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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, July 10, 1944

Posted on July 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

July 10, 1944 I’LL ADMIT I am surprised that Humphrey Bogart’s suspension at Warners has gone on this long. Usually Bogey and the bosses kiss and make up by this time. But so far no armistice. In fact, John Garfield … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, July 9, 1944

Posted on July 9, 2014 by lmharnisch

July 9, 1944 HOLLYWOOD — Politics is not my dish of tea. I write about the movies and love them. But I was knee deep in governors, senators and their wives while attending the Republican National Convention in Chicago and … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, July 8, 1944

Posted on July 8, 2014 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1944 HOLLYWOOD — Mary Pickford tells me the new musical version of “Rain” is not the first Broadway show in which she has been financially interested. “I angeled ‘New Faces,’ ” she said, “out of which came Henry … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 25, 1944

Posted on June 25, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 25, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, JUNE 24 —  A studious appearing quiet young man is gray eyed Alexander Knox, who, out of hundreds of applicants, was chosen by Darryl Zanuck to play “Wilson.” From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Dorothy Manners, June 24, 1944

Posted on June 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 24, 1944 Dorothy Manners, filling in for her boss Louella Parsons, says: HOLLYWOOD, JUNE 23 —  A sudden shuffle in the casting of “Experiment Perilous” brings out some interesting news. George Brent will play the hero role opposite Hedy … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 20, 1944

Posted on June 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 20, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, JUNE 19 — Seein’ is believin’ as the saying goes, and the other day I saw figures of the actual breakdown on the Warners fan mail. Lo and behold, leading all the others was Dennis Morgan. … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 19, 1944

Posted on June 19, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 19, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 18 — (INS) Bing Crosby gets his way — meaning an “unknown” plays the title role in “The Great John L.” Greg McClure is the lucky gent. He’s a 26-year-old Irishman, built like an “ad” … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 17, 1944

Posted on June 17, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 17, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 16 — My old friend Ralph Wheelright, whom I have known since he was in the MGM publicity department and before that, when he was one of the Los Angeles Examiner’s star reporters, takes another … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip By Louella Parsons, June 13, 1944

Posted on June 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 13, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 12 — There isn’t a chance of MGM making the same mistake with 14-year-old Jane Powell they made with Deanna Durbin. Deanna slipped through their fingers and then made “Three Smart Girls” for Charles Rogers … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 12, 1944

Posted on June 12, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 11 — Right out of New York comes word Jack Warner has added “The Two Mrs. Carrolls” to his list of New York plays. Jack, who has spent money unstintingly for New York hits, is … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 10, 1944

Posted on June 11, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 9 — There has been so much talk that Joan Fontaine would take her troubles to court and ask to have her David Selznick contract canceled that I did a little investigating. I talked to … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 6, 1944

Posted on June 6, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 6, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 5 — When Harriet Parsons (a young producer I know very well — in fact she used to put the bite on me for ice cream sodas) finishes “The Enchanted Cottage” she takes over her … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 5, 1944

Posted on June 5, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 4 — Erich Pommer, one time high mogul of UFA productions in Berlin, became an American citizen last week and celebrated by signing for two pictures with Producers Corp. of America. Years ago, before the … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip, by Louella Parsons, June 4, 1944

Posted on June 4, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 3 — Paulette Goddard, in the past, has been a girl to keep her emotions to herself. I suppose I have written a dozen or so interviews with her and always she has obviously talked … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, June 3, 1944

Posted on June 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, June 2 — Red haired Arleen Whelan, who found movie acting hard going and went to New York and made a smash hit in “Doughgirls,” may have one of the plum roles of the year. According … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, May 30, 1944

Posted on May 30, 2014 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1944 Dear younger readers, Memorial Day (created as Decoration Day, a time to place flowers on the graves of Civil War veterans) used to be May 30, until Congress decided in 1968 that a three-day weekend was more … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, May 29, 1944

Posted on May 29, 2014 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, May 28 — JACK WARNER has had his checkbook out all the time he’s been in New York, buying plays like mad. He paid a quarter of a million dollars for “Chicken Every Sunday,” the Phil … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, May 28, 1944

Posted on May 28, 2014 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1944 Gypsy Rose Lee says: “There are three types of strip teasers. The loud and brazen girl, who comes out on the stage and shrieks; then there is the demure kind, who acts scared to death, and finally … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip, Louella Parsons, May 27, 1944

Posted on May 27, 2014 by lmharnisch

Carole Landis and William Eythe play cards. May 27, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, May 26 — Ingrid Bergman is one of the few actresses who has all hits, all runs and no errors to her credit, so I am not surprised that … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, May 23, 1944

Posted on May 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

May 23, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, May 22 — Fr. Flanagan’s “Boys Town” was a big money maker. So it is no surprise to hear that MGM has bought the rights to film a movie around the idea of “Boys Ranch,” the … Continue reading →

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