page 2from Modern
Screen, March 1949
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Marriages may be made in heaven
-- but romances most certainly can be plotted over a dinner table.
When I was in Europe, my friend Elsa Maxwell told me she was arranging a party
for the express purpose of bringing together Rita Hayworth and 37-year-old Ali
Khan, son of Aga Khan, one of the world's richest men.
Elsa said, "Rita is just his
type and I know he will fall in love with her." The point was, had Rita
sufficiently forgotten awesome Orson Welles to fall in love with anyone else?
Apparently she has. At least, news from abroad that Rita was in Madrid, Spain,
with Ali made an exclusive newspaper scoop for me.
These splashy romances between beautiful movie stars and international milliionaires
with chests full of diamonds, rubies and stuff always make interesting reading.
But I'm betting a cookie that this isn't the real thing with Rita. When she
returns to Hollywood, Ali --with all his wealth-- will probably be just a flattering
memory.
Left: Ty Power and Linda
Christian posed for a street photographer in Rome -- and the photographer posed
for us! Ty's in Italy to make a movie about the Borgia family. He was non-committal
about wedding plans.
Many, many pretty little girls in
Hollywood nursed a bruised heart when Rory Calhoun and Isabelisa (who recently
changed her name to Lisa Baron) were married the other day. That boy makes heats
thump on and off the screen.
And don't believe for a minute that David Selznick, who holds Rory's contract,
tried to break up this romance because it might hurt Calhoun with the debutante
fans. David said, "Why should I try to play Jupiter in the affairs of those
kids?" Good luck, kids.
Parties in Hollwood these days always have some surprises, but I think the
Danny Kayes' party in honor of the William Goetzes topped them all with the
old-fashioned square dance. If you think Ginger Rogers, Claudette Colbert, Irene
Dunne and other glamour belles didn't get into the spirit of the thing -- you
don't know the irrepressible host.
At the end of the square dance, Danny went into the same routine of songs and
patter that made him the idol of London.
The party went on until 4 a.m. -- but not for this gal. I had to come home and
get ready for a radio show. But I did stay long enough to meet Miss Kaye, the
debutante of the house.
Her mother brought the two-year-old down about one a.m. and she looks so like
Danny with her mop of red hair and the way she uses her hands, it was really
funny. I've never seen such a happy baby. No tears for her, even though you
will admit the hour was late for a young lady of two to be receiving guests.
Left: After two separations and two reconciliations Gloria de Haven and John Payne (here at Ciro's) are calling it quits. John will be charged with mental cruelty -- Gloria wants the screen career he always opposed.