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...this is a result of what happened when the roof caved in on the U.S. building empire of Hal Braxton Hayes. He was the superbuilder who once put up a house in 34 minutes, a bachelor who made millions, the fiance who gave Zsa Zsa Gabor a 45-carat diamond (which she uncharacteristically returned when their two-month engagement ended), the flamboyant party giver who once was the premier playboy of the Western whirl...
...Queen's Necklace, by Frances Mossiker. In a clever crosscutting of 18th century memoirs and trial briefs, most of them entertainingly libelous, the author tells about the famed and still-unsolved theft of Marie Antoinette's 2,800-carat necklace...
Best Reading The Queen's Necklace, by Frances Mossiker. In a clever crosscutting of 18th century memoirs and trial briefs, most of them entertainingly libelous, the author tells about the famed and still-unsolved theft of Marie Antoinette's 2,800-carat necklace...
...gladly slap Merrick's face without fee. Sad-eyed, baby-complexioned, with a well-trimmed mustache and an equally well-trimmed smile, Merrick dotes on the acrimony that has earned him the nickname, The Abominable Showman (he says he hates the tag, but wears it like a five-carat stickpin). He keeps the feuds alive by spraying insults like flu germs. Of competing Producer Roger Stevens, he says: "I deliberately bid on bad plays, hoping he'll buy them. He'll hear I'm interested in some British turkey and he'll grab...
...Duke of Imperial." Actually, though his two brothers have titles, Jimmy has none. Leaving Oklahoma behind, Jimmy paused long enough to marry Mexican Movie Actress Rosita Arenas, but they are now separated. According to a Madrid newspaper, Jimmy sold all Rosita's jewelry, including her eight-carat engagement ring. Says Jimmy Mora of his marital status: "I have a Jaime Mora divorce," meaning presumably that he feels divorced in his own eyes...