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New Castle News from New Castle, Pennsylvania • Page 19

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New Castle Newsi
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New Castle, Pennsylvania
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Around Hollywood By FRANK NEILL (International News Service Staff Correspondent) HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 26. For years freak publicity blurbs have told how Hollywood has discovered most of its new stars in Los Angeles gasoline stations or whence the newcomers are allegedly lifted from jobs as tire- changers or countermen. But the records prove that studios still find most of their star material in New York. An actor named Lyle Bettger is an excellent example.

He recently portrayed a heel with Barabara Stanwyck in Originally Bettger was tagged by studio moguls who watched him whip through a four-minute footlight chore in the Broadway production, Life." He was brought to the coast for which see shortly. On the basis of his performance in the movie, he has been signed to a juicy contract. John Lund was whisked to Hollywood after his impressive Manhattan performance in Hasty Heart." Previously he had kept himself busy on the air and stage, writing as well as acting. But Lund never even considered moving westward to sell himself cinematically. Hollywood, instead, came to it nearly always does in the endless search for new faces and outstanding talent.

Stars Are Born Also in "The Hasty Heart" was gifted Richard Baschart, now do- ing better than Okay in the film world. Burt Lancaster, one of the Nation's current box office pets, was spotted by Producer Hal Wallis in the New York production of Sound of Wallis brought him to movietown for a test, signed him, loaned him back to Mark Hellinger for "The a star was bom. Background dancers and some bit players are recruited locally, but economy minded producers seldom feel inclined to waste good greenbacks teaching untrained actors to recite "How-now-brown- New York still is the theatrical heart. That is where the movie industry looks to the stage and radio for new stars. Betty Got Break Betty rooting- job in behind the footlights eight years ago inspired Buddy De Silva to pay her fare to the coast.

Joan Caulfield earned a free ride to Hollywood NEW CASTLE, NEWS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Three Are Dead, Five Injured Result Of Fire PITTSBURGH, Sept. persons died and five others were seriously burned when they were trapped by a two-alarm fire in a Pittsburgh rooming house yesterday. Seven of the 15 persons, who occupied rooms in the three-story Hill District house, escaped injury. Fire Chief William H. Davis, who estimated damages at $3,000, said the fire apparently began on the second floor.

One of the dead was an unidentified man. The fatalities included Mrs. Justine Walker, 44, and Nettie Hill, 27. Injuries were suffered by Ruth -NINETEEN- by scoring decisively in and N. Y.

and dramatic doll Dorothy Maguire came to the i attention via the theatri- i cal version of I Leslie Townes better known as Bob, or the Broadway production of berta" as his springboard to film fame. talk about Hollywood get- 1 ting ail its talent from drive-ins and soda fountains is the Bob said. you don't Believe me, just come to Hojlywood and get a job mixing chocolate malts. Then see how long it takes before a studio asks you to sign a 89TH BIRTHDAY TODAY Richard Gwilym, a retired tin- worker, is observing his 89th birthday anniversary today. He resides with his daughter, Mrs.

Anna Lloyd, of 520 Lyndal street. Try News Want Ads For Results. Carter, 27; Charles Walker, 47, his wife, Mildren, 52; Edward McRoberts, 46, and John Breiisford, 61, Mars Football Player Killed In Accident PITTSBURGH. Sept. HNS) C.

McKinney III, 16- year-old Mars High football player, died yesterday in a Pittsburgh hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. McKinney, according to state police at Butler, was struck by a car in Mars, as he was taking his girl friend home from the movies Saturday night. Police said he apparently step-1 ped into the side of a car operated by James W. Foster, 19, of Mars, GREAT BOOKS FORUM TUESDAY There will be a discussion at the Great Books Forum scheduled Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the Free Public Library, be the classic to be reviewed in a round-table discussion. Leaders are Herman Green and Robert Lesniak.

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Years Available:
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