Most Eligible Bachelors In Film City

Chronicle (Levin), 17 July 1948, Page 6

Most Eligible Bachelors In Film City

LES. M.

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: . WELLINGTON, July 17. Who are among the most eligible bachelors in Hollywood? jHere is a list based mostly on the financial hspec't of the men. Some of them might be verydifficult to live with, but all-dre ' famous and bulging with dollars in the bank. Here are five of ' th #»m .

Clark Gable has been married three times already — to the former Josephine Dillon, Rhea Langham, and the late Carole Lombard. Carole's accidental death qame as a big shock to Clark who took months

to get over it — they were an i'deal' coupie. Clark admits to being 47, but except for a slight limp,.he is i still very vigorous and much interested in the female sex. Cxark has at least 1,000,000 dollars in the bank, and has been a top star since 1934. Carey Grant prefers blondes, his two 'divorced wives, Virginia, exCountess of Cherrill, and Barbara (now Princess. Troubetzkey) Hut-' ton, both being such. Cary is "fascinatingf, handsome, and his price for ma.king onevpicture is 300,000 dollars,' plus percentage. Since releasing Barbara Hutton Cary has had hundre'ds of offers of marriage, but to ail he has replied "not interested." Hollywood people do not think Vietor Mature wants to get married for a while. He is too comfortable the way - lid is.* But he is a good catch with a new seven-year contrapt at 20th Century-Fox, at 3000 , dollars a, week for a start. Who was the no'w famous actress who • thought: Victor her ideal man but married another Rita Hayworth, of course. Jiminy Stewart has already earned 400,000 dollars as his share of "It's a Wonderful Life," Jimmy is almost unique in present-'day Hollywood bachelors — he has . never been married before, but ihe girl who bags him will be lucky. Jimmy has not an enemy in the world and he would not hurt a fly, let alone a wife. Tyrone Power receives something in the vicinity of 6000 dollars a

week, and complete use of a twinengined aeroplane, paid for and kept in condition by 20th CenturyFox Studios. At the moment, liinda Christiari has the insi'de track of Tyrone's affectionS'. In fact it would not be surprising if* 'this popular Hollywood. bachelor .has resigned from the Bachelors' Club by the time you read thlS.