That’s Hollywood For You
27 March 2023
I was in a huddle with Sandra Dee just before she appeared on Steve Allen’s TV program to accept her Photoplay...
“Girls, You’re Wonderful, But . . .”—Dick Clark
27 March 2023
Ever wonder what fellows say about you when you’re not around? Let’s eavesdrop . . ....
A Father’s Prayers For His Sons—Audie Murphy
25 March 2023
In the big leather chairs of the barber shop at Universal-International Studios, two little boys sit, quiet and still and good...
Child Of Sorrow—Gia Scala
25 March 2023
They called her fortune’s child, this gay, lovely girl touched by the magic of stardom. Only Gia Scala knew the tragic...
A Whale Of A Tale—Dennis Hopper & Joanne Woodward
25 March 2023
What’s ahead? Are Joanne and Dennis peering into their futures? Could be. With a possible Academy Award coming up for her...
Can Rock Hudson’s Marriage Be Saved?
24 March 2023
HER SIDE Everything had seemed so perfect when Phyllis Gates was wed to Rock Hudson, every girl’s dream man—handsome, tall and strong,...
What You Don’t Know About Popularity
24 March 2023
May I interrupt the panel for a moment to tell a joke?” asked Dean Stockwell, and the clatter of voices grew...
Two Worlds I Know—William Holden
24 March 2023
Please tell William Holden to come back to us soon again,” ended a letter to Photoplay from a fan in Ceylon....
Elvis Presley Was My Buddy In The Army
23 March 2023
Okay! We tricked you in the previous news. Now here’s a true story about Elvis. He was one of the nicest...
Love Was Never Like This—Jayne Mansfield & Mickey Hargitay
23 March 2023
A marriage by Mansfield is like nothing ever dreamed of by any bride, anytime, anywhere. But who cares, so long as...
It’s Not All Laughs—Jerry Lewis & Patti Palmer
22 March 2023
Late the other evening my husband came home from work, his face haggard, his eyes looking like two poached eggs. He...
The Heart Never Betrays—Marlon Brando & Anna Kashfi
22 March 2023
This is a story about Marlon Brando never told before—the story of a man’s search for love—and how he has found...
The Love Goddess—Rita Hayworth
22 March 2023
Men have moulded, shaped, dominated Rita Hayworth. But was the quality that made them put her on a pedestal something that...
Here’s Heather Sears
21 March 2023
From London comes the first story about the exciting young actress, Heather Sears. And what a surprise! She’s a minx, she’s...
“He Still Baffles Me”—Tony Perkins
21 March 2023
“I feel today as I have all his life,” says Tony Perkins’ mother. “Proud—but never knowing what my boy will do...
That’s Hollywood For You
20 March 2023
I believe Natalie Wood is good for Bob Wagner and vice versa . . . More actors than actresses try to...
Exclusively Yours
20 March 2023
May and December Couples: When fifty-three-year- old Bing Crosby married twenty-four-year-old Kathy Grant, the difference in their ages raised a lot of...
Husband Of Natalie Trundy Tries Suicide
20 March 2023
We feel this tragedy could have been avoided. What do you think?...
. . . Just Building Castles In The Sand—Troy Donahue & Dorothy Provine
18 March 2023
They were looking for a place to sun, in complete privacy—away from the hustle and bustle, so they traveled an extra...
What Happened To Those Wedding Bells?—Paul Anka & Annette Funicello
18 March 2023
Annette’s Own Story: “Love can be a terribly sad thing” . . . Paul: “I never meant to make you cry”...
Lucille Ball: “I Just Couldn’t Take Any More”
18 March 2023
Lucille Ball cleared her throat and said. “I’m filing tor divorce from Desi.” Instantly the assembled faces assumed expressions of shock....
Here’s Elvis Presley. . .
16 March 2023
Extra police were rushed to keep crowds away when the news broke of Elvis’ elopement. But teenagers, anxious to meet his...
Why Lana Turner Let Them Put Her Daughter Away?
16 March 2023
A sudden ray of sunlight streamed through the tall, high windows of the Santa Monica courtroom and down into the shadowed...
Nick Adams Has A Lot To Learn About Girls
16 March 2023
“My name is Allyson Adams my dad has a lot to learn about girls” . . . “My daughter’s not kidding,...
Tuesday Weld: “For Years, The Kids Wouldn’t Let Me Be Friends”
16 March 2023
Almost all my life, I’ve been an outsider, desperately wanting to fit in but never quite able to make it. For...
Mary R. De Nunzio: “My Friends Tell Me I’ve Captured The Real Elvis In My Painting”
15 March 2023
“Elvis has that magic something that spells a great performer,” wrote Mary R. De Nunzio of Plainville, Conn....
This Is A Secret That Can Only Be Whispered—Roger Smith
15 March 2023
Roger Smith has lied, carried on, deceived his wife and confused his children almost every day of his working life. And...
Tommy Sands Vows: “I’m going to marry Nancy Sinatra”
15 March 2023
Tommy watched the cigarette burn, knowing that when this was finished, he couldn’t put it off any longer. He and Nancy...
“Debbie Reynolds, You’re Free Now-When’s The Wedding?”
15 March 2023
Only a very few late, late diners remained in Lucey’s New Orleans House in Hollywood. It was past midnight. Two waiters...
Elvis Presley Come Home
14 March 2023
“It’s hard for a girl to call up a boy . . . so Photoplay called you for me.” —BY NANCY...
That’s Hollywood For You
14 March 2023
I don’t believe Debbie Reynolds is going to rush into marriage. . . . Marilyn Monroe waves her wrists to relax...
Elvis Presley, Did Your Kiss Mean Any Thing At All?
14 March 2023
“You looked so sad. . . . what’s happening to you?”...
Death Was Following Us—Diane Bourne & Peter Breck
13 March 2023
Peter Breck a waiting in the car until his mother came out of the big. building across the street. She slid...
Village Of Kingston
13 March 2023
The noise of the hotel coffee shop with steady sounds of the lunch-hour crowd, the waitresses ordering and the clink of...
Brenda Lee: “Boys Scare Me Most Of All”
12 March 2023
“About growing up, it’s the dizzrest, but,” confided Brenda Lee . . ....
Rock’s Offer—Linda Cristal & Rock Hudson
12 March 2023
Warning: When a guy suggests going off on his boat alone it can mean only one thing....
What Really Happened At Nancy Sinatra’s Saturday Night Party?
11 March 2023
Tommy phoned and, almost without asking how Nancy was, excitedly screamed into the receiver, “I’m gonna be a free man! Let’s...
Ricky Nelson-Why Dare Death?
11 March 2023
A round moon and a skyful of stars hung like a jeweled canopy over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. A huge...
“Is It Wrong To Feel The Way Me Do?”—Joanie Sommers & Bobby Rydell
11 March 2023
Bobby Rydell stared closely down at her. Joanie Sommers didn’t know why, but suddenly she felt flustered....
Is Debbie Reynolds Planning To Call Off Her Wedding Now?
10 March 2023
“Glenn Ford, will you marry Debbie Reynolds?”...
Panic—Elizabeth Taylor
9 March 2023
The booing began just sporadically as the woman in a pink, embroidered cotton dress walked out of the shadows that had...
That’s Hollywood For You
9 March 2023
I know Debbie Reynolds and Harry Karl hold hands at the movies. I watched them. . . . Zsa Zsa turned...
Madlyn Rhue: “Let Cary Grant Show You . . . As He Showed Me”
8 March 2023
See the pictures on the other page? That’s me, Madlyn Rhue. You might have seen me in “Operation Petticoat,” that is,...
A Quiet Afternoon With Janet Leigh And Tony Curtis
8 March 2023
“A swimming pool?” Janet asked. “When we don’t have any living-room furniture?” Tony just nodded and looked around the living room...
Edd Byrnes
8 March 2023
Edd Byrnes heard a girl’s high-pitched giggle, and then he heard a man’s voice, mean and nasty, like a dull but...
Elvis Presley, What Are You Scared Of?
7 March 2023
This time they weren’t going through the back way. The big, black Lincoln Continental rolled up to the front entrance of...
Can A Man Ever Forget The Woman He Loved?—Vic Damone & Pier Angeli
7 March 2023
Every time Vic Damone looks at his son he remembers how it might have been...
Connie Francis: “Gee Will I Ever Get Married?”
6 March 2023
Connie Francis sat at the kitchen table, sipping coffee, eating cake and leisurely thumbing through the paper, while her mother made...
Gene Tierney: “Something Terrible’s Going To Happen To Me – Again”
6 March 2023
Gene Tierney was afraid when she’d heard of Ali Khan’s tragic death that the jinx was on...
Connie Stevens: “How Can I Tell If I’m Really”
6 March 2023
“I never meant to fall in love with John Ashley,” Connie Stevens said. “He was just a friend, a date. Oh,...
That’s Hollywood For You
5 March 2023
I’m aware Elvis Presley is a judo expert, but I didn’t realize until now this subject is his opening dialogue with...
The Poison Gas Of Gossip—Barbara Stanwyck
4 March 2023
When it spreads, a household accident becomes a suicide attempt . . . a date, a romantic rendezvous . . ....
When Oreste Sings, Oreste Sends!—Oreste Kirkop
4 March 2023
As an opera singer, Oreste had London bobby-soxers waiting in line. As a movie star, he’ll have the jukeboxes rocking to...
Glamour Gab Of Hollywood
3 March 2023
Mike Lane, new punch in the box office . . . the postman surprises Duke Wayne . . . pre-wedding tears...
Evie Wynn Johnson: “Portrait Of The Man I Love”—Van Johnson
3 March 2023
He loves red socks, hates phonies, is an ardent movie fan. Shy and easygoing, he’s monarch of all he surveys at...
Love And Marriage—Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher
3 March 2023
. . . go together like Debbie and Eddie...
The Terrible Tempered Temptress—Jane Russell
3 March 2023
Sometimes Jane even glares at herself. But behind the glare’s a grin. And inside, she’s as soft as mush!...
Have Luck, Will Travel—Leslie Caron
2 March 2023
Ever since she stubbed her toe, Leslie Caron has been roamin’ with an omen that promises anything but a dull life!...
Bronx Blockbuster—Perry Lopez
2 March 2023
A hard head, a streak of luck and a persistent stranger gave him the career that is still astonishing Perry Lopez...
“Trapeze”
2 March 2023
Putting the strongly dramatic story of “Trapeze” on the screen turned out to be an international adventure in movie-making. Burt Lancaster,...
Does This Picture Tell More Than It Should?—Marilyn Monroe
1 March 2023
Behind the • Yves Montand • Marilyn Monroe • Arthur Miller triangle...
The Wonderful World Of Marisa Pavan
1 March 2023
The sun always shone for others—never for her. Then one day, Marisa found the answer. And the shy moth became a...
Two On A Marry-Go-Round—Russ Tamblyn & Venetia Stevenson
1 March 2023
They wanted a wedding that was beautiful, solemn and serene. Their experiences are going to entertain future Tamblyns for a long,...
Junior Femme Fatale—Natalie Wood
1 March 2023
Cute as a button, with a talent that’s terrific, Natalie Wood has all the guys angling for dates, and dolls asking,...
That’s Hollywood For You
28 February 2023
I understand Rock Hudson liked the play, “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”—but not enough to say, “You can use my full...
There Was A Boy—James Dean
28 February 2023
“Death,” Jimmy Dean said, “is the only thing I respect. It’s the only thing that has any dignity.” Strange words for...
That’s Hollywood For You
27 February 2023
I believe Liz Taylor and Mike Wilding are getting divorced so they can be good friends. . . . Nobody ever...
What Can Money Buy?—Kirk Douglas
27 February 2023
Kirk Douglas is no exception to the rule. He, too, thought there was nothing money couldn’t buy—until he found himself with...
Love On The Run—Don Murray & Hope Lange
27 February 2023
For Don Murray life isn’t a breeze, it’s a whirlwind—that makes a mad, happy lark of marriage, fame and plane schedules...
Glamour Gab Of Hollywood
26 February 2023
Why Gene Tierney can’t come back to Hollywood . . . The Walter Wangers say farewell to a house . ....
“Why, I Did Not!”—Terry Moore
26 February 2023
Batting her lovely blue eyes, Terry Moore convinces her old friend Earl that all those things never happened . . ....
The Truth Behind The Rumors That James Dean Committed Suicide!
26 February 2023
It is difficult if not impossible for the people who knew and loved Jimmy Dean to believe that he felt his...
“Giant”
25 February 2023
“Giant,” a George Stevens production of Edna Ferber’s novel, to be released by, Warner Bros....
She Couldn’t Say Yes! She Couldn’t Say No!—June Allyson
25 February 2023
Life came to a standstill every time June Allyson had to make a decision . . . until she made the...
You’d Take Him Home To Mother—Tony Perkins
25 February 2023
Lean, lanky and easy to love. You’d give Tony Perkins your heart—then a good meal!...
Odd Man Out—Elizabeth Taylor
25 February 2023
As old as love itself is love’s eternal triangle. And when it breaks, a human heart breaks, too...
I Know Susan Hayward’s Secret!
24 February 2023
Head held high, Susan floated to success on confidence...
The Girl With The Lavender Life—Kim Novak
23 February 2023
Lavender, love and black lace—the Kim Novak story. As unbelieveable as fiction...
The Men In Her Life—Piper Laurie
23 February 2023
Things might have been very different. She might even not be the Piper Laurie you know, if it hadn’t been for...
Two Women And A Dream—Betty Grable & Joan Crawford
23 February 2023
It was really an unbelievable coincidence that these two should both become movie stars. Because all their lives they were looking...