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 By
Polly Peluso
polpeluso1@yahoo.com
Another Hollywood great has died - Aaron Spelling.
Spelling was one of Hollywood’s most prolific TV producers ("Beverly
Hills 90210", "Love Boat", "Fantasy Island, Charlie’s Angeles", etc.
Spelling ‘s first marriage was to Carolyn Jones, whom he not only fell
in love with and married but had her acting in all of his projects.
Carolyn died young and she was from my hometown in Texas. Perhaps she
died from malnutrition and TB. All of us (including myself) who lived
through those black dust storms during the depression lived in poverty.
Aaron could relate to that as one of the very few Jewish boys in his
hometown and had known plenty about being a poor outcast. However in the
end Spelling owned the largest private home in California. I was in the
house once and it was spectacular. Inge Jaglin, Executive with the
Southern California Motion Council was in town and took me with her to
the Lance Burton stunning Anniversary show at the Monte Carlo Hotel.
Inge really thought he might could have been killed in the locomotion
magic act. Lance is now the outstanding magic star of the Las Vegas
strip. When he married the "First Lady of Magic," Melinda Saxe, about 8
years ago, I had a lengthy interview with Melinda and she was so excited
and in love with him and gave me a picture of herself and Lance on a
cloud together for the column. Two days later they announced they were
getting a divorce! Much speculation at the time about the sudden
decision. Successful LV. publisher Karen Foster will be receiving a fine
award from the California Motion Picture Council in December.
Polly Peluso with Lance Burton - Photo by Steve Crespi
This photo (below) of Corinne Horney Jones, a Las Vegas
beauty is at her coronation as Playmate of the Year with Hugh Hefner
several years ago. But now she is often seen at the Palms Hotel with all
of the activities George Maloof and Hef are doing with Hef’s Playboy Boy
Club and Playboy slots. Corinne is a screen writer now and still as
beautiful as ever. Jackie Brett was registered with me when I was the
first Director of Playboy Models on West Coast. She was very popular and
in demand but she decided to go an entirely different route with her
life. She moved to Las Vegas and has always had important jobs. She is
the current Entertainment and P.R. Director at the Imperial Palace. Her
new book is coming out and the booking signing will be at Mandalay Bay
on July 15th in the Reading Room. Jackie is another one of those forever
beautiful ladies.
Corinne Horney Jones and Hugh Hefner -
Photo by Steve Crespi
The Exotic World Burlesque Museum, the world’s largest
collection of vintage burlesque has moved to Las Vegas. It was the 49th
Annual striptease Reunion -the oldest and most prestigious gathering of
its kind and the 16th Annual Miss Erotic Pageant of current beautiful
young stripers as well as the oldest. Liz Renay (80) stole the show by
being carried in like she was Cleopatra and the handsome fellows
carrying her in on the royal pillow. The "Hunks" were four very handsome
young fellows and all they had on were jeweled jock straps. One of the
oldest other stripper needs to hang up her G-string. She wore what
appeared to be a net body suit over a full covered body suit and walked
around picking up scarves and more scarves. Now this week, Renay’s first
of around 100 B type movies will be shown in Las Vegas at the Tropicana
Theatre. This one will be "Thrill killers."
Wessley, Liz Renay and John Waters (Hairspray) - Photo by
Steve Crespi
Bruce Merrin, for 33 years one of the most prolific,
successful P.R. person and owns the largest speakers Bureau for booking
superstars, Presidents, Sports figure. Now his son Adam Merrin with his
Band "88" (for 88 notes on a "piano) will be on the David Letterman show
in August and have been seen and heard recently on "The Late Late Show
with "Craig Ferguson and "Jimmy Kimmel Live". If you want to really know
all about the insides of your body - then you can at the "Bodies"
exhibit at the Tropicana Hotel - it is stunning display of real cadavers
and about 11 rooms of dissected bodies (the bodies from China). My good
friend and nurse Kathy Reams thought it would be great for every nurse
to see as well as we other curious human beings. There is no way to
actually describe how exciting Las Vegas is at all times.
Bruce Merrin - Photo by Steve Crespi
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