The Rich, Full Life

Hollywood was plagued by television, indecision, and a minimum of activity on the sound stages, but a few of its citizens continued to live the rich, full life. Items:

P:Actor Zachary (Mildred Pierce) Scott returned from a Mexican fishing trip wearing a plain gold earring in his pierced left ear lobe. Said Mrs. Scott: "There has never been the slightest unpleasantness about it. Of course, it attracts attention, particularly from the ladies. Everybody seems to enjoy it ...

P: Outsize (5 ft. 10 in., 200 Ibs.) Tenor Mario Lanza now owns an outsize, custom-built white Cadillac with a gold-plated dashboard.

P: Restaurateur Mike Romanoff ships his silk and pongee shirts air express to Sulka's in Manhattan for proper laundering.

P:A hotel in nearby Malibu has announced a new service for interested guests: coeducational steam baths.

P: The Screen Extras Guild listed some new demands at contract negotiations: riding a camel or elephant--$55 daily; leading a camel or elephant--$37.50; wearing body makeup, oil, or hair goods--$7.50 extra daily.

P:Construction Tycoon Hal Hayes, who has a built-in bar in his Cadillac, plus faucets for Scotch, bourbon, champagne and beer in his home, proudly showed off his newest wrinkle: a heavy, green, living-room rug, which rolls, like a window blind in reverse, up a glass wall at the press of a button. Said Hayes: "At Hiroshima and Nagasaki, windows blew out and lots of people were killed by glass. [The rug] catches it. Since the rug is so heavy, it stops gamma rays and neutrons as well."

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