STAR GAZIN
Producer-director Lervyn Leroy claims to play no favorites among the sefViCes^
his smash hit “Mister Roberts” about the Navy; later another smash hit "Nb Time
for Sergeants” about the Army, • .now, says Leroy,; his upcoming “V^ake Me When It’s
Over” will give the Air Force equal screen time,’
People..,,,,Jimmy Stewart became. Brig. Gen.* James Stewart when her reported at
the Pentagon for the two weeks.of active duty required by the Air Force Reserve.
Robert Montgomery hasn’t yet released his ’’Gallant Hours,” the WWII picture in
which James Cagney plays Adnx. Halsey...incidentally, the heavy cruiser Bremerton
double in this for thd South Dakota, Halsey’s ship during the Naval defense of
Guadalcanal.,• and speaking of.'sea.battlesy’’Sink the Bi.smarck” had a benefit pre
miere'in Charleston, S.G., for. the Navy.Relief, Furid, with the Navy, Band and;Mar
ine detachment from the Charleston Naval qB^se •n'hand for the proceedings,Vi •■•W'
First Armyrs soldiers of the month again did New. York,lunching at the Lamb’s
Club and meeting such show people- a.s Bert Lahr, Bert, Wheeler and Jack Whiting.• •
in'Milwaukee, AF- Reserve Col. Joseph J.-Mingle who commands the 440th TCW'-(Resi);v
got a‘briefing 6n’'aerospace terminology from Bill Lundigan....the star' of #V$s
"Man- and-Space”’shopld: be an authority by. now,,.’..still with the Air Force, did
you kribw- that-Arlenp.: Walker ®f TV’s ..’Suspense” and other shows'held the rank of
Major during WWII?,.Producer Sam GbMwfcrn and his wife ard ’off' to GermaHy^fo'r'
a gala "benefit showing »f "Porgy and Bess”.-to help German. refugees the
State 'Department:plus .the Unit«ed Nations asked me. to go, 'X, figured I shbuM,”
sa'id Sam*v.• .in other- screen news- "Sunrise at Campobello" will '"have 'Hume^-Crbnyh
as Franklin D, Roosevelt’s advisor and press secretary, Louis McHenry; ^owe* ?vahd
of'course It will have Ralph Bellamy repeating his'stage triumph' as FDR.v.Vfinal
item!- remember, thejsong hit "Young Love" a couple years back?. *,. .its cbmposer’,
Ric':Cartey is currently takipg basic training With the 2nd Inf,TDiv!, -at Ft. Ben-r
ning, Ga. ‘ •' , ' " '-‘fr
TOPS IN POPS;."Theme From A,Summer.Place" still leads the "Billboard Magazine’’
Honors Roll'; with Percy Faith conducting,. and "He’ll Have to Go" (Jifn Reeves) and
"Wild^One!M (BobbyvRydell) in.the second arid third spots• The- follow-upsare as
libbed? • "Handy. Man" (Jimmy ..Jones).; "What in'the-World Has Come Over You" -(Jack
Scott); "Puppy Love" (Paul Anka); "Teen Angei" - (Mark Dinning);' "Beyond the Sea1?
(Bobby Darin); "Baby"(Dinah Washington—Brook Bepton); and; "Sweet Nothin1 s’’(-Brenda
Lee). , ; ;■ :
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