Under Hedda's Hat - October 1963

Jane Fonda’s setting her own standards for glamour. When the Royal Ballet, featuring Rudolf Nureyev, was here, Jane showed up all in black, wearing Russian boots. Jane’s in love with the legend of the movie queen. Designer Orry Kelly goes along with that—and made her the same outfit he did for Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca. Jane says if she can find one happily married couple, she might take a chance herself, but there are none. She learned to drive and took off alone in the direction of fabulous Big Sur.

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Not since Cleopatra’s co-stars cut that Roman caper has the town been licking its chops in anticipation of the explosion they expect to take place when Richard Burton and Ava Gardner begin work in Mexico in Night of the Iguana. Everybody’s trying to predict what will happen when the so-called Beau Brummel of Stratford-on-Avon meets up with One Touch of Venus. The one with the biggest anxiety is Liz Taylor, who got her next picture postponed until February, so she could sit ringside in Mexico.

Malibu has again become the mecca for our biggest stars. Katharine Hepburn has again taken the house there she first occupied years ago. Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards summered there. Shirley MacLaine and Steve Parker are moving into one of the apartments in the building they own. Vera Miles and her husband moved from his Malibu home back to the one Vera owns, which is in Encino.

When Rock Hudson got a look at Jim Garner and Doris Day in Thrill of It All, he said to producer Ross Hunter, “Why did you let me turn down that picture? Why didn’t you hit me over the head and make me do it?” Said Ross, “Well, next time you’ll have to listen.” And you can bet your life Rock will!

Loretta Young had the time of her life in New York; she was escorted everywhere by her handsome son Christopher Lewis. Everyone thought he was Loretta’s brand new, young beau.

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From the October 1963 issue of Photoplay.