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The Evening Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • 53

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The Evening Suni
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Baltimore, Maryland
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53
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ar.ip THE EVENING SUN, BALTIMORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1954 PAGE 53 I've seen some young set workers tell Miss Barrymore, "Move a little to the right, Ethel" pany, but I never felt I should call her anythinr but Miss CornelL" Not so some Hollywoodians. Report On Hollywood Name-Droppers Toast Of The Town Bv Bob Thomas nickname method. This fellow doesn't bother with the more familiar nicknames, like Bogie (Humphrey Bogart), Gadge (Elia Kazan) or Bart (Herbert Marshall). He'll casually dropa reference to Kit- or Buzz. Then you have to think for a while and figure out that he means Katharine Cornell or Burgess Meredith.

Real-Name Dropper "Still another variety is the real-name dropper. He isn't content to call stars by their stage names. He uses their real names, indicating that he has known the Hollywood, Cal. It's time we came to grips with the issue of name-dropping. Name-dropping ranks with sex Horizons." A photographer came up and said he was "shooting Kelly today." I didn't know whether he meant Gene, Paul or little Nelly.

It turned out he was speaking of Grace. Reverse Twist 1 "This is the reverse-twist name-dropper," Heston explained. "The and scrabble as- one of Hollywood's three favorite pastimes. There may be some squares who have never heard of the expression, so 111 explain. stars from 'way back.

For in Never Before A New-Car Deal Like This! We'll Allow Vou 50 More Than Vour Old Car Is Worth, In Trade On This stance, he'll refer to Cary Grant as Archie or Ray Milland as When a Hollywood character robvous name-dropper uses first jacK. wmwwjfwvw' yj'n 1 1 tV '41 1J drops a name, le is using the ancient system of gilt by association. No doubt some early Roman remarked casually to friends, "ran iato Julius the other day; I gave the name of my toga On the semi-serious side, Heston deplored the undue familiarity of people in Hollywood. "I think it's all right to maintain a first-name basis with a fellow actor of the corresponding age and prominence," he remarked. "But I can't see calling everyone by his first name, particularly when more mature and distinguished actors are concerned.

For instance, I traveled for a year tailor." names only. A dead giveaway. But the reverse-twister drops the last name, thus giving the impression of unusual familiarity. "The technique can be carried even further. There is the undue deference variety.

This fellow refers to people as 'Mr. Crosby' or 'Miss Colbert. People who hear this figure, 'oh, he must know those stars really well to refer to them so formally. "Then there is the obscure- He was referring, of course, to Caesar. Likewise, an actor today By Ed Sullivan New York.

Bella Darvl and Bob Stack winning their own World Series. Mrs. Charlie Ruggles in the hospital for surgery. Jack La Rue and Ann Giordano heartini for the altar. The Noah Beery Jrs.

reconciled. TV eyeful Mary Linn- Beller and Bobby Pitofsky back from their honeymoon. Pancho Segura has fled for American citizenship. Greg Bautzer escorted Merle Oberon to Arnold Grant's wing-ding at "21." A son for the Judd MacMi-chaels, of the Merry Macs. Gloria DeHaven and Nicky Hilton a duet.

Sonja Henie prefers Alfredo de la Vega. Olivia De Havilland a blonde for "Not as a Stranger." The Ivan Goffs (Natalie Draper) expect a February stork. Will Bradley, the bandleader's son, making music with Mi-kell Swift. Robert Young's brother-in-law, Bud Henderson, marrying scotte Ralston In December. Ann Sothern and Bill Alcorn serious.

Fred Packard's divorce from J. Arthur Rank's daughter, Pamela, becomes final in April. Danny O'Connell, of the Milwaukee Braves, and Vera Sharkey picked January. Joan Bennett and Gene Markey trying to persuade their daughter, Melinda Markey, to give up trying might comment: "Oh, that Lana! She's such a scream. We were talking the other night at Clifton's.

She tola me that Ava and with the Katharine Cornell com- Frankie Amused Observer Get the picture? The speaker drops a few- names into the conversation, making it seem that he is a big wheel. I got some inside info on the name-dropping issue from an ex pert on the subject, Charlton AUDREY HEPBURN HUMPHREY BOGART Ih "Sabrina," starting tomorrow at the Film Center Heston. Mind you, he is not an offender himself. He is merely Nf-ii Jy an amused observer of this Holly wood habit. It all arose when we were for a movie career, but she's adamant.

Queen Mother's niece, Nancy Robinson, marrying John W. Blair. Irene Dunne leaving for ses 3 on the advisory council of the Liberal and Fine Arts School. National Bible Week, October 18-24. Grace Kelly's sister, Lizanne, and Metro's Richard Anderson a duet.

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