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...Army Service Forces Ribbon for faithful and meritorious service by Chaplain William D. Cleary, Commandant: Lydis S. Belless E Louise Beng, Edith V. Bradley, Mary Geraldine Cox, Charles Demetropolis, Marie Flarrel, Marjovie L. Goodrich, Adele N. Haggman, Evalyn Leots Hargen, Mary T. Renneberry, N. Jane Hell, Clare E. McGowan, Leonora A. Maroney, Ruth Mafas, Estherine B. Murray, Georgs T. Myles, Adele Paniser, Shirley Ann Shields, Mary Stepico, Sylvia Sugarman, Maribe Wilson, Evangeline M. Zollars...
Herman Mankiewicz is a moonfaced, top-flight Hollywood film writer. One night he was driving alone on Benedict Canyon Road in swank Beverly Hills. His car collided head-on with another driven by Leonora Gershwin, wife of Lyricist Ira Gershwin. Mrs. Gershwin and two women with her were hurt slightly. Scenarist Mankiewicz, unhurt, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, was later released on $500 bond pending a hearing. As news the accident was worth brief mention at most...
Beyond these gadgets mankind swarms into what seems to be a decorated subway. There spectators gaze at large canvases by England's Leonora Carrington, Spain's Miro, Chile's Matta, all their works unframed, suspended in the air from wooden arms protruding from concave plywood walls. Every two minutes, while onlookers enjoy the spectacle, a roar as of an approaching train is heard, lights go out on one side of the gallery, pop on at the other...
...Married. Leonora Corbett, 34, British actress, willowy ghost of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit; and John Francis Royal, 56, NBC's burly, explosive vice president in charge of international broadcasting; she for the first time, he for the second (his first wife died in January); in Manhattan. She came here from England after nearly a year of driving a mobile canteen through bombed areas, scored a personal triumph in her first U.S. appearance. Her make-up in Blithe Spirit: dead grey, from head to foot...
...Waiting for Lefty." Though in the dress rehearsal last night, she did not quite reach the depth of characterization that the role requires, she gave evidence that she is still adding to her portrayal and will present a fine performance tonight. Mary Douglas has the delightful part of Leonora Fiske which she plays well but with some inconsistence. The best part of the production, however, comes from three new-comers to the Agassiz Theatre. Gertrude Wind and Jane Spencer as the two balmy sisters add the plaintive touch of comedy that makes the play so poignant. Jane Spencer's performance...