I was in a huddle with Sandra Dee just before she appeared on Steve Allen’s TV program to accept her Photoplay Gold Medal Award. Suddenly, Sandra got up from her chair backstage and said, “Excuse me. I have to walk around. I’m nervous.” “Why?” I...
I believe Natalie Wood is good for Bob Wagner and vice versa . . . More actors than actresses try to hide the fact that they wear glasses . . . Why do I usually play a Frank Sinatra album after looking at one of...
As an opera singer, Oreste had London bobby-soxers waiting in line. As a movie star, he’ll have the jukeboxes rocking to Puccini! ...
“SUMMERTIME” is the clincher that the Hepburn is Katie. Some people required proof . . . Katie is my oddson favorite to win the Oscar. In the actor division, as this typewriter copy is transformed into type, the leading candidate is Jimmy Cagney . ....
I DON’T THINK Marilyn Monroe’s boxoffice will be hurt by anything but bad pictures. You’ll notice I made it plural . . . Ina popularity poll, Marlon Brando and Jeff Hunter pulled up even. . Terry Moore is more dangerous when she’s quiet. It’s like...
I know a Brando friend who describes Marlon as “the most difficult nice guy in the world.” . . . Louis Prima played the violin before he started swinging with the trumpet. . . . Keely Smith started as President of the Prima Fan Club...
I’ll bet the works Mamie Van Doren studies Marilyn Monroe even to the still photos . . . Shelley Winters will be a modern Texas Guinan when she does her night-club act in Las Vegas. That is, if she ever does it! . . ....
I LIKE AUDREY HEPBURN, but can’t join the cult who think she’s the greatest thing since the advent of sound. If this be treason, make the most of it . . . Ever spy on someone who didn’t know he was being watched? If so,...
Grant is a firm believer in hypnotism, Zen Buddhism and charm . . . Ann Blyth finds it easier to make demands over the phone than in person . . . I’m always surprised when I meet Audrey Hepburn in a delicatessen . . ....
With or without a prince, Grace Kelly remains a puzzle. Bet she will to him, too. . . . I was moved by Kim Novak, in “The Man with the Golden Arm,” more than in any of her other movies. . . . For the...