FILM TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19044, 18 June 1936, Page 13

FILM TOPICS

QUE Fleming, a small pan screen actress, is reported to be engaged to Harpo Marx, the craziest (on the screen) of the Marx Brothers . Harpo's real name is Arthur. Tie is 43 vears old.

TT was revealed recently that eight months ago Harry Bannister, film actor ex-hiisband of the film actress. Ann Harding, who were divorced in 1932, was married to Miss Leah Wei!, actress, u'hose 'home town is Dayton, Ohio.

DITA Oilman, who is Mrs. Wallace Beery, represents her actor husband in his business affairs, Reeenlly Mrs. Beery was in London talking with producers there about, !»■ possible contract under which Wallace would make pictures in England.

jyTADELEFNE Carrol), playing i„ pic lures in Hollywood, realised a precious dream on her thirtieth birth day in April, when she acquired owner ship of a real castle in Spain. Her castle is surrounded 'by 200 acres of land .near ;the Mediterranean. Mian Carroll's renovations to her castle include installation of a central heating system and modern plumbing. She will move into it in August.

CLYVIAKE Mancell, the little French girl who spoke Shirley Temple '■ part in French films, died in Paris on April S, iwo davs before her eleventh birthday. .

riUMUND Lowe, the film actor, was married in April in Armoo, Kentucky, to Airs. Rita Kaufman, a Hollywood writer. lie gave his age as 46. The'bride is 37. Doth had been mar ried twice before. Edmund Lowe war formerly married to Lilyan Tashman

V/TCTOT! MeLaglon is forming a flying patrol of 300 members, with headquarters on his Hollywood estate. Young men unable to afford a student aviation course will be accepted foi membership, with McLaglen paying half the expense of their tuition.

/"•ABODE Lombard has the distinct ion of being'the favourite star of t.hi "candid .cameramen" of 'Hollywood. These photographers haunt Hollywood parties and night clubs, and their busi-ness-is to sua]) photographs of the star; in unsuspecting moments and poses. Many of the stars belligerently dislike "candid cameramen," but. Mis. l Lombard has learned the secret, of winning their favour with friendship.