Desired by many, Sophia Loren could have had any man in the world. “What does she see in him?” they said, when she made her choice—Carlo Ponti, five inches shorter than she and twice her age. But locked deep inside Sophia’s heart were many reasons...
As they would phrase it in the best Hollywood drawing rooms, anyone for a crazy, wonderful, mixed-up year?
How else would you describe 1957—the year the Jayne Mansfields boomed the bust, the Audrey Hepburns busted the boom and success really didn’t spoil anybody. But some of...
I wonder if Jayne Mansfield will turn in a good acting job before her publicity runs out . . . Shelley Winters is trying to find herself so she can be herself . . . Tony Curtis had a “West Side Story” childhood. “I had...
To Thine Own Self: Right after Marlon Brando’s surprise marriage to Anna Kashfi, I talked to a close friend of the bride, who told me, “Anna should be a perfect wife for Marlon. She has the European approach to marriage that American women don’t have, which...
Parties: Mike Todd, at his $7,000 party following the “Raintree County” premiere in Louisville, Ky., cautioned the orchestra not to play “Around the World in 80 Days.” “This is her night,” Mike emphasized, nodding toward Liz, “and I want no publicity for myself.” And her, in bright array, looked a dream. But...