I've ever seen a magician do In his

generous visit to Billings Hospital. Ps Jr pals {i ha ;

quicker-than-eye Ns work. I've: make” a rugged ooter turn pale or grow purple hen he fooled the victim with else could see. If this is actually Blackstone's ; farewell tour, I want to get a IS HOLLYWOOD, Mrs.|statement on the record: Whitemaned Harry will never be fortten by the GI hospital patients

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