Amagansett’s a small seaside town on Long Island, only three hours away from New York; and its most popular summer citizen is Marilyn Monroe. This spring I had the special pleasure of meeting her. Marilyn and her husband, Broadway playwright Arthur Miller, were in Amagansett...
THEY DIDN’T WAVE FLAGS AT BIRMINGHAM WHEN THEY CARRIED THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM THE TRAIN. AND VAN JOHNSON, WATCHING QUIETLY, SWALLOWED HARD, WONDERING HOW TO SAY, “WELCOME HOME.”...
There are long faces and short tempers over Rosie’s marriage. But nothing bothers the unblushing bride. She’s singing and shouting, “Just flippin’ my lid! Never been happier!”...
This trip to Europe was the first step for a father whose biggest purpose in life is his devotion to four sons . . . Lindsay, the youngest, needed him most. . . ....
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...
Tony and Janet are a Hollywood rarity: two normal people who’ve learned to ignore the pressures and worries that wreck so many marriages....
They’re over, the wasted, bitter years Olivia de Havilland spent in bondage. Now, with her disastrous marriage behind her, she can tell the story she tried so desperately to hide....
Party Of The Month: Jimmy McHugh’s “Welcome Back” for Louella Parsons. Everybody was there! . . . Judy Garland promises not to diet . . . Jose Ferrer sings “Come On A My House” to Rosemary . . ....