Under Hedda's Hat - January 1963
Richard Burton compounded the felony of being a cad by denying
everything that went on during the making of Cleopatra and ending up with,
“Really, the lack of morality in the papers is appalling!” Now I ask you! Despite
it all, though, he’s still outdistancing Liz on those polls that measure how
much publicity you get every week. When they started the film, he wasn’t on the
list at all.
Lana Turner and Fred May denied it for a long time, but
finally had to level and admit their marriage was over. Lana will get away from
it all this Christmas. She’s agreed to go with Bob Hope on his tour to
entertain our servicemen.
I sat beside Warren at the sneak preview of Two for the
Seesaw. When his sister Shirley MacLaine arrived, she sat directly in front
of him. During the picture, Beatty forgot everything—including Natalie—and concentrated
so hard on the film he even forgot to laugh. When it ended, he reached out those
long arms and enveloped his sister in the biggest hug and kiss he’s ever given anybody.
Shirley deserved it—she’s great in the film. I’ve a friendly word of warning to
Warren: You’d better get back on the screen. You’ve been absent so long, your next
picture may be a comeback!
Debbie Reynolds is so anxious to play something besides a
silly ingenue on screen she offered to do The Unsinkable Mollie Brown for
nothing. MGM says she isn’t the type. “After all,” argues Debbie, “with two husbands
and two children, I’ve grown up.” Maybe she’s using the wrong approach. If she upped
her price to a million could be they’d start talking.
From the January 1963 issue of Photoplay
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