It was announced yesterday that film actor Randolph Scott has separated from his wife Mrs Mariana duPont Somerville Scott. They report that it is a friendly arrangement chocked up to his need to remain in Hollywood for his work and her desire to pass most of the time in the East and South. Divorce was not currently being discussed. The DuPont heiress is a noted owner of race horses and jumpers. The couple have known one another since childhood, both having grown up in Orange County, VA. [They would officially divorce in 1943].
Travel agents are reporting that travel destinations have been influenced by popular films lately. Last year Hawaii saw a boom of tourists that they credit to Bing Crosby’s ‘Waikiki Wedding.’ And Sun Valley, ID became the premier ski resort after Claudette Colbert’s ‘I Met Him in Paris’ which was filmed in Ketchum. The agents are now predicting a great tourist season ahead for Mexico, based on advance word about ’Tropic Holiday’ (Arthur Hornblow, jr – producer).
Anthony Averill, a handsome newspaperman from St Louis MO was signed up by a visiting agent and packed off to Paramount in New York and put into their talent school. In an anomaly he landed in Hollywood with contracts to two major studios – to WB with a feature contract, and a second with Selznick, who held a waiver on his services for two pictures, one to be Gone with the Wind, provided he lands the role of Rhett Butler. Averill came to the attention of the other studios through a screen test, in which he re-enacted the part of ‘Killer’ Mears from The Last Mile – (this role launched the careers of two other actors – Spencer Tracy who played the part on Broadway, and Clark Gable who played in the touring company).
PER COLUMNIST JIMMIE FIDLER
Shirley Temple prank calls – the columnist learned from Shirley’s mother that their housekeeper discovered that the curly top liked to dial random phone numbers when she thought no one was looking. She would talk to the people at the other end until they hung up on her, then turn around and try another number.
Maureen O’Sullivan donates all her radio pay to charity – and lives on her pay from the movies.
Peggy O’Day – queen of the silent serials – once her career in front of the camera began to wane, she picked up the editing of film, and was then at MGM doing all the foreign language versions.
