Cinema: Cast of Characters

Last week the Beverly Hills Hall of Art opened with the first "Movie Stars Art Exhibit": 122 works (oils, watercolors, ceramics, arrangements of driftwood;—all for sale by sealed bid, proceeds to the United Nations Appeal for Children.

Before the opening, there had been a few false starts (Jane Wyman set her watercolor to dry in the sun, but an unexpected shower sprinkled it away). There were also some explosions of temperament (Ginger Rogers refused to let one cherished piece of her sculpture out of the house). But he-man Fred MacMurray double-wrapped his watercolor (Red...

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