Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, December 1924 · page 59 of 71
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This is a celebrity gossip column from an early 20th-century satirical magazine. It reports on the private lives and romantic entanglements of silent film stars and entertainers, including: - **Alan Forrest and Lottie Pickford**: rumored divorce due to Forrest's frequent absences - **Fatty Arbuckle**: noted for religious conversion and significant weight loss (75 pounds) - **Barbara La Marr**: her romantic involvement with actor-author Leon Gordon, who will co-star in her film "Sandra" - **Other entertainment figures**: Buster Collier's apparent melancholy, wealthy industrialist Reese Taylor's nightclub appearances with actress Constance Talmadge The column's tone is gossipy and insinuating rather than explicitly scandalous. It reflects the public's fascination with Hollywood's romantic scandals during the silent film era, when stars' personal lives were tabloid fodder. The humor relies on readers' familiarity with these celebrities and entertainment industry gossip.
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[Captain Billy's Whiz Bang] ALAN FORREST and Lottie Pickford have taken up separate domiciles and there's talk of divorce. Alan, we hear, has done the disappearing act too often of late. Lottie and Teddy Sampson have been seen at Mont- marte a lot with Joe Benjamin, well known in the fight ring. * * * Whether or not the two have any relation to one another, Fatty Arbuckle, we hear, has “got” religion and lost 75 pounds. * * * BARBARA LA MARR'S newest love, so reports from the east have it, is Leon Gor- don, the actor-author. Gordon will play the lead in Barbara's next picture, “Sandra.” * * * Buster Collier is looking bluer than ever these days. Reese Taylor, reported worth millions made in steamship turbines, is dancing nightly with Constance Talmadge