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Died. Tony (Anthony Frederick) Sarg. 59, marionette maker, book illustrator; of peritonitis, caused by a ruptured appendix; in Manhattan. Born of a German father and British mother in Guatemala, he was educated in Germany, came to the U.S. in 1915. In pre-Disney days he designed popular marionette shows and picture books, pioneered in animated cartoons, but his most popular creations were his balloons for R. H. Macy's annual Manhattan Thanksgiving Parade...
Mickey Rooney's bride of five weeks, Ava Gardner, had out her appendix in Hollywood, in a hurry...
Lawrence Tibbett had his appendix out in an emergency operation in Manhattan. His condition: good...
...Stirling Hayden, blond rising screen star (TIME, Feb. 17), turned up in Gloucester, Mass, with a pair of California automobile license plates, dumped them into the harbor, swore he was washed up with Hollywood..... Maureen O'Hara followed the suit of Brenda Marshall and William Holden, had her appendix taken out... Deanna Durbin got laryngitis...Ralph Bellamy and Pat O'Brien helped two lifeguards struggling with a riptide rescue a foundering swimmer.... Under serious consideration as a new comedy team: Greta Garbo and Mickey Rooney....Back from summer barnstorming, Luise Rainer emoted to Manhattan reporters: "I saw cows...
...neighborhood began to think the Luftwaffe was using the tower as a landmark. The Supply Ministry also wanted its 840 tons of wrought and cast iron. So, one day last week, engineers packed 120 Ib. of gelignite against one side of the tower, touched it off, and watched this appendix of Victorian days topple...