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...Contrary to common belief, Julius Caesar was born the normal way. The operation got its name because Roman law, which became Lex Caesare, required it to be performed as a last resort. Most noted Caesarean offspring in fact: Scipio Africanus. In fiction: Macduff...
...days after Lex Barker, cinema's tenth Tarzan, signed a marriage license to wed flame-haired Cinemactress Arlene (Watch the Birdie) Dahl, she suddenly called the whole thing off, flew back to Hollywood in a huff. Tarzan followed in another plane, found her, and promised breathless tabloid readers a happy ending as they headed back to Manhattan together. Explained Arlene: "What actually happened was that two dog-tired people just emotionally exploded over a simple misunderstanding...
...charged last week with working with Field included dark, sneering Leo Bauer, boss of Radio Berlin; former SED Executive Committee Member Paul Merker, who spent the war years in Mexico; Lex Ende, onetime editor of Neues Deutschland, official party organ; Railways Boss Willy Kriekemeyer, and dapper little Bruno Goldhammer, Eisler's own second-in-command at the propaganda bureau. Though still at liberty and at his job last week, Gerhart Eisler, who was kicked off the Central Committee two months ago, was reported to be high on the list of those soon to be purged...
Divorced. Alexander Crichlow ("Lex") Barker Jr., 30, Manhattan socialite who combined a deadpan acting style and bulging biceps to become the tenth cinema Tarzan; by Constance Thurlow Barker, 32; after seven years of marriage, two children; in Santa Monica, Calif...
With a chest thump and ape warble, Tarzan will start vine-swinging from the lianas for the 26th time next week. In Tarzan and the Slave Girl, Producer Sol Lesser is giving the tenth and current Tarzan (Lex Barker) a new mate-probably Vanessa Brown. But the script will hold close to the tried & true line that has enchanted three decades of romantics and grossed around $3,000,000 a picture. Tarzan has been the most durable and successful series in movie history...