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Ruth Chatterton, 56, long one of the top actresses of stage & screen, more recently a woman of letters (Homeward Borne), thought she was just hitting her stride. "I can't wait to tackle a play," she told the New York Times. "And I've got an idea for a book, and we'll get at that, too."
Manhattan's Station WNBC was looking for a sponsor for its new World Series commentator: Broadway's tumultuous Tallulah Bankhead. "It will cost somebody $25,000 to get me on the air," said the New York Giants' No. 1 fan, "but if the Giants win, I'll do the show for nothing."