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...Manhattan playhouse, at the Paramount, at the Lucky Strike Hit Parade, hundreds of little long-haired, round-faced girls in bobby socks sat transfixed. They were worshipers of one Francis Albert Sinatra, crooner extraordinary. Their idol, a gaunt young man (25), looked as if he could stand a square meal and considerable mothering. A composite picture of his idolaters' reactions to his public appearances last week...
Divorced. Lionel Atwill, 58, onetime matinee idol; by Henrietta Louise Cromwell Atwill, fiftyish, ex-wife of General Douglas MacArthur; after 13 years of marriage (third for each); in Washington, D.C. She is a sister of onetime Minister to Canada James H. R. ("Jimmie") Cromwell...
Sued for Divorce. Lionel Atwill, 58, oldtime matinee idol ; by Louise Cromwell Brooks MacArthur Atwill, 49, first wife of General Douglas MacArthur; after 13 years; in Washington...
...American Revolution was followed by the industrial revolution, Jefferson lost his hold on the minds of men. In the '20s, while the U.S. was on its final materialistic jag and the only popular biographies of heroes were written by debunkers, he was a tarnished idol...
Died. Henry Edward Dixey, 84, matinee idol of the 80's; of injuries in a traffic accident; in Atlantic City. The Great Profile of his day, romantic juvenile, tragedian, comic-opera star, specialty dancer, he played the title role in Adonis for a record 603 performances on Broadway...