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ItEBA  AND  BONNIE  CHURCHILL 
llollywood  Editors 

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Exclusive  Photos  by  PICTORY 


"I  Want  A  Genius!"  ....Michael  Sheridan 

*  At  16,  Yvonne  DeCarlo  knew  the  kind  of  man  she'd  marry  and  the  picture 

hasn't  changed 

New  World   For   Shelley  Paul  Marsh 

Shelley  Winters  explains  her  new  outlook  on  Hie 

Inside  Story  On  The  John  Wayne  Split-Up  Frances  Lane 

Pride  has  stepped  in  between  John  and  his  "Chata" — and  it's  the  end 

I  Love  MY  Lucy  Desi  Arnaz 

"I  could  go  on  and  on  but  to  sum  it  all  up  /  owe  her  everything" 

That  Man  Sanders !  Fredda  Dudley  Balling 

Though  he  flaunts  a  glib  tongue  George  is  actually  a  shy  man 

"I'm  Not  A   Character"  Dorothy  O'Leary 

"When  you  talk  honestly  about  your  past,  you're  tagged  a  character,"  says 
Aldo  Ray 

My   Midnight   Marriage  Joan  Evans 

In  her  own  words,  the  young  bride  stifles  all  those  conflicting  reports 

"So  Maybe  I'm  Not  Conventional"...  Ruth  Cummings  Rowland 

Carleton  Carpenter  threw  tradition  aside — he  wanted  to  be  an  actor! 

Yvonne  DeCarlo  and  John  Ireland,  starring  in  "Hurricane  Smith".  .  . 
Debbie  Reynolds,  starring  in  "I  Love  Melvin"  


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Shelley  Winters,  starring  in  "My  Man  And  I"   29 


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What  Hollywood  Itself  Is  Talking  About!  Lynn  Bowers 

Your  Guide   To  Current   Films  Rahna  Maughan 

Newsreel  

She's  Some  Punkins!  (Debbie  Reynolds)   27 

Having  Wonderful  Time!  (Betty  Hutton  and  Charles  O'Curran)   32 

Dance  By  Day  (Doris  Day) 


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Weekend  Rancher   (Alan   Ladd)   44 


When   Jack    Frost    Bites    48 


Fashion   Feature.  Marta  Harrison 

Planned  For  Fall  Elizabeth  Lapham 

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NOVEMBER,  1952 


Volume  Fifty-Seven 
Number  One 


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Another  glorious  "first" 
from  M-G-M!  This  great 
NEW  picturization  of  the 
most  famous  of  all  romantic 
adventures  sweeps  across 
the  screen  in  magnificent 
TECHNICOLOR! 


The  audacious  adventurer 
who  impersonates  a  king! 


tewart  Granger 


The  lovely  lady 
of  royally  romanced 
by  the  impostor! 


Deborah  Kerr 


The  wickedest  villain 
in  all  Christendom, 
Rupert  of  Hentzau! 


James  Mason 


The  heroic  Colonel 
who  is  loyal  to  the 
crown  ! 


Louis  Calhern 


The  beautiful  con- 
spirator who  lures 
men  to  doom! 


Jane  Greer 

LEWIS  STONE  .  ROBERT  DOUGLAS 


At 


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Screen  Play  by  JOHN  L  BALDERSTON 
and  NOEL  LANGLEY 

Adaptation  by  WELLS  ROOT  from  the 
novel  by  ANTHONY  HOPE  and  the 
dramatiiation  by  EDWARD  ROSE 

Directed  by  RICHARD  THORPE 
Produced  by  PANDRO  S.  BERMAN 

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Just  married.  Rhonda  Fleming  and  Dr.  Lewis 
Morrill  at  their  wedding  in  Kanab,  Utah. 


AMAZING  magic  tricks  that  boy 
Tony  Curtis  does — for  anybody 
who  will  sit  down  for  twenty  min- 
utes and  watch  him  perform.  Been  train- 
ing six  hours  a  day  for  his  Houdini  role 
in  Paramount's  picture  of  the  same  name. 
Quite  adept  at  card  tricks,  disappearing 
things  like  lighted  cigarettes  and  such. 
Real  happy  because  he's  going  to  get  to 
saw  his  li'l  ole  wifey  in  half,  too.  Janet's 
busy  living  off  the  fat  of  the  land  at 
MGM  in  "A  Steak  For  Connie"  and  get- 
ting herself  built  up  for  the  Mrs.  Hou- 
dini routines.  The  thing  about  Tony  is 
— when  he  was  in  the  Navy  he  broke  his 
hand  and  it's  tougher  for  him  to  mani- 
pulate these  cards  and  legerdemain  para- 
phernalia than  for  most.  He's  sure  catch- 
ing on  though — and  dearly  loves  doing 
it.  The  Curtis'  chums,  Dean  Martin  and 
Jerry  Lewis,  are  turning  over  their  brand 
new  Paramount  dressing  room  to  the  kids 
for  their  stay  on  that  lot. 

*    *  * 

Eye-tin-errary  of  the  Sinatras — trip  to 
Lake  Tahoe  with  Frankie's  three  kids, 
back  to  Nawth  Ca'lina  to  see  her  folks 
(Frankie's  never  met  them),  both  going 
to  Africa  when  Ava  starts  "Mogambo" 
with  Clark  Gable.  ("Mogambo"  has 
nothing  to  do  with  the  famous  Holly- 
wood night  spot  Mocambo) .  Frankie 
and  Ava  get  awful  mad  when  it's  printed 


Esther  Williams  enjoys  a  dance  with  Harry 
Karl,  host  of  supper  party  at  the  Mocambo. 


that  they're  fighting,  so  there.  She's  been 
taking  piano  lessons,  he's  learning  to  play 
the  flute.  Their  only  duet  so  far  is 
"Swanee  River." 


Well,  then.  In  "Niagara"  whose  number 
do  you  think  Marilyn  Monroe  dials?  Her 
own.  But  you  can  bet  your  TV  set  it'll  be 
changed  before  the  picture  comes  out.  Big 
ole  pearl  ring  Joe  Di  Maggio  gave  her  isn't 
on  her  engagement  finger  though  and  no- 


Jimmy  Craig  and  his  wife  were  guests  at  the 
Marie  MacDonald-Harry  Karl  Mocambo  party. 


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The  Hollywood  Set 


By  MARY  MARATHON 

If  you  saw  "The  Greatest  Show  on  Earth"  you're  probably  still 
palpitating,  as  I  am,  to  that  great  big  beautiful  hunk  of  male,  Charlton 
Heston,  who  played  the  "boss  man"  of  the  circus.  Well,  let  me  tell 
you — Chuck  (that's  what  his  friends  call  him,  so  I'll  call  him  that, 
too!)  made  such  a  hit  in  that  swell  picture  that  he  was  immediately 
slated  for  other  big  things,  including  "The  Savage,"  which  theatres 
will  be  showing  in  November. 

Chuck  plays  a  white  man  who,  when  he  was  a  little  boy,  was  rescued 
from  sure  death  at  the  hands  of  the  Crow  Indians  by  their  hated 
rivals,  the  Sioux.  He  grows  up  learning  to  love  his  adopted  people. 
When  the  whites  and  the  Sioux  threaten  to  start  a  war,  he  is  caught 
between  loyalty  to  his  own  race  and  to  the  Sioux,  who  have  been 
so  good  to  him. 

The  white  girl  who  makes  him  realize  that  his  true  happiness  lies 
with  her  in  his  own  world  is  played  by  Susan  Morrow,  a  19-year-old 
beauty  you're  going  to  hear  about.  She  and  lovely  brunette  Joan 
Taylor  as  the  Indian  girl,  also  in  love  with  Chuck,  are  both  young 
stars  with  great  promise  you'll  enjoy  watching.  Handsome  Peter 
Hanson,  cast  as  Susan's  brother,  completes  a  foursome  of  Paramount's 
most  interesting  and  exciting  new  personalities.  You  will  really  get 
a  charge  out  of  Chuck  as  the  virile,  hot-blooded  hero  of  "The  Savage" 
and  you'll  chalk  up  another  hit  for  this  bright  and  attractive  new  star. 

*  *  * 

If  you'd  like  a  drooley  photo  of  Chuck  for  your  dressing"  table 
mirror,  I'll  be  happy  to  send  you  one.  Just  make  sure  you  write 
me  for  it  before  November  15,  1952  or  I  won't  be  able  to  send  it  to 
you.  Address  me  care  of  Paramount  Studio,  Hollywood,  California. 

*  *  * 

Another  film  I  want  to  recommend  to  you  is  "The  Turning  Point," 
a  thriller  I  am  sure  you'll  enjoy  as  much  as  I  did  when  I  was  privileged 
to  attend  a  preview  of  it.  William  Holden,  Edmond  O'Brien  and 
lovely  Alexis  Smith  really  do  a  solid  job  of  entertaining  in  this 
modern  story  of  the  smashing  of  a  big  city  crime  syndicate. 

I  don't  know  whether  you  heard  this  yet,  but  Bill  Holden  was  recently 
voted  "Mr.  Dreamboat"  in  a  poll  conducted  by  the  bobbysoxers  of 
America,  and  he  sure  lives  up  to  his  name  in  his  big  love  scenes  with 
glamour  girl  Alexis.  The  part  Edmond  O'Brien  plays  is  a  big  change 
from  his  recent  boots-and-saddle  roles.  He's  the  fighting  lawyer  whose 
dangerous  job  it  is  to  turn  the  tide  against  crime  in  a  city  riddled 
with  it.  Believe  me,  this  one  will  have  your  pulses  hammering  with 
excitement,  it's  that  suspenseful  and  gripping. 

*  *  * 

P.  S.  Next  month  I'll  have  news  for  you  about  "Road  to  Bali,"  the 
travel-laugh  film  co-starring  Bing  Crosby,  Bob  Hope  and  Dorothy 
Lamour,  that  everyone  is  waiting  for. 


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get  married  or  no.  Marilyn's  gonna  be  in 
20th's  film  version  of  "Gentlemen  Prefer 
Blondes"  and  our  hunch  is  they'll  keep  this 
doll  so  busy  she  won't  have  time  to  get 
married.  Which  is  probably  the  silliest 
statement  we  ever  made. 

*  *  * 

Quite  a  sight  to  see  Arlene  Dahl  on 
U-I's  "Desert  Legion"  set,  all  gussied  up 
in  exotic  Algerian  princess  clothes, 
hunched  over  a  portable  typewriter,  pen- 
cil stuck  behind  ear,  pounding  out  her 
newspaper  beauty  column.  And  all  Alan 
Ladd  wants  to  do  is  enjoy  a  rest  in  the 
South  of  France  with  Sue  and  the  four 
kids — to  let  his  broken  hand,  hurt  in 
"The  Iron  Mistress,"  heal  and  get  over 
being  kicked  by  a  horse  that  fell  on  him 
and  kicked  him  a  couple  of  times  in 
"Legion."  The  Ladd  family  couldn't  take 
their  pooches  along  on  the  trip  because 
of  British  quarantine  rules. 

*  *  * 

Joan  Crawford's  fabulous  pic,  "Sudden 
Fear,"  would  bring  her  an  additional 
quarter  of  a  million  bucks  if  she  could 
get  tip  nerve  enough  to  make  theatre  and 
night  club  appearances.  She's  so  hot 
after  making  the  new  movie  (even  better 
than  her  Acad  winning  "Mildred  Pierce") 
that  ever'body  wants  to  cash  in  on  her 
still-mounting  popularity . 

*  *  * 

Liz  and  Mike  found  their  dream  house, 
started  tearing  it  up  right  away  so  they'd 
have  glass  walls  on  two  sides — gives  'em  a, 
view  of  the  valley  thattaway  and  of  the 
city  this  way.  Building  a  swimming  pool. 
Consulting  Jane  Powell  on  what  not  to  do 
in  designing  the  nursery.  Only  things  they 
brought  into  the  house  of  their  own  were 
four  paintings  and  three  lamps.  Every- 
thing else  there  awready. 

*  *  * 

See  what  happens  when  a  smart  feller 
like  John  Wayne  uses  his  head?  Bought 
himself  a  screenplay,  real  good  one  called 
"Plunder  In  The  Sun,"  and  up  and  asked 
Glenn  Ford  if  he'd  star  in  it.  The  big 
boy  knows  he  can't  grab  off  all  the  best 
parts  for  himself.  Fans  in  Honolulu  just 
about  drove  Duke  wingie  when  they  were 
making  "Big  Jim  McLain"  there.  Crews 
on  ships  in  the  harbor  crowded  around, 
kids  climbed  up  in  the  cocoanut  palms  to 
gander  the  outdoor  scenes,  and  at  a  hos- 
pital where  they  were  shooting  it  looked 
like  an  epidemic,  with  all  the  sightseers 


Joe  Pasternak  whispers  a  compliment  to  host- 
ess Cyd  Charisse  on  her  very  successful  party. 


showing  up  for  treatment  of  imaginary 
ailments.  Big  hassle,  all  the  way  around. 
*    *  * 

In  spite  of  all  Shell's  efforts  to  be  with 
her  bridegroom  all  the  time,  she  didn't 
get  to  go  to  Rome  with  him  when  he 
went  back  to  make  arrangements  for  do- 
ing a  play.  His  chums  over  there  were 
afraid  he  might  back  out  on  his  promise 
to  do  same  since  he'd  had  all  this  suc- 
cess in  Hollywood.  Not  Gass,  though. 
Spent  ten  days  there  setting  the  thing  up, 
then  winged  back  to  Shell  and  "Cry  Of 
The  Hunted"  at  MGM.  Meanwhile, 
Shelley  was  emoting  as  Blanche  duBois 
in  a  little  theatre  production  of  "Street- 
car Named  Desire." 


Virginia  Mayo,  lovely  star 
of  "Back  To  Broadway,"  and 
her  husband,  Michael  O'Shea, 
step  out  for  the  evening 
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Party-giver  Marie  MacDonald 
swings  into  a  mean  Charles- 
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supper  party  she  and  hubby, 
Harry  Karl  gave  at  Mocambo. 


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Table  companions  at  the 
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Betty  Grable  gave  Dale  Robertson  a 
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also  have  synthetic  rubber  mint  sprigs 
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Donald  Buka,  now  appearing  in  "I  Am  Jack 
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Bob  Taylor  and  Barbara  Stanwyck 
were  on  the  same  lot,  MGM,  but  there 
was  practically  no  meeting  between  them. 
Bob  lunched  in  the  commissary  every 
day,  but  Miss  S.  stuck  to  her  dressing 
room  on  acct.  she  didn't  feel  so  hot.  She 
and  Ralph  Meeker  fell  off  a  cliff  at  La- 
guna  doing  a  scene  for  "Jeopardy"  and 
it  wasn't  funny  either.  Cracked  her  up 
quite  a  bit. 

*  *  * 

Ty  Power  laffed  like  mad  at  the  fellow 
who's  teaching  him  how  to  cheat  at  cards 
for  U-I's  "Mississippi  Gambler."  Harry 
Mendoza,  this  fellow,  shows  Ty  how  to  do 
a  cold  shuffle  with  a  marked  deck,  played 
in  a  scene  where  Ty  catches  him  cheating 
— that  evening  he  got  into  a  friendly  game 
with  some  of  the  extras  on  the  set  and  lost 
two  bucks  playing  draw  poker. 

*  *  * 

Debbie  Reynolds  vacationed  at  Arrow- 
head, learned  to  water-ski.  People  are 
complaining  that  Debbie  should  learn 
some  etiquette  too.  How  to  behave  at 
parties  and  previews,  for  instance. 

*  *  * 

Director  Joe  Newman,  on  location  in 
Arizona  with  20th's  "Pony  Soldier,"  asks 
"Will  all  the  stars  take  their  places?" 
Instead  of  Ty  Power  (yep,  he's  making 
that  one,  too) ,  Cam  Mitchell  and  Penny 
Edwards  stepping  up,  four  Navajo  In- 
dians came  forward.  Turns  out  their 
names  are  John  Bright  Star,  Elmer  Twin 
Star,  Fats  Falling  Star  and  Jimmy  Star. 
So  why  shouldn't  they  step  forward? 

*  *  # 

Whole  town's  talking  about  Betty  Hut- 
ton  and  Charles  O'Curran  ankling  Para- 
mount and  starting  out  on  their  own.  But 
while  Betty's  resting  her  voice  {that  old 
trouble's  still  around)  the  newly  married 
pair  are  plenty  busy — first  thing  was  a  trip 
to  London's  Palladium,  then  they've  got 
big,  big  plans  for  TV  and  indie  movies. 
Coupla  talented  people  like  that  shouldn't 
have  much  trouble  getting  jobs. 

*  *  * 

Jane  Russell,  trying  to  find  out  where 
a  preview  of  Para's  "Son  Of  Paleface" 
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the  studio  to  ask.  Got  a  busy  signal 
every  time,  so  finally  she  started  to  com- 
plain to  the  operator — realized  she'd  been 
calling  her  own  number  all  the  time.  Did 
she  feel  crazy,  man. 

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Macdonald  Carey  restrains  Anne  Baxter  as  she  and  Catherine  McLeod 
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Terrified  Joan  Crawford  with  Jack  Palance 
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Les  Miserables 

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THE  immortal  novel  of  Victor  Hugo 
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Baxter  about  a  lukewarm  romantic  mo- 
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Anne's  bosom — you  can  say  that  again — 
friend.  It  happened  while  Anne  was  vis- 
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ceedings,  it's  only  because  her  feminine 
mind  has  conjured  up  some  other  hor- 
rible tortures  for  her  erring  husband.  One 
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new  blonde  tresses  for  Anne,  and  that 
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Betty  Hutton,  Ralph  Meeker  in  show 
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The  Devil  Makes  Three 

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POSTWAR  Germany  provides  the 
background  for  this  interesting  chase 
thriller.  Gene  Keily  returns  to  Germany 
to  look  up  the  family  that  helped  him 
escape  the  Nazis  during  the  war.  He 
finds  things  changed  quite  a  bit.  The 
couple  is  now  dead  and  their  daughter, 
Pier  Angeli,  is  shilling  drinks  in  a  trashy 
nitery  and  has  a  sideline  in  smuggling. 
Convinced  that  Pier  is  working  for  a 
new  up-and-coming  group  of  Nazis, 
Kelly,  who  has  been  asked  to  look  into 
the  matter  by  Intelligence,  allows  Pier  to 
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still  in  Eng.,  where  it  rains  pretty  often. 

*  *  * 

Cute  little  Chinese  gal,  Judy  Dan,  won 
the  title  of  "Miss  Hong  Kong,"  fourth 
place  in  the  "Miss  Universe"  contest  and 
is  now  in  "Sixty  Saddles  For  Gobi"  at 
20th.  The  producer,  Stanley  Rubin,  was 
yakking  with  Richard  Widmark,  also  in 
the  pic,  and  they  decided  she  didn't  look 
Oriental  enough  for  the  part.  So  an 
American  makeup  artist  went  to  work  on 
her,  adding  Asiastic  touches  here  and 
there. 

*  *  * 

On  her  birthday,  Esther  Williams  was 
swimming  around  in  her  new  MGM-er, 
"Dangerous  When  Wet,"  with  a  new  charm 
for  her  bracelet.  Mermaid  charm  from  her 
ever-lovin'.  Got  a  crystal  mink  from  him, 
too.  This  is  the  newest  and,  of  course,  the 
most  expensive  type  of  mink  you  can  find. 

*  *  * 

Joan  Evans,  just  back  from  her  honey- 
moon with  Kirby  Weatherly,  reported  for 
work  with  Audie  Murphy  in  U-I's  "Col- 
umn South,"  whammed  into  a  doorway 
on  the  set  and  got  herself  a  black  eye. 
Audie  was  telling  her  about  having  to 
come  back  from  his  wedding  trip  early 
for  a  two-minute  love  scene.  Joan,  who 
makes  violent  love  to  Audie  in  this  epic, 
asked  him  who  the  girl  was.  He  allowed 
it  wasn't  a  girl  at  all  but  his  horse. 

rV.        *     *  * 

Jean  Peters'  got  worms.  Zillions  of 
'em.  Imported  from  England,  all  2,000 
to  work  and  slave  in  the  soil  of  her  gar- 
den so  her  camellias  will  grow  better. 
Isn't  that  a  bird?  Well,  maybe  the  birds 
should  stay  atvay,  all  in  all — imported 

worms  are  hard  to  come  by. 

*  *  * 

She  should  invite  Olivia  de  Havilland 
over  to  help  out.  Miss  O.,  working  on 
"My  Cousin  Rachel"  and  living  in  a  hotel, 
misses  her  garden  so  that  she  zips  around 
the  20th  lot  on  her  lunch  hour,  snipping 
flowers  like  mad.  Don't  let  those  studio 
gardeners  catch  you,  girl. 

*  *  * 

Peggy  King,  the  new  little  gal  who 
looks  like  and  sings  like  Judy  Garland 
(you'll  see  in  MGM's  "The  Bad  And  The 
Beautiftd")  was  crazy  about  the  trum- 
peter in  Ray  Anthony's  band — named 
Knobby  Lee,  but  there  wasn't  much  they 
could  do  about  dates  because  she  was  ap- 
pearing with  Billy  Daniel  at  Mocambo 
and  he  was  busy  tooting  with  the  band. 
Now  if  she  married  him  we'd  have  an- 
other Peggy  Lee,  girl  singer,  sounding 

like  Judy,  Confusing. 

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Only  thing  young  Colin  Kelly  III 
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out  here  was  to  meet  Roy  Rogers.  This 
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He's  the  son  of  the  great  war  hero,  Colin 
Kelly  II,  you  remember. 

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Joan  Rice,  British  motion 
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Fiji,  to  play  opposite  Burt 
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Audrey  Totter  relaxes  be- 
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Ruth  Roman  and  hubby  Morty 
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honored  guest  Maharajah  of  Ba- 
rodaand  hostess  Nancy  Valentine. 


Attentive  Peter  Lawford  and  June 
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Yvonne  having  fun  with 
her  "Hurricane  Smith" 
co-stars,  Forrest  Tucker, 
John  Ireland  and  Dick 
Arlen  on  beach  location. 
She's  sure  the  right  man 
will  come  along  someday. 


At  16,  Yvonne  De  Carlo 
knew  the  kind  of  man  she 
would  one  day  marry  and 
the  picture  hasn't  changed 

By  Michael  Sheridan 


"Only  two  things  fasci- 
nate me,"  says  Yvonne. 
"Accomplished  men  and 
space  travel."  Opposite 
page:  With  John  Ireland 
in  "Hurricane  Smith." 


IF  ONE  may  be  so  bold  as  to  coin  an  apt,  if  also  somewhat  trite  phrase,  it  would 
be  to  say  that  in  Hollywood,  romance,  like  time,  marches  on. 

Love,  like  fashions,  changes  fast  in  the  city  of  celluloid,  conundrums  and  coinci- 
dences— and  no  one  knows  this  better  than  sultry,  svelte  Yvonne  De  Carlo  who 
made  up  her  mind  about  men  ten  years  ago — and,  miracle  of  all  Hollywood  miracles, 
has  seen  no  fit  reason  to  change  it. 

Hollywood's  number  one  exception  to  the  rule,  Yvonne  De  Carlo  doesn't  believe  that 
life,  or  circumstances,  or  even  environment  can  change  a  woman's  first  ideals  of  love 
— and  a  true  picture  of  the  one  man  who  can  arouse  it. 

"If  a  girl  is  in  her  sane  mind,  she  can  make  it  up  about  the  man  she  wants,  right 
from  the  start,  and  nothing  in  the  world  can  change  her  first  conception  of  the 
dream  she  wants  to  attain,"  she  once  told  this  writer.  "I  was  16  when  I  knew 
the  kind  of  man  I  would  one  day  marry — and  the  picture  hasn't  changed." 

Through  the  years,  Yvonne  has  kept  this  picture  warm,  glowing  and 
everlasting — like  a  desert  sun.  (Please  turn  to  -page  52] 


Ali  Khan  comes  near  her 
concept  of  suitability, 
but  she  denies  a  romance. 


i 


She's  Some  Punkins/ 


HALLOWE'EN  is  a  prankish,  (unfilled  holi- 
day just  made  for  a  pixie-spirited  creature 
like  Debbie  Reynolds,  who  is  devilishly  charming 
and  always  bubbling  over  with  enthusiasm  for 
something  new.  To  add  to  the  mischievous  side 
of  this  day  of  days  in  October,  Hallowe'en  also 
brings  with  it  a  dream  world — the  excitement  of 
masquerade  balls  and  make-believe — the  mystery 
of  being  someone  else.  To  an  actress,  this  is 
an  everyday  challenge,  though  it  need  not  al- 
ways be  make-believe.  In  her  latest  MGM  mu- 
sical comedy,  "I  Love  Melvin,"  Debbie  dreams 
she  is  a  glamourous  screen  star,  but  so  far  as  she 
is  personally  concerned,  this  is  a  dream  already 
accomplished.  Her  success  as  a  movie  star  is  a 
very  real  thing  indeed.  And  don't  forget  that 
she's  got  glamour — for  that's  no  dream  either. 


Bob  Wagner,  doing  nicely  with  roles 
at  20th,  continues  as  Debbie's  No.  1 
beau.   He  was  a  constant  set  visitor. 


Above:  Debbie,  as  platinum  blonde, 
with  Noreen  Corcoran  and  French 
poodles,  all   in   "I   Love  Melvin." 


Right:  At  ease  with  Assistant  Direc- 
tor Zimmie  Zimmerman.  Off-screen 
Debbie  still  dresses  very  casually. 


27 


"I'm  now  studying  Italian  like  mad,"  declares  Shel- 
ley, a  brand  new  person  as  Mrs.  Vittorio  Cassman. 


SHELLEY  WINTERS,  like  Hollywood,  has  changed. 
You  can  see  the  transformation  written  all  over 
her.  It's  especially  noticeable  if  you  haven't  talked  to 
her  for  a  year,  and  you  remember  her  as  a  some- 
what turbulent  young  lady  who  seemed  to  have  a 
penchant  for  stirring  up  a  remarkable  breeze 
wherever  she  went  or  in  whatever  she  did. 

Our  luncheon  meeting  was  scheduled  for  noon,  and 
Shelley  appeared  a  few  minutes  after  that. 
She  stood  in  the  doorway  momentarily  until  she 
spotted  us,  waved  a  greeting  and  started  across  the 
room.  After  a  half  dozen  hellos  en  route  and  belated 
congratulations  on  her  marriage  to  Vittorio 
Gassman,  she  arrived  at  our  table. 
"I  suppose,"  she  said,  after  we  exchanged  greetings, 


riff 


With  her  husband  during  make  of  his  "Class  Wall." 
Shelley  no  longer  has  just  herself  to  worry  about. 


Shelley  Winters,  the  girl  who  used 
to  blow  her  top  regularly, 
explains  her  new  outlook  on  life 


By  Paul  Marsh 


"that  I  should  arrive  in  all  my  new  dignity,  with 

high  heels  and  furs."  She  was  wearing  a 

beautifully  tailored  slack  suit  and  silk  blouse.  "I  was 

studying  my  Italian  language  records  to  the  last 

minute,  and  didn't  notice  how  fast  the  time 

went  by.  Next  time  it  will  be  a  mink  coat,  hat  and  all 

the  trimmings,  I  promise!" 

To  indulge  in  a  bromide,  we  (Please  turn  to  page  5t>) 


Shelley,  typical  honeymooner,  accompanied  Vittorio  to 
Mexico  when  he  went  there  on  location  for  "Sombrero." 


John  and  his  wife,  Esperanza  Baur. 
They  have  been  married  eight  years. 


To  be  the  wife  of  a  screen 
star  is  difficult.  Six 
times  "Chata"  left  John  and 
six  times  he  went  after 
her.  Now  pride  has  stepped 
in — and  it's  the  end 


By 

Frances  Lane 


"Chata,"  her  mother,  John.  He  was 
away  a  lot,  she  became  restless,  lonely. 


30 


nsiDt  STORy 


on 


the  John 


JOHN  WAYNE  was  in  the  middle- 
in  the  middle  of  divorce  negotiations 
'  with  his  wife  Esperanza.  Under- 
standably, he  preferred  to  hibernate. 
But  the  St.  Joseph  Hospital  requested 
him  to  head  the  benefit  at  the  Valley 
Garden  Arena.  As  No.  1  box-office 
star,  his  appearance — alone,  would 
insure  thousands  of  dollars  at  the  gate 
for  a  needed  charity.  John  put  personal 
matters  aside  and  played  the  show. 
On  stage,  he  was  smiling — the  suc- 
cessful, kind-hearted,  lusty,  rugged,  John 
Wayne  of  the  movies.  Off  stage,  his 
"hail-fellow-well-met"  popularity  was 
evidenced.  He  was  mobbed  by 
fans,  friends  and  former  co-workers. 
"How  are  you  Duke?"  they  asked. 
"Fine,"  he  said.  Many  he  called 
by  name  inquiring  the  health  of  their 
wives  and  children.  Then  he  stepped 
into  his  car  and  the  smile  left  his 


face.    He  was  a  lonely  man,  sad  and 
weary.  "I  can't  believe  that  I  have 
lost  Chata,"  he  remarked  in  a  low 
voice — half  to  himself  and  half  to  a 
friend  who  had  accompanied  him.  He 
loved  her. 

I  have  known  John  Wayne  for 
several  years.  To  know  him  at  all 
is  to  like  him — to  admire  him.  I  knew 
before  I  asked  that  he  would  not 
discuss  the  news  in  the  papers  that 
he  and  Chata  were  through.  He 
did  confirm  the  announcement  that 
this  time  he  wanted  her  attorney,  Jerry 
Giesler,  to  get  it  over  as  quickly  as 
possible;  that  their  beautiful  $140,000 
ranch  home  in  San  Fernando  Valley 
was  for  sale;  that,  if  Chata  didn't 
file  the  divorce  in  thirty  days,  he 
would.  John  knew  no  other  way.  He 
was  at  the  end  of  his  rope. 

Time,  pride,  personalities  and  human 


emotions  play  many  tricks.  Even  a 
strong  love  can  weather  two  strong 
demanding  personalities — for  only 
so  long.  Chata  (Spanish  for  Pug  Nose) , 
as  John  affectionately  called  her,  is 
half  Spanish,  half  French — fiery  and 
docile,  temperamental  and  loving, 
fascinating,  possessive  and  proud  as 
her  heritage.  And  John — a  lovable 
sweet  guy,  argumentative  and 
stubborn,  a  great  friend,  restrained 
and  impulsive — she  discovered  is  a  man's 
man.  No  woman  will  ever  harness 
him. 

Generous  to  a  fault  and  loyal,  he 
loves  people  and  he  loves  his  friends,  all 
of  them.  A  wife  is  a  part  of  him.  He 
expects  her  to  go  along  with  him — 
sharing  his  life — as  he  lives  it,  always 
being  there  like  his  right  arm. 
When  friends  claim  priority  of  his 
attention,  he  (Please  turn  to  page  58) 


John  and  his  four  children  by  his  previous  marriage,  Toni,  Patrick,  Mel- 
inda  and  Michael.  They  appeared  with  their  father  in  "The  Quiet  Man." 


With  Nancy  Olson  in  "Big  Jim  McLain."  Even  a 
strong  love  can't  hold  demanding  personalities. 


31 


Betty  water-skiis  on  beautiful  Lake 
Tahoe  as  Charles  maneuvers  the  boat. 


JUST  relaxing  .  .  .  water-ski- 
ing, sunbathing,  boating  and 
being  together.  .  .  .  That's  the 
Betty  Hutton-Charles  O'Curran 
recipe  for  a  heavenly,  though 
Delated,  honeymoon.  They  went 
to  Lake  Tahoe,  one  of  the  most 
enchanting  spots  in  America, 
for  six  glorious,  carefree  weeks. 
Betty  and  dance-director  Charles 
met  while  they  were  both  work- 
ing on  "Somebody  Loves  Me," 
and  apropos  of  the  title,  fell  in 
love  and  were  married  imme- 
diately after  the  Paramount  pic- 
ture was  completed.  The  happy 
newlyweds  have,  all  kinds  of 
plans  for  the  future — including 
the  production  of  their  own 
pictures  with  Betty  as  the  star. 


The  happy  honeymooners,  Betty  Hutton 
and  Charles  O'Curran,  off  for  a  walk. 


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1 


"I  could  go  on  and  on- — there's  s< 
as  Lucille  Ball  Arnaz — but  to  sun 


"Lucy  is  quite  a  girl.  She's  been  my 
wife  for  ten  years  and  I  should  know." 


IT  DOESN'T  surprise  me  at  all  that  so  many  people  seem  to 
love  Lucy.  After  all,  Lucy — also  known  as  Lucille  Ball  Arnaz 
— is  quite  a  girl.  She's  been  my  wife  for  over  ten  years  now 
and  I  should  know. 

Lucy  and  I  have  had  a  strange  kind  of  life  together.  It's  been 
full  of  laughs — and  some  disappointments.  But  we  wouldn't  have 
wanted  it  any  other  way.  We're  both  glad,  however,  that  a 
certain  TV  show  called  "I  Love  Lucy"  came  along  and  was 
lucky  enough  to  be  a  hit,  for  it  was  this  that  finally  gave  us  the 
chance  to  be  a  family. 

For  the  biggest  part  of  our.  married  life,  Lucy  and  I  had  a 
long  distance  kind  of  marriage.  I  was  away  most  of  the  time  on 
the  road  with  my  band  while  Lucy  was  in  Hollywood  doing  all 
right  by  herself  in  pictures.  Frankly,  I'd  have  liked  to  work  in 
Hollywood  too,  but  somehow  the  opportunities  that  arrived  for 
me  were  usually  in  other  cities. 

Neither  of  us  liked  the  situation,  but  it  couldn't  be  helped. 
Looking  back  on  it  now,  I  can  appreciate  how  tolerant  and 


I 


"We  got  an  idea  for  a  TV  show,  talked  it  over 
and  Lucy  said,  'We'll  sink  or  swim  together.' " 


Working  with  Lucy  on  TV  is  like  a  three-ring  circus.  You 
never  know  when  she's  going  to  pull  an  ad  lib  in  a  scene. 


MYL 


ucy 


much  to  say  about  Lucy — also  known 
it  all  up— I   owe  her  everything" 


By  Desi  Arnaz 


TV-LAND? 


understanding  Lucy  was  about  my  work.  She  knew  an  actor  had 
to  act  and  that  a  musician  had  to  play  music.  So  she  raised  no 
objections  about  the  work  that  constantly  separated  us.  Yet,  I 
knew  it  made  her  as  unhappy  as  it  did  me. 

Then  one  day  we  got  an  idea.  Why  not  try  television?  We  could 
at  least  get  together.  The  kind  of  show?  We  both  thought  of  a 
husband  and  wife  type  of  format,  but  everyone  said,  "No  one  will 
believe  you're  husband  and  wife."  Lucy  and  I  had  the  unique  idea 
that  we  would  be  believed  simply  because  we  happened  to  be  hus- 
band and  wife. 

Before  we  made  any  moves  though,  Lucy  and  I  decided  to  take 
an  act  out  on  the  road  and  test  the  public's  acceptance  tof  our  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  status.  We  did  some  of  the  things  we  have  done  on  our 
TV  show.  The  response  we  got  in  all  the  cities  was  beyond  all  our 
expectations.  Even  the  critics  liked  us.  We  came  back  home  con- 
vinced we  could  safely  try  a  television  production  based  on  our 
ideas. 

I  talked  to  two  people,  Harry  Ackerman,  (Please  turn  to  page  70) 


Another  scene  from  one  of  their  hilarious  TV 
shows.  They  have  bedtime  problem  at  home  too. 


"Lucy's  main  interest  is  Lucy  Desiree.  And 
I  like  to  think  I  do  all  right  as  a  father." 


35 


that  man  Sanders! 


Though  he  flaunts  a  glib  tongue  and  cutting  phrase,  George  is  actually  a  shy  man 


By  Fredda  Dudley  Balling 


THE  least-known  gentleman  in  Hollywood  is,  in  all  likelihood,  Georgi 
Sanders. 
That  suits  him  fine. 
Probably  there  is  no  other  male  star,  always  excepting  King  Gable, 
who  appeals  equally  to  men  and  women  in  an  audience.  Women  are 
attracted  because  of  his  manner:  a  compound  of  weary  suspicion,  lazy 
passion,  and  wry  humor. 

Men  like  him  because  he  appears  to  be  what  the  average  guy  dreams 
of  being  in  his  Walter  Mitty  moments:  physically  commanding  and 
spiritually  prescient,  as  competent  in  a  barroom  brawl  as  in  a  boudoir. 

Oddly  enough,  those  who  know  George  well  insist  that  the  man  him- 
self, stripped  of  his  cynicism,  is  an  intellectual  type  modified  by  a  self- 
conscious  reserve.  As  a  lad,  it  is  said,  he  was  shy  and  awkward,  per- 
turbed about  how  to  manage  his  vast  framework  while  keeping  his  feet 
out  of  banging  doors  or  irrationally  placed  buckets. 

The  shyness  persists.  When  an  interviewer  asked  him  what  he  most 
disliked  about  Hollywood,  he  responded  sadly,  "The  heartiness.  One 
comes  to  the  studio  in  the  morning  and  one  must  shout  and  wave 
furiously  at  every  familiar  face.  'Hi,  Joe,  good  morning!'  'H'ya,  Al, 
how's  a  boy?'  'Be  seeing  ya,  Mac'  And  so  on.  At  noon,  one  goes  to 
the  commissary  out  of  human  need  for  nourishment,  not  to  tax  one's 
strength  in  joyous  greeting,  yet  the  same  hilarity  is  again  considered 
necessary  good  manners.  At  night,  one  must  once  more  greet  every 
fellow  worker,  as  he  inches  his  way  toward  the  exit  gate.  'Good  night, 
Pete,  see  you  in  the  morning.'  'Cheerio,  Henry,  have  a  good  day?' 
'Going  to  the  preview  this  evening,  Bob?'  Good  lord! 

"In  England,  no  man  is  so  cordial  to  another  chap  until  he  has  known 
the  fellow  ten  years  and  has  made  a  pass  at  his  wife." 


His  manner:  a  compound  of  weary  suspicion, 
lazy  passion,  wry  humor,  appeals  to  women. 


Marta  Toren  and  George  Sanders  do  some  in- 
vestigating in  Columbia's  "Assignment-Paris." 


With  Audrey  Totter.  Like  all  shy 
people  he  has  stagefright  sometimes. 


At  first  consideration,  this  might  seem 
to  be  the  complaint  of  a  true  misan- 
thrope, but  second  thought  and  Mr.  San- 
ders' added  comment,  "It  seems  such 
counterfeit  gaiety,  like  the  first  act  of 
'Petroushka,' "  reveals  the  man's  essen- 
tial nature.   He  admires  sincerity. 

He  disdains  fake  friendship  and  he  has 
no  time  for  meaningless  camaraderie.  He 
is  romantic  enough  to  believe  that  the 
cordiality  he  gives  or  receives  should 
spring  from  the  heart,  a  refreshingly  sim- 
ple attitude  in  these  ultra  dalecarnegie 
days. 

Like  all  shy  people,  he  suffers  occa- 
sional attacks  of  stage  fright.  Impossible 
as  it  seems  for  this  malady  to  have  set 
fire  to  the  arctic  wastes  of  George  San- 
ders' icy  composure,  it  has  happened. 
When  he  sang  "Some  Enchanted  Eve- 
ning" on  one  of  Hedda  Hopper's  Sunday 
night  radio  shows,  his  voice — for  the  first 
three  or  four  bars — was  that  of  any  fran- 
tically eager  novice  trying  to  form  words 
around  the  heart  in  his  mouth. 

Possibly  his  nervousness  was  caused  by 
the  fact  that  "Some  Enchanted  Evening" 
is  a  love  song,  {Please  turn  to  -page  62) 


Between  takes, 

Doris  has  her  1 

hair  combed  fore 

the  next  scene. 

1 

i  j 

chosen  by  mixed-up  government  man  Ray 
at  the  Festival  of  Arts  in  "April  In  Paris." 


Out  of  camera  range,  dance  instructor  Don  Saddler 
closely  observes  Doris  as  she  does  her  solo  steps. 


DORIS  DAY,  who  gained  popularity  and 
made  .her  way  to  the  big  time  via  her  ter- 
rific singing  voice,  is  now  equally  acclaimed 
as  a  dancer,  and  a  top-notch  one  at  that.  After 
a  refresher  course  in  ballet,  which  she  hasn't 
tackled  since  she  was  a  youngster,  Doris  was 
ready  to  breeze  through  some  intricate  com- 
edy dances  for  her  new  film,  "April  In  Paris," 
in  which  she  plays  a  rowdy  chorus  girl.  She  also 
sings  a  long  list  of  marvelous  new  songs,  in- 
cluding the  prophetic  opening  number,  "It  Must 
Be  Good,"  a  statement  no  one  need  challenge. 


Right:  Singing  "It  Must  Be  Good." 
Doris  may  one  day  be  starring  for 
her  manager  hubby,  Marty  Melch- 
er.  who  plans  to  turn  producer. 


"I  make  a  point  of  being 
prompt.  I  don't  break 
dates  at  the  last  moment. 
I  don't  insult  people.  I 
keep  out  of  fights  and 
brawls.  I  don't  throw 
firecrackers  in  hotel  lob- 
bies. So  why  am  I  called 
a  character?"  asks  Aldo. 


A  radio  interview  with  Memphis  commenta- 
tor Olivia  Brown.  Touring  has  helped  him. 


Enjoying  a  copy  of  SCREENLAND  with  John 
Derek  between  scenes  on  the  Columbia  lot. 


II 


V  w  net  a  dwrtacte/t 


SOME  people  around  Hollywood  say 
Aldo  Ray  is  a  character.  He  says  he 
isn't.  That  depends  on  what  you 
mean  by  a  "character." 

"A  few  years  ago  people  called  a  Hol- 
lywood guy  a  character  if  he  wore  funny 
hats,  dark  glasses,  mis-matched  slacks 
and  jackets,  loud  shirts  and  a  towel 
around  his  neck  instead  of  a  scarf,"  Aldo 
points  out.  "I  never  dressed  that  way 
and  never  will. 

"Now  there's  another  style  of  dressing 
that  makes  you  a  character — sloppy  blue 
jeans,  T-shirts,  sneakers,  worn  in  town. 
That's  fine  for  the  country  or  the  beach 
or  the  backyard.  But  I've  never  gone  for 
that  'sloppy  sartorial  school'  in  town,  so 
I  don't  qualify  on  that  score  as  a  char- 
acter. 

"Most  people  who  label  a  man  a  char- 
acter also  imply  rudeness  on  his  part — 
maybe  that  he's  always  late  or  insults 
people  just  to  be  different.  This  I  don't 
like.  I  make  a  point  of  being  prompt. 
I  don't  break  dates  at  the  last  moment. 
I  don't  insult  people.  I  keep  out  of  fights 
and  brawls.  I  don't  throw  firecrackers  in 
hotel  lobbies.  So  why  am  I  called  a  char- 
acter?" he  asks. 

"I  live  at  the  beach  because  I  like  the 
beach.  Does  that  make  me  a  character? 
Thousands  of  other  people  who  live  there 
for  the  same  reason  aren't  automatically 
accused  of  'going  Hollywood.' 

"I  wouldn't  mind  being  called  an  in- 
dividualist. I  think  I  am.  I  think  every- 
one should  try  to  be.  Why  just  follow  a 


pattern?"  he  queried  with  deep  concern. 

Aldo  was  delivering  his  arguments  over 
lunch  at  a  little  Italian  restaurant  near 
his  home  studio,  Columbia.  He  had  long 
since  finished  "Pat  And  Mike"  at  MGM 
with  Katharine  Hepburn  and  Spencer 
Tracy,  had  been  on  two  long  personal 
appearance  tours,  and  was  waiting  for  his 
next  assignment  at  Columbia,  which  will 
be  "From  Here  To  Eternity."  But  he 
was  checking  in  at  the  studio  almost 
every  day.  He's  not  one  to  lose  touch 
with  things. 

"Okay.  You  win  so  far,  Aldo,"  we  con- 
ceded, pronouncing  his  name  Awl-dough, 
as  it  was  pronounced  when  we  were  in- 
troduced to  him  a  year  ago. 

"Please.  The  name  is  Al-dough.  First 
syllable  just  like  Al.  Do  you  mind?  It's 
a  different  name.  It's  mine.  I  like  it 
right." 

We  certainly  didn't  mind;  a  man  should 
take  pride  in  his  name,  say  we.  It's  part 
of  his  individuality — and  Aldo  certainly 
has  plenty  of  that.  He  also  has  great 
vitality,  enthusiasm  and  confidence.  Some 
people  misinterpret  his  confidence  and 
that's  another  reason  they  call  him  a 
character.  We  mentioned  this  to  him. 

"I  think  most  people  are  dishonest  with 
themselves.  They  don't  properly  analyze 
themselves  or  else  they  come  up  with  a 
wrong  analysis.  They  don't  give  them- 
selves enough  credit  for  their  abilities  and 
contrarily  they  don't  recognize  their  own 
limitations.  I  think  I  know  mine,  so 
some  people  call  me  an  egotist. 


to 


'When  you  say  things  honestly  about 
your  past  and  they  turn  out  to  be 
quotable,  you're  tagged  a  character" 


By  Dorothy  O'Leary 


Aldo  is  surrounded  by  fans  at  Rivoli  Theatre  in  Toledo, 
Ohio.  "We  should  talk  to  people  in  other  walks  of  life." 


—  says  Aldo  Ray 


"When  I  was  a  kid  I  decided  I  wanted 
to  get  in  politics.  I  intended  to  go  all 
the  way  to  Washington — and  I  would 
have,  too,  if  I'd  stayed  with  it.  I  think 
I  could  have  made  the  Senate.  Not  the 
White  House.  I'm  only  first  generation 
American  and  I  think  that  would  have 
been  against  me.  But  I  could  have  been 
a  good  Senator,"  he  said  with  conviction. 

You  think  that  sounds  like  conceit? 
Well,  we  don't  and  here's  why.  Aldo  isn't 
the  untutored  diamond-in-the-rough  that 
you  might  imagine.  In  high  school,  he 
often  earned  straight  A's,  was  always  in 
the  top  section  of  the  class,  academically. 
Twice  he  was  president  of  the  California 
Scholarship  Federation.  When  he  went 
to  Valleio  Junior  (Please  turn  to  page  <>4) 


The  very  happy  young  newlyweds, 
Mr.   and   Mrs    Kirby  Weatherly. 


"A  year  ago  Kirby  and  I  told  our 
respective  families  we  wanted  to  be 
married,"  says  Joan.  "We  decid- 
ed when  I  became  18  we'd  marry." 


In  her  own  words  the  young  bride  stifles  all 

By  Joan  Evans 


KIRBY  and  I  didn't  know  one  hour  before  the  cere- 
mony that  we  would  be  married  that  night.  All 
we  needed  was  for  someone  to  agree  with  us — that  if  this 
was  really  right  and  we  wanted  to  get  married  now 
without  waiting  longer  (we  had  already  waited  over 
a  year) — then  we  should.  All  we  needed  was  someone  to  say 
it.  Joan  Crawford,  my  godmother,  agreed  with  us  and 
an  hour  later,  we  were  being  married  in  the  den  of 
Joan's  home. 

A  year  ago,  Kirby  and  I  told  our  respective 
families  that  we  wanted  to  be  married.  Katherine  and 
Dale,  my  parents,  have  always  been  enormously 
impressed  with  Kirby.  They  liked  him  the  first  time  they 
met  him,  which  also  was  the  first  time  I  met  him.  Kirby  is 
a  Los  Angeles  boy.  He  went  to  college  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  joined  the  air  force  when  he  was  18,  was 
engaged  in  the  European  theatre  and  emerged  a  lieutenant 
When  he  returned  home,  his  friends  suggested  that  he 
become  an  actor.  Kirby  was  studying  with  my 
drama  coach,  Bob  Paris,  who  suggested  that  he  bring 
Kirby  to  my  house  one  night  so  we  could 
read  lines  together.  (Please  turn  to  page  68) 


Irene  Dunne,  Dean  Jagger,  as  her  parents,  smile  approval  of 
Joan's  engagement  to  Dick  Crenna  in  "It  Crows  On  Trees." 


Left:  Alan  climbs  aboard 
his  tractor  to  finish  stor- 
ing the  hay — one  of  the 
many  different  chores  of 
the   weekend  rancher. 


Ready  for  an  inspection 
tour  of  his  farm  and  the 
colorful  surrounding  coun- 
try, Alan  prepares  to  sad- 
dle his   horse,  "Jimmy." 


Left:  Relaxing  in  the.  hay- 
loft between  jobs,  on  his 
ranch.  Alan  is  currently 
appearing  with  Virginia 
Mayo  in  Warners'  "The 
Iron  Mistress."  He'll  make 
his  next  film  in  Europe. 


Although  his  coops  already 
hold  3,500  hens,  it  looks 
like  Alan  is  considering  an 
addition  to  his  chicken 
farm — he's  reading  up  on 
how  to  raise  turkeys.  That 
will  probably  come  next. 


Weeken 


WOULD  you  have  guessed  that  a  tough, 
two-fisted  guy  like  Alan  Ladd  has  an 
especially  soft  spot  in  his  heart  for  a  brood 
of  white  hens?  Sure  enough,  Alan's  just  mad 
about  his  modern  poultry  ranch  in  beauti- 
ful Thousand  Oaks,  Calif.  When  his  pic- 
ture chores  are  done  he  assumes  full  charge 
of  ranch  operations  on  weekends,  and  proud- 
ly delivers  eggs  to  friends  and  neighbors  dur- 
ing the  week.  He's  extra  enthusiastic  about 
the  whole  enterprise,  and  from  the  way  things 
look,  so  is  every  member  of  his  family. 


Randier 


Left:  The  whole  family — 
wife  Sue,  Alana,  David  and 
even  Alan— gets  a  kick 
out  of  watching  the  elec- 
tric  sorter  grade  eggs. 


Fascinated  by  the  modern 
electric  candling  machine, 
little  David  tests  an  egg 
while  his  father  looks  on 
with  just  as  much  interest. 


Left:  In  his  machine  shop, 
Alan  works  at  his  lathe 
to  complete  some  parts 
necessary  for  a  new  chick- 
en coop.  Looks  like  Ranch- 
er Alan  Ladd  has  become 
a  real  jack  of  all  trades. 


A  proud  moment  at  the 
end  of  the  day,  Alan  totes 
15  dozen  eggs  into  the 
storage  room.  You  can't 
say  this  is  soft  work — but 
Alan  seems  to  be  enjoying 
every  single  minute  of  it. 


Carleton  making  up  for  his  role  in  "Fearless  Fagan." 
Oddly  enough,  at  13  he  left  home  and  joined  a  carnival. 


IF  CARLETON  CARPENTER  had  ever  been  afraid 
of  anything  in  all  his  twenty-six  years,  he 
might  never  have  left  Bennington,  Vermont,  at 
all!  Why,  he  was  born  to  live  and  die  where  all 
the  Carpenters  had  been  born  and  some  had  died 
.  .  .  where  the  years  went  on  pleasantly  and  evenly 
.  .  .  where  you  walked  down  the  main  street  and 
you  knew  everyone.  You  visited  with 
the  man  who  ran  the  grocery  store,  the  man  who 
ran  the  book  store,  and  the  man  who  owned  the  drug- 
store. Your  father  knew  his  father  before  him. 
They  were  staunch  and  rugged  as  the  fir  trees 
.  .  .  pioneer  stock,  the  backbone  of  America, 
upholders  of  tradition,  holding  steadfast  to  a 
nostalgic,  gracious  past  with  stubborn  pride.  In  such 
a  town,  everyone  knew  everyone.  They  had  known 
everything  about  your  heritage  long  before  you 
came  along.  You  had  your  place  in  the 
community  and  that's  where  you  stayed — 
living  a  good,  respectable,  uneventful,  pleasant 
little  life. 

'I  was  afraid  it  would  happen  to  me,"  said  the 
lanky,  six-foot-four,  ever  restless  young  New 
Englander.  "So  I  ran  away  from  home  when  I  was 
thirteen  years  old  and  joined  a  carnival.  I  called 
myself  Professor  Upham  and  I  did  a  magic 
act  which  I  had  been  perfecting  for  years. 
This  was  my  first  taste  of  show  business  .  .  .  the 
honky-tonk  music,  the  merry-go-round,  the  cotton 
candy,  the  wonderful  and  exciting  jugglers,  the 
death-defying  trapeze  artists,  and  all  the  fascinating 


"If  you're  afraid  of  anything,  you'll  never  try  any- 
thing."   That's  fearless  Carleton  Carpenter's  motto. 


side  shows.  These  people  came  from  a  different  world, 

and  I  knew  then  that  Bennington,  Vermont,  was 

going  to  lose  one  Carpenter  after  having  so  many 

generations  of  them  around.  I  think  my 

family  was  a  little  worried  about  me.  I  was  not 

growing  up  according  to  tradition  and  in  a 

small  town,  everyone  worries  about  what  the  neighbors 

think  about  you.  I'm  sure  my  mother  felt  that  it 

was  just  'Summer  madness'  and  that  I'd 

be  back  home  when  the  Summer  was  over,  and 

ready  to  go  back  to  school  in  the  Fall." 

So  after  a  Summer  with  the  carnival,  Professor 
Upham  became  iust  plain  (Please  turn  to  page  65) 


46 


Orm  wot  cQM4je4iiio44al 


When  he  first  went  to  New  York  he  was  as  fresh 
as  country  butter,  but  in  two  hours  had  a  job. 


"Good  job,  nice  girl,  small 
town  life.  Nothing  wrong 
with  that  .  .  .  but/'  says 
Carleton  Carpenter,  "I  want- 
ed to  be  an  actor!" 


By 

Ruth 

Cummings  Rowland 


"My  family  worried  about  me. 
I  was  not  growing  yp  according 
to  the  New  England  tradition." 


when  Jack  Frost  bites 


a. 


Constance  Smith,  who  appears  in  "Taxi,"  models  water- 
shedding  gabardine  jacket.  Wool  lining,  storm 
cuffs  and  mouton-processed  lamb  collar  add  warmth,  $7.95. 
Pleated  flannel  skirt  has  hip  yoke,  $6.98.  Angora  and  wool 
cap,  $1.29.  Wool  gloves,  $1.  At  W.  T.  GRANT  Stores. 


|y    Sweaters  for  sizes  34-40.  Classic  pull-over  in  Zephyr 
wool,  $1.98.  At  N EISNER'S.  Cable-stitched  cardigan, 
$2.98.  At  McLELLAN.  Sweater  blouse,  with  turtle  neck,  in  tan 
or  grey  stripes,  $2.98.  At  NEWBERRY.  Generous  wool 
squares  in  pastels  and  plaids,  98c.  At  G.  C.  MURPHY  Stores. 


C#   For  boys,  from  sizes  4  to  12.   Lined  jacket,  dirt  resist- 
ant and  water  repellent,  $2.98.  Hockey  cap,  49c. 
At  KRESS  Stores.  Lambskin  ear  muffs,  59c.  At  NEISNER  BROS. 
At  McCRORY:  Colorful  wool  gloves,  $1.39.  At  KRESGE 
Stores:  Idle  Hour  wool  sock,  with  leather  soles,  just  $1.98. 


da   For  a  warm  Winter,  Snugmodes  for  the  feminine  members 

of  the  family.  Rib-knit  cotton  is  contour 
shaped.   In  small,  medium  or  large  sizes.  Vest  and  pants 
sold  separately.  For  misses'  sizes,  39c;  ladies',  49c; 
extra-large,  59c.  In  pink.  At  J.  J.  NEWBERRY  Stores. 


Prices  subject  to  change. 
For  nearest  store,  write  to 
SCREENLAND,  444  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y.  C. 


48 


0    Corduroy  skirt  zips  in  back.  Comes  in  rust,  green, 
grey,  purple  and  gold,  $4.98.  At  J.  J.  NEWBERRY 
Stores.   Handsome  turtle-neck  sweater  of  new  ribbed 
cotton  knit,  $1.98.  At  W.  T.  CRANT  Stores.  Dolman- 
sleeved  wool  slipover,  $2.98.  At  S.  S.  KRESGE  Stores. 


f    Mandarin-style  pajamas  for  girls  who  wear  sizes 

8  through  14.  Flannelette  pajamas  in  a  pagoda- 
printed  pattern,  on  white  background.  Solid-color 
pants  and  matching  trim  on  jacket.  Colors  are 
pink,  blue,  maize  or  aqua,  $1.98.    At  KRESS  Stores. 


g_  Wool  scarf,  33"  square,  in  brilliant  block  plaid,  $1. 

At  S.  S.  KRESGE  Stores.  Warm  hockey  cap,  in  red,  white 
and  blue,  98c.  At  KRESS  Stores.  From  McCRORY 
Stores,  woolen  mittens,  $1.39.   Cotton  socks, 
with  triple-fold  cuffs,  3  for  $1.   At  McLELLAN  Stores. 


0 

screenland 
variety  shopping 

for  november 


Screenland 

Fashion 

feature 


Janice  Carter,  with  her  dachshund, 
Liebchen.  Janice  is  currently  ap- 
pearing in  RKO's  "The  Half  Breed." 


NECKLINE  of  this  nylon  sweater 
is  studded  with  pearls,  out- 
lined in  white  and  gold  thread. 
Price:  $3.98.  Colors:  white,  pink, 
maize  and  powder  blue.  Sizes:  32-38. 
Taffeta  skirt,  $3.98,  comes  in  black 
or  navy.  Elastic  waist  cinch,  98c, 
in  black,  navy,  white  or  red.  Ear- 
rings, 10c.  Necklace,  50c.  Cold 
bracelets,  39c  each.  Pearl  bracelet, 
made  out  of  another  necklace,  50c. 


Sweater,  skirt,  belt  and 
jewelry  all  for  about 
$10.  At  KRESS  Stores 


Plays  Pieces 

"Was  able  to  play 
many  pieces  in  a 
short  time.  Family 
and  friends  sur- 
prised! Play 
for  social 
functions, 
dances."  — 
PeterH.Kozy- 
ra,  Manitoba, 


Canada- 


Excels  Friend  Who 
Has  Teacher 

"I  didn't  know 
a  note.  Now  I 
play  for  par- 
ties. A  friend 
(taking  lessons 
from  private 
teacher  same 
length  of  time)  is  still  do- 
ing simple  exercises."  — 
Marie  Van  Hulle,  Mani- 
toba, Canada. 


Now  Invited  Out  Lots 

"It's    been  fun. 
Hasn't  cost  any- 
where near  as 
much 
as  pri- 
v  a  t  e 
teacher. 
Now  invited 
to  affairs, 
dances," — Howard 
Hopkins,  E.  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


"Didn't  Know  A  Note" 

"I  didn't  know 
a  note.  Now  I 
play  many  se- 
lections, to  the 
delight  of 
[  friends  and  rel- 
atives." —  Law- 
rence M.  Deno, 
West  Chazy,  N.  Y. 


Progresses  Rapidly 

How  rapidly  I 
progressing! 
Lessons 
so  simple, 
anyone  can 
understand 
them."  —  An- 
rew  Schnei- 
Hanna, 
Wyoming. 


Family  and  Friends 
Surprised 


ft 


"I,  my  family 
and  friends  are 
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Of  all  the  younger  stars  in  Hollywood, 
she  probably  knows  better  what  she 
wants  of  life  as  it  concerns  marriage,  a 
husband,  and  a  family — because  she  set 
herself  a  definite  pattern  in  her  earliest 
years. 

One  night,  several  years  ago,  this  writer 
was  dining  with  Yvonne  at  The  Tropics, 
in  Beverly  Hills,  California.  That's  a 
restaurant  where  the  Hawaiian  waiters 
wear  leis,  and  drinks  come  in  tall  glasses 
frosted  in  all  the  colors  of  the  rainbow, 
and  a  synthetic  rain  beats  on  the  bamboo 
and  glass  roof.  It's  an  exotic  scene,  and 
the  food  is  exotic,  too — in  complement  to 
Yvonne  De  Carlo  who  looks  her  best  in 
any  place  far  removed  from  a  modern 
civilization. 

"Just  as  I  like  to  eat  differently,"  she 
explained,  "I  have  different  ideas  about 
most  things.  Men,  for  instance.  Because 
I  am  achieving  stardom,  I  am  constantly 
tied  up  with  romantic  juveniles — so  that 
I  can  get  into  the  columns — and  I  have 
never  been  so  bored." 

She  toyed  with  her  frosted  drink. 
"Most  of  the  men  in  the  movies  don't 
know  what  to  talk  about  when  they  go 
out  with  a  girl,"  she  said,  musingly. 
"They  play  with  the  silverware  on  the 
table,  do  tricks  with  match  sticks  and 
dinner  napkins,  and  tell  the  latest,  not- 
so-funny  stories.  I  like  candlelight,  and 
the  kind  of  conversation  that  means 
something." 

In  those  days  Yvonne  De  Carlo  was 
seen  in  many  of  the  better  public  places 
with  the  heart  throbs  of  those  years: 
actors  like  Turhan  Bey,  Robert  Stack, 
Rod  Cameron.  The  newspapers  were  al- 
ways quick  to  say:  "This  time  it's  seri- 
ous. Watch  out  for  Yvonne's  waltzing 
down  the  aisle  with  X.  .  ." 

Such  statements  brought  more  laugh- 
ter to  Yvonne  than  annoyance.  "I  don't 
know  where  we'll  both  be  in  ten  years 
from  now,"  said  Yvonne,  "but  I  bet  you 
the  price  of  this  dinner  that  I'll  still  be 
unmarried,  and  still  sure  of  what  I  want 
— a  man  who  has  achieved  something  in 
his  own  world,  a  man  who  can  think,  a 
man  who  can  talk — and  a  man  who  is  not 
so  tied  up  in  his  own  self  that  he  will 
neglect  the  woman  who  loves  him." 

What  Yvonne  was  trying  to  say  is  that 
she  would  never,  never  marry  an  actor. 
Her  own  experience  had  taught  her  what 
can  happen  to  a  woman  who  makes  a  bad 
marriage.  Her  father,  connected  with 
show  business,  had  deserted  her  mother 
on  the  eve  of  her  birth.  Penniless,  her 
mother  had  to  seek  out  a  kindly  doctor 
and  an  understanding  hospital  to  bring 
her  fatherless  daughter  into  the  world. 

"When  I  marry,"  said  Yvonne,  slowly, 
"I  shall  make  sure  that  security  goes 
hand  in  hand  with  love.  If  I  fail  to  make 
a  career  for  myself  in  the  movies,  I 
would  want  to  be  sure  that  my  husband 
can  take  and  understand  the  failure,  and 
still  provide  adequately  for  the  continu- 
ance of  our  life  and  love  together  within 
his  own  resources." 

Today  Yvonne  De  Carlo  is  a  wealthy 
girl.  Her  movies  have  all  made  money, 


and  she  with  them.  She  owns  a  nice 
house,  always  a  good  car,  one  of  the 
most  extensive  and  tasteful  wardrobes  in 
Hollywood — and  travels  around  the 
world  absorbing  the  romance  and  excite- 
ment of  foreign  worlds  with  an  almost 
childish  hunger. 

"I  missed  so  much  in  my  earlier  years," 
she  says,  "that  I  feel  nothing  can  quite 
make  up  for  the  poverty,  the  drabness, 
the  insecurity  that  almost  broke  mother's 
heart — and  very  nearly  my  own.  But 
youth  survives  almost  everything,  and 
today  I  am  making  up  for  lost  ground." 

Hard?  Yvonne  is  not  hard.  She's  just 
practical.  Her  own  agent,  Paul  Kohner, 
will  tell  you  that  Yvonne  has  learned  a 
lesson  that  most  actresses  should  learn: 
the  tragedy  of  want,  the  value  of  money, 
the  treasure  that  is  a  belief  in  oneself. 

One  of  her  directors  says,  "Yvonne 
may  not  be  the  most  talented  girl  in  the 
world,  but  she  is  the  most  confident. 
While  she  lacks  the  artistry  of  a  Pav- 
lowa,  there  is  no  ballet  sequence  she 
won't  tackle.  Although  her  voice  is  only 
fair,  she  will  face  the  tough  audience  of 
the  Hollywood  Bowl  in  an  operetta.  As 
for  her  acting,  no  script  feazes  her — be- 
cause she  believes  in  what  she  is  doing." 

When  it  comes  to  the  men  in  her  life, 
Yvonne  has  the  same  confidence.  She 
believes  that  she  can  let  one  ardent 
swain  go  after  another  until  the  right 
man  comes  along.  "She'll  wait  for  that 
man  until  she  is  gray  haired,  if  needs  be," 
reveals  one  of  her  close  women  friends. 
"What  she  despises  in  a  man  most  of  all 
is  inferiority,  a  lack  of  poise,  an  aimless- 
ness  about  his  own  way  of  living." 

For  a  while  Howard  Hughes'  name  was 
linked  with  Yvonne's,  and  so  was  Ali 
Khan's.  Perhaps  these  two  men,  out  of 
all  the  men  Yvonne  has  gone  around 
with,  are  nearest  to  her  concept  of  suit- 
ability. Hughes,  because  he  is  a  great 
man  in  the  field  of  aviation,  a  man  whose 
word  is  law  in  countless  directions,  a  man 
who  would  handle  his  wife  as  he  does 
everything  he  tackles — in  a  grand  man- 
ner. 

In  Ali  Khan,  Yvonne  recognizes  many 
of  the  values  she  seeks  in  a  husband.  He 
stands  for  glamour,  other  women  are  mad 
about  him,  he  is  intelligent,  graceful, 
amusing  and  devil-may-care-ish.  He  is 
also  unpredictable.  A  great  attraction  in 
Ali  Khan  for  Yvonne  is  that  other  wom- 
en have  failed  to  hold  him — and  this 
actress  loves  nothing  better  than  a  chal- 
lenge. 

Many  movies  (and  many  men)  have 
gone  by  since  that  last  dinner  at  the 
Tropics,  in  Beverly  Hills,  and  it  is  a  little 
more  than  a  coincidence  that  Yvonne,  on 
the  return  from  one  of  her  perennial 
trips  to  Europe,  should  speak  frankly  to 
the  press  on  very  much  the  same  mat- 
ters on  which  she  spoke  over  Bombay 
Duck  to  this  writer,  ten  long  years  ago. 

"It  is  a  biological  necessity  for  me  to 
idolize  a  man  for  his  accomplishments," 
she  said,  gravely.  "You  can  find  a  lot  of 
wonderful  guys  in  the  world  who  are  taxi 
drivers  or  cowboys — but  not  for  me." 


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triple  flood  of  water  has  rolled  under 
Shelley's  bridge  in  the  past  half  dozen 
months.  Heading  the  list,  of  course,  is 
her  marriage  to  an  actor  of  international 
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impressive.  Her  career  continues  on  a 
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ways emerging  on  top  of  the  heap. 

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a  session  of  listening,  because  Shelley 
was  in  an  expansive  mood.  "I've  moved 
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more  organized,  less  on  the  defensive,  and 
certainly  more  easy-going  and  trusting. 
I  don't  make  22  appointments  for  the 
same  time,  and  then  get  into  a  frenzy 
trying  to  keep  them  all.  Before  Vittorio, 
I  often  used  to  have  the  frantic  feeling 
that  everybody  and  everything  were 
crowding  in  on  me,  but  now  I  have  a 
calmness  based  on  a  newly-acquired  the- 
ory that  the  world  won't  fall  apart  if  I 
don't  do  everything  this  minute.  It  can 
wait  until  manana! 

"In  my  career,  Vittorio  has  pointed  out 
that  when  you're  an  actress  and  can  turn 
in  a  fairly  capable  job,  you'll  always  be 
in  demand  because  you  have  something 
the  public  wants.  So,  I've  stopped  worry- 
ing about  what  picture  I'll  be  in  next,  or 
if  the  role  is  the  best  or  the  meatiest,  or 
whether  I'm  being  paid  more  or  less  than 
anyone  else.  Now  I  have  a  husband  who 
can  worry  those  things  out  for  me,  and 
he  does  it  with  such  finesse  and  clarity 
that  I'm  constantly  amazed  it  can  look 
so  simple! 

''Having  a  wonderful  husband  has 
done  so  many  good  things  for  me.  It 
has  clarified  my  problems,  and  given  me 
a  sense  of  confidence  in  myself  which  I 
never  before  had.  I  have  a  new  goal  now, 
for  instance:  instead  of  wanting  to  be  a 
famous  movie  star,  I  want  only  to  be  a 
good  actress.  Too,  instead  of  thinking 
only  of  myself,  I  have  a  dual  perspective. 
I'm  thinking  in  terms  of  two  people  these 
days,  and  I  love  it! 

"Overnight,  marriage  seems  to  have 
made  me  more  feminine.  I  really  give 
thought  and  time  to  my  wardrobe,  be- 
cause I  want  to  be  complimented  on  the 
way  I  look.  A  year  ago  I  scarcely  paid 
any  heed  to  what  I  was  putting  on,  be- 
cause I  was  thinking  of  all  the  things  I 
had  to  do  that  day  and  wondering  how 
I  could  possibly  fit  them  all  into  my 
schedule.  Now  I  dress  only  for  his  ap- 
proval. 


"Before  my  marriage,  I  couldn't  sit 
still  for  five  minutes.  I  had  to  be  on  the 
go  all  the  time,  being  with  people,  doing 
thing's,  working,  shopping  or  anything 
else  that  kept  me  on  the  move.  I  used 
to  go  to  parties  and  only  skim  the  surface 
socially,  chatting  lightly  and  moving  from 
one  person  to  the  next.  I  realize  now 
that  I  missed  many  opportunities  for  real 
friendships. 

"In  Rome,  after  I  got  to  know  Vittorio 
well,  I  pointed  out  to  him  that  it  was 
hard  for  me  to  understand  the  working 
habits  there.  People  worked  until  12:30 
or  1:00,  went  home  until  3:00,  and  then 
came  back  to  work  until  7 : 00  or  so.  The 
pace  seemed  too  leisurely  for  me,  and  I 
felt  that  the  loss  of  all  that  time  meant 
a  loss  of  earning  power. 

"Vittorio's  simple  comment  was:  'With 
your  system  you  might  make  more 
money,  but  when  would  you  have  time 
to  enjoy  it?' 

"Marriage  has  taught  me  to  be  alone 
and  like  it.  Vittorio  plans  everything 
down  to  an  organized  schedule — a  time 
for  reading,  for  letters,  for  music,  and  so 
on.  He  has  shown  me  how  to  weigh  the 
importance  of  matters,  how  to  decide 
which  things  should  be  done  first  and 
which  can  wait  until  tomorrow.  This 
quality  alone  has  helped  me  unclutter  my 
one-time  jammed  daily  routines. 

"I  know  too  that  I'm  gradually  learn- 
ing the  secret  of  how  to  entertain,  and 
enjoy  our  parties  as  much  as  our  guests 
do.  You  may  wonder  at  this,  but  how 
many  hostesses  of  your  acquaintance  can 
be  perfectly  at  ease  when  they  have  a 
gathering  at  their  homes?  I  wasn't  one 
of  those!  I  fretted  and  worried  for  fear 
that  people  weren't  having  a  good  time, 
and  I  suppose  just  thinking  those 
thoughts  showed  plainly  to  everyone  else. 

"I  find  that  I'm  beginning  to  like 
people  more  than  ever  before,  simply  by 
watching  the  way  Vittorio  gets  along 
with  them.  I  think  this  is  really  an  ac- 
complishment when  you're  practically  a 
stranger  to  the  country  and  the  language. 
He  asks  them  questions,  and  he's  gen- 
uinely interested  in  what  they  have  to 
say.  My  talk  with  others  formerly  was, 
I'm  a  bit  ashamed  to  say,  nothing  more 
than  what  I  thought  was  smart  repartee, 
a  lot  of  sounds  signifying  nothing.  I'm 
glad  those  days  are  gone  forever. 

"I'm  learning  the  knack  of  suavity  and 
sophistication  from  my  husband  just  in 
observing  the  way  he  can  parry  a  tricky 
situation. 

"The  most  important  lesson  Vittorio 
has  taught  me  is  the  full  meaning  of 
patience.  I  realize  now  that  one  of  the 
prime  reasons  for  many  of  the  disagree- 
ments which  studded  my  life  in  the  past 
came  from  my  frank  blurting  out  of  the 
thoughts  that  struck  me  at  the  moment. 
If  I  didn't  like  something,  I  said  so  in  no 
uncertain  terms,  and  let  the  chips  fall 
where  they  may.  Being  tempestuous  may 
win  you  temporary  gains,  but  the  ulti- 
mate cost  isn't  worth  it.  You  and  every- 
bodv  else  wind  up  with  edgy  nerves. 

"Vittorio  has  brought  home  to  me  the 


fact  that  there's  a  propitious  time  for 
everything,  and  that  the  immediate  mo- 
ment may  be  the  worst  of  all.  This  is 
especially  true  in  the  creative  work, 
where  tempers  often  are  surface-deep  and 
ready  to  explode  at  the  slightest  provo- 
cation. As  Vittorio  puts  it,  T  love  you 
because  you're  so  alive  and  quick,  but 
when  you  get  an  idea,  write  it  down  and 
think  about  it  for  a  half  hour.  If  you 
still  think  it's  good,  then  say  it.'  Need 
I  point  out  that  this  sage  counsel  has 
already  saved  me  immeasurable  moments 
of  grief  and  I  feel  better  daily  because 
of  it! 

"Generally,  I've  picked  up  some  of  the 
other  rewards  that  seem  to  come  only 
with  marriage.  I  find  that  I  have  more 
interest  in  women,  and  that  I  enjoy  lis- 
tening to  mothers  talk  about  their  chil- 
dren. I  even  join  in  on  the  conversations, 
although  I'm  frank  to  admit  that  I  don't 
know  very  much  about  them,  but  I  have 
a  hunch  all  of  it  will  come  in  handy  when 
we  start  raising  a  family  of  our  own. 

"Naturally,  we  expect  to  have  children, 
and  as  for  the  number,  I  guess  I'll  let 
time  take  care  of  that.  Our  general  plans 
include  a  divided  stay  here  in  Hollywood 
and  in  Rome,  where  Vittorio  also  works 
in  films  and  on  the  stage,  and  later  this 
year  will  direct  three  modern  plays  and 
three  tragedies  for  the  Italian  National 
Theatre.  We'd  like  to  keep  one  home 
here,  and  one  there.  Wouldn't  this  be 
wonderful  for  the  children — they'd  be  bi- 
lingual in  no  time! 

"All  this  may  sound  like  an  idyllic 
description  of  a  much-in-love  girl  extoll- 
ing the  virtues  of  her  husband,  so  let  me 
quote  someone  else  who  commented  re- 
cently on  Vittorio's  work  when  he  gave 
a  poetry  reading  recently  here  in  Holly- 
wood. Said  the  critic:  'He  reads  poetry 
as  Caruso  once  sang  ...  his  is  the  ulti- 
mate achievement  in  the  interpretation  of 
verbal  phrases,  in  that  he  makes  them 
seem  that  they  were  created  the  moment 
he  speaks  them  .  .  .  when  the  mood  of 
poetry  took  over,  the  theatre  was  filled 
with  a  shining  splendor  of  artistry.'  Can 
you  wonder  why  he  gets  such  acclaim 
when  you  know  he  has  done  92  plays  and 
about  20  movies  at  30  years  of  age? 

"On  the  other  extreme,  I'll  reveal  one 
thing  about  Vittorio  that  I'd  like  to  be 
able  to  change.  He  drives  one  of  those 
foreign  cars  with  a  typical  European's 
lack  of  concern  for  speed.  Your  heart  is 
in  your  mouth  the  moment  he  steps  on 
the  gas  pedal  and  it  stays  there  until  the 
drive  is  over.  We  drove  down  to  Tia 
Juana  the  other  day,  and  I  still  haven't 
recovered.  In  fact,  someone  overheard 
my  loud  complaints  to  him,  and  the  next 
day  the  gossip  columnists  reported  that 
all  is  not  well  with  the  Gassmans.  It  cer- 
tainly isn't  when  it  comes  to  his  driving! 
If  that  makes  me  a  backseat  driver,  I'm 
guilty. 

"Finally,  for  the  first  time  in  my  life, 
I  am  completely  happy.  I  have  a  totally 
fresh  sense  of  values  which  seem  to  have 
opened  up  a  new  world  to  me.  I'm  fired 
with  an  ambition  to  correct  past  errors 
and  to  go  on  to  better  things  both  in  my 
personal  and  professional  life,  because,  to 
quote  another  Italian  proverb,  I  now 
'sleep  well,  love  happily  and  have  no  fear 
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expects  her  to  knowingly  understand.  He 
has  no  conception  of  a  woman  riding  sad- 
dle. That  a  woman  demands  when  a 
woman  loves.  That,  love  is  her  whole 
existence. 

That  is  the  way  it  has  been  with  John 
and  Chata  from  the  first.  Love — great 
love,  violent  arguments,  misunderstand- 
ings, quarrels,  separations,  tenderness, 
the  joy  of  coming  together  again.  Long 
absences,  pride,  stubbornness  which  in- 
evitably spell  the  end.  Except,  even  now, 
their  closest  friends  believe  they  will  yet 
get  together,  though  they  know  John 
is  saying,  unhappily  and  bitterly,  "This 
time  it  is  over." 

Chata,  at  this  writing,  was  leaving  the 
negotiations  to  one  of  Hollywood's  fore- 
most attorneys  while  she  remained  in 
Mexico  at  the  home  of  her  mother.  John, 
now  impatient,  had  obviously  assumed 
the  attitude,  "I've  brought  her  back  six 
times.  I'll  be  damned  if  I  will  do  it  this 
time.  She  knows  I  love  her.  If  that's  not 
good  enough,  I'm  through." 

"She's  tried  his  patience  once  too  oft- 
en," a  close  friend  of  the  two  puts  it. 
"Sure,  a  woman  has  a  big  hulk  of  a  guy 
with  a  heart  to  match  his  size — running 
at  her  slightest  whim  in  the  beginning. 
But  press  your  luck  once  too  often  and 
he  rebels — he's  through — then  it's  too 
late.  Stubborn  pride  and  not  another 
woman  nor  another  man  is  the  reason. 
Why  if  they'd  come  back  together — 
they'd  forget  all  this  in  a  hurry.  They 
have  before." 

To  be  the  wife  of  a  screen  star  is  dif- 
ficult. It  takes  the  patience  and  under- 
standing and  complete  unselfishness  of  an 
unusual  woman.  Few  women  have  the 
fortitude  to  play  such  a  role,  hence  the 
number  of  divorces  in  Hollywood.  How 
can  she  compete  with  the  world? 

Other  women,  thousands  of  them,  seek 
a  smile  from  a  screen  idol.  At  every  turn, 
there  are  imploring  notes,  women  wait- 
ing at  the  studio  gate,  at  the  stage  door 
— with  eyes  uplifted  in  complete  ador- 
ation, so  blinded  with  adulation  and 
homage,  that  a  wife  is  not  within  their 
perspective.  Being  a  star  is  a  responsi- 
bility. A  star  like  John  Wayne  must  and 
does  appreciate  his  fans.  It  is  good  busi- 
ness. It  is  also  only  human  to  like  people 
who,  so  openly,  like  you.  But  a  wife  is 
often  shunted  and  pushed  around  by  the 
crowds  milling  for  his  autograph.  She  is 
kept  waiting  by  the  hour  while  he  com- 
plies with  the  demands  of  his  public.  She 
is  as  often  jealously  and  openly  resented 
as  she  is  admired  because  she  is  so  lucky 
— to  be  his  wife.  It  isn't  easy. 

As  for  John,  while  he  may  be  Mr.  Box- 
Office,  he  is  the  most  down-to-earth  guy 
you'll  ever  meet.  Without  ostentation, 
there's  also  none  of  the  phoney  baloney 
about  him. 

The  beginning  of  Chata  and  John  was 
eight  years  ago  when  Esperanza  Baur, 
Mexico's  twenty-year-old  film  star,  was 
signed  to  a  contract  bv  Republic  Pic- 
tures. Marion  Michael  Morrison,  "Duke" 
to  his  friends,  and  John  Wayne  to  the 
public,  was  then  separated  from  his  first 
wife,  Josephine.  The  first  Mrs.  Wayne, 


a  socialite,  was  the  glamourous  daughter 
of  the  American  Consul  of  the  Dominican 
Republic.  Vivacious,  a  Spanish  beauty, 
brunette  and  petite,  she  is  known  as  one 
of  Los  Angeles'  best-dressed  women.  I 
have  met  her  at  the  home  of  many  mu- 
tual friends  and  she  is  fascinating.  Her 
marriage  to  John,  her  college  sweetheart, 
back  in  1933  was  a  brilliant  social  event 
with  her  best  friend,  Loretta  Young,  her 
bridesmaid.  They  were  always  in  the  so- 
ciety columns.  But  John,  who  hails  from 
Iowa,  was  never  the  society  type.  He 
prefers  to  talk  to  the  man  who  is  asking 
him  for  the  loan  of  a  ten — over  an  Am- 
bassador. He  is  more  comfortable,  more 
at  ease,  fraternizing  with  men  of  his  own 
ilk — men  without  polish  and  social  back- 
ground who've  come  up  the  hard  way. 
He  disliked  the  round  of  parties  and  the 
dressing  and  going  that  a  social  life  de- 
mands. I  am  recalling  this  first  marriage 
— because  it  overshadowed  the  life  of 
Chata  and  John.  A  wife  and  the  mother 
of  your  four  children — is  bound  to  do 
that.  And  while  John  wearied  of  their 
social  life,  it  must  be  said  that  he  was 
very  much  in  love  with  Josephine. 

The  Waynes'  first  home,  was  and  still 
remains  his  children's  home,  stands  only 
three  blocks  from  the  middle  of  Holly- 
wood. And  John,  as  Michael,  the  eldest, 
was  growing  up,  used  to  opine  that,  some 
day  when  he  began  making  more  money, 
he  wanted  to  get  the  kids  out  into  the 
wide  open  spaces — "where  they  can  ride 
horses  and  live  and  breathe  and  not 
worry  about  noise  annoying  the  neigh- 
bors." He  rigged  a  complete  gym  with 
ropes  and  pulleys  and  weights  on  top  of 
the  family  garage.  Almost  every  free  day, 
he'd  be  up  there  playing  with  his  kids. 

No  one  surmised  there  would  ever  be 
a  divorce — but  there  was.  A  generous 
settlement  and  complete  visitation  rights 
with  their  four  children — and  John  was 
a  bachelor.  A  melancholy  bachelor — with 
pride.  Josephine  should  have  known, 
their  friends  said,  that  a  guy  like  John 
likes  to  spend  time  with  the  boys.  That 
he  loved  her.  That  he  was  too  big,  too 
robust  to  be  housebroken.  He  was  a 
man's  man.  There  was  no  other  woman, 
no  other  man  but  pride — stubborn  hurt 
and  pride  and  male  independence. 

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she  arrived  in  Hollywood  with  her  moth- 
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ish  food.  You  should  taste  her  Enchila- 
das," John  said  later.  Four  years  later, 
they  were  married  at  a  little  Long  Beach 
Church.  They  honeymooned  in  Honolulu. 
When  they  returned,  John  was  asked 
about  the  sights  in  the  South  Pacific.  He 
grinned,  "We  didn't  see  much  of  Dia- 
mond Head.  We  were  really  honey- 
mooning." 

Chata  was  the  answer  to  a  man  like 
John.  She  understood  him.  They  moved 
into  a  little  vine-covered  ranch  type  of 
house  on  Tyrone  Avenue  in  Van  Nuys 
and  the  fellows  could  drop  in  any  time 
assured  of  a  welcome.  Chata  didn't  mind. 
If  a  half  dozen  of  John's  friends  showed 
up  and  stayed  on  for  dinner — it  was 
okay  by  her.  Chata  simply  whipped  up 
an  extra  batch  of  enchiladas.  If  men  put 
their  feet  on  the  furniture,  even  wore 
muddy  boots  into  the  house  or  set  iced 
drinks  down  on  the  tables  that  left  water 
rings,  Chata  smilingly  wiped  it  up  later 
— and  said  nothing.  Cigarette  ashes  on 
the  rugs,  she  agreed,  were  good  to  keep 
moths  away.  And  she  liked  a  ranch  style 
living  room  with  John's  guns,  saddles  and 
ropes  in  easy  reach.  The  decor  was  not 
feminine  but  Chata  was. 

If  John  came  home  early  from  the 
studio — she  ran  to  meet  him.  If  he 
wound  up  in  a  poker  game  and  didn't 
come  home  until  dawn,  that  was  okay. 
How  he  loved  her. 

On  rare  occasions,  very  rare,  they'd 
dress  up  and  go  out.  A  blue  suit  is  the 
height  of  formality  to  John.  And  they'd 
whisper  together  Spanish  love  words  only 
they  understood  and  they'd  rehearsed  be- 
fore. It  seemed  the  perfect  marriage. 

Chata  got  a  bad  case  of  make-up  pois- 
oning— developed  from  an  allergy.  She 
didn't  want  John  to  see  her — with  her 
face  broken  out.  "She  doesn't  know  that 
her  face  isn't  all  I  love.  I  love  her,"  John 
had  said.  Chata  had  flown  down  to  Mex- 
ico to  see  her  own  doctor.  A  couple  of 
months  passed  before  the  allergy  was 
determined.  And  Duke  was  restless  and 
lonely.  True,  he  was  working,  "But,"  he 
sighed,  "a  man  wants  his  wife  right  here 
— when  he  wants  her." 

Chata  returned.  When  Duke,  who  had 
now  fallen  into  a  weekly  poker  night 
routine  with  the  boys,  said,  "Honey,  I'll 
be  out  late  tonight,"  she  rebelled.  Their 
first  quarrel,  like  all  Hollywood  items, 
was  headlined  in  the  columns.  Tongues 
began  wagging.  There  were  those  who 
called  Chata.  "I  wouldn't  stand  for  it," 
they'd  advise.  And  soon,  everyone  was 
running  their  lives  and  their  love  was 
running  out  the  window. 

John  has  a  heart  to  equal  his  size  but, 
by  nature,  he  is  stubborn  and,  because 
he  likes  to  thoroughly  understand,  he  is 
argumentative  and  he  can  be  downright 
onery.  And  Chata 's  Spanish  explosive 
temperament  often  took  a  stand.  To- 
gether, with  two  positive  dispositions,  in- 
stead of  a  practical  positive  and  negative 
blend — they  had  arguments — violent  ar- 
guments. And  Chata  would  run  off  to 
Mexico  and  her  mother.  And  John  would 
keep  the  wires  hot  to  Mexico  City  ask- 
ing Chata  to  return. 

Out  of  365  days  of  the  year,  he  aver- 
ages 300  working  days — and  he  has  con- 
tinued this  schedule  for  the  past  six 
years.  With  such  hard  work,  John  be- 


gan to  subconsciously  rebel  that  Chata 
should  so  frequently  upset  his  peace  of 
mind.  Twice,  he  caught  the  plane  in  the 
middle  of  the  night  after  getting  a  pic-, 
ture  script  revised  to  be  shot  around  him. 
He  went  after  Chata  and  brought  her 
back  on  the  next  plane. 

That  first  Summer,  John  had  taken  his 
brood  of  four — Michael,  Antonio,  Patrick 
and  Melinda — with  him  and  Chata  for 
six  weeks  on  a  yacht  at  Catalina.  This 
was  a  happy  time.  Chata  watched  the 
love  John  had  for  his  children  and  secret- 
ly she  hoped  for  one  of  their  own.  But 
fate  and  illness  never  brought  the  stork. 
And  it  was  difficult,  friends  say,  for  her 
to  always  smile  when  the  children,  natur- 
ally, freely  talked  to  their  father  of  their 
mother.  This  they  did  without  meaning 
to  hurt  Chata,  and  John,  understandably, 
would  never  tell  his  children  not  to  men- 
tion their  mother. 

The  children  always  spent  the  day  be- 
fore Easter  or  a  birthday  or  Christmas 
with  him — and  the  real  holiday  with 
their  own  mother. 

Not  only  Chata  but  Duke's  old  cronies 
— Preston  Foster,  John  Ford,  Johnny 
Weissmuller — the  boys  he'd  known  when 
he  first  made  "Stage  Coach"  years  back 
— who'd  formed  a  coterie  at  the  Holly- 
wood Athletic  Club  to  play  cards,  go 
hunting,  pal  around — were  complaining 
that  they  never  saw  Duke  like  in  the  old 
days.  The  reason:  Duke  was  making  one 
picture  after  another.  He  was  constantly 
living  by  an  alarm  clock  that  went  off 
early  each  morning.  "As  soon  as  I  get 
set,"  Duke  told  Chata  one  morning,  "you 
and  I  are  going  to  take  a  second  honey- 
moon to  Honolulu.  We'll  never  be  fifty 
miles  within  the  sight  of  an  alarm  clock. 
We'll  take  a  boat  and  take  the  kids  and 
set  out  to  sea — and  just  be  together." 

Duke  never  believed  himself  a  great 
actor.  In  spite  of  being  the  hottest  star 
on  the  screen — he's  skeptical.  He  be- 
lieves, since  he  worked  up  the  hard  way, 
that  this  success  and  demand,  "won't  last 
long."  He'd  better  make  the  pictures 
while  he  is  in  demand.  He  wanted  to  get 
enough  ahead  to  send  four  kids  through 
college  and  give  them  the  proper  start 
in  life. 

Duke  made  pictures  and  Chata  became 
restless  and  lonely.  She  said,  "How  many 
hours  a  day  can  a  girl  take  care  of  a 
rose  garden?"  And  whenever  Duke  was 
at  home — so  were  all  of  his  friends — who 
wanted  to  catch  up  on  their  friendship. 
Not  to  mention  the  many  who  share  in 
Duke's  earnings — for  Duke  believes  in 
sharing  his  good  fortune  with  those  who 
need  it. 

The  kids  spent  weekends  there  too  and 
the  little  home  seemed  smaller  and  small- 
er. One  day,  Duke  observed,  "We  need 
a  bigger  place.  We'll  get  it,  Chata." 

Chata  went  to  Mexico  to  visit  her  j 
mother — and  divorce  rumors  popped,  j 
Duke,  as  President  of  the  Hollywood  | 
Motion  Picture  Alliance,  was  becoming 
more  and  more  prominent  as  a  civic  per-  t 
sonality.  It  looked  like  Chata  might  | 
never  come  back  but  Duke  always  re-  j 
membered  to  wire  those  seventeen  red  I 
roses  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  each  | 
month.  And  after  three  months,  he  flew  I 
to  Mexico  and  he  and  Chata  were  again  | 
a  happy,  laughing,  loving  pair.   Chata  I 


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accompanied  him  on  a  six  weeks'  movie 
good-will  tour  of  South  and  Central 
America.  Then  Duke  left  for  Ireland  to 
make  "The  Quiet  Man"  with  John  Ford. 

Over  in  Ireland,  Duke  was  lonely. 
Lonely  for  Chata  and  the  kids.  One  night 
he  telephoned  and  asked  their  mother  if 
the  children  could  fly  over  and  join  him. 
The  next  plane  found  the  young  Waynes 
Europe-bound  with  Chata.  They  made 
their  screen  debut  in  the  picture — and 
John  was  the  proudest  father  in  all  Ire- 
land. Michael  went  to  Rome  and  tele- 
phoned Wayne,  Sr. — who's  as  fussy  as  a 
mother  hen  with  his  brood — every  night. 

Prior  to  his  departure  for  Europe, 
Duke  went  house  shopping  and  wound  up 
buying  the  Norris  Goff  $140,000  estate 
in  Encino.  It  has  a  swimming  pool,  guest 
house,  stables  and  acres  of  lawns.  John 
planned  it  as  a  surprise  for  Chata.  He 
called  in  painters  and  interior  decorators 
and  then  he  lost  his  nerve.  "She'd  want 
to  do  it  her  way,"  he  finally  concluded. 
"Better  wait  until  she  returns."  But  he 
remembered  to  move  all  of  her  prize  pos- 
sessions from  the  old  house  where  they 
had  lived  for  five  years.  Things  like  a 
pair  of  drinking  mugs,  their  chairs  and 
footstools  before  the  fire.  And  Chata's 
rose  garden  was  transplanted  on  the  new 
place. 

"The  kids  love  this  place — they  have 
room  to  roam  around  and  don't  feel  they 
are  always  underfoot,"  John  said.  "I've 
always  wanted  a  place  big  enough  for  all 
of  my  family  and  my  friends." 

After  the  big  house-warming,  their 
marriage  seemed  quite  secure — but  by 
Christmas  time; — it  was  off  again.  John 
flew  to  Mexico  to  work  out  details  of 
"The  Alamo"  to  be  filmed  there.  This 
time,  he  was  in  Mexico  and  the  papers 
said  Clavta,  in  Los  Angeles,  was  retain- 
ing an  attorney  to  file  for  a  divorce.  But 
Christmas  day,  John  hopped  a  plane  and 
flew  to  Hollywood  to  be  with  her. 

Honolulu  was  the  next  locale  and 
Chata  went  along.  This  would  return 
them  back  to  the  scene  of  their  honey- 
moon six  years  before.  John  wired  ahead 
for  the  same  room — same  setting — every- 
thing would  be  the  same.  Anticipation, 
it  seems,  was  greater  than  the  realiza- 
tion for  Chata  quietly  returned  home 
alone — and  left  again  for  Mexico. 

John  Ford,  godfather  to  John's  eldest 
son  Michael,  attended  the  boy's  high 
school  graduation  at  Loyola  with  Joseph- 
ine Wayne.  They  stood  proudly  together. 
How  proud  John  would  have  been  of 
Michael.  A  new  car  order  was  his  gift 
and  way  of  expressing  it. 

When  John  returned  from  Honolulu— 
again  he  found  no  Chata.  Just  a  big 
empty  estate  in  Encino — alone.  "She  has 
gone.  This  time  I've  lost  her,"  he  con- 
cluded. Pride  stepped  in.  She  wasn't 
coming  back.  She  had  again  hired  an 
attorney  to  negotiate  a  separation.  And 
this  time,  John  said,  "Let  it  go  ahead. 
It  she  doesn't  this  time,  I  will."  Pride 
and  hurt  do  strange  things  to  a  man — 
and  to  a  woman. 

Their  friends  stil\  insist  they  love  each 
other.  Other  friends  insist  that  one  clay 
John  will  go  back  to  Josephine,  the 
mother  of  his  children,  whom  he  has 
never  really  ceased  loving.  Time  will 
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hence  something  to  be  handled,  by  a 
romantic  man,  with  overt  tenderness. 
Everyone  knows  that  the  bashful  boy 
always  drops  the  roses  he  is  trying  to 
present  to  a  lady. 

Certainly,  singing  in  public  was  not  a 
terrifying  new  experience.  Playing  his 
own  accompaniment,  George  was  one  of' 
the  musical  enthusiasms  of  the  London 
Mayfair  set,  when — as  a  talented  dilet- 
tante— he  extended  his  flexible  bass  voice 
like  a  persuasive  arm  to  caress  feminine 
patrons  of  impeccable  West  End  clubs. 

Even  now,  in  highly  congenial  com- 
pany and  mellow  mood,  George  is  capa- 
ble of  turning  into  the  barrack's  room 
balladeer  most  likely  to  end  on  Broad- 
way. His  repertoire  is  extensive,  his  pre- 
sentation lusty.  The  sessions  do  not  take 
place,  of  course,  in  co-educational  groups. 
George  is  romantic  enough  to  hold  the 
old  view  that  ladies  should  be  excused 
after  dinner  to  exchange  tatting  patterns 
while  the  gentlemen  indulge  in  wine, 
cigars  and  ribaldry. 

He  has  the  true  Englishman's  convic- 
tion that  his  home  is  his  castle  and  what 
occurs  there  his  secret.  During  his  early 
days  in  Hollywood  he  refused  to  describe 
his  marital  status,  saying  that  it  was  the 
affair  of  no  one  whether  Cupid's  battle 
with  him  had  resulted  in  misses  or  missus. 

He  had  reckoned  without  the  long  nose 
of  the  U.S.  Government,  which  passed  a 
law  requiring  employers  to  withhold  a 
portion  of  each  employee's  salary  check 
as  down  payment  on  income  tax.  The 
amount  of  that  tax  being  determined  by 
a  man's  domestic  situation,  George  was 
forced  to  reveal,  because  of  financial  con- 
sideration, what  he  had  held  concealed 
against  great  social  pressure:  he  was  mar- 
ried at  the  time  to  Elsie  Larson,  graduate 
of  Hollywood  High  School,  an  exception- 
ally beautiful,  aspiring  young  actress. 

Friends  of  both  George  and  Elsie  arc 
agreed  that  life  must  not  have  been  sim- 
ple for  Mrs.  Sanders.  Her  liege  lord,  like 
the  average  American  teenager,  she  was 
enamoured  of  his  blue  jeans,  sneakers, 
and  a  blue  work  shirt  with  collar  open 
and  sleeves  rolled  up.  His  idea  of  the 
idyllic  life  was  to  don  this  costume 
around  ten  in  the  morning,  take  himself 
to  his  workshop  and  remain  there  until 
hunger  chased  him  into  the  kitchen.  It 
was  during  this  period  of  his  develop- 
ment that  George  built  a  rather  elaborate 
telescope  for  transporting  himself  visually 
to  distant  planets.  This  was  a  task  which 
challenged  his  mathematical  ability  (said 
to  be  oj  genius  -proportions) ,  possessed 
his  time,  and  kept  him  cloistered  from 
less  lofty-domed  fellow  beings.  He  was 
averse  to  leaving  the  house  for  any  rea- 
son at  all,  say  nothing  about  trips  to 
night  clubs,  picture  premieres,  or  what 
are  laughingly  known  in  Hollywood  as 
social  events. 

Shunning  social  contact  was  undoubt- 
edly another  exhibition  of  his  frustrated 
romantic  nature.  When  he  first  came  to 
Hollywood,  it  was  with  the  idea  that 
much  of  the  world's  beauty  and  wit  were 
concentrated  in  the  motion  picture  in- 


dustry. This  is  true,  but  usually  Beauty 
is  lapping  up  ten  hours  of  sleep  in  order 
to  face  the  camera  the  next  day,  and  Wit 
is  prowling  the  haunts  of  desperate  men 
in  search  of  a  fresh  plot  twist.  The  people 
whom  George  met  socially  were  the 
hearty  type,  which  is  where  you  came  in. 

About  this  time  a  national  magazine 
sent  an  enterprising  female  reporter  to 
the  West  Coast  to  interview  the  sphinx 
that  throbbed  like  a  man.  It  required 
lavish  amounts  of  ingenuity  and  patience 
for  the  writer  to  locate  Mr.  Sanders,  be- 
cause he  had  taken  refuge  on  a  cabin 
cruiser  tied  up  in  a  harbor  sixty  miles 
from  Los  Angeles.  He  was  not  cruising, 
merely  cabin-ing. 

He  was  notified,  via  ship  to  shore  tele- 
phone, that  the  lady  would  appear  late 
one  afternoon  to  ask  him  a  few  easily  an- 
swered questions.  He  was  implored  to  be 
articulate  and  gracious. 

When  the  interviewer  stamped  across 
the  dock,  Mr.  Sanders  remained  supine 
on  deck.  He  continued  to  vegetate  while 
the  lady  shouted  upward.  When  her  tone 
had  taken  on  the  proper  amount  of  acer- 
bity, George  lumbered  to  the  rail,  said, 
"How  do  you  do,"  pinned  on  a  brief 
smile,  and  added,  "Do  come  up." 

The  lady,  equipped  with  bright  brown 
eyes,  glared  at  him. 

Indicating  the  rope  ladder,  her  four- 
inch  heels  and  pencil  skirt,  she  demanded, 
"You  mean  you  want  me  to  climb  that, 
wearing  these?  You're  even  crazier  than 
I  expected.  You  come  down  here  on  this 
wharf,  and  you  come  down  this  instant. 
You're  going  to  take  me  somewhere  and 
buy  me  a  sandwich  and  some  coffee.  Do 
you  hear  me?" 

"Yes,  ma'am,"  said  Mr.  Sanders.  "But 
I  don't  want  to." 

Over  ham  on  rye,  Mr.  Sanders  ac- 
knowledged the  biographical  fact  that  he 
was  born  of  English  parents  in  the  Rus- 
sian city  known  at  that  time  as  St.  Pet- 
ersburg. He  learned  to  speak  Russian  as 
precisely  as  he  speaks  English,  and  he  is 
able  to  toss  off  native  quips  in  Spanish 
and  French  as  well.  Although  he  did  not 
admit  it  in  so  many  words,  he  indicated 
that  during  his  formative  years  he  had 
absorbed  a  certain  Slavic  melancholy 
along  with  the  Muscovite  conviction  that 
women  are  an  unlikely  cross  between  a 
beast  of  burden  and  an  houri. 

The  Sanders  reputation  for  being  Hol- 
lywood's four-star  Academy-award,  an- 
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this  interview. 

He  said  that  marriage  was  a  subtle 
form  of  tyranny  perfected  through  the 
ages  by  a  dynasty  of  Jaels.  (In  case  you 
don't  recall  your  Biblical  history,  Jacl 
was  the  girl  who  got  her  man  by  -putting 
a  tent  stake  through  his  temple) . 

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legend  that  they  are  the  mystic  pawns 
of  forces  far  greater  than  they  them- 
selves know;  that  the  more  deadly  species 
liked  to  remind  the  world  it  is  delicate, 
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to  be  taken  seriously  and  catered  to  by 
the  male. 

Said  Mr.  Sanders,  "I  belong  to  a  per- 
secuted minority:  I  am  a  man." 

He  added  sadly  that  there  are  fewer  of 
his  classification  to  reach  maturity  each 
year,  due  to  wars  which  women  condone 
because  they  give  older  women  a  chance 
to  be  noble  and  heroic,  and  younger 
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When  this,  and  dozens  of  similar  re- 
ports were  carried  in  the  public  press, 
Mr.  Sanders'  box-office  quotient  soared. 
His  quoted  observations,  coupled  with  his 
suppressed  power  performances,  drove  the 
girls  wild.  Each  was  convinced  in  her 
heart  that  she  could  extract  the  duchess 
treatment  from  this  emotional  grand 
duke. 

Score  one  for  feminine  intuition.  The 
George  Sanders  of  1952,  although  separ- 
ated from  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor,  still  barks,  but 
the  sound  has  the  friendly  ring  of  a  mas- 
tiff's voice  as  he  tries  to  place  his  paws 
on  your  shoulder. 

When  George  reported  to  Columbia  for 
one  of  his  best  roles  to  date,  that  of  the 
steely,  resourceful  newspaper  editor  in 
"Assignment — Paris,"  he  was  asked  by 
studio  contacts  whether  there  were  any 
reporters  or  writers  whom  Mr.  Sanders 
preferred  NOT  to  see. 

In  the  pleasant  tone  in  which  one 
would  say,  "Delightful  weather  we're 
having,  isn't  it?"  he  answered.  "I  would 
rather  not  see  any  of  them." 

Yet  he  always  seemed  to  be  around 
when  newspaper  people  or  magazine  writ- 
ers appeared  in  search  of  copy,  and  he 
supplied  them  with  the  usual  Sanders 
mystery  of  the  descriptive  phrase. 


When  he  was  asked  what  seemed  to  be 
the  source  of  the  sour  moments  in  his 
marriage,  George  explained  that  Mrs. 
Sanders  resented  his  attitude  toward  her 
television  career.  "She  became  angry 
when  I  failed  to  watch  her.  She  became 
angrier  still  when  I  explained  that  I  was 
much  too  sensitive  an  artist  to  watch 
her." 

Such  a  statement  might  lead  the  inno- 
cent to  believe  that  George  takes  his  own 
career  seriously.  This  is  partly  true,  part- 
ly debatable.  Like  all  truly  romantic 
people,  he  is  able  to  create  the  perfect 
illusion  before  a  camera;  he  is  perfection- 
ist enough  to  be  letter-perfect  in  his 
lines.  More  than  having  committed  the 
script  to  memory,  when  he  reports  on  a 
sound  stage  he  has  absorbed  the  narra- 
tive to  the  end  of  creating  a  convincing 
character. 

However,  when  asked  how  he  selects 
his  parts,  he  says,  "I  quickly  thumb 
through  the  script,  counting  the  lines.  I 
divide  my  salary  by  the  number  of  lines 
in  the  story.  Then  I  compute  the  num- 
ber of  days  off  I  shall  have  during  the 
shooting  schedule.  If  the  balance  between 
these  considerations  is  weighted  on  the 
side  of  profit  and  leisure,  I  accept  the 
part." 

Perhaps  the  best  summary  of  the  wryly 
romantic  man  who  is  George  Sanders  is 
contained  in  one  of  his  own  epigrams. 
When  asked  whether  he  still  followed  his 
celebrated  practice  of  falling  asleep  in  his 
dressing  room  the  instant  he  had  finished 
a  "take"  no  matter  how  tumultuous  his 
personal  problems  at  the  moment,  or  how 
nerve-wracking  his  professional  life,  he 
responded  urbanely,  "Of  course.  After  all, 
I've  found  life  on  the  slopes  of  a  volcano 
to  be  most  pleasant — between  eruptions." 


'I'm  Not  A  Character!" — Says  Aldo  Ray 

Continued  from  page  41 


College  and  the  University  of  California 
at  Berkeley  he  majored  in  history,  min- 
ored  in  political  science,  always  with  an 
eye  toward  that  political  career. 

In  1950  when  his  townsfolk  in  Crock- 
ett, California,  suggested  that  he  run  for 
constable,  he  gave  up  his  scholastic  ca- 
reer, directed  his  own  campaign  and  beat 
the  man  who  had  been  in  office  16  years! 
Seven  thousand  people  elected  him  the 
peace  officer  of  their  town — and  he  was 
only  23  years  old!  He  has  every  reason 
lo  think  he  could  have  gone  on  and  up! 

It  was  sheer  happenstance  that  Aldo 
became  an  actor  and  indirectly  his  poli- 
tics helped.  Let's  backtrack  a  little. 

Aldo  was  born  in  Pen  Argyl,  Pa.,  on 
September  25,  1926,  the  son  of  Italian 
immigrants  Silvio  and  Marie  DaRe. 
{That's  pronounced  Dah-Ray  and  he 
adopted  the  latter  half  for  his  screen 
name) .  When  Aldo  was  2,  the  family 
moved  to  Crockett  in  agricultural,  cen- 
tral California.  Aldo  was  a  good  athlete 
and  made  the  high  school  football  team 
as  a  14-year-old  freshman.  On  the  day 
of  graduation  he  received  his  induction 
notice  from  the  Navy  and  went  into  serv- 


ice on  June  26,  1944.  He  elected  under- 
water demolition  work  and  served  as  a 
frogman  for  two  years  in  the  Pacific. 

"People  have  told  me,  'You  must  have 
no  nerves  or  else  you  were  crazy  to 
choose  such  a  hazardous  job.'  Which  do 
you  think?"  he  asks  with  a  grin. 

After  his  discharge  in  1946,  he  went  to 
college,  then  was  elected  constable  on 
November  7,  1950.  Several  months  after 
Aldo  took  office,  his  younger  brother. 
Guido,  read  an  ad  in  a  San  Francisco 
paper  that  Columbia  Studio  would  inter- 
view football  players  in  that  section,  to 
appear  with  John  Derek  in  "Saturday's 
Hero."  Not  having  a  car,  Guido  per- 
suaded Aldo  to  drive  him  to  the  city  and 
go  to  the  interview  with  him  for  moral 
support.  Aldo  had  no  ambition  for  an- 
other job;  he  liked  being  constable. 

But  Director  David  Miller  turned  down 
Guido  and  chose  Aldo!  Miller  asked  him 
to  read  from  the  script. 

"I'm  no  actor.  All  I  did  was  one  high 
school  play.  I  can't  do  a  good  reading," 
Aldo  protested.  "I  could  do  a  political 
speech." 

Miller  told  him  to  go  ahead,  for  he 


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was  impressed  by  Aldo's  gravel-voice 
with  its  curious  charm.  Aldo  delivered 
one  of  his  short,  fiery  campaign  speeches. 

"Kid,  you're  great,"  said  Miller  when 
Aldo  finished. 

"Yeah,  I  know,"  answered  Aldo — and 
right  there  started  the  idea  that  he  was 
conceited,  for  his  answer  was  promptly 
reported  around  Hollywood. 

"I  didn't  mean  I  knew  I  was  great  as 
an  actor.  I  meant  I  knew  I  gave  a  good 
political  speech.  So  right  away  I  was 
lagged  an  egotist!"  Aldo  explains. 

He  got  the  job,  but  at  the  end  of  the 
picture  went  back  to  Crockett.  Then 
Columbia  sent  for  him  for  "The  Marry- 
ing Kind,"  and  on  Sept.  1,  1951,  he  re- 
signed from  his  constable  post  to  become 
a  citizen  of  Hollywood.  Now  he  plans  to 
stay  with  acting. 

"I'd  go  back  to  politics  only  if  I  retired 
from  pictures.  But  I  don't  believe  the 
average  voter  thinks  an  actor  would  be 
good  in  public  office.  So,  what  I  would 
do  is  go  back  to  research,  write  a  book 
on  economics  or  politics  to  establish  my- 
self. If  it  was  good — and  I  would  know — 
and  had  important  sales  so  that  voters 
would  know  me  because  of  the  book,  then 
I'd  feel  I  was  ready  to  return  to  politics." 

Aldo,  you  see,  is  a  shrewd  young  man 
who  takes  the  long-range  view.  He  really 
does  analyze  himself!  As  for  his  acting, 
he  is  doubly  smart  in  his  analysis. 

"If  I  have  a  good  director,  I  can  give 
a  good  performance.  I  think  the  director 
is  the  most  important  factor  on  that 
score,"  says  he. 

Now  how  many  actors  ever  admit  that? 
But  wait.  .  .  . 

"I  think  the  actor  is  the  least  impor- 
tant factor  in  a  good  picture.  Everything 
funnels  through  him  and  is  done  for  him. 
Someone  writes  his  words  for  him.  Some- 
one does  his  makeup  and  wardrobe. 
Someone  lights  and  photographs  him. 
And  then  the  director  tells  him  what  to 
do!" 

The  Screen  Actors'  Guild  will  probably 
throw  you  out  for  that  honesty,  Aldo! 

But  such  a  statement  is  typical  of 
Aldo.  He's  honest  to  the  point  of  frank- 
ness, which  more  than  once  has  been  mis- 
interpreted. In  fact,  this  happened  so 
often  when  he  was  first  in  Hollywood 


that  he  became  wary  and  distrustful  of 
people  in  general.  He  admits  he  has  mel- 
lowed a  bit  now,  principally  because  he 
found  people  were  "so  wonderful"  during 
his  thirteen  weeks  of  touring. 

"I  think  all  of  us  in  the  picture  busi- 
ness are  inclined  to  take  it  too  seriously, 
everything  we  do  too  seriously.  We 
should  periodically  get  out  on  the  road 
and  talk  to  people  in  other  walks  of  life," 
says  he. 

He  also  plans  periodic  visits  to  his 
home  town.  His  parents,  his  two  young- 
est brothers,  Dino  and  Louis,  and  his 
married  sister,  Regina,  all  live  there. 
Guido  now  works  in  Las  Vegas.  {Aldo 
gave  him  the  car  in  which  they  made 
the  trip  to  San  Francisco.)  Brother  Ma- 
rio, who  is  19  and  weighs  215,  attends 
the  University  of  Southern  California 
and  plays  football  there;  Aldo  sees  him 
often,  for  the  campus  is  in  Los  Angeles. 
Brother  Dante  is  in  the  Navy.  Aldo  keeps 
track  of  them  all  for  he  is  a  real  "family 
man." 

Before  Aldo  rented  his  beach  house,  he 
lived  for  many  months  with  his  friends, 
the  Bill  Andersons,  and  their  two  chil- 
dren. Bill  is  a  dialogue  coach  and  Mrs. 
A.  is  actress  Jeff  Donnell.  When  not 
working,  Aldo  coached  the  neighborhood 
youngsters  in  touch  football,  baseball  and 
Scout  craft.  He  baby-sat  with  the  An- 
derson children.  Twice  a  week  he  cooked 
meals  for  the  entire  Anderson  menage. 

Now  that  he's  living  alone  he  does  all 
his  own  cooking.  He's  a  wonderful  swim- 
mer, likes  hunting  and  fishing.  He's  not 
exactly  the  drawing  room  type — and 
never  will  be — but  he  has  "smoothed  out" 
a  lot  in  the  past  year.  He  dresses  bet- 
ter, his  speech  and  conversation  are  bet- 
ter. And  why  not?  He's  a  smart  lad  who 
has  made  the  most  of  his  opportunities 
— and  acting  offers  many. 

"When  you're  honest  about  your  past, 
your  hopes  and  aspirations  for  the  future, 
when  you  say  things  honestly  and  they 
turn  out  to  be  quotable — then  what  you 
say  is  open  to  difference  of  opinion  and 
you're  tagged  a  'character,' "  says  honest 
Aldo.  "This  I've  found  out  through  ex- 
perience. But  I  still  don't  think  I'm  a 
character." 


'So  Maybe  I'm  Not  Conventional' 

Continued  from  page  46 


Carleton  Carpenter  who,  at  thirteen  years 
old,  was  already  over  six  feet  tall  and 
looked  like  a  scarecrow,  all  arms  and  legs 
— but  in  his  heart,  "a  seasoned  perform- 
er." He  went  back  to  school,  but  deter- 
mined that  he  was  never  going  to  settle 
down  on  the  farm. 

"I  was  always  running  away  from 
liome.  I'd  get  some  little  job  and  after 
it  was  over  I'd  come  back  home.  I  was 
worrisome  to  my  mother.  My  father 
never  said  anything.  He  was  always  a 
quiet  man  and  I  didn't  learn  until  I  was 
seventeen  that  he  was  a  terrific  guy  with 
a  wonderful  sense  of  humour."  Then  Car- 
leton  laughed.  "You  know  something, 
maybe  he  had  some  of  the  wanderlust  in 


him,  too.  He  finally  had  the  courage  to 
break  with  tradition.  The  whole  family 
— my  sister  and  her  family,  along  with 
my  parents — has  only  recently  moved 
from  Bennington  to  Florida,  and  they're, 
having  the  time  of  their  lives!" 

The  struggle  between  getting  a  prac- 
tical job  and  living  the  "respected  life  in 
the  community,"  and  the  unceasing  de- 
sire to  break  away  from  the  Victorian 
pattern  of  living  and  become  an  actor 
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my  case  never  turned  out  to  I  e  either 
cold  or  wicked  .  .  .  and  I  would  have 
remained  in  my  attractive  hometown  and 
settled  down  as  my  family  urged  me  to 
do.  I  knew  I  could  always  earn  a  good, 
honest,  respectable  living'.  I  almost  mar- 
ried a  nice  hometown  girl  and  if  I  had, 
we  wou'd  have  settled  down  to  a  quiet, 
family  life.  Nothing  wrong  with  that  set- 
up ..  .  but,  gee!  I  wanted  to  get  into 
show  business!" 

Carleton  has  always  run  true  to  form 
in  what  literature  has  recorded  for  us 
about  the  character  of  the  New  England  - 
cr  .  .  .  shrewd,  thrifty,  industrious,  canny, 
enormously  stubborn  .  .  .  who  never  spent 
a  '"luxurious"  day  in  his  whole  life. 

Even  to  this  day,  in  spite  of  his  suc- 
cess as  one  of  the  "bright  young  actors 
on  the  screen,"  anything  over  nine  dol- 
lars always  seems  like  a  million  to  Car- 
leton. But  instead  of  banking  all  of  his 
sixty  dollars,  as  any  sober,  practical- 
minded  Carpenter  would  have  done,  he 
threw  discretion  every  which  way.  He 
took  the  whole  amount  and  went  to  New 
York.  "I  left  a  farewell  note  for  my 
family,  telling  them  I  had  gone  out  to 
conquer  the  world."  Of  course  the  world 
to  Carleton  was  Broadway! 

In  discussing  this  daring  flight  from 
the  bosom  of  his  family,  Carleton  says. 
''I  don't  know  whether  you're  afraid  of 
the  known  or  the  unknown.  I've  always 
been  afraid  of  things  I  couldn't  see  or 
control.  But  somehow  dramatic  things, 
like  leaving  the  old  homestead  and  em- 
barking on  a  most  uncertain  career  like 
the  theatre,  had  never  presented  fear  to 
me  at  all.  It  must  have  been  my  brash, 
foolishly  courageous  youth  that  got  me 
any  place  at  all.  I  guess  I  was  afraid  of 
being  afraid,  and  so  rushed  in  where  an- 
gels feared  to  tread."  To  this  day,  with 
a  great  deal  of  success  in  every  branch 
of  the  theatre — singing  and  dancing  and 
even  playing  the  piano  in  bars  on  Third 
Avenue  in  New  York  (wlien  there  weren't 
any  jobs  on  Broadway) ,  doing  radio 
shows,  acting  in  television,  writing  songs, 
appearing  at  the  best  night  clubs,  mak- 
ing persona]  appearances  in  every  im- 
portant theatre  all  over  the  country — 
Carleton  Carpenter  still  has  that  "scared 
look  of  a  jack  rabbit  fixin'  to  jump." 

So,  off  went  Sir  Galahad  in  his  shining 
armor  to  slay  the  dragon.  But  in  this 
case,  Sir  Galahad  was  without  his  shin- 
ing armor.  He  was  a  sliver-thin  bean- 
pole, an  awkward  small-town  boy  who 
gave  the  appearance  of  ever-lastingly 
growing  out  of  his  clothes.  His  sleeves 
were  never  going  to  cover  his  wrists  and 
his  trousers  were  never  long  enough  to 
cover  his  legs.  He  was  fresh  as  country 
butter  ...  a  real  Booth  Tarkington  char- 
acter come  to  the  big  city.  He  came 
with  lots  of  ingratiating  charm  to  "slay" 
the  big  producers,  who  are  sometimes 
more  formidable  than  any  dragon. 

It  must  ha\c  been  Carleton 's  youthful 
eagerness,  and  his  complete  ignorance  of 
the  ways  of  show  business  that  landed 
him  a  job  in  three  da>s  ...  in  a  musical! 
If  he  had  known  any  better,  he  would 
never  have  been  so  foolish  as  to  think 
one  can  gel  into  the  inner  sanctum  of  the 
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theatre  by  knocking  on  the  door  of  the 
stage  entrance  and  asking  the  stage  man- 
ager if  there  was  any  need  for  a  young 
man  of  his  particular  type.  But  that's 
just  what  he  did  .  .  .  and  he  landed  a 
job!  This  was  much  easier  than  picking 
apples,  or  fixing  lobster  traps  or  running 
a  magic  shop. 

"On  the  third  day.  I  went  backstage  at 
the  Winter  Garden  during  a  matinee. 
Milton  Berle  was  playing.  I'll  never  for- 
get that  day.  I  asked  the  stage  manager 
if  he  needed  someone  like  me.  He  told 
me  that  he  had  just  given  a  part  to  a 
young  man  who  had  been  there  ten  min- 
utes earlier.  Somehow  this  encouraged 
me  like  mad.  I  had  lost  a  part  by  ten 
minutes,  but  if  I  had  been  there  earlier, 
ii:  looked  like  I  might  have  been  in  show 
1  usiness.  He  told  me  they  were  easting 
for  the  road  company  of  "The  Chocolate 
Soldier"  in  some  theatre  on  52nd  Street. 
Believe  me,  I  got  there  like  lightning. 
From  there,  I  was  sent  over  to  the  Shu- 
bert  office.  A  man  at  the  piano  asked  me 
if  I  could  sing.  I  told  him  I  could.  All 
the  singing  I  had  ever  done  was  in  the 
glee  club  at  High  School.  So  he  played 
some  scales  and  I  sang  them  and  he  said 
I  was  okay,  to  come  around  the  next  day 
and  sign  a  contract!  New  York,  Broad- 
way, the  policeman  on  the  corner,  the 
Automat  never  looked  so  wonderful  to 
me  before.  I  was  in  a  show.  I  was  going 
to  get  fifty  dollars  a  week  and  my  name 
was  going  on  a  contract!  No  wonder 
Professor  Upham  believed  in  magic! 

"So  I  went  back  to  Brooklyn  and  called 
the  principal  of  my  high  school  and  told 
him  what  had  happened.  You  see,  I  was 
beginning  to  be  afraid  that  everything 
was  happening  too  fast  .  .  .  and  once  I 
got  going  in  a  show,  maybe  I'd  never  go 
back  to  school  to  get  my  diploma.  I'll 
always  had  pretty  high  grades,  and  just 
needed  a  few  credits  to  graduate,  so  I 
suggested  that  the  school  send  me  lessons 
while  on  the  road  and  I  would  do  them, 
and  return  them  by  mail.  I  could  take 
all  my  examinations  by  correspondence! 


The  principal  was  very  understanding 
.  .  .  said  he'd  take  it  up  with  the  school 
board  and  wire  me  the  next  day.  Well, 
he  did  wire  me  .  .  .  collect,  sixty-three 
cents  worth  .  .  .  and  this  is  what  he  said: 
"Proposition  not  good." 

Carleton  never  signed  the  contract.  In- 
stead he  went  back  to  Bennington  to 
finish  his  schooling.  By  this  time,  his 
family  was  getting  used  to  his  unpredic- 
table behavior.  They  had  come  to  one 
decision  about  him  anyway.  He  certainly 
didn't  resemble  anyone  in  the  family, 
excepting  his  grandfather  Carpenter's 
mule  who  was  almost  as  stubborn  as 
Carleton  was  and  just  as  determined.  In 
less  than  three  months,  by  dropping  all 
his  social  engagements  and  doubling  up 
on  all  his  subjects,  he  received  his  dip- 
loma. With  this  part  of  his  life  out  of 
the  way,  he  packed  his  bag  a  second  time 
descended  again  upon  his  mother's  second 
cousin  in  Brooklyn  who,  by  the  way,  was 
also  getting  used  to  the  unpredictable 
.Carleton  .  .  .  and  went  off  to  get  a  job. 

In  less  than  two  hours  from  the  time 
he  left  Grand  Central  Station  to  the  time 
he  left  his  bag  in  Brooklyn,  to  the  time 
he  went  to  a  producer's  office  and  read 
for  a  part,  Carleton  was  back  on  Broad- 
way ...  an  actor  at  last!  He  explains 
his  quick  success  very  convincingly.  "I'm 
a  guy  with  no  sense  .  .  .  that's  why  I  got 
the  part,  I  guess.  I  just  didn't  have  the 
time  to  be  afraid  that  I  wouldn't  get  the 
break.  If  I  had,  I  would  have  gone 
through  the  usual  channels  .  .  .  like  going 
to  see  an  agent  first,  and  letting  him 
make  up  his  mind  whether  he  thought  I 
was  important  enough  for  him  to  handle. 
Of  course,  I  wouldn't  have  been,  and  so 
I  would  never  have  heard  from  him  again 
and  that  would  have  deflated  my  ego  and 
it  would  have  been  back  to  Bennington 
and  the  farm  for  me.  When  you  come 
from  Vermont,  you  learn  that  the  easiest 
way  to  get  a  job  is  to  go  out  and  ask 
for  it!" 

I  don't  know  whether  Carleton 's  ad- 
vice would  apply  to  all  young  hopefuls 


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At  California  desert  location  for  "The  Difference,"  associate  producer  Chris  Nyby  looks 
on  as  Howard  Duff  brings  lemonade  to  his  wife,  Ida  Lupino,  who  is  directing  the  film. 


who  dream  of  fame  and  fortune  in  one  of 
the  most  colorful  professions  anywhere. 
Maybe  you  have  to  look  like  Carleton 
.  .  .  maybe  you  have  to  come  from  Ver- 
mont .  .  .  maybe  you  have  to  have  some 
kind  of  philosophy  to  hold  on  to  which 
is  as  helpful  as  Carleton's  philosophy  was 
to  him — "if  you're  afraid  of  anything 
.  .  .  you'll  never  try  anything."  What- 
ever it  is,  success  has  come  to  him  very 
swiftly,  with  few  disappointments  along 
the  way. 

His  good  fortune  has  not  changed  him 
at  all.  He  has  the  look  of  a  perennial 
teenager  who'll  never  look  older  than  Pro- 
fessor Upham,  the  magician.  He  may 
appear  shy,  awkward,  bewildered,  naive, 
but  he's  really  one  of  the  smartest  young 
men  around  town.  He  knows  what  he 
wants  and  where  he's  going.  His  career 
has  leaped  ahead  with  amazing  speed, 
and  in  the  rush  of  new  success,  he  has 
never  lost  his  head.  Nor  will  he  ever  lose 
it.  This  wouldn't  be  smart,  and  Carleton 
couldn't  afford  the  luxury  of  being  fool- 
ishly impressed  with  himself. 

His  young  man's  charm,  something  of 
the  quality  of  a  little  boy,  makes  all  wom- 
en want  to  protect  him  .  .  .  and  all  men 
warn  him  against  these  protective  wom- 
en. But  he  can  manage  to  take  care  of 
himself,  and  still  retain  that  casual,  easy, 
small-town,  maple  sugar  look  which 
makes  him  quite  a  guy  with  the  ladies. 

As  everyone  knows,  he's  also  made 
quite  a  name  for  himself  in  films.  MGM 
so  pleased  with  the  way  he  handled 
his  first  starring  role  in  "Fearless  Fagan," 
that  they've  already  handed  him  his  sec- 
ond starring  picture,  "Sky  Full  Of  Moon." 
No  doubt  they  have  brilliant  plans  for 
his  future,  too.  But  his  mother  still  wor- 
ries about  him,  Carleton  says.  She's  al- 
ways worried  that  he  won't  have  sense 
enough  to  "get  out  of  the  rain."  It  amuses 
him  very  much.  This  canny  lad  has  never 
been  out  in  any  stormy  weather.  It's  al- 
ways been  "blue  skies"  as  far  as  he's  been 
concerned. 

"I  used  to  get  letters  from  my  mother 

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while  I  was  working  on  Broadway  where 
I  always  had  a  job  and  more  money  than 
I  had  ever  made  in  Bennington — and 
she'd  always  write,  'Come  on  home,  Son, 
and  get  a  job  and  settle  down  .  .  .  take 
your  place  in  the  community.'  She  was 
afraid  the  big  city  would  take  advantage 
of  her  small-town,  helpless,  little  boy 
(who,  by  the  way,  could  give  the  big  city 
slickers  a  run  for  their  money) .  So  one 
day  I  sent  her  a  present — a  big,  white, 
expensive  Bendix  which  completely  over- 
whelmed her.  After  that  she  never  sent 
any  more  letters  to  me  about  coming 
home  and  settling  down.  I  guess  she 
finally  decided  that  I  was  doing  all  right 
after  all.  Funny  thing,  later  on,  she  be- 
came an  authority  on  the  theatre  in 
Bennington,  and  all  because  she  had  been 
coming  to  New  York  to  see  me  in  my  flop 
shows.  But  the  funniest  thing  of  all  was 
.  .  .  she  became  kind  of  an  actress  her- 
self. She  got  a  lead  in  an  amateur  play 
— and  did  she  love  it!" 

Carleton  believes  that  the  Carpenter 
family  lived  through  the  age  of  miracles, 
and  he  isn't  sure  whether  it  took  more 
courage  for  him  to  break  away  from  tra- 
dition, or  for  his  mother  to  take  the  lead- 
ing part  in  a  home  town  play,  or  more 
courage  for  his  father  to  go  and  see  his 
mother's  play,  or  one  of  Carleton's 
movies.  The  fact  is  .  .  .  the  Carpenters 
have  stepped  out  of  Bennington,  leaving 
tradition  behind  them  in  the  hills  of  Ver- 
mont. Carleton,  for  all  his  twenty-six 
years,  is  something  of  a  pioneer.  He  went 
out  and  found  the  "new  world"  and  his 
family  followed.  To  be  a  true  pioneer, 
one  must  never  be  afraid  of  anything 
.  .  .  not  even  Fagan,  the  lion  who  re- 
cently shared  star  billing  with  him  and 
Janet  Leigh  in  his  MGM  picture,  "Fear- 
less Fagan."  "You  know  where  you  stand 
with  a  lion  .  .  .  and  it's  never  too  close 
to  him,  believe  me!  You're  told  by  the 
experts  in  lion  culture,  never  to  make 
quick  moves  around  him.  You're  lucky 
if  you  can  make  any  moves  at  all  when 
you  see  him  standing  there,  huge  and 


menacing,  and  you  know  you  have  to 
play  a  scene  with  him.  But  the  legend 
of  the  theatre  is  'the  show  must  go  on' 
.  .  .  even  if  Fagan  decides  he'd  much 
rather  take  a  bite  out  of  you  than  be  a 
Hollywood  actor.  I  can't  say  I  didn't 
gulp  every  time  I  came  face  to  face  with 
him  .  .  .  that's  been  my  luck  all  through 
my  career!  Other  actors  get  beautiful 
leading  ladies.  I  get  a  lady  and  a  lion! 
But  that's  it,  brother,  the  story  of  my 
life  .  .  .  never  the  conventional  way  for 
me!" 


My  Midnight  Marriage 

Continued  from  page  42 

From  the  very  first,  I  liked  him.  He 
had  manners.  He  was  no  hepcat.  He 
was  sort  of  old-fashioned  in  that  he  had 
respect  for  women,  and  he  was  gentle- 
manly. There  was  none  of  that  "Okay 
Kid"  lingo  with  him.  We  met  in  May  and 
soon  we  were  dating  one  or  two  times  a 
week.  When  Mr.  Sam  Goldwyn  sent  me 
on  tour  in  July  for  "Our  Very  Own"  and 
I  was  to  be  gone  until  October,  I  soon 
realized  how  much  I  missed  him — over 
all  of  my  other  friends.  I  wrote  him  three 
little  newsy  letters,  like  "I'm  now  in  New 
Orleans.  I  am  seeing  the  sights"  etc.  And 
he  wired  me  back  a  couple  of  times.  On 
my  sixteenth  birthday,  he  wired  me  an 
orchid. 

I  was  busy  in  New  York  rushing 
around  making  P.A.'s  and  doing  public- 
ity. The  orchid  was  so  special — that  I 
never  even  wore  it.  I  wouldn't  wear  it 
with  anyone  else.  Not  Kirby's  orchid. 
And  I  made  it  very  clear  to  the  press — 
that  my  new  ruby  heart  ring  was  from 
my  parents!  I  didn't  want  any  misunder- 
standings caused  by  columns — when  we 
were  3,000  miles  apart. 

I  had  three  days  off  to  come  home  dur- 
ing that  five  months'  tour  and  I  spent 
one  of  them  with  Kirby.  But  still,  I 
don't  think  either  of  us  exactly  thought 
of  marriage.  I  can  swear  on  a  stack  of 
Bibles  that  we  never  kissed  each  other 
until  New  Year's  Eve.  That  was  eight 
months  after  we'd  met.  Then  we  knew 
it  was  love — and  for  keeps.  And  we  also 
knew  that  sixteen  was  too  young  for  me 
to  marry. 

Kirby  and  I  were  never  engaged  form- 
ally. And  it  wasn't  easy,  wanting  to  be 
together  all  of  our  free  time,  and  knowing 
that  my  work  took  me  out  with  many 
others.  Kirby  and  I  never  went  to  the 
places  the  columnists  report.  We'd  go  to 
movies,  for  rides,  and  have  friends  for 
dinner  foursomes.  And  the  nights  I'd  be 
going  with  other  boys,  name  actors  like 
Carleton  Carpenter  or  Hunt  Stromberg, 
Jr.  to  the  premieres,  etc.,  Kirby  would 
say  he  would  understand.  But  after  those 
dates,  we'd  usually  have  differences.  We 
are  both  stubborn  and  we  realized  the 
possibility  that  one  day  these  differences 
might  become  permanent.  We  decided 
that  when  I  became  eighteen,  if  we  still 
felt  the  same,  we'd  get  married.  Our 
parents  agreed. 

On  my  eighteenth  birthday,  I  spoke  to 
Mother  about  it.  She  said  "If  you  are 


sure,  Joan,  then  we  give  our  blessing. 
All  we  want  is  your  happiness."  However, 
she  suggested  that  we  wait  at  least  three 
weeks  to  arrange  a  wedding.  That  was 
reasonable,  too,  since  I  am  their  only 
child  and  Katherine  and  Dale,  my  par- 
ents, have  been  more  than  that  to  me. 
They've  also  been  good,  understanding 
companions  and  loyal  friends. 

Then  one  night  at  Joan  Crawford's — 
Kirby  and  I  had  dropped  in  late  after 
dinner  for  a  short  visit — we  told  Joan 
that  we  wished  we  didn't  have  to  wait 
for  a  wedding.  Mr.  Goldwyn  had  loaned 
me  to  Universal-International  for  "Col- 
umn South,"  which  was  starting  in  a 
week.  I  was  set  to  go  on  location  for 
three  weeks  which  would  mean  a  post- 
ponement of  our  wedding.  We  didn't 
want  to  be  separated  or  wait  any  longer. 
Joan  seemed  to  understand. 

Little  did  I  dream  that  I  would  be 
married  in  a  blue  velvet  dress.  It  so 
happened  it  was  new,  street-length  and 
long-sleeved.  Just  for  a  second,  when  I 
looked  in  the  mirror  before  the  ceremony, 
the  thought  flashed  through  my  mind  of 
my  wonderful  friends  in  wardrobe  at 
Goldwyn  Studios.  They  had  made  my 
first  formal  three  years  ago — a  lovely  red 
taffeta  evening  gown.  And  they  had  often 
said,  "Joan,  when  you  are  a  bride,  we  will 
make  you  a  beautiful  white  wedding 
dress."  But  that  thought  quickly  disap- 
peared. This  was  the  moment  Kirby  and 
I  had  waited  for. 

First  we  tried  to  get  Mother  and  Dad 
on  the  telephone,  but  they  were  not  at 
home.  Joan  called  Judge  Charles  Grif- 
fin. And  she  was  as  starry-eyed  and  as 
excited  as  I  was.  "You  must  have  some- 
thing old,  something  borrowed,  something 
blue,"  she  said.  She  gave  me  some  new 
gloves,  the  ticket  was  still  fastened  to 
them,  and  a  little  scarf  for  the  something 
old.  "You'll  want  a  picture  of  your  wed- 
ding to  keep  forever  and  to  show  your 
children  some  day,"  Joan  said.  She  tele- 
phoned Hymie  Fink,  a  former  magazine 
photographer,  and  he  not  only  took  our 
wedding  pictures,  but  he  was  best  man 
and  Joan  was  my  bridesmaid. 

The  time  was  five  after  twelve — and 
we  stood  in  the  den  and  we  were  mar- 
ried. Then  we  called  home  again  to  tell 
Katherine  and  Dale. 

That  night  we  stayed  at  Joan's  home 
and  the  next  morning,  we  went  home  to 
see  Katherine  and  Dale  and  had  break- 
fast with  them.  And,  if  they  were  disap- 
pointed that  we  hadn't  waited  for  the 
wedding  they  planned,  they  didn't  show 
it.  They  were  wonderful  and  happy  for 
us  and  we  celebrated  with  a  champagne 
breakfast. 

A  week  before,  we  had  rented  a  small 
apartment  in  Westwood,  intending  to 
take  a  month  to  get  it  furnished.  Now, 
we  moved  right  in,  and  everything  we 
owned  was  piled  in  the  middle  of  the 
living  room  floor. 

Kirby  called  his  business  partner.  We 
had  some  time  locating  him,  but  finally 
did.  We  set  out  for  our  honeymoon, 
driving  to  Ensenada  at  three  A.M.  on 
Saturday.  Kirby  drove  for  an  hour  and 
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ilrove.  We  arrived  the  next  morning  for 
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While  we  were  luxuriating  on  the  sand 
and  enjoying  surf-bathing,  it  would  keep 
coming  to  my  mind  that  I  was  supposed 
to  report  for  a  reading  on  the  new  pic- 
ture at  U-I  on  Monday  at  eleven.  I 
placed  a  long-distance  call  which  was 
connected  finally  on  Monday  at  eleven- 
thirty.  My  director,  Freddie  de  Cordova, 
said,  "Joan,  you  are  late."  But  he  was  un- 
derstanding and  here  I  am  back  the  next 
day  reporting  for  work. 

Our  first  wedding  presents  were  two 
little  gold  heart-shaped  key  rings  from 
Joan  Crawford — inscribed,  "Joan — July 
25,  1952—12:05  A.M."  Yesterday,  I  had 
a  half-day  off  so  I  went  up  to  our  new 
residence  and  took  another  look  at  all  of 
our  worldly  possessions  piled  on  the  front 
room  floor  and  went  to  work.  In  the 
middle  of  my  housewifely  activities,  a 
delivery  boy  arrived  with  the  biggest 
package  I  have  ever  seen.  It  contained  a 
huge  silver  tray  with  a  card  "Frances 
and  Samuel  Goldwyn." 

Our  first  possessions  for  our  home  were 
purchased  on  our  honeymoon  in  Mexico. 
We  found  two  lovely  silver  candlesticks, 
a  big  copper  bowl,  some  silver  salt  and 
pepper  shakers  and  a  silver  tray  holding 
six  cordial  glasses.  Outside  of  that — we 
haven't  a  thing,  not  a  knife  nor  a  fork — - 
or  a  pan — or  even  a  dish  towel.  We'll 
acquire  them  gradually.  And  I  hope  to 
obtain  a  once-a-week  maid  service  but 
until  then,  I  am  strictly  on  my  own. 

My  wedding  ring  is  a  simple  plain  gold 


band.  There  is  no  engagement  ring.  And 
my  wedding  present  from  my  husband  is 
a  new  black  Packard  convertible. 

I  have  been  more  engrossed  in  Kirby's 
business  than  in  my  own  career  for  the 
last  year.  You  see,  his  business  career 
means  our  future.  And  the  rising  or  fall- 
ing sales  of  used  cars  was  a  financial  baro- 
meter on  whether  and  how  soon  we  could 
marry.  Kirby  had  given  up  acting  for  a 
more  solid  way  of  making  a  living.  He 
and  a  partner  have  a  used  car  lot  in 
downtown  Los  Angeles'  automobile  row. 
When  he  makes  high  sales  in  cars,  I'm 
more  elated  than  when  I  get  a  good  re- 
view on  a  picture.  I  know  that  if  my 
working  in  pictures  should  ever  interfere 
with  our  family  life,  then  my  career 
would  go. 

As  yet  we  have  no  problems,  unless  you 
call  this  one — me  getting  used  to  the  fact 
that  Kirby  leaves  his  shoes  under  the 
bed,  wet  towels  on  the  floor  after  his 
shower  and  such  minor  male  failings. 

I  am  usually  the  first  to  say  "I'm  sor- 
ry." But  strangely  or  not,  since  I  gave 
up  publicity  dates,  and  other  boyfriends, 
we  have  had  no  further  arguments  nor 
reasons  for  me  to  say  "I'm  sorry." 

Kirby's  taking  his  vacation  now  so  we 
can  continue  our  honeymoon  on  location 
in  Apple  Valley  for  this  picture,  which 
will  be  just  dandy.  He'll  be  sitting  in  the 
air-conditioned  hotel  and  I'll  be  out  fac- 
ing cameras  in  the  120  degrees  of  heat! 


I  Love  MY  Lucy 

Continued  from  page  35 


vice-president  of  CBS  on  the  Coast,  and 
Don  Sharpe,  agent.  They  both  liked  the 
idea  and  advised  Lucy  and  me  to  make 
a  pilot  film.  This  we  did — and  that  one 
film  proved  that  we  had  a  chance.  We 
talked  the  whole  thing  over  and,  as  Lucy 
said,  "We'll  rise  or  sink  together  any- 
way." I  then  got  the  studio,  the  crew, 
the  cast,  and  Desilu  Productions'  "I 
Love  Lucy"  went  to  work. 

After  all  the  many  shows  and  the 
many  problems,  we  are  finally  settled, 
Lucy  and  I,  as  a  family.  And  our  child, 
Lucie  Desiree,  has  beautifully  completed 
the  picture.  No  wonder  we  are  so  happy 
about  our  TV  efforts. 

But  to  take  up  the  subject  of  Lucy 
herself — and  she's  quite  a  subject. 

Frankly,  I'm  like  a  mother  hen  with 
my  Lucy.  Or  so  she  calls  me.  I  worry 
about  her  a  lot,  mainly  about  her  getting 
too  tired  from  overwork.  From  all  she 
has  told  me  I  was  an  A-l  worrier  when 
I  heard  she  was  going  to  have  a  baby. 
You  know  the  gags  they  have  about  new 
fathers.  Well,  I  guess  I  was  really  one  of 
those  characters.  Anyway,  the  news  cer- 
tainly made  me  excited  enough. 

Actually,  I  don't  know  why  I  should 
worry  because  Lucy  always  seems  to  get 
along  all  right.  This  is  probably  because 
it's  so  easy  for  her  to  have  fun,  to  get  a 
laugh  out  of  anything. 

Working  with  her  on  the  set  is  a  three 
ring  circus.   All  day  long  she's  kidding 


actors,  writers,  men  on  the  crew,  anyone 
and  everyone.  And  she  always  comes  up 
with  a  gag.  Our  writers  love  to  hang 
around  her  because  they  get  ideas  for  the 
show  from  listening  to  her.  She  has  one 
gag  that's  always  a  stopper — and  she 
pulls  it  rather  often.  A  group  of  people 
will  be  standing  around  talking  when  a 
guy  comes  on  the  set.  Supposing  his 
name  is  Joe.  Lucy  spots  him  and  says  in 
a  loud  voice  to  the  fellow  doing  the  talk- 
ing at  the  time,  "Here  comes  Joe  now. 
Why  don't  you  tell  it  to  his  face?" 
Nothing  can  match  the  confusion  that 
crosses  that  fellow's  face  when  he  tries  to 
figure  out  just  how  to  explain  he  wasn't 
talking  about  Joe  at  all. 

I  come  in  for  her  share  of  gags  too. 
She  never  teases  anybody — I  want  to 
make  that  clear.  She  hates  teasing,  but 
she  likes  gentle  ribbing.  Lucy  is  con- 
stantly imitating  my  accent,  even  on  the 
show — especially  the  way  I  say  "dun't" 
for  "don't."  But  I'm  getting  used  to  her 
ribbing  now — and  I'd  feel  kind  of  lone- 
some without  it. 

You  never  know  when  Lucy  is  going  to 
pull  an  ad  lib  in  a  scene.  On  one  pro- 
gram, part  of  the  dialogue  had  to  do  with 
the  former  schools  those  in  the  cast  at- 
tended. The  writers  saw  a  chance  to  get 
it!  their  schools'  names  and  the  producer, 
Jess  Oppenheimer,  wanted  the  name  of 
his  Alma  Mater  in  the  script.  I  wanted 
tc  use  the  school  I  had  gone  to  in  Miami. 


But  when  the  show  was  being  hlmed, 
Lucy  tossed  out  all  the  names  in  the  final 
script  and  said,  much  to  all  our  surprise, 
"I  went  to  Celeron  High  School,"  which 
was  her  real  Alma  Mater. 

Lucy,  away  from  the  set,  is  quite  a 
personality  too.  But  she  has  one  peculiar 
habit  that  I  can't  break  her  of.  She  in- 
sists on  having  the  windows  wide  open  at 
night — no  matter  how  cold  it  may  be  out- 
side. I  constantly  feel  as  though  I've 
been  sleeping  in  a  meat  freezer. 

The  routine  we  go  through  about  this 
window  business  is  really  funny — in  a 
way.  And  we've  been  doing  it  for  ten 
years.  Yet,  each  time  it's  as  though  it 
was  something  we  hadn't  thought  of  be- 
fore. I  get  in  bed,  usually  forgetting  to 
notice  if  the  windows  are  up  or  down, 
and  soon  I'll  hear  the  wind  rustling  the 
curtains.  I  get  up  and  quietly  close  the 
windows.  I  go  back  to  bed,  Lucy  gets 
up  and  without  saying  a  word  she  opens 
them.  This  goes  on  for  a  while  with  nei- 
ther of  us  uttering  a  word  and  then  final- 
ly I  give  up.  Lucy  gets  her  way.  We've 
thought  of  making  a  compromise  but  how 
do  you  do  that  with  an  open  window? 
It's  either  open  or  closed.  Lucy  claims 
it's  healthy  to  have  fresh  air  while  you 
sleep — and  she'll  have  me  healthy  even 
if  it  gives  me  pneumonia. 

This  has  led  to  some  differences  of 
opinion— to  put  it  subtly.  Like  all  mar- 
ried couples  we  have  our  disagreements, 
but  fortunately  they  don't  last  long. 
Most  of  the  time  they're  about  some 
silly  little  thing. 


There's  one  peculiar  thing  about  this 
disagreement  business.  Almost  always 
when  we  reach  a  certain  corner  on  the 
way  to  the  studio  one  of  us  will  say  some- 
thing that  will  start  a  "discussion."  It's 
as  though  that  corner  were  a  jinx.  One 
morning  I  started  it  by  saying  my  eggs 
were  cold  for  breakfast  and  that  I  didn't 
like  cold  eggs.  Lucy  made  a  natural  and 
wifely  response,  I  answered,  and  then,  as 
usual,  we  stopped  speaking  to  each  other. 
Suddenly,  I  began  to  think  about  how 
silly  it  all  was.  Eggs!  I  started  to  laugh. 
"What  are  you  laughing  at?"  Lucy  asked. 
"Eggs,"  I  said  to  her.  "So  I  don't  like 
eggs  cold — and  I  don't — but  it's  so  silly." 
This  got  Lucy  laughing  and  by  the  time 
we  reached  the  studio  we  were  prac- 
tically in  hysterics. 

Neither  Lucy  nor  I  can  stay  annoyed 
for  more  than  a  few  minutes.  We  can 
usually  find  a  laugh  in  almost  any  situ- 
ation. 

Lucy  and  I  have  found  happiness  for 
many  reasons — one  of  them  being  that 
we  treat  each  other  as  individuals. 

We're  together  constantly — day  and 
night.  This,  in  some  ways,  is  great  for  a 
married  couple  and  in  other  respects  it 
can  be  a  trying  situation.  But  it  hasn't 
made  us  possessive  of  each  other.  For 
example,  every  weekend  I  try  to  go  down 
to  our  boat  and  go  fishing — either  alone 
or  with  some  guys  I  know.  Lucy  hardly 
ever  goes  along.  Before  you  get  the  idea 
this  is  being  inconsiderate  on  my  part,  I 
want  to  make  it  clear  that  my  weekend 
vacations  are  Lucy's  idea.  She  says  she 


worries  about  my  working  so  hard  dur- 
ing the  week  and  she  wants  me  to  get 
away  and  relax.  This  is  a  great  wife — in 
any  husband's  language. 

At  home  we  live  simply — and  we're 
rather  domestic.  Oh,  I  don't  mean  Lucy 
goes  in  for  all  the  domestic  chores.  She'd 
like  to  but  she  hasn't  the  time.  She  can 
cook,  however,  and  her  fried  chicken  is 
a  real  feast.  However,  she  lets  me  do 
most  of  the  cooking  but  only  because  I 
like  it.  I  make  all  kinds  of  Cuban  dishes 
and  I'll  fix  anything  that  involves  the 
barbecue.  I'm  the  fancy  cook.  Lucy  is 
the  meat  and  potatoes  girl. 

Lucy's  main  interest,  naturally,  is  our 
baby.  She's  a  wonderful  mother — and  I 
like  to  think  I  do  all  right  as  a  father. 
We  spend  a  lot  of  time  wheeling  our 
daughter  around  the  ranch.  Since  it  has 
five  acres  that  means  a  lot  of  wheeling. 
But  Lucy  and  I  aren't  the  types  of  par- 
ents to  spoil  a  baby.  We  are  good  dis- 
ciplinarians— and  for  a  reason.  As  Lucy 
has  said,  "I  want  to  raise  her  so  other 
people  will  like  her  too."  And  my  back- 
ground would  also  tend  to  make  me  care- 
ful about  raising  a  baby,  even  though 
Lucy  claims  I'm  making  her  the  villain 
because  I'm  inclined  to  be  soft  with 
Lucie.  I  don't  think  I  am  soft,  though. 
My  parents  had  a  lot  of  money  and  I 
could  have  had  anything,  but  I  got  noth- 
ing unless  I  worked  for  it.  Lucy  has  cer- 
tainly had  to  work  hard  for  anything  she 
got,  so  with  this  in  mind  I  think  w7e'll 
manage  nicely  with  Lucie  Desiree. 

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love  to  have  people  over.  We're  always 
having  home  games — things  like  "Indi- 
cations" or  charades  as  some  call  it.  But 
whenever  we  have  parties,  no  matter 
how  small,  we  have  to  have  a  motif  and 
that  means  the  guests  have  to  wear  cos- 
tumes. This  was  originally  Lucy's  idea, 
but  it  was  so  much  fun  I  took  it  up 
quii-kly. 

For  all  of  our  crazier  traits,  Lucy  and 
I  are  both  sentimental.  The  way  we  ex- 
change gifts  is  only  one  indication.  I  get 
sentimental  easily.  Christmas  is  the  time 
when  I  really  get  soft  and  mellow.  Lucy 
is  as  bad.  But  we  don't  have  to  wait  for 
such  an  important  occasion  as  Christmas 
to  give  each  other  something.  We  make 
up  our  own  holidays.  We  even  pick  on 


such  days  as  the  Fourth  of  July  to  pre- 
sent gifts.  Lucy  loves  things  with  gold  in 
tliem.  She  doesn't  care  at  all  for  the 
diamond  business,  so  I've  loaded  her  with 
all  kinds  of  gold  trinkets.  Me — any  little 
remembrance  makes  me  happy. 

I  could  go  on  and  on  about  Lucy. 
There's  so  much  to  say  about  her.  But 
I  can  sum  it  all  up  by  saying  I  owe  her 
everything.  We  have  had  ten  wonderful 
years  without  a  dull  moment.  We  have 
had  great  comradeship.  We  can  sit  alone 
and  talk  to  each  other  for  hours.  We're 
never  bored  with  one  another — and  we've 
learned  to  take  a  smile  along  with  a  prob- 
lem. I  couldn't  imagine  a  life  without 
her. 

Do  you  blame  me  for  loving  my  Lucy? 


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Continued  from  page  15 


tually,  even  Meeker  rebelled  and  started 
off  on  his  own.  He  went  far  in  the  wrong 
direction.  When  he  reached  bottom, 
Betty  steamed  to  the  rescue  with  a  bright 
new  plan  for  happy  living. 

The  Ring 

United  Artists 

SENSITIVE  because  he's  a  Mexican 
and  an  outsider  in  his  native  Los 
Angeles,  Lalo  Rios  starts  channelling  his 
bitterness  into  his  fists.  It  is  during  one 
such  street  brawl  that  Gerald  Mohr,  a 
prizefight  manager,  discovers  Rios.  Tak- 
ing the  youth  under  his  wing,  Gerald 
Mohr  turns  him  into  a  dynamo  in  the 
prizefight  ring.  For  a  while  Rios  rides 
high.  He's  got  money,  friends,  and  above 
all  he's  being  accepted  by  the  Americans. 
Then  all  this  is  snatched  away  when  he 
finds  out  that  his  boxing  prowess  was 
just  a  flash  in  the  pan.  He  obviously 
hasn't  got  the  stuff  to  go  on  to  bigger  and 
better  things.  Empty  in  heart,  he  still  is 
luckier  than  some  because  he  has  his  girl, 
Rita  Moreno,  and  his  youth — a  combina- 
tion that  usually  numbs  the  pain  of  un- 
realized ambition. 

You  For  Me 

MGM 

FERTILIZER  tycoon  Peter  Lawford 
endows  the  local  hospital  annually 
with  the  well-rounded  i-ed-blooded  sum 
of  $100,000.  However,  with  an  ex-wife 
demanding  alimony,  it  doesn't  look  as 
though  the  hospital  will  be  on  the  re- 
ceiving end  of  any  such  delightful  re- 
membrance this  year.  To  the  front  and 
to  the  fore,  in  more  ways  than  one,  comes 
Nurse  Jane  Greer.  It  is  her  job  to  woo 
and  win  the  Lawford  loot  for  the  hos- 
pital. Ordinarily  such  a  commission 
would  be  a  pushover,  but  young  Doctor 
Gig  Young  lurks  in  the  sterile  back- 
ground with  a  scowling  jealousy  unbefit- 
ting the  scientific  objectivity  of  the  med- 
ical profession.  That  Jane  gets  her  man 
plus  the  endowment  is  inevitable,  but  the 
hows  and  whys  of  the  achievement  are 


too  complicated  and  far  fetched  to  de- 
serve a  detailed  account. 


Bonzo  Goes  To  College 

V  niversal-Internalional 

BONZO,  the  educated  chimpanzee, 
runs  away  from  a  carnival  show  and 
wanders  into  the  college  town  resi- 
dence of  Charles  Drake  and  Maureen 
O'Sullivan.  Along  with  Maureen  and 
Drake,  there  arc  daughter  Gigi  Perreau 
and  grandpa  Edmund  Gwenn  to  com- 
plete the  happy  home.  When  Bonzo  ar- 
rives, Gigi  wants  her  parents  to  "adopt" 
the  chimp.  To  keep  peace  in  the  family, 
Bonzo  is  legally  made  a  member  of  the 
menage.  He  reciprocates  by  winning  a 
crucial  football  game  for  grandpa  Gwenn 
who  is  the  college  coach,  and  bringing 
Gigi's  other  grandpa,  a  millionaire,  back 
into  the  family  fold.  Thanks  to  scene- 
stealer  Bonzo,  this  is  a  cute,  sassy  bit  of 
nonsense. 

The  Stranger  In  Between 

U  niver  sal-International 

HAVING  just  killed  his  wife's  lover. 
Dirk  Bogarde  is  in  no  mood  to  play 
nursemaid  to  a  juvenile  delinquent,  but 
when  young  Jon  Whitely  wanders  on- 
to the  scene  of  the  crime,  Bogarde  can 
do  nothing  but  take  the  small  witness 
along  with  him  on  his  escape  from  the 
police.  An  orphan  who  has  been  mis- 
treated by  his  foster  parents,  Jon  willing- 
ly allows  himself  to  be  kidnapped.  To- 
gether the  man  and  boy  try  to  escape 
what's  waiting  for  both  of  them  back  in 
London,  but  because  of  the  child's  wel- 
fare, Bogarde  is  forced  to  give  himself  up. 
A  tense  thriller  that  is  marred  by  an  end- 
ing that  is  far  too  abrupt. 

Assignment — Paris 

Columbia 

SENT  to  Budapest  by  Editor  George 
Sanders,  Reporter  Dana  Andrews 
isn't  long  in  ferreting  out  a  Page  One 
story  that  could  plummet  one  of  the  top 


Hungarian  Communists  into  Russia's  no- 
torious liquidating  machine.  Before  he 
can  get  the  story  through  the  Iron  Cur- 
tain, Andrews  is  arrested  on  a  trumped 
up  spying  charge.  His  trial  is  the  usual 
Communist  farce  in  which  a  man  crushed 
by  psychological  torture  "confesses"  to 
anything.  His  boss  Sanders  knows  he 
isn't  a  spy,  yet  can  do  nothing  to  help 
until  Marta  Toren  uncovers  the  first  clue 
as  to  why  Andrews  was  arrested.  This  in 
turn  leads  to  a  man  who  is  being  hounded 
by  the  Hungarian  Communists  because 
lie  knows  too  much  about  the  Red  higher 
ups.  It  is  with  this  information  that  San- 
ders can  begin  to  bargain  for  Andrews' 
life.  Fast-moving  thriller  taken  straight 
from  newspaper  headlines. 

Sudden  Fear 

RKO 

IT  DOESN'T  take  much  to  make  a 
happy  marriage:  a  little  love,  a  little 
understanding  and  a  mutual  consent  to 
dispense  with  all  lethal  weapons.  Social- 
ite Joan  Crawford,  married  to  actor  Jack 
Palance,  senses  that  her  spouse  is  not 
abiding  by  the  rules  when  she  chances  to 
hear  a  conversation  between  Palance  and 
Gloria  Grahame  (his  extra-marital  activ- 
ity) in  which  they  plan  to  do  away  with 
the  ever-lovin',  ever  sufferin'  Joan — for 
her  money,  of  course.  Now  no  girl  in  her 
right  mind  would  sit  around  waiting  for 
some  fatal  accident  to  happen  to  her,  so 
Joan  after  much  dramatic  weighing  of 
the  pros  and  cons,  decides  better  she 
should  kill  Palance  instead.  It's  many 
more  emotional  binges  before  Fate  steps 
in  to  reckon  with  Palance  and  Grahame. 

Caribbean  . 

(Technicolor) 
Paramount 

SHANGHAIED  by  pirate  Sir  Cedric 
Hardwicke,  John  Payne  becomes  his 
reluctant  cohort  in  a  campaign  to  destroy 
despot  Francis  Sullivan.  Despite  two 
such  formidable  foes,  there's  little  need  to 
feel  one  smidgen  of  pity  for  Sullivan. 
Not  only  did  he  steal  Hardwicke's  wife, 
adopt  his  daughter,  who  later  bounced 
into  maturity  as  Arlene  Dahl,  but  he  also 
forced  Hardwicke  into  a  life  of  crime.  It 
is  Payne's  job  to  gain  entrance  into  Sul- 
livan's island  stronghold  and  prepare  the 
way  for  the  death  blow  by  Hardwicke. 
Not  a,  shilly-shallier  by  nature,  Payne 
nevertheless  does  take  time  out  to  dally 
with  Dahl.  But  along  with  the  taming 
of  haughty  Arlene,  Payne  also  incites  the 
natives  into  revolt  which  assures  a  com- 
plete Hardwicke-Payne  victory. 

My  Man  And  I 

MGM 

MEXICAN-BORN  Ricardo  Montal- 
ban  has  two  desires  in  life.  One  is 
to  become  an  American  this  country  will 
be  proud  of  and  the  other  is  to  marry 
Shelley  Winters  who  no  country  could  be 
proud  of.  A  wino  whose  life  has  been 
just  one  gutter  after  the  other,  Shelley 
would  rather  Montalban  devoted  his 
time  and  energies  to  some  starry-eyed 
innocent  instead  of  trying  to  straighten 
out  her  sordid  life.   Yet  Montalban  is 


determined,  even  though  he  has  enough 
on  his  capable  hands  with  pay-welcher 
Wendell  Corey.  Well  done  drama  that 
shows  it  takes  more  than  being  born  an 
American  to  really  be  a  credit  to  this 
country. 

Operation  Secret 

.   Warner  Brothers 

DURING  AVorld  War  II,  a  French 
resistance  fighter  was  murdered, 
and,  according  to  Steve  Cochran,  Cornel 
Wilde  was  responsible.  With  the  war 
over,  the  Allied  authorities  decide  to  clear 
up  the  crime.  Witnesses  Phyllis  Thax- 
ter,  Karl  Maiden  and  Cochran  are 
brought  to  France  to  dust  off  their  mem- 
ories and  bring  the  case  up-to-date. 
What  Phyllis  and  Maiden  remember  dif- 
fers greatly  from  Cochran's  story,  but 
between  them,  they  manage  to  build  up 
a  fairly  exciting  series  of  flashbacks.  Not 
only  is  the  real  murderer  proven  guilty, 
but  some  postwar  international  skulldug- 
gery is  also  brought  to  an  end.  If  the 
action  gets  somewhat  confused,  it's  only 
because  so  much  happens  to  so  few  peo- 
ple for  so  little  reason. 

One  Minute  To  Zero 

RKO 

HARD-AS-NAILS  Army  officer  Robert 
Mitchum  meets  United  Nations 
worker  Ann  Blyth  while  he's  stationed 
in  Korea.  Ann,  a  war  widow,  is  afraid 
of  romance  with  Mitchum  because  she's 
leary  of  being  hurt  again  by  one  of 
the  We-regret-to-inform-you  telegrams. 
Just  when  he  has  Ann  reassured  that 
nothing  could  ever  happen  to  him,  Mitch- 
um is  forced  to  fire  heavy  field  artillery 
into  a  mass  of  Korean  refugees.  Ann 
doesn't  know  that  Chinese  Communists 
had  been  thickly  interspersed  among  the 
innocent  civilians,  and  she's  horrified  at 
the  brutal  slaughter.  It  isn't  until  she 
sees  for  herself  what  atrocities  have  been 
perpetrated  on  American  GIs,  by  these 
same  Communists,  who  had  infiltrated 
into  American  held  territory,  that  she 
understands  why  Mitchum  had  to  do 
what  he  did. 

Yankee  Buccaneer 

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ASEA-FARIN'  yarn  that  deals  with 
the  early  days  of  the  United  States 
Navy,  and  has  Scott  Brady  assigned 
along  with  Commander  Jeff  Chandler  to 
disguise  the  Frigate  Essex  as  a  pirate 
ship  so  that  the  Navy  can  better  learn 
the  operations  of  a  pirate  fleet  that  has 
been  terrorizing  the  Caribbean  sea  lanes. 
In  the  line  of  duty,  the  boys  also  en- 
counter Susan  Ball,  a  noblewoman  who 
suspects  them  of  really  being  pirates. 
Sticks  and  stones  may  break  his  bones, 
but  words  will  never  harm  him,  so  Brady 
falls  for  Susan.  Ditto  Chandler.  The 
irony  of  it  all  is  that  because  of  Susan, 
the  real  pirates  discover  the  true  identi- 
ties of  Brady  and  Chandler.  After  that, 
it  takes  quite  an  effort  to  save  at  least 
one  of  the  lads  for  blabber-mouth  Susan. 
Good  adventure  yarn  with  action  aplenty. 


RECORD 
ROUNDUP 

Tops  In  Movie  Music 

MGM's  "The  Merry  Widow"  album, 
starring  Fernando  Lamas  .  .  .  Doris 
Day's  "Make  It  Soon"  and  "My  Love 
And  Devotion"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "Should 
I,"  from  "Singin'  In  The  Rain,"  and 
"There's  Only  Tonight,"  by  the  Four 
Aces  for  Decca  .  .  .  Billy  Eckstine's  "Be- 
cause You're  Mine,"  from  film  of  same 
name,  and  "Early  Autumn"  for  MGM 
.  .  .  "I've  Been  Kissed  Before,"  from 
"Affair  In  Trinidad,"  and  "The  Whisper- 
ing Serenade"  by  Blue  Barron  for  MGM 
.  .  .  Marlene  Dietrich-Rosemary  Clooney 
dueting  on  "Too  Old  To  Cut  The  Mus- 
tard" and  "Good  For  Nothin'  "  for  Co- 
lumbia .  .  .  Bing  Crosby-Andrews  Sisters 
singing  "I'll  Si-Si  Ya  In  Bahia"  and  "The 
Live  Oak  Tree,"  from  "Just  For  You," 
for  Decca  ...  "A  Cowboy  Had  Ought 
To  Be  Single,"  from  "Sky  Full  Of  Moon," 
and  "You  Never  Can  Tell"  by  Sheb 
Wooley  for  MGM  .  .  . 

Tops  In  Pops 

PATTI  PAGE'S  "I  Went  To  Your 
Wedding"  and  "You  Belong  To  Me" 
for  Mercury  .  .  .  Les  Paul-Mary  Ford's 
"Meet  Mister  Callaghan"  and  "Take  Me 
In  Your  Arms"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Billy  May's 
"Love  Is  Just  Around  The  Corner"  and 
"Gin  And  Tonic"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  Art 
Lowry's  "Hold  Me  In  Your  Heart"  and 
"Somebody  Else's  Arms"  for  Columbia 
.  .  .  Billy  Eckstine's  "Strange  Sensation" 
and  "Have  A  Good  Time"  for  MGM 
.  .  .  Guy  Lombardo's  "Wish  You  Were 
Here"  and  "Honky  Tonk  Siveetheart"- 
for  Decca  .  .  .  April  Stevens'  "That 
Naughty  Waltz"  and  "I  Like  To  Talk 
To  Myself"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "You're  The 
One  I  Care  For"  and  "Hesitation"  by 
Art  Mooney  for  MGM  .  .  .  Frank  Sina- 
tra's "Bim-Bam  Baby"  and  "Azure-Te" 
for  Columbia  .  .  .  Tony  Bennett's  "Roses 
Of  Yesterday"  and  "You  Could  Make 
Me  Smile  Again"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Ray 
Anthony's  "Loaded  With  Love"  and 
"Make  Believe  Dreams"  for  Capitol  .  .  . 
Lily  Ann  Carol's  "It's  Been  So  Long" 
and  "I  Don't  Know  Any  Better"  for 
Victor  .  .  .  Guy  Mitchell's  "Feet  Up"  and 
"Jenny  Kissed  Me"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 

Others  Toppers 

NORMAN  GREENE'S  "R  omantic 
Moods"  album  for  MGM  .  .  .  Leroy 
Holmes'  "The  Gypsy  In  My  Soul"  and 
"The  Girls  Are  Marching"  for  MGM  .  .  . 
Louis  Prima's  "Chile  Sauce"  and  "One 
Mint  Julep"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Woody 
Herman's  "Jump  In  The  Line"  and 
"Stompin'  At  The  Savoy"  for  Mars  .  .  . 
Rex  Allen's  "Two-Faced  Clock"  and 
"Jambalaya"  for  Decca  .  .  .  Columbia's 
"Xavier  Cugat  At  The  Waldorf"  album 
.  .  .  Acquaviva's  "Beyond  The  Next  Hill" 
and  "Tillies  Tango"  for  MGM  .  .  . 

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Back  from  Europe,  Ginger  Rogers  dines  with 
Earl  Blackwell  in  Manhattan  at  Pen  &  Pencil. 


— and  at  this  rate  the  income  tax  people 
are  going  to  be  very  depressed,  since 
Betty  has  been  in  a  state  of  suspension 
twice  lately.  Bet  you  Samuel  Fuller, 
who's  writer-director  on  "Blazes,"  wishes 
he'd  stuck  to  practically  all-male  casts 
like  in  "Park  Row,"  "Fixed  Bayonets" 
and  "Steel  Helmet"  so  he  wouldn't  have 
to  cope  with  ladies  who  have  the  vapors 

of  one  kind  or  another. 

*    #  * 

The  headaches  at  MGM  were  ver1  \ 
veddy  large — almost  a  million  dollar 
— when  their  boy  Lanza  decided  to  Cl 
up  the  temperamental  touches  over  "Stu- 


Above:  Ricardo  Montalban, 
Debbie  Reynolds  and  ex- 
pectant Jane  Powell  have 
cake  and  coffee  during  pause 
of  Radio  Theatre  rehearsal. 
Jane  finished  "Small  Town 
Girl"  and  now  awaits  baby. 


Right:  Also  expecting,  but 
not  so  soon,  is  Shelley  Win- 
ters, seen  here  with  husband 
Vittorio  Gassman  and  Ital- 
ian import,  Millie  Vitale. 
Shelley  and  Vittorio  have 
squabbles,  but  settle  them. 


By  MARY  MARATHON 

Hi,  fans!  Here  I  am  again  and  I'm  high  as  a  kite  about  a  picture  I've  just 
seen — "Road  to  Bali"  with  Bing  Crosby,  Bob  Hope  and  Dorothy  Lamour. 
These  three  aren't  exactly  strangers  to  each  other,  having  traveled  a  few 
previous  "Roads"  together.  Maybe  you  saw  one  (or  more)  of  them.  If  you  did, 
you'll  agree  that  when  Bing,  Bob  and  Dotty  team  up  to  hit  the  road,  it's  a  laugh 
marathon  for  sure!  In  "Road  to  Bali"  I  want  to  tell  you,  they're  but  colossal. 


What  happens  to  them  could  only  happen  to  them!  They  have  all  kinds  ofl 
impossible  adventures — with  music — including  diving  for  sunken  treasure  (a 
little  situation  Bing  maneuvers  Bob  into);  tangling  with  savage  head  hunters 
and  beautiful  native  women;  wrestling  with  ferocious  animals;  and  running 
into  some  of  your  favorite  Hollywood  personalities  (surprises  galore!)  in  the 
middle  of  the  jungle.  It's  all  for  laughs  and,  believe  me,  laughs  for  all.  In  a 
"Road"  show  anything  goes,  and  in  this  one  not  only  anything — but  everything! 


Dotty  has  a  wardrobe  of  whistle-bait  Balinese  sarongs  (she  plays  an  island 
princess)  and,  of  course,  the  two  B.s  buzz  around  her  like  crazy,  each  outdoing 
the  other,  pulling  all  kinds  of  wild  wires  to  be  the  lucky  one  who  wins  her. 


Story?  Well,  now,  between  you  and  me,  anything  sensible  couldn't  stand  up 
under  Bing's  and  Bob's  gaff,  although  Dotty  does  her  feminine  best  to  provide 
motivation  and  maintain  a  semblance  of  sanity.  There's  a  villain,  though,  who 
cooks  up  enough  trouble  to  keep  "our  heroes"  hopping.  He's  played  by  Murvyn 
Vye  and  I  seem  to  remember  that  he  connives  to  cheat  the  princess  of  her 
fortune,  but  who  really  gives  a  care  about  a  story  when  Bing,  Bob  and  Dotty 
are  in  action  in  glamorous  Bah? 

*         *  * 

"Road  to  Bali"  is  the  first  of  the  "Road"  films  in  color  by  Technicolor.  And 
wait'll  you  see  the  Balinese  dancers  in  their  lush  and  lavish, colorful  costumes. 
It's  an  eyeful  you  won't  soon  forget.  There  are  six  new  songs,  among  them  a 
couple  of  Crosby-Hope  comedy  routines  that  are  worth  the  price  of  admission 
alone.  Take  it  from  me,  fans,  this  "Road"  rates  traveling  to,  no  matter  how 
far  you  are  from  the  theatre  that  plays  it. 


There's  another  Technicolor  movie  coming  out  soon,  too,  that  I  think  you'll 
enjoy — a  thriller  called  "The  Blazing  Forest,"  that  is  tops  in  action  adventure. 
That  gorgeous  guy  all  the  gals  are  gone  on — John  Payne — has  the  number  one 
stalling  role  as  the  tough  boss  of  a  logging  camp  in  the  tall  timber  country. 
Other  stars  in  it  are  William  Demarest,  Agnes  Moorehead,  Richard  Alien  and 
lovely  newcomer  Susan  Morrow  (remember  1  told  you  about  her  last  month 
in  connection  with  "The  Savage"?)  "The  Blazing  Forest"  has  all  the  action 
excitement  its  title  implies,  set  against  magnificent  mountain  scenery — wonder- 
ful background  for  the  romance  between  Payne  and  Susan. 

*         *  * 

And  pretty  soon  you'll  be  hearing  about  "Come  Back,  Little  Sheba,"  the 
movie  version  of  the  Broadway  stage  hit,  co-starring  Burt  Lancaster  and  Shirley 
Booth.  Miss  Booth  starred  in  the  stage  play,  too  . . .  but  more  about  that  simply 
immense  picture  next  month.  Goodbye  for  now,  fans,  and  happy  movie-going! 


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ROAD  TO 
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Music  by  James  Van  Heusen 


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Fdwaid  Ludwig  •  Written  for  the  Screen 
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Ava  Gardner  and  Robert  Taylor  listen  to  call 
to  return  to  sound  stage  for  MGM's  "Vaquero." 


dent  Prince."  Varying  opinions  are:  he's 
a  sick  boy — he  achieved  stardom  too 
quickly  and  didn't  know  how  to  handle 
same — he's  just  plain  temperamental. 
Take  your  choice.  Anyway,  Annie  Blyth 
sat  around  and  cooled  her  heels  for  weeks 
waiting  to  go  to  work  with  him.  Finally 
took  off  and  went  home  to  Universal- 
International,  where  things  were  very 
peaceful. 

*    *  * 

About  the  same  time  Lana  Turner  came 
out  of  hiding  at  Lake  Tahoe,  where  she'd 


Mitzi  Gaynor  and  mother,  Mrs.  Pauline  Gerber, 
after  Mitzi's  stage  show  at  L.  A.  Auditorium. 


gone  to  get  a  divorce,  and  the  wife  of  her 
South  American  heart-throb,  Fernando 
Lamas,  got  her  legal  ties  to  him  all  se- 
vered. The  new  Lana-Lamas  picture  is 
quite  appropriately  titled  "Latin  Lover." 
*     *  * 

The  John  and  Chata  Wayne  divorce 
started  off  like  a  pyrotechnic  Fourth  of 
July,  with  the  big  boy  deciding  to  put 
up  a  slight  struggle  against  the  little 
woman's  charges.  About  the  same  time 
he  went  into  a  vast  TV  deal  with  Dick 
Powell,  Bob  Cummings  and  Joel  McCrea 
involving  some  ten  million  dollars.  No 
wonder  Mrs.  Wayne  wants  a  sizeable 
amount  of  alimony-property  settlement 
stuff.  In  this  here  TV  deal,  big  John 
will  make  his  debut  on  the  home  screens. 


Edmond  O'Brien  and  wife,  Olga  San  Juan,  on 
dance  floor  at  Ciro's.   All's  well  again  here. 


Columbia  gets  Betty  Hutton  and  her 
groom,  Charlie  O'Curran,  since  they  lib- 
erated themselves  from  Paramount.  Big 
deal  is  for  her  to  do  "The  Life  Of  Sophie 
Tucker" — and  as  quick  as  ever  Betty's 
voice  is  up  to  its  old  volume,  she'll  be 
cooking  on  the  range  <w  the  "red  hot 


Surprising  as  it  is  to  Hollywood,  Rita 
Hayworth's  come-home  (notice  we  didn't 
say  come-back)  picture,  "Affair  In  Trini- 
dad," made  nothing  but  money  and,  let's 
face  it,  the  movie  was  hardly  one  of  her 
best.  This,  however,  left  her  in  the  happy 
position  of  being  quite  independent  of  her 
Prince  when  he  paid  a  visit  here.  Rita's 
trip  to  Europe  was  touted  variously — as  a 
reconciliation,  as  a  chit-chat  with  her 
father-in-law,  and  as  a  fun  flip.  It  wouldn't 
surprise  us  one  bit  if  it  turned  out  to  be 
a  combination  of  all  three. 

*     *  * 

The  Arlene  Dahl-Lex  Barker  parting 
was  pretty  quiet,  all  in  all.  Numerous 
spats  and  peace-pipe  smokings  between 


Arlene  Dahl  and  her  co-star  in  "Jamaica  Seas," 
Ray  Miliaria",  go  literary  awaiting  next  scene. 


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Unscrupulous  Mayflower  Captain  Spencer  Tracy  bargains  with  Gene 
Tierney,  wife  of  Leo  Genn,  Pilgrim  leader  in  "Plymouth  Adventure." 


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play  for  Gene  Tierney,  wife  of  Pilgrim 
leader,  Leo  Genn.  Tracy  and  Genn  are 
both  excellent  and  seem  evenly  pitted 
against  each  other  for  acting  honors 
under  Clarence  Brown's  direction.  Third 
male  lead  belongs  to  Van  Johnson  who 
is  John  Alden  to  Dawn  Addams'  Priscilla. 
In  this  Technicolor  production,  the  Pil- 
grims are  presented  as  human  beings 
faced  with  the  frailties  of  the  times  and 
themselves,  not  sanctified  zealots.  Al- 
though slightly  different  than  the  his- 
tory-book versions,  the  film's  over-all 
results  present  a  ringing  lesson  in  the 
American  heritage  and  how  it  could  have 
been  lost  but  for  a  handful  of  staunch 
voyagers. 

BECAUSE  OF  YOU 

Past  Imperfect — V-I 

LORETTA  YOUNG  travels  the  rough 
road  from  gangster's  moll  to  the 
wife  of  a  Philadelphia  Main  Liner  with 
many  a  film  detour  in  between.  Initial 
scenes   find   Loretta   and   fiance  Alex 


Unaware  of  her  menacing  past,  Jeff  Chandler 
marries  Loretta  Young  in  "Because  Of  You.'' 


PLYMOUTH  ADVENTURE 

Historic  Crossing! — MGM 

THE  type  of  people  who  booked 
passage  aboard  the  Mayflower  and 
their  reasons  for  going  to  the  New 
World  comprise  the  major  story-line  in 
Dore  Senary 's  top  drawer  production. 
Spencer  Tracy  as  Capt.  Christopher 
Jones  is  an  embittered  skipper  who  is 
not  above  taking  a  bribe  to  land  the 
settlers  off  their  course,  or  making  a 


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Mario  Lanza  and  Paula  Coiday  in  "Because 
You're  Mine."  Army  hampers  career  and  love. 


Nicol  accused  of  smuggling  dope.  Al- 
though innocent,  she  serves  a  term  in 
Tehachapi  and  then  is  paroled  as  a 
nurse's  aide  at  a  veterans'  hospital  where 
she  meets  wealthy  Jeff  Chandler.  Al- 
though the  couple  marry,  she  doesn't  tell 
her  husband  of  her  jail  term,  so  when 
Nicol  again  appears  upon  the  scene  she 
is  caught  in  a  web  of  past  and  present 
indiscretions.  Movie,  which  has  several 
soap-opera  situations,  should  appeal  pri- 
marily to  women,  with  Loretta  sporting 
a  flashy  wardrobe,  going  both  blonde 
and  brunette,  and  enacting  several 
sizzling    love    scenes    with  Chandler. 

BECAUSE  YOU'RE  MINE 
The  Army  And  Opera — MGM 

AGAIN  hitting  the  Technicolor  trail 
for  Producer  Joe  Pasternak.  Mario 
Lanza  offers  his  fans  everything  from 
singing  commercials  to  "Adio  Adio"  from 


Romance  and  adventure  for  John  Ireland 
and  Yvonne  DeCarlo  in  "Hurricane  Smith." 


See  us  in  "ROAD  TO  BALI" 

A  PARAMOUNT  PICTURE  STARRING 

BING  CROSBY,  BOB  HOPE 
DOROTHY  LAMOUR 

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Esther  Williams,  playing  heroic  water  queen  Annette  Kellerman  in  "Million  Dollar 
Mermaid,"  is  the  subject  of  dispute  by  Victor  Mature,  Jesse  White,  Charles  Watts. 


"Rigoletto."  As  a  follow-up  to  "Caruso," 
the  picture  suffers  by  comparison,  but 
still  manages  to  offer  its  own  share  of 
musical  highlights,  especially  the  se- 
quence where  Lanza  sings  "The  Lord's 
Prayer."  Story-wise  Mario's  a  successful 
young  opera  star  ( Renaldo  Rossano) 
who's  drafted  just  four  months  short  of 
his  2Cth  birthday — and  exemption.  His 
fame  and  a  few  ill-advised  side  remarks 
keep  him  in  hot  water  with  most  of  the 
company's  top  brass  until  he  meets 
James  Whitmore  (Sgt.  Batterson),  a  guy 
with  a  voice  like  a  frog  and  a  mind  like 
a  fox.  Although  the  sergeant  realizes  ''is 
own  vocal  limitations,  he  informs  Ros- 
sano that  his  sister  Bridget  ( Doretta 
Morrow)  is  a  looker  with  a  voice  to 
match  and  if  he  will  audition  her — here 
comes  the  bait — a  pass  to  New  York  for 
the  interview.  Rossano  readily  accepts 
and  plans  a  little  maneuvering  of  his  own 
while  in  the  city  for  he  has  several  re- 
cording sessions  he  would  like  to  keep  if 
he  can  get  the  pass.  Of  course,  each  finds 
out  about  the  other's  little  scheme,  and 
private  war  is  underway  between  the  two 
men,  until  an  understanding  is  effected 
and  Bridget  winds  up  singing  a  perman- 
ent duet  with  Rossano. 

HURRICANE  SMITH 

South  Seas  Special — 
Nat  Ilolt-I'aramount 

JOHN  IRELAND  as  "Hurricane 
Smith"  certainly  has  his  work  cut 
out  for  him  in  this  Gordon  Ray  Young 
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classic  of  pirates  seeking  treasure.  In 
quick  succession  there's  romance  with  a 
beautiful  part-Polynesian  girl  (Yvonne 
DeCarlo);  a  mutiny,  and  an  exciting 
underwater  battle  with  a  man-eating 
shark.  Assisting  in  the  melodrama,  di- 
rected by  Jerry  Hopper,  are  Richard 
Arlen  and  Forrest  Tucker,  Ireland's 
devil-may-care  companions. 

MILLION  DOLLAR  MERMAID 

Dramatic  Splash — MGM 

THE  fabulous  story  of  swim-great, 
Annette  Kellerman,  is  a  color-feast 


for  the  eyes  and  definite  proof  that 
Esther  Williams  not  only  knows  how  to 
fill  a  bathing  suit,  but  a  dramatic  role 
as  well.  The  movie  traces  Miss  Keller- 
man's  career  from  her  childhood  in 
Australia — where  she  teaches  herself  to 
swim  to  strengthen  her  crippled  legs — 
to  her  success  at  the  New  York  Hippo- 
drome and  in  silent  movies.  During  her 
travels  she  meets  a  talented  boxing 
kangaroo,  an  affectionate  big  league 
stage  scion  ( David  Brian),  and  a  carnival 
owner  whose  smooth  tongue  could  sell 
you  the  Brooklyn  Bridge  at  the  shake  of 
a  hand  (Vic  Mature).  Physically  and 
temperamentally  Williams  and  Mature 
are  ideally  cast  and  work  especially  well 


Marilyn  Monroe  meets  Charles  Laughton  in 
one  of  stories  in  "0.  Henry's  Full  House." 


under  Director  Mervyn  LeRoy's  guid- 
ance. Their  romantic  embraces  are  timed 
to  make  the  theatre  ten  degrees  warmer 
inside.  The  lavish  and  spectacular  water 
ballets  are  the  most  exciting  yet  staged 
for  Esther. 

THE  PRISONER  OF  ZENDA 

Perennial  Favorite — MGM 

UP  TO  bat  again  comes  "The  Prisoner 
Of  Zenda"  with  Stewart  Granger, 
Deborah  Kerr  and  James  Mason  in  the 
starring  roles.  Granger  has  the  dual  role 
of  Rudolf  Rassendyll  who  masquerades 


King  Rudolf  V  encounters  his  double,  Rudolf  Rassendyll  (both  roles  are  played  by 
Stewart  Granger),  in  "Prisoner  Of  Zenda,"  also  starring  Deborah  Kerr,  James  Mason. 


as  King  Rudof  V,  when  the  latter  is 
drugged  on  the  eve  of  his  coronation. 
Robert  Douglas  is  a  contender  for  the 
throne  and  Deborah  Kerr,  King  Rudolf's 
fiancee  who  falls  in  love  with  his  dashing 
double.  The  film  is  beautifully  mounted, 
well  cast  and  offers  several  spectacular 
dueling  scenes  between  Granger  and 
Mason,  a  politically  ambitious  military 
man  who  is  the  king's  chief  opponent. 

THE  THIEF 

Silent  Cinema — Fran-United  Artists 

THIS  Ray  Milland  starrer,  in  which 
not  a  single  line  of  dialogue  is  spoken, 


Silent-  espionage  by  atomic  scientist  Ray 
Milland  in  "The  Thief;"  here  with  Rita  Gamm. 


may  not  start  any  new  film  trend,  but 
'must  be  lauded  for  daring  to  be  different. 
|In  this  day  of  economy,  when  it  is  safer 
(to  follow  a  film  cycle  rather  than  ex- 
periment, Producer  Harry  Popkin  un- 
folds the  story  of  the  degradation  of  a 
top  Atomic  scientist  who  steals  secrets 
for  an  enemy  power.  The  picture,  which 
uses  music  and  sound  effects  to  bridge 
over  many  incidents  ordinarily  covered 
by  dialogue,  is  necessarily  a  little  slow 
in  getting  set  up,  but  by  the  time  it 
climaxes  atop  the  TV  antenna  on  the 
Empire  State  Building,  one's  emotions 
are  taut.  Although  Rita  Gam  (a  look- 
er ,  like  Gardner)  and  Martin  Gabel 
(Milland's  enemy  contact)  head  the 
supporting  cast,  Milland's  real  co-star  is 
cinematographer  Sam  Leavitt,  who  pro- 
vides some  of  the  most  unusual  and  ex- 
citing camera  work  yet  screened. 

O.  HENRY'S  FULL  HOUSE 

Sure  To  Please — 20th  Century-Fox 

CONTINUING  the  episode  trend,  five 
of  0.  Henry's  films  have  been  neatly 
packaged  into  a  star-studded  movie  nar- 
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stars  perform  in  the  individually  di- 
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fair to  single  out  one  performance  you 
can  bet  Charles  Laughton  gets  an  Acad- 
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drifter  who  tries  to  get  arrested  so  that 
he  can  spend  the  Winter  in  jail.  He 
teams  with  David  Wayne  and  Marilyn 
Monroe  in  initial  episode,  "The  Cop 
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Jeanne  Crain,  hubby  Paul  Brinkman,  Charles 
FitzSimons,  Ann  Blyth  at  recent  MCA  banquet. 


Right:  Colorado  Springs  cowboys  "brand" 
Jane  Russell  at  "One  Minute  To  Zero"  preem. 


newcomers.  He's  teaching  Portland 
Mason,  the  four-year-old  daughter  of 
James  and  Pamela  to  speak  Welsh,  on 
account  of  Mrs.  M.'s  family  live  over 
there  and  she  wants  the  kid  to  be  able 
to  yak  it  up  with  them  on  a  forthcoming 
visit. 

*  # 

Debbie  Reynolds  has  started  a  new  fad 
for  girl  dancers — her  practice  clothes  are 
old-fashioned  gingham  kid's  rompers — 
she's  got  a  new  pooch,  too — little  teeny 
poodle  that's  portable,  so  she  can  take 
it  to  the  studio  with  her.  Named  it  Plie 
or  some  such  ballet  term. 

*  *  * 

On  account  of  Director  Anthony  Mann 
has  trouble  remembering  names  when 
he's  excited,  Ralph  Meeker  almost  got 
buried  in  a  flock  of  rock  on  the  Colorado 
location  of  "The  Naked  Spur."  Mann 
was  supposed  to  yell  "Ralph"  just  as 
Bob  Ryan  let  the  dirt  loose  above 
Meeker.  Instead,  the  stuff  came  pouring 
down  on  him  and  he  jumped  out  of  the 
way  of  same.  "Wo'  hoppen"  he  asked  his 
director,  who  apologized  and  said  he'd 
just  plain  forgot  what  to  call  him.  Good 
thing  he  didn't  get  mangled — Barbara 
Stanwyck,  who's  mad  for  Meeker,  would 

have  been  crushed,  see. 

*  *  * 

Gary  Cooper,  back  from  Samoa,  busy 
buying  a  hotter  and  faster  foreign 
hopped  up  car.  The  Coop  is  real  partial 
to  fast  moving  vehicles  and  wouldn't 
you  be  too  if  you'd  had  to  ride  all  those 
horses  in  all  those  pictures. 

*  *  * 

And  Doris  Day's  having  fun,  I  can  tell 
you,  tinkering  with  old  autos  in  "By  The 
Light  Of  The  Silvery  Moon."  An  old  1919 
automobile  used  in  the  flicker  puffed  onto 


the  stage  under  its  own  power,  but  by  the 
time  she  got  through  with  it  a  tow  car  had 
to  call  for  the  old  girl  and  haul  her  off 
for  the  night. 

*     *  * 

Crosby  and  Hope  got  together  in 
England  and  teamed  up  as  pardners  in  a 
charity  golf  game  against  two  British 
comics.  Bing's  making  a  picture  in 
France,  y'know,  called  "Little  Boy  Lost." 
Kinda  funny  about  his  four  boys — the 
middle  ones,  the  twins  Dennis  and 
Phillip,  want  to  be  ranchers  while  Gary, 


Luscious  Lucy  Knoch,  of  Red  Skelton's  TV 
show,    prepares   for   approaching  Yuletide. 


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Straight  from  the  heart  story 
by  one  who,  as  a  boy,  never 
dared  to  imagine  that  Christ- 
mas for  him  ever  could  be  real 


By  Alan  Ladd 


SUE  and  I  start  our  Christmas  lists  and 
our  shopping  in  August  to  get  ready 
in  time.  This  may  sound  a  little  over- 
enthusiastic — but  we  love  Christmas  like 
no  other  day  in  the  year. 

This  Christmas  for  the  first  time  we  will 
be  away  from  home.  Even  in  Europe, 
where 'we'll  be  making  pictures,  and  in 
Switzerland,  where  we  plan  to  spend  the 
holidays,  we  will  have  a  grand  Christmas. 
First,  we'll  all  be  together — and  since  we 
packed  a  box  of  our  Christmas  tree  orna- 
ments, the  old  familiar  ones,  some  more 
loved  for  their  tarnished  tinsel  service 
(they  hold  memories  of  ten  years'  back) 
to  take  along — we'll  have  our  regular  tree. 
And  anyone  we  meet  without  a  family  cir- 
cle for  Christmas — will  be  with  us.  That's 
the  way  we  like  it. 

Christmas,  with  us,  is  almost  a  ritual. 
The  format  is  always  the  same.  Last  year's 
could  have  been  the  year  before — or  even 
the  year  before  that.  Christmas  cards  re- 
ceived from  friends  are  strung  on  ribbons 
criss-cross  the  ceiling  of  our  living  room.  Mistletoe  is 
hung  in  strategic  places.   The  same  colored  lights  are 
twined  in  with  the  green  bushes  in  front  of  the  door  with 
the  wreath  in  place  and  big  Santa  Clauses  that  light  say- 
ing a  Merry  Christmas! 

We've  been  wrapping  presents  for  days,  and  I  couldn't 
resist — I  never  can — giving  Sue  hers  before  Christmas. 
I  couldn't  wait  to  see  her  eyes  light  at  the  green  Chris- 
mas  table  cloth,  red  reindeer  and  sleigh  I'd  found  in  a 
little  shop.  I  always  vow  I'll  make  her  wait,  but  there  I 
am  handing  it  to  her  and  saying,  "Open  it.  Go  ahead. 


Christmas  has  become  the  most  signifi- 
cant day  in  Alan's  life.  That's  why  he 
gathers  so  many  to  share  it  with  him. 


I've  got  another  one  for  you  for  'Christmas  morning." 
Then,  naturally,  we  have  to  set  the  table — to  see  how 
Christmasy  it  is.  And  Lonnie  (nine)  and  David  (five) 
are  wide-eyed — except  Lonnie  looks  the  wiser.  Laddie 
(fourteen)  and  Carol  Lee  (nineteen)  say  it's  beautiful. 
We  all  beam — for  we  know  that  every  Christmas  it  will 
come  out  of  its  box  along  with  the  rest  of  the  Christmas 
decorations  that  we  carefully  pack  away  each  New  Year's 
day. 

A  few  close  friends  always  drop  in  on  Christmas  Eve 
We  sit  and  talk  before  the  fire,  (Please  turn  to  page  51) 


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Left:  Dan  Dailey  and  his 
leading  lady,  Constance 
Smith,  return  to  Hollywood 
after  romantic  location  trip 
to  Gotham  for  "Taxi." 


Right:  Joanne  Dru,  like 
so  many  other  stars,  has 
stopped  hiding  her  glam- 
our and  turned  pin-up. 
Her  latest  is  "Big  Man." 


NEWSREEL 


Left:  Roy  Rogers  and  Trig- 
ger welcome  Deanna  Foulk 
who  won  Yo-Yo  contest 
recently  sponsored  by  Roy. 
His  TV  show  is  terrific. 


Below:  Mary  Frazer  helps 
Joan  Crawford  sparkle  up 
for  party  in  her  honor,  aft- 
er "Sudden  Fear"  p.a.  tour, 
at  Pen  &  Pencil  in  N.Y. 


Paintings  by  your 
favorite  stars  now  on 

Hallmark  Christmas  Cards 

They're  all  in  the  Hallmark  Hollywood  Star  Box 

Painting  is  a  hobby  with  these  stars.  Groucho  Marx  sketches 
between  rehearsals  at  the.  studio,  Fred-  MacMurray  likes  to 
get  up  early  in  the  morning  and  paint  before  breakfast.  Jane 
Wyman  finds  paint  brushes,  oils  and  canvas  the  perfect 
companions  between  pictures.  And  Henry  Fonda  went  to 
an  school  long  before  he  became  an  actor. 

Hallmark  Cards  asked  each  one  of  these  stars  to  design 
a  Christmas  card  they  would  like  to  receive— and  the  Holly- 
wood Star  Box  is  the  result. 

There  are  twelve  Christmas  cards  in  the  Hollywood  Star 
Box,  three  reproductions  of  each  of  the  paintings  by  the 
four  stars.  Groucho  paints  an  amusing  candy  -  cane  house ; 
Fred,  a  winter  landscape;  Jane  and  Henry ...  well,  why  don't 
you  see  for  yourself  how  the  stars  paint  ? 

You'll  find  the  Hollywood  Star  Box  for  $1.00  at  all  the 
fine  stores  that  feature  Hallmark  Cards.  It's  only  one  of 
many,  many  exclusive  Hallmark  styles  you  can  buy  in  boxes. 
And  there  are  lots  of  Hallmark  boxes  priced  as  low  as  59 
cents.  So,  no  matter  what  limits  your  budget  may  have,  your 
Christmas  cards  can  have  Hallmark  on  the  back  .  .  .  the 
famous  Hallmark  that  tells  your  friends,  "You  cared  enough 
to  send  the  very  best"! 


Henry 
Fonda 


MacMurray 


See  these  other  Hallmark  Christmas  Cards  in  boxes: 


Groucho 
Marx 


Grandma  Moses 
Norman  Rockwell 
Currier  &  Ives 


The  Kodachrome  Box 
The  Shadow  Box 
The  Poodle  Box 


DESIGNS  BY : 
Herb  Olsen 
Earl  Bailly 
Andrew  Szoeke 

VERSES  BY : 
Edgar  Guest 
AND 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Box 

Religious  Box 

The  Big  Value  Box 


Winston  Churchill 
Paul  Gaertner 
Steinberg 


The  Comic  Box 
The  Thrifty  Box 
The  Parchment  Box 


Olivia  faces  A 


Free  once  again,  Olivia  de  Havilland  talks  about  her 


Olivia  and  Richard  Burton  do- 
ing tense  scene  for  "My  Cousin 
Rachel,"  her  first  film  since 
returning  from  fateful  tour. 


OLIVIA  DE  HAVILLAND  invited 
me  to  lunch  at  the  Beverly  Hills 
Hotel  for  this,  her  first  film  maga- 
zine interview  in  three  years.  Naturally, 
with  rumors  flying  thick  and  fast  on  her 
future  plans,  I  really  wondered,  as  I 
picked  up  the  telephone  in  the  lobby  and 
called  to  notify  her  of  my  arrival,  whether 
she  would  answer  all  of  my  questions. 
It  seemed  more  likely  she  would  turn 
on  a  certain  quiet  charm,  evasively  shake 


Above:  Since  divorce  Olivia  has 
had  no  solo  dates,  but  attends 
parties  with  groups.  Here  George 
Jessel  greets  her  at  Friars"  fete. 


Right:  With  Director  Henry  Kos- 
ter  during  filming  of  "My  Cousin 
Rachel."  Olivia's  big  interest  in 
life  now  is  her  young  son,  Ben. 


By  May  Mann  Baer 


her  pretty  head  and  reply,  "Really,  May, 
I'd  rather  not  discuss  that."  Or,  "That's 
too  personal" — as  some  stars  do.  Ox- 
even  worse,  wax  very  confidential  and 
wind  up  the  interview  with  "But  don't 
print  any  of  that." 

Instead,  Olivia  proved  to  be  quite  the 
most  honest  and  sincere  person  I  have 
ever  known.  Perhaps,  that  is  because  she 
is  honest  and  sincere  first  with  herself. 

"My  son  Ben  just  came  in  from  the 
park,"  she  apologized  for  being  five  min- 
utes late  as  we  settled  ourselves  com- 
fortably in  the  beautiful  hotel  luncheon 
room  overlooking  the  pool  and  gardens. 
"Ben  is  three  now,  and,  you  know,  neither 
of  us  have  had  a  vacation  since  he  was 
a  year  and  three  months.  We've  both 
been  on  the  road.  Oh  yes,  Ben  goes  every- 
where I  do — and  always,"  she  added. 

"I'm  really  looking  forward  to  a  real 
vacation  right  here,  reading  books  I've 
piled  up.  Seeing  movies  I  haven't  seen 
during  the  last  three  years — when  I  was 
on  tour.  And  I  am  fascinated  with  the 
idea  of  just  relaxing  and  seeing  friends — 
and  being  with  Ben. 

"This  picture,  'My  Cousin  Rachel,'  for 
20th  Century-Fox,  was  completely  ab- 
sorbing. I  wanted  something  hard — some- 
thing to  keep  (Please  turn  to  page  5«) 


ELIZABETH  TAYLOR  was  radiant 
as  she  completed  the  final  bit 
of  work  on  her  newest,  very  excit- 
ing picture,  "The  Girl  Who  Had 
Everything,"  for  she  was  anticipating 
the  blessed  event  that  is  due  in  mid- 
January.  Of  course,  mother-to-be  Liz 
was  careful  to  watch  her  diet  and 
tried  to  relax  whenever  possible  dur- 
ing those  last  days  of  shooting,  but 
this  didn't  dull  her  enthusiasm.  Liz 
is  entranced  with  the  idea  of  mo- 
therhood and  will  be  just  as  happy 
if  the  stork  brings  a  boy  or  a  girl. 
Whichever  it  may  be,  the  baby  will 
probably  be  named  after  Michael, 
whose  brow  already  reveals  the  anx- 
iety and  concern  of  a  dad-to-be. 


Fernando  Lamas,  who's  co-starring  with  Liz 
in  "The  Cirl  Who  Had  Everything,"  helped 
her  to  her  prescribed  glass  of  milk  during  lull. 


Id  I 


Michael  is  very  attentive  and  tries  to 
make  things  as  comfortable  for  Liz  as 
possible.  He  waited  each  day  until  she 
finished-work,  drove  her  home-  f rom  stu- 
dio  so  she  would  not  become  over-tired. 


Liz  adopted  a  kitten  to  keep  her  com- 
pany while  she  took  her  dairy  rest  on  the 
set  of  her  new  film  in  which  she  finds 
herself  in  love  with  a  gangster  whom 
her  father,  an  honest  judge,  must  try. 


"Even  though  they  laughed  at 
my  enthusiasm,  my  past,  my 
Bronx  accent,  I  made  my  way 
because  I  dared  to  be  myself" 


"Those  who  think  they  must 
be  like  everyone  else  to 
get  along  in  Hollywood  are 
no  longer  around.  Carbon 
copies  are  a  dime  a  dozen." 


Can  You  Be  Yoursel 


i 


'VE  CERTAINLY  learned  a  lot  about  Hollywood— and  about 
myself.  As  a  result  I  think  I'm  a  wiser  person. 
I  came  here  four  years  ago  at  the  age  of  22.  I  was  full  of  hopes, 
fears,  desires,  ambitions,  and  immediately  embarked  on  a  new  ven- 
ture in  the  wilds  of  California.  What  supreme  optimism  I  had  then! 
Here  I  was,  ready  for  a  kind  of  life  that  was  entirely  foreign  to  me. 
At  least,  I  thought  I  was  ready  for  it.  It  was  an  amazing  transition 
from  my  background  of  poverty  and  insecurity.  The  change  couldn't 
have  been  any  worse  if  I  had  gone  from  the  Bronx  where  I  lived  to 
France,  England,  India,  or  Ethiopia. 

Frankly,  I  was  scared  about  facing  this  new  life,  and  I  can  under- 
stand those  fears.  As  far  as  my  career  was  concerned,  I  hadn't  as 
yet  formulated  any  ideas  for  my  job  as  a  motion  picture  actor.  On 
personal  beliefs  I  felt  everyone  reacted  and  thought  as  I  did.  I  be- 
lieved, for  example,  that  what  everyone  said  was  so.  This  I  found  wasn't  true. 

To  begin  with,  I  wasn't  used  to  meeting  new  people.  For  years  at  home  I  had  gone  only  with  my  little 
group  of  friends,  people  with  whom  I  could  feel  free.  I  could  go  to  their  homes  for  a  meal  whenever  I 
wished  and  I  could  share  any  and  all  confidences  with  them.  There  were  no  bars  in  our  relationships.  My 
life  was  a  closely-knit  thing  and  there  was  no  social  awareness  in  it. 

When  I  first  began  to  meet  people  in  Hollywood — I  must  have  met  125  my  first  day  at  the  studio — it 
never  occurred  to  me  to  make  light  of  those  I  met.  When  I  was  introduced  to  a  new  person  it  was  a  great 
event  to  me.  When  someone  said,  "How  nice  to  meet  you,"  I  really  thought  he  meant  just  that.  And  if 
any  girl  called  me  "Darling,"  which  I  now  know  is  a  typical  meaningless  expression  in  town,  I  got  the  idea 
romance  was  involved.  Once  a  lady  said  to  me  at  a  club,  "Would  you  take  my  coat  for  me?"  I  almost  be- 
lieved her  and  was  about  to  say,  "Why,  thank  you  very  much.  I'll  give  it  to  my  mother." 

By  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  Hollywood  I  must  have  met  about  250  people,  so  you  can  see  how  I 
might  have  become  confused.  But  I  wasn't  happy.  I  stayed  alone  in  my  hotel  for  the  most  part.  No  one 
seemed  interested  in  really  knowing  me.  I  can  remember  being  invited  to  a  party  one  night  and  it  was  a 
great  feeling.  But  later  I  found  out  I  had  been  invited  just  to  help  fill  up  the  place. 

Being  alone  so  much  gave  me  plenty  of  time  to  think.  I'd  leave  the  studio  in  the  afternoon — when- 
ever I  was  called  for  an  appointment  there — and  then  I'd  take  the  trolley  into  (Please  turn  to  page  5$) 


I 


Tony  and  his  wife,  Janet 
Leigh,  being  interviewed 
at  a  Hollywood  premiere. 
"We  both  zealously 
guard  our  individualities." 


"I  still  find  it  hard  to 
ignore  completely  the  ru- 
mor and  gossip  routine. 
I'm  gullible  and  have  been 
hurt   by   some  writers." 


In  Hollywood?- 


Ton/  Curtis 


Dean  Martin  chats  with  Tony  and  Janet  dur- 
ing a  dinner  party.  "I  have  learned  about 
friendship  and   I   prize  my  close  friends." 


does  it 


Jane  and  hubby,  Geary.  He 
likes  Jane  as  is,  but  if  it 
makes  her  happy  to  be  glam- 
ourous it's  okay  with  him. 


With  Farley  Cranger  in  "Small 
Town  Girl."  Jane'd  love  a  mink 
coat  like  the  one  she's  wearing, 
but  has  settled  for  mink  stole. 


Jane,  with  year-old-son,  Geary,  Jr.,  says,  "Why 
can't  a  person  be  glamourous  when  she's  ex- 
pecting?  I  can't  think  of  a  happier  time." 


Every  time  Jane  Powell  launches  a  campaign  to  be  a 
sophisticated  lady,  she  gets  sidetracked  by  motherhood 

By  Mildred  Gibson 


JANE  POWELL  glittered  like  sparkling  champagne.   The  arc  lights 
caught  glints  of  silvery  blonde  as  she  danced  beneath  them. 
Her  pale  yellow  organdy  dress  swirled  around  while  the  tiny  bugle 
beads  sprinkled  here  and  there  caught  the  light  for  an  instant  and  seemed 
to  trail  her  with  gold  streamers. 

When  she  looked  at  co-star  Farley  Granger,  she  put  so  much  feeling 
into  the  love  ballad  that  even  our  toes  cringed  up  and  down  in  our  shoes. 
When  the  final  scene  was  over  for  MGM's  "Small  Town  Girl,"  a  set 
visitor  turned  in  our  direction  and  commented,  "Isn't  it  a  pity? 
Just  when  everybody  began  to  think  of  Jane  as  a  glamour  girl,  she'll 
be  off  the  screen  having  a  baby.  How  can  anyone  be  glamourous  in  a 
smock  and  holding  a  can  of  pablum?" 

Obviously,  that  lady  didn't  know  Jane — and  we  do  mean  the  new, 
more  sophisticated  Jane  Powell  Steffen.  If  she'd  been  with  us  the 
other  day  when  we  drove  out  to  Janie's  Brentwood  (Please  turn  to  page  60) 


29 


Gracie  and  George  look  over  their  first 
filmed  TV  show.  This  year  they  are  cele- 
brating  their   20th    anniversary   on  air. 


TV-LAND; 


In  their  skits,  Gracie  is  the  giddy,  illogical,  con- 
fused wife;  George,  the  long-suffering  husband. 


Behind  the  delightful  repartee  be- 


ZAnV  GRAC'f 

and  her 
straight 

MAN 


By  Paul  Marsh 


With  Jack  Benny.  George  used  to  be  comedian  of  the 
act,  but  when  Gracie  got  all  the  laughs  they  switched. 


George  says  Gracie's  the  greatest  representa- 
tive of  her  type  of  comedy  in  show  business. 


tween  George  Burns  and  Grade  Allen,  there's  an  interesting,  as  yet  untold,  story 


WHEN  George  Burns  and  Gracie  Allen  first  went  on  the  air  with  a  little  comedy  routine  of  their 
own,  they  did  a  six-minute  spot  sandwiched  in  between  Guy  Lombardo's  music,  and  like  all 
comparative  novices  in  a  new  entertainment  medium,  they  waited  with  some  apprehension  for 
the  comments  to  come  back  from  the  listening  audience.  It  wasn't  long  before  they  were  rewarded, 
but  with  scarcely  the  kind  of  reaction  they  had  hoped  for! 

Some  50  students  from  a  nearby  men's  college  whipped  off  a  lengthy  round-robin  letter  to  them 
which,  in  substance,  said:  "You're  lousy!  We  too  can  buy  a  copy  of  Judge  Magazine  and  read  the 
corny  jokes  you  tell  on  the  program.  Why  don't  you  go  back  to  vaudeville  while  there's  still  hope?" 

It  doesn't  take  much  of  an  imagination  to  picture  the  tizzy  into  which  George  and  Gracie  were 
thrown  when  they  received  this  massive  missile.  Certainly  there  was  no  doubt  that  as  far  as  these 
academic  lads  were  concerned,  the  pair's  so-called  laugh  routines  drew  nothing  but  a  dull  thud.  "May- 
be we're  basically  a  visual  act,"  mused  George,  "and  radio  really  isn't  for  us." 

Gracie,    never  stumped  for  an  answer  even  in  those  embryonic  ether  days,  came  up  with  a  sug- 
gestion. "Stewing  over  this  letter  isn't  going 
to  solve  anything,"  she  said.  "Let's  ask  the 
man  who  should  know — the  head  of  the  ad- 
vertising agency  that  sponsors  the  program. 
If  we're  really  bad,  then  we  should  ask  him 
before  he  tells  us  first!  Besides,  what's  wrong 
with  vaudeville?" 

Happily  enough,  the  agency  man  was  calm- 
ly unimpressed  with  the  50-man  complaint. 
"Look,"  he  said,  "don't  worry  about  it.  When 
all  those  men  bother  to  take  out  the  time  to 
write  to  you,  then  you  have  something.  If  you 
were  as  awful  as  they  said  you  were,  they 
would  simply  have  fluffed  you  off  with  no 
comment.  After  all,  there's  no  law  that  says 
they  must  listen  to  you  if  they  don't  want  to. 
All  they  have  to  do  is  turn  a  dial!" 

The  agency  man  was  completely  right,  too. 
because  optimistic-  {Please  turn  to  page  62) 


Stewart  discusses  Rita 


"I  lost  five  pounds  making 
love  to  Rita,"  admits  Stewart. 


THERE  is  no  doubt  about  it,  Stewart 
Granger  is  the  masterful  type.  He 
has  the  kind  of  profile  that  goes  on 
a  newly-minted  coin,  and  the  physique 
that  the  health  clubs  promise. 

He  has  a  reputation  for  the  daring,  the 
adventurous,  the  spectacular.  When  we 
knocked  on  his  dressing  room  door  dur- 
ing a  lull  in  Columbia's  "Salome,"  a 
thick  voice  boomed  welcome. 

When  we  came  face  to  face 
he  was  as  much  surprised  at 
us  as  we  were  at  him.  "There 
are  two  of  you!"  he  greeted,  "| 
arching  his  right  eyebrow  skep- 
tically. 

We  arched  our  eyebrows 
right  back.  He  sat  in  a  leather 
chair  with  his  feet  propped  up 
on  a  stool.  He  had  on  a  beige 
colored  toga  costume  with  his 
tan  legs,  arms  and  chest  unfet- 
tered by  anything  but  air. 
Zingo! — we  gulped — what  a 
barge  of  a  man!  We  frantically 


Opposite  page:  Stewart  Gran- 
ger, Jean  Simmons  at  home. 


Stewart  Granger,  as  Rita's 
leading  man  in  "Salome/' 
talks  of  their  love  scenes, 
among  other  personal  topics 


By  Reba  & 
Bonnie  Churchill 


tried  to  concentrate  on  50  or  so  well- 
worded  questions. 

We'd  heard  rumors  about  Granger  and 
we  must  admit  he  looked  somewhat  stern 
— but  that  was  only  for  a  second — then, 
like  a  wave  washing  across  the  sand,  he 
smiled.  Not  just  a  puny  little  "glad  to 
meet  you"  one,  but  a  wide  grin  like  the 
dentist  requires. 

"You  like  my  costume?"  He  nipped  a 
finger  across  the  plunging  neckline  of  the 
tunic  and  added,  "I  think  it  would  be  a 
good  style  for  the  ladies. 

"I'm  usually  not  this  relaxed.  This 
costume  comes  with  35  pounds  of  leather 
and  armor,  plus  a  sword." 

"You  poor  boy,"  we  sympathized  get- 
ting over  the  initial  impact,  "all  that  and 
making  love  to  Rita  Hayworth,  too!" 

"It's  not  as  easy  as  you  think.  I  gained 
seven  pounds  dashing  around  in  'Prison- 
er Of  Zenda'  and  lost  five  making  love  to 
Rita.  That's  something  hard  for  my  non- 


always  seem  to  be  cast  as  the  heavy  so  far  as  Jean 
concerned,"  confides  Stewart  in  speaking  of  his  wife. 


"I'll  confess  I  had  a  few  false 
impressions  of  Rita,"  he  says. 


acting  friends  to  realize.  It  is  really  em- 
barrassing to  kiss  someone  like  blazes  20 
times  when  vou  don't  know  them  very 
well. 

"I  had  met  Rita  just  once  before  the 
film.   That  was  three  years  ago  when 
Mike  Wilding  and  I  were  sailing  on  the 
Mediterranean,   south   of   France.  We 
docked  one  day  in  the  harbor  near  the 
main  hotel.  As  we  clamored 
ashore  someone  called  to  us 
and  said,  T  want  you  to  meet 
Rita  Hayworth.'  We  exchanged 
hellos  and  that  was  the  end 
of  that. 

"I'll  confess  I  had  a  few 
false  impressions  of  Rita  be- 
fore I  really  got  to  know  her 
while  doing  the  film.  I  thought 
she'd  be  all-business.  After  all, 
she  owns  Beck  worth  Produc- 
tions that  is  producing  'Sa- 
lome,' and  I  was  working  for 
her.  But  she  didn't  seem  to 
revel  (Please  turn  to  page  64) 


BEVERLY  MICHAELS  had  her  first  big  picture  break  as 
Betty,  the  sultry  siren  with  homicidal  tendencies,  in  "Pick 
Up."  She  did  such  a  convincing  job  that  she  impressed 
the  male  picture-going  population  as  the  ideal  lure  for  lonesome 
lads.  Some  of  them  were  further  convinced  because  they  re- 
membered her  first  picture,  "East  Side,  West  Side,"  in  which 
she  portrayed  the  torrid,  tough  tomato  who  strangled  Ava 
Gardner. 

When  Beverly  turns  her  talents  to  portraying  a  bad  girl,  the 
males  sigh,  "There's  a  dame  we'd  like  to  tame,"  and  the  females 
mutter,  "She's  a  Kate  it's  easy  to  hate."  Maybe  we  shouldn't 
disillusion  you,  but  our  Beverly  is  a  real  actress.  Proof?  Off- 
screen she  isn't  a  bit  Betty-isk;  she  is  a  lady,  through  and 
through,  with  a  quiet,  well  modulated  voice,  with  a  penchant 
for  reading  poetry  and  listening  to  opera. 

She's  no  gingham  apron  type,  however.  She  cheerfully  ad- 
mits that  she  hates  housework  and  when  still  in  high  school 
used  to  pay  her  sister  Dorothy  to  do  her  household  chores. 
But  Beverly  has  a  strong  domestic  feeling,  has  decorated  her 
apartment  deftly,  is  neat  by  nature  and  does  needed  house- 
work in  frantic  bursts  of  energy — to  finish  them  quickly. 

When  she  moved  into  a  new  apartment  recently,  she  worked 
right  straight  through  until  4  in  the  morning  getting  things  set- 
tled to  her  taste.  Then,  because  she  was  so  pleased  with  the 
real  open  fireplace,  she  built  a  fire,  got  an  "old  tired  wienie" 
from  the  refrigerator  and  roasted  it  over  the  open  fire. 

Beverly  is  enchanted  with  that  apartment,  for  like  many  in 
Southern  California  it  seems  like  a  house;  there  are  only  three 
units  in  the  building.  She's  a  girl  who  has  lived  in  apartments 
all  her  life,  having  been  born  and  raised  in  New  York  City,  and 
it's  her  ambition  to  own  a  house  someday.  She  also  hopes  to 
buy  one  for  her  mother  in  the  future,  but  Mrs.  Michaels,  who 
still  fives  in  an  apartment  in  Inwood,  near  the  Bronx,  told  her 
daughter,  "I'm  used  to  this.  I  don't  (Please  turn  to  page  70) 


Time  out  for  repairs.  Beverly's  so  convincing  as  a  toughie  she'll 
probably  go  right  on  playing  them  just  so  long  as  the  roles  are  good. 


ctors  will  do  anything 


Charlton  Heston  is  no  exception  in  risking  his  life  just  to  act 


"  A  CTORS  will  do  anything,"  said  Charlton  Heston 

f\  ( familiarly  known  as  "Chuck")  "in  order  to  act. 
They'll  freeze  in  the  Arctic,  sweat  on  the  desert, 
run  interference  with  wild  animals  in  Darkest  Africa, 
risk  life  and  limb  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness  in  order 
to  act,  to  give  performances  in  the  parts  they  play. 

"In  C.  B.  DeMille's  Paramount  picture,  'The  Great- 
est Show  On  Earth,'  Gloria  Grahame  put  her  pretty 
face  under  an  elephant's  foot — why?  Because  she 
wouldn't  have  had  the  part  if  she  hadn't.  Betty  Hut- 
ton  flirted  with  the  angels  up  there  on  the  high  trapeze 
— for  the  same  reason. 

"I'm  told  that  while  Maureen  O'Hara  and  John 
Wayne  were  in  Ireland  on  location  for  'The  Quiet 
Man,'  Maureen  broke  her  hand  when  she  slapped 
John's  face  and  that  in  one  of  the  other  scenes  where 
she  runs  across  country,  broke  her  ankle. 

"I  didn't  have  to  be  told,  I  know  that  Jennifer  Jones 
broke  her  hand  when  she  hit  me  on  the  head  in  a  scene 
for  'Ruby  Gentry,'  a  20th  Century-Fox  picture  we  re- 


cently made  together.  She  could  have  favored  her 
hand,  but  she  didn't.  To  Jennifer,  realism  is  the  im- 
portant thing.  On  me,"  Charlton  laughed,  "there  wasn't 
even  a  slight  swelling.  I'm  remarkably  durable,  I  don't 
break  easily. 

"In  my  first  picture  for  Paramount,  'Dark  City,'  I 
had  a  fight  scene  with  Mike  Mazurki.  Now  Mike  is  a 
very  big  boy.  So,  as  boys  go,  am  I,  being  six  foot  two 
in  height,  205  pounds  on  the  scales;  hat  size,  seven  and 
five  eighths;  shoes,  size  12.  But  Mike  is  six  foot  six. 
weighs  250  pounds  and  could  have  pulverized  me.  In 
the  scene,  he  knocked  me  over  a  coffee  table,  then 
leaned  down,  picked  me  up  and  held  me  over  his  head 
as  easily  as  he'd  have  held  an  eggshell.  Meanwhile, 
the  scene  called  for  me  to  keep  hitting  at  him,  which 
I  did  and  kept  doing.  I  hit  him,  finally,  right  on  the 
nose.  It  was  an  error.  In  fight  scenes  actors  do  not, 
obviously,  take  the  punches.  (If  they  did  there  d  be 
an  awful  lot  of  kayoed  boys  Uttering  the  sound  stages!) 
We  learn  to  miss  by  the  mer-  (Please  turn  to  page  6? 


Wife  Lydia.  loaded  down  with  cameras,  visits 
Charlton  while  on  location  for  "The  Savage." 


The  Hestons  face  theatre  audience  on  p.a. 
tour — another  thing  actors  must  cope  with. 


"I  do  my  own  riding  in  Westerns,  but  I  don't 
do  my  own  falls — yet.    I'm  still  learning." 


The  constant  twosome  of  Ann  Myth  and  Charles  Fitz- 
Simons  (Maureen  O'Hara's  brother)  attended  the  show. 


Leslie  Caron  and  her  husband,  George  Hormel,  at  Pan-Pacific 
Auditorium  to  see  "Ice  Follies  Of  1953,"  tops  in  ice  revues. 


fun  for 


The  Ronald  Reagans  (Nancy  Davis)  enjoying  one  of  the  many 
spectacular  routines.  Their  marriage  is  working  out  beautifully. 


Wendell  Corey  and  his  wife  at  opening.  The  Hollywood 
stars  always  turn  out  en  masse  for  the  "Ice  Follies." 


Gene  Nelson  stops  to  give  autographs  as  he  and  wife  arrive. 
He's  next  in  "She's  Back  On  Broadway,"  with  Virginia  Mayo. 


§tar§ 


Florence  Rae,  one  of  the  show's  stars,  intrigues  Mar- 
lon Brando,  who  attended  the  gala  opening  with  Movita. 


Marie  Wilson  and  her  husband,  Robert  Fallon,  admire  the  lov- 
liness   of  one  of  the   skating  beauties   during  intermission. 


As  usual,  the  happy  Jimmy  Stewarts  have  fun,  what  with 
Gloria  having  a  helpless  time  with  her  ice  cream  bar. 


Steve's  date,  Kay  Fayleti,  does  a  burn  as  be  stops  to  give  his 
autograph  to  admiring  femme  fan  at  recent  Hollywood  premiere. 


Barbara  Payton  and  Steve  are  very  good  friends.  "The  female 
animal  is  much  more  intelligent  than  the  male,"  declares  Steve. 


ff  I  Learned  About  Women 


Fro 


en 


99 


Kathryn  Grayson  and  Steve  in  "The  Desert 
Song."  He  insists  it's  more  fun  to  go  out 
with  a   non- professional   than   an  actress. 


BEING  the  reticent  type,  Steve  Coch- 
ran waited  until  he  was  six  months 
old  before  he  became  actively  inter- 
ested in  women.  At  that  advanced  age 
he  made  an  interesting  discovery  which 
left  a  lasting  impression. 

"I  discovered,"  opines  our  passionate 
pilgrim,  "that  women  have  a  way  of  get- 
ting their  way.  I  have  lived  to  learn  that 
the  more  I  know  about  the  delicate  dears, 
the  less  qualified  I  become  to  compete 
with  them!" 

Steve's  first  awareness  of  feminine  frag- 
ility descended  upon  him  in  Eureka, 
California,  where  he  was  born.  Although 
his  older  sister,  Vina,  and  her  little  play- 
mates had  ample  outlet  mothering  their 
dollies  and  teddy  bears,  being  realists 
they  enlisted  the  services  of  baby  Stevie 
for  the  gurgling  cause. 

"It  seems,"  rues  the  object  of  sacrifice, 
"through  the  years  I've  retained  a  men- 
tal picture  of  this  hallowed  demonstra- 
tion. Vina  and  her  smother-loving  friends 
dressed  me  up  in  doll  clothes,  clutched 
me  to  their  maternal  bosoms  as  they  cod- 
dled and  caressed  me.  I  found  the  close 


association — pleasant. 

"Like  famous  sirens  of  history  who 
were  beset  by  boredom  following  con- 
quest, Vina  s  vixens  were  no  exception. 
Suddenly  and  without  provocation,  their 
girlish  enthusiasm  waned.  While  they 
were  off  in  another  direction,  I  was 
dragged  unceremoniously  through  the 
bushes  and  eventually  dropped  on  my 
head.  There  I  remained  until  some  Good 
Samaritan  retrieved  me." 

Thus  began  one  man's  meanderings  in 
a  world  of  women.  There  was  that  first 
love  in  his  life,  a  little  girl  named  Sue  in 
Steve's  first  grade  class.  They  called  her 
— Sweet  Sue!  At  lunch  time,  when  she 
insisted  that  our  little  man-boy  accept 
her  hard-boiled  egg,  he  was  touched  to 
the  quick.  The  following  day  she  de- 
manded a  peanut  butter  sandwich  in  re- 
turn. 

"So  I  learned  from  a  little  woman," 
dead-pans  our  hero,  "it's  the  man  who 
pays  and  pays." 

A  red-headed  teacher  taught  him  one 
of  life's  treasured  lessons.  At  7  years  old, 
Stevie  was  not  exactly  the  ~*»e  of 


Left:  Working  out  with  French  actress  Gaby 
Andre  in  the  Warners  gym.  Says  Steve,  "The 
more  I  know  about  the  delicate  dears,  the 
less  qualified  I  am  to  compete  with  them." 


Below:  "It's  a  popular  belief  that  women  are 
controlled  by  their  hearts,  but  I  believe 
they  have  a  'head*  start  on  men  any  time," 
observes  Steve,  who  favors  the  bachelor  life. 


"I  came  to  the  conclusion/' 
states  Steve  Cochran,  "that 
you  can't  judge  two  women, 
or  a  hundred  and  two,  by  a 
set  rule,  they're  so  unalike" 


By  Jerry  Asher 


the  class.  In  fact,  for  the  best  interests 
of  the  other  pupils,  he  was  surreptitiously 
removed  to  an  adjoining  woodshed-  From 
her  vantage  point,  his  red-headed  bene- 
factress kept  an  eagle  eye  peeled  through 
an  open  window. 

School  was  dismissed  and  the  sanctity 
of  Steve's  woodshed  was  invaded  by  a 
gentle  visitor  who  was  fortified  with — a 
rubber  hose. 

"You  may  have  your  choice,"  she  put 
it  to  him  sweetly.  "Where  do  you  want 
it — on  your  bottom  or  your  hand?" 

"Her  sense  of  fair  play  all  but  moved 
me  to  tears,"  today's  philosopher  sums  it 
up.  "And  that's  when  I  learned  I  could 
always  expect  an  even  break  from  wom- 
en." 

At  9,  Steve  fell  for  a  tomboy — same 
age. 

"She  could  beat  up  every  12-year-old 
punk  in  the  neighborhood,"  he  recalls 
with  pride  in  his  voice.  "But  she  never 
touched  me.  Even  when  she  playfully 
twisted  my  arm  and  rubbed  my  face  in 
the  mud,  I  still  knew  it  was  her  little  way 
of  showing  par-  (Please  turn  to  page  65) 


J.  Carrol  Naish,  as  Luigi  Basco,  has  given 
CBS  a  topflight  show  in  "Life  With  Luigi." 


Croucho  Marx,  among  TV's  biggest  hits,  has 
been  a  standout  throughout  amusement  field. 


Back  again  this  year  on  NBC's  "Show  Of  Shows"  is  exotic  dancer  Pauline 
Goddard.  Thus  far,  Hollywood  offers  have  not  proved  too  tempting  for  her. 


Channel  Champs 


46 


Red  Skelton,  doing  French  bit  with  Lucy 
Knoch,  is  even  more  popular  than  last  year. 


Jimmy  Durante  kids  with  technicians  as 
they  prepare  for  dress  rehearsal  of  show. 


TV-LAND; 


Gifts  you  can  make 


g    White  crepe  paper,  cut  into  strips  of  narrowing  widths,  edged  in  bright 
red  SCOTCH  Brand  Tape,  makes  this  decorative  tree.  Fold  smafi  pleats 
in  paper,  sew  through  untrimmed  edge  and  fasten  to  red-covered  stick. 

b    Easy-to-make  vestee.  Materials:  2  yds.  of  BLUE  SWAN  satin  ribbon 

OV4  inches  wide),  and  2  yds.  of  THOMAS  WILSON  &  CO.  Alencon  lace  (3% 
inches  wide)  and  burtons.  Send  stamped  addressed  envelope  for  directions. 

q    Directions  for  making  this  crocheted  doll  are  in  Spool  Cotton  Co.'s 

booklet  "Dolls  From  Old  American  Songs."  Booklet  is  available  at  most 
VARIETY  STORES  for  10c.  Doll  was  named  for  song,  "Nellie  Was  A  Lady." 

J    Dress-up  apron  from  %  yd.  organdy  in  a  bright  color,  trimmed 

with  3  yds.  of  WRIGHT'S  double-fold  bias  tape  and  2  yds.  of  matching  spaghetti 
trim.  Send  stamped  addressed  envelope  to  SCREENLAND  for  directions. 


Prieet  tubject  to  change.  Pot 
nearest  store,  write  SCREEN - 
LAND,  444  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 


q     For  glamour-studded  evenings,  make  a  felt  cape  from  a  simple 

pattern  and  attach  DRITZ  rhinestones.  25c  for  25  easy-to-attach  stones 
with  diamond-type  settings.  In  crystal,  black  and  colors.  At  VARIETY  STORES. 


e. 


f. 


f     Many  funny  faces  can  be  made  from  the  Mr.  "Potato  Head"  kit. 

Any  fruit  or  vegetables  can  be  used  for  the  head.  Eyes,  nose, 
ears,  mouth  are  then  inserted.  At  most  VARIETY  STORES.  Price  98c. 

g    Colorful,  decorative  flowers  are  inexpensive  to  make. 

Free -directions  are  available  at  your  VARIETY  STORE  for 
transforming  old  nylons  with  TINTEX  dyes  into  these  dainty  flowers. 


L|    Dawn  Addams  wears  grey  zephyr  wool  sweater,  $2.98.  Her 

grey  men's  wear  rayon  flannel  skirt  has  red  leather  belt 
with  gold  medallion,  $5.98.  Both  at  BURR  and  BUTLER 
BROS.  Stores.  She  is  seated  on  crocheted  rug 
(directions  in  "Star  Rug  Book,"  No.  93,  10c) 
made  of  American  Thread  Co.'s  "Star"  yarn. 
Dawn  appears  in  MCM's  "Plymouth  Adventure." 


screenland 
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Pull-over  and  cardigan  in  all  nylon 
are  $2.98  and  $3.98.  Come  in  pastels 
and  brilliant  colors.  Cardigan  also 
comes. in  heather  gray  or  brown.  For 
sizes  34-40.  Styled  by  "Joyce  Lane." 


RITA  GAM  models  these  pretty  clothes — all  made  in  long-wearing, 
quick-drying  nylon — wonderful  solutions  to  your  holiday  gift-giving. 
For  your  most  versatile  dress,  we  suggest  this  one  of  "Wasli-A-Burl" 
nylon.  Its  all-around  pleats  are  a  style  note;  its  jewel  buttons  a  spar- 
kling accent.  Choose  navy  blue,  purple,  turquoise  or  dark  green.  And  pay 
a  reasonable  $7.98.  Fashions  are  from  W.  T.  GRANT  CO.  Rita  is  fea- 
tured with  Ray  Milland  in  "The  Thief,"  released  through  United  Artists. 


Nylon  Tricot  slip  generously  trimmed 
with  nylon  lace  and  net,  $3.98,  comes 
in  white,  pink  and  sea  blue.  Em- 
broidered nylon  net  panties  are  run- 
proof.  For  sizes,  5-7.  Price,  $1.00. 


Rita  models  a  sheer  nylon  blouse 
with  pucker  stitching  and  pearl 
buttons.  It  comes  in  white,  pink, 
blue,  red,  beige  and  gold.  For  sizes 
32  to  38.  A  treasure  at  just  $2.98. 


New  heel  construction  is  slender 
izing.  Patented  "Life"  heel,  ex 
elusive  at  GRANT'S.  Ultra-sheer 
stockings  in  popular  shades,  priced 
at  $1.15.   A  wonderful  gift  idea 


Christmas  Is  SO  Important! 

Continued  from  page  19 


sing  the  traditional  off-key  carols,  munch 
on  gobs  of  popcorn  and  look  at  the  gaily 
wrapped  gifts  with  much  speculation.  We 
try  to  hustle  the  younger  two  children 
off  to  bed  after  everyone's  hung  up  their 
stockings,  each  bearing  our  individual 
names. 

David  is  still  young  enough  to  put  out 
a  midnight  snack  for  Santa,  a  glass  of 
milk  and  a  peeled  orange.  Lonnie  dis- 
covered the  glass  of  milk  put  back  in  the 
refrigerator  a  couple  of  Christmases  ago 
and  exclaimed,  "When  did  Santa  stop 
liking  milk?"  Then  she  did  a  bit  of  de- 
duction and  now  she  loves  the  spirit  of 
Christmas  on  a  more  adult  plane  of 
thinking.  The  children  help  put  the  pres- 
ents around  different  parts  of  the  room: 
the  family's  under  the  tree,  and  under 
the  piano  is  where  the  cook's  and  mem- 
bers of  the  household's  gifts  are  placed. 
The  pets'  presents  are  placed  where 
they'll  most  likely  know  Santa  has  been. 

Sue  and  I  stay  up  very  late — sitting 
on  the  floor  in  front  of  the  tree — remem- 
bering each  Christmas.  We  recall  each 
ornament  and  who  discovered  it  and 
bought  it.  Christmas  lights  from  the  pot- 
ted plant  illuminate  the  room  and  the 
yule  log  is  huge  and  burns  all  night.  We 
have  already  warned  the  children  not  to 
awaken  us  before  seven  thirty  in  the 
morning. 

Such  excitement!  Such  a  rush!  Sue  and 


I — all  of  us — in  robes  and  slippers, 
around  the  tree.  Such  an  unwrapping  of 
packages  that  took  so  long  to  wrap. 
Such  exclamations  — "Just  what  I  want- 
ed." "Do  you  really  like  it?" 

Last  Christmas,  my  gift  to  Sue  was  a 
furry  white  robe  lined  with  red  taffeta — 
with  red  satin  slippers  and  a  red  chiffon 
nightie  to  match.  Of  course,  everyone 
models  their  gifts  but  I  think  Sue  had 
the  edge  on  everyone.  She  looked  like 
Miss  Xmas  in  person. 

We  sit  and  luxuriate  in  the  happiness 
of  it  all  and  breakfast  on  Christmas  cof- 
fee cakes  and  coffee  and  admire  the  tree. 

"If  only  Mother  could  be  here — "  That 
thought  always  comes  to  my  mind.  If 
only  she  could  have  lived  to  have  en- 
joyed a  real  Christmas  like  this.  I  see  her 
fashioning  a  Christmas  wreath  out  of  dis- 
carded tree  trimmings  I  had  found  in  the 
throw-away  cans  back  of  a  store.  She 
had  a  piece  of  red  crepe  paper — and  we 
carefully  placed  a  bow  and  put  it  on  our 
door.  This  was  way  back  when  I  was  a 
kid  and  the  big  depression  was  on.  My 
father  had  died  when  I  was  five — and 
shortly,  I  began  to  learn  the  hard  way 
about  Christmas  without  him.  I  mean 
the  kind  of  Christmases  where  a  boy  had 
a  shining  new  bike,  a  new  pen  and  a  new 
sweater  to  wear  to  school,  and  a  big, 
brown  turkey  oozing  with  dressing  and 
cranberry  sauce — were  pretty  pictures  in 


magazines  and  store  ads — as  far  as  we 
were  concerned. 

Living  on  the  edge  of  Pasadena,  one 
of  the  wealthiest  cities  in  America — I 
would  often  ponder  the  fact  that  just  one 
block  up  the  street,  a  schoolmate  and 
his  mother  and  father  had  everything, 
and  down  across  the  tracks  where  we 
lived — we  had  so  little.  Mutton  was 
eight  cents  a  pound,  and  when  we  had 
meat — it  was  usually  mutton.  Most  of  the 
time  we  had  potatoes  and  we  were  lucky 
to  have  bread.  But  so  were  thousands  of 
other  families — for  jobs  weren't  to  be 
had. 

Mother  was  pretty  and  sweet.  She 
would  say  how  we  must  be  thankful  to 
have  mutton  for  Christmas.  I'd  eat  it 
and  smile  for  her  sake. 

Later,  my  stepfather,  who  was  a  paint- 
er— a  good  one,  except  in  those  days,  he 
would  paint  a  whole  room  for  three  dol- 
lars whereas  today,  the  same  labor  would 
cost  around  seventy-five — knew  how 
much  I  yearned  for  a  bicycle.  If  I  could 
only  get  a  bike,  I  could  get  a  paper  route 
— or  run  errands — and  make  some  mon- 
ey, I'd  say.  Cutting  lawns,  pulling  weeds, 
just  anything  I  could  get  to  do — never 
earned  more  than  a  quarter  or  so  and 
that  had  to  go  toward  my  school  books. 

My  clothes  were  old  and  mended. 
Everyone,  I  felt,  knew  I  was  very  poor, 
but  I  made  up  my  mind  they'd  have  to 
respect  me  somehow.  If  winning  swim- 
ming matches  and  athletic  sports  would 
do  it — I  tried.  For  this  at  least,  I  was 
(Please  turn  to  page  54 ) 


Small  Fry 
Clamour 
for 

Little  Angels 

at  $1.98 

At  Your  Favorite 
Variety  Store 


For  a  good  little  girl — these  "best  dresses"  mean  a  holiday  for  Mom  ...  a 
cinch  to  care  for.  Wonderful  butcher  linen  in  confectioner's  colors — washes 
and  irons  in  a  wink.  They  are  pre-shrunk,  vat  dyed  to  guard  against  fading 
and  shrinking — with  generous  hems,  too.  Only  $1.98.  Sizes  1  to  3.  Here  is  a 
small-package  glamour  for  the  little  miss 
who  will  be  a  hit  in  dresses  designed  just 

for  her  styled  by  12tuaa  Alii 


At  these  stores  in  your 
neighborhood 

McLellan  Stores 
H.  L.  Green 
S.  S.  Kresge 
W.  T.  Grant 
G.  C.  Murphy 
Neisner  Bros. 
J.J.  Newberry 

S.  H.  Kress 
McCrory  Stores 


51 


Merry  Christmas  wishes  are 
flatteringly  personal  when 
you  send  them  with  gifts 
from  the  beauty  counters 


By  Elizabeth  Lapham 


IN  SHOPPING  for  Christmas  presents 
in  the  well-stocked  beauty  depart- 
ments you  are  sure  of  finding  a  heart- 
warming aura  of  luxury  out  of  all  pro- 
portion to  the  inexpensiveness  of  the  gifts 
themselves.  Everything  there  speaks  of 
glamour — in  terms  tailored  to  fit  a  strain- 
ing budget. 

Some  presents  are  "bigger,"  of  course, 
than  others.  That's  the  way  it  should  be. 
For  one  of  the  very  special  people  who 
rate  a  more  important  gift,  there  is  the 
long-lasting  Stranzit  Hair  Brush  and 
Comb  Set — by  the  famous  Prophylactic 


Brush  Company.  Both  brush  and  comb 
are  made  of  Jewelite,  in  shades  that 
should  add  effectively  to  dressing  table 
decor.  The  hair  brush  has  prolon  bristles 
set  in  serrated  rows — an  arrangement 
that  protects  waves.  The  matching  comb 
has  both  coarse  and  fine  teeth.  The  set 
comes  in  a  plastic  case  of  its  own  and 
sells  for  only  $4. 

IF  YOU'D  like  to  add  the  excitement 
of  a  really  professional-looking  gift 
wrap  to  this  package  and  others,  the  peo- 
ple who  make  Crinkle  Tie  have  some 
pointers  for  you.  They  advise  you  to 
keep  in  mind  the  recipient  of  your  gift 
and  select  an  appropriate  wrapping  pa- 
per— remember  too  that  a  small  pattern 
looks  best  on  small  packages  and  a  large 
design  fits  a  large  package.  The  ribbon 
should  be  chosen  to  match  the  least  dom- 
inant color  in  the  paper.  To  achieve  the 
unusual  effects  of  the  many  different 
ways  a  professional  ties  the  ribbon,  com- 
plete directions  for  the  sunburst  tie, 
cross-corner  and  double  cross-corner  tie 
(also  variations  for  fiat,  round,  and 
(Please  turn  to  page  54 <) 


Cheramy  adds  a  gala  note  to  April  Showers 
stick  cologne  and  powder  with  holiday  wrap. 


Gay,  glistening  pink  paper-doll  angel  has 
flacon  of  Early  American  Old  Spice  Perfume. 


Jewel-like  twosome  for  more  dressing  table 
glamour:  Stranzit  Hair  Brush  and  Comb  Set. 


Max  Factor's  gift  box  "Especially  For  You" 
has  pan-cake,  powder,  dry  rouge,  lipstick. 


Three  favorite  liquid  colognes  in  Jergen's 
set:  "Pink  Frosting,"  "Morning  Glory,"  "Zia." 


Left:  Professional  secrets  for  gay  holiday 
gift  wraps  are  told  in  "Gift  Wrapping  Fun." 


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Glamour  Gifts 

Continued  from  page  52 


■square  shaped  boxes)  are  given  in  a  lit- 
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Continued  from  page  51 

accepted  at  school  as  one  of  the  crowd. 

One  day,  the  fellows  were  talking 
about  Christmas  and  that  they  were  go- 
ing to  get  new  bikes.  That  night,  my 
stepfather  observed  me  sitting  quietly 
thinking  and  he  said,  "I  know  Alan. 
You  want  a  bike.  Well — plan  on  one 
this  Christmas."  I  couldn't  believe  it. 
All  of  the  fellows  began  talking  of  then- 
new  bikes — weeks  before  Christmas.  We 
made  plans  to  meet  Christmas  morning 
for  a  bike  race.  Christmas  morning  I  had 
a  bike  all  right  and  I  was  happy  to  have 
it.  Except  that  I  didn't  want  the  fellows 
to  tell  me  that  it  was  an  old  one  that 
some  one  had  thrown  away  and  my  step- 
father had  put  together  and  painted. 
Kids  are  kids,  and  the  boy  up  the  block 
came  down  to  see  why  I  wasn't  there  for 
the  race.  "Some  bike,  that's  just  old 
junk,"  he  said  looking  over  my  wheel.  I 
made  no  reply — except  to  challenge,  "I'll 
race  you!"-  I  did  and  I  won. 

Christmas  was  a  holiday,  a  family  day, 
and  Mother  did  everything  she  could 
with  the  pennies  she  had  to  make  it  spe- 
cial. We  didn't  have  much  of  a  dinner 
but  we'd  talk  Christmas.  In  the  after- 
noon, my  stepfather  would  tear  his  Model 
T  Ford  apart  and  we'd  spend  the  rest  of 
the  day  overhauling  it. 

I  had  had  my  bike  for  a  year,  and  I 
was  determined  that  this  year,  Christ- 
mas would  be  different.  I  worked  at 
every  odd  job  I  could  find.  Of  course, 
I'd  give  Mother  the  money  but  I  found 
one  extra  job  I  didn't  report  at  home.  It 
was  delivering  after  school  hours  for  a 
meat  market.  For  two  weeks,  I  was  tot- 
ing Christmas  turkeys  to  their  various 
buyers.  We  were  going  to  have  a  Christ- 
mas turkey  too — it  would  be  my  great 
surprise  for  Mother.  The  butcher  prom- 
ised to  save  one  for  me  instead  of  paying 
me.  Often,  I'd  go  into  the  icebox  at  the 
store  to  be  sure  it  was  there.  Christmas 
Eve  when  I  went  to  get  it — it  was  gone. 
"I'm  sorry  but,"  the  butcher  explained, 
"one  of  our  best  customers  had  to  have 
an  extra  turkey  for  tomorrow  for  unex- 
pected added  guests.  He's  very  rich  and 
1  had  to  sell  it  to  him."  It  was  almost 
midnight  of  Christmas  Eve.  I  was  never 
more  disappointed.  My  big  surprise!  I 
rebelled  that  Mr.  Rich  who  already  had 
one  turkev  had  to  have  our  little  one  as 
well. 

Next  Christmas,  times  were  even  worse. 
Grown  men  couldn't  get  employment — 
let  alone  a  kid.  But  I  kept  at  everyone 
to  give  me  an  odd  job  of  some  kind.  I 
was  finally  hired  by  the  relief  board  to 
deliver  Christmas  charity  baskets.  One 
of  the  boys  from  school  had  wangled  the 
job  for  us  since  his  mother  was  on  the 
charity  committee.  I'll  never  forget  my 
feelings  when  I  picked  up  a  basket  ad- 
dressed to  Mother.  I  rushed  it  away  so 
the  other  boy  wouldn't  see  my  hurt  pride. 

Mother  was  as  lovely  to  look  at  as  the 
beautifully-dressed  mothers  of  some  of 
my  schoolmates.  I  noticed  their  clothes 
and  the  fact  they  usually  wore  pearls 
around  their  necks.  Pearls  cost  a  fortune, 


I  thought,  until  one  day,  I  happened  to 
see  a  string  of  imitations  in  a  Christmas 
department  store  window.  They  were 
one  dollar  and  ninety-eight  cents.  Even 
that  price  tag  was  like  reaching  for  the 
moon.  If  I  could  only  get  them  for 
Mother!  I  worked  like  crazy  creating 
jobs,  cleaning  windows,  insisting  on  rak- 
ing lawns,  cleaning  cars — anything  to  get 
a  few  dimes  and  quarters  together.  I  was 
able  to  accumulate  a  dollar  seventy-five 
— and  I  rushed  to  the  store  to  put  the 
money  down — but  the  beads  were  already 
sold.  I  shopped  all  over  town  to  find  an- 
other pair  but  always  they  were  a  dollar 
or  so  more.  I  so  wanted  to  see  Mother's 
eyes  light  with  something  pretty — some- 
thing unexpected.  That  is  why  I  always 
think  of  her  Christmas — and  wish  she 
could  have  lived  to  have  known  Christ- 
mas with  us  today. 

Sue  always  has  a  wonderful  Christmas 
dinner.  Turkey,  of  course,  and  she  makes 
her  own  fruit  cake.  The  cake  brings  back 
to  my  mind  again  my  mother,  who  was 
English,  and  who  felt  that  some  way  we 
had  to  have  fruit  cake  for  Christmas. 
Early  in  the  Summer,  she'd  start  trying 
to  buy  a  few  cents  worth  of  pecans  and 
cherries  and  citrus — all  expensive  but 
which  she  insisted  made  Christmas  cake 
good.  And  I'll  never  forget,  when  a  kid 
and  I  were  looking  up  on  a  high  shelf 
for  some  wire,  we  found  a  shoe  box  with 
a  hard  round  ball  in  it.  We  started  play- 
ing ball,  and  discovered  it  was  Mother's 
fruit  cake  which,  she  explained  after  she 
had  retrieved  it,  had  to  ripen  and  age 
several  months  before  Christmas. 

It's  usually  around  four  in  the  after- 
noon when  we  have  Christmas  dinner. 
Almost  everything  comes  from  our  Alsu- 
lana  Ranch.  Last  year,  our  turkey  was 
all  of  27  pounds.  By  this  time,  we  have 
worked  our  way  through  our  Christmas 
stockings.  All  year  we  pick  up  little 
things  to  put  in  those  stockings.  When 
Sue  says,  "Dinner's  ready" — there's  a 
grand  rush.  With  the  collective  bach- 
elors and  unattached  and  any  kid  I  know 
who  has  no  Christmas,  we  may  have 
forty  for  dinner.  There's  always  plenty. 
Besides  mince  pie.  Sue  makes  cherry  pie 
with  big  black  bing  cherries — that  we 
like.  Of  course,  everyone  says  they  eat 
too  much.  And  we  do.  And  we  sit  around 
after  dinner  admiring  the  tree  all  over 
again  and  talk  about  our  gifts.  "Just 
what  I  wanted!" 

Sue  and  I  laugh  now,  but  not  then,  at 
our  first  Christmas.  By  two  in  the  after- 
noon, we  had  placed  all  the  wrapping 
paper  in  the  fireplace  and  we  lit  the  fire. 
Shortly,  we  heard  fire  engine  sirens 
screaming — we  ran  out  to  see  all  the 
neighbor*  pointing  to  our  house.  Vines 
had  grown  over  the  fireplace  which  hadn't 
been  used  in  years — and  our  roof  was  on 
fire. 

There  are  so  many  Christmases  we  talk 
about — like  the  one  when  Fritzi,  our 
Dachshund,  was  given  to  me  by  my 
make-up  man  at  the  studio.  A  year 
later,  the  night  before  Christmas,  he  ran 
out  and  was  killed  by  a  passing  car.  Sue 
went  pet  shopping  most  of  the  night  to 
get  another  Fritzi,  the  Second,  for  Christ- 
mas morning. 

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say  to  Sue,  "Next  year,  we've  got  to  cut 
down  our  Christmas  list."  It  had  grown 
one  year  to  somewhere  around  five  hun- 
dred. Our  house  looked  like  Bullocks 
department  store.  This  year,  when  we 
prepared  to  leave  for  Europe,  I  said  to 
Sue,  "But  what  about  Christmas?"  "Dar- 
ling, we'll  have  to  send  cards  and  little 
mementoes  from  Europe  this  year,"  she 
suggested.  Then  she  added  with  a  laugh, 
"But  everyone  in  this  house  says  you'll 
probably  be  chartering  a  boat  back  to 


send  your  presents." 

My  plans  in  Europe  are  to  make  two 
pictures — "The  Red  Beret"  for  Columbia 
and  one  other.  Between  jobs,  we'll  go 
sight-seeing.  Freelancing,  I  can  do  this. 

Next  to  Christmas — and  the  dreams 
that  I  have  realized  on  this  wonderful 
day,  I  have  longed,  since  a  boy,  to  see 
the  world.  With  our  children,  big  and 
small,  Sue  and  I  hope  to  vacation  and 
see  all  of  the  places  we've  dreamed  of. 


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my  mind  completely  occupied  at  this 
time  (understandably — for  this, was  when 
she  returned  to  California  to  get  her 
divorce)  but  this  was  one  of  the  most 
challenging  roles  I  believe  I've  ever 
played.  Actually,  I  get  home  at  night, 
take  a  bath,  slip  into  bed  with  a  tray 
of  dinner — and  fall  asleep  exhausted.  Two 
more  days  and  I  complete  the  picture. 

"But  then  all  of  your  recent  picture 
roles  have  been  difficult,"  I  remarked. 
"  'The  Heiress,'  'Snake  Pit' — and  going 
right  on  back  to  Melanie  in  'Gone  With 
The  Wind.'  " 

"Perhaps  so,"  she  agreed,  "but  I  don't 
like  to  do  anything  Unless  I  can  really 
put  my  heart  into  it — really  love  doing 
it.  I've  always  been  that  way  and  guess 
1  always  will  be.  Money  is  not  the  objec- 
tive in  my  work — but  rather,  the  joy  of 
one's  work  and  the  feeling  of  accomplish- 
ment. 

"So  many  people  said  I  was  foolish  to 
take  the  inconvenience  of  travel  and  go 
on  the  road  on  tour  when  I  could  have 
lived  a  more  comfortable  life  making  pic- 
lures  in  Hollywood.  In  fact,  they  couldn't 
understand  it.  Some  even  said  I  had  left 
pictures  entirely  for  the  stage,  but  that 
wasn't  true.  I  can't  say  I  am  returning 
to  the  screen  for,  actually,  I  never  left 
it.  It  will  always  be  my  foremost  medium 
of  expression,  but  only  one  of  several,  as 
I  believe  every  actor  or  actress  should 
express  himself  or  herself  in  the  seven 
mediums  offered  to  us.  There's  radio, 
TV.  the  New  York  stage.  American  films 
in  Hollywood,  English  films  in  England, 
Italian  films  in  Italy  and  the  London 
stage.  No  one  should  be  limited  to  one 
medium  alone."  Fortunately,  Olivia  is 
equipped  to  handle  all  of  them. 

"True,  it  is  not  the  easiest  life  catch- 
ing trains,  living  out  of  suitcases,  living 
in  hotel  rooms  where  the  air-condition- 
ing blows  you  straight  out  of  bed  and 
you  sit  around  in  three  sweaters  in  Sum- 
mer and  have  over-heated  rooms  in  Win- 
ter and  pay  exorbitant  prices.  But  the 
inconvenience  is  nothing  to  the  realiza- 
tion of  doing  what  you  want  so  much 
to  do. 

"When  Ben  was  old  enough  to  travel, 
I  arranged  to  go  on  the  road  with  'Romeo 
And  Juliet.'  I  had  once  promised  Max 
Reinhardt  that  I  would  play  Juliet. 
'Don't  wait  too  long  Olivia.  Play  her 
while  you  are  young,'  he  had  said.  I  felt 


that  I  must  keep  that  promise  now.  I 
went  East  in  September  1950  and  we 
started  rehearsals  and  opened  in  January 
in  Detroit  and  played  Cleveland,  Boston 
and  New  York  for  twelve  and  a  half 
weeks.  It  was  a  great  experience. 

"I  put  all  of  my  heart  and  humility 
into  that  performance.  I  wanted  to  give 
the  best  performance  of  my  life  as  Juliet. 
We  received  wonderful  notices — until  we 
came  into  New  York. 

"I'll  never  forget  that  opening  night. 
The  audience  received  us  with  over- 
whelming enthusiasm.  There  were  cheers 
and  cries  and  calls,  'Speech!  Speech!!!' 
We  took  sixteen  curtain  calls.  I  was 
deeply  happy,  but  too  frightened — too 
scared  to  step  forward  and  make  a  cur- 
tain speech.  It  was  the  most  thrilling 
evening! 

"Dwight  Wiman,  the  producer,  had 
died  two  days  before  we  had  opened  in 
Detroit — but  now  his  daughters  were  so 
enthusiastic  with  the  play  that,  after  the 
Broadway  opening,  they  gave  a  wonder- 
ful party.  Lots  of  people  and  everyone 
telling  us  they  loved  our  play.  We  were 
such  a  happy  company — so  gay,  so  ap- 
preciative that  everyone  seemed  to  share 
our  happiness.  Being  Saturday  night, 
there  were  no  reviews.  Monday  morning, 
however,  I  was  told  that  only  three  out 
of  the  eight  New  York  critics'  reviews 
favored  us.  I  simply  couldn't  believe  it. 
Nor  could  the  company.  Some  of  the 
players  were  working  for  one-third  of 
their  regular  salaries.  Our  hearts  were  in 
it  with  all  of  us  feeling  that  we  were 
giving  the  theatre  we  loved,  our  best. 
I  never  read  the  reviews.  I  was  depressed, 
but  managed  to  take  it  in  stride.  Some- 
how, I  had  a  strange  feeling  that  a  great 
purple  wing,  a  purple  shadow  passed  over 
the  stage — when  we  took  our  final  call  at 
the  last  performance  and  the  whole  or- 
chestra played  'Auld  Lang  Syne.' 

"We  had  played  to  splendid  houses  for 
six  and  a  half  weeks  on  Broadway — the 
third  longest  run  of  a  'Romeo  And  Juliet' 
— when  we  closed.  Our  company  was  so 
big  and  our  running  expenses  were  so 
high.  Our  last  week  was  a  fine  theatre 
gross,  $17,000.  'Little  Foxes,'  which  was 
a  top  hit,  had  carried  on  for  years  at  an 
$18,000  gross.  But  our  costs  were  too 
high  to  keep  open. 

"I  didn't  let  the  critics'  reviews  really 
penetrate  until  three  days  after  the  play 


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closed  when  I  collapsed.  Not  for  myself 
alone,  but  for  the  memory  of  Max  Rein- 
hardt,  I  had  wanted  Juliet  to  credit  him. 
He  had  claimed  me  as  his  discovery  in 
'Midsummer  Night's  Dream' — which  he 
also  produced  and  which  brought  me  to 
pictures  and  a  Warner  Bros,  contract." 

Olivia  didn't  say  it,  but,  certainly,  she 
must  have  heard  that  some  of  the  New 
York  critics  had  disliked,  and  intensely, 
the  high-handled  handling  of  the  press 
by  her  brilliant  but  eccentric  husband- 
novelist,  Marcus  Goodrich.  It  was  their 
opinion  that  Olivia  had  little  say  of  her 
own.  And  that,  if  Mr.  Goodrich  expected 
to  win  raves  from  them  for  his  wife  who 
was  a  two-time  Academy  Award  Holly- 
wood motion  picture  star — he  had  an- 
other think  coming.  That  was  the  story 
in  New  York.  Who  knows? 

"I  had  originally  planned  to  study 
speech,  arts  and  drama  on  my  scholarship 
at  Mills  College  when  I  was  discovered 
for  'Midsummer  Night's  Dream,'  "  Olivia 
continued.  "My  mother  taught  my  sister 
and  me  diction  and  Shakespeare  when  we 
were  little  girls.  She  had  attended  the 
Royal  Academy  in  London  and  was  most 
proficient. 

"Warners'  only  trouble  with  me  was 
that  I  wanted  roles  I  could  believe  in.  I 
never  asked  for  more  money,  but  rather 
parts  to  which  I  could  bring  some  special 
understanding.  So  I  went  on  suspension 
for  six  months  over  a  two-year  period. 
When  my  seven-year-contract  was  up,  I 
found  that  they  had  tacked  the  six  sus- 
pension months  on  it  and  would  hold  me 
for  six  more.  So  I  went  to  court.  It  was 
the  only  thing  I  could  do. 

"It  isn't  great  fun  and,  in  fact,  it's  a 
little  painful  to  get  up  at  six  a.m.  and 
work  on  a  picture  of  which  you  cannot 
be  proud,  and  play  a  character  that  you 
can't  possibly  bring  to  life.  If  one  is 
very  sensitive  and  serious  about  one's 
work,  one  can  only  do  what  attracts  one. 

"In  1946,  I  decided  I'd  love  to  play 
'What  Every  Woman  Knows'  in  Summer 
stock  and  did  so  for  two  weeks.  Because 
I  had  enjoyed  it,  in.  1950,  I  decided  to 
do  a  full  season  in  Summer  stock  with 
'Candida.'  I'd  drive  to  a  new  place  every 
week.  The  company  broke  seven  house 
records  with  'Candida.'  In  the  interim, 
I  was  offered  several  pictures,  but  none 
that  seemed  important  to  me.  When 
'Streetcar  Named  Desire'  came  along  and 
it  was  stipulated  in  the  contract  to  War- 
ners that  I  be  asked  to  play  the  leading 
role,  I  decided  against  doing  so.  Some- 
how, I  couldn't  understand  what  moti- 
vated that  woman.  I  studied  the  book.  I 
studied  her.  And  I  brooded  over  her,  but 
couldn't  say  yes.  That  went  on  for 
months  and  then,  suddenly  when  I  was 
on  tour  in  Cleveland,  I  understood  her 
nature.  I  would  love  to  play  her,  but, 
of  course,  it  was  too  late  then.  What 
happened  in  Cleveland  to  enlighten  me? 
Nothing  that  I  know  of — except  I  had 
studied  her  so  long  that  suddenly  she 
became  clear  to  me. 

"Between  January  19.51  and  May  1952, 
I  played  432  performances  in  the  living 
theatre  with  'Romeo  And  Juliet'  and 
'Candida.'  I  enjoyed  every  minute  of  it. 
My  return  to  Hollywood  came  about  for 
a  personal  reason — for  my  divorce  in 


California.  I  did  not  want  it  to  be  a 
quick,  flighty  thing.  The  decision  is  ter- 
ribly sad  when  you  have  to  finally  come 
to  it.  My  attorney,  Roland  Rich  Wool- 
ley,  was  exceptionally  considerate  in  that 
it  was  all  handled  in  such  a  way  to  be 
honest,  quiet  and  as  dignified  as  possible. 
He  has  been  a  great  friend  and  advisor. 
The  reason  I  had  wanted  a  religious  mar- 
riage ceremony  was  because  I  was  abso- 
lutely determined  to  make  my  marriage 
succeed.  It  grieved  me  terribly  that  it 
didn't." 

Olivia,  I  remembered,  remained  in  bed 
for  almost  all  of  the  nine  months  she  was 
expecting  her  baby  in  order  to  comply 
with  her  doctor's  orders  that  she  must 
do  so  for  its  safe  birth.  Olivia  followed 
that  order  with  great  exactness  because 
she  wanted  this  baby  so  much.  Thus, 
typical  of  Olivia,  who  enters  all  matters 
with  a  great  depth  of  feeling,  her  chief 
concern  now  is  little  Ben.  "I  want  him 
to  grow  up  and  admire  all  of  the  interest- 
ing and  fine  things  about  his  father. 
Naturally,  his  father  will  visit  him,  but 
I  want  to  be  sure  the  conditions  are  ideal 
when  he  does." 

Ben  is  an  unusually  handsome  and 
bright  child.  Fortunately,  he  has  no  sep- 
aration adjustment  to  face  since  he  was 
on  tour  last  Winter  with  his  mother  and 
saw  his  father  only  on  two  visits.  "His 
father  wrote  one  of  the  modern  classics 
— 'Delilah' — which  is  an  extraordinary 
novel,"  Olivia  added  quietly  and  with 
pride. 

"I  first  heard  of  'My  Cousin  Rachel,' 
by  Daphne  du  Maurier,  when  I  read  that 
Miss  du  Maurier  was  quoted  as  saying 
she  wanted  one  of  four  women  to  play 
Rachel— and  I  was  one  of  them.  (The 
others  were  Alida  Valli,  Greta  Garbo  and 
Vivien  Leigh) .  I  sent  to  England  for  the 
book  and  it  fascinated  me. 

"I  told  my  agent  to  watch  for  it  and 
if  it  did  not  interfere  with  'Candida,'  I 
would  love  to  do  it.  Returning  to  Cali- 
fornia unexpectedly  this  Summer,  I  was 
free  and  that  is  how  I  made  the  picture. 
It  was  a  very  difficult  acting  problem — 
as  you  never  know  whether  Rachel  poi- 
soned her  husband  or  whether  she  at- 
tempts to  poison  the  boy.  Rachel  is  in- 
terestingly ambiguous  and  is  judged  en- 
tirely by  circumstantial  evidence. 

"Now  that  Rachel  is  practically  fin- 
ished— I  am  going  to  enjoy  the  vacation 
I  first  mentioned.  I  was  really  touched 
when  I  first  returned  to  Hollywood  and 
the  news  of  the  separation  came  out — 
to  receive  so  many  telegrams,  calls  and 
flowers  from  friends  and  people  I  had  not 
seen  in  years.  I  didn't  realize  that  I  had 
so  many  friends.  I  was  glad  to  be  home 
again.  It  was  a  very  moving  welcome. 
I  prefer  not  to  be  escorted  at  present  for 
I  do  not  think  it  is  right  to  receive  a 
divorce  and  then  immediately  go  out 
with  different  escorts.  It  does  not  seem 
becoming.  For  the  next  three  or  four 
months,  I  hope  to  have  a  normal  life  with 
social  contacts  with  other  people.  Usually 
some  married  couple  or  some  group  of 
friends  take  me  to  a  party  or  out  to  dine. 

"I  hope  some  day  to  have  a  real  home 
for  Ben,"  she  confided.  "He  loves  railroad 
and  train  stories  which  I  read  to  him  at 
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on  trains.  However,  we  do  have  pets. 
There  is  our  pet  cat,  Catherine,  named 
after  the  character  I  played  in  'The 
Heiress' — who  always  travels  with  us. 
Often  she  slips  out  to  explore  and  we 
have  a  big  exploration  party  trying  to 
find  her  in  strange  cities.  And  Shadrack, 
our  airdale,  has  been  boarding  in  kennels 
for  two  years — and  we  need  a  home  for 
him.  Yesterday,  Ben  brought  me  a  gift. 
There  was  a  snail  he  calls  'Sweetpea'  and 
a  fish  he  calls  'fish,'  "  Olivia  laughed. 

Our  conversation  then  turned,  as  it 
would  women-like,  to  clothes.  Olivia  re- 
flected she  wants  to  visit  New  York  soon 
for  some  new  dresses  at  Bergdorf-Good- 
man's  and  see  the  plays. 

"You  never  wear  much  jewelry,  do  you 
Olivia?"  I  asked  noting  the  simple  strand 
of  pearls  around  the  neck  of  her  demure 
blue  wool  dress.  "You  know,  I  don't  own 
a  single  real  jewel  except  for  my  engage- 
ment ring,"  she  said.  (Imagine  any  glam- 
ourous movie  star  saying  that!)  I  never 
have.  I  have  my  little  gold  wristwatch, 
my  plain  wedding  band  which  I  have 
transferred  now  to  my  right  hand  and  my 


Hollywood  and  go  to  a  movie.  I'd  stay 
in  the  theatre  until  dinner  time,  after 
which  I'd  go  to  a  restaurant  and  eat 
alone.  This  was  a  new  experience  since 
I'd  never  eaten  in  a  restaurant  and  I'd 
never  been  by  myself  at  dinner.  Later 
I'd  go  back  to  a  movie  again.  I  must 
have  seen  every  picture  about  four  times. 

I  was  really  thrown  on  my  ear.  Not 
having  anyone  to  talk  to  was  a  new  thing 
to  me.  I  wasn't  interested  in  being  seen 
at  the  "right"  places,  going  to  the  "right" 
parties,  or  dating  girls  just  to  get  in  the 
gossip  columns.  I  had  my  ideals  and  I 
was  stuck  with  them. 

I  gradually  withdrew  more  and  more 
into  myself,  which  was  unlike  me.  But  I 
was  forced,  by  a  lack  of  security  and  a 
desire  not  to  be  hurt,  to  stay  away  from 
things  I  couldn't  appreciate  or  under- 
stand. 

I  was  inexperienced  about  the  workings 
of  the  business  too.  Because  I  was  so  ex- 
cited about  the  opportunity  I  was  being 
given,  I  viewed  everything  with  enthus- 
iasm, not  knowing  that  this  apparently 
wasn't  the  accepted  way  to  approach  a 
movie  career.  I  wanted  to  share  that  ex- 
citement, though,  of  working  at  a  studio. 
I'd  meet  strangers  on  the  street  and  after 
exchanging  a  few  words  I'd  say,  "I  work 
at  a  studio.  I'm  in  pictures."  I  didn't 
mean  it  to  ■sound  cocky  or  conceited.  I 
just  wanted  to  talk  to  someone  and  tell 
how  wonderful  I  felt.  When  someone  at 
I  he  studio  would  ask  me  how  I  was  feel- 
ing I'd  say,  "Great!  I'm  making  $100  a 
week,  I'm  from  the  Bronx,  my  mother's 
a  great  cook,  and  I  think  the  world  is 
wonderful." 

(  also  had  the  habit  of  meeting  people 
on  the  street  and  after  telling  them  about 
my  past,  present,  and  future  I'd  say, 
"Why  don't  you  come  out  to  the  studio 
58 


engagement  ring — the  two  heart-shaped 
Siberian  Amethysts  set  in  old  gold.  These 
I  will  continue  to  wear.  Of  course,"  she 
smiled  with  a  twinkle  of  brown  eyes,  "you 
may  see  me  wearing  lavish,  very  grand 
jewels  in  portraits,  but  they  are  only 
loaned  for  a  sitting  by  the  studios." 

Olivia  wants  to  continue  with  the  thea- 
tre, with  pictures  and  to  make  a  happy 
life  for  her  small  son.  There  is  no  other 
man  in  her  life — nor  has  there,  been  since 
her  separation.  I  can  well  imagine  she 
will  hold  onto  her  heart— carefully,  for 
the  failure  of  her  marriage,  in  spite  of  the 
quiet  dignity,  was  tragic  to  her.  In  court, 
according  to  the  newspapers,  she  revealed 
when  questioned  by  the  judge,  "I  feared 
sometimes  that  my  husband  might  be  so 
violent  with  me,  I  would  not  survive. 
But  I  couldn't  bear  the  idea  of  divorce. 
1  didn't  believe  in  it.  It  was  my  only 
marriage  and  I  wanted  it  to  last." 

And  because  she  is  lovely  and  sincere 
and  completely  a  woman — some  day,  in 
the  future,  she  will  love  again.  Knowing 
her — you  know  she  will. 


to  see  me  work?"  There  were  several 
times  when  I  not  only  couldn't  get  them 
inside  the  studio  but  I  couldn't  get  in 
myself. 

I  was,  however,  honest  about  such  feel- 
ings. I  was  thrilled  by  my  chances.  And 
yet — it  was  because  I  acted  as  I  did  that 
I  got  my  first  big  jolt. 

I  was  hit,  rapped,  bumped.  Some  peo- 
ple thought  my  actions  were  a  gag — or, 
as  a  person  once  said,  "All  this  talk  you 
give  out  with,  Tony,  is  really  something. 
Who's  your  press  agent?"  Others  made 
fun  of  me  for  my  past,  the  way  I  spoke, 
my  Bronx  accent  and  all. 

There  was  one  experience  I  had  that 
was  somewhat  typical.  When  I  came  to 
Hollywood  a  friend  told  me  to  look  up 
someone  he  knew,  so  I  did.  I  told  this 
person  all  about  myself  and  he  invited 
me  to  share  his  home  with  him  and  his 
wife.  I  was  grateful  for  the  chance  to  be 
with  someone  I  felt  I  knew,  but  it  wasn't 
long  before  I  found  that  he  had  invited 
me  to  stay  with  him  because  he  had 
hoped  that  I  could  get  him  into  the  stu- 
dio. When  he  found  out  this  wasn't  pos- 
sible he  made  it  evident  that  I  was  no 
longer  welcome.  And  I  was  frankly  glad 
to  have  had  my  eyes  opened. 

All  my  experiences,  my  awakening 
taught  me  a  lot — mainly  that  life  and 
people  weren't  as  I  thought  they  were. 
Suddenly  I  remembered  a  wonderful 
proverb:  God  helps  those  who  help  them- 
selves. I  started  out  to  help  myself. 

To  begin  with,  I  profited  from  my  les- 
sons and  my  mistakes.  I  learned  not  to 
accept  everyone's  advice.  I  wanted  to 
experience  things  for  myself.  If  I  got 
burned,  okay.  I  wouldn't  make  the.  same 
mistake  again.  If  I  had  listened  to  all  the 
advice  I'd  never  have  had  any  experi- 
ences to  enjoy.  Because  I  have  had  the 


First  New  York  visit  for  French  star  Leslie 
Caron  with  wealthy  husband,  George  Hormel. 


chance  to  make  mistakes  I  feel  I  am  able 
to  get  a  clearer  view  of  what  to  expect 
from  some  in  Hollywood. 

I  know  now,  however,  that  what  I 
have  done  in  this  business  was  done  with 
complete  honesty.  My  attitude  towards 
people  was  an  example  of  how  I  felt.  I 
learned-  to  respect  a  great  many  people 
for  their  talent  and  their  ideals — with- 
out trying  to  duplicate  them.  I  have 
never  done  anything  for  affect — and  I'm 
not  going  to  start  now.  Again — the  ideals 
which  have  become  so  much  a  part  of 
my  life. 

I  know  my  ideals  haven't  changed. 
Let  me  put  it  this  way.  I  still  wear  the 
same  jacket  I  had  when  I  came  here  and 
yet  there  are  many  material  things  that 
are  different  now.  I  have  more  security, 
more  money,  a  fine  car,  and  yet  that 
jacket  is  as  great  to  me  now  as  it  was 
when  I  first  saved  up  the  money  to  buy 
it.  I  know  what  caviar  tastes  like,  what 
it  means  to  go  away  for  the  week-ends, 
to  swim  in  a  private  pool,  and  yet  I 
haven't  forgotten  what  my  background 
was  like.  To  remember  the  past  makes 
me  so  much  more  grateful  for  what  I 
have  and  yet  it  teaches  me  that  basic 
values  never  change,  no  matter  how  high 
you  rise. 

The  greatest  change  in  me — and  natur- 
ally I  have  changed  in  some  ways — is  in 
a  new  surge  of  self-confidence.  I  call  that 
confidence  an  extra  patch  on  my  jacket. 
I  think  I've  done  well,  but  I  don't  just 
accept  that  and  stop  trying.  There's  no 
one  with  more  real  ambition  and  drive 
than  I  have.  I'm  proud  of  my  craft. 
I've  worked  hard  and  I've  developed  to 
a  point  where  I  feel  confident.  I  have  a 
strong  belief  in  my  career,  and  I  don't 
feel  it's  a  lack  of  humility  to  admit  it. 
If  I  had  no  pride  in  myself  I  couldn't  be 
a  good  actor.  In  developing  in  my  career 
I  have  also  developed,  I  like  to  think,  as 
a  person. 

With  all  I've  learned  from  certain 
aspects  of  Hollywood  I  still  find  it  hard  to 
ignore  completely  the  rumor  and  gossip 
routine.  I  take  things  that  are  printed 
very  literally.  I'm  gullible.  I've  been 
hurt  by  some  writers  who  made  light  of 
honest  and  sincere  things  I  told  them. 
I've  been  infuriated  by  out  and  out  lies. 

While  such  things  still  upset  me,  they 
don't  bother  me  quite  as  much  as  they 
used  to.  Janet  has  helped  me  in  this  re- 
spect because  she  has  shown  me  how 
futile  it  is  to  let  each  untruth  knock  you 


Can  You  Be  Yourself  In  Hollywood? 

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FETA DREAM.  There'll  be  a  man 
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for  a  loop.  I  no  longer  want  to  go  out 
and  "get  the  guy"  who  writes  in  bad  faith 
about  me.  Instead,  I  have  learned  just 
to  be  more  cautious  when  he  wants  to 
question  me  again  for  an  interview. 

All  of  which  brings  up  a  point — is  it 
possible,  then,  to  be  yourself  in  Holly- 
wood? I  say  it  is.  I  have  never  believed 
in  following  the  crowds.  And,  fortunate- 
ly, Janet  also  feels  the  same  way.  We 
both  zealously  guard  our  individualities. 
In  fighting  against  being  carbon  copies 
we  have  also  learned  more  about  our- 
selves— and  made  the  necessary  changes 
in  ourselves.  For  example,  I'm  more  re- 
sponsible than  I  used  to  be  and  Janet 
doesn't  take  everything  quite  so  intensely 
and  seriously.  We've  gradually  taken  lit- 
tle idiosyncracies  that  we  were  at  first  too 
lazy  to  change — and  have  corrected  them. 
But  at  no  time  do  we  expect  to  change 
the  other.  Basically,  we  are  still  our- 
selves. 

It's  a  false  conception  to  think  that 


home  she'd  have  received  quite  a  jolt. 

The  mother-to-be  wasn't  in  a  smock 
.  .  .  there  wasn't  a  can  of  pablum  in 
sight  ...  in  fact,  she  wasn't  even  in  the 
house.  Jane  was  indulging  in  her  favorite 
form  of  exercise — swimming.  When  she 
saw  us,  she  emerged  from  the  water 
easily  and  wrapped  herself  in  a  terry 
cloth  robe. 

"Let's  go  into  the  house,"  she  said 
merrily,  "it's  beginning  to  get  a  little 
cool."  While  she  changed,  we  looked 
around  the  home.  Certainly,  the  two-bed- 
room white  colonial  was  getting  on  the 
small  side  for  their  growing  family. 

"Well,  that's  better,"  said  Jane  bounc- 
ing into  the  room  and  sitting  down  in  a 
wing  chair.  Gay  chartreuse  coat  dress 
with  three-quarter  length  sleeves  and  a 
stand-up  collar  gave  Jane  an  air  of  glam- 
our. 

"We  can  understand  how  an  actress 
can  be  glamourous,"  we  began,  "when 
she's  at  the  studio  with  all  the  hair- 
dressers and  wardrobe  experts  around, 
but  you've  earned  the  same  rating  away 
from  the  cameras." 

"Thank  you,"  she  beamed,  not  in  the 
least  trying  to  hide  the  fact  that  she  was 
pleased.  "You  don't  know  how  hard  I've 
worked  and  how  long  I've  waited  for 
people  to  say — 'Well  now,  Jane  Powell  is 
really  quite  grown-up.'  You  know,"  she 
smiled  with  her  eyes  trailing  off  into 
space,  "sometimes  you  just  have  to  plunge 
ahead  and  try  things." 

"Such  as?"  we  coaxed.  We  knew  Jane 
was  getting  up  steam.  There  has  been  so 
much  sudden  acclaim  to  the  fact  that 
she's  one  of  MGM's  top  glamour-girls — 
with  sex  appeal,  allure  and  all  the  etce- 
teras the  word  includes — and  we  wanted 
to  find  out  how  she  felt  about  it. 

Perhaps  it  was  Stewart  Granger  who 
really  set  us  on  the  trail.  "Jane  Powell," 
60 


you  must  be  like  everyone  else  to  get 
along  in  Hollywood.  Those  who  have 
tried  it  are  no  longer  around  very  much. 
Carbon  copies  are  a  dime  a  dozen  in  Hol- 
lywood. It's  the  guy  who  dares  to  be  him- 
self who  gradually  makes  a  place  for  him- 
self in  this  town. 

I  have  learned,  too,  about  friendship. 
I  have  my  close  friends — and  I  prize 
them.  I'm  possessive  only  of  them.  They 
mean  so  much  to  me.  I  have  my  quota 
■ — and  from  them  I  have  learned  that 
these  are  the  people  in  whom  I  can  be- 
lieve and  for  whom  I  have  respect. 

These  are  my  lessons:  I  no  longer  make 
snap  judgments;  I  realize  now  that  hon- 
esty has  to  be  the  basic  factor  in  my  life; 
I  have  learned  that  the  doubting,  the  sar- 
castic, the  bitter  ones  only  hurt  them- 
selves; I  am  grateful  for  my  background 
which  has  given  me  the  ideals  with  which 
I  regulate  my  life. 

I  know  I'm  wide  awake  now — and  I'm 
going  to  stay  that  way! 


he  told  us  one  day,  "is  one  of  the  smart- 
est, brightest  and  most  talented  young 
women  in  Hollywood.  Someday  this  town 
is  going  to  wiseup  to  the  fact."  We  agreed 
with  his  sentiments,  but  it  was  the  word 
"woman"  not  young  lady  or  little  one 
that  intrigued  us. 

"Geary  (husband  Geary  Steffen)  was 
with  me  from  the  start  when  I  told  him 
I  wanted  to  put  aside  Peter  Pan  collars, 
puffed  sleeves,  and  ruffled  dresses.  I  want 
to  act  my  age!" 

"  'Janie,'  he  replied,  T  like  you  just 
the  way  you  are,  but  if  this'll  make  you 
happy  go  right  ahead.' 

"I  had  thought  about  changing  the 
color  of  my  hair,  but  I  didn't  want  to 
just  walk  in  one  evening  and  startle 
Geary.  So  we  sat  down  and  I  fully  pre- 
pared him  for  the  event. 

"When  I  returned  from  the  beauty 
parlor  with  the  new  silver  blonde  shade, 
I  held  my  breath,  not  knowing  just  what 
his  reaction  would  be.  You  know  how 
men  are — they  tell  you  to  go  right  ahead 
and  do  something,  but  sometimes  they 
don't  like  what  you  do." 

"Hummm,"  we  replied  not  knowing 
whether  to  agree  or  not. 

"Geary  loved  the  new  shade.  And 
when  baby  Geary  woke  up  for  his  feed- 
ing, even  he  cooed.  That  settled  it.  The 
silver  blonde  was  a  success." 

"Is  it  true  you  threw  away  your  ward- 
robe, and  ordered  a  more  mature,  sophis- 
ticated one?"  we  asked. 

"Now!"  said  practical  Jane,  "I  wouldn't 
go  overboard  like  that.  I  admit  I  did 
find  reasons  to  give  a  girl  friend  some 
of  the  clothes.  And  I  did  buy  a  few  .  .  . 
well,  several,  new  outfits. 

"I  began  to  learn  color  and  the  cut  of 
a  dress  can  do  a  lot  towards  making 
people  readjust  their  attitude  toward 
you."  We  guess  our  eyebrows  must  have 
stretched   upwards  and  reading  our 


thoughts  she  reprimanded,  "No,  I  don't 
mean  decollete  evening  gowns "  and 
v-necks  that  are  cut  down  to  here.'  She 
motioned  towards  her  waist. 

"Geary  would  never  let  me  out  in  some- 
thing like  that.  Everything  in  modera- 
tion is  my  motto.  Sometimes  I'll  tease 
him  when  we're  shopping  and  sigh  ecstat- 
ically over  a  sophisticated  gown.  He'll 
take  me  by  the  elbow  and  say,  'Now, 
Jane,  no  wife  of  mine  .  .  .  .'  He  never 
finishes  the  sentence,  for  I  always  start 
to  laugh  and  he  knows  I'm  not  serious 
about  buying  it. 

"Perhaps  the  biggest  decision  I  had  to 
make  was  accepting  a  night  club  engage- 
ment first  in  Florida  and  then  at  the 


For  a  Stronger 
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Janie  Does  It  Again! 

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Copacabana  in  New  York.  When  I  asked 
the  studio  about  it  they  said  they'd  give 
their  permission,  but  the  way  they  said, 
'Yes,'  made  me  know  they  had  a  few 
doubts  about  Jane  Powell  in  the  sophis- 
ticated circle  of  a  night  club's  spotlight. 

"To  be  truthful,"  she  swallowed,  twin- 
ing a  finger  around  the  two  strains  of 
pearls  at  her  throat,  "they  couldn't  have 
had  any  more  qualms  than  I.  I  asked 
Geary  what  he  thought  and  he  said  it 
was  up  to  me.  That's  one  thing  about 
my  husband,  when  it  comes  to  my  career 
he  feels  I  should  make  my  own  decisions. 
Anything  about  our  home,  the  baby,  our 
plans,  he  practically  percolates  over  with 
ideas,  but  he  told  me  when  we  were 
newlyweds,  'You're  the  boss  about  your 
career.' 

'If  you  want  to  sing  at  the  Copa," 
Geary  told  her,  "you'll  be  great — but 
it's  what  you  want." 

"These  were  his  exact  words."  said 
Jarie.  "When  I  stood  in  that  blue  spot- 
light in  the  center  of  the  nightclub  floor 
for  a  brief  instant  I  wondered  what  I 
was  doing  there.  Then,  something  seemed 
to  shake  me  and  said,  'Listen  here.  Jane 
Powell  Steffen,  you're  always  sounding- 
off  on  wanting  to  be  accepted  as  your 
age  .  .  to  be  sophisticated  .  .  .  okay  here's 
your  chance  .  .  .  what  are  you  going  to  do 
about  it.' 

"I  turned  to  my  accompanist  and  told 
him  to  switch  the  order  of  my  songs. 
Instead  of  the  sweet  little  tune,  I  gave 
out  with  the  most  alluring  ballad  I  knew. 
I'd  either  lay  an  egg  or  make  a  hit." 

Of  course,  she  was  a  hit.  The  nitery 
was  sold  out  every  night. 

That  not  only  bolstered  her  courage, 
but  gave  her  an  entire  new  cafe  society 
audience  which  she  had  never  attracted 
before.  There  was  also  a  test  when  she 
returned.  • 

The  studio  hadn't  seen  her  new  silver 
blonde  hair,  the  soft  eye  make-up  that 
looked  so  alluring  at  the  night  club,  or 
the  feminine,  yet  alluring  wardrobe  Jane 
had  acquired.  Instead  of  yells  of  dis- 
pleasure, her  first  appearance  at  the 
studio  only  brought  whistles  of  delight. 
"Let's  leave  your  hair  that  shade  for 
'Small  Town  Girl,'  "  they  urged.  "How 
about  trying  a  little  eye-shadow?"  .  .  .  etc. 
etc..  .She  was  suddenly  the  belle  of  the 
lot  with  everyone  jumping  on  the  band- 
wagon to  be  on  hand  to  see  the  very 
lovely,  very  glamourous  Jane. 

Just  when  friends  were  reveling  in  their 
new  discovery,  Janie  announced  she 
wouldn't  be  around  after  the  film  because 
she  had  dated  the  stork. 

The  news  that  she  was  expecting  made 
her  radiate  joy  even  more.  "Why  can't 
a  person  be  glamourous  when  she  is  ex- 
pecting? I  can't  think  of  a  happier  time." 

We  looked  over  some  of  Jane's  mother- 
to-be  wardrobe  and  agreed  the  silk  bro- 
caded evening  outfit,  the  bright  colors, 
the  wing-tip  collars  were  all  selected  with 
an  idea  to  being  beautiful  as  well  as 
practical. 

"You  know  how  I  am.  I  just  can't  sit 
still  for  too  long.  I've  got  to  have  proj- 
ects to  do  and  umpteen  things  to  see 
about.  I've  lived  so  long  with  a  deadline 
on  things  to  be  attended  to  that  I'm 
comfortably  used  to  it  now." 


If  we  had  any  idea  that  Jane  was  a 
lady  in  waiting  who  wouldn't  budge  far 
from  the  hearth  .  .  .  would  be  among  the 
missing  at  Hollywood  fun-fests  .  .  .  we 
were  off  the  beam. 

She  outlined  some  of  her  plans  to  us. 
"We've  just  got  to  find  a  larger  house. 
We  have  two  bedrooms  and  one  bath 
which  isn't  big  enough  for  a  family  of 
four.  We've  just  put  a  screen  partition 
in  the  nursery  and  we'll  let  the  two  babies 
stay  in  the  same  room  until  we  find  a 
place  we  like." 

She  showed  us  some  blueprints  on  the 
two  apartment  houses  she's  building. 
"This  one  here,"  she  motioned,  "is  al- 
ready built  and  this  other  one  will  be 
completed  by  Christmas.  My  father  is 
supervising  the  construction  and  then 
acts  as  manager  after  they  are  built.  It 
takes  a  lot  of  work  off  my  hands,  and 
it's  a  good  investment.  I  want  to  put 
something  aside  for  the  future  and  I  feel 
this  is  a  good  start." 

Jane,  for  all  her  allure-rating,  still  has 
a  very  level  head.  "I  want  my  children  to 
grow  up  in  a  home  brimming  over  with 
love,  joy  and  security.  I  think  a  big 
house  would  be  our  best  investment.  We 
could  just  keep  certain  unused  rooms 
closed  off  until  we  needed  them." 

"Sounds  like  your  planning  for  a  large 
family?" 

"Four  would  be  fine,"  she  affirmed, 
"the  boys,  both  Geary  and  I  feel,  should 
go  to  public  school.  I  hope  to  find  time 
to  go  to  Nevada  and  look  for  a  ranch." 

Although  Jane  didn't  volunteer  it,  we 
could  see  she  was  much  more  relaxed.  As 
a  newlywed,  things  like  family  dinners 
and  hostessing  big  parties  were  a  problem. 

Jane  never  had  any  phobias  about 
meeting  people.  Since  she  was  14  she's 
traveled  around  on  Bond  Tours,  to  the 
White  House,  across  the  U.  S.  etc.  But, 
as  Mrs.  Steffen,  the  idea  of  entertaining 
was  something  else  again. 

Today,  she  can  talk  with  ease  and  as- 
surance to  Michael  Wilding,  who  is  cer- 
tainly one  of  the  most  charming  and  con- 
tinental gentlemen  in  town.  She  doesn't 
get  upset  if  her  well-planned  parties  have 
a  touch  of  the  unexpected. 

The  other  day  when  baby  Geary  had 
his  first  birthday,  Jane  and  her  sister-in- 
law  and  two  small  nephews  had  a  party. 
Each  youngster  was  given  a  small  cup- 
cake with  a  candle  in  it.  Son  Geary  found 
the  candle  more  tasty  than  the  cake. 

"I'm  not  following  any  of  the  how  to 
raise  baby  books,"  she  said  definitely. 
"Why  should  I?  Love  and  affection  and 
a  heaping  dose  of  common  sense  are  my 
formula  for  babies." 

It  was  growing  late  so  we  got  up  to 
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ally  he  scheduled  George  and  Gracie  for 
four  more  weekly  shows.  After  each  pro- 
gram, they  anxiously  awaited  more  crit- 
icism from  the  campus  sector  because,  in 
their  bones,  they  knew  they  hadn't  heard 
the  end  of  it.  Finally  it  arrived.  It  was 
in  the  form  of  a  telegram,  and  it  read: 
"WE'VE  CHANGED  OUR  MINDS. 
WE  THINK  YOU'RE  GREAT.  THE 
50  COLLEGE  BOYS." 

All  this  happened  two  decades  ago, 
when  radio  was  enjoying  its  newly-won 
reputation  as  a  big-time  threat  in  the 
entertainment  world.  It  was  all  very 
novel  and  exciting,  a  thing  that  had 
come  to  stay,  and  it  grew  into  a  tremen- 
dous business.  In  a  short  time,  George 
and  Gracie  had  their  own  show,  and  they 
too  joined  the  brilliant  galaxy  of  stars 
who  came  weekly  into  the  parlors  of  the 
homes  throughout  the  nation. 

This  year,  George  and  Gracie  mark 
their  20th  anniversary  on  the  air  lanes, 
a  far  cry  from  the  first  short  skit  they 
did.  In  that  time,  they've  won  so  many 
awards  they've  stopped  trying  to  keep 
track  of  them.  They've  changed  from 
radio  script  to  live  television,  and  this 
Fall  they've  made  their  first  filmed  TV 
shows.  They've  moved  from  their  long- 
time office  quarters  at  Hollywood  and 
Vine  to  their  allotted  space  at  the  Gen- 
eral Service  Studios.  Yet,  with  all  this 
progression,  they've  stayed  the  same 
George  Burns  and  Gracie  Allen  we've 
always  known. 

Here's  what  we  mean.  Gracie,  who's 
the  epitome  of  the  slightly  giddy,  illog- 
ical, friendly,  confused  but  triumphant 
housewife  who  always  spends  a  little 
more  than  she  should  on  hats,  has  long 
62 


since  identified  herself  in  the  hearts  of 
millions  as  Mrs.  America.  On  the  other 
hand,  George,  representing  the  long-suf- 
fering, trying-to-be-logical,  plain,  average 
husband,  is  readily  recognizable  as  Mr. 
America. 

Both  thought  this  a  rather  nice,  home- 
ly classification,  but  they  were  prophets 
without  honor  in  their  own  household.  It 
seems  that  until  recently,  their  daughter, 
Sandra,  was  a  bit  embarrassed  at  the 
zany  characterizations  her  mother  had 
perfected.  Her  school  classmates,  realiz- 
ing this  was  a  tender  point  with  her, 
teased  her  about  it.  Although  Sandra 
knew  that  Gracie  in  private  life  was 
nothing  like  her  radio  personality,  still 
this  didn't  alter  the  case. 

"But  now  that  we're  being  telefllmed, 
it's  a  different  story,"  said  George.  "To- 
day she's  a  matured  young  lady,  and  she 
realizes  what  a  really  fine  actress  her 
mother  is.  She's  quite  proud  of  her,  be- 
cause she  has  discovered  that  she  always 
works  hard  to  put  out  a  good  perform- 
ance. She  knows  that  Gracie  never  tries 
to  be  funny,  that  she's  never  conscious 
of  the  footlights  or  the  audience,  and  that 
it  would  take  a  seasoned  actress  of  the 
caliber  of  Claudette  Colbert  or  Irene 
Dunne  to  replace  her." 

"It's  wonderful  to  have  Sandra  say, 
after  a  performance  of  our  show,  'You 
were  very  good,  Mother,'  instead  of  'Oh 
Mother,  how  could  you!'  "  added  Gracie. 
"And  believe  me,  there's  a  tremendous 
satisfaction  in  having  someone  of  your 
own  understand  exactly  what  you're  try- 
ing to  do,  instead  of  having  her  apologize 
for  you  to  her  friends." 

Perhaps  the  biggest  change  George  and 


Gracie  expect  to  face  as  they  pass  their 
20th  radio-TV  milestone  and  have  gone 
into  the  filming  of  their  series  is  one  they 
feel  will  give  their  show  the  touch  they've 
always  felt  it  needed.  In  the  past,  they've 
argued  that  television  has  had  too  much 
of  the  impersonal  about  it,  because  of  the 
technical  necessity  of  using  long  shots, 
with  the  actors  so  far  away  from  the 
camera  that  you  couldn't  see  all  their 
facial  expressions. 

"Now  that  we're  on  film  and  aren't 
limited  by  the  many  restrictions  of  a  live 
show,  we're  going  to  borrow  the  close-up 
from  the  movies  and  use  it  a  great  deal," 
explained  George.  "Our  type  of  comedy 
registers  best  when  you  see  it  as  closely 
as  though  you  were  one  of  the  people  in- 
volved in  the  goings-on.  Our  situations 
are  based  on  everyday  incidents  which 
everyone  has  experienced  at  one  time  or 
another,  and  they're  that  much  more  ap- 
preciated when  they  are  watched  in,  an 
intimate  manner.  At  least  that's  our  opin- 
ion, and  we  think  it's  worth  a  try." 

You  may  not  agree  totally  with  George 
on  this  subject,  if  you  think  that  no  wom- 
an you  know  could  possibly  get  into  all 
the  predicaments  Gracie  finds  herself. 
Yet  you'll  have  to  admit  that  she's  hilari- 
ously funny,  and  eventually  manages  to 
extricate  herself  from  whatever  dilemma 
she  has  created.  Some  of  these  dilem- 
mas, by  the  way,  are  so  good  that  they've 
been  going  on  for  years,  and  are  packed 
with  laughs  whenever  they're  revived. 

For  instance,  it  was  a  long  time  ago 
when  Gracie  first  started  the  routine 
about  her  long-lost  brother.  She  broke 
into  other  radio  programs,  inquiring  for 
him,  and  the  hunt  became  one  of  national 
significance.  She  and  George  have  used 
it  again  and  again,  both  planned  and  un- 
planned, especially  on  such  occasions  as 
when  Gracie  gestured  widely  and  her 
script  flew  into  the  audience  like  leaves 
in  an  Autumn  storm,  or  a  time  when  all 
the  studio  lights  went  out  and  they  ad 
libbed  about  the  brother  for  fifteen  min- 
utes until  the  fuses  were  replaced. 

In  more  recent  times,  Gracie  has  been 
trying  to  sell  George  as  a  vocalist  named 
Sugarthroat  Burns,  a  male  songbird  of 
dubious  talent,  a  fact  which  she  peren- 
nially ignores.  She  has  offered  him  every- 
where, in  high  and  low  musical  circles, 
and  blithely  ignores  the  rebuffs  she  gets. 
She  thinks  he  is  good,  and  she'll  stick 
with  her  guns  until  she  proves  her  point, 
or  expire  in  the  effort. 

Out  of  this  situation  have  come  some 
interesting  aftermaths.  This  Summer 
George  was  named  America's  King  of 
Sugar  at  an  annual  California  sugar  fes- 
tival, and  was  crowned  by  the  Sugar 
Queen  while  Gracie  looked  on  proudly. 
George  is  now  discussing  an  album-  of 
Sugarthroat  vocal  discs  to  be  made  by 
Columbia  records,  and  some  of  the  old- 
time  tunes  he  will  warble  will  be,  "Red 
Rose  Rag,"  "Tiger  Girl,"  "Heart  Of  A 
Cherry"  and  "I'm  Tying  The  Leaves  So 
They  Won't  Fall  Down." 

Behind  the  pattern  of  the  delightful 
repartee  between  George  and  Gracie  as 
we  know  it  is  an  interesting  story.  When 
they  first  went  into  vaudeville,  they  used 
a  standard  comedy  act  formula,  with 
George  playing  the  comedian  while 
Gracie  fed  him  the  lead  lines  which  nor- 


mally  should  have  led  up  to  the  laughs. 
Since  he  wrote  the  act,  it  was  only  nat- 
ural that  he  should  have  what  were  sup- 
posed to  be  the  best  laugh-getters. 

However,  it  didn't  work  out  that  wy. 
The  moment  Gracie  stepped  out  on  the 
stage,  all  eyes  swung  to  her.  First  of  all, 
she  has  a  figure  that  would  do  a  calendar 
girl  credit.  She's  sprightly,  alive  and 
vital,  and  she  has  a  bouncy  walk  that 
gives  your  spirits  a  lift.  When  she  speaks, 
even  if  she  says  something  simple  like 
asking  you  the  time  of  the  day,  there's 
something  about  her  voice  that  makes 
you  smile. 

George  and  Gracie  went  on,  and  after 
the  first  show,  their  routine  underwent 
a  complete  change.  "She  was  the  natural 
comedienne  of  the  act,"  said  George. 
"She  got  all  the  laughs  for  the  questions 
she  asked  me,  while  I  was  left  hanging 
with  the  answers.  I've  been  her  'straight' 
man  ever  since." 

If  you  should  get  the  idea  that  George 
Burns  is  a  great  Gracie  Allen  fan,  you're 
absolutely  right.  He's  the  unofficial  presi- 
dent of  her  fan  club,  and  he  thinks  she's 
the  greatest  representative  of  her  type  of 
comedy  in  show  business  today.  At  re- 
hearsals, he  sits  in  the  front  row  when- 
ever he  can,  and  convulses  himself  at  her 
work.  Even  if  he  had  heard  the  same 
patter  a  dozen  times  before,  she  still 
bowls  him  over  afresh  each  time  he  hears 
it.  By  the  same  token,  she  thinks  he's  no 
slouch  at  the  acting  game  himself. 

He's  happy  they're  filming  their  TV 
show,  because  he  has  often  felt  that  many 
of  the  performances  they've  done,  espe- 
cially when  Gracie  is  centrally  involved, 
were  worth  preserving  and  seeing  again 
and  again.  Too,  now  that  they  can  pre- 
pare any  number  of  shows  ahead,  they'll 
have  more  time  for  travel,  vacation  and 
other  activities.  And  curiously  enough,  it 
will  be  the  first  time  in  many  years  that 
they  will  have  this  freedom! 

"I  don't  know  how  this  will  work  out 
with  us,"  George  said,  "because  we  like 
the  idea  of  a  regular  weekly  schedule. 
You  get  out  of  trim  if  you  lay  off,  even 
for  only  three  or  four  weeks.  Also,  we 
must  have  the  confidence  of  knowing  that 
our  jokes  are  good,  because  we'll  have 
to  allow  time  for  studio  laughs,  which 
will  later  have  to  be  dubbed  in. 

"Incidentally,  this  reminds  me  of  the 
curious  way  in  which  the  working  ar- 
rangement for  actors  changes  constantly. 
When  we  first  started  in  radio,  we  not 
only  had  no  audience,  but  also  we  per- 
formed behind  a  screen  so  the  orchestra 
wouldn't  distract  us.  Gradually,  audi- 
ences were  admitted,  until  at  times  they 
reached  tremendous  sizes.  In  the  early 
days  of  TV,  there  were  no  onlookers,  and 
there  too  they  were  finally  invited.  Now 
we're  filming  our  show,  with  no  one  on 
the  sidelines  except  the  crew,  so  it  seems 
we're  right  back  where  we  started!  That's 
why  we  have  to  gage  our  own  laughs 
because  I  defy  you  to  get  them  out  of 
a  seasoned  movie-set  crew!" 

In  their  private  life,  George  and 
Gracie  are  solid  citizens  in  a  community 
where  solidity  is  not  one  of  its  more  out- 
standing features.  Sandra,  now  18,  has 
just  graduated  from  the  Marymount 
Convent  School,  and  is  now  in  her  first 
year  of  college.  Ronnie,  17,  whom  George 


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MODERN  METHODS 
296  Broadway 


Stewart  Discusses  Rita 

Continued  from  page  33 


labels  the  diplomat  of  the  family,  is  in 
his  final  year  at  the  Black  Fox  Military 
Academy,  and  as  yet  hasn't  made  up  his 
mind  about  what  college  he  will  attend. 
Neither  seems  to  show  any  particular  in- 
clination for  show  business,  and  their 
parents  offer  them  no  encouragement 
along  this  line. 

As  Gracie  puts  it:  "Nobody  picked  out 
our  jobs  for  us,  and  we  don't  intend  to 
do  it  for  Sandra  and  Ronnie.  We  want 
them  to  choose  what  they  like,  just  as 
we  did." 

The  Burns  quartet  lives  in  the  same 
conservative  two-story  home  in  Beverly 
Hills  which  they've  shared  for  quite  a 
number  of  years.  It  isn't  particularly  im- 
pressive in  the  manner  of  extravagant 
screen  stars'  homes,  and  its  only  luxury 
— the  swimming  pool — takes  up  practi- 
cally the  whole  back  yard.  It  is  furnished 
in  no  particular  period,  since  George  and 
Gracie  bought  the  kind  of  pieces  they 
like  and  enjoy  living  with.  Yet  it  is 
homey  and  charming,  the  kind  of  place 
you  enjoy  visiting. 

Gracie,  who  can  be  quite  serious  on 
occasion,  when  she  isn't  emoting  before 
the  cameras,  has  long  since  become  ac- 
customed to  the  kind  of  reception  she  in- 
variably receives  from  strangers.  Clerks, 
for  instance,  burst  into  laughter  when 
she  asks  for  a  simple  thing  such  as  a 
rolling  pin,  and  quip,  "What  are  you 
going  to  do  with  it,  Gracie,  wallop  George 
over  the  head?" 

Ask  George  to  give  you  a  thumbnail 
description  of  his  partner  and  helpmate, 
and  he  says,  seriously,  "She's  a  wonder- 
ful mother  and  the  heart  of  our  house- 
hold. She's  kind,  understanding  and 
clever,  and  always  considers  the  three  of 
us  before  she  gives  a  thought  to  herself. 
But,  like  any  other  woman,  she  can  carry 
on  lengthy  telephone  conversations  on 
trifling  subjects  that  are  really  fascinat- 
ing to  overhear.  You  wonder  where  wom- 
en can  find  so  many  words  to  talk  about 
an  ordinary  thing  like  a  hat!" 

George  never  hesitates  to  give  Gracie 
the  lion's  share  of  the  credit  for  the  suc- 
cess of  the  Burns  and  Allen  team.  "I 
was  really  a  bad  actor  for  7  or  8  years, 
until  I  met  Gracie;  but  in  those  days,  you 
could  be  bad  and  make  out  because  there 
were  so  many  bad  vaudeville  houses  in 
which  you  could  play.  Even  when  Gracie 
and  I  got  together  and  we  were  what  was 
called  a  "Disappointment  Act"  which 
filled  in  as  a  replacement  at  the  last  min- 
ute, I  knew  good  things  would  finally 
come  our  way.  There  was  something 
about  her  that  spelled  HIT  every  time 
she  stepped  on  the  stage. 

"I  knew  too,  that  we  were  in  the  act- 
ing game  for  good,  because  we  were  both 
nuts  about  show  business  in  those  early 
days,  and  our  love  for  it  hasn't  abated 
one  bit  since  then.  We've  been  in  vaude- 
ville, stock,  with  the  British  Broadcast- 
ing Company  in  London,  in  movies,  live 
TV  and  now  in  telefilms,  a  full  schedule 
for  any  team.  Certainly  we've  never  had 
a  dull  moment! 

"Add  to  all  this  the  fun  of  having 
Gracie  Allen  for  a  wife,  and  you  can  see 
why  I  keep  my  fingers  crossed  at  our 
multiple  good  fortunes,  and  I  look  for- 
ward to  many  more  years  chock  full  of 
the  same  ingredients!" 
64 


in  the  fact  that  she  was  a  glamour  girl  or 
a  business  woman.  She  had  a  most  un- 
professional attitude  toward  assuming  a 
great  lady  elegance.  I  found  her  quiet 
and  shy." 

A  laugh  played  around  the  corners  of 
his  mouth,  and  we  knew  something  was 
cooking  as  he  seemed  to  mentally  remi- 
nisce an  event.  "Let  us  in,  too,"  we 
urged. 

"I  was  just  thinking  that  Rita  wasn't 
so  shy  when  we  discussed  the  love  scene. 
I  felt  like  I  could  pull  her  into  conversa- 
tion and  break  down  her  reserve  of  quiet- 
ness, but  after  a  while  I  began  to  learn 
she  had  a  sense  of  humor  that  didn't 
need  any  coaxing  to  be  brought  to  the 
surface. 

"About  the  love  scene,  the  morning  we 
were  to  film  the  most  tempestuous  one, 
Rita  had  clipped  some  pictures  of  her- 
self and  Glenn  Ford  in  some  passionate 
embraces  from  her  other  films  and  pasted 
them  all  oyer  the  mirror  of  my  dressing 
room.  She'd  written  a  note:  'This  is  the 
way  it's  to  be  done.' 

"Naturally,  I  couldn't  let  something 
like  that  go  unanswered." 

"Naturally,"  we  chimed  in. 

"I  realized  the  same  chap  who  had 
staged  Mickey  Rooney's  musical  num- 
bers for  a  film  was  now  doing  Rita's.  So 
I  got  the  still  department  to  get  me 
some  pictures  of  Rooney.  I  selected  the 
most  grotesque,  where  he  was  pictured  in 
the  very  heat  of  rehearsing  the  dance.  I 
clipped  those,  pasted  them  to  Rita's 
dressing  room  mirror,  and  wrote  the  same 
words  she  had  in  my  note." 

From  the  moment  Rita  saw  the  note, 
the  two  eo-stars  were  good  friends. 
They'd  amaze  set  visitors  by  breaking 


into  occasional  lapses  of  Cockney  slang. 
A  bit  of  business  where  one  is  called  Tish 
and  the  other  Tosh,  in  which  they'd  rat- 
tle back  and  forth  at  one  another  with 
a  spectator  just  catching  an  identifiable 
phrase  here  and  there,  seemed  a  favorite. 

Since  Granger  was  in  such  an  amiable 
mood,  we  ventured  forth  a  mention  about 
what  some  called  his  interest  in  wife 
Jean  Simmons'  career. 

He  didn't  hedge  or  dodge,  but  very 
straightforwardly  answered.  "I  always 
seem  to  be  cast  as  the  heavy  as  far  as 
Jean  is  concerned.  Actually,  I  don't  go 
around  spouting  off  advice  to  anyone. 
It's  just  that  I  love  Jean,  and  can't  help 
but  want  to  look  after  her.  It's  true  I'm 
not  half  as  demanding  about  my  work  as 
about  seeing  she  gets  the  right  treatment 
in  hers.  Isn't  it  normal  for  a  husband  to 
be  interested  and  want  to  give  of  himself 
on  anything  that  concerns  his  wife?" 

If  you  have  ever  looked  at  Stewart 
Granger  when  he  was  intent  on  some- 
thing, you'll  realize  you  might  as  well 
give  in.  Who  can  argue? 

"Jean  and  I  love  to  work  together. 
But  when  we  are  each  in  a  different  film, 
it's  kind  of  an  unspoken  law  that  we  sel- 
dom visit  each  other  at  work.  You  can 
imagine  me  saying  some  Biblical  dialogue 
and  then  spotting  Jean  out  of  camera 
range  watching  me.  She  wouldn't  be 
aware  of  just  what  the  scene  was,  and  I 
know  I'd  find  myself  looking  out  of  the 
corner  of  my  eye  wondering,  'Does  she 
like  what  she  sees?' 

"I've  visited  Jean  only  once  on  a  film. 
When  she  started  to  do  a  scene,  I  walked 
a, way  and  stared  into  the  water  cooler 
for  a  few  minutes  until  it  was  over." 

Hmm,  we  noted,  this  is  a  different  side 


Prima  ballerina  Tamara  Toumanova  relaxes  gracefully  between  shootings  with  David 
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LOSE  FAT 


to  Granger.  We  hadn't  heard  of  this  be- 
fore. Could  we  venture  words  like  sensi- 
tive, maybe  even  poetic,  in  describing 
him?  We  thought  again  after  he  told  us 
of  Louis  Calhern's  nicknames  for  Jean 
and  him.  Jean  is  called  the  Bangle  which 
is  a  gay,  pixie-like  name  that  fits.  Stew- 
art is  dubbed  Slasher  which  he  seems  to 
think  fits  like  a  glove. 

"This  acting  business  isn't  all  play,"  he 
volunteered.  He  showed  us  the  cuts  on 
his  bronzed  face.  "This  one  here  is  from 
'Scaramouche'  and  this  cut  on  the  chin 
it;  from  the  dueling  scene  in  'Prisoner  Of 
Zenda.'  " 

"Sounds  like  there  must  be  an  easier 
way  to  make  a  living,"  we  put  in. 

His  laugh  boomed  out.  "You  know,  I 
first  became  an  actor  in  England  because 
I  thought  it  was  a  cinch.  Mike  Wilding 
and  I  decided  it  was  a  way  to  make  21 
shillings  and  meet  some  pretty  girls. 

"I  got  tired  of  being  moved  around  like 
a  piece  of  furniture  and  decided  if  I  was 
having  any  of  this  acting  business  it'd 
have  to  be  more  rewarding.  So  I  went  to 
the  Royal  Academy  of  Dramatic  Art  and 
spent  the  next  eight  years  on  the  stage. 

"My  first  real  part  in  a  movie  was  in 
1938.  It  was  horrible.  I  took  one  look  at 
myself  and  said,  'Thank  you,  that's  it.' 

"After  my  discharge  from  the  Army," 
Granger  continued,  "there  was  a  shortage 
of  actors.  I  got  a  lead  in  a  movie.  But," 
he  stopped,  "you  know  the  rest." 

As  far  as  his  off-screen  pursuits  are 
concerned,  he  likes  to  hunt — not  just  rab- 
bits, but  lions — big-game  style.  He  also 
likes  to  cook,  again  not  dainty  tea  sand- 
wiches, but  a  whale  of  a  meal  with  every- 


thing spiced  and  seasoned  to  eye-running 
capacity. 

The  Grangers  keep  to  themselves  in 
Hollywood.  As  he  puts  it,  "If  a  man  has 
three  acquaintances,  he  is  lucky.  If  he 
has  three  friends,  he  is  rich." 

Many  times  there's  a  competitive  feel- 
ing when  two  such  attractions  as  Hay- 
worth  and  Granger  are  teamed,  but  when 
we  followed  him  onto  the  set  and  watched 
the  scene,  there  was  about  as  much  ten- 
sion between  them  as  in  a  piece  of  cooked 
spaghetti. 

We  can  well  understand  why  Rita 
would  want  Granger  as  a  co-star.  When 
he  isn't  serious  or  engaged  in  a  lengthy 
discourse,  he's  apt  to  be  what  he  calls 
"horsing  around."  He  waited  until  he  got 
over  to  where  Rita  was  standing,  struck 
a  melodramatic  pose  and  mentioned,  "I'm 
so  tired  .  .  .  been  making  love  to  Rita 
all  day."  She  enjoys  his  comic  outbursts, 
and  admits  she  has  to  be  completely  at 
ease  whenever  he's  around. 

Hollywood,  we're  afraid,  hasn't  a 
chance  of  changing  Granger.  His  fencing 
scars  prove  that  he  doesn't  listen  to  calls 
of  stunt  men  or  doubles.  The  madder  the 
fight  the  more  he  itches  to  join  in.  He 
also  doesn't  wear  make-up  for  films — he 
shuns  it  like  a  kid  does  homework.  He 
gets  disturbed  whenever  it  is  mentioned 
that  his  graying  sideburns  should  be 
touched  up. 

"I'm  too  old  to  change,"  he  smiled. 
We're  sure  no  one  would  want  him  to. 
He  is  a  law  unto  himself  ...  a  colorful 
adventurer  ...  a  protective  husband  .  .  . 
a  muscular  dynamo.  Really,  he  is  quite 
a  remarkable  fellow. 


"\  Learned  About  Women  From  Women" 

Continued  from  page  45 


tiality.  It  was  very  comforting  to  realize 
so  early  that  I  could  always  depend  on 
partiality  from  women." 

At  16,  Steve  met  up  with  the  farmer's 
daughter.  To  be  more  exact,  he  met  up 
with  three  of  'em — ages  13,  15  and  17. 

"I  was  working  on  a  ranch  in  Wyo- 
ming," his  reverie  reveals.  "The  13-year- 
old  had  a  crush  on  me.  Woman-like, 
when  I  smiled  at  her,  she  thumbed  her 
nose  in  affectionate  return.  The  15-year- 
old  was  the  teaser  type.  When  duly  en- 
couraged to  kiss  her  rosy  cheek,  I  suc- 
cumbed, whereupon  she  ran  shrieking  to 
papa — splashing  so  many  tears  she  wat- 
ered the  milk.  The  17-year-old  invited 
me  out  to  the  barn  to  play  hide  and  seek. 
Alas!  We  played  hide  and  seek." 

On  his  21st  birthday  our  human  guinea 
pig  came  to  a  monumental  decision. 

"I  decided,"  he  says,  "that  women  were 
here  to  stay.  Furthermore,  I  fully  real- 
ized they  were  definitely  lovely  little 
things  to  have  around  and  life  without 
them  would  indeed  be  filled  with  dark- 
ness and  despair.  With  this  equation — 
I  have  continued  to  learn  about  women 
from  women!" 

Today,  modesty  behooves  Steve  to 
enumerate  the  lachrymose  ladies  who 
have  acknowledged  his  obvious  attrac- 
tions.  He  has  dated  publicly  (without 


personal  involvement)  such  scintillating 
sirens  as  Joan  Crawford.  Patricia  Neal, 
Yvonne  DeCarlo,  Patrice  Wymore  (Be- 
fore Errol) .  Ginger  Rogers,  Judy  Clark, 
Miraslava,'  Denise  Darcel  and  a  fragile 
female  named  Mae  West.  There  were 
others  who  are  also  names  in  the  news. 
By  strange  coincidence,  Steve's  favorite 
fillies  are  conspicuously  unnewsworthy. 

"Some  of  my  best  friends  are  actress- 
es," he  reassures.  "While  one  can  learn 
a  great  deal  from  them,  by  the  very 
nature  of  their  work  they  are  primarily 
interested  in  themselves.  Therefore,  it's 
more  fun  and  less  pressure  to  be  with  a 
non-professional.  A  man  likes  to  relax  on 
a  date.  It's  next  to  impossible  with 
someone  who  forgets  to  remember  she 
was  a  woman  before  she  became  an 
actress.'' 

When  Steve  worked  with  Joan  Craw- 
ford in  "The  Damned  Don't  Cry,"  he 
came  to  fast  and  unexpected  realization. 

"I  naturally  assumed,"  he  says,  "that 
a  star  of  Joan's  standing  would  just  coast 
along.  This  picture  will  be  a  cinch.  I  told 
myself.  Well,  from  Joan,  who  really 
knows  the  mechanics  of  the  business,  I 
learned  the  importance  of  giving  your 
best.  Despite  all  she's  accomplished, 
she's  a  relentless  worker  in  front  of  that 
camera.   I  had  to  be  on  my  toes  every 


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In  Hollywood  there's  a  popular  theory 
that  most  career  women  are  exactly  alike 
— when  pursuing  their  careers.  Steve 
might  have  held  to  that  opinion  at  one 
time.  Then  he  played  opposite  Doris  Day 
in  "Storm  Warning." 

"It's  a  cliche,"  he  agrees,  "but  Doris 
proves  you  can  catch  more  flies  with 
sugar.  From  working  with  her  I  learned 
a  woman  does  not  have  to  be  a  brittle, 
driving  witch  who  still  butters  up  to 
everyone.  Doris  will  always  be  a  winner 
because  she  knows  the  difference  between 
being  firm  and  ruthless.  Doris  is  firm, 
mind  you,  but  she's  still  sweet  in  her 
firmness.  As  a  result,  everyone  respects 
her." 

In  direct  contrast  is  Steve's  good 
friend,  Ruth  Roman.  They  met  origin- 
ally when  both  were  unknown  and  strug- 
gling. So  it  was  quite  a  nostalgic  reunion 
when  Warners  co-starred  them  in  "To- 
morrow Is  Another  Day." 

"At  the  beginning  of  her  career  Ruth 
was  always  on  the  defensive,"  analyzes 
Steve.  "Her  success  didn't  come  easily. 
There  were  many  disappointments  and 
disillusionments  along  the  way.  Unlike 
Doris,  but  still  with  just  cause,  Ruth  be- 
lieved she  had  to  fight  for  everything. 
Naturally  she  made  it  twice  as  tough  for 
herself. 

"Today  it's  a  different  story.  Ruth's 
more  relaxed  because  she  knows  greater 
security.  She's  happily  married  and  ex- 
pecting her  first  baby.  She  herself  is  the 
first  to  admit  that  being  too  much  on  the 
defensive  is  merely  wasting  energy.  By 
comparison,  from  working  with  Ruth  and 
Doris,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that  you 
can't  judge  two  women,  or  a  hundred  and 
two,  by  a  set  rule,  they're  so  unalike." 

There  are  certain  types  of  women 
Steve  has  encountered,  however,  who  fol- 
low a  familiar  pattern  of  behavior.  Let 
him  tell  you  about  a  few  who  have 
amused  and  intrigued  him  the  most. 

"While  I  was  making  'Top  Secret,'  I 
met  a  girl  who  was  the  answer  to  a 
bachelor's  dream — it  says  here.  She  hated 
night  clubs,  she  said.  Only  went  to  one 
a  year.  (Hm-m-m\)  She  loved  to  stay 
home  and  cook  and  could  even  guess 
{Vh-huh!)  my  favorite  foods. 

"Well,  I  fell  for  that  line  once  in  my 
life.  This  type  of  girl  checks  thoroughly 
on  a  man's  likes  and  dislikes.  She  knows 
more  about  him  than  he  knows  about 
himself.  Night  clubs?  The  only  ones 
she's  missed  haven't  been  built  yet. 

"When  I  finished  'Back  To  Broadway' 
recently,  a  friend  took  me  to  a  Holly- 
wood party.  Now  it  just  so  happens  I 
knew  every  woman  in  the  room  but  one. 
We  clowned  and  kidded.  We  had  a  ball. 
I  suppose  because  the  others  didn't  find 
me  objectionable,  this  stranger  decided  to 
be  the  one  who  did.  She  came  all  the 
way  across  the  room  to  make  an  insult- 
ing remark.  So  help  me,  I  hadn't  done 
a  thing.  You'll  find  this  reverse  atten- 
tion-getter type  at  almost  every  party. 

"In  contrast,  I've  met  women  who 
ignore  a  man  to  get  attention!  After 
you're  introduced  in  a  group,  she  talks 


through  you,  over  you,  around  you.  Her 
eyes  meet  everyone's  but  yours.  It's  a 
challenge  to  the  male  ego  and  I  would 
say  that  the  best  way  to  handle  her  is  to 
completely  ignore  her  too. 

"When  I  was  playing  at  the  American 
Theatre  opposite  Connie  Bennett  in 
'Without  Love,'  I  met  a  St.  Louis  wom- 
an! She  was  wonderful  in  many  respects, 
except  she  couldn't  tell  the  truth.  And 
yet,  she  never  told  an  out  and  out  lie. 

"You  see,  there's  a  very  fine  line  of  dis- 
tinction between  the  way  something  is 
and  the  way  this  type  of  woman  would 
like  it  to  be.  She'll  make  up  a  story  to 
justify  her  belief.  If  she  repeats  it  more 
than  once  she  actually  believes  she  is  tell- 
ing the  truth.  We  both  agreed  that  mar- 
riage is  one  of  the  most  important  issues 
of  life.  At  no  time  did  we  ever  discuss 
being  married  to  each  other!  P.  S.  I'll 
always  remember  St.  Louis. 

"The  female  animal,"  Steve  sums  up 
the  situation,  "is  much  more  intelligent 
than  the  male.  Women  aren't  given  the 
physical  strength  to  compete  with  men, 
so  their  Maker  gave  them  brains  to  use 
and  who  knows  better  how  to  use  them! 

"It's  a  popular  belief  that  women  are 
controlled  by  their  hearts,  but  I  believe 
they  have  a  head  start  on  men  any  time. 
All  kidding  aside — and  I've  kidded 
through  most  of  this  story — I  sincerely 
believe  that  every  man  basically  wants  to 
believe  in  a  woman.  He  can  take  a  stout 
stand  and  insist  that  he's  through  with 
them  forever.  The  second  he  meets  some- 
one new  and  different  (he  hopes!) ,  he's 
ready  to  believe  all  over  again." 

According  to  statistics,  at  some  time 
or  other  all  women  react  the  same  way 
under  the  same  circumstances.  Even  the 
voluptuous,  hip-swinging,  soft-sighing 
Mae  West  falls  into  this  category.  It's 
Steve's  story  and  it  happened  on  a  New 
Year's  Eve  in  Philadelphia  where  he  was 
playing  opposite  the  sensuous  siren  in 
"Diamond  Lil." 

"Neither  of  us  had  anything  to  do  New 
Year's  Eve,  so  Mae  suggested  we  have  a 
sandwich  after  the  show.  It  was  as  casual 
as  that.  Then  just  before  curtain  time 
I  received  a  wire  from  my  girl  friend  in 
Cincinnati.  Her  show  was  laying  off  for 
two  days,  so  she  was  flying  to  Philadel- 
phia to  welcome  in  the  New  Year. 

"Now  Mae  West  is  the  most  broad- 
minded,  kind-hearted  person  in  the  world. 
Just  the  week  before  she  had  paid  my 
mother  and  daughter's  expense  to  come 
and  spend  Christmas  with  me.  When  I 
told  her  I  couldn't  keep  our  date,  how- 
ever, she  was  furious.  Honestly,  I  thought 
it  wouldn't  mean  a  thing  to  her.  I  never 
would  have  done  it  if  I  knew  it  was  going 
to  hurt  her. 

"I  really  believed  that  Mae  was  dif- 
ferent from  any  woman  I  had  ever 
known,"  grins  Steve,  "but  do  you  know 
— she  didn't  speak  to  me  for  days  after! 
She  acted  like  we  were  a  boy  and  girl 
going  to  our  first  Junior  Prom  and  she 
had  been  cheated  out  of  wearing  her  first 
formal! 

"But  don't  get  me  wrong — I  love 


Actors  Will  Do  Anything 

Continued  from  page  40 

est  fraction  of  an  inch.  Sound  effects 
take  care  of  the  crash  of  fist  on  face. 
Anyway,  I  caught  Mike  square  on  the 
nose.  As  I  saw  the  blood  run  down,  Ok- 
oh,  I  thought,  Scratched — one  actor! 
But  Mike  was  very  sweet  about  it.  For 
actors  will  not  only  do  anything,  they'll 
take  anything — and  like  it. 

"I've  seen  actors  bent  over  double  in 
harness  and  braces,  their  legs  strapped  up 
in  back  of  them,  when  playing  cripples. 
Before  Arthur  Kennedy  played  the  blind 
GI  in  'Dark  Victory'  he  went  about  liter- 
ally blind  for  a  couple  of  days  from  the 
stuff  they  put  in  his  eyes,  the  better  to 
understand  what  it  is  to  be  blind.  Young 
girls  age  in  pictures,  beautiful  girls  cheer- 
fully deglamourize  themselves  (as,  for  in- 
stance. Shelley  Winters  in  "A  Place  In 
The  Sun")  for  the  sake  of  realism. 

"Mario  Lanza,  who  loves  food  second 
only  to  his  wife  and  children,  starved 
some  60  pounds  off  himself,  a  willing 
martyr  for  the  screen's  sweet  sake. 

"It's  pretty  well  known  by  now  that 
when  Katharine  Hepburn  and  Humphrey 
Bogart  made  'The  African  Queen'  in 
Africa,  they  were  all  but  eaten  alive  by 
soldier-ants,  ran  amok  of  wild  boars, 
rhinos,  crocodiles  and  the  lethal  like. 

"Speaking  of  wild  animals,  the  night 
we  shot  the  train  wreck  scene  for  'The 
Greatest  Show  On  Earth,'  I.  as  Brad,  the 
circus  manager,  was  pinned  under  an  ani- 
mal cage  inhabitated  by  one  of  the  big 
cats.  As  we  went  into  the  scene,  Mr.  De 
Mille  decided  it  would  be  a  good  idea  to 
have  the  cat,  a  black  panther,  come  out 
of  the  cage,  so  as  to  be  in  full  camera 
range.  Accordingly,  out  of  the  cage  he 
came,  leaped  and  fell  on  my  chest,  where- 
upon my  wife.  Lydia.  nearly  fell  out  of 
the  box-car  nearby  from  the  comparative 
safety  of  which  she  was  watching  the 
take. 

"I  won't  say  that  T  didn't  have  qualms 
but  I  figured  that  I'd  rather  argue  with 
a  black  panther  than."  Chuck  laughed, 
"with  Mr.  DeMillc!  For  Mr.  DeMille  is 
one  who  believes  that  a  director  as  well 
as  an  actor  will,  should,  indeed,  must  do 
anything — and  behaves  accordingly. 

"In  'The  Greatest  Show,'  there  was  a 
scene  in  which  a  bit  player  drives  a  jeep 
on  stage  and,  as  he  did  so.  the  camera 
boom  was  moving  in.  Mr.  DeMille  was 
v.atching  the  shot  oblivious,  as  he  always 
is,  to  everything  but  the  shot — when 
suddenly  the  actor  realized  that  if  he 
continued  to  drive  ahead  Mr.  DeMille 
would  be  crushed  between  the  moving 
boom  and  the  oncoming  jeep  so,  signal- 
ling for  a  cut,  he  backed  away  and 
spoiled  the  take.  In  the  ominous  silence 
that  followed,  the  poor  guv  said,  apolo- 
getically, 'Sorry,  Mr.  DeMille.' 

"To  which  Mr.  DeMille  replied,  'Al- 
ways remember,  young  man.  that  if  you 
have  a  choice  between  spoiling  a  take 
and  killing  a  director,  kill  the  director 
every  time!' 

"I  tell  you,  there  are  no  such  things  as 
limits.  .  . 

"There  are,  of  course,  some  physical 
things  an  actor  can't  learn  to  do — I,  for 


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instance,  cannot  learn  to  sing.  Simply,  I 
haven't  got  a  voice.  But  if  it's  something 
an  actor  can  learn  to  do;  has  the  in- 
testinal fortitude  to  do,  he'd  better  do  it, 
for  audiences  today  are  so  wise  that  if 
(here  is  the  least  doubt,  'Ahhh,'  they 
jeer,  'it's  a  double!' 

"I  do  my  own  riding  in  Westerns,  but 
I  don't  do  my  own  falls — yet.  This,  how- 
ever, is  something  I  can  learn,  am  learn- 
ing. Stunt  men  are  wonderfully  nice, 
I've  found,  about  showing  you  how  to  do 
things.  For  instance,  ace  stunt  man  Wil- 
lard  Willingham  taught  me  to  do  the  run- 
ning dismount  I  make  in  Paramount 's 
'The  Savage'  and  also  in  'Pony  Express,' 
which  I've  just  finished  with  Jan  Sterling. 

"Another  stunt  man,  Henry  Wills, 
helps  me  a  great  deal.  Before  any  West- 
ern I  make,  I  go  to  Hank's  ranch  and 
work  out,  riding  bareback,  learning  to 
make  the  Sherman  mount,  the  Crupper 
mount,  which  means  running  up  behind 
the  horse  and  leaping  on  him. 

"Even  when  physical  danger  is  not  in- 
volved, the  actor's  job  is  seldom  the 
cushy  thing  it's  still  supposed  to  be.  As 
an  example,  for  a  scene  in  'Pony  Express,' 
I  walk  out  on  a  high  plateau  carrying  a 
saddle  and  saddle  bags  weighing  a  good 
55  pounds,  plus  the  boots  and  spurs  on 
my  feet  and  legs.  As  I  stand  on  the  pla- 
teau I  see,  far  down  the  plain,  a  stage- 
coach coming  and  make  a  run  for  it,  run- 
ning miles  under  a  broiling  sun,  along  the 
plain.  It  wasn't  a  hazardous  thing  to  do 
but  so  tiring  that  one  take  did  it,  had  to 
do  it — that's  all  the  boy  they  had  that 
day! 

"From  the  beginning,  from  the  novi- 
tiate days  of  trying  to  crash  the  theatre, 
it's  rugged.  Any  actor  who  goes  through 
the  New  York  mill  does  an  awful  lot  of 
pavement-pounding  and  there  are  an  aw- 
ful lot  of  miles,"  Chuck  laughed,  "in  this 
city!  He  also  does  an  awful  lot  of  things 
foreign — and  distasteful  to — his  normal 
behavior. 

"I  got  my  first  part  in  the  theatre  by 
gate-crashing — there  is  no  other  word  for 
it.  I  simply  stepped  over  a  railing  in 
Producer  Guthrie  McClintock's  office 
(when  his  secretary  wasn't  looking)  and 
sat  me  down  with  a  lot  of  actors  who  had 
appointments.  Now  barging  in  where  I 
haven't  been  invited,  may  not  be  wel- 
come, is  neither  my  habit  nor  my  choice. 
So  what?  Compared  to  an  actor  in  search 
of  a  part  a  man-eating  tiger  is  as  harm- 
less, I  assure  you,"  Charlton  laughed,  "as 
a  Maltese  kitten.  Anyway,  I  got  through 
to  Mr.  McClintock,  who  was  casting  "An- 
tony &  Cleopatra."  It  so  happened  that 
I'd  just  read  a  critical  essay  on  the  play, 
which  enabled  me  to  listen  intelligently 
while  Mr.  McClintock  talked,  so — I  got 
the  part.  A  very  small  part,  but  a  part. 

"In  more  ways  than  risking  his  neck 
or  bluffing  his  way  past  secretaries,  an 
actor  will  do  anything — he'll  live  poorly, 
meanly,  literally  from  hand-to-mouth,  re- 
fusing 'steady'  work,  while  waiting  for  his 
'break'  on  Broadway  or  in  Hollywood. 
As  Lydia  and  I  lived  when  we  first  came 
to  New  York.  Neither  of  us  had  any 
professional  acting  experience.  Neither  of 
us  were  any  too  sure  where  the  next  meal 
was  coming  from  so,  we  got  an  apartment 
in  Hell's  Kitchen,  a  two-and-a-half  room 
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cold  water  flat,  for  $30  a  month.  (We  still 
live  in  it,  by  the  ivay,  when  we  are  in 
Neiv  York!)  Lydia,  in  those  early  days, 
worked  as  a  model.  She  supported  us. 
Actors  think  nothing  of  it — let  their  wives 
support  them  rather  than  abandon  act- 
ing, or  the  hope  of  it.  I  tell  you,  we'll  do 
anything.  .  . 

"An  actor  will  even  forego  his  personal 
pride  to  be  an  actor.  An  actor  isn't  sell- 
ing a  line  of  sporting  goods,  magazine 
subscriptions,  a  brand  of  soup,  he's  his 
own  stock  in  trade,  he's  selling  himself, 
his  person.  So  he  goes  in  and  they  look 
at  him  and  they  say,  'Oh,  no,  please.  .  .  !' 
That's  why  an  actor's  ego  is  as  highly 
developed  as  it  is;  you  have  to  develop 
a  resilient  ego  or  you're  a  gone  guy. 

"Lydia  knew  all  this,"  Charlton  said 
then,  "that's  why  she  held  me  off  for  as 
long  as  she  did,  wanted  no  part  of  me, 
told  me  'Actors  make  poor  husbands.' " 

"Tell  me  more,"  I  said,  "your  love 
story,  I  mean,  tell  me  that.  Or  have  you 
told  it  many  times  before?" 

"I've  never  told  it.  No  one,"  Chuck 
grinned,  "has  ever  asked  me. 

"Well,  let's  see — we've  been  married 
eight  and  a  half  years,  so  I  have  to  do 
some  remembering.  It  began,  anyway, 
when  I  sat  behind  Lydia  in  a  class  called 
Fundamentals  of  Theatre  Practise — B-40. 
at  Northwestern  University.  It  was  our 
freshman  year.  We  were  seventeen.  We 
were  in  a  remarkably  lucky  class  at 
Northwestern,  by  the  way — Lydia  and 
myself,  Pat  Neal,  Jean  Hagen,  Ralph 
Meeker  (who  is  so  fine  in  'Somebody 
Loves  Me') ,  Chloris  Leschman  and  fully 
a  dozen  other  kids  whose  names  are  not 
in  Neons  as  yet,  but  who  are  making  a 
very  good  living  in  the  theatre,  no  mean 
accomplishment,  believe  me.  . 

"I  was  at  Northwestern  on  a  theatre 
scholarship;  Lydia.  on  a  pre-law  scholar- 
ship (from  which  I  quickly  diverted  her) 


in  Northwestern  University  School  of 
Speech. 

"Lydia  says  that  the  first  time  she  ever 
really  noticed  me  was  when  someone  in 
our  class  read  a  criticism  of  a  play  after 
which  the  rest  of  the  class  was  asked  to 
criticize  the  criticism.  Come  my  turn,  I 
rose  up  and  said,  'It's  skeletal.'  For  some 
reason,  this  convulsed  her. 

"Then  we  were  both  on  the  same  bill 
of  one-act  plays,  although  in  different 
plays.  Lydia's  first  line  in  one  of  her 
plays  was  'My  frog  is  dead.'  She  sought 
my  advice  on  how  to  read  this  line  'in 
order  to  get  the  most  out  of  it.'  Unimag- 
inably, I  told  her. 

"I  got  terrible  grades  all  that  year,  for 
the  fact  is,  I  had  fallen  in  love — yes,  at 
first  sight — with  the  back  of  Lydia's 
head.  So  bemused  was  I  by  the  nape  of 
her  neck,  which  was  about  all  I  could  see 
of  her  from  my  seat  behind  her,  that  I 
couldn't  concentrate  on  anything  else. 
But  Lydia  remained  adamant  for  months. 
And  months.  .  . 

"In  her  diary  for  that  year,  one  nota- 
tion reads:  'Just  went  out  on  a  date  with 
that  awful  boy.' 

"Little  and  dark  and  very  quick-tem- 
pered, she  once  knocked  me  down  with 
her  handbag,  big  as  I  am,  conked  me 
right  on  the  head  with  it! 

"Shortly  after  my  18th  birthday,  on 
October  4,  I  dared  to  ask  her,  'Would 
you  consider  getting  married?' 

"  'Certainly  not.  I  have  much  too 
much  to  do.  Besides,  actors  make  very 
poor  husbands.'  Thus  Lydia. 

"  'But  in  the  event  that  you  ever  did 
get  married,  would  you  consider  anyone 
like  me?' 

"  'Certainly  not.  You  would  make  a 
worse  husband  than — than  almost  any- 
one.' 

"Every  week,  rebuffs  notwithstanding, 
I  kind  of  tiredly  proposed  again.  And 


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again.  .  . 

"And  then  I  went  into  the  Army.  The 
night  before  I  left,  I  made  one  more  try. 
(//  actors  will  do  anything,  so  will 
lovers!) 

"  'Still  can't  see  it,'  said  my  Lydia. 

"After  a  month  in  the  Army,  came  a 
v.  ire:  'Have  decided  to  accept  your  offer, 
Lydia.' 

"As  I  read  those  words  stars  fell,  let 
me  tell  you,  over  North  Carolina! 

"We  were  married,  on  March  17,  1944, 
in  Greensboro,  North  Carolina.  The 
morning  of  our  wedding  day,  we  went 
for  a  walk  and  picked  out  the  prettiest 
little  church  we  could  find.  We  called  in 
the  minister,  then  went  in  search  of  wit- 
nesses. In  the  basement  of  the  church, 
which  we  explored,  we  found  two  elderly 
ladies  in  the  midst  of  preparing  a  church 
supper.  'Would  you  be  witnesses  at  my 
wedding?'  I  asked.  They  were  delighted. 
And  charming — in  a  Josephine  Hull  kind 
of  way. 

"Then  Lydia  went  back  to  school — and 
I  went  to  the  Aleutians." 

It  was  after  Chuck  got  out  of  the  Army 
that  he  and  Lydia  came  to  New  York, 
where  Lydia  went  to  work  while  Chuck 
looked  for  work.  And  found  it.  In  addi- 
tion to  his  first  appearance  on  any  stage 
in  "Anthony  And  Cleopatra,"  he  did  a 
number  of  medium-good  parts  in  a  num- 
ber of  Broadway  plays  and  then  hit  the 
markedly  successful  (for  him)  medium  of 
television.  On  the  CBS-TV  Studio  One 
program,  he  was  presented  in  "Jane 
Eyre,"  "Of  Human  Bondage,"  "Shadow 
And  Substance"  and  a  number  of  other 
fine  productions  in  which  he  raised  the 
audience-attendance  of  TV  by  giving  no- 
tably fine  performances.  It  was  on  the 
merit  he  saw  in  Chuck's  TV  work  that 
Producer  Hal  Wallis  signed  him  to  a 
Paramount  contract  and  cast  him  in  his 
first  picture,  "Dark  City."  Unique  among 
his  fellows,  Chuck  is  the  first,  perhaps 
the  only  actor  to  be  'discovered'  for  Hol- 
lywood on  TV  and  definitely  the  first  to 
go  to  Hollywood  with  a  fan  club  follow- 
ing (formed  by  his  television  audiences) 
before  he  ever  made  a  motion  picture. 

Now,  with  the  solid  backlog  of  five 
films.  "Dark  City,"  "Greatest  Show  On 
Earth,"  "The  Savage,"  "Pony  Express," 
"Ruby  Gentry"  to  his  credit  and  20th 
Century-Fox's  "The  President's  Lady," 
with  Susan  Hayward,  coming  up,  Chuck 
is  still  the  actor  who  will  do  anything  in 
order  to  act  .  .  .  which  can  also  mean 
doing  without  a  number  of  things. 

"For  instance,  we've  given  up  a  normal 
home  life,  or  much  hope  of  having  one  in 
the  near  future,"  Chuck  said,  "in  order 
to  act.  We  would  have  had  children  long 
ago  if  we  hadn't  been  tearing  around  the 
country  as  erratically  as  a  pair  of  flying 
saucers.  Lydia  has  slighted  her  own  ca- 
reer, in  fact,  to  follow  me  around.  .  . 

"We  do  have  a  home — in  the  northern 
part  of  Michigan,  in  Roscommon  County. 
It's  quite  a  big  house,  seven  bedrooms, 
huge  fireplaces,  stables,  set  in  1280  acres 
of  timber.  The  place  has  a  lake  with  a 
pair  of  golden  eagles  living  on  it.  When 
I'm  asked,  'Why  Michigan?  Why  so  far 
away  from  Hollywood  and  Broadway?' 
the  answer  is  that  I  was  raised  in  Mich- 
igan, it's  my  country.  Frankly,  too,  I 
would  rather  put  my  money  in  trees  than 


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into  Beekman  Place  apartments  or  Holly- 
wood haciendas.  We  love  the  place  and 
envy  the  golden  eagles  who  are  not  as 
much  on  the  wing  as  we  are.  .  . 

"In  order  to  act.  however,  you  have  to 
make  all  kinds  of  compromises  with  life 
as  you'd  like  to  live  it.  As  an  example, 
when  I  first  went  to  Hollywood  to  make 
'Dark  City,'  Lydia  was  in  the  Chicago 
company  of  'Detective  Story.'  This  will 
be  simple,  we  thought.  Immediately  the 
play  closes.  Lydia  can  come  along  West. 
But  as  it  developed,  she  was  paged  for 
the  New  York  company,  which  meant 
that  she  was  in  New  York;  I,  on  the 
Coast. 

"Last  year  a  friend  of  ours  wrote  a 
television  script  for  the  two  of  us,  which 
wTas  bought  by  Studio  One.  Lydia  and  I 
are  keen  to  work  together.  We'll  never 
be  content — or  I  won't  be— until  we're 
running  tandem  in  this  business.  This  TV 
job  was,  therefore,  something  I  badly 
wanted  to  do — then  I  was  called  to  the 
Coast  to  start  work  in  'Ruby  Gentry.' 
Lydia  stayed  in  New  York  and  did  the 


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sive experts  in  carriage,  poise  and  voice 
control.  That  proves,  gals,  what  you  can 
do  for  yourself  if  you  are  determined. 
Beverly  didn't  grow  up  in  poverty,  but 
certainly  without  luxury.  Her  father  was 
a  bus  conductor  and  she  was  one  of  six 
children;  she  has  two  older  brothers  and 
three  younger  sisters.  She  graduated  from 
parochial  grammar  and  high  schools,  was 
a  good  student  and  would  like  to  have 
attended  college  but  family  finances  were 
too  limited. 

Her  dramatic  experience,  prior  to  pic- 
tures, was  limited  to  school  plays.  Be- 
cause she  was  tall,  Beverly  always  played 
boys'  parts  in  high  school.  At  11  she 
modeled  for  window  mannikins  for  Saks- 
Fifth  Avenue  and  later  worked  during 
Summer  vacations  in  office  jobs. 

But  at  15  she  decided  show  business 
was  to  be  her  business.  She  wanted  to 
become  an  actress,  but  because  she 
lacked  dramatic  training  she  took  the 
model  and  showgirl  route.  Her  mother 
didn't  quite  like  the  idea,  but  was  will- 
ing to  be  convinced.  That,  her  daughter 
achieved. 

For  Beverly's  sixteenth  birthday  her 
cousin  took  her  to  her  first  night  club. 
It  was  Billy  Rose's  Diamond  Horseshoe 
where  the  tall  show  girls  were  billed  as 
"long  stemmed  American  Beauties." 
Beverly,  about  to  graduate  from  high 
school,  thought  this  might  be  a  spot  for 
her  5'  8"  height — she  is  now  an  inch  tall- 
er. She  talked  to  the  cigarette  girl  about 
getting  a  job  and  was  told  to  come  back 
to  see  the  manager  of  concessions.  She 
did  and  got  a  job  as  a  hat  check  girl. 

But  there's  lots  of  business  sense  be- 

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show  with  Dick  Carlson. 

"Last  Fall,  we  were  going  to  give  a 
great,  big  party  here  in  New  York,  the 
first  big  party  we'd  ever  given.  Two  days 
before  the  party,  Lydia  was  called  to 
Hollywood  for  her  first  picture,  'The 
Atomic  City.'  I  was  left  alone  to  give  the 
party.  And  terrified.  .  . 

"And  so  it  goes — an  actor  will  do  any- 
thing, do  without  anything,  give  up  any- 
thing in  order  to  act.  The  one  and  only 
thing  I  have  ever  refused  to  do,  since  my 
career  began,  is  change  my  name.  When 
the  studio  suggested  that  I  swap  the 
Charlton  for  another  moniker,  I  wouldn't 
even  discuss  the  matter.  Charlton  was  my 
mother's  maiden  name.  It  was  also  the 
name  of  my  maternal  great-uncle,  Percy 
Charlton,  an  actor  of  distinction  as  well 
as  the  only  actor,  on  either  side,  among 
my  forebears. 

"In  addition  to  my  name  the  only  thing 
in  this  world  I  can  think  of  that  I 
wouldn't  give  up  for  acting,  though  the 
mantle  of  Edwin  Booth  fall  upon  me,  is 
— my  wife."  „ 


hind  her  big  brown  eyes.  She  made  a  point 
of  becoming  very  friendly  with  the  other 
hat  check  and  cigarette  girls,  told  them 
she  wanted  to  be  a  show  girl  and  that 
she'd  be  grateful  if  they  passed  the  word 
along  to  the  proper  people.  And  this 
proves  that  all  females  are  not  jealous 
felines;  they  liked  the  spunky,  ambitious 
kid  and  did  talk  to  the  bosses  about  her. 
AVithin  a  week  she  was  out  of  the  derby 
department  and  into  the  show  line. 

"I  had  always  been  a  bit  self-conscious 
about  my  height,"  Beverly  now  recalls. 
"Because  of  that  I  didn't  have  the  car- 
riage to  carry  those  elaborate  show-girl 
costumes  with  style.  So  John  Murray 
Anderson,  who  designed  and  staged  the 
shows,  took  me  aside  and  told  me  what  I 
should  think  about  to  get  that  needed 
assurance. 

"  'When  you're  out  on  the  stage  you 
have  to  think — I'm  the  most  beautiful 
girl  God  ever  created  and  here  I  am — 
then  your  head  will  be  up  and  carried 
proudly,'  was  his  advice. 

"Of  course,  it  would  be  deadly  if  a  girl 
carried  this  attitude  into  her  private  life, 
but  on  stage  it's  great.  Another  thing 
the  Horseshoe  did  for  me  was  to  make 
me  forget  about  being  tall,  because  actu- 
ally I  was  the  shortest  girl  in  the  line.  I 
had  always  worn  flat  heeled  shoes,  then 
one  day  I  suddenly  decided  it  wasn't  bad 
being  tall  and  went  out  and  bought  a 
pair  of  shoes  with  the  highest  possible 
heels." 

While  working  at  the  Horseshoe,  Bev- 
erly also  started  her  modeling  career. 
She  became  a  Conover  girl  and  because 
of  her  tall,  handsome  figure  and  small, 
photogenic  features  was  soon  in  demand 
for  high  fashion  photography.  But  her 
aim,  remember,  was  still  acting,  so  addi- 
tionally she  started  studying  dramatics 


for  now  she  could  afford  the  lessons. 

If  ever  you  think  you  are  overworked, 
think  of  the  schedule  she  maintained, 
working  at  the  night  club  until  2  a.m., 
modeling  and  studying  drama  during  the 
day! 

Beverly  had  studied  tap  dancing  very 
briefly,  but  had  natural  rhythm  and  a 
feeling  for  dancing,  so  later  she  was  able 
to  get  a  job  as  both  showgirl  and  dancer 
with  a  troupe  that  went  to  Cuba,  osten- 
sibly for  a  short  run,  but  it  stayed  ten 
months.  While  there  Beverly  changed  her 
naturally  brunette  hair  to  red;  it  wasn't 
until  she  came  to  Hollywood  that  she 
became  a  blonde. 

Her  chance  at  a  stage  show  came  in 
1946  in  a  musical  comedy  with  Eddie 
Foy  Jr.  and  Jane  Withers.  "Glad  To  See 
You"  was  the  name.  It  opened  in  Boston, 
but  folded  after  a  four-weeks  run.  Our 
Beverly  with  the  big  dimples  went  back 
to  night  club  shows,  worked  in  Miami 
and  Washington.  She  loved  to  travel, 
wanted  to  see  the  world  and  at  this  point 
had  to  make  a  big  decision.  She  had  a 
chance  to  go  to  Europe  with  a  show,  but 
a  friend  from  the  Horseshoe,  Kay  Crespi, 
was  going  to  Hollywood  for  a  screen  test 
and  suggested  that  Beverly  come  along 
and  make  a  try  at  pictures. 

"I  don't  know  anyone  out  there," 
Beverly  objected.  "What  chance  would 
I  have?" 

But  she  went  and  shortly  after  arriving 
heard  that  Mervyn  LeRoy  was  looking 
for  a  tall  girl  for  that  strangler  role  in 
"East  Side,  West  Side."  Beverly  got  an 
appointment  with  the  director,  did  a 
reading  and  without  a  screen  test  was 
signed  for  the  role. 

Beverly's  career  didn't  really  get  start- 
ed until  "Pick  Up,"  however.  Oddly 
enough  her  own  agent — she  had  one  by 
then  — was  helping  director-star  Hugo 
Haas  cast  this  independent  production. 
Haas  was  trying  to  sign  a  "name"  for  the 
role  of  Betty,  but  was  getting  no  place. 
Then  he  began  interviewing  lesser  known 
players.  Again  Beverly  heard  about  it 
(she  has  good  ears,  that  girl!)  and  per- 
suaded her  agent — who  had  not  thought 
of  her  for  the  part — to  make  an  appoint- 
ment for  her.  Haas  discussed  the  story 
and  role  with  her  and  gave  her  a  script, 
suggesting  that  she  read  it  to  get  the 
feeling  of  the  role,  but  not  to  memorize 
any  of  the  lines.  She  returned,  did  a 
reading  and  was  given  the  part,  again 
without,  a  screen  test,  after  nearly  a  hun- 
dred girls  had  been  considered. 

It  was  Haas's  idea  that  she  become  a 
blonde  for  the  role.  He  also  had  her  wear 
her  "obvious"  clothes  for  the  picture  at 
home  for  several  days  before  production 
began.  To  get  even  more  feeling  for  the 
character  of  the  pick  up  girl,  he  took  her 
to  bars  down  on  Los  Angeles'  Skid  Row 
to  see  the  "real  thing."  He  made  her 
forget  her  graceful  model's  walk  and  cul- 
tivate the  hip-swinging  one  she  used  in 
the  picture. 

"What  a  great  director  he  is,"  says 
Beverly.  "I've  been  spoiled!  We  later 
made  a  second  picture,  'The  Girl  On  The 
Bridge,'  but  it  was  released  by  another 
company  and  didn't  get  much  exploita- 
tion or  attention.  I  played  quite  a  differ- 
ent character  in  that,  but  people  don't 
seem  to  know  much  about  it.' 


Lure  For  Lonesome  Lads 

Continued  from  page  39 


"I  don't  mind  being  typed  if  the  roles 
are  good.  My  real  ambition  is  to  do 
Dorothy  Parker's  'Big  Blonde.'  After  all, 
I'm  not  the  ingenue  type." 

Betty,  however,  isn't  getting  her  wish 
just  yet  for  she's  slated  to  make  "Night 
Flower"  for  Universal-International  next. 

Beverly's  youngest  sister,  Valerie,  now 
]  2,  came  to  Hollywood  to  visit  her  adored 
actress  sister  and  quite  understandably 
now  wants  to  be  an  actress,  too. 

"I  think  she  has  talent  so  I  encourage 
her.  But  my  tip  to  her  or  any  girl  who 
wants  to  act  is  to  study  dramatics.  Get 
all  the  schooling  you  can.  Take  dancing 
lessons  for  grace.  Work  in  little  theatres 
and  in  Summer  stock.  I  had  to  take  the 
devious  approach  through  modeling  and 
being  a  show  girl  because  I  lacked  dra- 
matic training,  but  the  direct  approach 
is  better." 

Young  Valerie  is  also  tall  for  her  age 
and  Beverly  believes  will  be  as  tall  as  she 
is.  So  already  she  is  giving  her  little 
sister  the  benefit  of  what  she  learned. 

Beverly  works  at  Arthur  Kennedy's 
Theatre  Workshop  for  additional  dra- 
matic training.  She  never  learned  to  play 
piano,  but  has  a  spinet  now  and  would 
like  to  take  lessons.  Her  taste  in  clothes 
runs  to  suits  and  strapless  evening  gowns. 
She  loves  red,  but  only  recently  bought 
her  first  red  evening  dress.  Her  favorite 
poet  is  Walt  Whitman  and  her  choice  in 
operas,  the  "romantic"  ones  like  "Car- 
men" and  "Faust."  She  is  pleased  that 
she  was  one  of  the  first  to  start  a  rave 
campaign  about  Johnnie  Ray,  the  singer- 


composer,  after  she  heard  him  sing  in 
Cleveland  two  years  ago,  long  before  he 
became  popular  as  a  singer  and  his  "Little 
White  Cloud  That  Cried"  reached  the 
Hit  Parade. 

"I  was  on  a  personal  appearance  tour 
for  'Pick  Up'  and  did  many  radio  inter- 
views. I'd  get  a  little  embarrassed  talk- 
ing about  myself  so  much  and  after  hav- 
ing heard  Johnnie,  would  throw  in  a  plug 
for  him  in  the  interviews.  I  don't  claim 


couldn't  bear  to  sell,  so  he  just  up  and 
gave  him  to  Randy.  This  picture  is 
about  early  Los  Angeles  of  a  century 
ago,  in  case  you  want  to  know. 

*  *  * 

The  Glenn  Ford-Eleanor  Powell  off- 
spring, Peter,  makes  his  screen  debut 
with  his  pop  in  "Man  From  The  Alamo" 
at  TJ -I,  and  he  couldn't  be  more  excited 
about  it  either. 

*  *  * 

Real  happy  to  be  back  in  the  H'woods 
is  Ethel  Merman,  the  leather-lunged  gal 
who's  been  holding  forth  on  Broadway  in 
"Call  Me  Madam."  Reason  she's  here  is, 
of  course,  to  do  the  movie  version  of  the 
musical.  The  languid  George  Sanders  will 
be  her  romantic  interest  in  the  picture 


I  made  him  famous,  but  maybe  I  helped 
a  little.  Perhaps  I  should  be  a  talent 
scout." 

Beverly  is  divorced  from  MGM  pro- 
ducer Valdemar  Vetluguin.  She  says  she 
has  no  intention  of  remarrying  soon.  But 
her  height  has  never  made  her  lack  for 
admiring  swains.  She's  a  lady,  that's  for 
sure,  and  no  Betty  in  real  life,  but  with 
her  beauty  she's  certainly  a  lure  for  lone- 
some lads.  In  the  nicest  sense,  that  is! 


and  probably  will  get  that  chance  to  sing, 
which  he  passed  up  because  of  fright  when 
he  was  offered  the  part  Ezio  Pinza  made 
famous  in  that  other  Broadway  hit,  "South 
Pacific."  Miss  M.  denies  that  she'll  marry 
the  big  Colorado  tycoon  Bob  Six,  but  who 
knows.  .  .  . 

*     *  * 

Dean  Martin  and  Jerry  Lewis  sent 
their  two  writers  a  letter  consisting  of 
eight  blank  pieces  of  paper,  the  last 
piece  containing  their  signatures.  When 
the  writers  said  "explain  please,"  the 
two  mad  ones  told  them  to  fill  in  the 
pages  themselves — they  were  the  writers, 
weren't  they? 

The  noise  over  in  Rome — Joan  Fon- 


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taine  and  Collier  Young  having  a  few 
slight  romantic  disagreements — was 
matched  in  Hollywood  by  that  visiting 
Roman,  Mr.  Gassman  and  his  bride, 
Shelley,  exercising  their  lungs  to  the 
extent  that  the  neighbors  tried  to  get 
them  to  move  on  somewhere  else.  What- 
ever happens,  Shell  plans  to  be  back 
here  from  Italy  in  time  for  the  babe  to 
be  born  here. 

*  *  * 

'Member  granite-faced  Henry  Wilcoxon, 
who  used  to  be  a  frequent  actor  on  the 
silver  screen?  More  recently  he's  been  the 
very  talented  assistant  to  his  very  tal- 
ented boss,  Cecil  B.  DeMille.  Talk  now 
is  that  Wilcoxon  might  just  go  back  into 
pics  with  a  vengeance — as  Dick  Tracy! 
Can't  think  of  anybody  off-hand  who 
would  be  more  perfect  for  same — he's  a 
very  handsome  dead-ringer  for  the  rugged 
detective  of  the  comics.  Mr.  W.  had  a 
part,  you'll  remember,  in  "The  Greatest 
Show  On  Earth" — small  type. 

*  *  * 

Romance  between  Vera-Ellen  and 
Dean  Miller  is  knitting  and  purling 
right  along,  with  her  keeping  him  in 
stitches  with  all  the  sweaters  and  socks 
she  whips  up  for  him. 

*  *  * 

Piper  Laurie's  really  happy  about  get- 
ting to  act  tvith  Ty  Power  in  "Missis- 
sippi Gambler"  at  V-I.  Two  years  ago 
she  was  a  member  of  his  fan  club  and 
still  has  the  autographed  picture  he  sent 
her  when  she  was  in  high  school. 

*  *  * 

Bob  Taylor,  still  interested  in  the  Ger- 
man actress  Ursula  Thiess,  but  he's  also 
interested  in  going  fishing  up  in  Oregon 
and  in  that  new  picture  which  he'll  make 
in  England  —  "King  Arthur  And  The 
Round  Table." 

*  *  * 

Everything  seems  to  be  jazzy  again 
between  Joan  Evans  and  her  parents, 
Katherine  and  Dale  Eunson.  They  were 
pretty  miffed  when  she  up  and  married 
Kirby  Weatherly  without  their  consent. 
And  they  were  a  little  miffed  at  Joan 
Crawford,  one  of  their  oldest  friends 
and  young  Joan's  godmother,  when  Miss 
C.  helped  the  kids  get  married.  Katie 
and  Dale  forgot  and  forgave  all  hands. 
They're  screen  writers,  y'know,  and  just 
after  they  sold  "The  Star"  which  stars 
Bette  Davis,  they  peddled  another  script, 
"Loco."  The  new  bride  had  to  interrupt 
ht .  honeymoon  to  come  back  and  make 
a  picture  at  U-I  called,  "Column  South," 
with  Audie  Murphy. 

*  *  * 

Just  about  the  time  Fred  Astaire  was 
rehearsing  a  song-and-dance  routine  that 
calls  for  him,  to  sing  a  line  about  "I  Ain't 
No  Marlon  Brando"  he  got  an  echo  bach 
like  "And  I'm  No  Fred  Astaire."  So  who 
was  it — Marlon  Brando,  of  course, 
sneaking  in  on  the  set  of  "Bandwagon" 
to  spy  on  the  famous  dancer.  Loolcs 
Linda  funny  on  the  MGM  lot  seeing  all 
those  characters  like  James  Mason, 
Brando,  Louis  Calhern  wandering  around 
in  their  nightgown-looking  togas  for  "Ju- 
lius Caesar." 

*  *  * 

Director  Robert  Parrish  got  a  little  ex- 
tra fillip  into  his  picture,  "My  Pal  Gus," 
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when  he  was  doing  a  scene  with  Richard 
Widmark,  Joanne  Dru  and  Audrey  Totter 
at  the  Beverly  Carlton  Hotel  when  one  of 
the  tenants  Car  that  time)  got  curious, 
poked  her  head  out  the  window  and  did  a 
little  ad  lib  dialogue  for  Bob.  The  guest 
was  Marilyn  Monroe.  If  you're  real  sharp 
you  may  spot  her  in  it. 

*  *  * 

Rory  Calhoun's  a  wise  fellow — sup- 
posed to  carry  some  suitcases  for  Penny 
Edwards'  in  20th 's  "Powder  River."  Be- 
fore he  picked  'em  up,  he  opened  them 
and  extracted  several  lead  weights  the 
crew  had  put  in  for  a  gag.  He'd  had 
that  one  before. 

*  *  * 

Gal  that  has  all  the  bachelors  taking 
several  second  looks  is  the  new  Italian 
import,  Milly  Vitale,  who's  here  for 
Stanley  Kramer's  "The  Juggler."  Well, 
they  can  look.  Milly's  mama  came  along 
and  keeps  a  sharp  eye  on  her  daughter. 
This  is  the  same  routine  that  Pier 
Angeli's  mother  practices — and  the  scoop 
is  that  Pier's  new  heart  interest  is  Kirk 
Douglas,  who  stars  in  "The  Juggler" 
with  Milly.  The  man's  surrounded  by 
chaperones! 

*  *  * 

The  town  had  a  large  titter  about  the 
sell-out  crowd  for  Johnnie  Ray's  West 
Coast  debut  at  Ciro's.  On  account  of 
Johnny's  father-in-law  owns  the  rival 
night  spot,  Mocambo.  That's  Charley 
Morrison  and  he  was  right  there,  too, 
counting  the  house  and  wishing  the  boy 
hadn't  signed  with  Ciro's  before  he  mar- 
ried his  daughter,  Marilyn  Morrison. 

*  *  * 

Ross  Bagdasarian,  who  composed  the 
hit  "Come  On-A  My  House,"  was  gagging 
on  the  "Sixty  Saddles  For  Gobi"  set 
about  the  new  tune  he  was  going  to  write, 
called  "I'm  Always  Falling,  But  Not  In 
Love,  It's  Just  That  My  Balance  Is  Bad." 


Wanta  buy  a  copy? 

*  *  * 

It  certainly  will  be  a  nice  Christmas 
for  Vic  Damone — he  gets  pardoned — uh, 
discharged  from  the  Army,  I  mean,  and 
probably  heads  directly  for  Hollywood 
and  some  more  film  work. 

*  *  * 

Gene  Nelson  owns  a  gum-chewing  dog, 
yet.  Likes  peppermint  the  best — every 
day  he  gets  a  fresh  supply.  How  about 
trying  him  on  the  bubble  kind,  Gene. 


Current  Films 

Continued  from  page  15 

And  The  Anthem."  Other  pairings  in- 
clude Dale  Robertson  and  Richard 
Widmark  (complete  to  hysterical  laugh) 
in  a  cop-and-crook  sequence,  "The  Clar- 
ion Call,"  and  Anne  Baxter,  Jean  Peters 
and  Gregory  Ratoff  in  the  story  of  an  ill 
girl  who  believes  she  will  die  when  "The 
Last  Leaf"  falls.  Best  duos  are  Fred 
Allen  and  Oscar  Levant,  a  couple  of  con 
men  who  get  taken  in  "The  Ransom  Of 
Red  Chief,"  and  Jeanne  Crain  and  Far- 
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FERNANDO  LAMAS'  "Merry  Wid- 
ow" album  for  MGM  ...  Nat  King 
Cole's  "Because  You're  Mine,"  from  film 
of  same  name,  and  "I'm  Never  Satis- 
fied" for  Capitol  .  .  .  Jerry  Lewis'  "The 
Noisy  Eater"  album  for  Capitol  .  .  . 
"Because  You're  Mine,"  from  film  of 
same  name,  and  "Early  Autumn"  by 
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And  The  Pearl,"  from  "Thunder  In  The 
East"  and  "Idaho"  by  LeRoy  Holmes 
for  MGM  .  .  .  Danny  Kaye's  "No  Two 
People"  and  "Thumbalina,"  and  "Any- 
where I  Wander"  and  "Wonderful  Co- 
penhagen," all  four  songs  from  "Hans 
Christian  Andersen"  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Frankie  Laine's  "The  Ruby  And  The 
Pearl,"  from  "Thunder  In  The  East," 
and  "The  Mermaid"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
Doris  Day-Donald  O'Connor  dueting 
"No  Two  People,"  from  "Hans  Christian 
Andersen,"  and  "You  Can't  Lose  Me" 
for  Columbia  .  .  .  Tony  Bennett's  "Any- 
where I  Wander,"  from  "Hans  Christian 
Andersen,"  and  "Stay  Where  You  Are" 
for  Columbia  .  .  .  Walt  Disney's  "Robin 
Hood"  album  for  Capitol  ...  "A  Man's 
Best  Friend  Is  His  Horse,"  from  "The 
Toughest  Man  In  Arizona,"  and  "You'll 
Never  Get  Away"  by  Vaughn  Monroe 
for  Victor  .  .  .  Cindy  Lord's  "My  Life, 
My  Love,"  from  "What  Price  Glory?" 
and  "Mighty  Lonesome  Feelin' "  for 
MGM  .  .  . 


to  cover  the  committee  hearings,  which 
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mond  O'Brien.  Alexis  Smith  is  O'Brien's 
secretary  and  Tom  Tully  his  father  who 
is  sabotaging  his  efforts.  Film  follows 
the  modern  mystery  trend  of  being 
brisk,  biting  and  aloof,  with  screen 
writer  Warren  Duff  giving  Holden  some 
stinging  dialogue.  Under  William  Die- 
terle's  direction,  the  movie  unfolds  at  a 
rapid  clip  with  plenty  of  wallop  at  the 
end,  although  some  moviegoers  may  ob- 
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Hail  The  Champions — MGM 

YIPPEE,  here's  a  film  with  lots,  of 
fresh  new  faces.  Toplining  the 
George  Wells'  production  are  Marge  and 
Gower  Champion,  Monica  Lewis,  Dean 
Miller  and  adorable  moppet,  Mimi  Gib- 
son. Wells,  who  also  scripted  the  movie, 
has  found  the  ideal  film  lor  show-casing 
the  Champions.  Marge  and  Gower  are  a 
husband-wife  dance  team  whose  Broad- 
way partnership  lasts  for  precisely 
one  performance  for  Producer  Dennis 
O'Keefe's  hit  musical.  Opening  night, 
Marge  learns  that  she  and  Gower  are 
expecting  a  baby.  While  Marge  retires 
to  Connecticut  to  become  a  homemaker, 
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Gower  continues  the  act  with  under- 
study Monica  Lewis.  Marge  wants  to 
resume  her  career  after  baby  Mimi  Gib- 
son's third  birthday,  but  hubby  nixes  it. 
During  a  weekend  house  party,  wolfish 
Monica  starts  playing  up  to  Gower  and 
it's  pretty  apparent  to  Marge  and  guests 
Dean  Miller  and  O'Keefe  that  the  little 
understudy  wants  to  fill  more  than 
Marge's  tap  shoes.  It's  only  after  some 
quick  maneuvering  by  O'Keefe  that  the 
couple  are  kept  from  divorcing  and  wind 
up  sharing  final  close-up  and  dual  ca- 
reers. 

THE  BLAZING  FOREST 

Authentic  Action — 
Pine-  Thomas-Paramount 

PRODUCERS  William  Pine  and 
William  Thomas  seem  to  have  the 
formula  for  keeping  the  box-office  hum- 
ming. This  time  they  have  teamed 
John  Payne  and  Richard  Arlen  as 
brothers  working  in  a  logging  camp. 
Payne's  the  top  hand  for  boss-lady 
Agnes  Moorehead,  and  Arlen  his  no-good 
brother,  who  would  much  rather  con- 
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Tops  In  Pops 

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Grab  Bag 

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Sings  Irving  Berlin"  album  .  .  .  Billy 
Eckstine's  "Love  Songs  Of  Rodgers  And 
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Love  Won't  Hurt  Rock!  Ben  Maddox  26 

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Catching  Up  With  Profile  No.  1  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill  30 

An  outstanding  TV  favorite,  Jimmy  Durante  never  lets  down  an  audience  or  pal 

Know  This  About  Dancing  Denny  Shane  38 

Gene  Kelly's  teaching  the  world  what  dancing  can  be  when  freed  from  convention 

Another  Doris  Day  ?  Jon  Bruce  40 

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Now  That  She's  Miss  Dahl  Again  Dorothy  O'Leary  44 

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Marilyn  Monroe,  starring  in  "Niagara"   28 

Joan  Rice,  starring  in  "His  Majesty  O'Keefe"   32 

Corinne  Calvet,  starring  in  "Powder  River"   34 


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What  Hollywood  Itself  Is  Talking  About!  Lynn  Bowers 

Your  Guide  To  Current  Films  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill 

Newsreel  

Hans  Christian  Kaye  ( Danny  Kaye)   24 

Cinderella:  1953  (Joan  Rice)   33 

A  Gift  For  Corinne  (Corinne  Calvet)   34 

Terry  Catches  On  (Terry  Moore  and  Richard  Jaeckel)   36 

All  For  Fun  And  Charity   42 

Inseparable  Partners  (Marge  and  Cower  Champion)   46 

Tallulah  Entertains  (Tallulah  Bankhead)   52 

Gimmick  Mimics  (hnogene  Coca)   54 

Sugar  'n  Spice   56 


Those  Eleventh  Hour  Gifts!  

Fashion  Feature  Marcia  Moore 

To  Treasure  And  To  Give  Elizabeth  Lapham 

ON  THE  COVER,  ESTHER  WILLIAMS,  STARRING  IN 
THE    MGM    PICTURE,    "DANGEROUS    WHEN  WET" 


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JANUARY,  1953 


Volume  Fifty -Seven 
Number  Three 


LESTER  C.  GRADY,  Editor 
RUTH  FOUNTAIN,  Managing  Editor       MARCIA  MOORE,  Fashion  Editor 


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having  themselves  a  time  at  Hollywood  party. 


Nick  Ray  sits  by  dejectedly  as  Joan  Crawford 
focusses  attention  on  dance  floor  at  Ciro's. 


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By  Lynn  Bowers 


WELL,  let's  see  now — Lana  kinda 
jumped  into  No.  1  spot  on  the 
gossip  list  when  it  got  aired  around 
that  she  and  the  South  American  wonder, 
Fernando  Lamas,  had  their  big  rhubarb 
and  he  supposedly  made  some  very  un- 
gallant  remarks  about  marriage  to  her 
and  all  that  sort  of  stuff.  Hollywood  was 
pretty  surprised  that  the  fellow  would 
come  out  so  plain  in  print  with  those 
impolite  (mild  word)  reasons  for  post- 
poning their  marriage  and  it  set  off  a  lot 
of  speculation  about  whether  there  was 
a  bit  of  opportunism  on  his  part  involved. 
Efter  awl,  he  did  get  off  to  a  whizzo 
start  with  her  in  "The  Merry  Widow," 
but  it  won't  be  the  same  in  the  new  show, 
"Latin  Lovers" — there  won't  be  so  many 
closeups  of  Mr.  L's  profile  and  more  of 
the  back  of  his  head  no  doubt. 

*    *  * 

Nuther  beef  that  hit  headline  propor- 
tions happened  with  the  tempestuous 
pair,  Frunkie  and  Ava.  This,  of  course, 
isn't  the  first  argument  they've  had  but 
it  was  by  far  the  most  serious  and 
Franhie  fieri)  to  Hollyivood  to  have  what 
he  called  a  "showdown."  With  Ava  going 
to  Africa  and  Europe  on  the  eighteen- 
months  tax  deal  (couple  of  pictures  in 
that  vicinity)  it  doesn't  look  as  if  they'll 
have  much  of  a  chance  to  fight.  The 
latest  quarrel  didn't  keep  these  two  afi- 
cianados  from  going  to  Tijuana  for  the 
bull  fights.  This,  by  the  way,  is  getting 
to  be  one  of  Hollywood's  favorite  amuse- 


ments. Bull  fights,  that  is.  Well,  family 
quarrels  too  for  that  matter. 

*  *  # 

When  the  top  matador,  Carlos  Arruza, 
fought  there  it  brought  out  all  the  enthu- 
siasts— like  Frankie  and  Ava,  Lana  with 
her  business  manager,  Bob  Stack,  Gilbert 
Roland,  Cyd  Charisse  and  Tony  Martin, 
and  even  Chata  Wayne,  who  was  still  wait- 
ing around  for  the  property  settlement 
from  the  Duke.  He  had  gone  farther  away 
in  Mexico  and  Yucatan  for  a  spell  and 
Hollywood  was  optimistic  that  there  would 
be  a  peaceful  settlement  of  this  marital 
hot  potato. 

*  *  * 

Then,  too,  Hollywood  got  a  look  at 
Ginger's  new  romance,  the  young  French- 
man whom  she  met  in  Paris  named  Jac- 
ques Bergerac.  He  lost  no  time  getting 
to  Hollywood  and  Ginger's  touting  him 
as  a  screen  discovery.  Hardly  anybody 
got  a  look  at  him  because  their  favorite 
dining  and  romancing  spot  was  Holiday 
House,  which  is  way  up  the  road  on  the 
Pacific  Ocean  and  too  far  for  any  but 
the  most  avidly  curious  to  drive  on  the 
chance  of  seeing  them. 

*  *  * 

The  town  got  a  look  at  Barbara  Stan- 
wyck and  Bob  Taylor  holding  hands  at 
Ciro's  during  Johnnie  Ray's  rainstorm 
there.  Haven't  seen  people  so  interested 
in  a  personality  since  Judy  Garland  made 
her  big  splash  here  months  ago. 
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By  MARY  MARATHON 


Fans,  if  you're  in  the  mood  to  "get  away  from  it  all,"  I'm  the  gal  who  can  tell 
you  how  to  do  it!  It  doesn't  have  to  cost  you  more  than  the  price  of  a  movie 
theatre  ticket,  a  ticket  that'll  take  you  to  exotic,  mysterious  India  when  you 
see  "Thunder  in  the  East" — and  to  the  lush  and  colorful  banana  country  when 
you  see  "Tropic  Zone." 

*        *  * 

Just  in  time  for  that  January  pick-up,  you'll  be  able  to  magic-carpet-yourself 
via  "Thunder  in  the  East"  to  a  fabulously -decorated  Maharajah's  palace 
to  the  teeming  market-places  of  Ghandahar  where  evil  and  good  rub  shoulders, 
and  where  the  man  Alan  Ladd  portrays  is  right  at  home,  living  the  kind  of 
exciting  adventures  he  had  in  "Saigon,"  "China"  and  "Calcutta." 


Ladd's  a  gun-runner  in  "Thunderln  the  East,"  and  while  he  mixes  with  some 
pretty  rough  characters,  star-wise  he's  in  real  solid  company.  Deborah  Kerr, 
Charles  Boyer  and  Corinne  Calvet  share  top  billing  with  him.  With  two 
irresistible  lovelies  like  Deborah  and  Corinne  in  the  same  picture,  Ladd  doesn't 
stand  a  chance  of  avoiding  romantic  entanglement,  not  that  he'd  want  to. 
But  I'm  going  on  record  to  action-lovers  that  there's  action  in  the  field  of 
romance,  too! 

*  *  * 

The  story  centers  around  Ladd's  efforts  to  sell  a  plane-load  of  guns  and  ammu- 
nition to  the  Maharajah  of  Ghandahar,  who  is  momentarily  expecting  attack 
by  outlaw  tribesmen.  Ladd  didn't  figure  on  Charles  Boyer,  who  portrays  the 
Maharajah's  peace  loving  secretary  and  who  insists  the  only  way  to  meet  force 
is  with  love  and  kindness.  Boyer  locks  the  guns  away  and  when  trouble  starts, 
the  small  British  colony  is  really  up  against  it.  There's  a  lot  of  edge-of-the-seat 
excitement  in  "Thunder  in  the  East"  that  typifies  adventure  in  far-away  places, 
and  I  know  it  will  give  you  the  feeling  of  being  right  in  the  middle  of  one  of 
today's  hottest  action  spots. 

For  a  different — and  torrid! —  change  of  scene,  make  a  note  to  catch  "Tropic 
Zone"  where  the  action  (and  there's  ple"+"  ~"  ""  ' 
plantation  in  Puerto  Barrancas.  And  if  t 
like  a  cruise-stop,  then  I've  been  wastin 

*  * 

"Tropic  Zone"  is  photographed  in  goi 
Ronald  Reagan,  lovely  red-head  Rhon 
Estelita.  It  has  to  do  with  the  strugg' 
growers  and  the  crooked  shipping  head 
tion.  Reagan,  involved  with  the  wrong 
romance  sparks  some  naming  action  botl 
rival  banana-growers. 

*  * 

Before  long,  I'm  going  to  be  singing  you 
...  a  music-loaded  Technicolor  dandy  tr 
sonality — none  other  than  the  original  "t 
Clooney!  The  millions  of  records  she's  s 
office  records  that  gal's  gonna  break! 
Maria  Alberghetti  and  Lauritz  Melcl 


Tropic 
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Color  by  TECHNICOLOR 


starring 


RONALD  REAGAN 
RHONDA  FLEMING 
ESTELITA 

WAH  BEERY  -  GRANT  WITHERS 
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Paramount  Presents 


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iNA  MARIA  ALBERGHETTI 
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ROSEMARY  CLOONEY 

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luced  by  Irving  Asher  •  Directed  by  Norman  Taurog 
Screenplay  by  Liam  O'Brien 

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Marion  Davies  welcomes  George  Montgomery  and  wife  Dinah  Shore 
to  her  fabulous  party  given  in  honor  of  Johnnie  Ray  and  his  bride. 


Janet  Leigh  and  husband  Tony  Curtis,  long-time  close  friends  of 
Mrs.  Jerry  Lewis,  enjoy  gay  chit-chat  when  they  meet  at  a  party. 


This  is  kinda  interestin'  —  Judy  and 
Johnnie  are  very  palsy  and  after  his  per- 
formance at  Ciro's  he'd  trek  over  to  Judy's 
with  his  Marilyn  and  the  two  would  sing 
like  crazy.  Judy  stayed  pretty  much  at 
home  on  account  of,  you  know,  expecting. 
But  the  whole  movie  colony  would  have 
given  up  their  best  Cadillacs  to  have  had 
a  seat  at  the  Ray-Garland  song  sessions. 

#  #  # 

The  other  two  prominent  mothers-to- 
be — Liz  Taylor  and  Shell — well  the  beau- 
teous Liz,  who  even  looks  more  beautiful, 
was  up  to  the  rafters  in  getting  the  new 
house  ready  for  the  infant's  arrival  and 
pore  ole  Shell  had  to  spend  much  of  her 
time  flat  on  her  back  in  the  hospital,  she 
was  that  sick.  Had  to  be  awful  ill  to 
give  up  her  trip  to  Italy  with  Vittorio. 

*  * 

Joan  Crawford's  literally  been  snowed 
under  with  the  most  extravagantly  ad- 
miring fan  mail  since  she  seared  the 
■screens  of  the  country  with  her  picture 
"Sudden  Fear."  Leave  it  to  this  gal,  the 
undisputed  glamour  queen  of  Hollywood, 
to  come  up  with  something  that  pries  the 
patrons  loose  from,  their  popcorn  boxes, 
not  to  mention  the  fact  that  Joan  look*; 
better  and  more  magnetic  than  at  an 

lime  in  her  fabulous  screen  career. 

#  *  * 

Looks  as  if  Marilyn  Monroe,  who  sv 
cessfully  keeps  everybody  guessing  ab«> 
whether  she  is  or  isn't  Mrs.  Joe  DiMag[ 
is  gonna  be  one  of  the  most  prosper 
bombshells  in  the  picture  business.  2: 
Century-Fox  is  asking  for  a  hot  qua 
of  a  million  per  pic  outside  her  studio 
are  giving  her  a  fabulous  new  contr 
Can't  say  this  little  number  isn't  ir 
pendent  too — hasn't  been  roo  anxiou: 
do  interviews  because  she  says  the  sti 
wants  her  to  say  one  thing,  but  she'd  ra1 
say  what  she  thinks — and  does,  too.  M; 
very  good  copy  and  the  ulcer  rate  in 
publicity  department  at  20th  is  up  c 
siderably. 

*  *     *  J 

Got  one  of  the  best-looking  atha-l«.( 
in  the  country  coming  to  Hollywood 


maybe,  the  Greek  slave,  Dimitrius,  in 
Frank  Ross'  production  of  "The  Robe." 
The  muscle  boy  is  Bob  Mathias,  football 
hero  at  Stanford  and  the  Olympic  de- 
cathlon winner.  He  shore  is  a  looker. 
His  competition  in  the  film  just  might  be 
England's  newest  contribution  to  the 
American  cinema,  Richard  Burton,  who 
ain't  so  bad  himself. 

*    *  * 

Considerable  speculation  about  just 
why  Mary  Pickford  walked  out  of  her 
much  touted  comeback  picture,  "Circle 
Of  Fire,"  which  used  to  be  known  as 
"The  Librarian."  Well,  Stanley  Kramer, 
the  producer  who  has  been  working  with 
Mary  for  over  a  year  on  this  project, 
kinda  forgot  his  disappointment  when 
Barbara  Stanwyck  accepted  his  offer  to 
step  into  the  void  Miss  Pickford  created 
when  she  ankled.  So  I'll  bet  all  of  you 
characters  who've  never  seen  "our  Mary" 
on  the  screen  will  keep  right  on  not  see- 
ing her. 


Every  chick  and  child  in  these  parts 
seemed  to  take  the  return  of  Zsa  Zsa  Ga- 
bor  with  calmness  and  equilibrium.  She 
flew  in  from  Europe  and  her  verbal  bat- 
tles over  John  Huston's  "Moulin  Rouge" 
picture,  straight  into  the  arms  of  her  not- 
always-lovin'  husband,  George  Sanders. 
Well,  we'll  just  sit  back  and  relax  and  see 
what  type  storm  the  hurricane  Hungarian 
stirs  up  here.  Things  have  been  rather 
quiet. 

*    *  * 

The  tall,  elegant  Mr.  S.,  you  know,  is 
Ethel  Merman's  romantic  interest  in  the 
filmusical,  "Call  Me  Madam."  Gonna 
break  loose  and  sing,  he  is.  A  while  back 
he  was  invited  to  break  in  his  voice  on 
Broadway  in  "South  Pacific,"  but  he  got 
chicken  and  turned  it  down.  Everybody's 
just  currazy  about  Ethel  Merman,  and 
her  gowns  are  going  to  be  just  the  utter 
end,  they're  that  spectacular. 

(Please  turn  to  page  10) 


,i  Johnson  and  wife  Evie  react  in  volatile 
hion  to  various  conversations  at  party. 


jjril  iu 

— WITH 

CIAUDE  DAUPHIN, 


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your  heart  dances! 
When  they  dance... 
your  heart  sings! 


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We're  still  reeling  and  staggering  from 
the  impact  of  seeing  "Come  Back,  Little 
Sheba" — it's  that  great.  If  Shirley  Booth 
doesn't  ivalk  off  hands  down  (a  neat 
trick,  don't  you  agree)  with  this  year's 
Oscar  for  this  performance,  then  we're 
just  going  to  give  up.  Never  saw  any- 
thing like  her  in  my  entire  life. 

*  #  * 

Tallu  blew  into  town  for  a  fast  week 
to  do  her  TV  show  and  the  part  she  plays 
in  "Main  Street  To  Broadway,"  a  novel 
type  motion  picture  that  will  have  gillions 
of  stars  in  same.  Tallu  asked  for,  and  got, 
natch,  a  special  dispensation  before  she'd 
consent  to  do  the  picture.  Her  good  friend, 
George  Cukor,  is  going  to  direct  her  in  one 
sequence  with  Tay  Garnett  picking  up 
from  there.  All  her  chums  wished  she 
could  stick  around — it's  a  much  brighter 
city  with  Miss  Bankhead  holding  forth. 
When  she  reported  on  the  Goldwyn  lot, 
there  was  a  big  banner  out  front  saying, 
"Welcome  Tallulah." 

*  *  * 

Tony  Curtis  may  not  have  to  worry 
so  much  in  the  future  about  finances. 
He's  got  a  new  contract  at  UT  that'll 
keep  him  and  his  Janet  in  the  style 
they've  never  been  able  to  afford.  Guess 
the  boy's  earned  it,  too — and  loved  every 
minute  of  being  a  movie  glammer  king. 
Hear  awfully  good  things  about  both  of 
these  cute  kids  in  their  "Houdini"  pic- 
ture at  Paramount. 

*  *  * 

It's  going  to  be  some  anatomical  duel 
in  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes"  with 
Marilyn  Monroe  and  Jane  Russell  both 
in  there  a-pitchin  ,  huh?  Stroke  of  sheer 
genius  to  match  these  two  dreamboats 

against  each  other. 

*  *  * 

Jane  Wyman's  a  happy  girl.  Finally  she 
gets  exactly  the  kind  of  picture  she's  been 
waiting  for  all  along — a  love  story  with 
pullenty  of  sexy,  beautiful  dresses,  a  song 
or  two,  a  gag  dance  that's  both  sexy  and 
funny  and  Columbia's  new  white  hope, 
Aldo  Ray.    It's  called,  "Love  Song,"  and 


Meeting  Debbie  Reynolds  at  a  party,  William 
Powell  congratulates  her  on  rising  career. 


A  bachelor  now,  Lex  Barker  brought  Susan 
Morrow  to  party  for  Johnnie  Ray  and  bride. 


it'll  team  Janie  and  Ray  Milland  again — 
only  this  time  Ray  isn't  going  to  be  a 
drunk,  like  he  was  in  their  other  pic  to- 
gether, "Lost  Weekend." 

*  #  # 

Lex  Barker's  getting  to  be  known  as 
the  town's  most  enthusiastic  bachelor 
since  his  split-up  with  the  beautiful  Ar- 
lene  Dahl.  Different  girl,  different  night 
spot  every  evening.  Watch  out,  Tarzan, 
when  you're  swinging  from  the  trees — 
you  don't  stay  in  trim  for  the  jungle  by 
living  in  the  bistros. 

*  *  * 

//  Bob  and  Bing  have  their  way,  they'll 
keep  right  on  making  "Road"  pictures 
with  Dorothy  Lamour.  "Road  To  Bali" 
is  the  new  one,  then  they  plan  one  called 
"Road  To  The  Moon"  and  hope  to  have 
another  on  the  fire — "Road  To  Blarney." 
Both  Bob  a?id  Bing  got  back  from  their 
European  trips  about  the  same  time — 
got  in  a  golf  game  in  England  that  had 
10  be  called  off  because  so  many  fans 
showed  up  there  wasn't  room  for  that 

little  ole  golf  ball  to  move  around  in. 

*  *  * 

Esther  Williams'  all  burned  up  because 
there  have  been  hecklers  saying  she  and 
Ben  Gage  are  having  difficulty  at  home. 
She  says  they  were  never  happier  and 
these  people  who  report  they  aren't  can 
go  and  pry  in  somebody  else's  life.  Hear 
the  real  hot  scenes  in  "Dangerous  When 
Wet"  between  her  and  Fernando  Lamas 
are  going  to  cause  a  riot  when  the  pic's 
released. 

*  *  * 

It's  kind  of  disappointing  to  hear  that 
Mitzi  Gaynor  broke  her  long-standing 
engagement  to  attorney  Richard  Coyle 
just  about  the  time  they  were  scheduled 
to  get  married.  Mitzi  promised  her 
mother  she  wouldn't  marry  until  she  was 
21.  Well,  just  about  the  time  she  hit 
that  age  the  whole  thing  was  called  off. 
Another  romance  for  Mitzi  is  going  the 
rumor  rounds  but  nothing  gets  in  print 
about  it. 

(Please  turn  to  page  12) 


Gary  Cooper  listens  with  attentive  silence  as  wife  Rocky,  from 
whom  he's  separated,  converses  with  friend  at  dinner  party. 
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Back  in  New  York,  Pat  Neal,  with  Frey  Brown,  views  the  so- 
phisticated entertainment  at  Tallulah  Bankhead's  lavish  party. 


Jan  Sterling,  now  in  "Rock  Grayson's  Wom- 
en," at  Ciro's  with  husband  Paul  Douglas. 


O'Hara. 

*    *  # 

John  Derek's  just  about  the  happiest 
man  alive  since  Dale  Robertson  loaned 
him  one  of  his  beautiful  quarter-horses. 
John's  built  a  stable  for  his  house  guest 
and  he  rides  like  the  wind  all  over  the  val- 
ley on  Diamond,  which  is  the  horse's  name. 
John,  you  might  not  know,  used  to  break 
horses  when  he  was  a  kid  for  people  like 
Will  Rogers  and  Leo  Carrillo  and  he's  one 
of  the  best  horsemen  in  this  here  town. 


Kirk  Douglas,  in  Israel  making  "The 
Juggler,"  has  just  about  decided  to  stay 
around  in  Europe  for  the  18-month  tax 
ride.  When  the  company  was  en  route 
to  Israel  they  had  a  stop-over  in  Paris 
but  on  accounta  passport  trouble  they 
were  confined  to  the  airport  during  their 
(Please  turn,  to  page  73) 


Bob  Stack  and  Claudette  Thornton  make  an 
attractive   twosome   at   Hollywood  parties. 


If  he  asks  you  to  a  house  party — 

I   |  Get  it  in  writing  Q  Go  as  his  guest 

All  your  gang's  going—  and  Tom's  heckling 
you  to  come  along.  Trouble  is  (maybe 
you're  new  in  town)  —you've  never  met 
the  hostess!  Appear  at  her  party  as  a 
"guest's  guest"?  Tain't  proper!  A  girl 
should  have  a  written  invitation.  On 
problem  days,  Kotex  invites  you  to  be 
comfortable  —  with  softness  that  holds  its 
shape.  You  know,  this  extra-absorbent  nap- 
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you  stay  confident,  whatever  your  plans. 


Is  this  doodler  showing  signs  of  — 

I   |  The  Zodiac         O  Genius         Q  Warning 

"Ain't  he  had  no  fetchin'  up?"  — this 
tablecloth  Michelangelo?  Bruising  good 
linen  doesn't  worry  him  a  bit.  Be  leery  of 
such  telltale  traits.  They're  a  warning 
sign:  show  he's  inconsiderate.  And  when 
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Do  you  think  a  "fascia"  is — 

O  A  lady  Fascist  Q  Fine  for  any  figure 

You  love  the  "dash"  a  fascia  gives  — but 
unless  you're  the  tall,  lean  type  this  broad 
draped  cummerbund  is  not  for  you.  To  flatter 
a  phitnpish  midriff,  get  a  narrower  style; 
helps  boost  your  height,  if  you're  pint-sized. 
To  hoist  your  poise  (on  certain  days)  get  the 
extra  protection  Kotex  gives.  Remember,  that 
special  safety  center  helps  prevent  "accidents." 


More  women  choose  KOTEX* 
than  all  other  sanitary  napkins 


S.  PAT .  OFF. 


How  to  prepare  for  "certain"  days? 

^]  Circle  your  calendar       Q  Perk  up  your  wardrobe       Q  Buy  a  new  belt 

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Dean  Martin  credits  himself  for  stage  success  and  wonders  why  wife  Polly  Bergen 
thinks  it's  Jerry  Lewis  who  puts  act  across  in  the  Hal  Wallis  film,  "The  Stooge." 


your  guide  to 

current  films 

By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill 


Shirley  Booth  and  Burt  Lancaster  feel  growing  resentment  and  frustration  from  their 
married  life  in  "Come  Back,  Little  Sheba,"  a  Hal  Wallis  production  for  Paramount. 

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COME  BACK,  LITTLE  SHEBA 

Oscar  Bait — Hal  Wallis  Paramount 

THE  talented  artistry  of  Shirley 
Booth  and  the  marquee  draw  of 
Burt  Lancaster  have  been  combined 
in  this  Hal  Wallis  production  of  author 
William  Inge's  Theatre  Guild  hit.  There 
is  little  doubt  that  Shirley  Booth  will 
get  an  Academy  Award  nomination  for 
her  interpretation  of  the  slovenly,  love- 
less Lola  Delaney.  Lancaster,  although 
still  rather  athletic  looking,  has  been  re- 
markably aged  for  the  role  of  Doc  De- 
laney, whose  passiveness  to  his  wife 
camouflages  his  secret  bitterness  against 
their  enforced  marriage  and  his  abandon- 
ment of  a  medical  career.  Theirs  is  a 
marriage  of  frustrations,  with  Lola  asso- 
ciating her  lost  youth  with  the  disappear- 
ance of  her  dog,  Little  Sheba.  Doc  re- 
captures his  youth  in  college  roomer 
Terry  Moore,  and  when  she  becomes  in- 
volved with  Richard  Jaeckel,  he  feels  she 
is  being  trapped  just  as  he  was  many 
years  ago.  His  hidden  resentment  sud- 
denly explodes  in  an  alcoholic  binge  and 
a  butcher  knife  attack  against  his  wife. 
Director  Daniel  Mann  extracts  top  notch 
performances  from  all  of  the  performers, 
but  there  is  small  doubt  that  it's  Shirley 
Booth  who  will  reap  the  critic's  kudos. 

THE  LAWLESS  BREED 

Lots  of  Neav  Faces — U-I 

U-I's  young  hopeful,  Rock  Hudson, 
makes  his  bid  for  stardom  in  this 
new  Raoul  Walsh  production.  As  gun- 
totin'  Texas  badman  John  Wesley  Har- 
din, the  actor  turns  in  a  creditable  per- 
formance and  under  Walsh's  carefid  di- 
rection easily  spans  an  age  range  of  18 
to  55  years.  Story  opens  in  1853  with 
Hardin  running  away  from  home  follow- 
ing a  beating  by  his  preacher-father 
(John  Mclntire)  for  carrying  a  gun  and 
playing  cards.  His  first  stop  is  at  a  near- 
by saloon  where  he  gets  into  a  poker 
game  and  kills  a  man  in  self-defense. 
Although  he  is  helped  to  escape  by  Julie 
Adams,  it  is  evident  that  cards  and  guns 
will  continue  to  shadow  Hardin's  path 
until  his  captm-e  by  the  Texas  Rangers. 
Production  provides  some  beautiful  Tech- 
nicolor footage,  plenty  of  rough  riding 
and  a  deserved  chance  for  Hudson,  Miss 
Adams  and  Mary  Castle  (Hardin's  child- 
hood sweetheart) . 

THE  LUSTY  MEN 

Off-Beat   Western — Wald-Krasna 
—RKO 

THE  rodeo  circuit  furnishes  an  exciting 
background  for  stars  Susan  Hayward, 
Robert  Mitchum  and  Arthur  Kennedy. 
Susan  and  Mitchum  are  pitted  against 
each  other  throughout  the  film,  and 
when  the  redhead  clashes  with  a  tight- 
lipped  cowpoke  the  results  spell  com- 
bustion. Susie's  a  former  waitress  mar- 
ried to  cowboy  Arthur  Kennedy.  Their 
prime  goal  is  to  get  their  own  land. 
Kennedy,  however,  realizes  that  his  ranch 
job  is  long  on  man  power  and  short  on 


earning  power,  so  when  Mitchum,  a  for- 
mer rodeo  champ,  drifts  onto  the  ranch, 
Kennedy  begins  to  see  a  short-cut  to 
getting  his  own  stake-out.  Mitchum 
finally  agrees  to  train  and  manage  him 
for  rodeos — partially  for  the  money  and 
partially  for  his  interest  in  Susan.  Once 
the  trio  hits  big  time  rodeo  and  becomes 
involved  with  the  circuit  crowd  there's 
plenty  of  explosions,  verbal  lashings  and 
crackling  tension. 


THE  IRON  MISTRESS 

In  WarnerColor — Warner  Bros. 

ALAN  LADD  makes  his  debut  under 
the  Warner  banner  as  bayou  back- 
woodsman Jim  Bowie — inventor  of  the 
famed  Bowie  knife.  Story  opens  in  early 
New  Orleans  in  the  days  of  flaring  tem- 
pers and  frequent  duels,  which  offers 
Ladd  plenty  of  opportunity  for  some 
high-powered  fight  scenes.  It's  during  his 
first  trip  to  the  southern  city  that  Bowie 
meets  Narcisse  de  Bornay  {Douglas 
Dick)  and  his  sister  Judalon  (Virgi7iia 
Mayo) .  Bowie  falls  in  love  with  Judalon, 
a  coquettish  vixen,  whose  prime  interests 
are  money  and  men — in  that  order. 
When  the  couple  have  a  lover's  quarrel, 
her  admirers  challenge  him  to  a  duel. 
Uneducated  in  the  gentleman's  code  of 
dueling  with  swords  or  pistols,  Bowie 
chooses  his  knife,  which  eventually  be- 
comes his  "Iron  Mistress,"  for  either 
directly  or  indirectly  he  is  forced  to  par- 
ticipate in  eight  killings.  The  blond  co- 
stars  make  a  handsome  duo  in  this  Henry 
Blanke  production  which  has  been  given 
top  drawer  treatment  in  every  depart- 
ment. Gordon  Douglas  directed. 


Cowboy  Arthur  Kennedy  and  wife  Susan  Hayward 
plan  to  risk  rodeo  circuit  in  "The  Lusty  Men." 


THE  STOOGE 

It's  For  Real — Hal  Wallis-Par amount 

HERE'S  one  of  the  better  Dean  Mar- 
tin-Jerry Lewis  comedies.  Unlike 
the  pair's  other  cinema  shenanigans,  this 
one  has  a  story  line,  with  Martin's  part 
considerably  enlarged.  Dean's  a  hot- 
shot vaudevillian  who  tries  to  do  a  single 
act,  flops  miserably,  and  then  hires  a 
stooge  (Jerry  Lewis,  who  else?)  to  pep 
up  his  act.  Lewis  sizzles  Martin  into  the 
big  time — and  a  big  head.  Although 


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Rock  Hudson  leads  the  life  of  a  Texas  badman  (from  age  18  to  55),  Maureen  O'Hara,  spitfire  pirate,  catches  swashbuckling  Errol  Flynn 

wins  love  of  Julie  Adams  in  Technicolor  film,  "The  Lawless  Breed."  making  love  to  Princess  Alice  Kelley  in  U-I's  "Against  All  Flags." 


agent  Eddie  Mayehoff  and  Dean's  wife 
{Polly  Bergen)  try  to  get  him  to  recog- 
nize Lewis  as  a  partner,  not  a  stooge,  it 
lakes  a  severe  lesson  from  the  public  to 
set  him  straight.  The  film,  which  gets 
underway  at  a  fair  pace,  really  zings-up 
when  the  boys  are  doing  their  theatrical 
routines — Dean  on  stage  and  Jerry  heck- 
ling from  a  box.  Best  song  presentation: 
"A  Girl  Named  Mary  and  A  Boy  Named 
Bill." 

APRIL  IN  PARIS 

Fun-For-All — Warner  Bros. 

DORIS  DAY  bounces  her  way  to 
Paree  and  Ray  Bolger's  arms  in  this 
Technicolor  salute  to  the  City  of  Ro- 
mance.  As  an  ambitious  State  Depart- 
ment aide,  Bolger  is  mailing  out  invita- 
l  ions  to  an  International  Art  Festival  in 
France,  when  he  accidentally  puts  the 
coveted  bid  meant  for  Ethel  Barrymore 
into  an  envelope  addressed  to  chorine 
Ethel  "Dynamite"  Jackson  (Doris).  Al- 
l  hough  he  immediately  informs  "Dyna- 
mite" of  I  he  mistake,  the  news  reaches 
his  superior  and  the  press  who  think  it 
a  most  "democratic  experiment."  Now 
Holger  must  reverse  strategy  and  per- 
suade the  chorine  to  accompany  his  boss, 
himself  and  three  scholars  to  Paris.  Be- 
fore the  end  of  the  voyage  "Dynamite" 
has  met  Gallic  waiter  (Claude  Dauphin) 
and  together  they  manage  to  stand  the 
entire  U.  S.  delegation  on  its  ear  with 
their  antics,  particularly  Bolger  who  has 
fallen  in  love  with  the  chorus  girl.  There's 
iots  of  lively  songs  and  dances  in  this 
Parisian  potpourri  including  a  delightful 
production  number  in  the  ship's  galley 
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featuring  Doris,  Dauphin  and  Bolger  en- 
titled, "I'm  Going  To  Ring  The  Bell 
Tonight." 

THE  MAN  BEHIND  THE  GUN 

Randy  Triumphs — Warner  Bros. 

WHEN  Randolph  Scott  rides  into  the 
little  pueblo  of  Los  Angeles,  he 
bears  secret  credentials  empowering  him 
to  investigate  military  installations.  Only 
men  to  know  his.  real  identity  are  Army 
buddies  Alan  Hale  Jr.  and  Dick  Wesson. 
Scott,  in  need  of  a  suitable  disguise  to 
carry  out  his  orders,  overhears  Philip 
Carey,  captain  of  the  local  post,  announce 
that  he  is  going  to  marry  and  retire 
school  teacher,  Patrice  Wymore.  Scott 
immediately  announces  that  he  is  the  new 
replacement.  Since  school  will  not  re- 
sume for  several  weeks,  he  has  plenty  of 
time  to  uncover  a  water  monopoly  that 
threatens  to  choke  out  the  tiny  settle- 
ment. He  also  finds  time  to  investigate 
military  headquarters,  promote  Cary  in 
the  Army  and  demote  him  with  Patrice 
— who  winds  up  back  in  school  with  an 
apple  and  a  kiss  from  Scott,  plus  some 
pretty  close-ups  in  WarnerColor. 

THE  STEEL  TRAP 

Thrill  Special — 20th  Century-Fox 

HAVE  you  ever  wondered  how  you 
could  get  a  million  dollars?  Joseph 
Gotten  gives  his  answer  in  Bert  Fried- 
lob's  spine  tingling  account  of  a  bank 
executive  who  steals  a  suitcase  full  of 
currency  and  tries  to  skip  the  country 


before  the  bank  reopens  Monday  morn- 
ing. Cotten  seems  to  have  it  a  mite  too 
easy  getting  his  hands  on  the  grimy 
greenbacks,  but  if  you  can  overlook  this 
story  improbability  then  you  are  in  for 
a  wild  weekend.  Cotten,  a  staid  vice 
president  married  to  Teresa  Wright,  tells 
her  he  is  being  sent  on  business  to  Brazil 
{which  has  no  extradition  law  with  this 
country.)  Teresa  accompanies  him  and 
they  are  within  hours  of  Brazil  when  his 
wife  discovers  his  plot  and  deserts  him. 
Then  begins  Cotten 's  frantic  frenzy  to 
return  the  cash  before  the  bank  opens 
Monday  and  to  rewin  his  wife's  affection. 
The  film,  which  offers  as  many  chills  as 
an  air  conditioner  in  Winter,  is  kept  at 
a  terse  pace  by  director  Andrew  Stone. 

THE  BAD  AND  THE  BEAUTIFUL 

Star  Studded — MGM 

MASTERMINDED  by  director  Vin- 
cente  Minnelli  five  power-packed 
performances  are  turned  in  for  this  tale 
of  behind-the-scenes  Hollywood.  Top 
honors  are  divided  by  Lana  Turner  as  a 
down-and-out  bit  player  who  hits  the 
bottle  when  things  get  too  tough,  and 
Kirk  Douglas,  who  plays  another  of  those 
heels  with  sex  appeal.  Douglas  as  Jon- 
athan Shields  is  determined  to  make  his 
name  again  mean  something  in  the  movie 
world.  How  he  ruthlessly  uses  everyone 
that  comes  in  contact  with  him  forms  the 
basis  for  the  film.  There's  his  director 
(Barry  Sullivan) ,  whose  idea  he  steals 
to  win  an  Academy  Award  for  himself. 
There's  Lana  Turner,  his  star,  with  whom 
he  fosters  an  off-the-set  romance  until 


Government  agent  Randolph  Scott  has  to  play  rough  in  "The  Man  Behind  The  Gun,"  story 
of  early  Western  settlers.  Also  shown  are  Anthony  Caruso,  Clancy  Cooper,  Dick  Wesson. 


the  film  is  completed.  Also  subject  to  the 
Shields  "technique"  are  Dick  Powell,  a 
popular  novelist,  and  Walter  Pidgeon, 
the  producer  who  gives  Shields  his  start. 
When  he  starts  hitting  the  skids  it  is  to 
these  four  people  that  he  must  turn  for 
aid,  and  as  Sullivan  bitterly  reminisces, 
"Working  for  Shields  isn't  an  assignment 
- — it's  an  experience."  Although  film  does 
not  offer  totally  realistic  view  of  cross- 
section  Hollywood,  stars'  acting  will  preen 
over  any  story  faults. 

AGAINST  ALL  FLAGS 

Pirate  Adventure — Universal- 
International 

WHEN  spitfire  Maureen  O'Hara 
meets  swashbuckling  Errol  Flynn 
you  know  you're  in  for  a  dash  of  romance, 
daring  exploits  and  a  double  portion  of 
adventure.  Technicolor  epic  has  young 
ship's  officer  (Flynn)  sent  to  spike  the 
big  guns  on  Diego  Suarex  so  that  a  Brit- 
ish warship  can  invade  the  pirate  strong- 
hold, which  lies  between  two  rich  Indian 
Ocean  lanes.  Although  masquerading  as 
a  soldier-of-fortune  Flynn  is  suspected  of 
being  a  spy  until  the  intervention  of 
Spitfire  Stevens  (Maureen  O'Hara) ,  a 
captain  high  in  the  pirate's  council.  It 
is  Spitfire's  late  father  who  designed  the 
pirate's  guns  and  it  is  she  who  has  the 
map  explaining  their  assemblage.  Flynn, 
who  pays  frequent  visits  to  her  apart- 
ment to  memorize  details  of  the  map, 
begins  to  find  it  an  enjoyable  task.  Some 
sizzling  romantic  scenes,  plus  some  high 
tension  action  wind-up  details  in  this 
Howard  Christie  production,  directed  by 
George  Sherman. 


Ruthless  Kirk  Douglas  takes  advantage  of  lovely  Lana  Turner,  Barry  Sullivan,  Dick  Powell 
and  Walter  Pidgeon  to  further  his  Hollywood  career  in  "The  Bad  And  The  Beautiful." 

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BERNHARD-VIDOR 
PRODUCTIONS,  INC.  presents 


CHARLTON 


e . . .  deadly. . .  to  love ! 


with  TOM  TULLY-  BERNARD  PHILLIPS  •  JAMES  ANDERSON 
JOSEPHINE  HUTCHINSON  •  PHYLLIS  AVERY-  HERBERT  HEYES 
PRODUCED  BY 

JOSEPH  BERNHARD  &  KING  VIDOR 


DIRECTED  BY 


SCREENPLAY  BY 


KING  VIDOR  •  SILVIA  RICHARDS 

Story  by  ARTHUR  FITZ-RICHARD  •  Released  by  20th  Century-Fox 


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NEWSREEL 


Jeanne  Crain,  hubby  Paul  Brinkman,  minus 
mustache,   at   Beverly   Hills   Hotel  party. 


Right:  Dean  Martin  and  Jerry  Lewis  show 
rehearsal  strain  preparing  for  their  TV 
Comedy  Hour.  It  all  looks  so  easy  when 
they  perform,  but  getting  it  ready — ouch! 


Joan  Davis  and  Edgar  Bergen  get  shakes  from  snakes-in-the-box  at  goony 
party  given  by  Eddie  Cantor,  Jerry  Lewis,  Donald  O'Connor  at  Brown  Derby. 


Below:  Dan  Dailey  took  Pat  Hardy  to  party 
for  Rhonda  Fleming  and  her  new  husband, 
Dr.  Lew  Morrill.  Dan  and  Constance  Smith 
no  longer  seem  to  be  a  constant  twosome 


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Karen  Sharpe,  Elaine  Stewart  and  Piper 
Laurie  decked  in  gorgeous  Revel  costumes. 


"Who  can  this  be?"  wonders  Peggy  Lee  when 
Dan  Dailey,  in  minstrel  garb,  greets  her. 


Virginia  Mayo,  now  in  "She's  Back  On  Broad- 
way," and  Mrs.  Cene  Nelson  watch  rehearsal. 


NEWSREEL 


Eleanor  Powell  and  Glenn  Ford  almost  came  Jane  Powell  and  Geary  Steffen's  second  baby  Lauren  Bacall  and  Humphrey  Bogart  welcomed 
to  parting  of  the  ways,  but  reconsidered.     is  due  momentarily.  They're  hoping  for  girl.     a  daughter.  They  also  have  son,  Stephen,  4. 


HOLLYWOOD 


Shelley  Winters  married  her  Vittorio  Gass- 
man  and  is  now  awaiting  a  visit  from  stork. 


1952  saw  the  end  of  the  Gary  Cooper-Patricia 
Neal  romantic  idyll,  with  Pat  moving  to  N.  Y. 


Fatherhood  has  done  much  for  Audie  Murphy, 
with  wife,  Pam.  Their  son  was  born  in  March. 


Cupid  and  the  stork  were  just  as  busy  as 
ever  in  Hollywood  during  1952,  but  the  hap- 
piness they  brought  was  over-shadowed  by 
many  unforeseen  events  and  much  heartbreak 


By  Fredda  Dudley  Balling 


A FAMED  Hollywood  astrologer,  when  consulted  by  a 
client  during  the  first  week  in  January,  1952,  regarded 
his  charts  grimly  and  observed,  "This  is  one  of  those 
years  most  people  would  like  to  skip.  Of  course,  for  some  it 
is  going  to  be  the  climactic  year,  the  year  of  peak  achieve- 
ment and  peak  happiness,  but  for  the  vast  majority  of  the 
world's  population  it  is  going  to  bring  increasing  worry, 
work,  confusion,  and — yes — even  heartbreak." 

The  prognosis  seems  to  have  had  merit.  No  one  can  re- 
member a  year  in  Hollywood  during  which  so  much  unhap- 
piness  has  been  caused  by  one  single  type  of  tragedy:  the 
loss  of  children. 

The  Gene  Nelsons  lost  their  second,  and  deeply  wanted, 
child  on  January  1;  an  equally  great  tragedy  was  the  death 


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Craig  Stevens,  Alexis  Smith,  John  Garfield. 
Death  came  to  John,  Alexis  and  Craig  parted. 


About  to  greet  the  long-legged  bird  for  a  Sadness  entered  the  lives  of  Dale  Evans  and 
third  time  is  Eleanor  Parker,  Bert  Friedlob.        Roy  Rogers.  They  lost  two-year-old  daughter. 


ACTS  OF  LIFE 


V 


1 


Ezio  Pinza,  with  Mrs.  Pinza,  became  a  grand- 
father for  the  second  time  via  his  daughter. 


After  whirlwind  courtship,  Betty  Hutton  and 
Charles  O'Curran  were  married  in  Las  Vegas. 


Wedding  bells  also  rang  for  Judy  Garland 
and  Sid  Luft.  They  expect  a  child  next  year. 


at  birth  of  the  son  of  Mercedes  McCam  bridge  and  Fletcher 
Markle  on  January  31. 

Frances  and  Edgar  Bergen  lost  an  expected  second  baby 
on  February  3,  and  in  June,  Bobbe  Fidler  and  John  Sutton 
lost  their  first  child.  In  July,  Lita  Baron  and  Rory  Calhoun 
lost  their  expected  first  youngster,  and  on  August  24,  little 
Robin  Elizabeth  Rogers  died.  She  had  been  delicate  since 
birth,  suffering  a  heart  ailment,  and  a  combination  of 
mumps,  a  virus  infection  and  teething  troubles  proved  to 
be  too  great  for  her  delicate  constitution  to  withstand. 

In  September,  Jean  Wallace  and  Cornel  Wilde  lost  their 
greatly- wan  ted  first  youngster,  and  on  September  18,  Mari- 
lyn Morrison  and  Johnnie  Ray's  nursery  plans  were  de- 
stroyed . 


Cruel  as  the  stork  was  to  some,  he  was  a  magnanimous 
bird  to  others.  On  January  8,  he  delivered  a  7  lb.  8  oz.  son, 
Anthony  Peter,  to  Angela  Lansbury  and  Peter  Shaw. 

In  New  York  a  7  lb.  9  oz.  daughter  was  delivered  to  Betty 
Lou  Walters  and  Ken  Murray. 

February  babies  were  delivered  to  Ella  Raines  and  Colo- 
nel Robin  Olds  (daughter,  Christiana) ,  and — in  a  round- 
about way — to  Ezio  Pinza.  Ezio  became  a  glamourous  grand- 
father for  the  second  time  when  a  little  girl,  named  Donna 
Marina,  was  born  to  Claudia,  Ezio's  daughter  by  his  first 
marriage. 

On  Washington's  Birthday,  Bette  Davis  and  Gary  Mer- 
rill acquired  one-month-old  Michael  Woodman  Merrill  via 
adoption,  bringing  the  census  in  (Please  turn  to  page  58) 


2.H 


Right:  Starting  as  comedian, 
Danny  soon  added  song  and 
dance.  Not  knowing  "Jap," 
he  developed  pantomime  in 
1934  in  Tokyo.  Much  of  his 
act  develops  spontaneously, 
he  rarely  sticks  to  script. 


Hans  Chris 


tian  Kaye! 


THE  part  of  Hans  Christian  Andersen,  Danish  spinner  of 
children's  tales,  is  wonderfully  suited  to  the  fanciful 
humor  and  pantomime  of  Danny  Kaye.  As  Hans,  a  cobbler, 
he  fashions  slippers  that  "walk  on  air"  for  a  premiere 
ballerina  (Jeanmaire),  falls  in  love  with  her,  fancies  him- 
self her  hero.  (This  after  Hans  is  expelled  from  his  village 
for  luring  children  from  school  with  stories.)  Jeanmaire 
interprets  one  of  his  stories  in  ballet  and  he  becomes  a 
national  hero!  Danny  gained  popularity  originally  as  a 
nightclub  entertainer.  Two  Broadway  successes  showed 
acting  genius,  led  to  first  movie,  in  1943,  "Up  In  Arms." 


As  in  "Hans  Christian  Andersen,"  Danny  attracts 
the  children  between  scenes  with  his  own  stories. 


love  won't  hurt  Rock ! 


Rock  is  getting  experience  in  all 
kinds  of  love  scenes  with  naive 
schoolgirls  and  voluptuous  hussies. 
How  would  the  real  Rock  treat  them? 


WHAT  can  love  do  to  Rock  Hudson  now? 
This  doesn't  depend  entirely  on  the  women  in  his  private  life. 
His  present  attitude  already  has  tipped  the  scales. 

As  this  new  year  commences,  his  romantic  record  in  1953  can  be 
predicted,  once  you  know  him  as  he  is.  Beyond  a  doubt,  the  big  guy 
has  dared  to  learn  a  lot  about  love  so  far.  He  still  has  other 
chapters  to  begin. 

An  accurate  analysis  of  his  personality  and  what  appeals  to 
him  brings  part  of  the  answer  to  the  question  of  whether  he  will  be 
hurt  by  love.  Rock's  response  today  really  reveals  far  more. 

I  see  enough  of  him  to  respect  his  stand.  He  has  definite 
ideas  of  his  own,  and  I  suspect  that  telling  on  him  here  might  be 
better  than  the  half-truths  in  all  the  guessing  games  going  on 
about  Hudson's  heart. 

He  is  this  month's  Male  of  the  Moment  because  the  searching 
spotlight  is  turned  on  him.  Right  now  Rock  is  rising  faster  in 
nationwide  popularity  than  any  other  actor,  according  to  exhibitor 
polls.  As  the  result,  his  situation  has  changed  in  Hollywood. 

At  his  studio  he  is  regarded  as  a  full-fledged  star.  This 
wins  him  his  chance  at  roles  that  are  more  than  merely  rugged.  In 
his  new  picture,  Universal-International's  "The  Lawless  Breed,"  he 
is  considerably  more  than  the  towering,  handsome,  two-fisted 
adventurer.  Surprisingly,  he  plays  an  eighteen-year-old  at  the  start, 
and  ages  so  skillfully  in  the  dramatic  action  that  he  is  convincing 
in  his  forties  and  the  father  of  a  sixteen-year-old  son  before  the 
climax. 

Two  opposite  kinds  of  kisses  were  quickly  ordered  into  this 
story  as  soon  as  it  was  slated  for  Rock.  His  (Please  turn  to  page  61) 


Rock  with  Director  Raoul  Walsh  and  Mary  Castle.  Rock  was  shy 
until  he  gained  success,  now  expresses  himself  with  vivid  honesty. 


Close  to  marriage  twice,  Rock  at 
27  won't  propose  again  until  he 
earns  right  to  be  head  of  family. 


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mi  7 


Rock  and  Yvonne  De 
Carlo  make  torrid  com- 
bination. Rock  admires 
truly  feminine  women. 


The  big  guy  has  dared 
to  learn  a  lot  about 
love  so  far.  He  admits 
women  have  hurt  him. 


Older  and  wiser,  Rock  Hudson  knows  now 
what  love  demands  and  won't  let  himself 
love  deeply  again  until  he  is  prepared 


By  Ben  Maddox 


Would  Find  In  Hollywood! 


Because  a  girl  ploys  a  screen  role  with  the  expertness 
of  an  Amber  or  Scarlett  O'Hara  doesn't  necessarily  mean 
that  she  is  that  way  in  the  privacy  of  her  own  home 


TIME  today  is  busily  whiling  away  the  minutes  before  the  zero  hour  that  all 
America  awaits  with  eager  anticipation — and  an  equal  amount  of  embarrass- 
ment. Shortly  after  the  turn  of  the  year,  Dr.  Alfred  C.  Kinsey's  "Sexual  Be- 
havior In  The  Human  Female"  will  make  its  bow,  and  Hollywood,  with  its  current 
heavy  emphasis  on  sex,  is  wondering  what  he  will  have  to  say  about  that. 

When  "Sexual  Behavior  In  The  Human  Male"  was  published  a  short  four  years 
ago,  strong  men  trembled  at  seeing  their  most  secret  and  intimate  sexual  techniques 
ruthlessly  (if  helpfully)  laid  bare.  Now,  in  the  forthcoming  exhaustive  findings  of 
the  man  who  knows  more  about  men,  women  and  their  intimate  relations  than  any- 
one else  on  earth,  it  is  the  turn  of  the  women  to  wonder  and  shiver. 

Even  more  than  the  rest  of  America,  Hollywood  is  agog  with  curiosity.  After  all 
the  shocking  things  that  have  been  laid  at  Hollywood's  door,  the  people  out  there 
wouldn't  be  human  if  they  didn't  look  forward  with  glee  to  a  report  that  will  show 
there's  plenty  of  sex  going  on  in  other  towns,  too. 

And  at  the  same  time,  Hollywood  is  curious  to  know  how  Dr.  Kinsey  will  treat 
one  question:  In  a  town  where  sex  is  a  commercialized  product,  glorified  and 
packaged  for  its  entertainment  values, 
will  the  individual  be  portrayed  in  an 
exaggerated  guise?  Will  Dr.  Kinsey  reveal 
that  when  it  comes  to  sex  and  the  ex- 
ponents of  sex,  Hollywood  has  it  all  over 
every  other  town  in  the  United  States? 
Before  that  (Please  turn  to  page  63) 


By  Michael  Sheridan 


Women  outside  of  Hollywood 
have  wed  oftener  than  Rita. 


jretra  Young,  Alex  Nicol  are 
ke  this  only  on  the  screen. 


Left:  Marilyn  Monroe  is  no  less  moral  than 
the  sexy-looking  girls  in  your  own  home  town. 


Because  she  was  a  movie  star,  Ava  got  more 
than  her  share  of  barbs  for  marrying  Frank. 


The  Jimmy  Stewarts,  with  th$lt  .wins,  enjoy 
happy  home  life  in  heart  of  Hollywood. 


Bette  Davis  rehearsing  for  her  guest  spot  on  Jimmy's  TV  pro- 
gram. There's  nothing  about  show  business  Jimmy  doesn't  know. 


An  outstanding  TV  favorite,  Jimmy 
Durante  puts  his  every  ounce  of  effort 
into  performances  and  friendships, 
never  letting  down  an  audience  or  pal 


CATCHIN 


Jimmy  and  his  fiancee,  Margie  Little,  on  Queen  Mary 
en  route  to  London  for  engagement  at  Palladium. 


JIMMY  DUR 
"Public  Profit, 
business  as  a\ 
Translated  it  means 
lot  more  heart  thai 
Although  easy-goil 
40  years  in  show  busi\ 
ly  NBC  television  si 
home  on  music  and  da, 
the  cast.  \ 
The  day  we  watche- 
production  number  witi 
Besides  singing  a  catch 
Debonair,  he  was  kicking 
ous  dance  routine  in  which  u. 
spinning  and  swirling  him  about. 
muscles  were  showin'."  \ 

When  the  director  finally  called  for  a  fivS-iS  '"Jute 
break,  Jimmy  darted  off  the  stage — changed  his  sweat- 
drenched  shirt  and  then  came  ambling  up  the  aisle  of 
the  huge  El  Capitan  Theatre.  Unlike  most  stars  he 
doesn't  like  to  hibernate  in  his  dressing  room. 

Most  of  the  chorus  girls,  unable  to  keep  up  with  the 
veteran's  pace,  had  wearily  dropped  into  front  row 
seats  in  the  near-vacant  theatre,  but  Jimmy  strolled 
the  aisles — listened  to  the  script  girls  discuss  the 
high  cost  of  living — shuffled  over  to  greet  some  out- 
of-towners,  who  had  mistakenly  wandered  into  the 


d  then  sauntered  over  to  where  his  pal 
,nt,  Eddie  Jackson,  and  we  were  talking, 
'n't  intrude  on  any  of  the  conversations, 
round  smiling  and  fanning  himself  with 
of  his  sports  shirt,  which  exposed,  not 
t  a  snowy  white  undersKirt,  for,  looking 
dies  were  present." 

ictorian  in  his  gallantry,  Jimmy's  favorite 
seems  to  be  "we  are  going  to  be  gentlemen 
e,  if  they  want  to  act  like  bums  we  don't 
lave  anything  to  do  with  'em,  but  we're 

.1." 

anding  Jimmy  on  most  of  his  engagements, 
t  films,  are  Jack  Roth,  drummer;  Jule  BufFano, 
nist-arranger,  and  Eddie  Jackson,  singer.  The  trio 
nas  been  with  Durante  from  Jule's  12-year  stretch  to 
Jackson's  37  years.  It  was  Eddie  Jackson  who  was 
part  of  the  famed  Clayton,  Jackson  and  Durante  troop 
that  headlined  programs  at  Jimmy's  Club  Durant 
during  the  wild  and  staggering  '20s. 

Even  today,  when  introducing  him  on  his  TV  pro- 
gram, Jackson's  billing  is  always  the  same,  Eddie  Jack- 
son of  Clayton,  Jackson  and  Durante.  The  presenta- 
tion is  part  of  Jimmy's  determination  to  keep  the 
name  of  his  beloved  partner-manager,  the  late  Lou 
Clayton,  alive  before  the  public.  Just  as  he  always 
places  an  ad  in  the  trade  paper,  Variety,  in  memory 
of  the  veteran  performer.     (Please  turn  to  page  72) 


30 


TV-LAND; 


UP  WITH  PROFILE  NO.  1 


With  Margaret  Truman  who  quips  about  dynamic 
Jimmy,  "His  show  is  the  most  athletic  in  town!" 


■■■HBHHHBHHEB 


Jimmy  doesn't  get  much  time  for  golf  what  with  his  TV 
show  keeping  him  so  busy.    Louise  Martel  interrupting. 


1 


Cloria  Swanson  calls  her  appearance  on  Jim- 
my's show  one  of  life's  happiest  experiences. 


Joan  greets  Charles  Morrison,  Mocambo  host, 
during  her  brief  introduction  to  Hollywood. 


Interviewed  on  the  air  by  Jimmy  Wallington 
at  Ciro's.  Joan  is  eager  to  know  America. 


Cinderella-.  1953 


NOW  she's  traveled  half-way 
round  the  world — yet  four  years 
ago  Joan  Rice  was  thrilled  to  start 
working  and  living  in  a  big  city, 
London.  (Born  in  Derby,  she  spent 
eight  years  in  a  convent  school  in 
Nottingham  and  then  worked  as  a 
lady's  maid.)  Her  London  waitress 
job  with  Lyon's  restaurants  entitled 
her  to  enter  the  Lyon's  Beauty  Con- 
test which  she  won;  this  led  to  small 
movie  parts.  International  fame  came 
when  J.  Arthur  Rank  picked  Joan  for 
the  part  of  Marian  in  "The  Story  Of 
Robin  Hood,"  playing  opposite  Rich- 
ard Todd.  Her  forthcoming  role  as 
a  Fiji  Island  girl,  opposite  Burt  Lan- 
caster in  "His  Majesty  O'Keefe," 
whisked  her  to  the  Fijis  with  short 
stops  for  personal  appearances  in 
New  York  City  and  Hollywood. 


Joan,  with  Richard  Todd,  scored 
triumph  in  Disney's  "Robin  Hood." 


."Love"  is  the  meaning  of 
this  Polynesian  dance  ges- 
ture shown  Joan  by  Hilo 
Hattie  in  Islander  Room  of 
Hollywood  Roosevelt  Hotel. 
Joan  looks  forward  to  role 
in  "His  Majesty  O'Keefe." 


Weary  after  Hollywood  tour. 
Within  48  hours  after  get- 
ting Fiji  role,  Joan  became 
engaged  to  Martin  Boyce, 
son  of  English  manufactur- 
er. Then  left  for  faraway 
film  location  in  Fiji  Islands. 


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THEIR  fourth  wedding  anniversary 
seems  like  something  special  to 
Corinne  Calvet  and  John  Bromfield — 
they  have  such  a  wonderfully  close  and 
happy  married  life.  So  they  planned 
a  Winter  cruise  as  their  gift  to  each 
other.  (This  second  honeymoon  couldn't 
be  more  hectic  than  their  first,  they 
reason,  when  their  car  broke  down  in 
the  middle  of  the  desert  and  they  had 
to  spend  part  of  their  wedding  night 
being  towed  to  a  garage.)  John  wanted 
to  give  Corinne  something  extra,  though, 
to  show  the  other  vacationists  what  a 
really  glamourous  woman  she  is,  so  he 
decided  on  a  brand  new  bathing  suit. 
Then  he  began  to  wonder  about  color 
and  size  and  almost  gave  up  the  idea. 
Hearing  of  the  Rose  Marie  Reid  doll 
gift  certificate,  he  knew  he'd  found 
the  solution.  Delighted  with  the  certifi- 
cate, Corinne  chose  a  lovely  bathing 
suit  becoming  her  scrumptious  figure! 


Corinne  and  John  love  to 
plan  trips  together  whether 
imaginary  or  real.  Here  they 
consider  tempting  alterna- 
tives before  finally  deciding 
to  embark  on  Winter  cruise. 


f  > 


^Packing  is  no  chore  for 
Corinne,  since  tours  have  her 
traveling  at  least  15,000 
miles  a  year.  But  part  of 
the  fun  of  a  pleasure  trip 
comes   from   the  planning. 


A  big  kiss  from  Corinne  shows  John 
how  much  she  appreciates  the  present. 
A  siren  in  movies  like  "What  Price 
Glory"  and  "Powder  River.".  Corinne 
prefers  real-life  role  of  devoted  wife. 


"What  are  you  hiding  behind  your 
back?"  wonders  Corinne.  It's  a  Rose 
Marie  Reid  doll  certificate,  John's  spe- 
cial gift  to  her.  With  it  she  received 
the  bathing  suit  she  is  wearing  at  left 


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Terry  and  Richard  Jaeckel 
learn  there  is  more  to  a 
movie  kiss  than  just  "do- 
ing it  naturally."  Reading 
script,  they  plan  kissing  se- 
quence carefully  together. 


Below:  Terry  and  Dick 
practice  scene,  keeping 
camera  angles  in  mind.  Po- 
sitions which  seem  com- 
fortable to  the  actors  may 
look  awkward  on  screen. 


Terry  Catche 


TERRY  MOORE,  who,  despite  mediocre  roles, 
has  been  threatening  to  break  out  into  screen 
prominence,  finally  carries  out  the  threat  as 
sexy  Marie  Buckhalter  in  "Come  Back,  Little 
Sheba,"  Hal  Wallis*  vivid  adaptation  of  the  prize- 
winning  stage  success.  And  this,  in  the  face  of 
outstanding  performances  by  top  stars  Shirley 
Booth  and  Burt  Lancaster,  who  play  lead  roles 
of  Lola  and  Doc  Delaney.  After  seven  years  in 
films,  Terry  is  known  on  the  set  as  an  infallible 
actress  who  never  muffs  a  line;  but  not  until 
this  role  were  her  deep  emotional  possibilities 
realized.  As  a  young  art  student  rooming  with 
the  Delaneys,  she  encourages  advances  of  ath- 
lete Richard  Jaeckel,  who  models  for  sketches. 


Although  Terry  and  Dick  are  seldom  apart  throughout  the 
film,  she  is  engaged  to,  and  in  the  end  marries,  another. 


Doc  Delaney  doesn't  need  keen  eyesight  to  gather  there 
is  something  brewing  between  roomer  and  her  boy  friend. 


mo 


Gene  with  his  wife,  Betsy  Blair. 
They've  been  happily  wed  9  years. 


RMA 


A YOUNG    British    journalist  ap- 
proached the  table  where  I  was 
having  lunch  with  Gene  Kelly  in 
London  recently.   His  ears  turned  pink 
and  his  eyes  lit  up  with  interest  when  he 
heard  what  Gene  was  saying. 

"Do  you  realize,"  Gene  was  asking, 
"what  a  break  the  chance  to  take  a  girl 
dancing  gives  a  romance-minded  guy?" 
He  grinned  at  me.  "Suppose  you're  dat- 
ing a  fellow  for  the  first  time,  and  he 
immediately  tries  to  hold  hands — you 
might  think  he  was  a  pretty  fresh  guy. 

"Yet  on  the  dance  floor,"  expounded 
Gene,  "he  closely  encircles  you  with  one 
arm,  you  hold  hands — and  you  may  even 
place  your  cheek  against  his.  Let  him 
try  the  same  thing  on  the  living-room 
couch  and  he  gets  his  face  slapped!" 

Gene  paused  to  greet  the  newspaper 
reporter,  who  had  by  now  whipped  out 
the  notebook  he  just  happened  to  have 
handy  and  who  said,  "Look  here,  Kelly 


— now  I'm  beginning  to  understand  how 
you  dare  to  make  a  movie  without  story 
or  dialogue,  only  dance.  If  dancing  is 
that  romantic,"  he  reasoned,  "then  a 
movie  that's  all  dancing  should  be  the 
most  romantic  ever  made?" 

He  ended  with  a  question,  looking  ex- 
pectantly at  Gene,  who  smilingly  re- 
torted, "Look  here,  Lewin  {the  reporter's 
name) ,  "I  didn't  say  that,  you  did.  And 
you  may  be  right,  but — /  didn't  say  it." 

With  that,  the  reporter  good-naturedly 
put  his  notebook  away  and  drifted  along. 
Gene  explained  that  the  plot-less,  word- 
less movie  he's  directing  and  dancing  in, 
"Invitation  To  The  Dance,"  seems  to  be 
regarded  as  a  great  experiment  but  that 
he  thinks  it's  absolutely  commercial  be- 
cause the  appeal  of  dancing  is  universal. 

He  arrested  the  motion  of  a  forkful  of 
roast  beef  in  mid-air  to  declare,  "I  don't 
say  that  ballet  is  enjoyed  everywhere.  It 
might  be  considered  long-hair  in  Keokuk, 
but  the  whole  world  responds  to  the 
movement  and  meaning  of  dancing." 

"Young  lovers,  especially,"  I  smilingly 
prodded  him  back  to  the  subject  of  danc- 
ing as  a  part  of  romance. 

"Do  you  realize,"  he  pointedly  replied, 
"that  dancing  in  America  is  an  accepted 
form  of  courtship?  Dancing  is  a  tribal 
custom — it's  a  (Please  turn  to  -page  6fi) 


"I  love  dancing.  It's  an  art  form 
that  gets  pushed  around.  I  want 
to  change  that.  That's  why  I 
stick  with  movies,"  says  Cene. 


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Through  films,  Gene  Kelly  is 
teaching  the  world  to  know  what 
dancing  can  be  when  it's  freed 
from  the  bonds  of  convention 


By  Denny  Shane 


Dueting  with  Ross  Bagdasarian,  composer  of  With  Conductor  Mitch  Miller  whose  advice  has 
hit  she  made  soar,  "Come  On-A  My  House."      been  invaluable  to  Rosemary  in  rise  to  fame. 


Unable  to  read  music,  Rosemary  listens  to 
band,  then  goes  into  song — flawlessly! 


Just  like  Doris,  Rosemary 
Clooney  first  won  fame 
with  her  records,  but  it 
ends  there — she's  got  a 
personality  all  her  own! 

By  Jon  Bruce 


■i 

Rosemary  diets — to  gain  weight. 
Five  foot  four,  she  weighs  104. 


Another  Doris 


WHEN  a  particularly  wacky  record, 
lyric-wise,  called  "Come  On-A 
My  House"  hit  the  nation's  juke 
boxes  a  while  back,  few  guessed  that  it 
would  have  great  meaning  to  Paramount 
Studios. 

But  look  what  happened.  The  young 
lady  who  sang  the  ditty  and  made  it  a 
sensation,  a  Rosemary  Clooney  by  name, 
caught  Paramount's  eyes  and  the  studio 
induced  her  to  ink  her  name  to  a  delight- 
ful contract.  She's  now  in  a  picture  called 
"The  Stars  Are  Singing."  The  result? 
Rosemary  Clooney  is  the  hottest  new 
star  personality  in  Hollywood. 

As  for  Paramount,  the  studio  is  so 


happy  that  even  Betty  Hutton's  surpris- 
ing departure  has  not  left  them  aching 
too  much. 

Rosemary  still  shudders,  however, 
when  she  thinks  how  closely  she  came 
to  not  making  that  fateful  record. 

"Ever  since  I  was  a  kid  I'd  wanted  to 
be  an  actress,"  the  honey-haired,  husky- 
voiced  star  said.  "I  used  to  spend  every 
quarter  I  could  get  my  hands  on  to  go 
to  a  movie.  I  was  a  real  fan. 

"  'As  for  'Come-On-A-My-House'  it 
didn't  actually  get  me  the  contract  with 
Paramount — but  it  helped.  Yet,  when  I 
was  approached  by  Columbia  Records 
to  record  the  number  written  by  William 


Saroyan  and  Ross  Bagdasarian,  I  was 
set  against  it.  In  the  first  place  it  was  in 
a  dialect  and  this  seemed  too  far  off  the 
beaten  track  for  me.  I  just  felt  I  couldn't 
do  the  song — period.  But  Mitch  Miller, 
head  of  the  Artists  and  Repertoire  at 
Columbia,  talked  me  into  it.  And  am  I 
glad  he  did! 

"After  I  made  the  recording  I  left  for 
Miami  Beach  to  appear  at  a  nightclub. 
While  I  was  gone  Columbia  rushed 
through  the  recordings  and  pressed 
enough  copies  to  distribute  to  leading 
record  shops  in  the  New  York  area.  The 
day  I  got  back  in  town  every  shop  on 
Broadway  was  (Please  turn  to  page  68) 


Among  Marilyn  Monroe's  countless  admirers  at  gat 
was  Bernarr  Macfadden  Jr.,  one  of  the  officia 


AS  USUAL,  the  annual  "Out  Of  This  World''  series  game, 
sponsored  by  the  Hollywood  Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
was  an  all-around  success.  This  sixth  hilarious  encounter  be- 
tween the  male  stars  and  comics  brought  the  total  funds  for 
distribution  among  youth  organizations  up  to  more  than  $60,- 
000.  No  real  score  was  kept  because  the  game  itself  is  not 
taken  seriously  by  players  or  spectators.  It's  all  for  fun  and 
charity.  A  crowd  of  8,000  fans  (movie,  that  is)  watched  the 
game  in  which  a  good  laugh  counted  for  more  than  a  home  run. 
The  glamourous  bat  girls  and  cheer  leaders  were  an  added  treat. 


Dale  Robertson,  Rosemarie  in  longies  and 
Buddy  Baer.  Came  was  finally  called  a  tie. 


Keenan  Wynn  brought  his  motorcycle.  Drove 
runners,  like  Aldo  Ray,  around  the  bases. 


Mickey  Rooney  obliges  with  autograph.  The 
fans  had  a  busy  evening  collecting  them. 


that  she's 


i 


about  the  workingest  doll  in  this 
s  called  Hollywood.  She  wants  it 

s  to  be  the  unofficial  motto  of  this 
id  cream  skin  who  has  reminded 
courtesans  of  Louis  XIV's  court 
."  We  hasten  to  add  that  we  are 
the  less  conventional  beauties  of 
in't  worry  about  toiling  for  their 
it  she  need  not  strain  so!  But  this 

pictures  a  year,  as  she  could,  she  wan- 
and  radio  guest  shots,  has  her  own  lin- 
.  lilies  are  sold  in  more  than  100  stores  around 
tlly,  is  "doing"  her  new  house  completely  from 
h  nothing  except  a  few  dishes  and  linens.  She 
syndicated  in  some  50  papers  thrice  weekly, 
busy,  she's  developing  a  new  line  of  cos- 
21  the  chemists,  acting  as  guinea  pig  in  trials  with 
ureaming  up  advertising  and  marketing  ideas. 
_ing  is  missing. 

i  here's  no  man  in  her  immediate  future  plans,  nor  for  quite  a  while," 
she  adds. 

"I  am  in  the  process  of  straightening  out  my  life.  It  was  a  terrible 
VJ  m  blow  to  Lex  and  me  when  we  finally  found  it  best  to  end  our  marriage 

..  mm  for  U-l.  in  divorce,"  she  explains.  "We  tried  very  hard  (Please  turn  to  page  70 ) 


"I  still  have  deep  affection  for  Lex," 
she  says.  "I  believe  he  has  for  me,  too." 


If  there  had  been  another  man  in  plans,  she  could  have  gone  to  Nevada  for 
quick  divorce.  (It  takes  a  year  in  California.)  Meantime  she  is  avoiding  dates. 


Miss  Dahl  again 


"I  am  in  the  process  of  straightening 
out  my  life/'  soys  energetic  Arlene 


\ 


By 

Dorothy 
O  Leary 


Bursting  with  ideas,  Arlene  uses  her 
early  art  training:  designs  popular 
line  of  lingerie  and  is  decorating 
her  new  "Hansel  And  Cretel"  house. 


Dance  out  the  old  yeai 
sing  in  the  new!  Gower 
plans  their  dances,  Marge 
makes  suggestions.  Now 
they're   studying  drama. 


i 


inseparable 


With  imagination,  the  Champions  relax  at  home  as  if  it  were  the 
beach.    After  years  of  traveling,  they're  glad  to  have  real  home. 


Marge  gets  a  kick  out  of  doing  exercises.  Here  she 
warms  up  for  scene  in  "Everything  I  Have  Is  Yours." 


TOGETHER  they  work,  play,  plan  and  live  together, 
as  well;  yet  Marge  and  Cower  Champion  love  each 
other's  constant  company  for  they  keep  their  own  view- 
points. They  knew  each  other  as  youngsters,  but  did 
plenty  of  growing  up  before  they  became  husband  and 
wife  five  years  ago.  After  study  with  Marge's  dad, 
Ernest  Belcher  (one  of  the  top  dance  instructors  on 
the  Coast),  Cower  went  on  to  youthful  dancing  prom- 
inence with  another  partner,  Jean  Tyler.  Marge  was  do- 
ing bits  on  Broadway  when  Cower,  out  of  the  Army, 
looked  her  up  and  they  developed  routines  together. 


Combining  originality  and 
precision,  the  Champions 
prepare  for  forthcoming 
film,  "Cive  A  Girl  A  Break." 


partners 


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Four-in-Hand  ties  in  a  variety  of  patterns.  Just  69c.  At  KRESGE  Stores. 

Short-cuts  to  the  feminine  heart — the  bracelet  and  necklace  set  comes 
in  two  versions,  each  in  its  own  velvet-lined  gift  box.  $1.19  a  set 
at  McCRORY  Stores.  NEWBERRY  Stores  have  the  embroidered  petticoat 
in  a  number  of  pretty  colors  ($2.98)  and  the  musical  powder  box  ($2.98). 

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rabbit  fur  collar.  Each  pair  is  gift-boxed.  $1.98.  Both  from  KRESGE. 

Twin  dolls  have  Latex  rubber  bodies  and  vinyl  heads.  Each  costs 
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Connie  Towers,  NBC-TV  actress,  models  one  of  the  new  Spring  suits 
from  W.  T.  GRANT  Co.  Stores,  priced  at  $7.98.  These  unlined 
suits  have  bound  seams,  come  in  junior,  misses'  and  half  sizes,  in  red, 
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RITA  CAM,  who  models  these  sep- 
arates, co-stars  with  Ray  Milland 
in  the  United  Artist  release,  "The 
Thief,"  a  new  film  without  dialogue. 
She  wears  handsome  taffeta  skirt  styled 
by  Sol  Hazen  of  Lloyd  Sportswear, 
priced  at  $3.98.  Her  sweater  of  San- 
forlan  treated  zephyr  wool  costs  $3.98. 
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jewel  tones.  Rita  dresses  up  these 
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bracelets  and  a  black  velvet  belt. 
Sweater,  skirt  and  jewelry  all  may  be 
purchased  at  S.  S.   KRESGE  stores. 


Black  skirt  and  sweater 
can  go  anywhere.  These 
from  S.  S.  KRESGE  Co. 


to  treasure 
and  to  give . . . 

By  Elizabeth  Lapham 

Discoveries  to  give  as  holiday  gifts 

or  to  treasure  for  their  dependability  as 

efficient  builders  of  beauty 


Connie  Russell,  TV  singing  star,  is  relaxing  in  Honeybugs  as 
she  uses  Flame-Clo's  Celebrity  Red.  Robe  is  by  John  Weitz, 


THIS  is  a  particularly  rewarding  sea- 
son to  be  shopping  for  beauty  props 
for  yourself  or  anyone  else — princi- 
pally because  there  is  more  party-going, 
more  gaiety,  than  at  almost  any  other 
time  and  every  girl  wants  to  look  her 
very  best.  With  this  in  mind  we  propose 
to  report  only  on  real  glamourizers,  skip- 
ping the  annual  crop  of  whimsical  trick 
packages  made  like  sleds,  Santa  Claus, 
polar  bears,  or  the  like. 

THE  first  cheering  news  is  the  debut 
of  a  brace  of  new  Flame-Glo  lipstick- 
colors  to  perk  up  your  festive  holiday 
personality.  Celebrity  Red  turns  out  to 
be  a  very  becoming,  clear,  brilliant  red 
on  your  lips — Romeo  Red  has  more  blue 


Sparkling  and  spangled  foil  box  is  held  shut 
by  a  shiny  tassel.    Holds  Dorothy  Cray  scent. 


Slip  your  tired  pedal  extremities  into 
those  feather-light  coddlers  and  watch 
the  fatigue  lines  disappear  from  your 
face.  Even  when  you  can't  take  time  out 
to  sit  down  for  a  breather,  you'll  find 
that  walking  around  in  those  Honeybugs 
is  almost  as  heavenly  a  sensation  as  walk- 
ing on  a  cloud  f and  lots  easier  to  man- 
age). The  sock  top  keeps  the  slippers 
fitting  snugly  and  it's  those  thick  sponge 
rubber  soles  that  make  walking  the  next 
thing  to  floating.  The  sock  tops,  inci- 
dentally, come  in  maize,  light  blue,  pink, 
and  pure  white — the  decorative  trimming 
is  all  clone  in  appropriately  contrasting 
colors.  With  the  price  only  $2.99,  it 
wouldn't  surprise  us  if  you  wanted  sev- 
eral pairs.         (Please  turn  to  page  7-t) 


For  a  shining  pate  a  gift  of  iridescent  White 
Rain  Lotion  Shampoo  is  invariably  in  order. 


in  it  but  the  same  vital  quality.  Both  are 
available  in  sizes  that  start  at  15c  and 
progress  to  25c,  39c,  and  49c.  The  for- 
mula itself  is  rather  special  in  that  it  can 
give  you  the  kind  of  lip  finish  yon  prefer 
— creamy  lustre,  or  smooth  indelible.  In 
either  case  "Fastinol,"  an  exclusive  skin 
softening  ingredient,  helps  to  keep  your 
lips  soft  and  fresh  looking.  The  only  dif- 
ference in  technique  in  applying  lipstick 
for  the  two  finishes  is  that  for  the  high- 
gloss  result  you  use  your  lipstick  as  you 
always  have  while  for  the  indelible  qual- 
ity you  allow  the  lipstick  to  set  for  two 
minutes  and  then  blot  off  any  excess  with 
a  tissue. 

AND  now,  because  physical  comfort 
and  relaxation  have  so  much  to  do 
with  beauty  it's  particularly  pleasant  to 
be  able  to  tell  you  about  one  of  the  surest 
short-cuts  to  both — Honeybugs  slippers. 
The  model  that  gets  our  raves  is  the  one 
Connie  Russell  wears  in  our  photograph. 


New  cream-washing  treatment  for  complete  skin 
care  requires  only  Noxzema,  wash  cloth,  water. 

51 


TALLULAH 
ENTERTAINS 


Arthur  Blake's  impersonation  of  Tallulah  could  not  have  been  more  lulzh  did  herself.  Sid  Caesar  was  master  of  ceremonies  of  an  impromp- 
realistic  and  devastating.    He  seemed  more  like  Tallulah  than  Tal-        tu  show  which  included  such  stars  as  Bea  Lillie  and  Vivian  Blaine. 

52 


IT  WAS  most  opportune  for  Tallulah  to 
have  a  party.  She  had  just  made  her  TV 
debut  on  NBC's  "All  Star  Revue,"  her  biog- 
raphy, "Tallulah,"  had  been  roundly  applaud- 
ed by  the  critics  and  she  was  about  to  depart 
for  Hollywood  to  make  a  movie,  "Main  Street 
To  Broadway."  Since  no  one  in  show  business 
has  more  friends  than  Tallulah,  the  guest  list 
was,  conservatively,  a  mile  long,  but  Host 
John  Bruno  of  the  Pen  &  Pencil,  where  the 
all-night  party  was  held,  had  plenty  of  his 
choicest  champagne  and  steaks  for  everyone 
who  crowded  in.  Stars  of  Broadway,  Holly- 
wood, TV  and  radio  put  on  a  show  for  Tal- 
lulah that  was  practically  continuous  from 
midnight  to  dawn.  But  it  was  Tallulah,  her- 
self, who  was  the  most  entertaining  person- 
ality of  all.  She  outdid  herself  to  make  every- 
one happy  and  enjoy  themselves  to  the  fullest. 


Nina  Foch,  Donald  Buka,  Host  John  Bruno  and  Van  Heflin,  now  touring  in  "The  Shrike,"  and  Mrs.  Errol  Flynn  (Pat  Wymore)  arrived  with 
Rita  Cam  with  jeroboams  of  Louis  Roederer  '37.     Pat  Neal,  listening  to  rhythms  of  Cy  Coleman.     Earl  Blackwell  and  friends.    Errol  was  away. 


Tallulah  Bankhead's  TV  debut,  her  new 
film  and  her  autobiography  call  for 
midnight  champagne  supper  at  Pen  fir  Pencil 


Vivian  Blaine,  star  of  "Guys  And  Dolls,"  with  John  Bruno  with  Eva  Cabor  and  Jack  Sea-  Reginald  Gardiner,  Bea  Lillie  and  her  neph 
her  husband    The  party  lasted  until  dawn       brook.    Over  300  guests  toasted  Tallulah.        ew,  Grant  Tyler.  It  was  a  star-studded  fete. 

53 


CSL 

tv-land: 


Imogene  Coca  and 
Sid  Caesar  know  all  the 
tricks  of  pantomime 

Gimmick  Mimics 


The  way  Imogene  winks  her  eye,  the  way  she  Notice  "the  business"  of  her  feet  and  the 
holds  her  fingers  to  tie  her  shoe  are  gimmicks.       bend  of  her  legs.   James  Starbuck  assists. 


Resting  her  chin  on  her  elbow  is  typical 
sort  of  gimmick  Imogene  does  so  expertly. 


An  ad  lib  remark  by  Jim  breaks  up  Imogene. 
Usually  show  sticks  closely  to  the  script. 


Their  "Show  Of  Shows"  is  Saturday  night  must! 


IT'S  the  mimic  with  the  gimmick  who's 
tops  and  you'll  never  find  Imogene 
Coca  or  Sid  Caesar  without  one.  Their 
hilarious  antics  seem  to  come  so  effort- 
lessly that  it's  difficult  to  believe  how 
much  time  and  practice  were  devoted  by 
them  to  get  these  various  "bits  of  busi- 
ness" to  appear  so  easy  and  natural. 
Take,  for  instance,  Imogene's  zany  ballet 
performing.  To  be  able  to  burlesque  it 
so  cleverly,  she  first  had  to  learn  how  to 


Eating  a  banana  in  this  Arabian  regalia  is 
choice  gimmick  and  certain  to  get  laughs. 


do  ballet  perfectly.  Her  partner  is  James 
Starbuck  of  "Show  Of  Shows."  One  of  her 
greatest  honors,  she  feels,  was  being  mis- 
tress of  ceremonies  at  the  recent  Ballet 
Ball  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria.  Imogene  has 
many,  many  friends  among  the  dancers 
and  from  them  she  has  gathered  an  as- 
sortment of  gimmicks  she  employs  to 
such  good  use  in  her  burlesquing  of  the 
ballet.  She  first  studies  a  stunt  seri- 
ously and  so  learns  how  to  clown  it  up. 


Imogene  can  cleverly  mimic  any  personality. 
She  is  a  serious  student  of  human  nature. 


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Hollywood  Facts  Of  Life 

Continued  from  page  23 


the  Davis-Merrill  nursery  to  three. 

On  March  3,  Miss  Petrine  {named  in 
honor  of  her  maternal  grandmother)  was 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Mitchum. 
Also  delighted  over  the  arrival  were  Pet- 
rine's  two  brothers,  aged  eight  and  ten. 

Jeanne  Crain  made  good  use  of  March 
5,  by  presenting  Paul  Brinkman  with  a 
7  lb.  9  oz.  daughter,  Janine.  During  the 
past  7  years,  Jeanne  has  starred  in  12 
major  productions  for  20th  Century-Fox, 
and  has  become  a  mother  4  times.  Her 
j'.ppcarance  proves  that  happiness  is  the 
greatest  beauty  treatment  ever  devised, 
because  Jeanne  still  looks  like  a  high 
school  senior  on  commencement  night. 

Audie  Murphy's  frantic  rehearsal  trips 
to  the  hospital  finally  paid  off  when  he 
and  Pamela  became  the  parents  of  Terry 
Michael  on  March  14,  and  Ricardo  Mon- 
talban  announced  on  March  19  that  his 
family  had  been  nicely  rounded  out  when 
Georgianna  Young  presented  him  with 
Victor  at  7  lbs.  8  oz.  The  other  Montal- 
ban  children  are  Laura,  6,  Mark,  5,  and 
Anita,  3.  All  beautiful. 

Bridget  Duff  nearly  frightened  her  par- 
ents to  death  by  hopping  into  the  world 
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long  before  she  was  expected;  weighing 
4  lb.  6,  she  was  placed  in  an  incubator, 
where  she  thrived.  She  is  going  to  be  an 
authentic  beauty,  judging  from  early  pic- 
tures. 

On  April  26,  in  Bethesda,  Maryland, 
Shirley  Temple  and  Lt.  Commander 
Charles  Black  became  parents  of  a  6  lb. 
12  oz.  son  who  was  born  by  Caesarian 
section.  Shirley  was  an  extremely  sick 
girl  for  several  months,  but  had  recov- 
ered completely  by  the  end  of  the  Sum- 
mer. 

In  May,  Agnes  Moorehead  adopted  a 
baby  boy,  and  Arthur  Godfrey  became  a 
garrulous  grandfather  when  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Richard  Godfrey  acquired  a  daughter. 

On  June  2,  Kevin  Patrick  was  born  to 
Barbara  Savitt  and  Steve  Brodie  in  Los 
Angeles,  and  on  June  18  in  Rome  Ingrid 
Bergman  and  Roberto  Rossellini  were 
bundled  by  heaven  with  twin  daughters, 
Isabel  and  Ingrid.  Older  brother,  Rob- 
ertino,  thought  them  the  most  beautiful 
dolls  he  had  ever  seen. 

June  was  also  memorable  because  it 
brought  a  second  daughter,  Kirstine,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Keel  {their  eldest 


daughter  is  Kaiya,  2Vz),  and  the  month 
presented  the  Wendell  Coreys  with  their 
fourth  child,  Bonnie  Alice. 

Robin  Gay  Humberstone  was  born  on 
July  2,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  Humber- 
stone {he's  the  famous  director) ,  and 
Rochelle  Robertson  weighed  in  at  8  lbs. 
5  oz.  on  July  10  to  delight  her  parents, 
Jackie  and  Dale  Robertson. 

Another  bouncing  July  baby  was  Mat- 
thew at  8  lbs.  11  oz.,  born  to  Betty  de 
Noon  and  Sterling  Hayden.  Matthew  is 
their  fourth  child  and  it  was  hoped  that 
he  would  seal  the  marriage  which  ap- 
peared to  have  been  in  jeopardy  before 
his  birth. 

August  was  a  gala  month  for  these 
Hollywood  parents:  Viveca  Lindfors  and 
Donald  Siegel  welcomed  their  second 
child,  Christopher,  on  August  4th;  in 
London  Moira  Shearer  and  Ludovic  Ken- 
nedy acquired  a  red-haired  daughter  on 
August  12;  on  August  19  Jean  Hagen 
and  Tom  Seidel  added  a  son  to  the  nur- 
sery already  occupied  by  their  two-year- 
old  daughter;  Leslie  Howard  Bogart, 
weighing  6  lbs.  5  oz.  checked  into  the 
Humphrey  Bogart  home  on  August  23  to 
the  delight  of  her  older  brother,  Stephen, 
who  is  now  4. 

Kirby  Grant  and  Carolyn  Gillis  ac- 
quired their  first  child,  a  daughter  to  be 
named  Kendra  Lee  Grant,  on  August  26, 
and  on  August  29,  a  6  lb.  6  oz.  son  was 
born  to  Barbara  Rush  and  Jeffrey  Hun- 
ter. 

September  brought  a  son,  Christopher 
Covington,  to  Bonita  Granville  and  Jack 
Wrather  in  Los  Angeles;  in  London,  Sus- 
anna Foster  presented  her  husband,  Wil- 
bur Evans  {star  of  the  London  produc- 
tion of  "South  Pacific")  with  their  sec- 
ond son;  in  Los  Angeles,  Barbara  Reed 
and  Bill  Talman  welcomed  a  daughter, 
and  the  Ernest  Fords  {Tennessee  Ernie) 
jubilated  over  the  advent  of  a  son. 

As  the  Fall  turned  toward  year's  end, 
there  were  even  greater  baby  dividends 
expected: 

Eleanor  Parker  and  Bert  Friedlob  were 
anticipating  their  third  child;  Adele  Jer- 
gens  and  Glenn  Langan  were  fitting  a 
nursery  for  No.  1. 

Darrylin  Zanuck  and  Producer  Robert 
L.  Jacks  were  to  welcome  a  second 
youngster;  Ruth  Roman  and  Mortimer 
Hall  were  excited  about  their  first,  as 
were  Catherine  McLeod  and  Don  Kee- 
fer.  Myrna  Loy  and  Howland  Sargeant 
were  thrilled  over  their  first  youngster. 
Although  Myrna  had  been  married  three 
times  previously,  this  was  her  first  child. 

Peggy  Dow  and  Walter  Helmerick  III 
hoped  to  have  a  boy  to  be  named  Walter 
Helmerick  IV,  Jean  Parker  and  Robert 
Lowery  wanted  a  daughter,  and  the  Alan 
Youngs  also  hoped  for  a  daughter. 

Christmas  babies  were  slated  for 
Blanche  Ames  and  Jim  Davis,  and  for 
Jo  Stafford  and  Paul  Weston.  Betty  and 
Mario  Lanza  had  ordered  their  No.  3 
infant  to  arrive  with  mistletoe,  Jane 
Powell  and  Geary  Steffen  hoped  for  a 
daughter  under  their  Christmas  tree, 
Nancy  Davis  and  Ronald  Reagan  wished 
their  December  special  could  be  twins, 
and  drama  was  attendant  upon  the  ar- 
rival of  a  second  child  for  Phyllis  Thax- 
ter  and  James  T.  Aubrey,  Jr.  During  the 


Summer,  Phyllis  had  a  light  touch  of 
polio  but  recovered  quickly  and  without 
unfortunate  after-effects. 

January  promised  a  bambino  to  Liz 
Taylor  and  Michael  Wilding  as  well  as 
No.  2  infant  for  Lucille  Ball  and  Desi 
Arnaz.  The  stork  had  Jane  Nigh  and 
John  Baker  on  his  February  list,  and 
March  was  red  circled  for  Judy  Garland 
and  Sid  Luft,  for  Erie  Jolson  and  Nor- 
man Krasna,  and  for  the  junior  Eddie 
Robinsons. 

April  was  set  for  the  Shelley  Winters 
and  Vittorio  Gassman  storking,  and  for 
a  special  delivery  package  for  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mike  Rennie.  Fans  of  Mike,  who 
was  so  effective  in  "The  Day  The  Earth 
Stood  Still,"  were  convinced  that  his 
youngster  would  arrive  by  flying  saucer. 

Cupid,  as  usual,  worked  like  Robin 
Hood;  in  the  main  his  aim  was  good,  but 
he  landed  a  few  arrows  that  pounced  off 
armor-plated  chests  like  eggs  off  a  Sher- 
man tank,  as  for  instance  the  decision  of 
Patricia  Neal  to  call  off  her  romance  with 
Gary  Cooper  when  it  didn't  seem  likely 
they'd  ever  marry,  and  the  almost- 
divorce  of  the  Glenn  Fords,  who,  hap- 
pily, realized  that  would  be  the  worst 
mistake  they  ever  made. 

On  January  6  in  New  Rochelle,  New 
York,  Ilona  Massey  married  Charles 
Walker. 

On  February  18  on  the  Isle  of  Capri, 
Gracie  Fields  married  Boris  Alperovici, 
Rumanian  radio  engineer. 

In  Los  Angeles  Benay  Venuta  mar- 
ried Fred  Clark,  and  Jo  Stafford  mar- 
ried her  long-time  heart,  Paul  Weston. 

March  produced  an  array  of  church 
weddings — fairly  rare  these  days  in  the 
motion  picture  colony:  Vera  Ralston  be- 
came the  bride  of  Herbert  Yates,  head 
of  Republic  Studios,  and  left  immediate- 
ly for  a  honeymoon  in  Europe. 

On  March  12  Kay  Young  (Mike  Wil- 
ding's ex-spome)  married  Douglas  Mont- 


gomery in  Bethlehem,  Connecticut. 

Las  Vegas  collected  a  handsome  crop 
of  newly  weds  in  March:  on  the  18th 
Betty  flutton  married  dance  director 
Charles  O'Curran;  on  the  26th  Charlie 
Earnet  married  singer  Betty  Reilly  (3rd 
try  for  him,  1st  for  her) ,  and  on  the  30th 
Jorga  Curtright  married  MGM  writer- 
producer  Sidney  Sheldon. 

In  New  York  on  March  30  Metro- 
politan Opera  Star  Roberta  Peters  mar- 
ried Metropolitan  Opera  Star  Robert 
Merrill.  They  separated  on  June  6  and 
divorced  in  Juarez,  Mexico,  on  June  27, 
making  even  Hollywood's  mercurial  ro- 
mances seem  staid  in  comparison. 

Probably  the  wedding  of  the  year, 
however,  was  that  of  Lil  Abner  Yokum 
and  Daisy  Mae  of  Dogpatch,  who  left  on 
their  honeymoon  chaperoned  by  a  Dog- 
patch  ham. 

On  April  16,  Rudolph  Friml,  com- 
poser, married  his  secretary,  Kay  Ling. 

In  Santa  Barbara,  on  April  29,  Leslie 
Charteris  (author  of  the  "Saint"  stories) 
married  Audrey  Long. 

A  good  many  minds  were  set  at  rest 
on  May  5,  when  Xavier  Cugat  and  Abbe 
Lane  were  married  in  Miami  Beach;  on 
May  17  Anne  Francis  and  Bamlet  Law- 
rence Price,  Jr.,  were  married  in  a  beau- 
tiful ceremony  in  the  chapel  at  Harvard 
Military  School;  on  May  20  Marion  Mar- 
shall wed  Stanley  Donen  in  Westwood  at 
the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jules  Gold- 
sLone,  and  on  May  25  Johnnie  Ray  mar- 
ried Marilyn  Morrison  (daughter  of  the 
owner  of  Hollywood's  glittering  Mocam- 
bo)  during  a  furious  and  appropriate  rain 
storm. 

June  maintained  its  tradition  for  ro- 
mance: On  the  10th  in  Manhasset,  New 
York,  gorgeous  Patrice  Munsel  married 
Robert  C.  C.  Schuler  in  a  traditional 
ceremony  in  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church 
and  left  the  next  day  on  the  Queen  Mary 
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Marta  Toren  married  Leonard  Bercovici. 

Elizabeth  Fraser  and  writer  Charles  K. 
Peck,  Jr.  were  married  in  Los  Angeles  on 
June  21,  and  Beverly  Wills  (daughter  of 
Joan  Davis)  married  Lee  Bamber  in  Car- 
son City,  Nevada,  on  June  22. 

June  27  Ginny  Simms  and  Robert  Mil- 
ton Calhoun  flew  to  Las  Vegas  to  be 
married  in  the  Flamingo  Hotel  at  11  p.m. 
It  was  Ginny 's  second  marriage,  Bob 
Calhoun's  first.  By  September  Ginny 
had  moved  out  of  the  redecorated  honey- 
moon home  prepared  for  her  by  Bob,  and 
they  were  busy  trying  to  adjust  their 
lives  to  one  another  on  an  adult  basis. 

On  June  28  in  New  Canaan,  Connecti- 
cut, Artie  Shaw  took  Doris  Dowling  as 
his  7th  bride;  among  other  Mesdames 
Shaw  were  Lana  Turner.  Ava  Gardner, 
and  Kathleen  Winsor. 

To  bring  the  month  to  a  triumphant 
close,  Kurt  Kasznar  (uho  was  so  good 
as  Uncle  Louie  in  "The  Happy  Time") 
married  Leora  Shepherd  Dana  in  Cold 
Spring  Harbor,  New  York,  on  June  29. 

July  provided  three  nuptial  events  of 
note:  On  the  7th  in  Kanab.  Utah  (where 
she  was  working  on  location) ,  Rhonda 
Fleming  became  the  bride  of  Dr.  Lewis 
V.  Morrill;  on  July  27  Joan  Evans  mar- 
ried Kirby  Weatherly  in  Los  Angeles  at 
the  home  of  Joan's  godmother.  Joan 
Crawford;  on  July  31  in  Greenwich,  Con- 
necticut, Johnnie  Johnston  (ex-spouse  of 
Kathryn  Grayson)  took  Shirley  Camel 
as  his  wife. 

August  could  provide  only  one  wed- 
ding of  Hollywood  import  and  that  hap- 
pened in  New  York  when  Jack  Carson 
and  Lola  Allbright  were  married,  and 
September  witnessed,  in  New  York,  the 
marriage  of  Mrs.  Lucille  Wright  and 
Gene  Markey,  former  husband  of  Joan 
Bennett,  Hedy  Lamarr  and  Myrna  Loy, 
and  one  of  the  best-liked  men  (by  men 
as  well  as  women)  in  the  picture  busi- 
ness; in  Los  Angeles  on  September  20 
60 


Audrey  Totter  became  Mrs.  Leo  Fred  in 
a  white  satin  ceremony. 

The  fragmentation  reports  were,  as 
usual,  deeply  regretted. 

On  February  28  in  Santa  Monica  Gene 
Tierney  divorced  Oleg  Cassini;  they  were 
married  on  June  1,  1941,  and  had  two 
daughters,  Daria,  8,  and  Christina,  3, 
and  in  keeping  with  the  ultimate  good 
manners  of  both,  Gene  and  Oleg  have 
remained  good  friends. 

In  March,  Louis  Calhern  and  his  wife 
of  six  years,  Marianne  Stewart,  separ- 
ated and  contemplated  divorce. 

On  March  6  Carol  Saroyan  divorced 
William  Saroyan  for  the  second  time. 
They  had  married  on  February  20,  1943, 
divorced  on  November  16,  1949,  remar- 
ried on  March  25,  1951.  There  are  two 
children,  Aram,  8,  and  Lucy,  6. 

On  St.  Patrick's  Day,  which  doubtless 
had  nothing  to  do  with  it,  Hedy  Lamarr 
divorced  Ted  Stauffer. 

March  24 — Patsy  Lydon  shed  Johnny 
Meyer  after  a  two-year  marriage. 

Mona  Freeman  moved  into  an  apart- 
ment on  April  11  and  secured  a  divorce 
from  Pat  Nerney  on  September  25  after 
7  years  of  marriage. 

Another  legal  bombshell  was  the  di- 
vorce suit  of  Terry  Moore  vs.  Glenn 
Davis  and  Terry's  resumption  of  her  own 
.  legal  name,  Helen  Koford. 

Beetsie  and  Keenan  Wynn  separated 
on  April  16,  but  at  year's  close  no  divorce 
suit  had  been  filed  and  it  was  hoped  that 
a  reconciliation  could  be  worked  out. 

April  18  in  Las  Vegas  Xavier  Cugat 
divorced  Lorraine  Cugat,  and  on  April 
21  in  Los  Angeles  Sylvia,  the  former 
Lady  Ashley,  divorced  Clark  Gable. 

Also  on  April  28  Celeste  Holm  divorced 
Schuyler  Dunning,  and  Zsa-Zsa  Gabor 
announced  her  separation  from  George 
Sanders.  At  year's  end  this  action  seemed 
to  have  resulted  only  from  Zsa-Zsa's 
April  attack  of  measles  and  to  have  no 
serious  meaning. 

Alexis  Smith  and  Craig  Stevens  de- 
cided on  a  trial  separation  as  of  May  9, 


but  there  was  an  excellent  cliance  of  re- 
conciliation at  the  holidays. 

Probably  the  most  mixed-up  wuz-it  or 
wuz-it-not  separation  honors  were  taken 
by  Phyllis  Hill  and  her  husband  Jose 
Ferrer,  who  were  said  to  be  parting,  or 
perhaps  not  parting;  on  the  side  lines 
seemed  to  be  Rosemary  Clooney,  the 
"Come  On-a  My  House"  girl,  whose  stu- 
dio (Paramount)  was  busily  trying  to 
persuade  her  that  a  single  girl's  career 
advanced  more  rapidly  than  that  of  a 
matron. 

On  May  14,  the  divorce  suit  originally 
filed  on  March  26  by  Acquanetta  against 
artist  Henry  Clive,  was  dismissed,  but 
the  divorce  suit  filed  by  Marjorie  Rey- 
nolds for  the  second  or  third  time  against 
Jack  Reynolds  culminated  in  an  inter- 
locutory decree.  They  were  married  in 
1936. 

Barbara  Payton  was  divorced  by  Fran- 
chot  Tone  on  May  19. 

Also  on  May  19,  Dolores  Barrymore 
Fairbanks  divorced  T.  A.  Fairbanks  after 
two  years  of  marriage,  the  birth  of  two 
children.  She  is  the  daughter  of  John 
Barrymore  and  Dolores  Costello. 

The  John  Waynes  separated  again  on 
May  20,  and  at  year's  close  were  trying 
to  adjust  their  differences:  John  wished 
their  termination  to  be  outright  divorce. 
Esperanza  (Chata)  was  holding  out  for 
separate  maintenance. 

Olivia  de  Havilland  announced  her 
separation  from  Marcus  Goodrich  on 
May  17  and  an  interlocutory  decree  was 
granted  on  August  26,  her  6th  wedding 
anniversary. 

Stormy  love  life  during  1952  was  that 
of  Arlene  Dahl  and  Lex  Barker.  Their 
first  announced  separation  took  place 
around  the  middle  of  May,  but  during 
June  they  spent  several  honeymoon  holi- 
days together  at  Laguna  Beach.  A  com- 
plete reconciliation  was  announced  on 
July  7,  and  in  September  they  separated 
and  announced  plans  for  an  immediate 
divorce. 

On  May  21  "Cisco  Kid"  Duncan  Rin- 
aldo  was  divorced  from  his  wife,  Lea, 
and  he  was  given  custody  of  their  three 
children. 

June,  too,  was  rifty:  Veronica  Lake 
divorced  Andre  de  Toth,  Barbara  Fuller 
(Claudia  of  "One  Man's  Family")  di- 
vorced Western  star  Lash  LaRue,  Helen 
Walker  divorced  Edward  Du  Domaine 
after  a  two-year  marriage,  and  Ruth  War- 
rick divorced  decorator  Carl  Neubert. 

On  July  28  Helen  Cobb  divorced  Lee 
J.  Cobb  after  twelve  years  of  marriage, 
the  birth  of  two  children;  and  the  same 
day  Kay  Williams  dropped  Adolph  Spre- 
ckels  II  after  six  years  of  marriage,  birth 
of  two  children. 

A  good  deal  of  consternation  was  felt 
when  Maureen  O'Hara  divorced  Will 
Price,  and  when  Gloria  Grahame  di- 
vorced Director  Nicholas  Ray  in  August. 

Another  sad  termination  was  that  of 
the  marriage  of  Teresa  Wright  and  Niven 
Busch  after  ten  years,  two  children. 

The  Las  Vegas  divorce  of  Lydia  Lamas 
on  September  11  cleared  the  way  for  the 
marriage  of  Lana  Turner  and  Fernando 
Lamas  who  make  up  a  stunningly  hand- 
some couple. 

Other  terminations  as  1952  ran  out: 


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bosses,  with  a  shrewd  eye  on  lines  at  the 
box-office,  were  sure  he  could  handle  the 
subtle  shading.  Rock  kisses  Mary  Castle 
as  tenderly  as  any  nice  home  girl  he'd 
plan  to  marry,  because  as  his  schooldays 
sweetheart  in  this  film  she  represents  the 
naive  type.  In  a  later  scene  in  a  saloon, 
he  falls  abruptly  for  Julia  Adams.  She 
portrays  a  worldly  woman  who  has  been 
pursued  passionately.  His  technique 
proves  the  topper  for  such  rivals,  for  with 
her  he  is  absolutely  mature  and  master- 
ful. Women  everywhere  will  wonder  more 
than  ever  just  how  Rock,  who  is  twenty- 
seven  himself,  would  treat  them. 

Is  he  dangerous,  or  disappointing?  You 
can  judge  for  yourself — but  first  take  a 
look  at  his  new  social  standing,  off-screen 
in  Hollywood. 

Now  he  is  rated  as  the  most  eligible 
bachelor  in  the  whole  movie  colony, 
where  nothing  succeeds  better  than  his 
brand  of  success  and  charm.  He  doesn't 
determinedly  prefer  a  raccoon  to  a  dame, 
in  the  Marlon  Brando  manner.  He 
doesn't  hide  away  in  the  Montgomery 
Clift  or  Farley  Granger  fashion.  He  con- 
fesses, instead,  that  there's  nothing  more 
fascinating  to  him  than  a  girl  whose 
main  object  is  to  be — a  woman!  Unat- 
tached, colorful,  and  amazingly  consid- 
erate, he  mixes  magnificently  whenever 
he  steps  out. 

Naturally,  women  notice  his  size,  and 
then  his  usually  devilish  smile.  But  be- 
fore they're  too  upset  they  are  reassur- 
ingly relaxed  by  his  warm  wit. 

As  you'd  guess  from  this,  exclusive 
invitations  from  sophisticated  hostesses 
are  being  directed  straight  to  his  door. 
They've  discovered  he  is  a  great  asset  as 
a  dinner  guest.  His  agreeableness  isn't  a 
surface  slickness.  Rock's  a  physique  and 


a  profile  with  plus  values.  He'll  converse 
entertainingly  about  anything  under  the 
sun  or  moon.  He  isn't  pretentious,  gen- 
uinely cares  about  people,  and  his  rare 
ability  to  listen  raptly,  in  a  city  where 
there's  a  constant  urge  to  grab  the  center 
spot,  alone  would  distinguish  him. 

Those  discerning,  available  glamour 
girls  who  are  concerned  chiefly  with  sew- 
ing up  a  satisfactory  steady  date  are 
attaching-  no  irksome  strings  to  their 
glances  his  way. 

In  the  past,  attention  like  this  has  led 
many  a  new  favorite  away  from  his 
original  self.  Wholesale  flattery  is  the 
temptation  that  spoils  the  weak.  Tie  all 
this  commotion  together  and  it's  plain 
why  what '11  happen  to  him  is  a  matter  of 
intense  interest  to  anyone  of  the  op- 
posite sex! 

What  is  Rock  doing  about  all  this? 

He  is  reacting  exactly  as  his  friends 
expected.  He  has,  incidentally,  a  talent 
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fun  anytime  he  isn't  pinned  down  with 
work  draws  people  to  him  like  a  magnet. 
You  don't  have  to  put  on  any  pose 
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and-dime  as  if  you  were  a  famous  actress 
or  an  heiress.  It's  always  the  girl,  not  the 
whirl  around  her,  that  counts  in  his 
estimation.  He'll  call  for  you  in  his  red 
convertible  with  such  spirit  you'll  claim 
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to  a  particular  group  that's  aloof  frorr 
wide  wondering.  Rock  continues  to  be  j 
spontaneous,  to  prefer  to  park  his  gigan- 
tic  feet  nonchalantly  wherever  they're 
comfortable. 

In  spite  of  the  long  list  of  gals  he's 
been  dating,  he  isn't  thinking  of  any  one 
of  them  as  a  wife.  He  is  purposely  enjoy- 
ing the  good  times  today  or  tonight — and 
that's  all.  Because  he  won't  let  himself 
love  as  he  intends  to  again  some  future 
day  until  he  is  positive  he  won't  be  hurt 
once  more! 

Women  have  hurt  Rock.  He  doesn' 
for  one  second  put  himself  up  as  the  ii 
resistible  male.  He's  smart  enough  t 
know  no  man,  or  woman,  ever  has  a  10 
per  cent  appeal.  Inevitably,  there'll  b| 
the  few  who  don't  get  your  message,  i, 
any  language  you  can  learn. 

He's  been  taught  by  his  past  romance 
too,  that  his  fatal  mistake  was  not  beir^ 
ready  for  all  love  demands.  He  wa" 
crazily   impulsive.   In   high   school  i> 
Illinois  he  went  steady  for  two  years,  an* 
was  quitting  school  without  graduating 
to  elope  with  the  girl  who'd  become  all, 
of  sixteen.  He  intended  to  support  her 
by  driving  a  truck  the  rest  of  his  years. 
Fortunately,  a  seventh  sense  seized  them 
at  the  last  minute.  They  had  nothing  in 
common  but  their  youth.  Rock  has  been 
shown  by  others  since  that  similar  tastes 
are  a  must  for  happiness.  Hollywood  also 
has  persuaded  him  some  financial  stabili- 
ty is  necessary. 

He  assumed  he  could  marry  the  movie 
star  he  fell  in  love  with  when  U-I  signed 
him.  It  took  unanticipated  reflecting  to 
realize  he'd  never  make  a  go  of  it  as  her 
husband  in  Hollywood  with  that  vast  gap 
that  existed  in  their  pay-checks.  He  con- 
cedes he  was  sophomorie  then.  He'd 
never  given  a  second  thought  to  the  high 
cost  of  holding  up  your  heads  as  a  mar- 
ried pair  in  whatever  community  you 
choose.  He  has  no  ambition  at  all  to  be 
.-nooty.  But  he  admits  two  can't  live  as 
well  as  one  when  the  husband  is  still  only 
a  novice  at  his  job  and  might  be  dropped 
before  he  could  ever  click. 

Rock  won't  propose  again  until  he's 
earned  the  right  to  be  the  head  of  the 
family.  He  intends  to  stay  in  Hollywood. 
It's  apparent  to  him  he  can  at  least  elim- 
inate the  trap  sprung  when  the  wife 
is  the  conspicuous  breadwinner  by  first 
establishing  himself  in  the  business  he 
picked.  He'll  be  able  to  afford  a  wife  and 
kids,  he's  promised  himself.  You  bet  it's 
lonesome  for  him  without  love!  Yet  this, 
he's  decided,  is  the  price  he  has  to  pay 
tor  the  old-fashioned  brand  of  home  hap- 
piness he  wants,  no  matter  how  modern 
the  world  has  become. 

In  return,  he  views  a  career  woman  as 
handicapped.  He  won't  insist  upon  a  wife 
abandoning  a  career  that  intrigues  her — 
not  as  long  as  she  guarantees  it  won't 
interfere  with  her  old-fashioned  obliga- 
tions as  a  wife  and  mother.  This  is  the 
-teep  price  Mrs.  Hudson  will  have  to  pay, 
he  says. 

This  grown-up  acceptance  of  the  re- 
sponsibilities he  finally  foresees  is  why 
he's  resisting  repeated  dates  with  the 
same  woman.  The  gossip  columns  will  go 
on  being  full  of  items  about  Rock,  but 
don't  be  fooled.  He  will  remain  a  bachelor 
62 


for  a  couple  ot  )eai..  m  ^xe  won  t  be 
financially  clear  in  less  time.  This  past 
year  he  began  making  a  solid  salary  and 
cinched  his  tomorrows  in  pictures.  He 
celebrated  by  eagerly  pouring  all  his 
spare  cash  into  an  annuity  that  will  pay 
him  small  dividends  twenty  years  from 
now.  He  isn't  moaning  about  the  world 
possibly  exploding  before  then.  Realisti- 
cally, Rock's  buckled  down  to  do  his 
best.  This  last  year  he  functioned  under 
the  expert  guidance  of  the  stern  business 
manager  he  hired  to  put  him  on  an  ex- 
tremely modest,  sane  budget.  No  longer 
is  he  splurging  as  he  once  did  when  he 
was  making  incomparably  less.  He  went 
hog  wild  for  a  luxury  when  he  was  a  boy, 
he  grins,  existing  on  peanut  butter  and 
crackers  to  catch  up.  For  anyone  who 
relishes  platters  full  of  fine  food  as  much 
as  he  does,  he  has  wised  up  the  hard  way. 

His  three  months  in  Britain  and  France 
have  left  those  clodhoppers  of  his  on  the 
ground  and  not  on  a  cloud,  even  if  he 
did  fly  the  Atlantic.  The  loan-out  to 
RKO  to  film  "Toilers  Of  The  Sea"  abroad 
gave  him  a  bonus  of  exciting  spare  time 
in  foreign  countries  he's  ached  to  explore. 
However,  he  won't  confide  whether 
Parisian  beauties  kiss  longer.  He  didn't 
flip  too  desperately  over  anyone  he  dated 
while  away.  Remember,  he  won't  let  him- 
self go! 

He  isn't  a  wolf  with  the  actresses  with 
whom  he  teams.  He  doesn't  have  to  be  a 
heel.  He'd  infinitely  rather  be  regular 
than  a  jerk. 

Rock  expresses  himself  with  such  vivid 
honesty  that  you  might  suppose  you 
know  all  his  emotions.  When  he  went  to 
Judy  Garland's  vaudeville  act,  for  in- 
stance, he  was  so  carried  away  with  his 
enthusiasm  for  her  that  he  unconsciously 
stood  up  to  applaud  madly,  to  the  amaze- 
ment of  the  ardent  but  less  uninhibited 
audience.  Rock  thinks  so  highly  of  the 


exce   u3  ui  otners  that  he  could 

be  classified  as  the  perfect  fan.  Yet  even 
though  he  sweeps  you  into  the  same  fever 
pitch,  and  you're  suddenly  having  a  ball 
at  his  side,  don't  take  him  for  granted. 
You'll  fumble  if  you're  that  silly. 

Here  is  a  man  who  is  past  the  fast 
pangs  of  jealousy  he  once  felt  as  an  ado- 
lescent. He's  become  comparatively  pa- 
tient through  his  campaign  for  seif-dis- 
cipline.  The  one  thing  that  will  save  him 
all  his  life  when  he  is  deeply  disturbed 
is  the  firmness  with  which  he  can  never 
be  plagued  by  a  circumstance  again  after 
he  has  done  all  he  can  about  it.  Literally, 
he'll  never  worry  or  mention  it  forever 
after.  Women  who  are  made  miserable 
by  a  man  who  broods  on  indefinitely 
admire  this  trait  in  him. 

But  don't  assume  you  always  can  read 
his  mind,  for  you  can't.  No  one  knows 
all  that's  going  on  now  in  that  Hudson 
head.  He  can  cover  his  feelings  as  deftly 
as  he  can  pour  them  out.  He's  slowly 
mastered  both  tricks.  Until  he  became  a 
success  from  the  Hollywood  viewpoint 
recently,  he  was  one  of  the  shyest  walk- 
ing skyscrapers  I  ever  encountered.  The 
affectionate  approval  of  others  has  finally 
given  him  the  self-confidence  he  couldn't 
demonstrate.  Yet  experience  with  women 
also  has  tutored  him  in  concealing  what 
he  recognizes  he  must  solve  himself. 
Growing  up,  he  blurted  out  his  notions 
and  was  severely  criticized  when  he  was 
mistaken.  He'll  never  do  that  anymore. 
If  you  don't  detect  his  sensitivity,  and 
try  to  aggressively  pry  news  out  of  him, 
Rock  can  be  as  quietly  stubborn  as  his 
first  name. 

He  likes  to  argue,  when  the  battle  of 
words  is  kept  impersonal.  He's  too  full 
of  dynamite  to  be  docile  physically, 
emotionally,  or  verbally!  But  don't  pull 
phony  claims,  for  he'll  be  disillusioned 
when  he  punctures  the  pretense. 


He's  still  merrily  impulsive  in  his  free 
hours.  He  is  wide  awake  after  midnight 
and  at  2  a.m.  may  conclude  he  wants  to 
go  to  the  beach  and  dig  for  clams.  So 
off  you'll  tear  with  the  breeze  in  your 
hair  instead  of  peacefully  going  home. 
And  you'll  never  have  any  doubt  as  to 
whether  Rock  is  near.  His  movements 
are  as  loud  as  the  way  he  plays  any 
music.  He  slams  a  door  when  he  comes 
in  so  the  room  vibrates. 

I  shudder  at  this  habit  because  he's 
just  moved  into  a  house  of  glass.  He's  not 
the  least  afraid  of  that!  He's  leased  the 
ultra-modern  home  of  writer  Mel  Dinelli 
on  a  San  Fernando  Valley  hillside.  It's  a 
huge  rectangle  of  glass  with  redwood 
trimmings  and  eaves.  As  you  look  up  to 
it  you  breathe  healthily  for  you  have  to 
climb  thirty-five  steps.  The  large  living- 
room,  minus  the  baby  grand  piano  Rock 
aches  to  buy  because  he  plays  any  tune 
by  ear,  is  windowed  from  floor  to  ceiling 
on  three  sides.  There  is  an  all-electric, 
compact  little  kitchen  at  one  end.  The 
entrance  hall  is  the  barrier  from  the  big 
bedroom,  which  has  its  three  walls  of 
glass,  too.  There  are  handy  drapes  to 
shut  out  too  much  sunlight,  but  the 
moonlight  is  permitted  in  after  the  city 
starts  going  to  sleep  below  and  resembles 
a  softly  glowing  carpet.  The  modern 
bathroom  is  the  only  room  with  four 
walls! 

Part  of  Rock's  earnings  this  year  ahead 


intriguing  question  is  answered — fully 
and  honestly — let's  look  a  little  into  the 
long-awaited  Kinsey  report  on  women, 
and  how  it  was  achieved.  Actually  the 
book  was  started  some  14  years  ago  when 
Dr.  Kinsey  started  a  marriage  class  and, 
appalled  by  the  ignorance  of  his  pupils, 
began  collecting  case  histories. 

For  the  book  proper,  he  has  inter- 


are  pigeon-holed  for  his  home-building 
fund.  In  1954  he  hopes  to  build  a  house 
he  is  designing  as  his  unique  version  of  a 
bachelor's  retreat.  I  can't  see  how  he  can 
improve  on  the  one  he's  in  now,  but  he 
retorts  it  has  a  few  secret  features  and 
will  always  bring  in  rent!  Anyhow,  he 
wants  to  examine  all  the  selecting  that 
can  go  into  a  house  that  begins  as  a 
dream.  This  trial  and  error  will  teach 
him  what  he  prefers  strongly,  and  then 
he  can  eventually  coordinate  this  with 
the  taste  of  the  woman  he  marries.  I 
dread  to  be  around  when  he  purchases 
his  first  home  deep  freeze.  I  prophesy 
that  after  allotting  specific  space  for  it 
he'll  load  it  with  exotic  bargains  and  then 
acquire  a  starvation  complex.  Once  he's 
reasoned  it  isn't  big  enough,  he'll  want 
two  and  have  a  wall  hacked  out.  Then 
he'll  be  tortured  for  a  spell  by  an  urge 
to  let  the  neatly  proportioned  packages 
of  frozen  delicacies  remain  symmetrical 
sights  stacked  in  rows.  It  may  be  luck 
to  let  him  go  through  all  this  before  he 
becomes  a  husband! 

Rock  won't  be  robbed  of  the  rewards 
his  sincerity  and  intelligence  have  in 
store  for  him.  In  these  hectic  days  it's  a 
treat  to  know  someone  as  courageous. 
Rock  isn't  too  reckless.  He  is  well-bal- 
anced on  the  ledge  of  love,  and  no  one's 
going  to  give  him  a  shove.  He  won't 
care  completely  again  until  he's  certain 
he  deserves  the  chance. 


viewed  over  8,000  women,  and  his  staff  of 
assistants  have  travelled  the  length  and 
breadth  of  the  nation.  That  they  did  a 
little  more  than  pause  in  Hollywood  is 
no  secret.  What  he  found  there  is  still  a 
secret — but  it  won't  be  much  longer.  Be- 
cause Dr.  Kinsey 's  findings  will  be  based 
on  the  composite  of  all  American  women, 
irrespective  of  their  world,  the  lives  they 


lead,  or  the  careers  they  pursue. 

Hollywood,  at  the  knowledge  that 
anonymity  will  be  stressed  in  the  Kinsey 
book,  breathes  a  sigh  of  relief — at  least 
individually,  but  in  mass  it  isn't  so  sure. 
When  it  learned,  for  instance,  that  out 
of  the  8,000  women  questioned  (includ- 
ing many  Hullyivood  stars  and  numerous 
lesser  Hollywood  beings)  33%  were 
partially  unresponsive  to  sex  relations, 
and  a  third  of  that  figure  utterly  unre- 
sponsive, many  of  its  people  wondered 
just  how  far  the  report  would  go. 

One  actress,  well  known  for  the  way 
nature  has  endowed  her  physically,  re- 
vealed recently  that  she  had  been  talked 
to  by  one  of  Dr.  Kinsey's  able  assistants. 

"What  was  it  like?"  she  was  asked. 

"I  haven't  been  the  same  person  since," 
she  answered  truthfully.  "It  was  just  like 
being  psychoanalyzed  at  one  sitting.  The 
questioning  lasted  almost  four  hours, 
and  nothing  was  left  out.  I  was  asked  al- 
most 500  questions,  and  when  it  was 
over  I  felt  drained  of  all  feelings." 

Whether  this  young  actress  told  the 
truth  or  not  is  easily  answered.  Dr. 
Kinsey,  aided  by  his  remarkable  and 
expert  staff,  has  a  way  of  getting  at  the 
root  of  everything  he  wants  to  know. 
Movie  star  or  housewife,  congresswoman 
or  waitress— they  all  find  him  a  human 
lie  detector  and  act  accordingly. 

What  Hollywood  wonders  most  is 
whether  Dr.  Kinsey  will  sum  up  his  total 
findings  of  Hollywood  on  the  revelations 
of  a  picked  few.  Will  he  be  swayed  by  the 
present  wealth  of  pictures  on  sex,  the 
exploitation  by  the  stars  themselves  of 
their  special  allures,  and  the  unfounded 
opinion  of  parts  of  the  nation  that  Holly- 
wood is  the  loosest  town  in  America 
when  it  comes  to  morals,  sexual  behavior 
and  wavering  pattern  of  marital  felicity. 

Here  is  the  answer:  In  interviewing  the 
citizens  of  screenland,  Dr.  Kinsey  has 
found  exactly  what  he  has  found  in  every 
other  city  in  America.  No  more,  no  less. 

In  gathering  his  facts,  Dr.  Kinsey  has 
been  so  reserved  and  so  careful  that  no 
names  could  ever  be  identified  to  deter- 
mine whether  he  has  collected  data  from 
Hollywood  or  not.  However,  one  thing 
is  certain:  Dr.  Kinsey  doesn't  think  film 
folk  are  different  from  other  people  when 
it  comes  to  making  love. 

His  first  report  on  men  grouped  the 
people  he  interviewed  loosely,  on  the 
basis  of  the  sort  of  work  they  did — but 
there  was  no  special  classification  for 
actors.  So  far  his  classifications  for  wom- 
en have  not  been  revealed,  but  it  isn't 
likely  he  would  make  any  special  group- 
ing for  actresses. 

Just  to  be  technical  about  it,  there 
may  be  some  odd  people  in  Hollywood— 
but  oddness,  when  it  comes  to  sex,  says 
Dr.  Kinsey,  consists  principally  in  think- 
ing that  YOU  and  YOUR  ideas  are 
normal,  and  anyone  who  has  a  different 
idea  is  "odd!" 

Perhaps  you  think  it  is  odd  to  get 
married  more  than  once,  but  the  pattern 
that  is  right  for  you  may  be  all  wrong 
for  a  Lana  Turner  or  an  Ava  Gardner. 
And  if  your  marriage  was  once  and  for- 
ever, think  of  the  Bing  Crosbys,  the 
George  Burns,  the  Jack  Bennys,  the 
Gregory  Pecks,  and  the  Fredric  March- 

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Ty  Power  at  Radio  Theatre  rehearsal  break  with  Host-Producer  Irving  Cummings.  It  was 
Cummings,  oddly  enough,  who  directed  Ty  in  his  very  first  screen  role  years  ago. 


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es.  And  Loretta  Young,  and  Irene  Dunne, 
and  Jane  Powell,  and  all  t lie  others. 

Chances  are,  you  have  friends  who've 
undergone  a  divorce,  too  .  .  .  not  in 
order  to  marry  someone  else,  but  because 
the  marriage  simply  didn't  hold  together. 
Those  friends  were  able  to  live  down  their 
unhappiness  without  publicity — but  they 
are  no  different  from  Barbara  Stanwyck, 
cr  Joan  Crawford,  or  Judy  Garland. 

The  smallest  move,  privately  or  pro- 
fessionally, of  the  stars  is  the  world's 
concern  through  glaring,  often  exagger- 
ated, news  headlines.  Hollywood  stands 
out  in  any  incident — glamourous  or 
otherwise — only  because  its  citizens  are 
ever  in  the  limelight,  always  with  the 
eyes  of  the  curious  upon  them. 

What  any  intelligent  person  like  Dr. 
Kinsey  can't  fail  to  recognize  is  that 
there  were  2,000,000  divorces  in  the 
United  States  in  the  last  ten  years,  and 
they  were  not  all  in  Hollywood! 

No,  the  only  real  difference  Dr.  Kinsey 
would  find  in  Hollywood  lies  in  the 
amount  of  publicity  that  is  given  to  each 
occurrence.  If  anything,  he  would  prob- 
ably say  that  the  thought  of  that  inevi- 
table publicity  probably  restrains  the 
citizens  of  Hollywood  from  many  acts 
that  are  common  in  other  cities. 

True,  Hollywood  trades  on  sex,  and 
the  stimulus  to  the  pulse  from  girls  like 
Marilyn  Monroe  and  Susan  Hayward 
and  Jane  Russell.  But  that  is  a  type  of 
trade  that  is  necessary  to  offset  other 
competitive  entertainments,  such  as  tele- 
vision. The  latter  medium  has  hardly 
played  sex  down  either,  but  television 
still  isn't  the  big  news  that  Hollywood 
is,  and  always  will  be.  Many  of  the  better 
stars  on  television  are  unknown  to  the 
world  at  large,  and  what  they  do  has 
little  news  value.  But  a  Hollywood  star 
gleams  and  glitters  all  year  round,  and 
their  names  have  become  household 
words  everywhere. 

If  Hollywood  trades  on  sex,  look 
around  your  own  hometown  and  think 
how  many  girls  you  know  who  look  just 
as  sexy  as  those  in  Hollywood — but 
would  you  doubt  their  morals  because  of 
the  way  they  look? 

Think,  too,  of  the  beautiful  girls — and 
there  are  far  more  beautiful  girls  to  the 
square  mile  in  Hollywood  than  anywhere 
else — who  are  happily  married,  have  nice- 
ly brought  up  children,  and  who  teach 
Sunday  school,  help  in  charitable  and 
civic  affairs,  and  tend  to  their  home  just 
as  faithfully  and  normally  in  the  movie 
capital  as  Anytown,  U.S.A. 

For  every  much-married  Rita  Hay- 
worth  or  Joan  Crawford,  there's  an 
( qually  much-married  woman  outside  of 
Hollywood.  And  if  you  think  poorly  of 
the  so-called  home  wreckers — Ava  Gard- 
ner, for  instance — how  about  the  Duchess 
of  Windsor  who  upset  a  whole  kingdom? 

No,  there  is  not  much  chance  that  Dr. 
Kinsey  will  deal  with  a  heavy  hand  on 
Hollywood.  The  sexual  technique  of  a 
star,  if  it  flames  on  the  screen  and  fails 
at  home,  is  not  a  true  picture  of  that 
star's  virtues  or  vices,  or  the  world  she 
lives  in.  It  merely  reflects  what  happens 
everywhere:  that  it  takes  two  to  make  a 
marriage  or  a  romance.  If  the  other  party 
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is  not  compatible,  nothing  that  the  wom- 
an can  do  is  likely  to  help. 

What  Dr.  Kinsey 's  report  will  show  is 
that  frigid  wives  and  clumsy  husbands 
exist  wherever  people  live.  It  will  show, 
too,  that  there  is  no  magical  formula  for 
solving  a  tottering  romance,  a  dying 
marriage.  True,  sexual  expertness  has  a 
lot  to  do  with  keeping  harmony  in  the 
home,  but  the  report  won't  show  that 
Hollywood  women  are  better  or  worse 
at  it. 

Being  a  star  does  not  change  a  woman 
from  being  a  woman.  The  pace  is  fast, 
but  that  doesn't  make  the  woman  faster! 
Actually,  this  writer  who  has  covered 
the  Hollywood  scene  for  nigh  on  ten 


You'll  see  pert  little  Anne  Bancroft  in 
"Tonight  We  Sing"  with  David  Wayne. 


years,  was  never  aware  that  the  girls  who 
worked  in  pictures  were  different  from 
girls  anywhere  else. 

It's  ridiculous,  for  one  thing,  to  believe 
that  because  a  girl  plays  a  role  on  the 
screen  with  the  expertness  of  an  Amber, 
or  Scarlett  O'Hara,  she  is  that  way  in  the 
privacy  of  her  own  home.  What  people 
don't  pause  to  realize  is  that  sex  is, 
relatively,  in  the  mind.  What  appeals 
mentally  often  fails  physically — and  no 
one  is  more  aware  of  that  than  the  star 
who  manufactures  a  screen  sensuality 
that  she  does  not  otherwise  possess. 

Recently  this  writer  heard  the  remark 
of  a  moviegoer  sitting  behind  him  at  a 
Broadway  movie  theatre.  "Boy,  would  I 
like  to  see  that  dame  climb  into  her  own 
bed.  If  that's  what  she  wears  in  a  movie, 
what  she  looks  like  in  her  own  boudoir 
must  be  something!" 

He  was  talking  about  one  of  Holly- 
wood's sexiest  stars — but  how  I  could 
have  surprised  him!  Not  only  about  the 
girl  we  had  seen  on  the  screen,  but  quite 
a  few  others,  to  boot. 

For  instance,  Esther  Williams  sleeps 
in  a  flannel  nightgown,  Susan  Hayward 
uses  an  old-fashioned  nightgown  or 
sometimes  a  striped  jersey  shirt,  and 
Lana  Turner,  who  hates  everything  look- 
ing in,  including  light,  has  blackout  cur- 
tains that  fit  over  the  permanent  dra- 
peries. And  none  of  these  stars  have  bed- 
rooms that  look  at  all  like  the  movie 
bedrooms  in  which,  always,  they  sleep  so 
peacefully. 

On  the  other  hand,  Dr.  Kinsey  would 
find  that  a  glamourous  star  like  Corinne 
Calvet  never  could  get  to  bed  and  sleep 
unless  her  husband,  John  Bromfield, 
kissed  her  good  night.  "If  we  had  the 
tiniest  spat,  I'd  lie  awake  until  I  sum- 
moned up  enough  courage  to  ask  him  to 
kiss  me  goodnight." 

That  sort  of  thing  happens  in  homes 
throughout  the  country,  and  is  typical  of 
the  normality  that  exists  in  most  Holly- 
wood marriages.  Yet,  in  the  eyes  of  the 
public,  the  Hollywood  stars  never  go  to 
bed  unless  they  undergo  some  form  of  a 
bacchanal.  "How  else  can  they  behave 
at  home,"  is  the  question,  "if  that  is  the 
way  they  behave  on  the  screen?" 

Dr.  Kinsey 's  "Sexual  Behavior  In  The 
Human  Female"  will  hardly  delve  serious- 
ly into  that  question,  because  chances 
are  that,  as  a  result  of  his  findings,  he 
has  discovered  that  the  women  of  Holly- 
wood are  no  different  from  all  the  women 
of  the  world,  and  throughout  the  ages. 

Every  woman  is  an  Eve,  and  every 
man  is  an  Adam.  The  story  has  been 
told  before,  and  it  is  being  told  now  on 
the  Hollywood  screen  with  exaggerated 
trapping's.  And  audiences  everywhere  are 
getting  their  best  look  at  sex  since  the 
whole  thing  began.  But  take  away  the 
trappings,  the  story,  the  people  in  it, 
and  the  basic  ingredients  remain: 

Adam  loves  Eve  in  much  the  same 
way  he  ever  has,  and  vice  versa.  Not  even 
the  locality  of  city,  town,  village,  or 
hamlet  can  change  the  way  they  were 
meant  to  be,  and  Dr.  Kinsey  would  be 
the  first  to  agree  that,  in  most  respects, 
this  is  true. 

Hollywood  has  nothing  to  worry  about 
when  the  book  comes  along. 


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way  to  woo  that  the  etiquette  books 
okay.  True,"  he  said,  "not  every  man 
who  takes  a  girl  to  a  nightclub  or  a 
dance  really  cares  about  keeping  time  to 
music.  ..." 

•'But  if  he  is  interested  in  making  time 
with  the  girl,"  I  laughed,  "all's  fair  in 
love  and  dancing,  eh?" 

Gene,  who  had  been  working  for  hours 
that  morning  on  dance  routines  that  re- 
quire the  energy  of  an  athletic  champ, 
snuck  in  a  few  quick  bites  of  food, 
warmed  the  heart  of  the  waitress  by  ad- 
monishing her  with  mock  sternness  not 
:.o  dare  remove  his  plate  until  every  bite 
was  eaten,  and  picked  up  our  conversa- 
tion just  where  we'd  left  it. 

"After  all,"  he  said  with  an  expressive 
lift  of  his  fork,  "we  know  that  the  three 
basic  needs  of  people  are  food,  shelter 
and  sex.  But  our  emotions  need  and 
respond  to  many  things.  Music  is  one  of 
them.  Wherever  there's  music,  dance  fol- 
lows," he  said  earnestly.  "Dancing  is  an 
important  part  of  living  ...  as  well  as 
loving,"  he  smiled. 

"Dancing  is  so  much  more  than  just  a 
form  of  entertainment,"  he  said  with 
seriousness.  "It's  a  part  of  romance,  it's 
a  way  that  children  learn  how  to  co- 
ordinate mind  and  body,  it's  a  way  to 
develop  grace  and  rhythm — and  endur- 
ance," he  added.  "It's  just  as  athletic 
as  playing  tennis  or  football,"  he  went 
on.  eyes  dancing  with  enthusiasm  for  his 
subject,  "and  a  lot  better  for  body  devel- 
opment than  lifting  bar  bells,"  he 
claimed,  "because  it's  strenuous  exercise 
done  to  rhythm." 

"Gene,"  I  said,  "I  suppose  you  feel 
that  dancing  is  something  that  should  be 
started  in  early  childhood?" 

"I  didn't  think  so  when  I  was  a  child," 
he  laughed.  "My  mother  insisted  on 
dressing  my  brother  James  and  me  in  our 
Sunday  best — Buster  Brown  collars  and 
Windsor  ties — and  sending  us  through  the 
everyday  streets  of  Pittsburgh  to  danc- 
ing school.  We  loved  the  dancing,  but 
after  two  years  of  relentless  teasing  by 
the  kid-  in  the  neighborhood  and  after 
countless  impromptu  bouts  to  prove  our 
manliness,  we  convinced  Mom  that  we'd 
better  discontinue  the  dancing  lessons 
until  we'd  developed  more  muscles. 

"Seriously,  though,"  Gene  said,  "al- 
though starting  to  dance  young  is  ideal, 
age  isn't  the  most  important  thing.  A 
desire  to  dance  and  a  response  to  music 
are  what  count.  Why,"  he  interrupted 
himself,  "do  you  know  that  one  of  the 
best  ballet  dancers  in  this  movie  we're 
making  never  had  a  dance  lesson  until 
lie  was  nineteen!" 

That  is  unusual  for  a  young  man  who 
lias  a  professional  ballet  career  in  mind. 
I  must  have  looked  surprised. 

Gene  put  my  mind  straight.  "Anyone 
who  feels  music  and  has  something  to 
say  with  his  feet  can  dance,"  he  assured 
me. 

"People  keep  asking  me  how  I  can 
keep  on  thinking  up  new  routines.  Why 
I  could  manufacture  a  thousand  steps  a 
day,"  he  declared,  "but  it's  not  the  steps 
66 


that  count.  What's  important  is  the  im- 
pression they  convey  of  the  meaning  be- 
hind them." 

Gene  had  made  his  point  well.  At  no 
age  should  anyone  feel  embarrassed 
about  trying  to  dance  because  he  doesn't 
know  the  steps.  It's  opening  one's  ears 
to  the  music  and  responding  to  its 
rhythm  that  count. 

"But  then,"  I  suggested,  "I'd  think 
that  the  younger  a  child  is  when  exposed 
to  dancing,  the  better  his  or  her  chance 
to  respond  instinctively  to  the  music.  .  . ." 

"Oh,"  he  quickly  tagged  me,  "there's 
not  a  doubt  about  what  early  dance  les- 
sons do  for  children  if  they  take  an  in- 
terest. When  I  taught  dancing  in  Pitts- 
burgh (Gene  conducted  a  dancing  school 
in  his  home  town  for  seven  years)  I 
traced  what  happened  to  the  kids.  You'll 
be  interested  to  know  that  the  best  danc- 
ing students  had  the  best  grades  in 
school.  It's  pretty  clear  that  the  training 
kids  get  from  dancing  in  co-ordination  of 
mind  and  muscle  helps  them  tremendous- 
ly in  having  fun,  learning  to  get  along 
with  people,  in  athletics  and  general  alert- 
ness. That  is,"  he  reminded,  "if  they 
want  to  go  to  dancing  school. 

"And  they  usually  do,  I  think,"  he 
pondered,  "if  it's  fun.  Our  school  ivas  fun 
for  the  kids,"  he  admitted,  "and  they 
wanted  to  come  there,  so  I  think  they  got 
a  little  extra  out  of  it. 

"I  never  forgot,"  he  recalled,  "that  the 
little  kids  in  the  class  might  be  considered 
sissies  the  way  I  was,  and  I  got  around 
that  by  having  the  boys  play  baseball  or 


basketball  before  the  dancing  lessons 
started." 

While  Gene  was  teaching  dancing  in  his 
hometown,  he  was  taking  a  pre-legal 
course  at  the  university.  Eventually  he 
realized,  however,  that  he  loved  dancing 
too  much  ever  to  give  it  up.  He  decided 
to  be  a  teacher  and  a  director  of  dance. 
That's  what  he  is  tinning  out  to  be,  too. 
He's  teaching  the  world  to  know  what 
dancing  can  be  when  it's  freed  from  the 
bonds  of  convention. 

Gene  Kelly  had  to  become  a  great 
dancing  star,  though,  before  he  could  be- 
come a  great  dance  director.  It's  true 
that  Gene  did  create  his  own  two  dance 
numbers  for  the  first  show  he  did  on 
Broadway,  "Time  Of  Your  Life."  He  also 
staged  dances  for  Billy  Rose's  "Diamond 
Horseshoe  Revue."  That  was  his  first 
chance  at  full-fledged  dance  directing. 

But  it  was  as  the  dancer  and  actor  of 
the  leading  role  in  Broadway's  "Pal 
Joey"  that  Gene  achieved  fame,  and 
Hollywood  grabbed  him  off. 

It  took  six  years  and  fourteen  movies 
before  Gene  got  the  chance  to  be  a  direc- 
tor. He  shared  honors  and  responsibility 
for  the  picture,  "On  The  Town,"  a  movie 
that  made  previous  box-office  highs  at 
Radio  City  Music  Hall  look  puny. 

Since  then  Gene  brought  a  tradition- 
toppling  special  Academy  Award  to  "An 
American  In  Paris,"  co-directed  the  tre- 
mendously successful  "Singing  In  The 
Rain,"  and  has  since  performed  a  straight 
dramatic  role  in  "The  Devil  Makes 
Three"  in  Europe. 

Kelly's  working  like  a  dog  on  his 
present  movie,  "Invitation  To  The 
Dance."  It's  a  terrific  chore  to  direct  and 
dance  in  a  movie.  This  is  his  first  full 


Peter  Lawford  visits  Jane  Powell  on  the 
was  completed  Jane  went  into  temporary 


set  of  "Small  Town  Girl.  "  When  the  film 
retirement  to  await  arrival  of  her  next  baby. 


RELIEVES  PAIN  OF 
HEADACHE  •  NEURALGIA 
NEURITIS  ^^*&F 


Debbie  Reynolds  and  Janet  Leigh  have  become  very  close  friends,  even  though  they 
travel  in  different  social  circles.   Janet's  in  "Connie;"  Debbie  in  "I  Love  Melvin." 


directorial  responsibility,  and  he's  really 
the  writer,  too.  Because  there's  no  story 
and  it's  all  dance,  he  conceives  it  from 
day  to  day,  as  he  goes  along. 

He  pointed  with  a  grimace  to  his  head 
when  I  asked  him  about  the  script  for  a 
wordless  movie.  "It's  all  in  there,"  he  ex- 
plained, "and  I  work  from  day  to  day. 
Every  night  I  go  home  and  rotate  my 
scalp  like  this  (he  massaged  it  for  a  sec- 
ond) ,  hoping  there'll  be  enough  there  to 
hhoot  on  the  set  the  next  day. 

"It's  an  awful  strain,"  he  confided, 
"directing  the  picture  as  well  as  dancing 
in  it.  It  means  no  parties,  no  shows — I 
haven't  had  a  chance  to  read  a  book  in 
weeks.  There's  a  constant  strain.  It  isn't 
as  if  I  had  to  do  this,"  he  added  with  his 
engaging  lop-sided  grin. 

His  next  thought  explained  why  Gene 
works  so  hard  at  dancing — as  a  creator 
and  as  an  interpreter.  "I  love  dancers," 
he  said  warmly,  "and  I  love  dancing.  It's 
an  art  form  that  gets  pushed  around.  I 
want  to  change  that. 

"That's  why  I  stick  with  movies,"  he 
confided.  "'You  know,  you  kinda  miss 
hearing  the  applause  of  an  audience,  the 
real  live  right-there-now  clapping  of 
hands.  But  how  couldya  ever  reach  so 
many  people  with  a  show  as  with  a 
movie? 

"And,"  he  added  enthusiastically,  "we 
could  reach  more  dance-loving  people 
with  this  picture  we're  making  now  than 
Rny  of  the  other  pictures." 

He  answered  my  questioning  look  with 
ti  reply  that  made  good  sense.  "There 
won't  be  any  language  barrier,"  he 
pointed  out,  "No  language — no  words, 
only  dancing." 

It  isn't  as  if  a  professorial  type  were 


talking  when  Gene  speaks  of  the  univer- 
sal appeal — and  the  effect — of  dancing. 
He's  a  very  romantic  guy. 

Gene's  wife,  Betsy  Blair,  came  in  while 
we  were  sitting  there  at  lunch.  "Honey," 
he  said  to  her,  circling  her  tiny  waist  with 
a  warm  embrace.  They  looked  into  each 
other's  eyes  as  if  they  were  honeymooners 
— they  looked  at  each  other  the  same 
way  just  about  nine  years  ago  when  I 
first  met  them.  Then  they'd  only  been 
married  two  years. 

The  night  I  met  them,  they'd  been  in 
Hollywood  just  a  short  time,  and  they 
were  rather  shy.  They  were  sitting  in  a 
cornei1  at  a  big  Hollywood  party,  sur- 
rounded by  famous  stars,  and  they  looked 
kind  of  lonely.  Gene  and  Betsy  are  not 
bold  people.  They  make  and  keep  lasting 
friendships,  but  they  don't  go  out  looking 
for  them. 

They  don't  go  to  nightclubs  or  public 
places  very  much,  but  their  door  is  al- 
ways open  to  those  they  get  to  know  and 
like.  It's  literally  open.  When  they  are 
at  home  in  their  house  in  Beverly  Hills, 
the  door  is  never  locked.  Friends  just 
walk  in,  knowing  it's  all  right.  If  someone 
rings  the  doorbell,  Gene  says  to  Betsy, 
"Honey,  there's  a  stranger  at  the  door." 

Gene  and  I  spoke  of  the  matter  of  shy- 
ness. "That's  another  wonderful  thing 
about  wooing  a  girl  with  dancing,"  he 
said  with  an  eyebrow  lifting  in  thought. 
"A  fellow  might  be  scared  to  death  to 
/r//  a  girl  how  he  feels  about  her,  but 
vt  hen  he  holds  her  close  on  the  dance 
floor,  she  gets  the  idea,"  he  grinned. 

"What's  your  favorite  dance,  Gene?"  I 
asked. 

"Ballroom?"  he  asked. 

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"The  waltz/'  announced  Gene.  "The 
good  old-fashioned  waltz." 

That's  interesting,  because  Gene  has 
made  his  professional  dance  reputation 
doing  dynamic,  electric  dances.  In  an 
interview,  he  once  compared  his  own  kind 
of  dancing  to  Fred  Astaire's  (whom  he 
admires  greatly),  saying,  "My  wn  style 
is  strong,  wide,  open,  bravura.  His  is  in- 
timate, cool,  easy." 

I  think  perhaps  the  reason  Gene  en- 
joys an  easy-going,  conventional,  grace- 
ful dance  like  the  waltz  on  social  occa- 
sions is  the  complete  relaxation  it  pro- 
vides for  him.  He  doesn't  have  to  think 
about  what  he's  doing — he  can  enjoy  the 
rhythm,  the  tempo,  without  taxing  his 
creative  instincts.  That's  desirable  be- 
cause dancing  is  his  work. 

It's  another  thing  for  people  who  dance 
for  a  hobby.  To  those  of  us  who  do, 
there's  a  stimulating  chance  to  exercise 
our  imaginations  as  well  as  our  muscles, 
and  it's  a  thing  a  man  and  woman  can 
find  real  pleasure  in  enjoying  together — in 
public  or  dancing  at  home. 

"There  are  lots  of  guys  like  me,  you 
know,"  said  Gene,  "who  just  don't  like 
to  get  dressed  up.  With  just  a  little  en- 


couragement, they'd  enjoy  stirring  from 
their  easy  chairs  to  dance — if  they  just 
didn't  have  to  get  too  dressed  up  in  the 
bargain." 

Sounds  like  a  great  idea  to  me  for 
keeping  a  man  interested.  He'll  dress  up 
while  he's  courting  you,  but  he'll  still 
dance  after  the  contest  is  over — if  he 
doesn't  have  to  put  on  a  tuxedo  to  do  it. 

Kelly  loves  to  dress  for  comfort.  On 
the  set,  except  for  costuming  for  picture 
scenes,  he  lounges  around  in  Navy  tans 
from  a  government  surplus  store,  and  at 
home  he  happily  clothes  himself  in  de- 
nims and  an  old  T-Shirt.  When  we  were 
having  lunch,  his  only  concession  to  ele- 
gance was  a  beige  cashmere  sweater,  and 
that  was  secured  to  his  person  with  the 
sleeves  knotted  around  his  neck  college- 
boy  style. 

"Dancing,"  he  said,  breaking  into  his 
engagingly  boyish  grin,  "it  seems  to  me, 
is  awfully  important  to  people.  It's  fun, 
it's  exercise,  and  what  better  way  is  there 
to  kindle — or  re-kindle — a  romantic  feel- 
ing than  by  dancing  cheek  to  cheek?" 

I  can't  think  of  any  better  way,  unless 
it's  sitting  in  a  movie  theatre  watching 
Gene  and  his  leading  lady  dance — hold- 
ing hands  in  the  dark  with  your  fellow. 


Another  Doris  Day? 

Continued  from  page  40 


blasting  the  tune  over  loudspeakers. 

"About  eight  months  after  I  did  the 
number  I  was  playing  at  the  Thunder- 
bird  Hotel  in  Las  Vegas — still  toying 
with  the  idea  of  a  screen  career.  One 
night  my  close  friend  and  manager, 
Joe  Shribman,  told  me  that  Milton  Lewis 
of  Paramount  was  in  the  audience.  I 
braced  myself  and  decided  I'd  impress 
him — or  else.  I  about  knocked  myself 
out  doing  the  act.  Afterwards  I  went  over 
to  Mr.  Lewis'  table.  He  smiled  sweetly 
at  me — and  said  nothing.  I  later  told  Joe, 
'Well,  that's  that.  It's  back  to  TV  and 
radio  and  nightclubs  for  us.' 

"Two  weeks  later  when  I  was  in  New 
York  I  got  a  call  from  Paramount  tell- 
ing me  to  make  a  rush  test  at  the  studio 
in  New  York.  I  didn't  even  have  time  to 
get  my  hair  fixed.  I  sang  'Come  On-A 
My  House'  and  'Tenderly.'  When  the 
studio  saw  the  test,  which  was  certainly 
not  a  great  production,  I  was  signed  to 
a  contract.  On  my  arrival  in  Hollywood, 
I  was  given  a  more  extensive  test." 

And  so  Rosemary  was  put  into  "The 
Stars  Are  Singing,"  with  Anna  Maria 
Alberghetti,  Lauritz  Melchior,  among 
others.  And  Paramount  has  been  doing 
nip-ups  ever  since. 

Rosemary  reacted  to  her  new  career  in 
anything  but  a  relaxed  manner.  She  was 
all  nerves  at  first.  When  she  reported  to 
the  studio  she  was  told  she  would  have 
to  take  some  dancing  lessons  from  the 
dance  director. 

"I  was  ready  to  turn  right  around  and 
forget  a  screen  career,"  Rosemary  re- 
marked with  a  grin.  "I  could  never  dance. 
1  used  to  stand  on  the  band  stand  at 
clubs  and  watch  the  dancers  perform.  I 
was  always  amazed  that  they  could  do 
such  routines.  I  was  sure  I'd  never  be 
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able  to  manage  the  simplest  1-2-3  step. 
Well,  after  working  for  a  while  I  was 
indulging  in  a  bit  of  Terpsichore.  Now  it 
looks  as  though  I'll  have  to  go  in  for  a 
lot  more  of  it.  I  don't  mind,  though, 
since  I  feel  a  little  more  secure  now. 

"I'll  never  forget  the  first  day's  shoot- 
ing either.  I  was  so  scared.  Fortunately, 
I  had  an  understanding  director — Nor- 
man Taurog.  After  the  first  day's  shoot- 
ing he  said  to  me,  'Rosemary,  I'm  going 
to  break  a  long-standing  rule  of  mine  for 
you.  I  have  never  allowed  any  player  to 
see  rushes  of  her  work,  but  I  want  you 


to  see  yours.'  He  took  me  into  the  pro- 
jection room  and  I  got  a  good  look  at 
what  I  had  done  the  first  day.  I  was 
lelieved  to  find  it  was  not  a  gruesome 
affair.  By  letting  me  see  the  rushes  Nor- 
man helped  to  give  me  confidence  and 
self-assurance." 

Before  Rosemary  got  her  picture  break 
she  was,  of  course,  already  known  to 
thousands  of  fans  for  her  records.  Among 
her  hits  was  "Beautiful  Brown  Eyes." 
Altogether  she  has  made  many  records, 
not  one  has  been  a  dud.  Yet — here's  an 
interesting  item:  this  young  lady  can't 
read  a  note  of  music.  When  she  was 
making  the  picture  the  orchestra  would 
play  the  number  through  a  few  times, 
and  then  she'd  go  into  her  song. 

"I  don't  ever  want  to  learn  to  read 
music  either,"  Rosemary  said.  "I'm 
afraid  it  would  make  me  too  critical  of 
myself  and  I'd  ruin  my  style." 

In  Rosemary's  career,  there  were  sev- 
eral turning  points.  One  was  the  day  Joe 
Shribman  decided  to  cast  his  lot  with 
Rosemary  and  act  as  her  manager.  An- 
other was  the  help  given  her  by  the 
nation's  disc  jockeys,  all  of  whom  adore 
her.  She  is  really  a  personal  friend  to 
them.  The  third  was  the  day  she  and  her 
sister,  Bettie,  tossed  a  coin  to  see  how 
their  one  quarter  would  be  spent. 

To  start  from  the  beginning,  Rosemary 
was  born  in  Maysville,  Kentucky,  on 
May  23,  1928.  Music  early  became  a  part 
of  her  life  since  her  grandfather  used  to 
take  her  and  her  sister  to  the  Negro 
churches  to  hear  the  spirituals.  From 
this  music  Rosemary  got  her  innate  sense 
of  rhythm. 

"Grandpa  used  to  run  for  Mayor  of 
our  town,"  Rosemary  explained,  "and  I'd 
campaign  for  him  by  going  around  the 
neighborhood  singing  songs  like  'My  Old 
Kentucky  Home.'  I  was  seven  at  the 
time.  I  don't  know  whether  my  songs 
did  it — but  grandpa  was  always  elected. 

"Then  my  sister  and  I  began  to  sing 
at  different  affairs  held  in  town.  Even- 
tually, we  all  moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 


Between  takes  on  "No  Time  For  Flowers' 
Viveca  Lindfors,  try  out  a  few  provocative 


'  set,  Director  Don  Siegel  has  the  star, 
poses  for  saucy  scene  about  to  be  shot. 


— and  it  was  here  where  the  decision 
about  the  quarter  arose. 

"Radio  station  WLW  was  having 
auditions  for  talent  and  one  day  Bettie 
decided  we  should  try  out.  We  had  a 
quarter.  I  wanted  to  spend  it  for  a  soda, 
but  Bettie  wanted  to  use  it  for  car  fare 
to  the  station.  So  we  flipped  the  coin' 
and  Bettie  won — fortunately.  That 
started  everything  because  we  were  chos- 
en the  winners  and  got  a  contract  with 
the  station. 

"We  continued  at  WLW  until  one  day 
band  leader  Tony  Pastor  heard  us  and 
signed  us  as  featured  vocalists  with  his 
orchestra.  Now  a  problem  presented  it- 
self. We  were  under  eighteen  and  could- 
n't go  traipsing  around  on  our  own.  so 
our  family  decided  we  needed  a  chaperon. 
George  Guilfoyle,  our  uncle,  was  drafted 
for  the  job. 

"Not  long  after  we  began  work  with 
Tony  Pastor,  Joe  Shribman,  who  was 
also  with  Pastor,  talked  me  into  going 
out  as  a  single — and  he  went  along  as 
my  manager.  Joe  has  done  so  much  for 
me.  His  faith  in  me  has  been  an  inspiring 
thing.  He  quit  his  job  with  Pastor  and 
refused  to  take  even  a  nickel  in  com- 
missions from  me  for  a  long  time.  It  was 
Joe,  incidentally,  who  later  got  me  my 
contract  wtih  Columbia  Records." 

When  Rosemary  hit  Hollywood  she 
was  almost  immediately  subjected  to  a 
prevalent  Glitter  City  pastime.  She  was 
rumored  as  being  tied  up  with  various 
and  sundry  gentlemen — romantically 
speaking. 

Well,  to  get  the  facts  straight — Rose- 
mary does  date.  That  should  be  no 
earth-shaking  revelation  since  she's  quite 
the  personable  young  lady.  When  she  is 
in  Chicago,  she  goes  out  with  Tom 
Wacker,  son  of  a  very  influential  family, 
and  in  New  York  she's  been  seen  with 
TV's  Dave  Garroway.  Here  in  Holly- 
wood she  has  dated  George  Baker,  crea- 
tor of  Sad  Sack. 

"I  do  want  to  make  it  very  clear  that 
I  have  no  serious  romantic  plans — and 
by  that  I  mean  marriage  or  engage- 
ments," Rosemary  said  firmly.  "And 
there  won't  be  any  until  I  meet  the  man 
I  want  to  marry." 

Not  that  this  will  stop  the  rumors. 
Rosemary,  you  see,  is  now  a  hit  and  sub- 
ject to  the  gossip  factory. 

While  Rosemary  was  in  Hollywood— 
and  it  was  the  first  time  she  had  stayed 
in  one  place  for  any  length  of  time — she 
let  go  with  her  naturally  impulsive  and 
extravagant  impulses.  She  rented  the 
biggest,  swankiest  place  she  could  find 
in  Brentwood,  complete  with  swimming 
pool  and  large  playroom. 

"I'd  lived  in  hotel  rooms  and  apart- 
ments so  long  I  felt  I  wanted  to  spread 
out,"  Rosemary  laughed.  "Sure  I  rattled 
around  in  it,  but  it  was  fun." 

She  gave  several  parties  at  the  house 
at  which  she  came  through  with  her  vocal 
contributions.  These  get-togethers  with 
friends  were  her  only  activity  outside  of 
her  picture  work  since  she  didn't  go  to 
any  movies  and  you  couldn't  drag  her  to 
S  night  club.  The  reason  was  simple — 
she  had  spent  quite  enough  time  in  them 
as  a  performer. 

When  she  had  nothing  else  to  do  she 
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over  the  country — just  to  talk.  Her  bills 
were  something  fantastic. 

"I  drive  my  manager  crazy  with  the 
way  I  buy,"  Rosemary  said.  "Like  when 
I  go  shopping.  I  get  the  darndest  things. 
Once  in  New  York  I  saw  a  car  I  liked  so 
I  bought  it — only  I  have  never  learned 
how  to  drive  it.  I  didn't  have  time  to 
take  lessons  from  a  driving  school  and  I 
get  nervous  when  friends  try  to  teach  me, 
so  I  let  Joe  drive  it. 

"I  was  like  most  girls,  though.  When 
I  got  my  first  sizable  check,  I  immediate- 
ly bought  a  mink  coat.  It  still  means  a 
lot  to  me." 

Rosemary's  expenses  reach  strato- 
spheric heights  when  she's  traveling.  As 
one  airport  official  remarked,  "Her  lug- 
gage costs  more  than  she  does."  One  of 
the  many  pieces  of  luggage  is  an  elabor- 
ate traveling  kit  with  a  miniature  phono- 
graph-radio. She  likes  to  have  it  along 
because  she  loves  to  listen  to  records. 

You  might  think  Rosemary  would  like 
to  settle  down  now  since  she's  traveled 
so  much.  But  not  this  girl. 

"I  like  pictures  and  I  like  Hollywood," 
she  said,  "but  I  don't  want  to  stay  put. 
I  love  to  travel — really.  Besides,  I  have 
so  many  commitments  I  couldn't  remain 
in  one  place.  I  have  my  night  club,  radio 
and  TV  engagements,  you  know."  Para- 
mount was  so  anxious  to  sign  her,  by 
the  way,  that  they  agreed  to  a  TV  clause 
in  her  contract — and  that's  something 
these  days. 

Personally  speaking,  Rosemary  diets 
carefully — to  gain  weight.  She's  five  feet 
four  and  weighs  104  pounds.  She's  not 
at  all  athletic,  her  exercising  consisting 


to  overcome  our  differences,  but  our  tem- 
peraments were  too  unlike.  We  had  sev- 
eral separations  and  reconciliations.  We 
both  wanted  to  avoid  divorce. 

"I  still  have  deep  affection  for  Lex  and 
believe  he  has  for  me,  too.  He  is  doing 
very  well  in  his  career  and  I  am  so  glad 
for  him.  I  thank  God  I  have  things  to 
do,  too." 

You  might  call  Arlene's  current  pas- 
sion for  work  merely  sublimation.  Could 
be.  But  in  all  fairness,  she  had  started 
many  of  her  projects  before  she  finally 
filed  for  divorce.  We  might  also  point  out 
that  most  women  after  a  divorce,  if  they 
are  not  busy — with  many  activities  to 
fill  their  minds  and  hours — think  of  noth- 
ing but  snaring  another  husband.  And 
usually  they  are  not  very  happy. 

Arlcnc  filed  for  divorce  in  California, 
which  means  she'll  have  a  year's  wait  for 
her  final  decree.  If  there  had  been  an- 
other man  in  her  plans,  certainly  she 
would  have  gone  to  Nevada  or  some 
other  short-order  spot  to  establish  resi- 
dence and  file  suit.  Meantime,  she  is 
avoiding  dates,  goes  out  with  couples. 

But  she's  having  a  whirl  with  her  work. 

In  effect  she  is  a  freelance  movie  star. 
She  has  a  contract  with  Pine-Thomas 
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only  of  long  walks  and  an  occasional 
plunge  into  a  pool  or  a  smattering  of 
tennis. 

She  has  an  unpredictable  sense  of 
humor.  This  is  best  illustrated  by  the 
painting  incident. 

She  and  Joe  were  going  through  an 
art  gallery  in  New  York  when  they  came 
upon  a  painting  done  in  the  very,  very 
modern  art.  It  was  so  surrealistic,  at 
least  to  Rosemary,  that  she  laughed 
heartily.  Joe  reminded  her  it  was  real 
art — and  the  price  tag  of  $5,000  would 
seem  to  have  made  him  right. 

A  couple  of  months  later  when  Joe  was 
back  in  Hollywood  Rosemary  brought 
him  a  painting.  It  looked  suspiciously 
like  the  one  they  had  seen  in  the  East. 
Just  as  Joe  was  ready  to  reach  for  the 
smelling  salts,  as  he  was  sure  she  had 
bought  the  thing  from  the  gallery,  Rose- 
mary gleefully  told  him,  "It's  mine.  I 
got  some  paints  one  day  and  this  is  what 
I  turned  out.  Like  it?" 

It's  now  hanging  in  Joe's  office 

Rosemary  also  has  a  bit  of  the  love  of 
mystery  about  her.  At  least,  she  has  one 
possession  she's  mysterious  about — a  big, 
gaudy  ring  that  she  wears  on  the  third 
finger,  right  hand.  It  has  a  secret  com- 
partment in  it  on  which  is  written  the 
Roman  numeral  III.  She  will  tell  no  one 
what  is  inside  that  compartment  or  what 
the  numeral  means.  She'll  only  say  it 
has  great  significance  to  her. 

Well,  the  other  mystery  now  about 
Rosemary  Clooney  is  why  it  took  Holly- 
wood so  long  to  sign  her  on  the  dotted 
line.  Rumor  has  it  that  the  town  is  go- 
ing to  make  up  for  lost  time! 


who  release  through  Paramount,  but  it  is 
non-exclusive  and  permits  her  to  make 
other  pictures  besides  theirs.  For  exam- 
ple she  did  "Caribbean"  for  them,  then 
hopped  out  to  Universal-International 
for  "Desert  Legion"  with  Alan  Ladd, 
then  right  back  to  P-T  for  "Jamaica" 
with  Ray  Milland  and  Wendell  Corey. 
After  a  week  off  she'll  start  "Here  Come 
The  Girls"  for  Paramount  with  Bob 
Hope,  Tony  Martin  and  Rosemary 
Clooney. 

"I'm  really  looking  forward  to  work- 
ing with  Bob.  Everyone  says  it's  a  great 
experience  and  lots  of  laughs.  After  three 
pictures  with  Red  Skelton  I  think  I'll  be 
ready  for  anything,"  says  Arlene. 

"This,  I  believe,  will  be  my  best  role. 
It's  a  character,  not  just  a  straight  part,  a 
temperamental  star  of  the  'Follies'  back 
around  1900.  Bob  plays  the  'oldest  liv- 
ing chorus  boy'  and  can't  you  imagine 
what  he'll  do  with  that?  Rosemary,  as 
a  chorus  girl,  is  in  love  with  him,  he  has 
a  crush  on  me,  I'm  in  love  with  Tony 
Martin.  I'll  even  have  a  chance  to  sing, 
as  I  did  in  'Three  Little  Words.'  Per- 
haps no  one  will  care  that  it's  my  voice, 
with  Tony  and  Rosemary  also  singing, 
but  I  think  it  will  be  fun." 


Dan  Dailey  and  Danny  Thomas  compare  smokes 
at  recent  Masquers'  Revel  show  for  charity. 

When  Arlene  first  arrived  in  Holly- 
wood a  famous  movie  producer  described 
her  as  "the  girl  for  whom  color  motion 
pictures  were  invented."  Now  it  is  stipu- 
lated in  her  P-T  contract  that  all  her 
pictures  will  be  in  Technicolor.  This 
pleases  Arlene  who  is  indeed  a  color  ex- 
pert; her  early  art  training  and  work  as 
a  professional  display  artist  for  a  depart- 
ment store  may  be  the  reason. 

In  decorating  her  new  home  she  has 
wide  scope  for  her  artistic  talent.  When 
Arlene  bought  the  house  earlier  this  year 
it  wasn't  quite  completed  and  she  start- 
ed making  changes  for  Lex's  masculine 
tastes.  One  bedroom  was  converted  into 
a  study  for  him,  another  bedroom  was 
converted  into  twin  dressing  rooms  off 
the  master  bedroom.  Now  with  Arlene's 
single  occupancy,  the  study  has  become 
an  extra  den  and  the  main  bedroom  has 
become  so  completely  feminine  that  it  is 
obvious  Arlene  is  not  fooling  about  "no 
man  in  her  immediate  future." 

"It's  like  a  light  pink  cloud"  is  her 
apt  description  of  her  bedroom.  Walls, 
carpet  and  curtains  are  the  softest  pink. 
The  furniture  is  antique  white  flecked 
with  gold.  The  bed,  a  copy  of  one  of 
the  Empress  Eugenie's,  has  a  half  canopy 
lined  with  ruby  velvet  and  the  chaise 
longue  is  upholstered  in  the  same  lush 
material. 

"When  I  was  a  little  girl  I  believed  in 
fairy  tales.  I  always  thought  'Someday 
I  shall  have  a  Hansel  and  Gretel  house.' 
My  father  built  me  a  playhouse  along 
those  lines,  but  truly  it  was  more  like  the 
abode  of  the  wicked  witch.  But  now  I 
have  my  dream  house.  To  me  it  is  a 
Hansel  and  Gretel  house,  with  a  view 
equalling  any  dream  in  a  fairy  tale,"  says 
enthusiastic  Arlene. 

"I've  never  owned  a  house  before;  so 
I'm  especially  thrilled,  but  as  soon  as  I 
saw  this  one  in  a  new  tract  in  the  Bel 


Now  That-  She's  Miss  Dahl  Again 

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Lovely  Elaine  Stewart  is  getting  plenty  of  attention  from  Gilbert  Roland  and  Kirk 
Douglas  on  set  of  "The  Bad  And  The  Beautiful."  Lana  Turner  is  the  star  of  the  film. 


Air  hills,  I  knew  it  was  my  early  dream 
come  true.  It  looks  as  if  it  were  made  of 
chocolate,  with  the  shake  roof  resembling 
chocolate  shavings.  The  windows  and 
shutters  and  trim  are  such  stark  white 
they  resemble  spun  sugar  candy.  And 
there  are  flower  boxes  all  across  the 
front,"  she  adds. 

Arlene  has  reason  to  be  proud  of  her 
home.  It  is  lovely.  And,  smart  girl,  her 
subdued  decorating  schemes  all  compli- 
ment her  dramatic  coloring.  Three  shades 
of  grey  dominate  the  living  room,  dining 
room  and  den.  Furniture  is  French  pro- 
vincial. Upholstery  and  drapes  are 
chintz,  velveteen  and  raw  silk. 

In  contrast  the  country-style  kitchen 
is  gay,  with  pine  cupboards,  pine  cap- 
tain's table  and  chairs,  the  latter  with 
citron  yellow  seat  pads;  the  citron  is 
picked  up  in  the  provincial  wallpaper. 

All  these  rooms  and  the  master  bed- 
room open  out  on  a  spacious  terrace. 
Downstairs  is  a  large  play  room,  the  size 
of  the  upstairs  den,  living  and  dining 
rooms  combined.  A  brick  fireplace  cov- 
ers one  entire  wall.  Scandinavian  is  the 
motif  Arlene  has  used  here.  And  here  she 
will  have  her  first  big  party,  a  smorgas- 
bord for  about  a  hundred  people. 

"One  thing  I've  learned  in  decorating 
the  house.  It's  a  mistake  to  do  every- 
thing at  once.  I'm  starting  slowly.  It's 
better  to  start  with  a  few  things,  live 
with  them,  experiment,  then  add." 

In  October  Arlene  had  a  style  show 
for  the  Los  Angeles  fashion  press  to  in- 
troduce her  new  Winter  line  of  lingerie. 
There  were  five  breathtaking  ensembles 
of  nightgowns  and  negligees,  made  of  ny- 
lon organdy,  nylon  satin,  trimmed  with 
nylon  lace.  You  may  have  seen  pictures 
of  Arlene  herself  in  her  Summer  creations 
in  a  national  magazine.  The  new  ones 
are  even  more  interesting  for  she  has 
added  two  new  colors  to  the  robe  de  nuit 


line — Caribbean  blue  and  Christmas  red. 

"The  red  is  so  clear  and  true  a  color 
that  it  is  flattering  to  any  girl  of  what- 
ever coloring.  Natural  skin  tones  shine 
through  the  sheer  tricot,"  says  the  en- 
thusiastic designer.  (To  look  like  Arlene 
in  one  of  them!) 

You  may  remember  that  Arlene  got 
into  this  lingerie  business  when  three 
j  ears  ago  she  designed  a  fluffy  little  bed- 
cap  with  17  nylon  ruffles.  She  created  it 
to  cope  with  her  own  problem  of  how  to 
be  glamourous  in  bobby  pins,  but  being 
a  canny  business  woman  as  well  as  an 
artiste  she  took  out  a  patent.  A  friend 
sent  the  design  to  a  manufacturer  who 
had  no  idea  who  the  creator  was — the 
design  was  signed  merely  A.  Dahl.  He 
wanted  to  buy  the  patent.  She  refused, 
but  agreed  to  a  royalty  basis.  When  the 
manufacturer  learned  he  was  dealing  with 
movie  star  A.  Dahl  he  nearly  fainted. 

Later  Arlene,  who  in  her  high  school 
days  had  won  three  top  fashion  design 
contests,  added  the  nighties,  peignoirs 
and  negligees  to  the  line.  They  are  all 
hand-made  in  Puerto  Rico.  Her  next 
step  will  be  to  add  moderately  priced 
hand-made  blouses  and  then  next  year, 
less  expensive  machine-made  lingerie  for 
the  working  girl.  She'll  do  all  the  designs. 

All  this  started  with  her  "Dahl  cap." 
Now  she,  the  manufacturer  and  the  dis- 
tributor are  all  doing  very  well  finan- 
cially, thank  you.  All  you  need,  you  see, 
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Speaking  of  chores,  there  is  also  her 
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ders  for  the  skin,  you  are  what  you  eat. 
Proper  diet  is  most  essential.  Then  rest. 
And  too  much  sun  can  do  untold  skin 
damage,"  says  beauty  expert  Dahl. 

Often  she  interviews  male  stars  on 
what  they  find  fascinating  about  women. 
Always  Arlene  does  the  interviewing,  and 
Ann  Helming,  who  has  had  newspaper 
background,  takes  notes  and  roughs  out 
the  copy,  then  busy  Miss  D.  does  the 
final  editing. 

Her  cosmetic  venture  is  still  in  the  for- 
mative stage,  but  she  believes  it  will  be 
ready  for  introduction  sometime  in  1953. 

"I  have  my  fingers  in  so  many  pies,  I 
feel  I'm  not  really  expert  at  anything 
yet,"  says  she  with  candor.  "But  at  least 
I'm  trying  and  through  trying  I  may  be- 
come expert.  I  find  designing  is  a  relax- 
ation and  never  dreamed  that  hobby 
would  turn  into  a  money-making  ven- 
ture." 

Acting,  of  course,  is  still  her  primary 
interest  and  she  finds  something  "fascin- 


In  looking  back  over  the  trio's  associa- 
tion, Jackson  remarked,  "of  all  the  people 
you'd  never  have  picked  Jimmy  for  star- 
dom, he  was  always  so  shy — he  never 
seemed  to  be  able  to  push  himself." 

Even  now,  when  an  actor  pigeon  holes 
Jimmy  and  asks  him  to  put  in  a  plug 
for  him  for  a  certain  role,  Durante  be- 
gins to  suffer.  He  just  can't  ask  for 
favors,  so  he  will  call  Jackson  aside,  hand 
him  a  couple  of  dollars  and  tell  him  to  see 
if  he  can  help  the  guy  out. 

"Of  course,"  Jackson  explained,  "there 
are  a  lot  of  fellows  who  give  out  with 
trumped-up  stories,  so  I  and  the  rest  of 
the  guys  try  to  take  the  moochers  aside 
or  to  warn  Jimmy.  But  what  can  you  do 
with  a  guy  who  looks  at  you  and  says, 
'well  I  was  going  to  give  him  $50,  but 
now  I'll  just  make  it  $25.' " 

Away  from  the  cameras  and  mikes, 
Durante 's  pals  may  try  to  "big  brother" 
him,  but  on  stage  it's  the  comic  who  is 
the  boss  and  who  sets  the  pace.  "I  would 
72 


ating"  in  every  picture  she  does.  In 
"Jamaica,"  for  example,  she  is  acting  for 
the  first  time  with  Ray  Milland,  who 
was  her  big  crush  back  in  her  school  days 
around  1937  after  she  had  seen  him  in 
"The  Jungle  Princess." 

"I  told  Ray  about  that  the  other  day 
and  that  I  had  written  to  him  for  a 
photograph.  After  it  arrived  I  framed  it 
and  admired  it  every  day.  He  seemed 
amazed  and  asked  'Did  I  sign  it?'  I  as- 
sured him  he  had  signed  it  'Most  sin- 
cerely' and  to  me  at  the  time  it  was  as 
exciting  as  if  he  had  written  'With  all 
my  love.' " 

One  other  thing  Arlene  plans  for  her 
immediate  future:  a  trip  to  Europe,  prob- 
ably after  she  finishes  the  Bob  Hope  pic- 
ture. Want  to  make  a  bet  she'll  return 
with  an  idea  for  some  new  project  to  fill 
a  little  more  of  her  time? 

Work,  work  and  more  work.  .  .  .  We're 
tired,  just  writing  about  this  working 
Dahl  


no  more  think  of  singing  a  song  he 
thumbed  down,"  Jackson  confided,  "for 
he  knows  the  business  and  he's  always 
right."  A  lot  of  others  seem  to  go  along 
with  this  theory  including  such  "first 
ladies"  as  Ethel  Barrymore,  Bette  Davis 
and  Margaret  Truman,  who  have  done 
some  very  unusual  things  on  Durante's 
show. 

Although  Jimmy  tries  to  be  helpful  to 
his  star  guests,  he  never  advises  or  "boss- 
directs"  a  program.  With  his  musician 
cronies,  however,  it  is  different.  He  al- 
ways instructs,  'get  out  there  and  level 
with  the  public,  give  it  everything  you 
got,  and  if  you  got  to  sweat  don't  just 
perspire." 

"Whenever  Jimmy  feels  something  is 
wrong,  here,"  Jackson  said,  tapping  his 
heart,  "you  can't  talk  him  out  of  it.  I 
used  to  live  with  him  for  a  while  and 
when  something  was  wrong  he'd  get  up 
at  two  or  three  in  the  morning  and  go 
over  it  until  things  were  right." 


If  you  asked  him  if  he  was  nervous 
about  a  show,  he'd  snap  "sure  I'm  ex- 
cited, anybody  that  coasts  along  and 
doesn't  feel  keyed  up  ain't  playing  square 
with  the  public.  That's  part  of  the  busi- 
ness." 

"Once-in-a-while  we  still  get  together 
for  these  early  morning  chinnings," 
Jackson  continued,  "although  I  now  live 
four  or  five  blocks  from  Jimmy's  Beverly 
Hills  home." 

Like  most  show  folks,  security  to 
Durante  is  symbolized  by  a  house,  which 
he  bought  on  Canon  Drive,  just  a  few 
doors  away  from  the  Beverly  Hills  shop- 
ping district.  The  neat  gray-and-white 
stucco  abode  has  one  distinguishing  at- 
traction, a  glass-enclosed  music  room 
built  atop  the  garage.  Here,  anytime  that 
Jule  Buffano  and  Jack  Roth  want  to 
check  a  number  the  comedian  did  in  a 
Broadway  show  or  in  a  film,  they  need 
only  to  refer  to  the  fantastically  accurate 
filing  system  of  the  comedian.  Although 
the  boys  visit  Jimmy  often,  Durante 
lives  alone,  with  a  housekeeper  coming  in 
at  10  a.m.  to  prepare  his  meals  for  the 
day. 

Unlike  some  comics,  Jimmy  makes  no 
demands  on  his  friends.  When  Christmas 
or  a  birthday  rolls  around,  he  shrugs  off 
pals  inquiries  with  "Oh,  send  me  a  card." 
Generally  Jimmy  waits  until  the  "big 
day"  and  then  sends  out  a  barrage  of 
telegrams. 

"Yet,"  explained  Jackson,  "let  him 
walk  down  the  street  and  run  into  a 
pal  .  .  . 

"What  are  you  doing  now?"  asks 
Jimmy. 

"I'm  running  a  men's  shop,"  the  fel- 
low says. 

"That's  a  coincidence,"  Durante  re- 
marks, "I  am  all  out  of  shirts." 

"So,"  Jackson  continued,  "they  go  into 
the  store,  he  buys  a  dozen  shirts,  then 
looks  over  at  me  and  says  'Eddie  ya  need 
some  shirts.' " 

"Na,"  I  says,  "I  got  plenty." 

"He  comes  over,  looks  at  the  shirt  I'm 
wearing  and  says,  'Get  some  shirts  from 
my  pal,  here.  The  one  you  are  wearing 
looks  awful.  Who  picked  it  out?'  " 

"You  did,"  I  says. 

"Next  day,  he  calls  me  up  and  asks 
who  needs  a  dozen  shirts.  He's  over- 
stocked." 

"Jimmy  does  everything  quick  like 
that,"  Jackson  explained,  "he  goes  to 
Chicago  calls  up  a  tailor  and  orders  three 
$185  suits  in  a  couple  of  minutes",  does 
a  few  guest  appearances  on  radio,  and 
then  checks  in  for  some  business  appoint- 
ments." 

When  he  is  in  Chicago  he  also  has  a 
yearly  check-up  with  his  doctor.  Dur- 
ante's a  fanatic  about  keeping  up  his 
good  health.  His  pet  prescription  is 
"watch  the  waistline,  more  guys  have 
trouble  from  overeating  than  anything 
else."  His  favorite  food  is  corn  flakes  and 
he  eats  it  at  all  times  of  the  day.  Other- 
wise he  is  not  too  fussy  about  what  he 
eats;  he  doesn't  particularly  care  for 
desserts  and  he  doesn't  drink. 

Following  his  TV  show,  Jimmy  has  one 
week  off,  and  if  he  doesn't  play  a  benefit 
{he  once  "played  eight  in  one  night) ,  he 
likes  to  go  to  races  or  to  Palm  Springs 


Catching  Up  With  Profile  No.  1 

Continued  from  page  30 


where  he  has  a  home. 

Although  Durante  is  certainly  com- 
fortably fixed,  he  isn't  happy  unless  he 
knows  he's  got  a  i-big  season."  At  this 
stage  of  the  game  he  doesn't  have  to 
worry  about  bookings.  When  the  Holly- 
wood columnists  were  trying  to  predict 
who  would  be  re-signed  for  the  current 
season  on  NBC's  "All  Star  Revue,"  they 
unanimously  reported  '"the  one  comic 
that  doesn't  have  to  worry  about  replace- 
ment is  Durante." 

Most  people  seem  to  think  Jimmy's 
main  following  comes  from  the  family 
trade,  which  is  a  mistake.  Although,  after 
practically  every  video  show  some  kid 
comes  back  stage  and  breaks  into  an  im- 
personation of  his  famous  "strut-away" 
dance  and  is  led  off  mumbling  £'ha  cha 
cha,"  or  "goodnight  Mrs.  Kalabash," 
Durante's  prime  following  is  among  the 
sports  set.  Known  as  big  spenders  and 
easy  tippers,  these  loyal  followers  are  the 
cnes  that  brighten  a  night  club  owners' 
heart  and  warm  many  a  cold  cash  box. 

Recently,  he  has  had  to  cut  down  on 
night  club  appearances,  but  he  still  likes 
to  play  the  clubs  owned  by  his  friends 
in  Miami,  Las  Vegas,  Chicago  and  New 
York. 

He  has  only  two  contract  stipulations 
on  these  junkets,  his  boys  are  to  get  into 
da  act,  and,  if  possible,  the  show  opens 
on  a  Thursday.  The  latter  request  stems 
from  a  pet  hunch  that  paid  off  during 
his  Club  Durante  days. 

"Many  people,"  Jackson  told  us,  "ask 
me  if  Durante  really  talks  that  way  or  if 


he  just  coins  the  words  for  his  act.  But 
it's  Jimmy.  He  actually  pronounces 
Minneapolis  as  Meany-an-apples." 

"When  we  were  appearing  at  the  Lon- 
don Palladium  recently,"  Jackson  con- 
tinued, '"a  London  columnist  asked  me 
why  I  didn't  help  Jimmy  correct  these 
mispronunciations,  and  it's  just  as  I 
told  him,  'Look,  if  I  did  that,  me  and 
eight  other  guys  would  be  out  of  work.'"  " 
There's  no  doubt  about  it,  the  public 
prefers  Durante  as  is. 

We  remember  once  asking  Margaret 
Truman  what  it  was  like  working  with 


six-hour  stay.  So  Kirk's  about  to  go  back 
and  see  some  sights.  Hear  Milly  Vitale, 
the  excitingly  beautiful  Italian  gal,  does 
a  bizarre  dance  in  a  bazaar  for  this  pic- 
ture. 

*    *  * 

Julie  Harris,  who  won  the  love  and 
admiration  of  the  creiv  when  she  was 
here  making  "Member  Of  The  Wedding," 
is  coming  back  about  now  in  the  John 
van  Druten  stage  hit,  "I  Am  A  Camera,'' 
and  you  can  bet  everybody  who  worked 
with  her  in  the  picture  will  be  on  hand 
to  see  how  she  looks.  In  "Member,"  her 
hair  was  cut  like  a  tom-boy' s ,  with  mani- 
cure scissors  yet.  In  the  play,  she's  a 


Jimmy. 

"Well,"  she  said,  "his  show  is  the  most 
athletic  in  town.  He  always  has  me  run- 
ning around  from  one  side  of  the  stage 
to  the  other,  but  it's  fun  and  he  never 
makes  one  uncomfortable  or  tries  to  steal 
a  scene." 

As  she  was  telling  us  this,  she  saw 
Jimmy  coming  up  the  aisle,  so  just  as  he 
got  even  with  us,  she  added,  "and  he's 
such  a  gentleman."  Durante  looked 
neither  to  the  right  or  to  the  left,  but 
the  proud  glowr  on  his  face  was  brighter 
than  the  theatre's  footlights. 


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chest  bleached  and  dyed  red  for  "Swords 
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red  beard  too. 

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And  if  you're  wondering  what  Rita 
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next  week  then  you're  just  as  puzzled  as 
anybody  else.  The  answer  is — she  prob- 
ably doesn't  know  herself  so  how  should 
anybody  else  .  .  . 


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Bob  Hope  had  exciting  caller  in' shapely  person  of  Jane  Russell  who  dropped  by  his  Paramount 
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To  Treasure  And  To  Give 

Continued  from  page  51 


YOUR  one  and  only  complexion  is  in 
for  what  may  well  be  one  of  the  most 
important  experiences  of  its  life  when 
you  indulge  in  your  first  Noxzema  cream- 
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to  take  care  of  the  skins  of  people  ivho 
/tare  no  time  for  complicated  sessions 
with  bottles  and  jars,  either  at  home  or 
in  a  beauty  salon.  It  answers  all  the 
basii-  problems  of  beauty  care  so  simply 
and  so  logically,  in  fact,  that  it's  hard  to 
understand  why  no  one  had  the  wit  to 
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WHILE  we're  on  the  subject  of  basic 
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minded of  the  difference  in  a  girl's  ap- 
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strong  statement,  but  if  you  stop  a  mo- 
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know  a  number  of  people  who  could  be 
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you  can  get  everywhere  ( except,  perhaps, 
at  newsstands)  and  almost  any  one  above 
the  age  of  three  can  use  it  herself  with 
rewarding  results.  Being  a  product  of 
this  modern  era  of  miracles,  it's  not  sur- 
prising to  find  that  it  has  none  of  the  dif- 
ficulties of  ordinary  shampoos.  You  can 
work  up  a  billowing  lather,  for  instance, 
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either,  for  White  Rain  is  a  lotion  with  a 
built-in  conditioner  to  take  care  of  thai 
problem. 

HA  VING  concentrated  so  hard  on  the 
fundamentals,  it's  fun  to  be  able  to 
introduce  you  to  a  bit  of  glamourous 
glitter  for  a  change.  In  case  you  haven't, 
already  guessed,  we're  referring  to  the 
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law  to  say  you  can't  spend  $2  on  your- 
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with  a  tassel.  Spangled  motifs  add  their 
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Tops  In  Movie  Music 

ANYWHERE  I  Wander,"  from 
"Plans  Christian  Andersen,"  and 
"Casually"  by  Mel  Torme  for  Capitol 
.  .  .  Alan  Dale's  "Toddling  The  Tadalo," 
from  "Somebody  Loves  Me,"  and 
"Laugh!  Clown!  Laugh!"  for  Coral  .  .  . 
Fran  Warren's  "Anywhere  I  Wander," 
from  "Hans  Christian  Andersen,"  and  "I 
Worry  'Bout  You"  for  MGM  .  .  .  "The 
Merry  Widow"  album  by  MGM  .  .  .  The 
"Lovely  To  Look  At"  album,  both  from 
films  of  the  same  name,  by  MGM  .  .  . 
"Ivanhoe"  and  "Plymouth  Adventure," 
both  from  films  of  same  name,  by  Mi- 
klos  Rozsa  for  MGM  .  .  .  Albums  of 
"Everything  I  Have  Is  Yours"  and  "Lil- 
li,"  both  from  films  of  same  name,  by 
Hans  Summer  and  David  Rose  for 
MGM  .  .  . 

Tops  In  Popular  Hits 

BING  CROSBY -Andrews  Sisters  sing- 
ing "South  Rampart  Street  Parade" 
and  "Cool  Water"  for  Decca  .  .  .  Les 
Paul-Mary  Ford,  doing  "Lady  Of  Spain" 
and  "My  Baby's  Coming  Home"  for 
Capitol  .  .  .  Toni  Arden's  "Take  A 
Chance"  and  "Sweet  Forgiveness"  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  Helen  O'Connell-Gisele 
MacKenzie  dueting  "Water  Can't  Quench 
The  Fire  Of  Love"  and  "A  Crazy  Waltz" 
for  Capitol  .  .  .  Perry  Como's  "To  Know 
You"  and  "My  Lady  Loves  To  Dance" 
for  Victor  .  .  .  Johnny  Desmond's  "Nina 
Never  Knew"  and  "Stay  Where  You 
Are"  for  Coral  .  .  .  Hugo  Winterhalter's 
"Blue  Violins"  and  "Fandango"  for  Vic- 
tor .  .  .  "Nickel  And  Dime  Man"  and 
"Sinnin  Again"  by  Dorothy  Loudon  for 
Victor  .  .  .  "Greyhound"  and  "Jump 
Back  Honey"  by  Ella  Mae  Morse  for 
Capitol  .  .  .  Vera  Lynn's  "Yours"  and 
"The  Love  Of  My  Life"  for  London  .  .  . 
Roger  Coleman's  "Give  Me  The  Right" 
and  "Everything  I  Have  Is  Yours"  for 
Decca  .  .  .  "Forget  Me  Not"  and  "Where 
There's  Smoke  There's  Fire"  by  Gogi 
Grant  for  Victor  .  .  .  Billy  Eckstine's  "Be 
Fair"  and  "Come  To  The  Mardi  Gras" 
for  MGM  .  .  .  Art  Mooney's  "Lazy  Riv- 
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About  'Cha"  and  "I  Don't  Know  Why 
I  Just  Do"  by  the  Billy  Williams  Quartet 
for  Mercury  .  .  . 

Grab  Bag 

JIMMY  SAUNDERS'  "Need  Me"  and 
"Cry  My  Heart"  for  Coral  ...  Vic 
Damone's  "Nina  Never  Knew"  and 
"Johnny  With  The  Bandy  Legs"  for 
Mercury  .  .  .  Bill  Kenny's  "Moonlight 
Mystery"  and  "You  Are  Happiness"  for 
Decca  .  .  .  Tommy  Tucker's  "Designed 
For  Dancing"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Jeri  South- 
ern's "Forgive  And  Forget"  and  "The 
Ruby  And  The  Pearl"  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Guy  Mitchell-Mindy  Carson's  "That's 
A-Way"  and  "Train  Of  Love"  for  Co- 
lumbia .  .  .  BERT  BROWN 

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Why  Frankie  and  Ava  Really  Fight  By  Michael  Sheridan   20 

It's  more  than  petty  quarrels  that  keeps  them  from  marital  bliss 

Report  On  A  Redhead  By  Tom  Carlson   22 

Rhonda  Fleming's  career  zoomed  when  she  blended  acting  with  allure 

Cable  Wants  To  Marry  Again  By  Denny  Shane   26 

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what  Hollywood  itself  is  talking  about! 


(CONTINUED) 


Joan  Crawford,  daughter  Christina,  son 
Christopher  at  the  Ambassador  for  dinner. 


Dating  event  that  had  Hollywood's 
mouths  wagging  like  mad  —  Barbara 
Stanwyck  and  the  handsome  young  Bob 
Wagner.  Seems  kind  of  a  shame  that  a 
couple  of  people  can't  even  enjoy  each 
other's  company  without  everyone  taking 
it  up  and  trying  to  make  a  romance  out 
of  it,  which  this  isn't. 

Good  news  for  the  people  who  are 
addicted  to  television  —  the  beautiful 
Maureen  O'Sullivan  who  used  to  be  a 
big,  big  movie  star  before  she  started 
raising  a  family  of  seven  children,  is 
cracking  the  TV  screens  in  a  series  called 
"Duffy  Of  San  Quentin."  Real  good  to 
hear. 

#     *  * 

That  big,  good-looking  guy,  Rock  Hud- 
son, walked  right  into  a  new  picture  at 
TJ-I  on  his  return  from  Europe.  Scott 
Brady  kinda  kicked  up  his  heels  about 
playing  second  fiddle  to  Farley  Granger 
in  "The  Golden  Blade,"  so  U-I,  with  that 
"you  can  be  replaced  look  in  their  eye," 
put  Rock  to  work  pronto.  And  Scott 
doesn't  live  at  TJ-I  anymore. 

This  seems   a  little  improbable — but 


The  David  Waynes,  who  usually  shun 
night  life,  enjoy  gay  party  at  Romanoff's. 


movies  are  that  way.  For  a  spell  in  "The 
Flame  Of  Calcutta"  that  French  fireball, 
Denise  Darcel,  is  going  to  be  dressed  as  a 
boy.  Don't  know  how  they  plan  to  iron 
out  her  curves — with  a  steam  roller 
maybe? 

*  *  * 

After  a  long  time  in  France,  where  she 
got  married  and  had  a  child,  Deanna  Dur- 
bin's  returned  to  Hollywood  and  talk  is 
that  if  she  can  trim  down  a  little  bit 
she'll  go  back  into  pictures.  Her  old  pal 
and  the  man  who  made  her  biggest  hits, 
Joe  Pasternak,  is  definitely  interested  in 
re-launching  the  gal. 

*  *  * 

Lot  of  new  discoveries  being  brought 
into  the  spotlight  here— the  most  sensa- 
tional one  in  a  long  time  is  the  very 
pretty  young  gal,  Joanne  Gilbert,  who 
made  her  first  professional  appearance  at 
Charlie  Morrison's  night  club,  Mocambo. 
She's  youthful,  sexy,  and  terrifically  ac- 
complished. Headed  right  for  a  Las  Vegas 
engagement  after,  with  a  small  amount 
of  spending  money  ($2,000  per  week)  as 
salary.  You'll  be  seeing  her  in  movies 
too — Paramount  is  the  lucky  studio. 
(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  71) 


Diana  Lynn  and  hubby  John  Lindsay  are 
startled  by  autograph  seeker  at  premiere. 


Anne  Francis  listens  attentively  to  Peter 
Lawford  at  Warner  Bros.'  studio  party. 


High  steppers  Bob  Hope,  Bing  Crosby 
get  shipwrecked  in  the  "Road  To  Bali." 


ceives  acclaim  but  no  coinage  for  his 
music.  Just  before  his  decision  to  leave 
the  service,  he  meets  a  young  marine, 
Robert  Wagner,  whose  conniving  ways 
thrusts  his  playing  of  the  Sousa-phone 
(tuba)  on  the  non-willing  maestro.  Sousa 
agrees  with  his  wife,  Ruth  Hussey,  in 
liking  Wagner  and  finally  admits  his 
tuba  playing  would  be  a  good  addition 
to  the  band.  When  he  leaves  the  Corps, 
he  asks  that  the  young  Marine  be  allowed 
to  go  with  him.  Sousa  organizes  his  now 
famous  band  and  decides  to  tour  the 
country  with  it.  Debra  Paget,  a  bur- 
lesque performer  and  Bob's  secret  wife, 
joins  the  band  as  a  singer.  Debra  intro- 
duces the  two-step  and  then  in  a  full 
production  number  sings  to  Sousa's 
'Springtime  In  New  York."  She's  a  big  hit. 
The  Spanish -American  War  interrupts 
the  tour.  But  the  finale  finds  the  maestro 
bringing  wounded  Wagner  back  to  the 
band  and  introducing  his  best  known 
work,  "Stars  And  Stripes  Forever."  It  is  a 
fine  Technicolor  movie  with  excellent 
performances  turned  in  by  the  entire  cast. 


Clifton  Webb  is  awed  by  soubrette  Debra 
Paget  in  "Stars  And  Stripes  Forever." 


"When  you're  in  love 
you're  nine  feet  tall... 


You'll  hear  this  lilting  song  sung  in 
Samuel  Goldwyn's  new  musical  won- 
derfilm,  and  suddenly — you'll  feel 
nine  feet  tall!  For  that's  what  this 
enchanting  story,  this  love  story, 
this  tender  story  does  to  you  —  as 
no  other  film  has  ever  done  before. 
For  into  his  multi-million  dollar 
musical  production  "Hans  Christian 
Andersen",  Samuel  Goldwyn  has 
poured  all  the  emotions  of  which  the 
human  heart  is  capable  and,  as  each 
comes  into  full  play, 
you'll  feel  yourself 
glow,  grow — till  you 
seem  nine  feet  tall! 


SAMUEL  GOLDWYN 


PRESENTS 


Hans 

Christian 
Andersen 


starring 


one/ 


introducing 


FARLEY  GRANGER  •  JEANMAIRE 

Directed  by  CHARLES  VI DOR  •  Screeenplay  by  MOSS  HART 
Words  and  Music  by  FRANK  LOESSER 
Choreography  by  ROLAND  PETIT 
Distributed  by  RKO  RADIO  PICTURES.  INC. 

color  by  Technicolor 


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He  Leves  te  Held 

Seft  and  Attractive ! 


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Snug  fingers,  non- 
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palms  handle  wet 
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Made  of  long- 
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Pretty  hands  are  popular  hands — on  dates, 
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slipping  on  a  pair  of  Ebonettes  gloves  for 
those  beauty-robbing  household  tasks. 
Ebonettes  fit  so  comfortably,  you  forget  you're 
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detergents,  too.  Look  for  satin  black  Ebonettes 
at  your  favorite  variety  store. 


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current  films 


CONTINUED 


Tyrone  Power  falls  for  Southern  belle 
Piper  Laurie  in  "Mississippi  Gambler." 


Mississippi  Gambler 

Moonlight    and    Magnolias — Universal- 
International 

A  riverboat  bathed  in  moonlight,  a  spir- 
*^  ited  and  rebellious  Southern  belle, 
a  poker  table,  and  beautiful  costumes 
mark  this  Tyrone  Power-Piper  Laurie 
Technicolor  starrer  as  a  visual  treat. 
Power,  as  Mark  Fallon,  an  1850  ad- 
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also  on  the  boat.  Power,  dealing  cards 
and  chewing  a  cigar,  takes  one  look  at 
Piper  and  it's  not  just  his  cigar  that 
starts  smoking.  When  Baer  steals  his 
sister's  heirloom  necklace  to  pay  a  gam- 
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believes  her  brother  was  the  victim  of  the 
scheming  gambler.  Although  Fallon  gains 
the  favor  of  their  father,  he  is  an  out- 
cast of  their  society  set.  During  a  show- 
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afraid  of  life  because  her  mother  died 
giving  birth  to  her.  She  retaliates  by 
marrying  banker  George  Elwood  (Ron 
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defending  Fallon's  name,  her  brother, 
jealous  that  Julia  Adams  will  not  marry 
him,  holds  Fallon  guilty  and  is  killed  in 
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bank's  money.  Piper  is  left  alone  with  a 
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The  Wind"  type  mansion.  She  sees  the 
romantic  light  and  rushes  to  the  river 
packet  to  confess  her  love  to  Fallon  who 
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Road  To  Bali 

Bali  Laughs — Paramount 

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Jealousy  rears  its  ugly  head  when  Leslie  Caron  finds  Jean  Pierre  Aumont,  whom 
she  loves,  attentive  to  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor  in  "Lili."  Leslie's  unaware  they're  married. 


Eleanor  Parker  doesn't  hear  a  word  from 
him  until  after  the  birth  of  their  second 
child,  then,  she  decides  to  join  him  at 
Wendover  Field,  Utah.  Once  there,  she 
learns  the  wives  have  been  allowed  to 
stay  at  the  Field  with  their  husbands, 
and  begins  to  worry  anew  over  Taylor's 
strange  actions.  He  is  the  butt  of  most  of 
the  sarcastic  remarks — the  men  figure  if 
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tory in  the  making.  Mrs.  Tibbets  hears 
of  her  husband's  courageous  project  over 
the  radio  and  all  misunderstandings  are 
washed  away  with  her  pride  in  his  world - 
shaking  assignment. 

Lili 

Young  Love — MGM 

\AAhimsy  and  a  Gallic  charm  prevail  in 
this  Edwin  Knopf  production  of  a 
little  orphan  named  Lili  (Leslie  Caron), 
who  falls  in  love  with  a  magician  (Jean 
Pierre  Aumont)  and  joins  a  carnival  to 
be  near  him.  She  wins  a  job  with 
puppeteers  Mel  Ferrer  and  Kurt  Kasznar. 
Ferrer,  a  former  dancer  wounded  in 
the  war,  holds  a  resentment  against  life 
in  general  and  Aumont  in  particular,  for 
he  knows  him  as  a  devil-may-care 
charmer  whose  only  heartbeat  is  for  his 
assistant,  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor.  When  he  vain- 
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advice  and  their  association  is  pretty 
much  limited  to  working  hours  with  the 
puppets.  The  latter  provide  an  unusual 
and  effective  touch  in  the  Technicolor 
love  story,  as  the  little  orphan  seems  to 
(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  68) 


Charles  Boyer  and  Corinne  Calvet  in 
action-packed  "Thunder  In  The  East." 


Ex-wife  Audrey  Totter  fouls  up  life 
for  Richard  Widmark  in  "My  Pal  Gus." 


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Acting  bug  seems  to  have  gotten  hold  of  Leo  Durocher,  with  wife  Laraine  Surprise  of  the  month  was  pulled  by  Jane  Wyman 
Day  on  recent  telecast.  Leo's  seriously  considering  doing  picture  work.         who  wed  Fred  Karger  after  six  weeks'  courtship. 


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BY  MICHAEL  SHERIDAN 


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It's  more  than  petty  quarrels  and  temperament  that  keeps  them  from  marital  bliss 


Never,  in  all  of  Hollywood's  long,  exciting,  and  often 
turbulent  history,  has  any  movie  marriage  made 
newspaper  headlines  as  consistently  and  unfortunately  as 
the  bhssful-cum-hectic-cum-ideal-cum-explosive  Ava 
Gardner  and  Frank  Sinatra  menage. 

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its  temperamental  protagonists. 

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her  professional  career  in  MGM's  "Mogambo,"  in  the 
heart  of  Africa,  and  with  Frankie  finding  time  hanging 
heavily  on  his  hands,  and  forced  to  nurse  a  greatly- 
impaired  pocketbook  by  fulfilling  whatever  engagements 
he  can  pick  up  abroad,  the  Gardner-Sinatra  union  faces 
its  supreme  test. 

It  is  no  secret  that  Frankie  put  up  a  bitter  fight 
against  Ava  going  away  so  far  from  home,  and  for  such 
a  long  period  of  time.  The  trip,  plus  commitments  other 
than  the  "Mogambo"  stint,  may  take  as  long  as  eighteen 
months.  A  lot  can  happen  in  that  time — a  lot  that  might 
not  be  too  good  for  either  party. 

What  Hollywood  is  wondering,  then,  is  whether  Ava 
and  Frankie,  who  finally  left  together,  in  a  fine  display 
of  fireworks,  will  return  together — with  or  without 
more  explosive  sound  effects.  What  everyone  wonders 
is:  how  long  can  these  verbal  and  physical  histrionics 
go  on.   If  their  quarrels  continue  so  far  away  from 


Frankie  and  Ava  fought  furiously  even  before  their  stormy 
wedding  and  so  became  a  target  of  criticism  and  pessimism. 


home,  the  future  looks  mighty  unpromising  for  Holly- 
wood's most  unpredictable  and  most  publicized  mar- 
riage since  movies  began. 

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"Mogambo"  to  Hollywood's  "Mocambo,"  and  both  par- 
ties may  find  it  hard  to  take  the  absence  of  friends  to 
keep  the  alliance  going — through  their  good  counsel, 
understanding,  devotion.  It  is  doubtful,  too,  that  Clark 
Gable,  the  other  star  of  MGM's  African  epic  and  Ava's 
closest  friend  on  the  location  trip,  will  care  to  act  as 
referee  to  any  of  their  free-for-alls.  Mr.  Gable  is  noted 
as  a  gentleman  that  stays  out  of  fights,  and  he  has  had 
his  own  experience  of  weddings  that  don't  hit  it  off 
at  the  start. 

It  is  a  sad  commentary  on  Holly-   (continued  on  pace  52) 


BY  TOM  CARLSON 


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Luscious  Rhonda  Fleming's  career  zoomed 
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happy.  It  was  here,  luckily,  that  Agent  Henry  Willson 
came  into  Ronnie's  life.  Yes,  he  agreed,  she  was  beauti- 
ful enough  to  make  any  audience  happy,  but,  he  added, 
she'd  make  them  deliriously  happy  if  she'd  concentrate 
on  acting  and  let  her  beauty  take  care  of  itself.  That 
meant  hard  work,  endless  hours  of  study  and  rehearsing. 
Willson  insisted  on  vocal  and  dancing  lessons,  too,  de- 
claring Hollywood  was  overloaded  with  untalented 
beauties,  all  of  whom  faded  fast.  Rhonda  did  as  advised. 
Today,  she's  a  star.  Now  Rhonda  is  studying  more  in- 
tensely than  ever,  doing  all  she  possibly  can  to  help  her 
win  fame  as  an  actress,  rather  than  as  a  ravishing  beauty. 


Agent  Henry  Willson,  who  guided  her  career  so  wisely,  with 
Rhonda  at  dinner  party.  She's  currently  in  "Tropic  Zone." 


Rhonda  and  new  husband,  Dr.  Lewis  Morrill,  sign  the  guest 
book  for  King  Kennedy  at  Seafare  Lodge  in  Laguna  Beach. 


tv-land  feature 


THRILLER 

from 

Overseas 


Trans-ocean  operation  is 
required  to  bring 
exciting  "Foreign  Intrigue"  to 
American  televiewers 


Among  the  most  popular  TV  shows  in  the 
i  United  States  is  "Foreign  Intrigue,"  the 
unique,  suspense-packed  series  that's  now  in 
its  second  year.  What  makes  this  half-hour 
weekly  program  so  different  is  that  it  is 
filmed  in  Europe,  then  rushed  here  by  plane 
to  be  shown  to  American  televiewers  only. 
Because  European  backgrounds  are  essential 
to  the  plot  of  the  series,  writer-producer-di- 
rector Sheldon  Reynolds,  a  stickler  for  real- 
ism, took  his  stars,  Jerome  Thor  and  Sydna 
Scott,  to  Sweden.  From  there,  he,  the  stars,  a 
bilingual  Swedish  cast  and  crew  go  on  loca- 
tion each  week  to  whatever  city  the  action  in 
the  script  calls  for.  So  not  only  do  American 
TV  audiences  get  a  dramatic  story,  they  also 
have  the  added  thrill  of  seeing  Europe  while 
sitting  in  their  own  living  rooms.  No  wonder 
this  scenic  thriller  has  become  so  popular! 
This  year  Sheldon  Reynolds  moved  his  base  of 
operations  to  Paris  where  he  now  uses  a 
French  cast  and  crew  to  give  the  films  new 
dash  and  flavor.  When  the  producer  first 
conceived  unusual  idea  of  filming  his  TV 
show  in  its  actual  locale  he  was  scoffed 
at  by  associates  in  the  television  field, 
but  time  has  proven  how  right  he  was. 
He's  already  had  several  Hollywood  offers. 


Setting  the  stage  for  filming  one  of  the  "Foreign  Intrigue"  shows. 
Shooting  for  this  particular  scene  took  place  in  southern  Germany. 


! 


In  New  York,  television  technicians  examine  film  on  a  large  screen 
before  it's  telecast.  That's  star  Jerome  Thor  kneeling  over  body. 


1  Thirty  prints  are  immediately  serviced  to  the  various  television 
* .  stations  in  the  United  States  using  "Foreign  Intrigue"  as  a  feature. 


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"I'm  not  too  old  or  too  grey 

or  too  set  in  my  ways  to  soy  yes  to 

marriage  a  fifth  time," 

says  Clark,  who's  the  marrying  kind 

BY  DENNY  SHANE 


w, 


London 


henever  I  mention  that  I  spent  some  time  in 
Europe  with  Clark  Gable,  ears  perk  up  and  I'm  bom- 
barded with  questions  about  him. 

"How  does  he  feel  about  Sylvia  Ashley?" 
"Is  he  in  love  with  Gene  Tierney,  as  some  of  the 
columnists  hint?" 

"Is  he  still  grieving  over  Carole  Lombard  ?" 

"How  does  he  look  now?" 

"Do  you  think  he'll  ever  marry  again?" 

Gable,  who  has  a  reputation  for  a  closed  mouth,  has 
plenty  to  say  when  he  feels  in  the  mood  to  confide.  Of 
marriage,  he  admits  with  unexpected  enthusiasm,  "Of 
course,  I'd  marry  again  if  I  knew  the  right  girl!  That 
is,  if  she'd  say  yes. 

"I'm  not  too  old  or  too  grey — or  too  set  in  my  ways 
to  say  yes  to  marriage  a  fifth  time,"  Clark  declared 
firmly. 

"Just  don't  ask  me  for  advice  on  staying  married,"  he 
grinned  wryly.  "I  wouldn't  know  the  secret.  I  must 
have  learned  something  about  marriage  since  I  went 
into  it  the  first  time — that  was  in  1924 — but  I  couldn't 
tell  you  just  what,"  he  admitted. 

One  thing  about  Clark  Gable  is  clear.  He  is  definitely 
the  marrying  kind.  He  has  invariably  proposed  to  the 
women  with  whom  he  really  fell  in  love,  and  married 
them 

Twenty-eight  years  ago  he  found  himself  in  love  with 
a  woman  years  older  than  he.  Her  knowledge  and  her 
adult  strength  and  charm  had  great  appeal  for  the 
young,  unpolished  Gable.  They  married — and  even- 
tually parted  without  rancor  or  bitterness  on  either  side. 
I've  met  and  talked  with  the  former  first  Mrs.  Gable, 
Josephine  Dillon.  Her  words  about  him  were  only  the 
kindest. 

Once  again  Clark  Gable  married  an  older  and  very 
charming  woman,  socially-prominent  Rhea  Gable.  Theirs 
was  a  marriage  that  again  followed  in  Clark's  pattern  of 
looking  to  people  who  knew  more  than  he  did.  That's 
how  one  grows.  He  learned  ( and  contributed)  a  great 
deal.  His  first  two  marriages  can-   (continued  on  pace  58) 


"Sure,  I've  been  unhappy,"  says  Clark.  "After  marriage  has 
failed,  for  example.  But  you  can't  go  on  being  miserable." 


Of  his  marriage  to  Sylvia  Ashley,  Clark  confides,  "That  was 
unfortunate.  The  faults  weren't  all  on  one  side,  you  know." 


In  London  with  co-star  Gene  Tierney  during  the  making  of 
"Never  Let  Me  Go."  Their  rumored  romance  proved  untrue. 


Lunching  with  Suzanne  Dadolle,  one  of  the  French  girls  he's 
dated.  He's  now  in  Africa  with  Ava  Gardner  for  "Mogambo." 


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Gloria  is  starred 
with  Vittorio  Gassman, 
Shelley  Winters' 
husband,  in 

"The  Glass  Wall,"  vivid 
thriller  which  gets 
its  name  from 
great  glass  building 
housing  UN  in  N.  Y. 


FOR  GLORIA 


In  'The  Glass  Wall,"  the  sultry  Miss  Grahame  has 
a  terrifying  evening  helping  a  stowaway  escape 


"Everyone  who  hits  the  Hollywood  jackpot 
goes  through  a  series  of  phases . . .  Ray's  indulged 
his,  but  most  of  it's  out  of  his  system" 

BY  MRS.  RAY  MILLAND 


■  his  is  the  story  I  never  thought  I'd  write! 

May  I  hastily  add,  as  a  non-professional  wife,  my  rea- 
sons are  purely  personal  and  my  particular  point  of 
view  only  concerns  me.  Fortunately,  my  husband,  Ray 
Milland,  subscribes  to  this  same  theory,  so  the  credit  side 
of  our  marital  ledger  balances  beautifully. 

It  just  so  happens  that  seeing  my  name  and  face  in 
print  holds  no  fatal  fascination  for  me.  Ray  (I  always 
call  him  Jack,  which  is  the  name  he  assumed  because 
he  hated  his  given  name  of  Reginald)  is  the  celebrity  in 
the  family  and  within  the  realm  of  reason  I  prefer  to  re- 
main out  of  the  spotlight  Running  a  home,  being  a  wife 
and  mother  of  two  growing  children  is  the  role  I  play 
best — I  believe.  Loving  our  home  as  we  all  do,  it's  a 
full  time  job. 

As  fate  would  have  it,  however,  the  request  for  this 
story  came  m  from  SCREENLAND  in  the  midst  of 
musings  that  were  quite  nostalgic.  So  I  was  moved  to 
make  this  exception. 

It  was  our  21st  anniversary,  last  September  30th  to  be 
exact,  which  happened  to  fall  on  the  same  date  set  for 
the  preview  of  "The  Thief."  Now  through  the  years  it's 
been  heartwarming  to  observe  Ray  mellowing,  maturing 
and  becoming  the  complete  adult  he  is  today.  But  I  still 
wasn't  prepared  for  the  shock  when  he  announced  that 
he  wanted  to  go  to  a  preview  of  his  own  picture! 

Naturally,  it  meant  a  great  deal  to  him,  but  others  have 
too.  During  the  20  years  he's  been  an  actor  I've  been  the 
guinea  pig  at  previews  while  he  remained  home  pacing 
the  floor  as  he  waited  for  the  verdict.  That  he's  learned 
at  long  last  to  disassociate  himself,  is  just  one  of  many 
indications  that  he's  learned  how  to  live  and  is  a  much 
happier  person  as  a  result. 


Ray's  previews,  his  fan  mail,  the  general  reception 
given  "The  Thief,"  more  than  qualifies  my  pardonable 
pride  in  his  performance.  Of  course,  "Lost  Weekend," 
"The  Clock"  and  "Rhubarb"  are  also  my  favorites  amongst 
his  many  pictures.  Driving  home  from  the  preview  of 
"The  Thief,"  Ray  was  silent  as  he  always  is  when  some- 
thing deep  within  him  yearns  to  be  expressed. 

The  experiment  of  making  a  picture  without  dialogue 
was  a  success  and  he  was  grateful.  It  wasn't  the  right 
time  but  I  wish  I  could  have  reminded  him  of  an  incident 
that  should  be  very  appropriate  for  this  story. 

Ray  has  always  been  a  worrier  and  even  though  he 
began  at  the  bottom  in  pictures,  we  have  never  actually 
been  poor.  We  ate  regularly,  we  paid  our  rent,  but  we've 
always  lived  within  our  means.  Still  Ray  believed  that 
every  day  was  the  last  day.  When  he  first  signed  with 
Paramount,  a  big  insurance  broker  friend  of  the  family 
came  to  see  us. 


I  ou  are  young  and  just  beginning,"  he  said  to  Ray, 
"Take  out  a  good  annuity  and  twenty  years  from  now 
you'll  be  able  to  retire." 

My  husband  was  speechless.  Twenty  years!  He  finally 
managed  to  say  that  he'd  be  lucky  if  he  lasted  five,  he 
didn't  know  anything  about  acting,  he  was  getting  by  on 
borrowed  time,  and  he  wouldn't  dream  of  doing  it!  He 
couldn't  have  been  more  sincere  and,  silly  as  this  may 
sound,  it's  just  recently  that  he's  begun  to  believe  he  has 
a  permanent  place  in  pictures! 

Previous  to  making  "The  Thief,"  there  was  a  time  lapse 
of  ten  months  when  Ray  didn't   (continued  on  pace  61) 


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LIFE  OF  A 


Allyn  McLerie  as 

she  appears  in  her  role 

of  fiery  Azuri 

in  "The  Desert  Song." 


What 

TE 


"Arlene's  a  wonderful  girl,"  says  Lex,  "but  she  wasn't  ready  to  settle  down.  I  still  think  two  careers  can  work  fine." 


Arlene  at  party  for  Indian  producer,  B.  N.  Sircar.  The  parties — to  meet  Lex  with  Phyllis  Kirk  between  scenes  of 
important  people — that  kept  Arlene  away  from  home  caused  arguments.       "Raiders  Of  The  Southwest,"  his  latest. 


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BY  MAY  MANN  BAER 


NO  WONDER 


GAVE  UP! 


The  first  year  is  always  difficult  but  for  two  busy 
people  like  Arlene  Dahl  and  Lex  Barker  there  wasn't  enough  time  for  a  life  together 


kFTER  three  weeks  of  trying,  I  finally  reached  Lex  Barker 
on  the  telephone.  "Where  in  the  world  have  you  been?" 
I  asked.  "I've  been  dialing  your  telephone  ever  since  I  saw  you 
at  the  Marion  Davies  party  and  told  you  I  wanted  a 
nice,  long  interview!" 

"I  went  out  of  town  and  I  just  returned  today,"  Lex 
replied.  Then,  "Yes,  I'll  drop  over." 

It  wasn't  until  an  hour  later  when  the  afternoon  paper 
arrived  and  I  saw  Lex's  and  Arlene  Dahl's  pictures  on  the  front 
page — they  had  been  divorced  that -very  morning — 
that  I  felt  quite  embarrassed. 

"I  didn't  know,"  I  apologized  to  Lex  when  he  arrived  a 
little  after  six.   "I'm  sorry — but  you  know  my  job  is  being  a 
reporter.   And  you're  probably  in  no  mood  to  talk. 
Then,  with  a  sigh,  I  added  hopefully,  "Or  will  you,  now  that 
you  are  a  brand  new  bachelor?   And  besides,  what's 
this  about  you  and  Lana  Turner?" 

"I  don't  like  being  a  bachelor.  I  never  wanted  to  become  a 
bachelor,"  Lex  replied  with  -an  uncontrollable  shudder. 
"I  didn't  want  a  divorce.   I  still  don't.   I  didn't  see  any  reason 
for  it.  But — if  the  one  you  are  married  to  wants  her 
freedom,  then  there's  nothing  to  do  but  give  it  to  her. 

"Arlene's  a  wonderful  girl.    I  wouldn't  say  anything  to 
hurt  her  in  any  way.  She  just  wasn't  ready  to  get  married  and 
settle  down,"  he  said.   "I  still  believe  that  two  careers 
can  work  fine — but  a  girl  has  to  take  time  to  make  a 
home  for  a  guy.  And  she  has  to  let  him  be  the  breadwinner 
or,  at  least,  think  he  is.   A  man's  pride  can't  let  him  be 
happy  unless  he  is  the  man  and  is  assuming  the  full 
responsibilities  for  his  wife.    It's  tough  when  a 
girl  makes  equally  as  much  money.   It  creates  problems. 

"When  Arlene  and  I  discussed  her  work  before  we  were 
married,  I  agreed  that  certainly  she  should   (continued  on  pace  64> 


Arlene  as  she  is  in  "Desert  Legion."  Her 
zooming  career  absorbs  most  of  her  time. 


BY  JACK  HOLLAND 


Danny  Thomas  fell  under  the  Lee 
spell  and  helped  her  all  he  could. 


Peggy  and  Danny  having  fun  during 
shooting  lull  on  "The  Jazz  Singer." 


With  James  Brown.  Other  vocalists 
have  tried  but  can't  imitate  Peggy. 


You  don't  have  to  be  slinky  and  smouldering  to  intrigue  men 


while  back  Warners  was  getting  ready  to  make 
a  picture  called  "The  Jazz  Singer."  The  star  was  to  be 
Danny  Thomas.  But  there  was  one  problem:  who  was 
going  to  play  opposite  Danny? 

The  usual  tests  began.  About  nineteen  top-flight  ac- 
tresses were  being  considered  for  the  role.  And  then  one 
evening  Director  Michael  Curtiz  decided  to  go  night- 
clubbing.  He  stopped  off  at  Ciro's  where  a  blonde  charmer 
by  the  name  of  Peggy  Lee  was  singing.  The  more  Curtiz 
listened  to  her  the  more  intrigued  he  became.  Soon  he 
was  under  the  spell  that  Peggy  Lee  weaves  over  her 
audience — a  sort  of  quiet  but  hypnotic  sex  appeal.  Here 
was  a  lady  who  sang  not  with  just  a  voice  but  with  a 
body  that  cut  loose  in  all  kinds  of  subtle  movements. 
And  here  was  also  a  lady  whose  face  became  radiantly 
beautiful  as  she  sang. 

Curtiz  turned  to  a  friend  and  said,  "If  she  can  act  as 
well  as  she  sings,  maybe  we  have  something,  maybe." 

To  see  if  he  had  something,  he  sent  for  Peggy.  In  a 
rare  move,  she  was  given  a  two-reel  test  in  which  she 
answered  questions  about  herself,  then  sang  a  couple  of 


numbers,  and  was,  for  a  finish,  thrown  a  dramatic  scene 
to  do — cold.  The  test  was  so  good  they  almost  considered 
sending  it  out  as  a  short. 

When  it  was  over,  Peggy  was  given  the  part — her  first 
important  role  in  a  motion  picture.  Her  one  other  film 
stint  had  been  in  a  guest  spot  with  Bing  Crosby  in  "Mr. 
Music"  which,  of  course,  did  nothing  for  her  cinematically. 


already  you  hear  reports  that  Peggy  Lee  is  a  new 
star.  Well,  this  is  possibly  true  as  far  as  pictures  are  con- 
cerned because  her  work  in  "The  Jazz  Singer"  is  rumored 
as  terrific.  But  before  hysteria  grips  the  countryside,  it's 
wise  to  remember  that  Peggy  has  been  a  star  for  about 
ten  years — on  radio,  recordings,  composing,  and  in  the 
last  couple  of  years,  television. 

Peggy's  fame  lies  not  only  in  her  voice.  She  has  writ- 
ten several  hit  tunes,  among  them  "Manana"  and  the  new 
"Sans  Souci"  which  she  worked  on    (continued  on  pace  62) 


Delivering  a  song  in  her  inimitable  style  in  "The  Jazz  Singer." 


I  GUESS  I'M  NOT  THE  TYPE 

Ann  Blyth  is  of  the  age  when  most  young  stars 
invariably  get  married,  but  she's  never  been  one  to  do  as  others  do 

BY  JON  BRUCE 


Not  long  ago  Ann  Blyth  was  asked,  "Do  you  expect  to 
get  married?" 
She  did  a  quick  double-take,  a  subtle  smile  crossed  her 
lovely  face,  and  she  said  with  real  conviction,  "Certainly. 
But  not  just  this  minute." 

She  was  then  asked  if  there  were  any  immediate  pros- 
pects. She  hesitated  for  a  moment  and  finally  replied, 
"Not  immediate.  But  don't  worry — when  the  day  comes 
that  there  is  a  ring  on  my  finger  I'll  want  the  world  to 
know.  Marriage  is  too  great  a  thing  to  be  kept  secret,  to 
be  coy  about. 

Somehow  people  have  the  idea  that  Ann  has  never  ex- 
perienced any  real  romance.  She's  been  rumored  going 


Charles  FitzSimons,  a  brother  of  Maureen  O'Hara,  has  been  one 
of  her  favorite  companions.  Ann  averages  two  dates  a  week. 


with  this,  that,  and  the  other  fellow.  A  couple  of  times 
she  was  erroneously  reported  as  engaged.  Most  of  such 
items  were  products  of  the  gossip  factory. 

"When  I  was  eighteen,"  Ann  reminisced,  "I  was  sure 
I  was  in  love — that  it  was  the  real  thing.  But  then,  gradu- 
ally, I  began  to  see  it  wasn't.  Maybe  the  fact  that  I  was 
eighteen  had  something  to  do  with  my  final  decision.  I 
discovered  eighteen  wasn't  exactly  the  age  of  reason. 

"Ever  since  then  I  have  thought  about  marriage  a  good 
deal.  Because  I've  regarded  it  so  seriously,  I  am  glad  I 
have  waited.  I  learned  from  that  one  experience  that  I 
would  never  jump  into  marriage  until  I  knew  I  was  in 

love.  (CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  66 


"Dick  Clayton  and  I  often  go  to  premieres.  Then  instead  of 
going  to  a  night  club,  we  feast  on  hamburgers  at  a  drive-in." 


"I've  no  idea  that  a  marriage  will  be  always  idyllic' 


Esther  Williams  holds  the  attention  of  Director  Mervyn  Le 
Roy,  Ken  McEldowney  and  Nargis,  star  from  distant  India. 


David  Abraham,  Surya  Kumari,  singing  star  of  India,  and 
Minoo  Katrak,  sound  man,  being  welcomed  by  Virginia  Mayo. 


Piper  Laurie  and  escort  Dick  Anderson  at  exotic  gathering. 
The  dinner  climaxed  a  grand  tour  of  the  Hollywood  studios. 


David  Abraham,  character  actor  from  India,  seems  more  in- 
terested in  camera  than  in  table  companion  Loretta  Young. 


Tyrone  Power,  Mrs.  Gabriel  Pascal  and  Charles  Brackett  dis- 
cuss the  visitors  from  India  at  the  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  dinner. 


Steve  Cochran  greets  Indian  Producer  B.  N.  Sircar.  Having 
Hollywood  stars  appear  in  films  in  India  is  plan  for  future. 


<M 


Delegation  from  motion  picture  industry  of  India  is  given  elaborate  Hollywood  welcome 


To  help  further  the  progress  of  motion  pictures  in 
India,  a  delegation  representing  all  branches  of  the 
industry  recently  arrived  in  Hollywood  to  study  Ameri- 
can methods  of  production.  Hie  Motion  Picture  Associa- 
tion acted  as  host  conducting  thorough  tours  of  all  the 
studios,  business  offices,  theatres,  and  showing  all  else 
that  had  to  do  with  the  making  and  showing  of  Ameri- 
can-made movies.  No  questions  were  left  unanswered. 
The  stars  of  India,  of  course,  were  the  most  interesting 
part  of  the  delegation.  Surprisingly  enough,  most  of  them 
spoke  English.  In  India,  the  motion  picture  industry  is 
making  rapid  strides,  the  output  of  pictures  increasing 
unbelievably.  They  have  had  enormous  help  from  the 
British  studios,  but  felt  a  visit  to  Hollywood,  capital  of 
the  film  world,  was  essential  to  perfecting  their  own 
films.  Dubbed-in  American  movies  have  long  been  pop- 
ular in  India.  "The  River,"  filmed  entirely  in  India,  in 
English,  was  one  of  our  best  received  foreign-made  pic- 
tures of  1952.  The  interchange  of  ideas  will  increase. 


Surya  Kumari  and  Greer  Garson  compare  notes.  Censorship 
in  Indian  films,  although  rigid,  is  quite  contrary  to  our  own. 


Kathryn  Grayson  is  delighted  to  meet  Surya,  who,  in  her  na- 
tive land,  is  billed  in  films  as  the  Kathryn  Grayson  of  India. 


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Hats  o-PP  to 


kk 


SOMBRERO 


Filmed  amidst  the  color  and  gaiety  of  Mexico,  MGM's 
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Mexican  village.  This  MGM  musical 
romance  was  filmed  near  picturesque 
Cuernavaca,  is  in  Technicolor  and 
boasts  an  impressive  cast  of  Pier  An- 
geli,  Vittorio  Gassman,  Ricardo  Mon- 


talban,  Cyd  Charisse,  Yvonne  DeCar- 
lo,  Nina  Foch,  Kurt  Kasznar  and  Jose 
Greco,  famous  Spanish  dancer  making 
his  American  film  debut.  His  numbers 
with  Cyd  Charisse  are  breathtaking. 


Pier  Angeli,  more  beautiful  than  ever,  Ricardo  Montalban  happily  greets  parents 
and  Vittorio  Gassman  study  their  lines.     who  came  to  Cuernavaca  to  visit  him. 


Cyd  Charisse  shows  hubby  Tony  Martin  Yvonne  DeCarlo  and  Vittorio  Gassman,  Scene  over,  Yvonne  dries  herself  off.  She 
arena  used  for  bull  fight  scene  in  film.     await  a  call  to  do  a  swimming  scene.     has  role  of  a  girl  without  family  or  name. 


•<■  Jose  Greco  instructs  Cyd  Charisse  in  the  fine  art  of  handling  a  matador's  cape. 


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wood's  way  of  life,  however,  that — 
often  through  their  own  fault,  but  quite 
often  not — a  typical  movie  marriage 
starts  off  with  several  strikes  against 
it.  Hollywood,  which  likes  to  bet  on 
anything  from  the  ponies  at  Santa  Anita 
to  the  fillies  at  the  yearly  Academy 
Awards,  has  a  weakness  for  making 
"book"  on  the  romances  of  the  town 
.  .  .  from  the  starting  post  that  is  all 
woo  and  coo,  to  the  finishing  line  which 
so  often,  alas,  ends  in  a  lawyer's  office. 

No  marriage  exactly  thrives  when  both 
parties  learn  that  their  union  has  brought 
about  a  parimutuel  to  weigh  its  chances. 
It  is  not  very  encouraging  to  find  that 
wherever  movies  are  being  discussed 
and  made,  half  the  players  are  betting 
the  marriage  won't  succeed  and  the 
other  half  that  it  will  last  just  so  long. 
And  that's  exactly  what  is  happening 
to  Ava  and  Frankie. 

"The  pre-marital  behavior  of  the  stars 
has  much  to  do  with  the  eventual  fail- 
ure that  besets  their  attempts  at  a  happy 
marriage,"  reveals  one  of  Hollywood's 
leading  producers.  "Both  Ava  and 
Frankie  were  responsible,  over  a  long 
period  of  time,  for  incidents  that  were 
bound  to  make  them  the  target  of  crit- 
icism and  pessimism. 

"If  they  had  behaved  merely  as  two 
people  deeply,  sincerely  in  love — and 
had  gone  about  securing  that  love  with 
faith  and  sincerity,  they  would  have 
made  more  allies  than  the  enemies  they 
couldn't  help  collecting.  As  it  was,  they 
attacked  marriage  like  a  bull  entering 
a  china  shop — and  the  damage,  right 
from  the  start,  is  done." 

Let's  take  a  brief  look  at  that  har- 
ried, grotesquely -dramatic  wedding  of 
Ava  and  Frankie  in  West  Germantown, 
Pa.,  where,  in  the  presence  of  sixty-odd 
wedding  guests,  Frankie  suddenly  ex- 
cused himself  and  rushed  out  of  the 
house.  Tearing  past  the  policemen  guard- 
ing each  door  and  encircling  the  police 
prowl  cars  outside,  Frankie  descended 
on  the  six  reporters,  twelve  photograph- 
ers, and  twenty  "fans,"  and  shouted 
hoarsely,  "What  are  you  creeps  doing 
here?" 

Before  anyone  could  say  anything  at 
this  startling  interruption,  Frankie  said, 
"No  pictures,  you  understand.  We've 
got  our  own  photographer.  You'll  all  get 
pictures — and  in  the  meantime  why  don't 
you  all  get  the  hell  out  of  here?" 

One  photographer,  a  little  bolder  than 
the  rest,  said,  "Pipe  down,  Frankie.  We 
know  you.  I'll  get  my  picture,  don't 
worry." 

It  was  then  that  Frank  Sinatra  blew 
his  top.  "I'll  bet  you  $500  you  don't," 
he  flared,  "and  if  you  do,  I'll  knock  you 
flat!"  Only  Frankie  didn't  put  it  in  quite 
such  polite  words,  but  he  had  attained 
his  goal.  The  photographers  got  no  pic- 
tures: just  a  stereotyped  pose,  handed 
out  by  the  Sinatras,  in  which  Ava  smiled 
benignly,  and  Frankie  scowled  fero- 
ciously. 

Small  wonder  that  the  aftermath  to 
the  wedding  was  to  have  so  much  of 


the  same  flavor.  From  Hollywood  came 
tales  of  squabbles,  slamming  doors,  alter- 
cations in  night  clubs,  Ava  retreating  to 
a  friend's  house,  Frankie  sitting  sullenly 
alone,  and  exchanging  surly  monosyl- 
lables with  well-meaning  droppers-in. 

Then  in  October  came  the  worst  news. 
The  Pennsylvania  fireworks  grew  and 
grew  and  grew  until,  in  Palm  Springs, 
the  Gardner-Sinatra  idyll  attained  an 
explosion  of  atomic  proportions.  After 
eleven  months  of  marriage,  it  was  heard 
that  Frankie  had  thrown  Ava  out  of 
her  desert  home.  And  there  was  quite 
a  bit  of  mystery  as  to  how  the  whole 
thing  had  happened. 

Present  were:  the  police;  Lana  Tur- 
ner, actress;  Ben  Cole,  business  man- 
ager of  both  the  feminine  stars.  They 
left  when  Frankie  arrived,  alone.  Later 
Mr.  Cole  returned  to  the  house  and  found 
Ava  and  her  sister,  Bea,  having  a  dis- 
pute about  Sinatra.  The  police,  however, 
were  still  there.  Says  Mr.  Cole,  most 
tactfully,  "I  didn't  stay  around  to  see 
what  it  was  all  about,  or  what  hap- 
pened." 

In  Palm  Springs,  Chief  of  Police 
August  Kettman  said,  "I  was  off  duty 
at  the  time.  I  really  don't  know  any- 
thing about  it.  There  is  nothing  on  rec- 
ord about  any  alleged  disturbances,  and 
the  charge  sheets  at  the  station  are  free 
of  complaints."  In  which  statement,  the 
Chief  of  Police  matched  Mr.  Cole's  tact. 
But  the  incident  had  Palm  Springs  open- 
mouthed  and  Hollywood  typically  agog 
with  anticipation. 

Of  the  incident  proper,  Ava  remarked: 
"1  have  absolutely  nothing  to  say  rela- 
tive to  the  matter." 

It  looked,  to  one  and  all,  that,  at  long 
last,  the  Gardner-Sinatra  marriage  was 
well  on  the  way  to  the  stormy  shoals 
that  might  say  finis  to  what  started  as 
the  stormiest  wedding  of  the  year. 

Who  was  to  blame  in  the  rift  that 
could  have  been  the  beginning  of  the 
end,  no  one  quite  knows.  Take  a  quote 
from  Ava,  "I  have  only  seen  Frankie 
get  mad  when  his  anger  is  justified." 
And  take  a  quote  from  Frankie,  "We're 
both  temperamental,  we  both  want  the 
most  out  of  everything,  and  we  have  the 
normal  quarrels  of  everyone  who  love 
each  other  very  much." 

To  such  dialogue,  a  top  Hollywood 
columnist  retorts  in  print  and  person, 
"The  reason  of  the  quarrel  is  plain. 
Frankie  has  an  ungovernable  temper, 
and  Ava  will  take  a  cocktail  or  two  to 
calm  her  nerves.  Frankie,  who  drinks 
rarely,  doesn't  like  any  drinking,  mod- 
erate or  otherwise,  especially  in  a  woman. 
What  was  on  Frankie's  mind  that  mem- 
orable afternoon  in  Palm  Springs  was 
Ava's  forthcoming  trip  to  Africa.  Frankie 
didn't  want  her  to  go,  and  if  she  had  to 
go,  he  wanted  to  go  with  her.  And  Ava, 
on  that  point,  was  adamant — she  wanted 
to  go  alone.   Hence  the  fireworks!" 

Be  that  as  it  may,  no  story  about  Ava 
Gardner  and  Frank  Sinatra  is  complete 
without  at  least  one  prognostication. 
This  writer  would  like  to  make  one: 


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that  if  the  break-up  between  Ava  Gard- 
ner and  Frankie  Sinatra  finally  and 
permanently  occurs — which  could  easily 
happen  in  the  uncivilized  wilderness  of 
Ava's  film  location  —  the  chances  of 
Frankie  returning  to  Nancy  Sinatra 
should  not  be  taken  lightly. 

It  wasn't  so  long  ago  that  this  writer 
was  sitting  with  Nancy  and  Barbara 
Stanwyck,  her  closest  friend,  in  their 
suite  at  the  Sherry  Netherland  in  New 
York.  The  entire  conversation  wasn't 
confined  to  an  interview  for  purposes  of 
publication,  and  this  writer  came  away 
with  the  conviction  that  Nancy  has  not 
closed  the  door  on  her  ex-husband.  She 
has  never  felt  that  he  would  find  true 
happiness  or  peace  with  Ava,  but  that  his 
place  was  with  someone  who  could 
understand  his  tantrums,  and  with  his 
children,  whom,  all  reports  to  the  con- 
trary, he  loves  very  much. 

For  instance,  within  a  few  hours  of 
his  terrific  battle  with  Ava  in  Palm 
Springs,  Frankie,  who  had  moved  to  the 
home  of  a  friend,  dropped  in  on  Nancy, 
and  took  his  children  to  be  outfitted 
with  Hallowe'en  costumes.  Then  the  very 
next  day  it  was  reported  that  Sinatra 
frightened  his  friends  with  a  lot  of  tele- 
phone calls.  In  each  case,  the  call  was 
the  same. 

"Please  see  that  the  children  are  well 
taken  care  of  .  .  ."  said  Frankie,  and  hung 
up.  The  following  day  he  rang  them  all 
up  again  and  apologized,  blaming  the 
incident  on  "an  encounter  with  The 
Bottle." 

Mystery?  There  has  always  been  mys- 
tery connected  with  the  doing  of  Ava 
Gardner  and  Frank  Sinatra.  What  is 
behind  those  terrific  quarrels,  the  split- 
ups,  the  lovey-dovey  reconciliations — no 
one  quite  knows.  Of  late,  Ava  has  made 
a  confidante  of  Lana  Turner,  and  it  is  not 
beyond  the  realms  of  reasonable  doubt 
that  they  exchange  confidences  pretty 
intimately.  If  nothing  else,  they  both 
have  a  common  topic  of  conversation  in 
their  experiences  with  another  difficult 
man — Artie  Shaw.  They  both  married 
him,  remember? 

Yet,  there  are  explanations  to  Ava's 
and  Frankie's  incompatibility.  "It's  all 
too  easy  to  understand  their  constant 
squabbles,"  says  one  well-known  woman 
psychologist.  "The  basis  of  marriage  to 
a  woman  is  pride  and  respect.  Every 
woman  wants  the  world  to  feel  she  has 
'done  well  for  herself.'  Every  woman 
wants  to  hold  her  head  high  and  look  the 
universe  in  the  eye. 

"Ava  couldn't  do  that.  She  stood, 
branded  in  the  eyes  of  the  world,  whose 
approval  she  wanted  as  all  women  want 
it,  as  a  home  wrecker — a  woman  who  had 
ruthlessly  taken  what  she  wanted  at  the 
expense  not  only  of  another  woman,  but 
of  innocent  children. 

"She  couldn't  fail  to  know  the  stories 
whispered  about  her,  and  whether  or  not 
they  were  true  didn't  make  them  any 
easier  to  take.  She  must  have  known 
people  wondered  what  pressure  she  had 
exerted  on  Frank  to  make  him  break 
his  marriage  for  her — that  she  was  doubly 
condemned  for  causing  a  divorce  which 
struck  not  only  at  the  home  of  another 
woman,  but  also  at  that  woman's  very 


Frank  and  Ava  at  Nairobi  airport.  They 
spent  first  anniversary  aboard  airliner. 


deep  religious  convictions." 

This  well-known  woman  psychologist 
is  not  the  only  one  who  believes  that,  in 
comparison  to  the  quiet,  natural  dignity 
of  Nancy  Sinatra,  Ava's  Southern  tan- 
trums and  temper  didn't  look  any  too 
well. 

"It's  probable  that  Nancy  Sinatra  may 
have  played  a  large  part  unconsciously 
in  the  handicap  Ave  faced  in  her  mar- 
riage," the  psychologist  goes  on.  "Not 
that  Nancy  did  anything  .  .  .  She  didn't 
have  to  do  anything,  and  is  probably 
more  grieved  than  anyone  else  that 
Frank  has  been  made  unhappy.  All  that 
Nancy  had  to  do  was  exist. 

"Ava,  whether  she  liked  it  or  not,  was 
always  measuring  herself  against  an- 
other woman — a  woman  unlike  Ave  who 
had  been  faithful  to  one  man  instead  of 
skipping  from  marriage  to  marriage  .  .  . 
a  woman  who  had  borne  children  and 
thereby  become  a  whole  woman,  which 
Ava  had  not  .  .  . 

Is  it  any  wonder,  then,  that  Ava 
should  unconsciously  try  to  overshadow 
that  woman  by  more  and  bigger  displays 
ot  temperament  and  individuality? 

The  psychologist  sums  it  up  as  follows: 
"The  eventual  break-up  that  most  peo- 
ple expect  of  the  Sinatra  marriage  rests 
entirely  on  these  three  things:  the  guilt 
which  the  world  has  fastened  on  Ava 
taking  another  woman's  man — the  un- 
bearable competition  with  a  woman 
whom  Ava  is  essentially  and  by  nature 
unequipped  to  beat — plus  a  knowledge 
that  no  matter  what  she  did,  how  she 
acted,  or  what  was  ahead  for  her  and 
Frank,  it  would  not  be  the  right  thing." 

The  world  would  demand  proof  that 
their  marriage  justified  the  heartaches 
and  scandal  which  made  it  possible.  At 
this  writing,  that  proof  has  not  been 
forthcoming.  Thus,  don't  be  too  surprised 
that,  should  the  break-up  occur,  Frankie 
would  go  back  to  Nancy — and  it  won't  be 
just  for  the  children,  either. 

Nancy  is  a  portrait  of  calm  that  would 
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it  has  been  slapped.  And  however  you 
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America  for  two  decades. 

It  was  natural  that  with  such  a  back- 
ground and  environment,  Milly  would 
someday  have  an  artistic  career.  As  a 
child,  she  wanted  to  study  medicine,  a 
whim  which  overtook  her  because  the 
family  doctor  was  a  very  handsome  man. 
She  also  began  intensive  courses  in  voice 
and  piano,  and  because  her  mother 
wanted  her  to  learn  languages,  Milly  was 
enrolled  in  the  Lycee  Chateaubriand,  a 
French  school  in  Rome. 

At  the  Lycee  she  also  studied  English, 
and  although  she  learned  the  grammar 
and  structure  of  the  language,  it  wasn't 
until  an  American  girl  from  New  York 
moved  into  the  apartment  next  door  that 
Milly  began  to  converse  in  English.  For 
six  months  she  and  her  friend  spoke  only 
English  and  as  a  result,  unlike  so  many 
Europeans  who  speak  English  with  an 
Oxford  tone,  Milly  speaks  her  English 
with  an  American  accent.  It  was  to  be 
one  of  the  factors  in  her  favor  only  a 
short  time  later! 

Milly,  who  has  the  poise  of  a  woman 
a  number  of  years  her  senior,  says  she 
can't  remember  a  time  she  didn't  want  to 
come  to  Hollywood.  "Every  actor  or 
actress  in  Europe  wants  to  come  here," 
she  observes,  "because  Americans  make 
such  good  pictures,  and  when  you  work 
in  them,  you  have  a  name  of  interna- 
tional importance.  Also,  the  organization 
and  working  conditions  are  better,  and, 
of  course,  you  get  a  better  salary! 

"I  was  very  lucky  to  get  a  wonderful 
man  like  Edward  Dymtryk  to  be  my  first 
American  director.  We  rehearsed  for  a 
whole  month  before  we  started  making 
'The  Juggler,'  and  he  has  helped  me  a 
great  deal.  Kirk  Douglas  has  helped  me, 
too,  and  he  is  so  talented  and  easy  to 
work  with  that  he  makes  me  feel  right  at 
home.  When  you  work  with  a  good  actor, 
you  act  better,  too,  which  is  so  important 
to  me  as  a  stranger  in  this  wonderful 
country." 

When  Milly  says  that,  she  means  every 
word  of  it,  and  her  praises  of  people  and 
things  on  this  side  of  the  ocean  are  really 
revealing.  America,  she  thinks,  is  a  coun- 
try that's  designed  for  working  people. 
Everything  is  modern,  progressive,  and 
challenging.  No  one  particularly  cares 
about  traditions,  historical  ruins  or  the 
past  the  way  people  do  on  the  other  side 
of  the  ocean. 

"Just  look  at  the  movies  here,"  she 
points  out.  "Everything  is  organized  down 
to  the  last  detail.  You  don't  have  one 
official  and  nineteen  unofficial  directors 
on  a  picture,  as  we  do  in  Europe.  I  feel 
so  relaxed  when  I  go  to  work  at  the 
studio  here.  Everything  is  tested  and 
ready,  the  script  is  finished,  and  you  know 
exactly  what  you  are  to  do  that  day.  In 
Italy  we  were  often  called  at  seven  in  the 
morning,  but  didn't  begin  shooting  until 
four  in  the  afternoon  because  something 
was  wrong  with  the  set,  the  script,  or  the 
lights.  It  doesn't  surprise  me  now  that 
so  many  American  movies  are  such  big 
successes,  since  I  have  seen  how  serious 
everyone  here  is  about  his  work!" 

Away  from  the  studio,  one  of  Milly's 
most  ecstatic  expressions  is  based  around 
an  item  that  most  of  us  take  for  granted. 


Kirk  Douglas  as  he  appears  with  Milly 
Vitale  in  colorful  scenes  of  "The  Juggler." 


She  can't  get  enough  of  our  ice  creams! 
Her  favorite  is  banana  ice  cream,  and 
any  kind  of  soda  gets  an  enthusiastic  nod 
from  her.  She  also  is  fond  of  hamburgers 
and  orange  juice,  and  she's  deadly  serious 
when  she  says,  "Your  milk  here  is  so 
beautiful!" 

Although  Milly  seems  destined  to  be- 
come Americanized  overnight,  there's  one 
facet  about  her  private  life  which  to  us 
seems  redolent  of  old-world  charm.  Since 
she's  19  and  not  yet  married,  her  constant 
companion  is  her  mother  who  quite  ca- 
pably plays  the  role  of  the  chaperone — 
the  duenna.  This  arrangement  doesn't 
seem  to  hamper  Milly  one  bit;  in  fact, 
it's  an  aid  because,  in  addition  to  being 
a  somewhat  fascinating  woman  herself, 
Milly's  mother  fills  in  on  the  conversation 
the  things  Milly  herself  forgets.  With  her 
daughter,  she  shares  a  love  of  all  phases 
of  show  business. 

When  they're  not  busy  on  the  set,  they 
like  nothing  better  than  to  visit  the 
stores.  As  Milly  puts  it,  "I  hate  to  go 
into  them  because  I  want  everything  I 
see,"  but  this  doesn't  seem  to  deter  them 
from  shopping  adventures.  "Women  are 
very  lucky  here,  because  they  can  buy 
good  dresses  and  not  pay  high  prices,  as 
we  must  in  Italy.  Here  every  girl  is  well 
dressed,  and  she  doesn't  have  to  give  a 
fortune  for  her  wardrobe.  In  Italy,  the 
good  dresses  are  costly,  and  the  cheaper 
things  are  cut  very  badly." 

Among  the  things  we  take  for  granted, 
Milly  thinks  American  cosmetics  are  the 
most  attractive  she  has  ever  seen.  She 
has  just  discovered  the  various  pliable 
plastic  containers,  and  these  never  cease 
to  amaze  her.  She  says  American  cos- 
tume jewelry  is  so  reasonable  and  well 
made  that  she  wonders  how  people  can 
tell  the  copies  from  the  genuine.  On  their 
shopping  trips,  Milly  and  her  mother  al- 
ways stop  in  at  a  restaurant  for  some  kind 
of  sandwich  and  a  glass  of  vegetable  juice, 
both  of  which  are  novelties  for  them. 

She  does  have  complaints  about  the 


American  way  of  living,  however,  and 
she  doesn't  hesitate  to  voice  them,  even 
though  they  are  of  a  minor  nature.  She 
hates  American  coffee,  which  in  contrast 
to  the  thick  Italian  brew,  strikes  her  as 
nothing  short  of  brown  water.  And  even 
though  Vittorio  Gassman  recently  told 
her  that  she  must  eat  her  salad  or  people 
will  think  she  is  impolite,  she's  a  hold- 
out in  this  department.  "It  seems,"  she 
says,  'that  you  get  salad  here  at  the 
beginning  of  every  meal!" 

Milly-s  favorite  actress  in  Hollywood  is 
Bette  Davis,  whom  she  reveres  with  an 
arniost  fan-like  devotion.  "She  is  ready 
a  great  actress,"  says  Milly.  "She  is  al- 
ways different-sometimes  a  girl,  some- 
times a  woman.  Maybe  some  day  I  will 
get  a  chance  to  make  her  kind  of  pic- 
tures. 

The  statuesque  blonde  frankly  admits 
mat .she  would  like  very  much  to  marrv 
an  American.  And  although  she  has  high 
ambitions  as  an  actress,  she  says  she  will 
give  up  her  career  if  it  might  interfere 
with  her  marriage.  She's  in  no  hurry  to 
march  up  the  aisle,  and  she  isn't  particu- 
larly looking  at  the  moment.  She  puts 
it  this  way:  "If  I  want  a  tall  and  hand- 
some man,  I  will  probably  choose  one 
who  is  short  and  homely.  I  don't  like 
good-looking  men  who  are  stupid.  I  pre- 
fer an  ugly  man  who  is  interesting.  Be- 
sides, here  the  wife  can  be  the  boss,  if 
she  wants  to!" 

aZ°JSeu  ^Sn>t  had  time  to  meet 
any  of  Hollywood's  eligible  bachelors,  but 
you  can  never  tell  what  change  of  events 
tomorrow  will  bring.    She  has  visited 

thTjt  S  ^T1'3  brighter  sPots>  su<*  as 
the  glitter  clubs  along  the  Strip,  but  she 
isn  t  a  devotee  of  cafe  society  of  the  Ciro's 
or  Mocambo  type.  With  typical  candor, 
she  confesses  that  after  11  o'clock  in  the 
evening,  her  eyelids  begin  to  droop  and 
that  s  a  sign  for  her  to  get  on  home. 

■  0nf  ,thmg  about  America  that  has 

impressed  Milly  most  is  our  way  of  liv- 
ing. Americans  are  happy  because  they 
are  comfortable.  Their  work  is  made  easy 
for  them,  and  things  are  not  complicated 
as  they  are  m  Europe.  Everyone  cooper- 
ates to  get  the  job  done.  On  the  set,  when 
someone  says  'Quiet!'  it  is  still  immedi- 
ately; m  Italy  you  must  scream  it  20 
times. 

"Here  the  workmen,  such  as  the  crew 
members  and  the  hairdressers,  live  like 
rich  men  in  Italy.  They  have  their  own 
homes,  their  car,  they  go  on  vacations 
to  nice  places,  and  their  families  are 
nappy.  Girls  have  nice  clothes  and  it  is 
easy  for  them  to  find  a  nice  boy  to  marry 
because  they  don't  have  to  observe  old- 
fashioned  rules.  There  are  so  many  op- 
portunities, too,  and  it  seems  to  me  so 
easy  to  earn  a  good  living. 

"I  pray  that  I  am  a  success  in  American 
Pictures  because  I  would  like  to  become 
a  part  of  your  country.  If  it  happens  this 
way,  do  you  know  what  I  will  do?  I  will 
become  an  American  wife,  and  I  will  live 
in  a  little  house  with  a  fence  and  a  gate 
at  the  seashore.  In  Italy  we  have  no 
houses  with  fences  and  gates,  and  this  to 
me  is  a  symbol  of  this  exciting  land  of 
opportunity.  When  I  will  have  these  a 
career  in  motion  pictures  and  perhaps  a 
family  of  my  own,  then  at  last  I  will 
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GABLE  WANTS  TO  MARRY  AGAIN* 


(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  27t 


not  be  dismissed  as  mistakes.  Perhaps 
they  can  be  classified  as  'growing  up.' 
He  proves  his  appreciation  and  gratitude 
toward  both  women  by  saying  reminis- 
cently,  "I've  been  lucky  in  love." 

What  was  happening  to  Clark  Gable 
during  those  earlier  years  is  still  going 
on!  He  is  a  man  who  is  continuing  his 
quest  for  personal  growth.  He's  ever 
alerted  to  acquiring  new  knowledge,  to 
developing  himself.  You  can  tell  by  be- 
ing around  Clark  that  he's  not  calculating 
in  his  approach  to  men  or  women.  He  is 
not  trying  to  use  people.  He's  genuinely 
attracted  to  able,  interesting,  adult  per- 
sonalities. 

He  reads  a  lot.  We  talked  at  length 
about  some  of  the  newer  books,  mostly 
non-fiction,  such  as  the  Whittaker  Cham- 
bers book.  He  travels  a  lot,  and  with  his 
eyes  wide  open,  I  found  out.  He  listens 
with  interest  to  new  information.  He 
keeps  on  learning — and  consequently, 
Clark  Gable  continues  to  develop. 

Such  a  man  is  sure  to  outgrow  certain 
personal  relationships  and  he  finds  that 
he  must  sidestep  others  because  there 
isn't  enough  to  them.  Being  attracted  to 
a  girl  is  not  enough  to  constitute  love  for 
a  man  of  Gable's  substance! 

Today,  Gable  isn't  trying  to  avoid  love, 
but  he  has  found  out  that  it  can't  be 
forced.  He's  learned  that  unless  there's 
mutual  respect  and  shared  interests,  a 
superficial,  magnetic  attraction  doesn't 
last.  Nor  is  friendship — or  admiration — 
or  a  desire  for  companionship  enough  for 
Gable. 

Friends  were  openly  puzzled  when 
Clark  Gable  and  Sylvia  Ashley  married. 
Their  interests  and  tastes  were  as  dif- 
ferent as  day  and  night.  It's  possible  that 
Clark  married  that  time  out  of  loneliness. 
I'm  certain  the  experience  was  enough  to 
jolt  him  sharply  to  the  realization  that  a 
man  can't  talk  himself  into  love. 

Of  Sylvia  Ashley,  he  says,  "That  was 
unfortunate.  The  faults  weren't  all  on 
one  side,  you  know.  It  might  have  lasted, 
I  suppose.  I  don't  ever  go  into  marriage 
thinking  ahead  to  divorce,"  he  added. 

He  rarely  speaks  of  Carole  Lombard, 
his  great  love.  He's  not  the  kind  of  man 
who  moans  when  he's  suffering,  but  he 
told  someone  I  know,  "It's  foolish  to  at- 
tempt to  match  an  ideal." 

In  case  it  appears  to  some  that  Gable 
is  living  in  a  tear-stained  past,  let  me 
make  it  plain  that  he  came  to  painful 
grips  with  reality — and  won. 

He  looks  marvelous.  I  sat  watching  him 
at  Royal  Festival  Hall  in  London,  where 
he  and  Gene  Tierney  were  working  in 
one  of  the  scenes  of  the  MGM  movie, 
"Never  Let  Me  Go."  I  noticed  he  had  the 
powerful  stride  and  physical  bearing  of 
a  handsome,  fit  man  at  his  prime. 

Gable  came  walking  up  to  the  table 
where  I  was  eagerly  waiting  to  talk  with 
him  again,  and  greeted  me  with  a  look  of 
genuine  pleasure  at  seeing  an  acquaint- 
ance from  home.  He  quickly  slipped  out 
of  the  dapper- looking  trench  coat  he  was 
wearing  for  the  scene,  sat  down  and 


then  ordered  coffee  for  both  of  us. 

Fortunately,  we  had  about  two  hours 
to  get  re-acquainted  and  talk  while  the 
movie  set  was  being  shifted  around.  I 
captured  the  impression  of  a  intensely 
alive,  magnetic,  attractive  man — healthy, 
hearty,  high-humored,  and  with  a  zest 
for  living  that  makes  him  a  very  exciting 
companion.  There's  nothing  detached  or 
vague  about  Clark.  His  penetrating  blue 
eyes  engaged  mine  and  sparkled  as  his 
inimitable  husky  voice  recounted  some 
of  his  many  adventures. 

I  happened  to  ask  when  he'd  first  trav- 
elled to  Euorpe,  supposing  that  it  had 
been  during  his  war  service  as  head  of  a 
combat  photography  unit.  "No,"  he  cor- 
rected, "my  first  time  over  was  in  1928, 
when  I  got  a  sudden  yearning  to  see 
Holland."  He  interrupted  himself  to  men- 
tion, "I'm  half-Dutch,  you  know,  and  I 
had  a  hankering  to  see  the  place  where 
part  of  my  roots  grew.  Anyway,  I  got  to 
Holland,  didn't  speak  the  language  or 
know  what  to  look  for  and  I  was  so 
darned  green,"  he  smiled,  "that  I  stayed 
only  a  few  days  and  headed  right  back 
for  the  United  States  like  a  bewildered 
hick." 

I  once  heard  a  girl — a  rather  self-cen- 
tered and  famous  young  lady  who  dated 
Gable  for  a  while — describe  him  as  a  dull 
conversationalist.  I  could  only  grin  to 
myself  and  feel  sorry  for  the  gal.  Ap- 
parently, she'd  heard  so  often  that  he  was 
interested  mainly  in  hunting  and  fishing 
that  she  just  never  bothered  to  tap  other 
facets  of  his  lively  and  interesting  mind. 

He  does  have  to  be  drawn  out  a  bit  at 
first.  He's  inclined  to  listen  quietly  and 
attentively  when  someone  else  wants  to 
do  the  talking.  Meanwhile,  he's  taking 
it  all  in.  One  of  the  studio  employees  in 
England  commented  to  me,  "Why,  I've 
never  before  met  a  man  of  Gable's  stature 
in  show  business  who  had  so  much  hu- 
mility, and  such  a  great  and  genuine  in- 
terest in  what  other  people  have  to  say!" 

Let  a  woman  possessed  of  sufficient 
brains,  charm  and  tact  strive  to  explore 
Gable's  mind,  however,  and  she'll  find 
there  a  treasurehouse  of  interesting  facts, 
fun  and  penetrating  observations,  once 
he  opens  up. 

He  is  a  fun-loving  man.  "What's  more 
important  in  life  than  its  chuckles?"  he 
asked.  "Having  fun  is  good  sense.  If  a 
guy  can't  laugh  now  and  then,  he's  not 
much  good,"  declared  Clark. 

Nor  does  he  mind  if  the  laughs  turn 
out  to  be  at  his  expense.  I  asked  him 
whether  he  was  plotting  to  get  some  big- 
game  hunting  in  while  he  was  making 
the  next  movie,  "Mogambo,"  in  Africa 
with  Ava  Gardner. 

"Every  time  a  producer  gets  the  idea 
to  have  me  work  in  a  picture  that's  to  be 
made  in  some  faraway  place,"  he  laughed, 
"the  big  inducement  offered  is  always 
how  good  the  hunting  is  there.  Big- 
game  hunting,  deer-hunting,  duck-hunt- 
ing. They  always  figure  out  something 
too  good  to  miss.  The  only  hook  is — I've 
yet  to  hunt  on  one  of  those  location  deals. 


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They  never  let  me  get  off  the  set  long 
enough." 

"Then  you  aren't  going  to  take  your 
guns  to  Africa  with  you?"  I  asked. 

He  broke  into  a  grin.  "They're  already 
there — sent  'em  on  ahead — just  in  case 
this  time  turns  out  to  be  different,"  he 
added  hopefully. 

That's  typical  of  Clark  Gable.  There  is 
absolutely  nothing  half-hearted  about 
him.  He  loves  to  hunt,  and  would  rough 
it  in  the  wilds  of  any  place  for  a  chance 
at  some  challenging  game.  He  also  loves 
to  travel  because  he's  bursting  with  curi- 
osity. We  talked  about  Rome,  which  I 
hadn't  yet  visited  then.  He  wanted  to  be 
certain  I'd  drop  him  a  note  describing 
how  I  found  things  there.  He  figured  at 
the  time  that  he'd  like  to  catch  one  of  the 
jet  airliners  and  fly  there  for  a  weekend 
(British  studios  only  work  five  days  to 
our  six). 

"But  if  I  don't  get  to  do  that,"  he  fig- 
ured, "I'll  either  drive  or  fly  there  on  the 
way  to  Africa.  I'm  eager  to  take  a  look 
at  Rome.  I  hear  the  people  are  great," 
he  commented,  "relaxed  and  easy-going 
and  they  really  know  how  to  enjoy  life." 

Those  qualities  would  appeal  to  him. 
He  can't  stand  the  nervous,  jittery,  self- 
conscious  types.  Of  himself,  Clark  says, 
"I'm  happy  if  I  have  a  jacket  and  a  clean 
pair  of  trousers;  some  people  worry  about 
clothes  or  money  or  how  the  next  race  is 
going  to  finish.  If  I  do  bet  on  a  race,"  he 
smiled,  "I  consider  the  money's  spent  be- 
fore the  race  is  run." 

Usually,  Clark  Gable  isn't  inclined  to 
talk  much  about  himself.  I'm  afraid  I 
tricked  him,  though.  Our  conversation 
started  with  talking  philosophy  of  life. 
That  led  us  to  get  personal  in  the  phi- 
losophizing. 

"Sure,  I've  been  unhappy,  too,  at 
times,"  he  conceded.  "After  marriage  has 
failed,  for  example.  But  you  can't  go 
on  being  miserable.  Some  people  may 
say  I'm  crusty,"  he  winked,  "but  I  take 
life  easily.  I  like  to  get  away  and  relax 
with  a  few  of  the  boys  and  fish  and  ride. 
I  have  a  couple  of  horses  back  home  in 
California,"  he  mentioned  with  a  trace  of 
longing,  and  I  nodded.  I've  seen  his  ranch 
home  at  Encino,  which  is  just  an  easy 
half-hour's  ride  from  Hollywood. 

"I  enjoy  riding,"  he  continued,  "and 
swimming,  and  I  like  to  just  laze  around, 
too,  in  comfortable  blue  jeans.  I  keep 
fit  and  enjoy  life  that  way,"  he  smiled. 

"This  guy  Gable  is  pretty  lucky,"  he 
opined.  "Lucky  in  films — and,  well,  you 
might  also  say  lucky  in  love." 

Gable,  as  you  can  see,  is  harboring  no 
regrets  about  his  past  loves.  As  for  the 
present,  his  name  and  Gene  Tierney's 
have  been  widely  coupled  in  American 
newspaper  columns,  but  neither  he  nor 
Gene  can  figure  out  how  the  rumors  got 
started,  unless  they  derived  from  the  fact 
that  Clark  and  Gene  are  co-starring  in 
the  film,  "Never  Let  Me  Go." 

While  they  were  in  London  working  on 
the  picture,  Gene  was  knocking  herself 
out  learning  how  to  behave  like  a  real 
ballerina  so  she  could  convincingly  play 
the  part  of  one  in  the  movie.  It  was  ex- 
hausting work  and  she  went  home  at 
nights  worn  out,  she  told  me,  and  liter- 
ally dove  into  bed  early,  except  for  those 


few  evenings  when  she  went  to  the 
theatre  early  (shows  begin  at  7:15  p.m. 
in  London)  with  her  mother. 

Clark  spent  every  weekend  in  Paris, 
and  his  week-nights  learning  his  lines 
for  the  next  day,  reading  scripts  for 
future  movies — he's  unusually  conscien- 
tious about  his  work — and  often  ate  din- 
ner right  in  his  room  at  the  hotel. 

There's  a  wonderful  feeling  of  exhila- 
ration about  being  in  the  company  of 
someone  like  Gable,  who's  so  very  alive 
to  the  possibilities  of  enjoying  life.  He 
can  talk  about  Paris  for  hours.  He's 
crazy  about  the  place  because  it's  gay, 
it's  complicated  enough  ever  to  provide 
new  discoveries — and  it  contrives  privacy 
for  its  visitors. 

Even  Clark  Gable  can  saunter  along 
the  avenues  and  wander  into  little  shops 
and  restaurants  without  being  approached 
by  strangers.  Clark  was  telling  that  he 
has  roamed  the  city  from  border  to  bor- 
der without  intrusion.  He's  had  the  auto 
of  a  French  friend  to  drive  there,  and 
used  it  every  weekend  to  explore  Paris, 
as  well  as  the  beautiful  French  country- 
side. 

He's  been  dating  several  attractive 
French  girls  there,  usually  improvising  a 
big,  gay  Saturday  night  with  his  date  and 
one  of  the  charming  French  couples  he's 
become  friendly  with  in  Paris. 

There  have  been  a  lot  of  rumors  of 
romances  between  Gable  and  various 
girls  since  he  ended  his  last  marriage. 
Virginia  Grey,  a  long-time  friend  of 
Clark's,  has  been  mentioned.  Gene  Tier- 
ney  was  a  rumored  love.  Another  was 
pretty  Natalie  Thompson,  who  only  re- 
cently ended  her  own  marriage  to  a  mag- 
azine publisher. 

I  know  Natalie  and  spent  some  time 
with  her  and  her  second  husband,  the 
publisher,  in  New  York.  They  had  a 
child,  a  baby  who  is  deeply  and  thor- 
oughly adored  by  Natalie.  She's  one  of 
the  loveliest  girls  I've  ever  met,  gay, 
sweet  and  very  pretty — and  city-bred. 
She  loves  dancing,  bridge  games  and 
parties.  Although  she  and  Clark  were 
quietly  seeing  a  good  deal  of  each  other 
before  he  left  for  Europe,  and  I  under- 
stand she  intended  to  be  in  Europe  while 
Clark  was  working  there,  she  didn't  seem 
to  be  around.  Another  case  of  dissimilar 
interests?  Who  can  tell?  This  romance 
may  not  be  dead  yet. 

In  Africa,  Gable  will  be  co-starring 
with  Ava  Gardner.  He  told  me  the  story 
of  the  romantic  comedy  picture  they're 
going  to  make  together  there.  Ava  plays 
the  part  of  a  beautiful  girl  who  sets  her 
cap  for  a  fabulous  maharajah  and  trips 
over  Gable  instead.  Clark,  in  describing 
the  girl's  role,  said  enthusiastically  of 
Ava,  "She'll  be  perfect  for  the  part,  just 
terrific." 

If  Frankie  and  Ava  come  up  with  any 
more  public  disputes,  look  toward  Africa 
for  the  next  batch  of  romantic  rumors, 
but  eye  them  questioningly. 

Recall  that  Ava  and  Clark  have  had 
some  dates  in  the  past.  They've  known 
each  other  for  years — and  Gable  is  a  guy 
who  usually  knows  his  own  mind.  That 
is,  once  he  makes  it  up. 


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father  takes  him  fishing.  At  12,  he's  5 
feet,  11  inches  tall  and  wears  Ray's  shirts 
and  sox — an  inevitable  fate  our  bread- 
winner accepts  with  an  air  of  mock  sacri- 
fice! 

Just  about  everyone  who  hits  the  Hol- 
lywood jackpot  goes  through  a  series  of 
phases.  Ray  has  indulged  his  but  I  would 
say  that  most  of  it  is  well  out  of  his  sys- 
tem. There  was  the  boat  bit,  for  example. 
Once  when  we  were  East  he  saw  a  cabin 
cruiser  and  this  he  had  to  have — or  else! 
When  he  puts  his  mind  to  something,  he 
never  gives  up  until  he  gets  it.  Well,  the 
cruiser  was  on  its  way  when  an  unex- 
pected strike  of  some  sort  held  it  up  in 
the  Panama  Canal. 

Ray's  anguish  and  impatience  were 
really  heartbreaking  to  witness.  The 
cruiser  finally  arrived,  his  spirits  were 
just  as  high  as  they  had  been  low — and 
two  months  later  he  sold  it  and  bought 
a  dinghy!  Episodes  such  as  this  are  gone 
forever  but  the  motivating  force  that 
produced  it  had  to  go  too.  There  are 
reasons  why  all  of  us  are  the  way  we  are. 
In  Ray's  case,  I  believe  he  was  practically 
haunted  by  a  feeling  of  time  running  out. 
Everything  had  to  be — now.  Tomorrow 
seemed  to  be  a  thousand  worlds  away. 

In  strange  contrast,  until  we  built  our 
present  home  Ray  inwardly  rebelled 
against  anything  that  promised  to  pos- 
sess him.  We  owned  three  houses  before 
this  one  and  each  time  he  thought — this 
is  it!  I  really  believe  this  one  is,  the  right 
one  I  mean.  It's  smaller  than  the  others, 
modern  architecture,  all  on  one  floor  that 
overlooks  a  beautiful  tropical  garden  and 
pool.  It's  the  type  of  house  that  can  be 
closed  easily  when  we  want  to  take  a  trip, 
which  we  shall  be  doing  if  Ray  fulfills  a 
long-time  ambition  and  directs  a  picture 
in  England. 

Ray  himself  did  the  major  portion  of 
furnishing  and  decorating.  His  greatest 
kick  came  from  finding  unusual  things  in 
out  of  the  way  shops.  In  connection  with 
this  I'll  tell  one  little  tale  out  of  school 
and  hope  I  don't  get  caught  doing  it! 

One  morning  when  the  phone  rang,  it 
was  Randy  Scott  asking  Ray  to  play  golf. 
Now  we're  very  fond  of  the  Scotts,  but 
Ray  had  his  heart  set  on  driving  up  to 
Santa  Barbara  to  see  a  collection  of  Chi- 
nese art  objects.  He  really  appreciated 
the  call  but  was  characteristically  afraid 
of  offending  Randy,  although  he  had  a 
legitimate  excuse.  I  also  think  he  was  a 
bit  embarrassed  to  tell  his  real  reason 
for  saying  no.  Instead,  he  said  he  had  to 
do  retakes! 

Being  an  early  riser,  Ray  is  usually  up 
first,  reads  the  paper  and  has  breakfast 
by  eight.  I  remember  opening  my  eyes 


about  a  year  ago  to  find  him  sitting  on 
the  side  of  the  bed.  He  has  an  impulsive 
way  of  wanting  to  follow  through  on  a 
sudden  decision  and  I  knew  something 
was  bothering  him. 

"Look  Mai,"  he  said  (My  name  is 
Muriel  but  I  couldn't  pronounce  it  as  a 
child  and  the  "Mai"  stuck),  "we've  been 
to  so  many,  many  night  clubs  and  big 
parties.  From  now  on,  let's  just  go  where 
we  really  want  to  go  and  be  with  the 
people  who  really  are  close  to  us.  Let's 
face  it,  the  others  are  just  a  big  waste  of 
time." 

Here  again  was  proof  that  he's  learned 
how  to  live.  I  was  very  pleased,  at  the 
same  time  secretly  amused.  Ray  is  a 
perfectionist.  He's  a  dreamer  who  takes 
keen  delight  in  planning  things,  and  dis- 
appointment rests  heavily  on  his  broad 
shoulders  if  they  don't  work  out.  As  a 
result,  whenever  he  makes  a  decision  of 
real  personal  importance,  he  instinctively 
anticipates  opposition.  Anxiety  creeps 
into  his  voice.  That  I  was  in  accord  with 
his  wishes,  brought  such  relief — you'd 
have  thought  I  was  the  original  red  hot 
mama  of  the  town! 

Except  for  an  occasional  small  dinner 
party,  we've  never  deviated.  Unglamour- 
ous  as  it  may  sound,  some  of  our  nicest 
times  take  place  in  the  Casa  Escobar,  an 
inexpensive  Spanish  restaurant  out  on 
Pico  Boulevard.  We  love  highly  seasoned 
foods  and  since  we  introduced  this  place 
to  the  Van  Johnsons,  the  Jimmy  Stewarts, 
Ann  Sothern  and  Richard  Egan,  they've 
become  addicts  too. 

Instead  of  Ciro's  or  the  Mocambo,  we 
often  dine  at  the  Cafe  de  Paris  on  Sunset 
Boulevard  in  the  heart  of  Hollywood. 
There  are  no  cameramen,  no  one  goes 
there  to  be  seen  and  the  atmosphere  is 
charming  and  informal.  Ray  also  loves 
it  because  there  is  no  feeling  of  pressure 
or  special  attention  given  to  celebrities. 
One  can  eat  outdoors  when  the  weather 
is  nice  and  it  is  not  unlike  the  sidewalk 
cafes  in  Paris.  The  food  is  excellent  and 
Monsieur  Roman's  accordian  music  makes 
the  evening  complete. 

Incidentally,  he  has  a  wonderful  family 
who  are  filled  with  the  joy  of  living. 
There's  the  youngest  daughter,  Yvette, 
and  the  oldest  daughter,  Josette,  who  is 
teaching  Danny  to  speak  French.  Madame 
Roman  cooks  with  her  heart  and  her 
crepes  suzette  is  out  of  this  world.  Ray 
lives  for  those  evenings  in  their  home 
and  talks  about  them  for  weeks  after. 

Having  travelled  through  foreign  coun- 
tries, we  are  well  aware  that  God  has 
been  good  to  us  and  we  are  very  grateful. 
We  hope  to  give  Danny  and  Vicki  the 
benefit  of  the  best  education  and  a  back- 
ground of  solidity.  In  the  meantime,  they 
go  to  school  and  attend  church  and  are 
really  learning  to  count  their  blessings. 
While  life  with  Ray  is  wonderful,  I  would 
still  say  we  have  one  bone  of  contention. 
It's  a  paradox  that  I  should  be  the  cause 
of  it! 

As  I  said  in  the  beginning  of  this  story, 
Ray's  home  and  his  homelife  are  much  a 


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part  of  him  today.  I  try  to  remain  in- 
conspicuous, which  pleases  us  both,  but 
it  doesn't  particularly  please  me  that  Ray 
is  so  modest  about  himself.  There's  never 
been  a  photograph  to  autograph  in  our 
house.  People  think  I'm  kidding  when  I 
can't  produce  one.  Ray  doesn't  care  for 
"shop"  talk  and  he's  never  kept  a  scrap 
book.  While  it  isn't  natural  for  an  actor, 
I  actually  think  he's  ashamed  to  make  a 
concentrated  effort  toward  getting  him- 
self the  editorial  space  and  dignified  pub- 
licity he  so  deserves. 

Now  if  I  were  married  to  a  doctor  I 
wouldn't  dream  of  going  to  watch  him 
operate.  For  the  same  reason,  I  never 
visit  Ray  on  his  sets,  although  I  am  terri- 
bly interested  in  his  work.  It's  a  big  joke 
with  our  friends  that  Ray  leaves  his 
career  behind  him  when  he  comes  home 
and  as  a  result  I  never  know  what  hap- 
pens at  the  studio. 

Recently  I  met  Arlene  Dahl  in  the 
beauty  parlor  and  she  asked  me  if  the 
burn  on  Ray's  neck  had  healed.  That's 
how  I  learned  he  dashed  through  a  blaz- 
ing fire  when  they  made  "Jamaica"  to- 
gether! At  the  Jack  Benny's  one  evening, 
Jane  Wyman  wanted  to  know  how  I  liked 
having  a  crooner  in  the  family.  And  that's 
how  I  found  out  that  Ray  sings  to  Jane 


in  "Love  Song,"  their  current  picture! 

It's  times  like  these  when  I  subtly  (?) 
suggest  that  I  think  my  husband  would 
be  better  off  if  he  did  toot  his  own  horn. 
He  just  looks  at  me  with  quiet  tolerance 
and  says: 

"Perhaps  you'd  like  it  better  if  you 
were  married  to  a  'ham'  who  never  stops 
talking  about  himself  24  hours  a  day." 

This  remark  leaves  me  exactly  no  leg 
to  stand  on  and  I  quietly  exit!  To  com- 
plete the  picture  of  how  un-hammy  Ray 
is  (which  makes  him  such  a  joy  to  live 
with),  the  following  proves  that  it  can 
happen  in  Hollywood.  Danny  and  Vicki 
never  go  to  the  studio  and  although  they 
knew  their  daddy  worked  in  one,  it  was 
years  before  they  knew  what  he  did. 

One  Saturday  afternoon  a  neighbor 
took  them  into  Beverly  Hills  to  see  a 
Western  at  the  Canon  Theatre.  They  re- 
turned and  rushed  into  my  room  as  their 
eyes  popped  with  excitement. 

"Oh  Mommy,"  they  exclaimed,  as  if 
they  had  just  unearthed  a  miracle.  "There 
was  a  great  big  picture  of  daddy  in  the 
lobby  of  that  theatre.  Did  you  know  that 
he's  a  movie  star!" 

"Yes  I  know,"  I  answered  as  I  put  my 
arms  around  them.  "But  let's  keep  it  a 
secret  so  he  won't  find  it  out — tool" 


THE  GIRL  WITH  THE  SEXY  VOICE 


(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  41) 


with  Sonny  Burke.  She  and  Sonny  are, 
in  addition,  writing  the  score  for  the  new 
Walt  Disney  full-length  cartoon,  "The 
Lady  And  The  Tramp,"  a  saga  of  a  cocker 
spaniel. 

Warners  also  bought  two  songs  for  use 
in  "The  Jazz  Singer"  which  Peggy  wrote, 
one  of  which  is  called  "This  Is  A  Very 
Special  Day." 

"This  song  means  a  lot  to  me,"  Peggy 
told  me  recently.  "Some  time  ago  I  had 
written  a  number  called  'It's  A  Good 
Day,'  so  the  new  one  is  a  sort  of  sequel. 
Yet,  it  was  done  in  a  sentimental  mo- 
ment. I  was  in  New  York  last  Winter 
appearing  at  the  Copacabana  and  I  was 
terribly  homesick  for  my  daughter,  Nicki. 
I  coudn't  return  to  Hollywood  because  of 
my  various  commitments  in  New  York, 
so  I  wrote  'This  Is  A  Very  Special  Day' 
for  her. 

"Making  'The  Jazz  Singer'  was,  of 
course,  a  great  thrill.  I  wasn't  as  nervous 
as  I  thought  I  would  be,  probably  be- 
cause I  was  so  busy  at  the  time  I  didn't 
have  a  chance  to  get  nerves.  Not  only 
was  I  getting  up  at  4:30  in  the  morning 
to  report  to  the  studio  by  5: 15,  but  I  was 
making  recordings  on  Sundays,  doing  my 
twice-a-week  CBS  radio  show,  having 
my  house  redecorated,  and  a  few  other 
minor  little  things  like  that. 

"You  may  wonder  why  I  had  to  get  up 
so  early.  Well,  I  have  very  fine-textured 
hair  and  it  took  a  long  time  to  get  it  in 
shape  for  the  day's  shootings.  Looking 
back  on  my  schedule  then  I  can  only 
wonder  how  I  managed  to  do  everything 
without  falling  to  pieces. 


"Working  in  the  picture  was  wonder- 
ful because  of  the  kindness  shown  me  by 
Michael  Curtiz  and  Danny  Thomas.  I 
don't  believe  any  performer  can  do  a  job 
well  without  help  from  others.  In  the 
first  place,  both  Mike  and  Danny  let  me 
be  myself.  They  didn't  want  me  to  turn 
on  the  histrionics.  Simplicity  was  the 
keynote.  Mike,  too,  has  a  way  of  bring- 
ing out  the  best  in  you.  If  you  have  any 
talent  at  all  he  can  develop  it.  He  also 
has  a  good  sense  of  humor.  Like  the  time 
I  told  him  that  I  couldn't  say  some  lines 
because  the  words  didn't  sound  like  me. 
I  wanted  to  change  them.  'It's  as  if  a 
door  shuts  when  I  try  to  read  this  dia- 
logue,' I  remarked.  Mike  grinned  and 
said,  'You  leave  those  doors  open.  There's 
nobody  here  but  you  and  me  and  Danny.' 

"Danny  was  really  an  angel.  He  did 
everything  he  could  to  give  me  encour- 
agement. I  noticed  him  several  times 
purposely  playing  a  scene  to  favor  me. 
In  one  scene  it  was  so  obvious  I  had  to 
tell  him  to  stop  doing  it.  But,  naturally, 
I  appreciated  his  unselfishness. 

"Then  there  was  the  crew — God  love 
them.  The  first  day  I  came  on  the  set 
they  had  a  big  sign  on  my  dressing  room 
door  which  read,  'Peg  O'  My  Heart,  We 
Love  You.'  Believe  me,  that  sign  got  me 
over  many  a  rough  moment,  and  when  I 
came  on  the  set  early  in  the  morning  it 
really  helped  to  get  me  started  on  the 
right  key." 

When  you  take  a  look  at  this  delectable 
Peggy  Lee  you're  again  reminded  of  the 
ironies  of  show  business.  Not  too  many 
years  ago  Peggy  arrived  in  Hollywood 


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with  a  cardboard  suitcase,  a  cloth  coat, 
and  eighteen  dollars  in  her  pocket.  The 
last  time  she  returned  home  after  ap- 
pearances in  the  East  she  had  thirty-two 
pieces  of  luggage  and  was  wearing  a  blue 
mink  stole. 

To  go  back  over  the  Lee  history,  the 
scene  fades-in  first  on  Jamestown,  North 
Dakota,  where  a  bouncy  little  blonde 
named  Norma  Egstrom  was  a  school  girl 
dreaming  of  being  a  singer. 

Such  a  future  looked  dim  in  the  midst 
of  her  very  poor  surroundings.  Without 
any  advantages,  she  set  out  to  teach  her- 
self to  sing.  She  sang  in  public  when- 
ever she  could — with  the  high  school 
glee  club,  the  church  choir,  and  with 
college  bands.  With  the  bands,  she  oc- 
casionally got  fifty  cents — most  of  the 
time  nothing.  But  the  experience  of 
singing  with  a  band  was  invaluable. 

"Everybody  told  me  I  should  go  to 
Hollywood,"  Peggy  said,  "so  I  decided  to 
give  it  a  try.  After  I  graduated  from 
high  school  I  pawned  my  graduation 
watch,  got  a  train  pass  from  my  father 
who  was  the  local  ticket  seller,  and  left 
for  Hollywood.  Hollywood  couldn't  have 
cared  less  that  I  arrived. 

"I  got  what  jobs  I  could— and  they 
were  very  scarce — and  finally  made  my 
so-called  'debut'  in  a  now  extinct  club 
known  as  the  Jade  Room.  For  this  I  got 
two  dollars  a  night. 

"I  stuck  it  out  as  long  as  I  could  and 
finally  I  was  forced  to  return  home.  I 
couldn't  live  on  what  I  was  making.  Sure 
it  was  hard  to  go  back  a  failure,  but  this 
was  no  time  for  a  lot  of  phony  pride.  I 
went  to  Fargo,  North  Dakota,  and  per- 
suaded Ken  Kennedy,  manager  of  radio 
station  WDAY,  to  let  me  sing  nightly 
over  the  station — and  it  was  he  who  per- 
suaded me  to  change  my  name  to  Peggy 
Lee. 

"My  next  move  was  to  convince  the 
Powers  Hotel  that  they  needed  live  en- 
tertainment along  with  the  food  they 
were  serving.  They  finally  gave  in  after 
a  lot  of  talk  on  my  part." 

Peggy's  next  spot  was  the  Raddison 
Hotel  in  Minneapolis.  Here  she  gained 
her  first  attention — and  the  Lee  name  got 
a  further  push  on  the  Standard  Hour 
radio  show.  In  fact,  Will  Osborne,  band- 
leader, was  so  impressed  with  her  he 
asked  her  to  join  his  band.  Everything 
was  great  for  three  months — and  then  he 
dissolved  his  band. 

"I  still  had  California  in  mind,  though," 
Peggy  went  on.  "When  I  returned,  the 
first  engagement  I  got  was  at  the  Doll 
House  in  Palm  Springs.  It  was  here  I 
stumbled  accidentally  on  my  style  of 
singing — a  style  tabbed  by  others  as  'soft- 
as-silk.' 

"Anyway,  for  some  time  I  was  rather 
upset  by  the  din  of  chatter,  clashing 
dishes,  and  other  crowd  noises.  One  night 
I  decided  I'd  stop  trying  to  sing  above 
the  noise.  I  lowered  my  voice  and  with 
each  new  number  I  lowered  it  more. 
Suddenly,  to  my  delight,  the  diners  be- 
gan to  quiet  down  and  to  listen  to  me." 

Among  those  who  heard  Peggy  at  the 
Doll  House  was  Frank  Bering,  owner  of 
Chicago's  Ambassador  Hotel.  He  prompt- 
ly invited  her  to  sing  for  his  Buttery 
Room  patrons. 


At  the  Buttery,  Peggy  really  went  in 
for  the  soft-as-silk  routine — and  the 
sultry,  sexy  effect  she  was  creating  was 
enhanced  by  special  lighting  effects.  It 
was  here  that  Benny  Goodman  heard  her 
and  asked  her  to  sing  with  his  band. 

"I  couldn't  have  been  more  thrilled," 
Peggy  said,  "because  he  had  always  been 
my  favorite.  I  can  remember  the  many 
times  I  spent  my  lunch  money  on  juke 
boxes  to  hear  his  music." 

Peggy  was  with  Benny  for  two  years — 
and  when  a  young  guitarist  named  Dave 
Barbour  joined  the  group,  love  came  to 
Peggy.  Soon  she  and  Dave  were  married 
— and  daughter  Nicki  arrived  in  due  time. 

This  marriage  later  broke  up.  It  took 
Peggy  a  long  time  to  get  over  the  divorce, 
but  after  a  while  she  made  up  her  mind 
to  turn  all  of  her  attention  to  her  career. 

The  marriage,  however,  wasn't  with- 
out its  influence  on  her  career.  During 
the  time  she  was  waiting  for  motherhood 
she  and  Dave  worked  on  songs.  He  wrote 
the  music  and  she  did  the  lyrics.  Two  of 
their  numbers  were  "What  More  Can 
A  Woman  Do?"  and  "You  Was  Right, 
Baby."  They  were  written  mainly  for 
fun,  but  Johnny  Mercer  heard  them  and 
liked  the  tunes  so  Peggy  recorded  them. 
The  success  of  the  numbers  prompted 
the  Barbours  to  write  others,  including 
"If  I  Had  A  Chance  With  You,"  "I  Don't 
Know  Enough  About  You,"  "Just  An  Old 
Love  Of  Mine,"  and  then  later,  "Manana," 
which  eventually  sold  two  million  copies. 
Before  her  hit  on  "Manana,"  Peggy  had 
also,  in  1947,  recorded  her  first  smash 
hit,  "Golden  Earrings."  Her  more  recent 
socko  on  disc  was  "Lover,"  a  number 
she  had  wanted  to  do  in  a  jazzed-up  ver- 
sion for  two  years  but  wasn't  able  to  do 
until  recently  when  she  switched  from 
Capitol  to  Decca. 

With  all  of  Peggy's  many  interests,  she 
still  has  time  for  some  hobbies.  When 
she  wasn't  busy  on  the  set  of  "The  Jazz 
Singer,"  she  was  writing  lyrics  for  new 
songs  and  some  poetry.  In  fact,  a  book  of 
her  poetry  is  about  to  be  published.  It's 
something  in  the  vein  of  Ogden  Nash  or 
Dorothy  Parker  but  with  serious  over- 
tones too. 

She's  also  interested  in  painting  and 
sketching.  She  particularly  loves  to 
sketch  hands  since  they  fascinate  her.  If 
you  watch  her  when  she  sings  you'll  note 
the  extraordinary  use  she  makes  of  her 
hands.  Other  vocalists  have  tried  to  copy 
her  but  with  no  success. 

Peggy  is  essentially  a  serious  person — 
almost  an  introvert.  She  is  also  quite 
religious.  Before  she  leaves  her  dressing 
room  on  the  set  or  at  radio  station  she 
says  a  little  prayer.  There  is,  too,  the 
sentimental  side  to  Peggy.  It  has  been  a 
custom  with  her  to  plant  a  good  luck  kiss 
on  the  cheek  of  the  men  with  whom  she 
works  closely  before  she  does  a  show. 

She  sounds  real  perfect,  but  she  has 
her  faults. 

"My  worst  fault  is  not  being  sufficiently 
aware  of  time,"  Peggy  admitted  with  a 
slight  grin.  "I  don't  mean  to  be  late.  I 
just  seem  to  get  involved  in  things  and 
forget  the  clock.  I  guess  it's  because  I'm 
usually  preoccupied. 

"I  suppose,  too,  that  my  extravangances 
might  be  considered  faults,  although  I 


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don't  regard  them  as  such.  At  any  rate, 
they  vary  from  time  to  time  according  to 
my  moods.  I  love  beauty  and  I  love  to 
see  it  in  my  garden  and  in  my  home.  If 
beauty  and  gracious  living  are  extrava- 
gances, then  I  buy  some  pretty  things." 

Certainly  Peggy's  home  is  beautiful — 
and  far  from  being  modest.  It's  a  French 
Normandy  place  in  Brentwood — and  is 
sufficiently  large  to  allow  Peggy,  Nicki, 
Peggy's  sister  and  brother-in-law  to 
roam  about  without  getting  into  a  traffic 
jam.  The  latest  addition  to  her  home  is 
a  music  room.  It  is  like  a  Paris  street 
scene  and  has  huge  glass  windows.  Black 
and  white  diamond-shaped  designs  fea- 
ture the  floor  and  there  are  musical 
prints  on  the  chairs. 

The  main  light  in  her  life,  of  course, 
is  Nicki,  aged  eight.  Peggy  takes  her  role 
as  a  mother  very  seriously. 

"I've  always  felt  it  was  a  good  idea  to 
be  a  friend  to  my  child,"  Peggy  re- 
marked. "I  believe  in  raising  her  by 
love — but  the  right  kind  of  love  and  not 


the  kind  governed  by  any  authority  be- 
ing a  mother  gives  you.  I  discipline  Nicki, 
naturally,  but  as  infrequently  as  possible 
so  that  when  I  do  have  to  reprimand  her 
it  means  something  to  her.  I  prefer  put- 
ting her  on  her  honor  instead  of  standing 
over  her  with  a  whip.  Above  all,  I  keep 
a  sense  of  humor  important  with  her. 

"Nicki  and  I  are  friends.  We  often  go 
out  on  'dates'  together,  usually  for  din- 
ner. And  we  both  paint.  Nicki  likes 
ballet  too  and  enjoys  making  up  little 
dances  for  me." 

There  isn't  much  doubt  where  Peggy 
will  go  from  here.  Warners  have  already 
decided  she  will  go  right  to  the  top.  This 
is  okay  with  Peggy.  She'd  like  to  be  a 
movie  star  now,  although  at  one  time 
she  wasn't  really  interested  in  such  a 
career.  She's  already  important  enough, 
it's  well  to  note,  to  be  given  script  ap- 
proval— a  very  rare  concession  to  a  star. 

One  thing  is  sure — she'll  burn  up  the 
screen  when  she  goes  into  a  song.  And 
that's  a  pleasant  kind  of  fire  to  watch. 


NO  WONDER  ARLENE  AND  LEX  GAVE  UP! 


(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  39) 


do  whatever  made  her  the  happiest,  just 
so  long  as  it  didn't  interfere  with  our 
being  together. 

"Suddenly,  her  career  began  to  zoom 
and  with  it,  naturally,  her  ambitions.  She 
was  writing  a  column,  working  on  its 
promotion,  then  she  went  into  the  hosiery 
and  lingerie  business  and  all  of  the  at- 
tendant publicity  brought  her  more  pic- 
ture offers.  Then  every  free  moment  had 
to  be  expended  toward  the  expansion  of 
her  new  career  and  her  various  business 
enterprises.  It  not  only  fascinated  her — 
but  it  completely  absorbed  her. 

"A  man  likes  to  come  home  after  a 
day's  work  and  find  his  wife  waiting  for 
him.  Waiting  to  listen  to  his  problems, 
his  little  successes — to  spend  the  end  of 
the  day  together.  But  she  was  always 
too  busy.  It  wasn't  her  fault  except  she 
had  too  much  to  do.  Or,  it  was  one  party 
or  another — to  meet  and  see  important 
people.  I  complained  naturally — as  any 
man  would.  I  only  found  one  fault  and 
that  was  not  with  Arlene  herself — for 
she  is  a  sweet  girl — but  that  one  was  she 
had  no  time  for  me.  Understandably,  this 
led  to  many  differences — and  a  separation. 

"Arlene  and  I,  in  the  beginning,  had 
planned  a  home — a  real  home  to  give 
us  the  feeling  of  being  settled  and  per- 
manent. This  was  her  first  marriage — 
and  my  second.  I  went  into  it  to  make 
every  effort  to  make  it  work.  Sometimes 
when  one  bends  over  backwards  because 
he  has  had  the  experience  of  a  first  mar- 
riage which  taught  him  that  marriage 
is  a  complete  partnership  and  you  have 
to  give  it  all  of  the  attention  and  inter- 
est you  give  a  job  or  a  career — well,  it 
can  be  mistaken  for  weakness. 

"Actually,  almost  any  distraction  or 
discord  between  the  two  people  who 
love  each  other  is  minor  and  should 
never  be  allowed  to  come  between  them 
to  make  a  divorce  possible.  Arlene  had 


waited  until  she  was  twenty-six  to 
marry — and  her  approach  to  marriage 
seemed  a  sensible  one.  And  then  along 
came  that  sudden  boom  in  her  career. 
Our  marriage  lasted  a  little  over  a  year. 

"The  last  time  we  went  back  together 
— we  said  it  would  be  for  keeps  or  not 
at  all.  I  had  spent  months  searching 
for  the  type  of  house  Arlene  wanted. 
I  finally  found  it — and  she  was  de- 
lighted. We  planned  and  furnished  it 
together,  and  it  was  just  ready  for  oc- 
cupancy. I  had  to  go  away  on  location 
three  weeks  for  'Battles  Of  Pontiac 
Chief.'  The  second  night  I  was  back — 
Arlene  said  that  our  marriage  just  wasn't 
what  she  wanted.  I  was  asked  to  pack 
and  go. 

"Arlene  is  too  kind  a  girl  to  want  to 
hurt  anyone — and  she  never  went  into 
details.  I  argued  that  it  takes  a  great 
sense  of  humor  and  one  has  to  give  twice 
as  much  as  they'd  think  necessary  and 
never  take  each  other  for  granted  to 
make  a  marriage  work  out.  That  the 
little  things  are  silly  if  you  analyze 
them;  that  neither  a  man  nor  his  wife 
should  listen  to  the  advice  of  well- 
meaning  friends  but  should  work  out 
their  own  problems.  It  doesn't  matter 
who  wins  in  arguments  so  long  as  the 
marriage  wins.  It  can't  be  all  give  for 
it  has  to  be  a  lot  of  taking.  The  first 
year  is  always  a  trying  period  for  two 
personalities  and  two  different  tempera- 
ments to  make  the  adjustments  into  a 
stable  and  happy  marriage. 

"Truthfully,  I  believe,  Arlene  is  a 
very  confused  girl.  She  consulted  as- 
trologers and  handwriting  experts — and 
I  can't  help  but  believe  she  wanted  our 
life  together  and  her  life  and  her  career 
— all  three  to  go  along  wonderfully. 
There  wasn't  enough  time,  however,  for 
all  three.   And  one  had  to  go. 

"One  has  to  get  over  being  upset. 


64 


Today,  marked  the  turning  point,  another 
in  my  life.  I  have  to  look  ahead — and 
make  my  life  as  happy  as  possible.  No 
one  likes  moody,  unhappy  people  around. 

"I  start  my  new  picture,  "Tarzan,  The 
She  Devil,'  tomorrow,"  Lex  remarked 
by  way  of  changing  the  subject.  And 
assuming  a  more  cheerful  expression, 
he  said  he  would  continue  the  "Tarzan" 
series. 

"Well,  one  more — this  one  at  least. 
Joyce  MacKenzie  plays  my  new  mate. 
I'm  anxious  to  see  her  again.  Years  ago, 
I  saw  her  and  had  a  big  yen  to  meet 
her.  The  'Tarzan'  pictures  have  been 
wonderful  for  me.  But  five  years!  I'm 
longing  to  do  some  other  characters.  I 
was  happily  surprised  to  get  two  pic- 
tures, playing  a  heavy  opposite  Ran- 
dolph Scott  and  then  the  hero  of  'Battle 
Of  Pontiac  Chief.' 

"I've  worked  hard  with  a  dramatic 
coach  and  I'm  hoping  for  some  real 
swashbuckling  roles — like  Errol  Flynn 
plays.   I've  always  been  a  Flynn  fan." 

"How  about  Lana  Turner,  and  the  fact 
that  you  were  the  cause  of  her  breakup 
with  Fernando  Lamas,  and  right  on  the 
very  eve  of  their  long-planned  mar- 
riage?" I  asked. 

"That's  not  quite  true,"  Lex  said. 
"You  remember  that  night  at  Marion 
Davies'  party?  Ben  Gage  saw  me  stand- 
ing alone  and  he  said,  'Come  over  and 
join  our  happy  circle.'  There  was  no 
seat  except  one  next  to  Lana.  I  had 
only  met  her  once  before  but  I  have 
always  heard  everyone  say  she  is  really 
great  and  a  wonderful  person.  I  sat 
down.  Fernando  was  engrossed  in  a  con- 
versation somewhere  else — and  Lana  re- 
marked that  the  orchestra  was  playing 
one  of  her  favorite  numbers.  'Would 
you  like  to  dance?'  Naturally,  I  was 
delighted.  We  began  to  dance — when 
Fernando  came  over  and  objected.  Brad 
Dexter  motioned  to  me  and  said,  "I  think 
Fernando  is  upset  about  something,  so 
why  don't  you  just  vanish  for  the  mo- 
ment." This  is  a  free  country  and  it 
sounded  a  little  silly  to  me.  There  was 
no  fight — as  the  columns  reported.  I 
merely  went  on  my  way.  The  next  morn- 
ing, Fernando  was  kind  enough  to  leave 
a  call  saying,  'Tell  Lex,  I'm  sorry.' " 

"Now  that  Lana  is  single — and  so  are 
you — why  don't  you  call  her?"  I  sug- 
gested— thinking  what  a  really  wonder- 
ful looking  couple  Lex  and  Lana 
would  be. 

"I  would  be  afraid  she  might  think  I 
wanted  to  meet  her  for  publicity,"  Lex 
replied.  "Naturally,  I  am  attracted  and 
if  she  will  accept  dates  with  me — I  can 
assure  you  they  will  be  most  private 
and  not  be  for  publicity  until  we  get 
to  know  each  other  and  decide  if  we 
want  to  see  much  of  each  other. 

"Which  reminds  me,"  he  said,  "I  am 
supposed  to  make  a  telephone  call."  I 
couldn't  help  overhearing  his  conversa- 
tion. "You  mean  you  really  have  cooked 
dinner?  But  I  only  have  on  a  sport 
shirt,  no  tie.  You  mean  it  is  okay  for 
me  to  come  over  informally.  That's 
great.   I'll  be  over  shortly." 

Deciding  to  stay  in  my  role  of  re- 
porter, I  smiled,  "That  wasn't  an  aunt 


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or  a  grandmother,  and  I  know  your 
parents  live  in  New  York.  So  who's  in- 
viting you  to  dinner?" 

One  thing  I  like  so  much  about  Lex 
is  his  complete  honesty  and  his  lack  of 
pretense  or  guile.  "That  was  Susan 
Morrow.  I  asked  her  yesterday  if  I  might 
call  her  tonight — and  she  has  invited 
me  to  her  house  for  dinner."  ( Susan  plays 
the  lead  in  U-l's  "The  Body  Beautiful." ) 

"Right  now,  I  am  working  hard — see- 
ing some  of  my  friends.  There's  Ty 
Power  and  Duke  Wayne  and  there's 


"A  lot  of  people  have  tried  to  put  rea- 
sons into  my  mind  for  not  marrying. 
They've  even  thrown  the  old  maid  routine 
at  me.  But  none  of  this  has  frightened 
me  because  I  have  no  intention  of  ever 
being  an  old  maid. 

"It  won't  be  hard  for  me  to  fall  in  love 
— deeply  and  honestly.  I  naturally  like 
people,  but  love  is  a  thing  that  has  to 
grow.  It's  a  combination  of  wonderful 
things  like  companionship,  having  fun, 
being  good  friends.  Jy  don't  mean  to  imply 
that  I'd  have  to  analyze  a  man  before  I'd 
marry  him  because  I  know  I'm  capable 
of  falling  in  love  quickly.  When  I  was  in 
high  school,  for  instance,  I  had  the  typical 
crushes.  One  in  particular  I  remember. 
He  was  tall,  very,  very  nice  and  popular. 
The  campus  hero  type.  But  I've  grown 
up  since  then  and  feel  that  the  safest 
thing  is  to  let  time  work  on  a  romance, 
let  it  settle  any  doubts. 

"Ironically  enough,  time  has  also  given 
me  fine  friendships.  I  met  a  man  once 
whom  I  liked.  Then  we  went  out  on  a 
tour  for  the  motion  picture  industry  and 
were  gone  two  weeks.  I  got  to  know  him 
very  well — and  we  are  now  the  closest  of 
friends.  But  there's  no  romance  involved. 

"I  guess  I'm  not  the  type  to  want  to 
follow  a  pattern,  to  do  like  others.  Just 
because  it  was  the  fad  for  those  in  school 
to  be  in  love  every  other  week  meant 
nothing  to  me.  Now  that  I  have  reached 
the  age  in  Hollywood  where  it's  the  ac- 
cepted thing  to  get  married  because  other 
young  stars  are,  I  still  feel  the  same  way. 
I'm  not  the  type.  What  is  good  for  some- 
one else  may  not  be  good  for  me.  I  don't 
quite  trust  the  happy  habit  of  making 
snap  judgments  of  people — of  thinking 
that  every  emotion  I  feel  has  to  be  love. 

"Feeling  as  I  do,  I  also  would  not  be 
so  presumptuous  as  to  say  what  I'd  want 
in  a  man  I'd  marry.  He  might  not  like 
a  few  things  about  me,  you  know.  Out- 
side of  sincerity,  understanding,  integrity, 
and  a  sense  of  humor — which  are  basic- 
ally desirable  characteristics  in  the  mat- 
ter of  living — I'd  list  no  musts.  Like  most 
girls  I  used  to  have  my  code  of  standards 
about  what  my  favorite  young  man  would 
be  like,  but  growing  up  has  changed 
those  ideals  and  replaced  them  with 
reason." 

When  it  comes  to  dating,  Ann  is  cer- 


some  of  the  prop  boys  and  fellows  who 
aren't  names — just  good  people.  We  play 
cards.  But  I  prefer  to  spend  my  evenings' 
with  girls  instead  of  men. 

"I  like  to  cook  steaks  at  my  apart- 
ment and  I  visit  often  with  my  two 
children — Lynne,  nine,  and  Zan,  five.  In 
fact,  I've  taken  Lynn  to  previews  and 
out  to  dine  at  a  little  French  restaurant. 
I  want  my  children  to  be  close  to  their 
daddy." 

Lex  Barker's  future  promises  to  be 
anything  but  dull. 


tainly  no  hermit.  She  doesn't  go  into  her 
little  shell  and  play  the  shy  thing.  She 
goes  out  about  twice  a  week — and  she  is 
known  as  a  "fun"  date.  One  thing  is 
certain — a  man  knows  where  he  stands 
with  her  because  she  is  frank  and  out- 
spoken. Yet,  she  never  has  been  known 
to  hurt  anyone  by  such  frankness. 

"I  go  out  to  have  fun,"  Ann  said. 
"I've  found  that  if  you  look  forward  to 
having  fun  you  usually  do.  Of  course, 
I  enjoy  doing  some  strange  things.  One 
afternoon  on  a  date  I  suggested  we  drive 
down  to  the  beach  to  see  the  sunset. 
Then  I  decided  we  should  take  off  our 
shoes  and  go  wading  in  the  ocean."  Ann 
laughed  and  added,  "I  think  I  go  for 
simple  pleasures." 

"Another  friend,  Dick  Clayton,  and  I 
often  go  to  premieres,  but  we  hardly 
ever  drive  up  to  the  theatre  in  the  cus- 
tomary style.  We  usually  park  a  few 
blocks  away  and  walk  to  the  theatre. 
Afterwards,  instead  of  going  to  a  night 
club  we  invariably  end  up  at  a  drive-in 
where  I  love  to  feast  on  hamburgers  with 
all  the  trimmings. 

"Then  there's  my  passion  for  roller 
coasters.  I  admit  that  some  of  my  friends 
find  this  a  questionable  pastime,  but  they 
go  along — for  the  ride.  No  pun  intended. 

"At  any  rate,  I  can  honestly  say  I  have 
never  been  bored  on  a  date." 

Ann  doesn't  expect  her  dates  to  con- 
form to  any  certain  type.  She  does  enjoy 
it,  however,  when  a  fellow  brings  her 
corsages  of  either  roses  or  lilies  of  the 
valley.  She  was  also  especially  pleased 
one  night  when  her  friend,  a  naturally 
shy  person,  complimented  her  on  her 
hair-do.  As  she  said,  "I  didn't  think  he'd 
say  such  a  thing.  It  was  a  nice,  warm 
feeling." 

"I'm  glad  I've  had  the  dates  I  have  be- 
fore I  marry,"  Ann  went  on,  "because  I 
don't  believe  you  ever  really  know  what 
you  want  from  a  marriage  until  you've 
known  various  types  of  men.  I  know 
there  have  been  very  happy  marriages 
that  resulted  from  a  first  date,  but  I 
don't  think  this  would  have  been  wise 
for  me." 

Some  people  have  wondered  if  waiting 
as  long  as  she  has  might  have  made  her 
too  particular,  too  cautious,  too  analytical. 


I  GUESS  I'M  NOT  THE  TYPE 

(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  43) 


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Ann  has  given  this  some  thought  and  has 
come  up  with  the  following:  "I  don't 
think  I've  become  too  analytical,  but 
maybe  I'm  wrong.  I've  been  told  I  have 
been  too  particular.  But  I  don't  go 
around  studying  each  date  to  see  if  he  is 
the  one.  I  still  want  the  same  things  from 
a  marriage  now  that  I  did  several  years 
ago." 

Ann  always  has  fun  in  her  life,  which 
surprises  many  who  think  of  her  as  being 
very,  very  serious.  In  fact,  judging  from 
the  way  she  lives  you'd  certainly  not  peg 
her  as  the  analytical  type  who  is  sitting 
back  and  waiting  for  somebody  to  come 
along  to  match  her  expectations. 

Ann  likes  to  give  parties — and  at  her 
home  everyone  gets  together  to  sing, 
dance,  and  play  such  games  as  charades 
or  20  Questions.  Sometimes  she  shows 
movies  and  usually  she  can  be  talked 
into  telling  some  of  her  dialect  stories. 
On  her  last  birthday  she  had  thirty-five 
people  at  her  house.  And  recently  she 
attended  a  party  given  by  Lou  Costello 
for  his  daughter.  Ann  must  have  had  a 
good  time  because  she  said,  "I  danced 
for  three  hours  almost  without  stopping." 

When  it  comes  to  any  discussion  about 
Ann's  waiting  for  marriage,  her  career 
is  bound  to  be  a  factor.  That  she  has 
devoted  herself  to  her  work  cannot  be 
questioned.  The  rapid  strides  she  has 
made  as  an  actress  are  sufficient  proof 
that  she  has  not  for  a  moment  taken  her 
career  lightly. 

"My  work  may  have  influenced  me  to 
an  extent,"  Ann  admitted.  "After  all,  it's 
a  serious  thing  to  me.  But  I  don't  feel 
it  is  the  reason  for  my  not  marrying.  It 
might  have  been  four  years  ago.  I  cer- 
tainly know  now  that  there  would  be  no 
difficulty  in  dividing  my  time  between  a 
career  and  marriage. 

"When  I  marry  my  career  will  be  im- 
portant, but  not  as  important  as  my  mar- 
riage. The  two  can  be  combined,  how- 
ever, and  you  only  have  to  look  at  such 
cases  as  those  of  Irene  Dunne,  Loretta 
Young,  Jeanne  Crain,  Janie  and  Geary 
Steffen,  to  mention  a  few.  Yet,  two 
careers  in  one  family  in  Hollywood  do 
require  more  than  casual  thought.  You 
have  to  consider  one  another's  feelings 
more  than  you  would  in  ordinary  condi- 
tions. But  I  know  that  it  won't  be  diffi- 
cult for  me  when  I  marry  to  forget  my 
work  at  the  studio — not  entirely  but 
within  reason.  I  can  do  that  now.  In 
fact,  I  hardly  ever  talk  about  my  career 
when  I'm  not  working. 

"My  biggest  ambition  is  naturally  to 
be  the  right  kind  of  wife  for  my  husband. 
I  want  to  be  understanding  enough  to 
put  myself  in  my  husband's  place  when 
he  acts  in  a  way  that  seems  odd  to  me. 
I  hope  that  when  such  situations  arise  I 
can  ask  myself,  'What  would  I  have 
done?'  I  think,  above  all,  I  want  to  be  a 
good  friend  to  him.  I  don't  ever  believe 
I'll  take  him  for  granted  since  that  is  one 
thing  that  annoys  me  more  than  any- 
thing else  in  marriage. 

"But  I  have  no  idea  that  a  marriage 
will  be  always  idyllic.  There  will  certain- 
ly be  arguments.  After  all,  you  have 
arguments  when  you're  single  so  why 
shouldn't  you  have  them  when  you're 
married?" 


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Some  feel  that  Ann  has  waited  for 
marriage  because  she  has  been  a  little 
reluctant  to  give  up  her  independence. 
Toss  this  one  at  Ann  and  she'll  answer 
you  in  a  hurry. 

"That  is  entirely  untrue,"  is  the  reply. 
"Certainly  I  like  independence,  just  as 
much  as  anyone,  and  I  have  enjoyed  be- 
ing on  my  own  to  an  extent.  Even 
though  I  live  with  my  aunt  and  uncle  I 
have  what  amounts  to  my  own  apart- 
ment in  my  home.  And  I  have  no  inten- 
tions of  ever  thinking  that  freedom  to  do 
what  you  wish  is  as  happy -making  as  a 
chance  to  share  a  life  with  someone." 

Ann  got  a  dreamy  look  in  her  eyes  and 
then  in  a  very  quiet  voice  said,  "Mar- 
riage means  a  lot  to  me.  It  isn't  just  the 
companionship,  although  that  is  impor- 
tant. It  means  planning  for  the  future 
and  building  a  home. 

"I've  already  made  some  moves  toward 
the  day  when  I  do  marry.  For  some  time 
I've  been  clipping  pictures  and  stories 
about  decoration  from  various  magazines. 
I  have  a  wonderful  collection  now.  I 
even  know  the  kind  of  home  I'd  like — a 
two-story  house  with  a  fireplace  in  my 


bedroom.  When  I  was  in  high  school  I 
took  a  short  course  in  decorating.  I  de- 
signed the  kind  of  bedroom  I  liked  and 
it's  exactly  like  the  one  I  have  in  mind 
now — except  that  I  had  made  no  specifi- 
cation then  for  a  fireplace.  As  for  the 
rest  of  the  house,  I  think  that  my  hus- 
band should  have  a  few  things  to  say 
about  that. 

"I  never  expect  to  be  bored  in  my  mar- 
riage. There  will  always  be  things  to 
look  forward  to,  to  plan  for,  to  hope  for. 
And,  besides,  I'm  the  kind  of  person  who, 
while  she  enjoys  being  quiet  at  times, 
can  always  think  of  something  to  do. 
This  may  be  a  little  hard  on  my  husband 
so  I  guess  he'll  have  to  have  a  rugged 
constitution. 

"I  don't  regret  at  all  that  I  have  waited 
as  long  as  I  have  for  marriage.  Now  I 
realize  its  richness,  its  completeness  more 
than  I  would  have  some  years  back.  I 
know  now  it  will  be  the  purpose  in  my 
life  for  which  I  have  been  striving." 

Ann  looked  so  completely  happy  just 
talking  about  it  that  somehow  it  wouldn't 
be  a  big  surprise  if  she  already  had  found 
the  person  for  whom  she  has  been 
waiting  for  such  a  long  time. 


YOUR  GUIDE  TO  CURRENT  FILMS 


(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  16) 


forget  that  Ferrer  is  the  voice  of  the 
puppets  and  during  each  performance 
bitterness  is  forgotten.  When  the  magi- 
cian receives  a  better  offer,  he  and  his 
assistant  reveal  their  secret  marriage  and 
leave  the  carnival.  Lili  decides  that  she 
too  must  leave  as  there  is  nothing  but 
memories,  but  it  is  these  very  memories 
that  make  her  realize  how  patiently 
Ferrer  has  waited  for  her  to  grow  up 
and  to  share  his  love. 

The  Bystander 

Melodrama — RKO 

f\TTO  Preminger,  who  brought  to  the 
screen  the  unforgettable  story  of 
"Laura,"  now  spins  the  tale  of  "The  By- 
stander" (Robert  Mitchum).  Bob  and  pal 
Ken  Tobey  are  ambulance  drivers  who 
receive  an  emergency  call  to  a  swank 
Beverly  Hills  estate  where  a  society 
woman  was  almost  asphyxiated.  The 
matron  (Barbara  O'Neill)  contends  that 
it  wasn't  attempted  suicide,  but  attempted 
murder.  The  idea,  however,  is  dismissed 
by  her  writer-husband,  Herbert  Mar- 
shall. As  Bob  is  leaving,  he  notices  Jean 
Simmons  playing  the  piano.  Believing 
that  she  is  taut  with  emotion  about  her 
stepmother's  condition,  he  barges  in  to 
assure  her  everything  is  all  right.  A 
spoiled  English  girl  used  to  having  her 
own  way,  she  immediately  takes  a  fancy 
to  Bob  and  follows  the  ambulance  back 
to  the  station  house.  Under  the  guise  of 
anxiety  over  her  mother,  she  manages  to 
get  Mitchum  to  break  a  date  with  steady 
girl,  nurse  Mona  Freeman,  then  begins 
her  web  of  conniving.  She  breaks  up 
Bob  and  Mona's  romance,  gets  him  to 
quit  his  job  to  become  a  chauffeur  for 


her  family,  and  finally,  to  get  him  to  run 
away  with  her,  accuses  her  stepmother  of 
trying  to  asphyxiate  her.  It  is  the  latter 
incident  in  which  she  overplays  her  hand, 
and  makes  Mitchum  realize  she  so  hates 
her  stepmother  that  she  is  going  to  kill 
her  someday  with  him  as  the  bystander. 
Bob's  premonition  becomes  an  actuality 
when  the  stepmother  and  father  are 
hurled  to  their  death  when  their  car  is 
tampered  with.  The  burden  of  guilt  is 
not  only  pinned  on  Jean,  but  on  Mitchum 
as  the  family  chauffeur.  Film,  which 
gets  a  trifle  involved,  compensates  with 
some  surprise  plot  twists  which  pack 
quite  a  wallop  for  the  spectator. 

Thunder  In  The  East 

Ladd  in  action — Paramount 

A  lan  Ladd  is  hard  but  not  heartless; 
'"^  calculating  but  not  cold,  and  brave 
but  not  heroic.  Ladd,  as  an  American  in 
India  wanting  to  sell  guns  to  either  side 
of  a  battling  village,  momentarily  forgets 
his  mission  when  he  meets  Deborah  Kerr. 
Deborah,  a  blind  girl,  has  a  simple 
warmth  that  sees  past  his  scheming  ways. 
When  the  government  is  in  severest  dan- 
ger of  attack,  Ladd  offers  to  fly  out  the 
British  subjects  and  Corinne  Calvert 
for  a  price.  When  they  are  appalled  at 
his  taking  advantage  of  their  plight,  he 
triples  the  price.  The  situation  becomes 
desperate  when  the  handful  of  English 
must  seek  refuge  at  the  palace,  which 
the  only  remaining  government  official, 
Charles  Boyer,  has  opened  to  them. 
Boyer,  who  has  confiscated  Ladd's  plane 
cargo  of  ammunition,  refuses  to  allow  the 
handful  to  have  the  guns  to  protect  them- 
selves from  the  attack.   Boyer  believes 


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killing  is  not  the  answer.  Ladd  takes  a 
few  to  the  plane,  then,  on  learning 
Deborah  refuses  to  leave,  lets  his  co- 
pilot take  off  without  him.  The  climax 
of  the  Everett  Riskin  production  shows 
the  attacker's  pounding  in  the  great  door 
of  the  palace  and  the  ones  inside  facing 
sure  death.  It  is  only  when  the  door 
collapses  that  Boyer  makes  up  his  mind 
to  fight.  Although  slowed  down  in  spots, 
the  climax  has  its  share  of  special  Ladd 
thrills. 

My  Pal  Gus 

Teacher's  pet — 20th  Century-Fox 

Here's  a  family  fun  gathering  with 
Richard  Widmark  as  a  divorced  busi- 
ness tycoon  so  busy  amassing  a  fortune 
that  he  doesn't  have  time  to  keep  per- 
sonal tab  on  son,  George  (Foghorn) 
Winslow.  The  five-year-old  manages  to 
keep  pop  aware  of  his  presence,  how- 
ever, by  flooding  an  apartment  house, 
scaring  off  every  available  nurse  and 
other  endearing  little  traits.  In  despera- 
tion, George  is  put  in  a  nursery  school 
run  by  Joanne  Dru,  who  insists  that 
parents  participate  in  the  school  curricu- 
lum. At  first,  Widmark  rebels,  but  after 
getting  a  good  look  at  Joanne,  feels  com- 
pelled to  go  along  for  George's  sake.  Of 
course,  the  teacher  and  the  tycoon  fall 
in  love,  but  the  sudden  appearance  of 
Widmark's  ex-wife,  Audrey  Totter,  com- 
plicates things.  Audrey  announces  their 
divorce  is  not  legal  and  that  she  wants 
part  of  the  new  fortune  Dick's  made  in 
return  for  a  divorce.  A  messy  legal  en- 
tangle results,  involving  the  teacher.  It 
isn't  until  he  faces  financial  ruin  or 
losing  his  son  that  Widmark  learns  a 
lesson  in  human  understanding  from  the 
teacher  and  Georgie. 

Pony  Soldier 

Ugh! — 20th  Century-Fox 

Tyrone  Power,  as  a  Northwest  Mounted 
'  Policeman,  returns  "without  his  man" 
to  the  Fort.  He  is  promptly  taken  over 
the  coals  by  the  Inspector  and  given  a 
redeeming  chance  to  prove  his  metal  by 
tracking  down  two  white  captives,  Penny 
Edwards  and  Robert  Horton,  who  have 
been  taken  hostage  by  the  Indians. 
Thomas  Gomez,  as  his  guide,  innocently 
leads  him  right  into  the  Indian  strong- 
hold. Although  Power's  life  is  spared, 
Chief  Standing  Bear  refuses  to  release 
the  captives.  However,  an  optical  illu- 
sion frightens  the  superstitious  tribes- 
men, and  Power,  knowing  that  it  is  only 
a  mirage,  uses  it  to  his  own  advantage. 
He  obtains  a  pass-the-peace-pipe  talk 
which  results,  after  some  harum-scarum 
nights  provoked  by  Konah  ( Cameron  Mit- 
chell), in  Power  and  the  prisoners  being 
freed.  Power  discovers  Bob  Horton  is 
the  original  bandit  he  had  been  scout- 
ing and  saves  the  Mountie  tradition  of 
"always  getting  his  man."  The  Techni- 
color picture  starts  out  with  the  sweep 
and  grandeur  of  "Broken  Arrow,"  but 
bogs  down.  There  is  no  love  interest, 
neither  Penny  Edwards  nor  Power  so 
much  as  touch  fingers. 


Androcles  And  The  Lion 

Shavian  Humor — RKO 

D  ernard  Shaw's  spoof  of  Caesar's  em- 
"  pire  and  the  Christians  who  out- 
witted their  Roman  captors  is  outlined  in 
this  Gabriel  Pascal  production.  Roman 
captain  Victor  Mature  is  herding  Jean 
Simmons,  Robert  Newton  and  Alan 
Young  (Androcles)  to  Rome  where  they 
are  to  be  fed  to  the  Hons  because  of 
their  continued  devoutness  to  their 
religion.  En  route,  Mature  falis  in  love 
with  Jean;  Alan  Young  saves  a  lion's 
life,  and  Robert  Newton  and  the  other 
Christians  almost  convert  Mature's  sol- 
diers. In  Rome,  each  of  the  Christians 
are  tempted  to  give  up  their  religion, 
but  they  refuse  and  go  forth  to  the  lions' 
den.  Although  he  simply  wishes  to  be 
martyred,  strong  man  Robert  Newton  is 
ordered  by  Caesar  (Maurice  Evans)  to 
fight  his  top  gladiators.  Reluctantly  he 
doss  so,  and  reluctantly  he  kills  five  of 
them.  This  unusual  display  of  strength 
results  in  the  release  of  all  the  captors 
except  one,  who  must  be  fed  to  the  lion 
to  satisfy  the  crowds.  Alan  Young  is 
the  hapless  victim  who  goes  forth  to  be 
devoured,  but  winds  up  waltzing  with  the 
lion  which  is  the  same  one  he  befriended 
earlier. 

Ruby  Gentry 

Swampland  Saga — 20th  Century-Fox 

Jennifer  Jones  in  the  title  role  is  an 
aggressive,  teasing  flirt,  living  in  a 
decadent  Southern  hunting  lodge  run  by 
her  father.  The  Southern  locale  and  the 
obvious  earthiness  of  the  film,  particu- 
larly the  love  scenes,  reminds  one  of  a 
slowed-down  "Streetcar  Named  Desire." 
Oblivious  to  the  marked  male  interest 
she  incurs  among  the  aristocrats  who 
frequent  the  lodge,  Jennifer  is  concerned 
only  with  Charlton  Heston.  Theirs  is  a 
secret,  passionate  love,  which  ends 
abruptly  when  Heston  marries  a  "family- 
approved"  socialite  to  assure  support  of 
his  project  of  turning  swamplands  into 
farmlands.  Jennifer  goes  to  live  with 
wealthy  Karl  Maiden  and  his  wife 
(Josephine  Hutchinson),  and  when  the 
latter  dies,  Maldin  proposes  to  Jennifer. 
Her  husband's  power  and  wealth  makes 
Jennifer  a  figure  to  be  reckoned  with, 
and  when  he  is  killed  a  short  time  later 
in  a  boating  accident,  she  is  able  to  strike 
back  at  those  who  snubbed  her.  Al- 
though she  offers  to  protect  Heston,  he 
refuses  and  in  revenge  she  has  his  farm- 
lands flooded.  Defeated,  he  turns  to  her, 
but  even  then  she  is  robbed  of  his  love 
when  he  is  shot  by  her  crazed  brother 
who  believes  their  love  sinful.  Film  wal- 
lows in  moodiness  and  swamplands  and 
seems  to  get  bogged  down  in  atmosphere. 

Blackbeard,  The  Pirate 

The  bold  and  the  beautiful — RKO 

Shiver  yer  timbers,  mates,  there  never 
was  a  more  cruel,  black-hearted 
pirate  than  Blackbeard  as  portrayed 
vigorously  by  Robert  Newton.  He  takes 
over  ships  as  easily  as  he  picks  his  teeth, 
and  he  doesn't  need  any  coaxing  that 
Linda  Darnell  would  be  a  provocative 


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Learn  here  the  TRUTH  about 

PSORIASIS 

IS  IT  A  SKIN  01  SEASE 
or  INTERNAL? 


captive.  Linda,  daughter  of  the  late 
privateer,  Edward  Mansfield,  is  also  a 
scheming  wench.  For  she  has  stolen  the 
treasure  out  from  under  her  protector, 
Pirate  Henry  Morgan,  and  smuggled  it 
aboard  ship.  She  plans  to  marry  the 
captain,  but  finds  her  plans  must  be 
changed  when  she  sees  him  dangling 
from  the  rigging  with  a  knife  through  his 
mid-section.  Blackbeard's  work — natur- 
ally. Linda  is  at  her  wit's  end  until  she 
meets  Keith  Andes,  a  doctor,  brought 
aboard  ship  to  remove  a  bullet  from  the 
Pirate's  neck.  Andes  is  a  government 
agent,  but  soon  falls  for  Linda's  charms 
and  the  two  plot  their  escape.  There's 
wild  seafaring  escapes,  bloody  encount- 
ers with  mate  William  Bendix,  etc.,  but 
Blackbeard  finds  his  come-uppance  by 
being  buried  up  to  his  neck  in  sand  and 
slowly  drowned  by  the  approaching  tide. 
It's  gruesome  but  gripping,  and  it  pro- 
vides Linda  Darnell  with  some  gorgeous 
footage  (the  film's  in  Technicolor),  gives 
Bendix  a  chance  for  a  solid  characteriza- 
tion, and  further  .aides  Keith  Andes'  ca- 
reer as  a  romantic  star. 

Meet  Me  At  The  Fair 

Reform  and  romance — Universal- 
International 

Dan  Dailey,  as  Dr.  Tilbee,  maker  of 
that  wonder  medicine  that  will  get 
rid  of  everything  from  hang  nails  to  a 
talkative  mother-in-law,  and  his  assist- 
ant, "Scat  Man"  Crothers,  are  enjoying  a 
lively  business  with  then-  one -wagon 
medicine  show.  That  is  until  Chet  Allen, 
13-year-old  orphan,  runs  away  from  the 
Springville  Detention  Home  and  hitches 


WHAT  HOLLYWOOD  ITSELF  IS  TALKING  ABOUT 


(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  10) 


Those  great  kids,  Marge  and  Gower 
Champion  headed  straight  for  a  personal 
appearance  tour  of  the  Far  East  when 
they  finished  ''Give  A  Girl  A  Break"  at 
MGM.  They'll  go  all  over  that  part  of  the 
world  before  they  get  back  to  these  here 
shores. 

*  *  * 

Another  married  couple  with  itchy 
feet — Cary  Grant  and  Betsy  Drake — left 
for  a  loafing  vacation  aboard  a  Norwe- 
gian freighter  that  will  take  them  just 
about  all  over  the  world.  When  they 
finally  become  landlubbers  again  they'll 
meet  Producer  Howard  Hawks  in  Tan- 
giers  and  talk  about  Cary  making  a  pic- 
ture. This  ought  .to  bring  him  back  to 
complete  health,  suntan,  and  his  hand- 
some self. 

*  *  * 

Jeff  Chandler  unwittingly  caused  quite 
a  situation,  making  "Sioux  Uprising" 
for  U-l.  Seems  an  Indian  named  Frank 
Lo-ho  was  hired  for  the  movie  because 
he  was  a  real  good  Indian  type.  So,  the 
Technicolor  cameras  picked  him  up  as 
being  much  lighter- skinned  than  Jeff. 
Makeup  men  had  to  smear  a  lot  of  cop- 
per paint  on  the  red  man  to  make  him 
match  paleface  Chandler. 


Joan  Fontaine  and  Collier  Young  got 
married  amid  quite  a  hassle  of  not  hav- 
ing their  marriage  license  when  they 
showed  up  in  Northern  California  for 
the  ceremony.  Absent  from  the  wedding 
was  Joan's  sis,  Olivia  de  Havilland — 
but  they  have  since  patched  up  their 
childish  feud.  About  the  same  time,  Ida 
Lupino,  Collie's  ex,  and  her  present  hus- 
band, Howard  Duff,  were  occupying 
Joan's  apartment  in  Paris.  They're  all 
good  friends,  as  you  can  plainly  see. 

When  Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  fin- 
ished the  magic  picture,  "Houdini,"  at 
Paramount  they  got  their  first  real  va- 
cation— six  weeks  of  it — and  headed 
promptly  for  the  gay  and  glittering  New 
York.  Janet  was  so  exhausted  that  she 
got  an  excuse  from  her  doctor  saying 
if  she  didn't  get  a  rest  she'd  have  the 
vapors  and  wouldn't  be  able  to  work 
anyway. 

*     *  * 

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Pier  Angeli  hovered  around  Italy  on 
vacation,  waiting  until  the  last  minute 
before  MGM  called  her  back  to  this 
country.  Why?  Kirk  Dougles  was  in 
Europe  making  a  picture  and  she  didn't 
want  to  get  any  farther  away  from  him 
than  she  could  help. 

*  *  * 

Well,  the  handsome  young  Frenchman, 
Jacques  Bergerac,  who  followed  Ginger 
Rogers  to  Hollywood,  may  be  working 
hard  before  the  movie  cameras  soon — 
his  romance  with  Ginger  certainly  hasn't 
hurt  his  chances  for  a  big  career.  But 
Ginger  wasn't  sayin'  anything  about  mar- 
riage while  she  toiled  at  Paramount  in 
"Forever  Female."  Could  be  she  is 
pretty  partial  to  men  named  Jack — she 
was  married  to  a  couple  of  Jacks  named 
Pepper  and  Briggs.  And  Jacques  spells 
Jack  in  English. 

New  game  around  town,  especially 
played  by  the  stars  to  kill  time  between 
shots  on  the  set — Joanne  Dru  invented 
(or  discovered)  it.  You  take  the  name 
of  a  state,  see — like  Texas,  shorten  it  to 
the  abbreviation — like  Tex.  Then  you 
make  up  a  name  like  Income,  Tex.,  and 
you've  got  it.  Some  more  examples? 
Okay.  Oola,  La.;  Hangout,  Wash.;  Noah's 
Ark.;  Feeling,  III.;  Iron,  Ore.  Got  it? 
Playing  "the"  game  at  U-I  on  "Thunder 
Bay"  set,  Joanne  and  Jimmy  Stewart 
dreamed  up  a  lot  of  these.  But  Jay 
Flippen,  the  salty  character  actor,  took 
the  prize.  His  gems  were — Garbage, 
Kan.,  and  Pig,  Penn.  Rich,  ho  ho. 

*  *  * 

Jerry  Lewis  and  Dean  Martin  had  the 
time  of  their  gagging  lives  in  a  Dallas 
hotel  when,  in  town  for  the  fair,  they 
were  loafing  around  their  hotel  room 
and  suddenly  began  getting  all  the  calls 
from  other  customers  wanting  room  serv- 
ice. The  two  wacky  ones  took  all  the 
orders,  then  repeated  completely  differ- 
ent ones  back  to  the  bewildered  cus- 
tomers. They  weren't  only  bewildered 
— they  were  hungry,  too,  because  L  &  M 
kept  up  the  gag  until  the  management 
discovered  what  went  on  and  took  care 
of  the  situation. 

*  *  * 

No  trip  for  Shelley  to  be  with  Vittorio 
in  Italy — she  was  much  too  ill  with 
the  expected  bambino  to  go  to  the  gro- 
cery store,  much  less  across  the  ocean. 
Even  some  of  the  non-fans  of  Miss  W. 
were  feeling  sorry  for  her. 

Much,  much  sympathy  from  all  his 
friends,  numbering  in  the  thousands,  for 
Bing  Crosby  when  he  lost  his  Dixie.  He 
went  right  on  working  in  his  picture, 
"Little  Boy  Lost,"  and  seeing  his  close 
and  old  friends,  among  them  Dorothy 
Lamour. 

*  *  * 

A  little  sport  everybody  must  rush 
right  out  and  do  right  away  is  the  trick 
thing  John  Derek,  Bill  Williams,  and 
Jock  Mahoney  dreamed  up — to  keep  in 
trim.  They're  all  horse  crazy  and  be- 
tween spells  of  riding  they  line  up  three 
horses,  side  by  side,  and  see  who  can 
take  a  running  leap  over  the  backs  of  the 
nags  and  land  either  astride  the  third 
one  or  on  the  ground  on  the  other  side. 


So  far  Jock,  who  used  to  be  a  stunt  man 
before  he  turned  actor,  is  the  only  one 
who  can  make  it. 

*  *  * 

When  Audrey  Totter  married  her  Dr. 
Leo  Fred  she  probably  didn't  suspect 
she'd  be  living  at  a  veterans'  hospital — 
but  that's  where  they  set  up  housekeep- 
ing temporarily,  until  they  could  find 
a  place  of  their  own.  The  doctor  is  on 
the  staff  of  the  hospital,  that's  why.  And 
the  gal  who  has  traveled  thousands  of 
miles  to  visit  wounded  soldiers  now  finds 
it  easy  to  do  so — right  in  her  own  front 
yard. 

Never  heard  so  many  raves  as  the  ones 
over  this  girl  singer,  Rosemary  Clooney, 
who  sort  of  inherited  Betty  Hutton's 
throne  at  Paramount  when  Betty  and 
her  new  husband,  Charles  O'Curran,  de- 
cided to  go  out  for  themselves.  Rose- 
mary is  now  Para's  top  musical  star 
and  I  hear  she's  just  fantastic  in  the  new 
Bob  Hope  picture,  "Here  Come  The 
Girls,"  holding  her  own  beautifully 
with  Sky-Nose,  Tony  Martin,  Arlene 
Dahl,  et  al. 

*  *  * 

The  expected  fireworks,  anticipated 
when  Tallulah  Bankhead  came  to  our 
town  for  her  part  in  "Main  Street  To 
Broadway,"  didn't  come  off — Tallu  went 
very  quietly  about  her  work,  early  to 
bed,  no  parties,  finished  the  job  and 
went  right  back  to  New  York,  leaving 
a  pretty  disappointed  town  behind  her. 
It's  just  when  she's  loafing  that  she  likes 
to  stir  up  a  storm. 

*  »  * 

Debbie  Reynolds  got  her  first  trip  to 
Mexico  after  she  finished  MGM's  "Give 
A  Girl  A  Break."  Her  beau,  Dick  An- 
derson, followed  her  there  for  a  vaca- 
tion and  Debbie's  first  look  at  the  bull- 
fights. She  and  young  Miguel  Aleman 
are  great  friends,  so  she  had  a  ball  be- 
low the  border. 

*  *  * 

Barbara  Ruick  took  off  from  the  same 
studio  for  a  trip  overseas — Korea — with 
a  troupe  including  Keenan  Wynn,  Walter 
Pidgeon  and  Carleton  Carpenter.  Last 
year  she  spent  her  birthday  in  Alaska  on 
the  same  kind  of  deal — this  year  it'll 
be  her  20th  birthday,  probably  in  Korea. 

*  *  * 

Robert  Taylor  went  off  all  alone  in  a 
car  with  a  trailer  truck  attached.  Off 
on  a  horse-buying  spree.  Pulled  into 
motels  at  night,  so  his  horses,  if  any, 
wouldn't  get  lonesome. 

*  *  » 

Leslie  Caron,  sporting  a  horse-tail 
hairdo,  takes  the  car  and  trips  off  twice 
a  week  to  art  school,  leaving  her  veddy 
rich  husband,  George  Hormel,  to  ride  a 
bicycle  if  he  wants  to  go  out.  Only  one 
car  in  the  family — besides  it's  good  exer- 
cise for  the  man. 

*  *  * 

When  Ave  Gardner,  Clark  Gable,  and 
Director  John  Ford  went  into  the  wilds 
of  Africa  to  make  "Mogambo,"  there 
were  plenty  of  guards  furnished  to  pro- 
tect them  from  the  battling  Mau-Mau 
natives  who've  been  on  the  warpath.  At 
the  rate  Ava  and  Frankie  were  battling 
and  making  up,  she'll  be  right  at  home. 


72 


Howard  Keel  hopped  off  a  horse  at 
MGM  that  he'd  been  riding  in  "Fast 
Company,"  revved  up  his  automobile 
and  sped  across  town  to  Warners,  got  out 
and  got  on  another  horse  for  "Calamity 
Jane."  He  and  the  animal  are  teamed 
up  with  Doris  Day  so  there'll  be  some 
singing,  too,  you  can  bet. 

*    *  * 

Glenda  Farrell,  one  of  our  favorite 
gals  and  actresses,  hit  a  really  good 
thing  when  she  came  out  to  Universal- 
International  to  play  a  mother  part  in 
"Girls  In  The  Night."  She's  the  mother 
of  this  Third  Avenue  beauty  contest  win- 
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tricia Hardy,  Glenda's  screen  daughter, 


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is  her  for-real  son,  Tommy  Farrell. 

*  *  * 

The  romance  of  John  Payne  and  Co- 
leen  Gray  hit  a  temporary  lull  when  she 
had  to  trek  off  to  England  for  a  pic- 
ture. Mebbe  it  was  just  as  well.  About 
that  time,  John  was  still  wearing  the 
violent  red  hair,  beard,  and  chest  cover- 
ing for  his  current  picture  and  he  wasn"t 
nearly  as  good-looking. 

*  *  * 

Aw,  shucks — U-I's  gone  and  changed 
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ture to  "Flame  Of  Timberline."  This  is 
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Studio  found  out  no  one  got  the  joke. 


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The  Psychiatrist  Looks  At  Hollywood  By  Michael  Sheridan   23 

Do  the  stars  have  an  unbalanced  design  for  living? 
Why  I  Don't  Like  Dangerous  Dates  By  Debbie  Reynolds   25 

There  are  plenty  of  nice  fellows  who  don't  go  in  for  necking 
Hollywood  On  Broadway  By  Danton  Walker   28 

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Some  Wounds  Never  Heal  By  Louis  Reid   30 

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You  Need  A  Vacation  From  Marriage  By  Helen  Louise  Walker   36 

"Get  away  from  habitual  domesticity,"  advises  Anne  Baxter 
My  Love  for  Linda  Darnell  By  Tab  Hunter   42 

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about! 


I  ittle  pier  angeli,  back  from  several 
months  in  Europe — native  Italy,  and 
numerous  meetings  with  Kirk  Douglas — 
was  so  impressed  with  Vittorio  Gass- 
man's  "Hamlet"  in  Rome  that  she's  all 
for  doing  a  play  with  him  come  next 
vacation  time.  You  can  bet  all  right  that 
the  next  time  the  romantic  Vittorio  goes 
Shelley  will  be  right  along,  particularly 
if  Pier  appears  with  him. 

Roberta  Haynes,  who's  had  nothing  but 
sexy  publicity  since  she  made  "Return 
To  Paradise"  with  Gary  Cooper,  is  get- 
ting but  the  woiks  at  Columbia — drama 
coaching,  dancing,  new  wardrobe,  new 
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worth  was  the  top  gal  there.  Same  ini- 
tials, too,  see.  The  new  girl  star  had  her- 
self a  real  fine  part  in  "High  Noon"  and 
got  completely  cut  out  of  same,  so  she 
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— this  time  to  stay. 

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wearing  the  same  duds  he  wore  in  "The 
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The  Hollywood  Set 

He  A 


By  MARY  MARATHON 

Rosemary  Clooney's  vivid  personality  seeped  right  through  the  microphone  onto 
stacks  of  platters  of  "Come  On-A  My  House"  and  "Botch-A-Me,"  records  which 
swung  her  to  the  top  of  the  list  of  singing  artists  and  focussed  the  eyes  of  Holly - 
■  wood  upon  her.  Paramount  invited  her  to  come  on  to  their  lot  for  a  screen  try 
and  almost  in  the  next  breath  Rosemary  romped  off  with  a  starring  contract. 
After  seeing  "The  Stars  Are  Singing,"  Rosemary's  first  picture,  I  can  well 
understand  why  this  bright  newcomer  to  Hollywood  is  the  talk  of  the  town! 
She's  a  treat  for  your  ears  and  she's  very  easy  on  the  eyes! 


Starling  with  Rosemary  in  this  sprightly  Technicolor  picture  are  Anna  Maria 
Alberghetti  and  Lauritz  Melchior.  Youthful  Anna  Maria,  introduced  by  Bing 
in  "Here  Comes  The.  Groom,"  won  the  immediate  and  enthusiastic  acceptance 
of  screen  fans  and  critics.  This  golden-voiced  youngster  can  act  and  she's  gay, 
too.  In  "The  Stars  Are  Singing,"  it's  a  kick  when  she  joins  Rosemary  and  her 
pals  in  a  singing  commercial.  Lauritz  Melchior?  His  role  of  "Papa  Poldi,"  a 
former  Metropolitan  Opera  great  who  has  been  licked  by  a  swelled  head,  has 
overtones  of  gentleness  but  he  gives  it  the  Melchior  vigor  we've  come  to  expect. 
And  he's  in  lusty  voice!  Talking  of  voice,  there's  one  character  in  this  show  that 
doesn't  have  much  of  a  speaking  part,  but  he'll  slay  you!  His  name  is  Red  Dust, 
world's  laziest  and  funniest — dog' 


For  good  measure,  there's  a  heart-warming  story.  Katri  ("Anna  Maria)  in  seeking 
out  Papa  Poldi,  lands  in  the  Greenwich  Village  apartment  where  Terry  (Rose- 
mary) has  gathered  'round  her  a  merry  group  of  young  hopefuls  who  are  struggling 
toward  success  in  the  entertainment  world.  Being  a  stowaway,  Katri  is  to  be 
deported.  Terry  and  her  gang,  along  with  Papa  Poldi,  say  "no  can  do".  .  .  then 
swing  into  action  with  the  vigor  of  a  detachment  of  Marines.  Just  leave  your 
worries  on  the  doorstep  and  direct  your  feet  to  the  sunny  side  of  screen  enter- 
tainment when  "The  Stars  Are  Singing"  comes  your  way! 


Mention  of  Marines,  which  I  did  a  few  sentences  ago,  reminds  me  that  I've 
another  fun  picture  to  report  on — "Pleasure  Island."  Here  we  have  1500  Marines, 
not  engaged  in  war  on  "Pleasure  Island" — just  a  bit  of  skirmishing  among  them- 
selves to  capture  the  attentions  of  three  lovely  girls.  What  delightful  odds! 
How  come  1500  men  and  three  girls?  On  a  South  Pacific  Island  lives  Roger 
Halyard,  British  Copra  grower,  with  his  three  pretty,  young  daughters  and  a 
housekeeper.  Except  for  Halyard  and  his  agent,  the  island  is  practically  manless. 
Suddenly  the  Marines  appear  to  construct  a  landing  strip.  It's  a  riot  thereafter! 
Halyard,  so  VERY  correct,  almost  loses  his  mind  as  well  as  his  three  darling 
daughters.  The  girls  have  a  fine  time!  The  picture  is  in  Technicolor,  which  is 
special  when  a  South  Pacific  Island  is  the  locale.  Leo  Genn  plays  the  father, 
Elsa  Lanchester  the  housekeeper,  Joan  Elan,  Audrey  Dalton  and  Dorothy 
Bromiley,  those  three  lovelies,  are  the  darling  daughters. 


Next  month  I'll  be  ready  to  give  you  the  details  on  "Pony  Express,"  starring 
Charlton  Heston,  Rhonda  Fleming,  Jan  Sterling  and  Forrest  Tucker.  It's  a 
vivid  picturization,  in  Technicolor,  of  the  most  colorful  era  in  our  nation's 
history — a  tribute  to  those  rugged  men  of  vision,  Buffalo  Bill  Cody  and  Wild 
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BOB  WILLIAMS  -  TOM  MORTON  -  FRED  CLARK  JOHN  APCHER  and 
RED  DUST  Produced  by  IRVING  ASHER  •  Directed  by  NORMAN  TAUROG 
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DOROTHY  ,  AUDREY.  JOAN 
BROMILEY  DALTON  ELAM 

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and  ALVIN  GANZER  •  Screenplay  by  F.  HUGH  HERBERT 
Based  on  the  novel  by  William  Meier 


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CHARLTON  HESTON 
RHONDA  FLEMING 
JAN  STERLING 
FORREST  TUCKER 


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Lana  Turner  at  Mocambo  with  her  new 
boy  friend,  Georges  Saurel,  a  French  actor. 


mothballs  where  they'd  been  for  a  year 
and  a  half.  Steve  McNally,  at  U-I,  slipped 
into  hat,  jacket,  pants,  gun  and  badge  for 
"The  Stand  At  Apache  River,"  allowed 
they  looked  familiar.  They  were.  Same 
rig  he  had  on  for  "The  Duel  At  Silver 
Creek."  So  there. 

The  new  June  Allyson-Dick  Powell 
homestead,  consisting  of  58  acres  way  off 
up  in  the  Mandeville  Canyon  hills,  is  a 
kind  of  self-sustaining  type  thing  with 
fruit  trees,  vegetable  gardens,  5  zillion 
chickens  and  probably  a  lot  of  wild  game 
like  deer  and  moose  out  there  wandering 
around.  All  they  need  is  someone  to  go 
out  and  shoot  same.  June's  new  haircut 
is,  if  not  the  shortest,  one  of  the  most 
chopped  off  in  Hollywood,  with  Joan 
Crawford's  right  in  the  running. 

The  new  penthouse  of  Janet  Leigh  and 
Tony  Curtis  is  kinda  fabulous,  too.  The 
kids  moved   in   gradual-like,   to  three 


On  location  in  Africa  for  "Mogambo," 
Clark  Gable  poses  with  member  of  cast. 


Lana's  ex,  Fernando  Lamas  continues 
courting  Arlene  Dahl.  They  may  marry. 


bedrooms  and  baths,  planted  terrace, 
den,  and  all  that  sort  of  thing.  Tony's 
got  a  fat  new  contract  at  U-I  and  this 
is  the  first  time  these  kids  have  been 
able  to  afford  the  movie  star-type  home. 

Ricardo  Montalban,  who  replaced  Fer- 
nando Lamas  as  Lana  Turner's  lover  in 
"Latin  Lovers"  and  gets  the  break  of 
his  career,  is  a  busy  one  hunting  for  a 
house  with  a  huge  yard  for  the  four  kids 
to  play  in.  He  roars  around  in  an  M-G, 
little  tiny  car  to  you,  brought  on  by  the 
fact  that  his  chum,  Howard  Keel,  (over 
six  feet)  crowds  his  torso  into  one,  too. 
How  uncomfortable  can  a  boy  be  .  .  . 

Vera-Ellen,  back  from  a  Honolulu  va- 
cation, maaaad  about  surf-boarding, 
which  she  learned  over  there — along  with 
the  hula.  Gal  can't  wait  for  the  surfing 
season  to  start  here  at  Malibu.  Just  so 
you  don't  get  out  there  and  do  the  hula 
on  the  surf-board,  girl. 

Robert  Mitchum,  the  character,  parked 
his  custom-built,  whizzer  of  a  trailer  on 
the  Calabasas  location  of  "White  Witch 
Doctor"  while  the  African  adventure  yarn 
was  shooting  there.  He  wasn't  about  to 
spend  two  hours  a  day  going  back  and 
forth  from  Hollywood — he's  the  lazy  type. 
Mitch  has  a  folding  boat  on  top  of  the 
trailer — claims  it  only  weighs  95  pounds, 
just  the  right  weight  to  pack  it  on  a  wife's 
back.  Susie  Hayward,  again  his  leading 
lady  in  this  picture  (remember  them  in 
"The  Lusty  Men"),  had  fun  with  Mitch — 
he's  supposed  to  pick  her  up  and  carry  her 
across  a  stream.  Tried  to  lift  her  and 
couldn't.  Seems  this  girl  had  weighted 
down  her  jungle  outfit  with  lead  bars, 
making  her  about  as  heavy  as  her  lead- 
ing man.  Some  fun. 

Latest  rage  in  this  town  are  the  clown 
portraits  of  the  stars  by  talented  young 
artist  John  Morris.  Judy  Garland  gave 
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"Easter  Pprade."  One  given  to  Barbara 
Stanwyck  by  her  agent,  Paul  Small, 
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balloon  ascent.  Keenan  Wynn's  shows 
him  astride  a  motorcycle,  coat  flying  in 
the  breeze.  They  are  really  great,  I'll  tell 
you. 

Well,  that  chest  of  Marilyn  Monroe's 
is  filling  up — leave  us  hasten  to  say  her 
hope  chest.  So  far,  she's  got  linens,  art 
objects,  a  silver  service  that  was  given  to 
her  while  she  was  making  "Niagara"  and 
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mahogany — and  any  resemblance,  etc., 
etc. 


Marilyn's  pal  in  "Gentlemen  Prefer 
Blondes,"  as  if  you  didn't  know,  is  Jane 
Russell  and  there's  apt  to  be  another 
star  in  the  Russell  family.  When  Jane's 
man,  Bob  Waterfield,  quits  pro  football 
he's  about  to  try  the  acting  racket,  too. 

Roy  Rogers  and  Dale  Evans  adopted 
two  new  kids  and  they're  all  crazy  about 
each  other  in  the  family — this  brings  the 


(CONTINUED) 


The  Tony  Curtises  (Janet  Leigh)  with 
Houdina,  named  after  picture  "Houdini." 


Rosemary  Clooney,  on  Paramount  Set, 
learns  French  from  Christian  Fourcade. 


total  juvenile  members  up  to  five.  But 
one  day  Roy  discovered  young  Dusty 
hiding  his  toys  under  his  bed.  Seems 
Dusty  wasn't  about  to  let  the  new  ones 
cop  onto  his  possessions — but  Roy  and 
Dale  got  'im  straightened  out  pretty  quick. 

There's  not  much  to  do  between  scenes 
on  the  "Mogambo"  location  way  off  in 
darkest  Africa,  so  Ava  Gardner  experi- 
ments around  with  making  things  out  of 
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Bing  Crosby  returns  to  college  at  Washington  State  where  he's  enrolled  in 
Stockmen's  Short  Course.  Prof.  Howard  Doane  is  lecturing  on  raising  cattle. 


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Bunny  Green,  wife  of  composer  John- 
ny Green,  dancing  with  George  Burns. 


What  would  you  do  with  a  plastic  leg 
filled  with  cigarettes,  candy,  peanuts 
and  cigars?  Well,  Piper  Laurie  fixed  up 
this  gag  for  Rock  Hudson's  birthday  and 
marched  it  over  to  him  on  their  picture 
set  oj  U-I's  "The  Golden  Blade."  Seems 
Laurie  traded  a  pair  of  her  own  nylon 
stockings  for  the  leg — to  a  hosiery  buyer 
who  was  a  fan  of  hers  and  made  off  with 
it  at  full  speed. 

Leslie  Caron's  house  was  teeming  with 
relatives  when  a  grandmother  from  Paris, 
and  one  from  the  Virgin  Islands  arrived 
— along  with  their  families.  The  Virgin 
Island  grandmother  had  a  few  thousand 
words  to  say  about  how  to  build  a  house 
in  her  neck  of  the  woods.  They  do  most 
of  it  by  hand  and  her  helpers  were  a  cow- 
boy, a  dancing  teacher  and  a  policeman. 
Things  are  tough  all  over. 

Aldo  Ray's  given  up  his  Malibu  beach 
house  and  moved  into  bachelor  quarters 
in  the  Valley.  To  be  nearer  Jeff  Donnell 
maybe?  There's  much  yes  and  no  about 
whether  these  two  will  get  married  when 
Jeff's  divorce  is  final.  Most  people  are 
voting  no,  but  Aldo  was  around  plenty 
to  watch  Jeff  work  in  "The  Blue  Gar- 
denia." Seems  Jeff's  husband  (about  to 
be  ex)  calls  on  her  almost  as  much  as 
Aldo  does. 

The  young  Britisher.  Laurence  Harvey, 
who  has  been  brought  to  Hollywood  to 
play  the  part  of  the  villain  Caligula  in 
"The  Robe"  ( yep,  it's  really  going  to  be 
made  this  time),  was  introduced  to  a 
whole  covey  of  celebs  at  a  party  given  by 
James  Woolf,  in  town  to  launch  John 
Huston's  "Moulin  Rouge" — Jimmy  had  a 
large  part  in  making  "African  Queen" 
last  year.  On  hand  at  the  party  were 
Humphrey  Bogart  and  Lauren  Bacall, 
George  Sanders  and  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor,  who 
was  very  quiet,  Hal  Wallis  beaming 
with  pride  on  Terry  Moore  who  is  really 
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Richard  Burton,  heir  to  his  benefactor's  estate,  falls  in  love  with  the  appeal- 
ing widow,  Olivia  de  Havilland,  and  wants  to  marry  her  in  "My  Cousin  Rachel." 


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Sympathtic  Ethel  Waters,  Julie  Harris'  confidante  in  "Member  Of  The  Wedding," 
tries  to  guide  the  adolescent  in  her  adjustment  between  daydreams  and  reality. 

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My  Cousin  Rachel 

The  burden  of  guilt  is  a  hard  one  to' 
bear,  especially  when  there  are  so 
many  extenuating  circumstances,  but  this 
is  the  perplexing  dilemma  that  Richard 
Burton  faces  in  this  tale  of  early  day 
England.  His  benefactor,  John  Sutton, 
has  been  sent  to  Italy  for  his  health's 
sake.  While  there  he  meets  Cousin  Rachel 
(Olivia  de  Havilland)  and  marries  her. 
Before  many  months,  Burton  receives  a 
series  of  letters  from  Sutton  accusing 
Rachel  of  trying  to  do  away  with  him. 
Burton  immediately  rushes  to  his  friend's 
aid,  only  to  find  that  he  has  died  and 
Rachel  has  left  the  country.  Sutton's 
entire  estate  is  left  to  Burton,  without 
any  mention  of  the  widow.  When  Burton 
learns  that  Rachel  is  coming  to  visit  him, 
he  welcomes  the  opportunity  of  accusing 
her  of  Sutton's  death,  but  instead  finds 
himself  madly  in  love  with  her  and  alter- 
ing the  will  to  give  her  the  family  jewels 
and  estate.  Rachel  accepts  the  tokens — 
and  then  announces  that  she  isn't  marry- 
ing Burton.  Immediately,  the  old  sus- 
picions are  revived,  but  still  nothing  can 
be  proved.  Even  when  he  allows  Rachel 
to  walk  on  a  rickety  bridge,  which 
plunges  her  to  her  death,  he  finds  a 
letter  in  her  possessions  indicating  he 
was  wrong.  The  film,  which  is  beautifully 
enacted,  and  serves  as  a  stellar  showcase 
for  newcomer  Burton,  cannot  help  but 
prompt  the  query,  "Did  she  do  it?"  20th 
Century-Fox 

Member  Of  The  Wedding 

This  charfning  story  of  an  adolescent 
'  girl  and  her  daydreams  is  brilliantly 
enacted  by  its  original  New  York  stars, 
Julie  Harris,  Ethel  Waters,  and  moppet 
Brandon  de  Wilde.  The  latter  are  Julie's 
confidantes,  who  try  vainly  to  understand 
the  12-year-old's  bitter  outbursts  against 
the  teenage  girls  who  won't  let  her  belong 
to  their  club;  her  growing  resentment  for 
the  toys  her  widowed  father  brings  her, 
and  her  longing  to  belong  "to  someone  or 
something".  When  her  soldier-brother 
(Arthur  Franz)  brings  home  his  fiancee, 
Nancy  Gates,  Julie's  longing  "to  belong" 
transfers  itself  to  the  couple.  She  an- 
nounces to  Ethel  and  her  cousin,  Brandon, 
that  after  the  wedding  she  is  going  to  live 
with  the  newlyweds.  When  her  father  is 
forced  to  drag  her  screaming  away  from 
the  honeymooners'  car,  she  runs  away. 
But  a  brief  brush  with  some  of  the  seamy 
elements  in  town,  quickly  sends  her 
home.  She  returns  to  find  Brandon  fatally 
ill,  but  child-like,  the  sad  memory  of  his 
death  is  soon  blurred  as  she  becomes 
chums  with  a  neighbor  girl,  and  dis- 
covers the  boy  next  door  isn't  a  horrible 
monster.  Poignant  drama  is  an  excellent 
vehicle  for  the  talented  trio  and  richly 
deserves  its  numerous  awards.  Stanley 
Kramer-Columbia 

The  Jazz  Singer 

Modern  day  dress  and  Technicolor 
have  been  added  to  this  yester-year 
favorite  of  the  young  Jewish  boy  who 
wants  to  be  an  entertainer  but  whose 
father  insists  that  he  succeed  him  as  can- 
tor of  a  Philadelphia  Temple.  In  this  new 
Mike  Curtiz  film,  Danny  Thomas  has  just 


returned  from  Korea  where  he  has  met 
Peggy  Lee  and  other  USO  entertainers, 
who  have  encouraged  him  to  try  the  show 
world.  The  night  that  his  father  an- 
nounces that  he  will  be  the  temple's  new- 
cantor,  Danny  breaks  with  him,  and 
breaks  into  a  musical  with  Peggy  Lee. 
The  show  is  a  flop,  and  although  the 
couple  make  some  records,  Danny  can 
find  nothing  permanent  and  returns  to  his 
home  where  he  promises  his  father  to  be- 
come a  cantor.  But  the  lure  of  the  foot- 
lights is  too  strong  and  this  time  there  is 
a  definite  family  rift  which  Thomas' 
eventual  stardom  fails  to  ease.  They  are 
reunited  only  when  the  father's  illness 
causes  an  enforced  meeting  of  the  two. 
Warner  Bros. 

Never  Wave  At  A  WAC 

\A/ashesGTOn's  most  in-demand  society 
hostess,  Jo  McBain  (Rosalind  Rus- 
sell) decides  to  join  the  WACS.  She  be- 
lieves her  Senator  father  ( Charles  Dingle) 


William  Ching  and  Roz  Russell  astonish 
Paul  Douglas  in  "Never  Wave  At  A  Wac." 


will  use  his  power  to  get  her  a  commis- 
sion and  see  she's  stationed  in  France. 
Paris,  particularly,  is  Jo's  goal,  for  she 
wants  to  keep  her  eye  on  fiance,  Lt. 
Colonel  Bill  Ching,  who  is  surrounded  by 
WAC  personnel  in  gay  Paree.  Jo  joins 
the  Corps,  but  finds  her  father  will  do 
nothing  to  help  her.  Instead  of  a  com- 
mission, she's  Private  McBain  and  in 
place  of  France  she  receives  her  basic 
training  at  Fort  Lee,  Va.  Most  of  the  film 
was  actually  shot  at  the  Fort.  There  are 
some  amusing  incidents  when  her  ex- 
husband  (Paul  Douglas)  turns  up  to  test 
uniforms  under  various  conditions  and 
makes  Jo  the  guinea  pig.  Wacky  slapstick 
in  the  Russell  manner.  Frederick  Bris- 
son-RKO 

Babes  In  Bagdad 

Qaulette  goddard  and  Gypsy  Rose  Lee 
find  life  in  a  harem  is  dull  in  this 
frothy  spoof  at  an  Arabian  Nights  fantasy. 
John  Boles  as  the  master  of  the  house  is 
too  busy  with  his  umpteen  other  wives  to 
pay  much  attention  when  Paulette  strays 
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When  a  girl  changes  schools, 
what's  a  good  move? 

I   i  Try  stalking  the  stags    j  |  Pick  yourself  a  pal 

As  "the  new  girl,"  you'll  be  noticed — but 
don't  expect  a  brass  band  greeting.  (Your 
new  classmates  may  be  shy,  too !)  ^  hy  not 
ask  one  gal  to  share  a  Slurp  Special  at  the 
local  fizz  palace?  Bimebye,  you'll  be  bud- 
dies. Getting  okayed  by  the  ladies  first- 
leads  to  meeting  the  boy-people.  Same  as 
the  confidence  you  need,  on  certain  davs, 
begins  with  the  comfort  you  get  with  Ko- 
tex.  This  napkin  (so  absorbent!)  has  soft- 
ness that  holds  its  shape.  Made  to  stay  soft 
for  hours  and  hours! 


Are  you 
in  the 
know? 


Which  "look"  is  best  for 
lasses  with  glasses? 

j  |  Uncluttered    Dramatic       i  j  Coquette 

If  you've  got  specs  before  your  eyes, 
choose  headgear  becoming  to  your  face 
type.  Dodge  severe  or  frilly-filly  effects. 
Keep  your  brow  uncluttered.  A  soft,  sim- 
ple hairdo  plus  a  small  or  medium  brimmed 
chapeau  should  suit  you.  For  a  smooth 
look  on  calendar  days,  let  Kotex  keep  you 
outline-  free.  You'll  see  — those  fiat  pressed 
ends  prevent  revealing  outlines! 


What  to  do  about  the  Spaniel  Type? 

|      Rush  away  screaming  fj  linger  and  learn 

Adoring  Egbert  —  always  underfoot!  A  good 
kid.  but  you  don't  get  his  message:  you're  too 
busy  torching  for  frost-hearted  Ted.  Should 
you  ditch  Eggie?  Better  linger.  You'll  learn 
how  to  charm  other  gents.  And  at  trying  times, 
learn  about  poise  from  Kotex  and  that  safety 
center—  (your  extra  protection).  In  all  3  ab- 
sorbencies:  Regular,  Junior,  Super. 


More  women  choose  KOTEX* 
than  all  other  sanitary  napkins 


"T.  H.  REG .  U.  S.  PAT.  OFF. 


?.S. 


Have  you  tried  new  Delsey*  toilet  tissue  — now  nicer  than 
ever!  Each  tissue  tears  off  evenly— no  shredding.  It's  lux- 
uriously soft  and  absorbent  —  like  Kleenex*  tissues.  And 
Delsey's  double-ply  for  extra  strength. 


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current  films 


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from  the  hearthside.  She  becomes  en- 
amoured with  Richard  Ney,  a  likely 
young  man  who  has  the  unheard  of 
theory  that  for  each  man  there  is  only 
ONE  woman.  Paulette  lets  the  philosophy 
sink  in,  and  decides  this  would  be  the 
life.  Some  underhand  shenanigans  of  the 
tax  minister  put  Boles  on  the  reform 
path.  He  becomes  a  begger  to  learn 
humility  before  he  is  restored  to  the  royal 
throne.  After  his  wanderings,  Boles  de- 
cides he  can  spare  Paulette  for  Ney,  and 
that  Gypsy  Rose  is  enough  woman  for  any 
king.  The  movie  was  filmed  in  Spain  and 
introduces  a  new  Spanish  color  process 
called  Cinefotocolor.  United  Artists 


Paulette  Goddard  strays  from  harem  and 
finds  Richard  Ney  in  "Babes  In  Bagdad." 


Hugh  O'Brian  tomahawks  army  trooper 
in  "Seminole,"  story  of  Florida  Indians. 


Seminole 

\A/  est  Point  lieutenant  Rock  Hudson, 
™*  storekeeper  Barbara  Hale,  and  In- 
dian Chieftain  Anthony  Quinn  are  child- 
hood friends  who  share  the  desire  to  see 
the  Seminoles  and  the  white  man  dwell- 
ing peaceably  together  in  Florida.  But 
Richard  Carlson,  commanding  major  at 
the  fort  where  Hudson  is  stationed,  is 
much  more  interested  in  flushing  the 
tribes  out  of  their  swamps  and  sending 
them  to  a  reservation.  Although  Hudson 
defends  the  Seminoles,  he  is  ordered  to 
lead  a  surprise  expedition  into  the 
swamps.  The  entire  company  is  wiped  out 
with  the  exception  of  the  major  and  Hud- 
son, who  is  rescued  by  his  Indian  pal, 
Anthony  Quinn.  Immediately,  poor  old 
Rock  is  accused  of  double  dealing  with 
the  Indians  and  ordered  to  face  a  court 
martial.  Eventually,  the  Seminoles  come 
to  his  aid  and  prove  his  innocence  but  not 
until  one  of  the  most  ruthless  hand-to- 
hand  battles  yet  seen  grapples  its  way 
across  the  screen.  Universal-International 


Soldier  of  fortune  Ronald  Reagan  makes 
friends  with  Estellita  in  "Tropic  Zone." 


Peggy  Lee,  in  her  film  debut,  co-stars 
with  Danny  Thomas  in  "The  Jazz  Singer." 


Tropic  Zone 

Coldier  of  fortune,  Dan  McCloud 
(Ronald  Reagan)  arrives  in  Puerto 
Barrancas,  to  escape  from  a  political  feud 
in  a  neighboring  state.  An  expert  on 
banana  growing,  he  soon  attracts  the  eye 
of  Rhonda  Fleming  who  has  been  run- 
ning the  Flanders  White  Plantation  since 
the  death  of  her  father.  Things  become 
deadlocked  when  John  Wengraf,  who  has 
a  monopoly  on  the  banana  market,  learns 
of  Dan's  past  brushes  with  the  law  and 
holds  this  over  his  head  to  spy  on  Rhonda. 
As  Dan  continues  to  run  the  plantation 
with  success,  Wengraf  suspects  Dan  of 
double-crossing  him.  The  independent 
fruit  growers  crops  are  saved  when 
McCloud  negotiates  a  contract  from  a 
company.  They  agree  to  have  their  boat 
dock  the  next  day  provided  he  has  8,000 
stems  of  bananas  there  for  shipment.  Dan, 
who  has  been  cleared  with  the  govern- 
ment, now  does  a  Paul  Revere,  riding  to 
all  the  growers  and  telling  them  to  get 
their  crops  ready.  Rhonda  has  fallen  in 
love  with  McCloud,  but  fears  for  his 
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safety  when  Wengraf  has  locked  the  load- 
ing dock.  The  independent  growers  fight 
their  way  through  to  deliver  their  cargo 
on  time.  The  bananas  off  his  mind 
McCloud  turns  to  Rhonda.  Pine-Thomas 
Paramount 

City  Beneath  The  Sea 

LJere's  underwater  excitement  that  be- 
gins  the  moment  deep  sea  divers 
Robert  Ryan  and  Anthony  Quinn  start 
searching  for  buried  treasure  and  con- 
tinues until  they  are  trapped  in  an  earth- 
quake in  the  Sunken  City  of  Port  Royal, 
which  sank  in  1692.  The  boys,  who  are 
looking  for  a  missing  liner  that  sank  with 
a  cargo  of  gold  aboard,  hire  a  freighter 
run  by  pretty  skipper  Mala  Powers,  from 
which  to  base  their  diving  operations. 
Although  they  are  purposely  put  on  the 
wrong  track  by  a  steamship  line  official, 
who  has  hopes  of  recovering  the  loot  for 
himself,  they  eventually  find  it  buried  in 
the  underwater  city.  As  they  feverishly 
try  to  get  the  gold,  they  are  trapped  in 
an  eery  undersea  earthquake,  and  by  the 


time  they  reach  topside  the  steamship 
executive  has  been  killed  and  there  is 
only  the  pretty  captain  waiting  to  sail 
into  Ryan's  arms.  It's  movie  make-be- 
lieve that  reaches  science-fiction  propor- 
tions.  Universal -International 

Bwana  Devil 

If  you  like  to  see  fierce  lions  coming  at 
'  you  from  the  screen,  native  headdress- 
es so  close  they  seem  to  tickle  your  nose, 
and  spears  that  appear  to  extend  out  into 
the  audience,  then  Arch  Oboler's  first 
feature-length  motion  picture  in  national 
vision  will  be  an  exciting  experience.  The 
story,  aided  by  the  remarkable  natural 
vision  cameras,  comes  to  life  when  you 
don  a  pair  of  polaroid  glasses.  Robert 
Stack  is  in  charge  of  building  the  first 
railroad  in  British  East  Africa  when  the 
head  engineer  is  killed  by  a  man-eating 
lion.  Stack,  who  got  the  job  through  the 
influence  of  his  father-in-law,  carries  a 
failure  complex  that  not  even  his  wife, 
Barbara  Britton,  can  erase.  The  natives 
refuse  to  continue  work  until  the  lion  is 


Love  catches  up  with  Bob  Ryan  and  Mala 
Powers  in  U-I's  "City  Beneath  The  Sea." 


killed.  A  series  of  failures  by  Stack,  the 
Masai  lion-hunter  tribe,  and  then  by 
special  hunters  sent  from  London  con- 
vince the  young  engineer  of  this  useless- 
ness.  Two  lions  kill  all  the  white  people 
except  Bob  and  Barbara.  She  is  injured 
and  her  life  rests  on  his  success.  He  kills 
the  lioness,  but  finds  his  gun  jammed 
when  he  aims  at  the  revenging  male.  At 
the  last  second,  he  kills  the  beast  and 
proves  to  himself  courage  is  within  his 
reach.   Arch  Oboler  Production 

Hiawatha 

A  lmost  reminiscent  of  a  travelogue 
^  with  its  beautiful  scenery,  "Hiawa- 
tha" unfolds  the  rather  placid  story  of 
Vincent  Edwards'  desire  to  keep  peace 
among  all  tribes,  especially  the  Dakotas, 
whose  young  maiden  (Yvette  Dugay)  he 
wants  to  make  his  squaw.  Some  of 
Hiawatha's  fellow  braves  don't  believe 
this  is  possible,  and  so  to  settle  the  bick- 
ering, the  tribe's  chiefs  order  Hiawatha 
and  his  chief  rival,  Pau  Puk  Keewis 

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Ginger  Rogers  in  a  hand-holding  caress  with  Jacques  Bergerac, 
still  her  heart's  desire,  at  the  Racquet  Club  in  Palm  Springs. 


Gracie  Allen  breaks  up  Mary  Livingstone  with  typical  outlandish 
remark  as  they,  with  George  Burns,  arrive  for  Ethel  Merman  fete. 


Betty  Hutton,  back  from  triumphs  in  British  Isles,  gets  a  warm 
welcome  home  from  daughters  Lindsay,  seven,  and  Candy,  four. 


By  Michael  Sheridan 


THE  PSYCHIATRIST 

looks  at  HOLLYWOOD 


Is  it  a  town  hovering  between  insanity  and  intelligence; 
do  the  stars  have  an  unbalanced  design  for  living? 


I 


N  the  eyes  of  the  world,  Hollywood  is  a  sleepless  town  living  on 
its  false  energies  and  frayed  nerves.  A  town  where  the  favorite  occupation 
of  its  inhabitants  is  basking  in  reflected  glory  rather  than  bathing  in  the 
sun.  A  town  where  optimism  and  insecurity  run  neck  and  neck. 
All  this,  and  FEAR,  too!  That  hovers  over  the  movie  colony  like  an  ugly 
spectre  that  is,  if  you  analyze  it,  Hollywood's  own  worst  enemy. 

But  what  few  people  understand  is  that  Hollywood,  a  one-industry 
town,  is  like  any  other  one-industry  town.  Those  who  live  there  are  not 
happy  unless  they  can  sleep,  talk  and  think  work — from  dawn  to  dusk. 
In  Hollywood's  case,  it  is  movies.  The  all  absorbing,  fast  paced, 
nerve-trying  business  of  staying  in  the  swim,  or  sinking  because 
onc,e — just  for  a  minute — you  might  let  go. 

Hollywood  has  destroyed  many  of  its  faithful,  hard-working  denizens 
because  of  that  strange,  catching  disease  that  has  so  many  people 
worried  today — within  the  industry  and  outside  the  industry.  It's  that  once- 
you're-in-it-you-can't-get-out-of-it  web  that  movies  spin  for  everyone 
that  comes  in  contact  with  the  making  of  them.  Stars,  technicians, 
producers  and  directors,  writers  and  extras. 

"It's  a  familiar  remark  in  Hollywood,"  says  a  veteran  producer, 
"that  there's  nothing  quite  so  awful  as  working 
in  the  movies,  and  nothing  quite  so  awful  if  you  don't!" 

That  expresses  Hollywood,  and  its  mode  of  operating,  perhaps  better 
than  anything  ever  said  about  movie-making,  good  or  bad.  The 
very  contrariness  of  the  industry  is  what,  the  psychiatrists  find,  makes 
Hollywood  the  way  it  is.  You  love  Hollywood  and  you  hate  Hollywood. 
The  only  trouble  is  that  you  do  both  at  the  same  time! 

Typical,  however,  of  the  ways  strong  personalities  can  go  to  pieces 
under  the  terrific  strain  of  reaching  the  top  in  Hollywood  and  staying 
there  is  the  case  of  one  Mario  Lanza.   His  story  is  a    (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  52) 


The  psychiatrist,  as  depicted  by  Jose  Ferrer,  has  helped  many  befuddled  stars. 


Mario  Lanza 


Dan  Dailey 


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BY  DEBBIE  REYNOLDS 


There  are  plenty  of  nice  fellows 

who  take  girls  out  Just  for  fun 
and  don't  go  in  for  heavy  necking 

^f^Me  dangerous  dates 


I  certainly  don't  pretend  to  be  an  authority  on  dating. 
Or  on  love. 

I  believe  the  right  age  for  romance  is  entirely  up  to  the 
individual  because  every  case  is  different.  I  do  think  a 
girl  should  be  aware  of  what  real  love  means.  Also,  that 
she  should  be  able  to  do  her  full  share  as  a  wife.  This  is 
what  matters  most,  not  her  age.  Many  of  my  best  friends 
married  in  their  teens.  My  mother  married  at  16,  and  she 
and  Pop  have  had  a  wonderful  life  together.  So  no  one 
has  tried  to  influence  me  against  an  early  marriage. 

But  I  always  knew  I  wouldn't  marry  as  young  as  a 
great  many  others  have.  If  I  hadn't  gotten  my  break  in 
pictures  I  would  have  gone  on  to  college  and  'become  a 
gym  teacher.  I  would  have  wanted  to  finish  preparing 
myself  for  that  job,  just  as  I  want  to  get  my  career  set 
in  pictures. 

I  won't  presume  by  saying  that  what  applies  to  me  ap- 
plies to  others.  I  am  sure  it  doesn't.  But  I  do  know  why 
I'd  be  foolish  to  make  any  promises  to  a  boy  at  this  time. 
Much  as  I'd  want  to  keep  those  promises,  I  couldn't!  The 
dates  that  are  dangerous  for  one  girl  might  not  be  for 
somebody  with  different  circumstances.  Personally,  I  don't 
want  dates  that  would  gum  up  life  as  it's  opened  up  for 
me.  This  is  why  I  hope  there's  no  surprise  around  a  cor- 
ner. I  don't  want  to  fall  in  love  too  soon!  I  know  that  I 
won't  be  ready  for  this  step  until  I'm  at  least  twenty-two. 
I  have  too  much  to  do  at  the  studio. 

Billing  the  truth  to  ourselves  saves  a  lot  of  grief. 
Often  it  isn't  the  easiest  thing  to  do,  but  isn't  it  better 
than  having  to  go  back  and  start  again  after  we  tear  off 
in  the  wrong  direction?  If  I  didn't  face  the  actual  facts  I'd 


Bob  Wagner,  her  favorite  beau,  Debbie,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John- 
nie Ray.  Debbie  never  goes  out  alone  with  a  boy  on  first  date. 


only  bring  disappointment  to  myself  and  the  other  person 
involved. 

I  never  dreamed  I'd  become  an  actress.  But  when  the 
chance  came  I  wanted  to  try  it.  At  first  I  was  too  young 
to  realize  the  possibilities.  Then,  when  I  got  my  MGM 
contract,  I  made  up  my  mind  I  would  really  work  hard 
and  see  what  I  could  do. 

If  you're  in  love  you  want  to  spend  all  your  spare  time 
together.  Spare  time!  What's  that?  The  picture  business 
doesn't  have  regular  hours  from  9  to  5.  A  working  day  for 
me  means  up  at  6,  in  make-up  at  7  a.m.,  and  on  the  set 
at  9.  It  takes  two  hours  to  get  your  (continued  on  pace  56) 


^.  "I  don't  want  to  fall  in  love  too  soon.  I  know  I  won't 
be  ready  for  this  step  until  I'm  at  least  twenty-two." 


The  dance  before  her  weak,  licentious  step-father,  King  Herod. 


Salome's  motive  in  film  is  to  ask  for  John  The  Baptist's  freedom. 


censors' 
delight 


Through  the  years,  Salome's 
Dance  Of  The  Seven  Veils  never  failed 
to  swing  the  eager  censors  into  action 
-Rita  Hayworth's  interpretation, 
however,  has  them  happily  in  a  trance 


^Af^rEN  Columbia  announced  that 

Rita  Hay  worth  would  do  "Salome" 

and  feature  the  infamous 

"Dance  Of  The  Seven  Veils"  a 

censorial  storm  thundered  upon  them. 

This  particular  dance  had  long 

been  the  favorite  taboo 

of  all  censors.  Fortunately, 

Valerie  Bettis  was  engaged  to 

create  a  modern  version 

and  Designer  Jean  Louis  to 

design  Rita's  costumes.  Rita, 

naturally,  supervised  their  efforts.  . 

The  result — never  has  the 

dance  been  more  exciting,  yet  never 

in. such  good  taste  so  that 

not  even  the  most  narrow-minded  of 

censors  could  take  offense. 


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Dorothy  Lamour  with  husband  at  the 
Stork  Club.   She's  found  a  prodigy. 


Roger  Dann,  of  "I  Confess,"  is  still 
awaiting  Nina  Foch's  promise  to  wed. 


Nothing  cowboyish  about  Hopalong 
Bill  Boyd  with  wife  at  Pen  &  Pencil. 


Doings  of  the  stars  while  in  New  York  often  surpass  anything  they  do  in  Hollywood 

D«4ibu  H0LLYW00B 


Simmons  a  Mu- 
sical Scarlett? 

Charles  "Chuck" 
Walters,  MGM  di- 
rector of  Esther 
Williams'  "Dan- 
gerous When  Wet" 
and  Leslie  Caron's 
"Lili,"  confided  to 
friends  at  El  Mo-  Danton  Walker 
rocco,  that  Jean  Simmons  would  one 
day  make  Hollywood  sit  up  and  take 
notice  of  her  dancing  talents.  Wal- 
ters, himself  a  fine  dancer  and  choreog- 
rapher, should  know  what  he's  talk- 
ing about.  He  claimed  the  "Young 
Bess"  star  was  a  trained  dancer  before 
she  began  her  movie  career.  In-be- 
tween film  assignments  she  has  been 
dropping  in  to  the  rehearsal  hall  at 


MGM's  Culver  City  studios  and  prac- 
tising ballet  and  tap,  and  it  is  Walters 
who  would  like  to  direct  her  in  a 
Technicolor  musical  comedy.  Until  he 
reads  it  here,  Director  Walters  won't 
know  that  the  contemplated  Broadway 
musical  version  of  "Gone  With  The 
Wind,"  which  is  expected  to  be  a 
major  stage  event  early  in  1955,  will 
begin  its  search  for  a  singing-and- 
dancing  Scarlett  O'Hara  along  about 
November  of  this  year.  Jean  Simmons 
could  be  a  likely  prospect  for  the  stage 
show  in  the  role  played  so  admirably 
by  Vivien  Leigh  on  the  screen. 


Dorothy  Lamour  journeyed  down- 
town to  Number  One  Fifth  Ave- 
nue to  hear  a  youthful  singing-com- 


edienne named  Pat  Carroll  who  hopes 
for  a  future  Hollywood  acting-singing 
career.  Dottie  passed  along  a  few  very 
welcome  professional  hints  and  if  Pat 
can  make  the  grade  and  become  a 
star,  she'll  be  travelling  along  the 
same  route  that  served  Dottie  so  well 
in  the  past.  It  was  this  very  same  night 
club  that  brought  the  face  and  voice  of 
Dorothy  Lamour  to  the  attention  of 
nightlifers  and  talent  scouts  in  New 
York  a  few  years  before  her  film  fame. 
History  has  a  way  of  repeating  itself. 
Both  Dottie  and  Pat  hope  it's  true  in 
the  case  of  the  caroling  Carroll  cut-up. 

Direct  Quotes  and  Unquotes.  The 

oft-repeated  rumors  that  Joan  Craw- 
ford would  one  fine  day  appear  in 
person  in  a  Broadway  stage  play  con- 


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Joan  Crawford  greets  old  friend,  James  Hart,  at 
dinner  party.  She's  looking  for  Broadway  play. 


Danny  Kaye  and  his  wife,  Sylvia  Fine,  arriving  at  Paris 
Theatre  for  N.  Y.  premiere  of  "Hans  Christian  Andersen." 


ON  BROADWAY 


tinue  to  find  their  way  into  print.  In 
an  exclusive  interview  via  long-dis- 
tance telephone,  the  star  of  the  recent 
"Sudden  Fear"  suspense  film  ex- 
plained how  she  feels  about  return- 
ing as  a  star  to  the  New  York  stage 
(she  was  a  dancing  dolly  named  Lu- 
cille Le  Sueur  in  Shubert  Broadway 
musicals  before  going  to  Hollywood). 
"Nothing  would  delight  me  more," 
said  Joan,  "than  to  find  a  play  I  can 
star  in  and  tour  the  countryside  with 
before  facing  the  New  York  drama 
critics.  I  haven't  found  the  right  script 
yet,  but  I  will,  someday!"  Olivia  de 
Havilland  and  Ginger  Rogers  under- 
stand more  than  anyone  else  why 
Joan  won't  rush  into  an  acting  role  in 
a  stage  play.  They  learned  the  hard 
way  that  a  Hollywood  star  needs  a 


fine  script  and  topnotch  director  more 
than  fancy  duds  and  a  movie  "name." 


Hollywood's  Tyrone  Power  and 
Broadway's  Earl  Blackwell 
(President  of  Celebrity  Service)  have 
been  friends  ever  since  the  time  both 
arrived  in  Hollywood,  fresh,  young 
and  eager  for  a  screen  career.  Ty 
Power's  movie  stardom  is  legendary 
and  although  Earl  Blackwell's  film  ca- 
reer included  a  few  minor  efforts,  he 
returned  to  New  York  and  became 
internationally  famous  himself  as  "Mr. 
Celebrity"  of  Celebrity  Service.  In 
the  early  Hollywood  days,  when  Wil- 
liam Wyler  gave  Ty  his  first  bit  part, 
a  three-line  role  in  "Tom  Brown  Of 
Culver"    (which   starred  Richard 


Cromwell  and  Tom  Brown),  Ty  and 
Earl  were  sitting  at  separate  tables  in 
the  studio  commissary  when  Power 
threw  a  sugar  doughnut  across  the 
dining  room  to  attract  Earl's  attention 
so  that  he  could  tell  him  the  good 
news.  Earl  wished  him  luck  and  the 
rest  is  screenland  history.  Instead  of 
a  telegram  or  an  opening  night  pres- 
ent when  Tyrone  Power,  returning  to 
the  stage  (with  Raymond  Massey  and 
Judith  Anderson),  opened  in  "John 
Brown's  Body"  at  the  nearby  Acad- 
emy of  Music  in  Brooklyn,  Blackwell 
dispatched  a  sugar  doughnut  to  Pow- 
er's dressing  room  with  a  note  saying, 
"I've  been  waiting  a  long  time  to 
throw  this  darn  thing  back  at  you. 
Good  luck,  once  again,  tonight!" 
RKO's  sultry  (continued  on  pace  701 


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NEVER  HEAL 


BY  LOUIS  REID 


Walter  Wanger  is  seeking  a  reconciliation 

with  Joan  Bennett,  but  the  chances  of  her  resuming 

their  unhappy  marriage  are  slim 


W 


"ill  beautiful  Joan  Bennett  go  back  to  her  unhappy 
husband,  Walter  Wanger,  is  still  the  most  tantalizing  question 
agitating  Hollywood. 

Since  that  fateful  December  13,  1951  in  the  growing  dusk 
of  a  Beverly  Hills  parking  lot  when  Wanger  shot  Jennings  Lang 
in  the  groin  before  Joan's  horrified  eyes,  the  screen 
world  has  wondered  whether  the  film 
producer  and  his  actress-wife  would  become  reconciled. 
The  latest  word  from  Joan  is  NO. 

There  have  been  occasions  in  the  long  intervening  months 
when  the  lovely  brunette,  whose  life  in  Hollywood  had 
been  so  impressively  normal,  appeared  to  be  relenting  a  little 
from  the  dramatic  finality  of  her  attitude  toward 
her  husband  just  after  the  shooting. 

Then,  confronting  him  at  Beverly  Hills  police  headquarters, 
where  he  had  boldly  stated  he  shot  Lang  "because  he 
broke  up  my  home,"  she  told  Wanger: 

"I  don't  want  you  to  come  back  to  our  home  when  you  are  let  out." 


H, 


Ier  attorney,  Grant  Cooper,  buttressed  her  attitude  two 
days  later  by  declaring  that  "while  the  possibility  of  divorce  was 
not  discussed,  the  likelihood  of  a  reconciliation  is  remote." 
He  added  that  "Miss  Bennett  questions  her  husband's  stability." 

Since  then  rumors  of  a  pending  reconciliation  have 
cropped  up  periodically.  Invariably,  they  have  been  accom- 
panied by  reports  that  Joan  "had  yet  to  make  a  decision" 
about  resuming  life  with  her  57-year-old  husband. 

As  far  back  as  March,  1952,  Hollywood  gossip  had  the  couple 
reuniting  for  the  sake  of  their  family.  But  early  in 
April  Joan  deferred  decision  about  a  reconciliation  with 
Wanger  "until  after  he  deals  with  the  law"  for  shooting  Lang. 
She  was  then  remaining  in  seclusion  until 
her  departure  for  Chicago  to  appear  in  a  play. 

Close  associates  were  not  reluctant,  however,  to  make  predictions. 
"Shell  wait  till  it's  all  over,"  one  friend  said,  "but  I 
doubt  if  they'll  ever  live  together  as  man    (continued  on  pace  66) 


After  shooting,  Joan  told  Wanger,  "I  don't  want  you  to  come  back  to  our  home  when  you  are  let  out!" 


3  I 


harem  H|J|NK 


Paulette  Coddard  and  Gypsy  Rose  Lee  make  merry, 
display  their  alluring  selves  in  "Babes  In  Bagdad/'  frivolous,  eye-catching  farce 


Fiery  Kyra,  for  whom  the  Kadi  displaced  Zohara  as  his  favorite, 
is  in  love  with  Caliph's  godson  (Richard  Ney)  who  hates  harems. 


The  Kadi  examines  Kyra,  realizes  she's  same  girl  he  gave  in 
marriage  to  the  Caliph's  godson  and  so  cannot  have  her  himself. 


Paulette  goddard,  with  an  assist  from  Gypsy  Rose  Lee, 
puts  aside  dramatics  for  a  fling  at  farce  in  "Babes  In 
Bagdad."  She  succeeds  unbelievably  well.  The  comedy  is 
given  a  sumptuous  production  to  bolster  Paulette's  con- 
tention that  in  these  heavy-hearted  times  moviegoers 
want  light,  easy-to-absorb  entertainment  without  pathos 


and  message.  "Babes  In  Bagdad,"  with  its  bounce  and 
beauty,  she  feels,  will  perk  up  audiences,  take  their 
minds  off  the  ugly  situations  plaguing  them.  John  Boles 
returns  to  the  screen  as  the  villain;  Richard  Ney,  once 
Greer  Garson's  husband,  returns  as  the  hero.  The  plot 
is  wisely  contrived  for  action,  spectacle  and  laughs. 


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Believing  in  one  wife  for  a  man,  the  Caliph's  godson  (Richard  Ney)  wins  Kyra  (Paulette) . 


JEANNE  CHAIN'S 


"Glamour  is  within  the  reach 
of  every  woman/'  says  Jeanne,  who 
reveals  the  simple  method  she  used 
to  make  herself  a  more  interesting 
and  exciting  person 


BY  REBA  AND  BONNIE  CHURCHILL 


Jeanne  Crain,  even  with  four  lively  children,  exudes 
more  glamour,  allure  and  appeal  than  at  any  other  time 
in  her  career.  The  secret  is  her  magic  diet  which  includes 
much  more  than  mere  weight-watching. 

We  followed  Jeanne  through  an  average  day  to  pick  up 
hints  as  to  what  her  formula  for  self- improvement  con- 
sists of.  The  beautiful  20th  Century-Fox  actress  not  only 
explained  which  exercises  are  the  most  effective,  but 
shares  Terry  Hunt's  (the  mir<icle-worker  with  figures) 
famous  four-day  diet.  This,  however,  should  only  be  fol- 
lowed after  a  check-up  with  your  doctor. 

Jeanne's  favorite  exercises  which  whittle  the  waist  and 
hips  are  "push-ups"  and  "stretches."  She  straps  her  feet 
to  her  collapsible  workout  board  and  proceeds  to  stretch 
first  to  the  right  and  then  the  left.  Jeanne  likes  the  bicycle 
exercises  to  get  the  circulation  up  and  give  her  that  wide- 
awake feeling. 

Since  many  get  tired  before  they've  reached  the  count 
of  ten,  Jeanne  advises  beginning  with  just  three  exercises 
and  doing  these  five  times  in  the  morning  and  the  eve- 
ning, and  then  gradually  increasing  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  60) 


Brush  for  silken  tresses.  And,  says  Jeanne,  Jeanne's  lunch  consists  of  raw  vegetable  For  eye  glamour  she  draws  a  short  upward 
a  change  in  color  is  good  for  the  morale.     salad  and  king-size  glass  of  skimmed  milk,     line  at  outer  corners  with  eyebrow  pencil. 


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Jeanne  keeps  her  21-inch  waistline  by  doing  "pushups."  To  prevent  weariness  she  does  ex- 
ercises to  count  of  three,  breathing  in  through  nose,  exhaling  with  a  sigh  through  mouth. 


A  mental  diet  is  as  important  as  physical  Hobbies  are  relaxing  and  Jeanne  indulges  Hubby  Paul  Brinkman  is  intrigued  by  his 
one,  so  Jeanne  has  become  an  avid  reader,     in  hers — painting — whenever  she  has  time.      wife's  new  interest  in  provocative  clothes. 


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r 


Anne  and  hubby  John  Hodiak,  now  separated, 
never  allowed  monotony  to  creep  into  their  lives. 


Anne  and  Director  Alfred  Hitchcock  relaxing  on 
Canadian  location  between  scenes  of  "I  Confess." 


you  need 
vacation  from 


Making  friends  with  a  tiny  visitor  on  set.  "Every 
girl  should  have  a  'spoil  myself  day,'  "  says  Anne. 


BY  HELEN  LOUISE  WALKER 

"Get  away  from  habitual  domesticity/' 
advises  Anne  Baxter,  "get  out  of  your  little  rut 
and  refresh  your  point  of  view" 


Along  time  ago  Anne  Baxter's  grandfather,  the  great 
Frank  Lloyd  Wright,  advised  her,  "If  you  want  to  have  an 
exciting  life  and  be  an  exciting  person,  never  surrender  to  any 
sort  of  routine.  Not  even  the  routine  of  brushing  your  teeth. 
Skip  it  once  in  a  while.  Never  get  into  ruts,  even  little  ones." 

Anne  says,  "I  won't  go  quite  all  the  way  with  Grandfather 
and  actually  skip  brushing  my  teeth.  But  I'll  change  the  time  of 
day  for  it  and  I'll  buy  a  different  colored  toothbrush! 

"But  it's  true  that  every  woman  should  take  herself  by  the 
mental  scruff  of  her  neck  every  so  often  and  give  herself  a 
good,  hard  shake.  You  have  to  get  out  of  your  little  rut,  refresh 
your  point  of  view,  or  your  life  will  be  drab  and  you'll  be  drab 
right  along  with  it.  You  need  frequent  vacations  not  only  from 
your  work  but  from  all  the  routines  of  living.  You  even  need 
vacations  from  marriage. 

"I  don't  mean  that  married  couples  should  take  vacations 
from  each  other — just  from  the  humdrum    (CONTINUED  ON  pace  5i  > 


With  Monty  Clift  in  "I  Confess."  Confides  Anne,  "It's  good  for  any  ■>■] 
woman  to  feel  a  bit  daring  now  and  then.  It's  becoming  to  her." 


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IP 


With  civic  ceremonies,  a  lavish  show 

and  gala  party,  CBS  opens 

its  $15,000,000,  15-acre  TV  City 

in  Hollywood,  boasting  every  electronic 

and  technical  advancement 


John  Wayne  and  J.  Carrol  Naish  at 
supper  after  initial  TV  City  show. 


Marie  Wilson,  Charles  Glett  and  Gov. 
Warren  of  Cal.,  who  was  on  the  show. 
"Calif  ornia  here  we  come!"is  newTV  cry . 


The  Art  Linkletters,  Mayor  Bowron 
of  L.A.,  who  officially  opened  TV  City. 
Art  was  M.C.  of  opening  festivities. 


putting 
TV  city  on 
the  map 


^A^atever  way  you  look  at  it,  CBS 
has  put  TV  City  on  the  map.  There  is  no 
other  place  like  it  in  the  United  States. 
It  covers  15  acres  of  video  activity,  will  be 
increased  to  25  acres  at  cost  of  $35,000,000. 
Gradually,  all  important  "live"  shows  on  TV 
will  come  from  Hollywood,  since  NBC  also  opened 
a  TV  plant  in  nearby  Burbank.  This  will  mean 
far  better  entertainment  for  all  viewers 
since  Hollywood  is  where  our  greatest  stars  and 
favorites  reside.  The  four  new  studios  in  TV  City 
can  turn  out  22  times  as  much  entertain- 
ment yearly  as  any  of  the  major  movie  studios. 


"My  Friend  Irma"  in  rehearsal  in  one  of  four  TV  City  studios. 


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"Stars  In  The  Eye/' 
dedication  show,  had  25 

top-flight  stars 
and  was  tip-off  of  future 
TV  City  programs 


Janet  Leigh,  co-starring  with  James  Stewart  in  "The  Naked  Director  Anthony  Mann  gives  Janet  pointers  in  fending  off  vil- 
Spur,"  brought  hubby,  Tony  Curtis,  luckily  between  pictures.       lainous  Ralph  Meeker.  "A  scene  I  got  my  teeth  into,"  she  jested. 


on  location  with 


The  Naked  Spur 

Although  it  often  means  roughing  it,  players  always 
welcome  the  opportunity  and  change  of  pace  of  a  trip  for  a  film  locale 


I  aking  a  cast  and  crew  on  location 
may,  at  first,  sound  like  one  big  headache 
but  actually  MGM  and  the  other  studios 
have  learned  to  plan  and  execute 
these  jaunts  so  expertly  that  they  are 
done  smoothly,  comfortably  and  not 
too  expensively.  In  fact,  often 
at  a  savings,  because  duplicating  the 
setting  in  Hollywood  would  be 
prohibitive  and  invariably 
unrealistic  enough  to  destroy  the 
impact  of  the  story.  Durango,  Colorado, 
was  chosen  for  "The  Naked  Spur" 
and  the  cast  and  crew  were  happy. 


Even  in  the  clothes  of  the 


Since  the  action  takes  place 

in  the  Rockies,  Durango  was  ideal 

and  offered  suitable  accommodations 

as  well,  including  a  recreation 

hall.  Jimmy  Stewart  wanted  to  bring 

his  wife,  Gloria,  and  the  kids, 

but  thought  it  might  be  too 

rugged  for  their  little  twins. 

But  Tony  Curtis  was  studio-free 

and  went  along  with  his 

wife,  Janet.  They  had  more 

fun  than  anyone.  Ralph  Meeker 

brought  his  sax.  Bob  Ryan, 

Millard  Mitchel  their  fishing  rods. 


wilderness  Janet  has  exciting  appeal. 


"Actually,  I  don't  believe  Linda  was  too  aware  of 
how  deeply  and  how  very  serious  I  felt  about  her. ' 


for  Linda 
Darnell 

By  Tab  Hunter 

"Linda  was  different  from 
any  girl  I  had  ever  met,  not  giggly 
or  moody  or  self-conscious  or 
spoiled  like  some  I've  known1' 


Even  though  she  is  older — I  love  her.  I  could  have  al- 
ways loved  her.  She  is  sensationally  a  woman — any 
man  would  love  her — if  he  had  the  chance.  I  am  speaking 
of  Linda  Darnell. 

I  was  dancing  at  the  Mocambo  last  night  with  Denise 
Darcel  and,  the  next  morning,  my  agent  said  to  me,  "I 
know  how  it  is,  boy.  A  kid  like  you  is  bound  to  get  a  big 
crush  on  an  older  woman.  There's  always  one  in  every 
man's  life."  What  he  didn't  know  was  that  I  have  already 
had  that  experience — and,  to  me,  the  greatest. 

Denise,  she's  wonderful — full  of  life  and  living  and  ooh- 
la-la,  and  I  never  thought  of  her  as  being  older.  But 
Linda — knowing  her  was  like  being  on  a  moving  train 
headed  for  some  definite  but  unknown  destination — and 
marveling  all  of  the  while. 

Actually,  I  don't  believe  Linda  was  too  aware  of  how 
deeply  and  how  very  serious  I  felt  about  her.  During 
those  twelve  weeks  together  on  Jamaica — and  then  Lon- 
don— our  companionship  and  cameraderie  developed  into 
a  wonderful  thing.  But  let's  start  at  the  beginning. 

I  was  invited  backstage  at  the  Coronet  Theatre  in  Hol- 
lywood where  I  met  Paul  Guilfoyle.  Three  years  later, 
through  Paul,  I  met  Stephanie  Nordli  who  wrote  "Island 
Of  Desire."  The  next  day,  I  read  the  script  and  met  the 
director  and  they  said,  "This  is  the  boy." 

Overnight,  I  was  before  the  camera  being  introduced 
to  Linda  Darnell.  Gosh,  I  had  seen  all  of  her  pictures.  In 
person,  she  is  even  more  gorgeous.  And  now  the  director 
was  saying,  "Put  your  arms  around  her — hold  her  close 
— and  kiss  her.  Kiss  her  with  longing  and  passion  as 
though  she  is  the  woman — the  only  woman  in  the  world 
for  you!" 

That  wasn't  exactly  easy — for  I  was  so  nervous.  I  have 
never  been  afraid  to  kiss  a  girl  goodnight — but  the  girls 
I  know  are  kids  my  age  or  younger.  And  here  was  Linda 
— so  sensationally  breathtaking.  Anyone  in  their  right 
mind  wouldn't  have  to  be  told  twice  to  kiss  her — I  kept 
thinking. 

The  director  repeated,  "Now  kiss  her."  I  brought  her 
up  real  close  and  then  I  kissed  her.  I  held  her  for  a 
moment — and  I  stopped  thinking.  The  perfume  in  her 
hair  made  me  want  to  kiss  her  forehead,  and  then  sud- 
denly, I  let  her  go. 

I  stood  there  not  knowing,  not  sensing,  not  even  daring 
to  think.  Then  I  felt  a  pinch  on  my  arm  and  Linda  was 
saying,  "Tab,  that  was  real  nice." 
Real  nice!  That  was  pure  heaven. 

She  was  still  talking  in  that  low,  soft  voice.  "I  am 
always  lucky  for  newcomers.  Paul  Douglas  made  his  first 
picture  with  me." 

Paul  Douglas,  I  thought — why  he's  old — why,  why?  I 
wasn't  thinking  of  a  career — -I  was  only  reacting  to  Lin- 
da's lips.  And  the  director  was  saying,  "Tab,  that  was 
realistic.  If  you  can  kiss  Linda  like  that  again—?"  I  didn't 
say  a  word.  I  was  ready. 

That  night,  I  went  home  in  a  daze.  I  was  quiet  all 
through  dinner.  Mom  had  apple  pie  and  I  didn't  ask  for 
a  second  piece.  "What's  wrong,  son?"  she  asked.  Mom 
and  I  have  been  very  close.   My    (continued  on  pace  S2> 


42 


"Linda  naturally  would  be  attracted  to  an  older  Tab,  now  in  "Johnny  Ringo,"  telling  his  story 

man,  one  who  would  know  how  to  make  her  happy."  to  May  Mann  Baer.  He  was  frank  and  outspoken. 


Tab  relaxes  with  Betty  Barker.  "Now  I  have  begun  seeing  girls  my  own  age  and  found  they  aren't  so  giggly  after  all." 


BY  LYLE  KENYON  ENGEL 


SORRY,  YOUR 


Ever  wonder  how  it  feels  to  lose  on  a  quiz  program  or,  better  yet,  to  win?  Have  you  ever 


Bert  Parks  and  host- announcer  Bud  Collyer  cheer  two  lucky  girls  who  go  distance  to 
win  on  "Break  The  Bank."  Bert's  married,  has  identical  twin  sons,  six,  a  daughter,  two. 


Daughter  and  mother  who  won  $8,120 
for  naming  star  of  "Mildred  Pierce." 


N 


lo  matter  how  heartbreaking  it  is 
to  lose  out  on  the  main  prize,  every 
contestant  feels  they've  won  some- 
thing by  being  on  a  Bert  Parks  Quiz 
Show. 

Just  imagine,  here  you  are  in  New 
York  City.  You've  always  told  your- 
self when  you  visit  the  big  city  the 
one  thing  you  must  see  is  "Break  The 
Bank."  Maybe  get  on  the  program. 

You've  written  ahead  for  tickets 
and  you're  in  the  audience  of  CBS 
Playhouse  #61.  The  lights  are  grow- 
ing dim.  The  master  light  glows  with 
its  ON  THE  AIR  message  and  Bert 
Parks,  America's  number  one  quiz- 
master, steps  out  with  his  opening 
question  to  the  audience,  "Anyone 


want  to  Break  The  Bank?"  Every- 
body yells  back  "YES!" 

You  relax  in  your  seat  and  watch 
the  evening's  contestants  being  select- 
ed by  the  four  production  men  who 
take  care  of  this.  You  weren't  select- 
ed; well,  it's  not  in  the  cards,  you 
guess. 

The  contestants  go  through  their 
paces.  All  of  a  sudden  a  bell  rings  and 
you  see  a  television  camera  being 
trained  your  way.  The  big  Zoomar 
lense  focuses  on  you.  You're  the  cen- 
ter of  the  new  feature  just  added  to 
the  show,  "Bank  Holdup." 

You  are  a  lucky  one  tonight  and 
you've  won  three  hundred  dollars! 
Pretty  good  pay  for  answering  only 


one  question,  you  have  to.  admit. 

People  from  all  walks  of  life  have 
appeared  on  this  top  quiz  show.  Mil- 
lions of  dollars  have  been  given  away. 
Thousands  of  people  have  won  money 
and  prizes  on  the  various  Bert  Parks 
shows. 

Reviewing  some  of  the  Bank  break- 
ers, we  realize  that  this  show  is  really 
a  cross  section  of  the  American  public. 

Three  days  before  their  wedding 
date,  Miss  Djuna  Flaus  Budington,  of 
Stamford,  Conn.,  and  her  fiance,  A. 
Stuart  Powell,  Jr.,  of  Swarthmore,  Pa., 
won  $2,250.  Miss  Budington,  so  excit- 
ed she  could  hardly  talk,  said  the  mon- 
ey would  pay  for  the  furniture  in  their 
future  home.  They  were  married  the 


44 


TIME'S  UP! 


imagined  what  quizmaster  Bert  Parks  is  like  when  not  giving  away  those  fabulous  prizes? 


Bert  invariably  is  as  overjoyed  as  if  he  had  won  the  prize.  He  advises,  "Don't  be  nerv-  Bert's  sprightly  ad-libbing  breaks  up  two 
ous.  Pay  attention  to  questions.  Forget  yourself  and  the  audience.  But  above  all,  relax."     Waves.  He's  been  singer,  announcer,  comic. 


Saturday  following  their  lucky  night. 

Although  they  never  expected  to 
win,  an  Amityville,  Long  Island,  stat- 
istician and  his  wife  walked  off  with  a 
cool  $5,000.  They  didn't  have  any  plans 
as  to  how  they  would  spend  it,  but  ad- 
mitted it  was  the  most  thrilling  expe- 
rience in  their  life. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  G.  Berlenger  of 
Texas  won  $3,100,  when  they  Broke 
The  Bank.  This  was  about  the  begin- 
ning of  December.  Just  before  Christ- 
mas, the  Berlengers  received  a  pre- 
paid express  crate  containing  a  little 
burro  with  a  red  ribbon  around  its 
neck  and  a  card  inscribed  "from  your 
Texas  television  public."  Mrs.  Ber- 
lenger said,  "Breaking  the  Bank  was 


one  thing,  but  breaking  in  a  burro  for 
our  little  daughter,  three-and-a-half- 
year-old  Nora,  is  something  I'm  not 
looking  forward  to." 

young  engineer,  at  that  time  in 
the  Coast  Guard,  won  $2,550.  Lt.  (j.g.) 
Robert  Price  won  the  prize  during  a 
trip  to  New  York.  Bert  asked  him,  "In 
the  movie,  'Sinbad,  The  Sailor,'  two 
kinds  of  birds  were  used.  One  was  an 
Eagle,  what  was  the  other?"  Price 
said  a  Roc  and  collected  the  bank. 

Anton  Busch,  75,  a  retired  Bronx, 
New  York,  fireman,  was  being  wheeled 
into  the  operating  room  for  a  cataract 
removal  on  his  eye  when  his  wife  and 


daughter  Broke  the  Bank  for  $8,120. 

Unable  to  work  for  twenty  years, 
Mr.  Busch  had  supported  his  wife  on 
a  monthly  pension  of  $118.  In  the  last 
three  years  Mr.  Busch  had  undergone 
two  abdominal  operations  and  expect- 
ed another  eye  operation  in  a  few 
months.  He  had  not  paid  the  doctor 
for  the  previous  operations.  Mr.  Busch 
had  small  hope  of  meeting  his  debts. 
While  Mr.  Busch  pondered  these 
gloomy  thoughts  at  the  hospital,  Mrs. 
Busch's  daughter  insisted  that  her 
mother  accompany  her  to  the  "Break 
The,  Bank"  program,  in  the  hope  that 
it  would  take  their  minds  off  their 
troubles.  Much  to  their  surprise  they 
were  selected     (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  64> 


45 


Put 
Those 

Pistols 
Down 


BY  LEE  LANE 


No  need  for  Movies  and  TV  to 
keep  feudin  ,  declares 
far-sighted  Gene  Autry,  expertly 
qualified  to  explain  how  the  two  mediums 
can  go  happily  along  together 
with  no  conflict  whatever 


"AA 

#W»ovies  are  here  to  stay.  So 
is  TV.  I  believe  they  can  exist  together  in  what  you  might 
call  wedded  bliss,  with  mutual  profits.  I  think  when  movie 
makers,  distributors  and  exhibitors  start  figuring  how  to 
benefit  from  TV  and  work  with  it,  rather  than  fight  with 
it,  the  better  off  they  will  be." 

You've  probably  heard  this  argument  before,  but  pay 
heed  to  the  above  quote  for  it  comes  from  a  man  who 
knows  every  branch  of  entertainment  business.  He's  Gene 
Autry.  He  started  in  radio  and  records  back  in  1928.  Then 
he  added  movies  and  became  the  top  box-office  Western 
star.  After  nearly  four  years  with  the  Air  Force  in  World 
War  II.  he  resumed  all  these  activities  and  then  in  1950 
he  made  a  move  that  resulted  in  a  reaction  something  like 
an  atomic  explosion.  Gene  started  making  films  expressly 
for  TV  use.  New  pictures,  timed  to  run  26V2  minutes  for 
half-hour  time  slots.  You've  never  heard  such  wailing 
among  the  exhibitors  who  thought  he  was  being  unfair  to 
the  movie  industry.  They  even  claimed  he  was  ruining 
his  own  box-office  potential. 

Gene  Autry  wasn't  born  in  Texas  and  reared  in  Okla- 
homa for  naught— he  picked  up  the  challenge.  When  ex- 
hibitors broke  into  print  insinuating  he  was  nothing  more 
than  a  low-down  varmint,  he  answered  them.  In  fact,  at 
his  own  expense  he  went  back  to  Pittsburgh  in  October, 
1950,  to  a  convention  of  theatre  owners  and  operators  to 
explain  his  views  and  make  a  few  predictions. 

We've  checked  the  record  and  find  that  Gene  was  99 
per  cent  right  in  those  predictions  when  he  said  that  the 
two  fields  of  movies  and  TV  can  and  would  eventually  go 
along  happily  together,  that  more  and  more  top  movie 


stars  would  start  working  for  TV  as  soon  as  their  con- 
tracts permitted.  (You  know  they  are!) 

Gene  also  predicted  that  TV  would  build  new  stars  for 
movies.  Well,  Martin  and  Lewis  came  from  TV  and  look 
at  their  picture  success!  Charlton  Heston  is  a  TV  prod- 
uct. So  is  Rita  Gam.  So  are  Imogene  Coca  and  Sid  Caesar, 
who  have  been  signed  for  movies.  Donald  O'Connor's 
movie  career  zoomed  after  he  became  a  TV  favorite  on 
the  Colgate  Comedy  Hour. 

Gene  Autry  was  the  first  top  star  to  go  into  TV  produc- 
tion, truly  a  pioneer,  and  now  he's  not  only  star  of  the 
highest-rated  Western  TV  series,  but  producer  of  that 
series,  owns  the  studio  where  they  are  made — the  only 
studio  built  to  date  exclusively  for  TV  film  production. 
And  through  his  Flying  A  Television  Productions  also 
makes  the  "Range  Rider"  series  starring  Jack  Mahoney; 
produces  "Death  Valley  Days,"  a  new  documentary  series 
made  for  the  20  Mule  Team  Borax  Company,  and  has  pilot 
films  completed  on  two  other  series  which  are  still  hush- 
hush.  This,  of  course,  is  in  addition  to  his  continued  radio 
series,  his  six-a-year-feature  film  contract  for  Columbia 
Pictures,  his  recordings  for  Columbia  records,  his  per- 
sonal appearances  at  theatres,  rodeos,  benefits  and  hos- 
pitals, his  commercial  tie-ups  and  his  song  writing.  A 
man  with  nothing  to  do,  but  with  it  all,  Gene  is  still  the 
unhurried,  unharried,  easy-going,  soft-spoken  guy  he 
was  ten  years  ago.  He  even  looks  the  same! 

Let's  get  more  of  his  views  directly: 

"I 

I  don't  know  why  movie  mak- 
ers and  theatre  owners  blame  all  their  troubles  on  TV; 
there  are  lots  of  other  factors,  too.  People  now  are  more 
selective  about  the  pictures  they'll  go  to  see.  But  big  pic- 
tures, good  pictures,  clean  up  at  the  box-office.  I  feel 
there  will  always  be  big  movies — shown  in  theatres. 
People  like  to  'get  in  the  crowd.'  Look  at  the  World  Se- 
ries. It  was  broadcast  and  televised,  but  still  people 
wanted  to  go.  I  went  all  the  way  from  the  Coast  just  to 
see  two  games;  People  feel  the  same  way  about  movies 
and  will  go  to  the  theatre  to  see  a  good  show. 

"Audiences  also  like  Technicolor  movies  and  go  to  see 
them.  Producers  are  smart  to  step  up  the  number  of  films 
in  color.  That  means  good  box-office.  I  don't  believe  there 
will  be  color  in  TV  for  another  five  years.  The  equipment 
is  not  available  and  the  public  can't  afford  to  junk  the 
sets  they  have  or  put  on  expensive  converters. 

"Exhibitors  point  out  the  number  of  movie  theatres 
that  have  had  to  close  because  of  lack  of  business.  Cer- 
tainly this  is  true.  But  the  exhibitors  .don't  mention  how 
many  new  drive-in  theatres  have  opened  that  take  up 
the  slack. 

"I  like  exhibitors.  I've  always  tried  to  work  with  them. 
I  visited  them,  made  personal  appearances,  met  them  per- 
sonally and  felt  they  were  my  friends.  But  I  think  some 
of  them  may  be  shortsighted  now  in  trying  to  fight  TV, 
blame  it  for  all  their  woes,  instead  of  making  it  work  for 
them.  And  I  believe  some  of  them  could  also  work  harder 
at  promoting  their  wares  to  the  public. 

"I've  found  that  Texas  exhibitors  have  done  a  bang-up 
job  on  promotion.    They  make      (continued  on  pace  58) 


Gene  and  Gail  Davis  making  TV  film.  "Keep  it  simple,  keep 
it  moving,  keep  it  close,  make  it  fast,"  says  Gene  of  TV. 


Gene  and  Gail  making  film  for  theatres.  In  these  Gene  can 
be  his  "singing  cowboy"  self.  Shorter  TV  films  limit  him. 


At  his  San  Fernando  ranch  with  his  wife  and  pal,  Smiley 
Burnette.  Gene  was  first  top  movie  star  to  go  into  TV. 


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repellent  and  fully  lined- 
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mood  wears  this  practical  all-purpose 
coat  and  matching  hat. 
The  fabric,  rayon  worsted 
men's  wear  check,  comes  in  gold, 
wine,  brown  and  navy.  The  glittering 
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BY  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 

Now  that  more  than  60  percent  of 
the  female  population  of  this 
country  prefers  to  see  clearly,  instead 
of  groping  through  life,  glasses  have 
become  an  enormously  important  in- 
gredient in  our  national  formula  for 
beauty.  We  try  to  choose  glasses  as 
carefully  as  we  choose  our  cosmetics 
so  that  they  will  play  up  our  best  fea- 
tures and  be  appropriate  for  the  occa- 
sions for  which  they  are  worn.  Not  all 
of  us,  however,  have  caught  on  to  the 
basic  rules  that  make  for  glasses- 
wearing  success.  To  illustrate  these 
and  give  you  the  benefit  of  the  point 
of  view  of  a  professional  trained  in  the 
ways  of  young  beauty,  we  photo- 
graphed and  interviewed  Dot  Mullane. 
Dot,  you  see,  is  a  successful  young 
model.  It  is  her  job  to  know  what 
looks  well  and  why.  We  asked  her  to 
select  for  us  the  kind  of  basic  eye- 
glass wardrobe  she  would  advise  for  a 
friend,  and  to  choose  hats  that  would 
also  be  becoming.  In  our  photographs, 
you  see  her  modelling  the  designs  she 
chose.  And  here  is  her  story  of  why 
she  chose  them. 

"First  of  all,"  Dot  explained,  "I  de- 
cided that  there  were  three  general 
types  of  activity  in  every  girl's  life 
that  required  a  definite  kind  of  cloth- 

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ing,  mood,  and  make-up.  There,  are  those 
sturdy  pursuits  like  active  sports,  house- 
work, or  just  plain  reading.  Then  there 
are  the  less  casual  aspects  of  office  work, 
or  informal  dates.  And  finally,  there's 
the  fun  business  of  full-fledged  dress-up 
evenings." 

"Starting  with  the  first  type,"  Dot  went 
on,  "it  seemed  to  me  that  even  in  this 
utilitarian  category,  a  girl  would  be  wise 
to  select  glasses  with  an  upturn  at  the 
outer  edges,  for  the  simple  reason  that 
the  line  of  youth  is  an  upward  line.  The 
ones  I  wear  in  the  photograph  have  this 
upward  tilt  and  a  flattering  bonus  of  col- 
or too.  The  frames  are  all-plastic  so  you 
can  get  them  in  shades  to  match  your 
hair  or  choose  dubonnet,  the  newest,  as 
I  did,  for  the  pleasant  pick-up  it  is  to  a 
complexion.  The  hat  chosen  to  go  with 
these  is  a  bonnet  shape,  especially  be- 
coming because  it  can  be  worn  well  back 
on  the  head  so  that  the  natural  hair  Una 
frames  the  face.  It's  made  of  white  cape- 
skin,  to  tie  in  with  all  the  fashion  excite- 
ment about  buttons,  collars,  cuffs  and 
jackets  of  white  capeskin  for  Spring. 

"But  what  about  your  next  choice — the 
glasses  to  wear  with  suits,  afternoon 
dresses  and  such?"  we  asked.  Dot  Mul- 
lane  had  an  answer  to  this  in  her  selec- 
tion of  frames  featuring  a  combination  of 
plastic  and  metal  in  which  the  lower 
half  of  the  design,  delicately  golden,  adds 
formality  and  distinction.  Dot  couldn't 
understand  quite  why  these  should  be 
so  exceedingly  becoming.  We  both  dis- 
covered the  reason — the  winged  flair  of 
the  upper  part  is  patterned  after  Ingrid 
Bergman's  brow  contour — and  who 
wouldn't  look  prettier  wearing  that  beau- 


tiful brow-line.  The  profile  straw  hat 
does  nothing  to  detract  from  the  smooth 
perfection  of  this  line  and  even  adds  to 
it  with  an  illusion  of  height. 

"When  it  came  to  choosing  a  dressy 
pair  of  glasses  for  evening,"  Dot  told  us, 
"I  just  went  ahead  as  though  I  were 
choosing  any  other  accessory,  and  looked 
for  something  dainty  and  jewel-like  that 
would  'do  things'  for  me.  Remembering 
what  the  Bausch  and  Lomb  people  (who 
made  all  these  glasses )  had  told  me  about 
the  way  glasses  increase  the  size  of  your 
eyes  in  proportion  to  your  face,  I  decided 
to  lean  heavily  on  that  beauty  dividend. 
That's  why  the  glasses  I  modelled  in  the 
formal  photograph  have  delicate  stranded 
gold  to  frame  the  eyes'  own  loveliness. 
The  hat  I  liked  best  to  go  with  these  is 
really  a  half-hat,  covered  all  over  with 
pretty  pink  lilacs  and  just  a  touch  of  glit- 
ter. The  Madcaps  designer  who  dreamed 
up  this  confection  (and  the  others  I've 
described)  has  added  a  flesh  colored  veil, 
to  be  worn  over  the  forehead  as  a  soft- 
ener. The  hat  designer  feels  very  defin- 
itely about  this  subject  of  veils  for  eye- 
glass wearers  and  advocates  them  only  in 
flesh  tones,  and  only  over  the  forehead. 
Otherwise  they're  taboo,  and  the  only  ta- 
boo that  a  girl  who  wears  glasses  has  to 
watch  out  for. 

"In  fact,"  Dot  added,  "the  main  prob- 
lem in  selecting  either  glasses,  or  hats  to 
go  with  them,  is  that  you  can't  possibly 
take  home  all  the  dozens  you'd  like  to. 
You  see,  the  opticians  have  come  to  real- 
ize with  the  milliners  that  there  is  no 
more  potent  flatterer  than  color.  Glasses 
nowadays,  like  hats,  can  be  had  in  many 
shades,  or  dyed  to  your  order."  END 


THE  PSYCHIATRIST  LOOKS  AT  HOLLYWOOD 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  23] 


familiar  one:  sudden  great  fame,  sudden 
tremendous  riches,  and  a  sudden  fall 
through  bad  investments,  disagreement 
with  his  studios,  and  an  inescapable 
trait  of  antagonizing  friends  and  strang- 
ers alike. 

It  is  no  secret  that  a  condition  of  his 
returning  to  the  MGM  fold,  after  a  series 
of  explosive  incidents  that  rocked  Holly- 
wood and  much  more  established  stars 
back  on  their  heels,  was  that  he  would 
place  himself  under  the  care  of  a  psy- 
chiatrist. Rumor  has  it  that  Mario  Lanza 
has  agreed,  and  benefitted  accordingly. 
He  has  not  been  the  first  star  to  do  so: 
the  list  is  a  long  one,  and  this  writer, 
who  has  reported  the  movie  scene  for 
many  years,  remembers  that  Claudette 
Colbert,  Dan  Dailey,  Lawrence  Tierney, 
Bob  Mitchum,  Judy  Garland,  and  a  host 
of  others,  found  much  help  in  the  field 
of  mental  medicine. 

Is  that  the  secret  for  greater  health  in 
Hollywood  as  a  whole  and  the  stars  who 
make  the  wheels  go  round  in  particular? 
Recently  it  was  announced  that  because 
of  the  good  work  that  the  famed  Men- 
ninger  Clinic  had  done  for  many  of  the 
top  stars  in  Hollywood,  the  industry  had 
invited  Dr.  Karl  Menninger  to  open  a 
branch  in  Hollywood.    Apparently  this 


plan  will  be  carried  out  early  in  1953. 

The  stars  have  learned,  fortunately, 
that  there  is  nothing  shameful  in  going 
to  a  psychiatrist.  But  what  of  the  psy- 
chiatrists? Do  they  feel  their  help  is 
needed  more  in  Hollywood  than  perhaps 
in  any  town  in  the  United  States?  Do 
they  believe  that  conditions  warrant  a 
psychiatric  control  over  the  industry? 
Are  the  movie  folk — because  of  the  fast 
pace  and  the  constant  fight  for  survival 
—to  be  helped  by  this  kind  of  medical 
attention? 

The  answers  vary,  and  here  are  some 
of  the  opinions  of  outstanding  practi- 
tioners in  the  field.  Noted  New  York 
psychologist,  Dr.  Allan  Fromme,  author 
of  the  best-selling  "The  Psychologist 
Looks  At  Sex  And  Marriage,"  recently 
told  this  writer: 

"It's  not  so  much  the  pressure  of 
Hollywood,  or  the  quick  rise  of  the 
players  themselves,  or  the  amassing  of  so 
much  money,  that  is  the  cause  of  the 
mental  disturbances  we  hear  so  much 
about.  They  are  drawn  to  certain  actions 
by  a  neurotic  drive,  and  while  they  can 
satisfy  part  of  it,  they  do  not  satisfy  all 
of  it.  So  there  is  always  something  mis- 
sing— and  not  even  success  makes  up 
for  what  they  are  trying  to  achieve." 


Dr.  Fromme  is  not  the  only  psycholo- 
gist, or  psychiatrist,  who  believes  that 
almost  everyone  in  Hollywood  abuses 
his  emotions.  Says  Dr.  Fromme,  "An 
aura  of  artificiality  hovers  over  every- 
thing they  do,  and  it  is  such  artificiality 
that  leaves  the  deeper  needs  unsatisfied." 

If  the  stars  are  afraid  of  tomorrow, 
look  what  Dr.  Leo  Roster  has  to  say  about 
false  optimism.  "Optimism  is  often  a 
narcotic  to  deaden  anxiety,  and  in  the 
movies  anxiety  serves  as  a  restraint  on 
excessive  elation,  and  as  a  kind  of  pen- 
ance for  extravagance  of  income,  spend- 
ing, conduct,  all  business  operations." 

Recently  Hollywood  had  a  stranger  in 
its  midst.  She  was  Dr.  Martha  Gilbert,  a 
renowned  English  psychiatrist.  She 
stayed  quite  a  few  weeks  in  Hollywood, 
and  discovered  many  things  .  .  .  that  an 
unconscious  need  for  anxiety  existed  in 
the  movie  colony.  It  was  a  twist,  she 
thought,  that  many  people  are  never 
really  happy  unless  they're  miserable. 

Says  Dr.  Gilbert,  "All  actors  are  ex- 
hibitionists, and  that  is  true  of  Holly- 
wood, too.  The  limelight,  the  pat  on  the 
back,  the  studio's  unexpected  bonus,  all 
this — to  them — is  food.  Better  than  three 
meals  a  day,  a  vacation  in  the  country, 
long  periods  of  rest,  the  art  of  relaxation. 
Take  away  all  these  things — the  ap- 
plause, the  rewards,  the  evidence  of  much 
popularity — and  the  stars  would  rather 
starve." 

There  is  no  question  that  the  uncer- 
tainty, the  feverish  glamour  and  the 
fast  pace  of  life  in  Hollywood  has  a  killing 
effect  on  the  stars — whether  they  are  at 
the  top,  climbing,  or  falling  down.  There 
is  nothing  tangible  anywhere  in  Holly- 
wood but  the  contract  you  sign  and  the 
check  you  deposit  in  your  bank.  Every- 
thing else  is  illusory,  imagined,  cloaked 
in  romance  and  fear. 

The  scenarios  themselves  are  unreal. 
The  actors  work  to  make  themselves  peo- 
ple they  are  not,  in  order  to  bring  reality 
to  characters  they  portray.  And  every- 
thing depends  on  Luck.  If  the  star  is 
lucky,  he  captures  the  public  fancy.  Few 
stars  can  delude  themselves  they  will 
keep  the  public  interest  for  very  long. 
Younger  stars,  such  as  Dale  Robertson, 
state  frankly  they  feel  they  have  per- 
haps five  to  seven  years  of  work  before 
they  are  through. 

It  is  true  that  the  salaries  are  gigantic 
for  youngsters  who  in  other  fields  would 
earn  no  more  than  $75  a  week,  but  the 
huge  salaries  are  less  than  they  used  to 
be,  and  cut  nearly  in  half  by  income 
taxes.  There  is  a  better  scale  of  living 
required,  too,  which  makes  it  hard  for 
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Janet  Leigh,  Jane  Powell,  Elizabeth 
Taylor,  Aldo  Ray — may  improve  their 
acting  ability  to  the  utmost,  but  without 
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getting  enough  to  put  something  by  for 
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There  is  the  frustration  which  comes 
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are  favored  because  they  are  beautiful, 
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the  movies. 

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acting  comes  from  within  and  while  one 
may  learn  tricks  of  the  trade,  one  cannot 
learn  acting. 

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guages, in  singing,  in  dancing,  in  sports 
— but  while  these  accomplishments  may 
give  them  more  flexibility  so  that  they 
can  fit  many  more  types  of  roles,  they  do 
not  create  a  better  actor  or  actress.  The 
secretary,  on  the  other  hand,  who  im- 
proves herself  by  something  allied  to  her 
trade,  can  make  herself  more  efficient, 
more  valuable  to  her  employer.  Can,  in  a 
word,  solidify  her  position  with  her 
firm.  The  star  cannot  do  this,  no  matter 
how  hard  he  works. 

There  is  a  frustration,  too,  in  the  fact 
that  the  young  star  may  be  dropped  at 
any  time.  One  very  bad  picture  could  do 
it.  And  then  what  lies  ahead?  For  the 
girls,  there  may  be  marriage — but  there 
is  always  the  gnawing  suspicion  that  a 
career  was  given  up,  and  love  and  secur- 
ity doesn't  seem  worth  it. 

To  other  stars,  it  is  frightening  to 
realize  that  the  young  years — when  other 
people  were  getting  in  on  the  ground 
floor  of  their  careers  and  building  for  a 
sure  safe  future— have  been  used  for  a 
glamourous  business  which  still  may  hot 
give  them  enough  money  to  be  able  to  sit 
on  their  tails  and  live  on  income  for  the 
rest  of  their  lives. 

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among  the  youngsters,  and  they  do  not 
look  forward  to  a  life  of  inactivity, 
whether  they  have  made  enough  money 
to  retire  or  not.  Nor  is  there  anything 
ahead  for  the  retired  star.  How  can 
there  be  anything  ahead,  when  the  star 
is  already  at  the  top  of  his  profession? 
Anything  else  must  seem  a  comedown. 
There  are  personal  appearances,  of 
course.  A  star  might  write  his  memoirs. 
Women  go  into  dress  design  or  interior 
decorating,  much  of  which  comes  down 
to  lending  their  names  while  someone 
else  does  the  work. 
And  there  is  television.    But  in  the 


field  of  television  films,  will  the  same 
feverish  dependence  on  luck  and  frustua 
tion  for  the  actors  develop?  A  well 
known  television  producer  thinks  it  will 
not.  The  television  audience  is  fickle, 
but  completely  different  from  the  audi- 
ence which  pays  money  to  go  to  a  movie 
theatre. 

A  star,  once  loved,  can  go  on  almost 
indefinitely.  Beauty  and  youth  have  little 
to  do  with  public  favor  in  either  radio 
or  television  .  .  .  Jack  Benny,  Amos  and 
Andy,  the  Goldbergs,  and  a  host  of  other 
programs  have  run  successfully  for  years, 
transferred  with  even  greater  success  to 
television. 

For  one  thing,  television  audiences 
tend  to  contain  older  more  stable  minds. 
Such  people  prefer  to  see  older  actors 
and  actresses,  as  a  pure  audience-identi- 
fication. There  is  already  an  emphasis 
on  greater  reality  in  the  programs  pre- 
sented. 

In  only  one  way  is  television  like  Hol- 
lywood: the  leaders,  the  writers,  the 
producers  are  as  harassed  and  as  un- 
certain of  what  they  are  doing  as  their 
Hollywood  counterparts.  Still,  television 
like  radio,  is  run  much  more  commercial- 
ly than  the  film  studios,  and  there  is  a 
certain  stability  which  is  patterned  on 
industry  rather  than  the  aesthetic  pro- 
fessions. Television  acting,  too,  can  be 
learned  in  many  ways  which  will  serve 
to  lengthen  the  life  and  appeal  of  a  star. 

In  commenting  on  the  fact  that  few 
television  workers  seem  to  consult  psy- 
chiatrists, one  noted  mental  doctor  said 
bluntly  that  it's  all  a  matter  of  fashion. 

"It  goes  without  saying  that  I  feel  many 
many  people  need  psychological  and 
mental  help,"  he  remarks,  "but  it  is 
equally  possible  for  many,  many  people 
to  live  satisfactory  useful  happy  lives 
without  consulting  a  psychiatrist.  So  the 
psychiatric  help  which  seems  so  es- 
sential to  the  Hollywood  star  is  often  a 
matter  of  fashion  ....  it  is  fashionable 
to  have  a  psychiatrist  in  Hollywood — it 
is  not  fashionable  to  consult  a  psychiatrist 
in  television  circles.  It's  as  simple  as 
that." 

Asked  if  he  thought  the  film  stars  took 
psychiatric  treatment  when  it  was  not 
needed,  but  purely  in  order  to  keep  up 
with  the  swim,  he  said,  "Perhaps  in 
some  cases  that  might  be  true.  But  I  do 
feel  that  the  terrible  frustrations  and 
unreality  of  life  in  Hollywood  superim- 
posed on  the  essential  unreality  of  the 
people  who  make  a  success  in  that  town 
is  bound  to  make  such  help  necessary. 
Remember  that  in  order  to  be  a  star,  you 
must  be  a  fanciful  emotional  nature, 
which  understands  and  glories  in  un- 
reality. Set  such  a  nature  against  a  pat- 
tern of  stability,  and  it  may  burn  clearly 
without  wasting  itself,  but  when  it  is 
affected  by  other  unrealities,  it  is  all  too 
likely  to  be  warped." 

How  can  the  stars,  and  the  rest  of  the 
people  who  make  movies,  stay  happy  and 
healthy? 

We  posed  that  question  to  Dr.  Fromme. 
"One  of  the  greatest  difficulties  a  star 
faces  is  the  one  of  dumping  all  his  eggs 
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"Is  that  why  so  many  marriages  fail?" 
we  asked. 

But  Dr.  Fromme  avoided  that  question. 
Instead  he  went  on,  "We  all  have  many- 
faceted  roles  in  life,  and  in  order  to 
succeed  we  should  make  use  of  them. 
This  is  especially  important  in  the  case  of 
the  Hollywood  celebrity  who  has  to  ful- 
fill the  role  of  wife,  or  mother,  or  civic 
and  community  member,  etc.  They 
should  be  reminded  that,  as  members  of 
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fill all  their  roles  to  the  best  of  their 
ability." 


In  this  top  psychologist's  opinion,  that 
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the  people  that  live  there,  the  pace  is 
only  as  fast  as  you  make  it. 

If  it  gets  too  fast — and  it  sometimes 
does  in  Hollywood — then  the  road  to  the 
Menninger  Clinic  and  all  practitioners  of 
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WHY  I  DON'T  LIKE  DANGEROUS  DATES 

(CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  25) 


hair  done,  get  made-up,  and  into  your 
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I  start  for  home.  Qf  course,  I  could  leave 
right  after  6,  but  I'd  rather  take  my  show- 
er in  my  studio  dressing-room — because 
there's  more  hot  water  there  than  there 
is  at  home! 

Sometimes  I  meet  Bob  Wagner  for  a 
quiet  dinner  before  going  home.  Bob  is 
as  busy  with  his  career  as  I  am  with 
mine,  so  he  understands  my  situation.  We 
like  to  see  as  many  movies  as  we  can.  We 
like  to  bowl,  and  swim.  We  talk  and  laugh 
up  a  storm.  And  he's  so  considerate  in 
every  way.  He  insists  on  following  me 
home  in  his  car  when  I  drive  after  dark, 
for  he  worries  about  whether  I'm  safe. 

Whenever  I  have  a  date  with  a  boy  for 
the  first  time  I  invite  him  to  the  house  to 
meet  my  parents.  We  either  have  dinner 
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ble-date with  us.  I  never  go  out  alone 
with  a  boy  on  a  first  date.  Saturday  night 
is  the  only  time  I  can  really  plan  a  date 
ahead,  because  I  don't  have  to  get  up 
early  on  Sunday.  But  even  then  I  don't 
have  to  go  to  a  big  party  or  a  night  club 
or  anything  fancy.  Companionship  is  the 
important  thing  to  me. 

I've  learned  this  about  dates:  Be  hon- 
est! That's  why  I  tell  a  boy  on  the  first 
date  that  I'm  not  the  type  for  mushy 
stuff.  If  I  have  to  "pretend"  to  interest 
him,  then  he  isn't  going  to  be  the  com- 
panion I  want.  So  I  save  us  both  a  lot  of 
strain  by  laying  the  cards  on  the  table. 
I  believe  that  if  a  girl  is  definite  from  the 
first  date  she'll  have  no  trouble.  She  has 
to  take  a  stand,  establish  her  own  repu- 
tation, and  it'll  protect  her  from  then  on. 
There  are  plenty  of  nice  fellows  who  take 
out  girls  just  for  fun,  and  don't  go  in  for 
heavy  necking. 

If  you  have  to  sneak  out  to  meet  a  boy 
then  that's  a  dangerous  date  and  not  for 
me.  I  want  everything  aboveboard.  My 
folks  always  encouraged  me  to  make  my 
own  decisions.  At  home,  when  I  make  a 
mistake,  I  take  the  blame.  I've  never  had 
to  be  deceitful,  and  I've  no  desire  to  start. 
I  know  that  my  family  and  my  friends 
would  be  happy  if  I  fell  in  love — and  they 
would  trust  my  judgment.  But  until  I 
can  announce  my  engagement  and  get 
married  within  a  few  months  I'm  not 
even  going  to  go  steady. 

Dates  that  might  trip  you  into  carrying 


a  torch  are  dangerous  and  foolish.  I  hon- 
estly don't  think  I'll  fall  into  this  kind  of 
a  trap,  though.  You  don't  carry  a  torch 
until  you  stoop  over  to  pick  it  up.  If 
someone  attracts  you,  but  you  know  your 
ideas  clash,  don't  go  out  with  him  at  all. 
Why  does  one  boy  have  to  be  the  only 
one  in  the  world,  after  you've  observed 
his  behavior  and  it's  evident  he  is  on  a 
different  road?  Why  make  yourself  mis- 
erable? I  believe  you  can  tell  before  it's 
too  late.  He  won't  be  irresistible  once  you 
admit  he  doesn't  want  to  change  to  fit 
your  own  idea  of  a  husband.  If  his  faults 
annoy  you,  that's  the  warning  sign!  But 
remember,  he  has  the  right  to  lead  his 
own  life. 

It's  a  temptation  to  put  only  your  best 
side  forward,  but  I  resist  this  urge.  If  a 
boy  is  the  right  one,  he  won't  vanish. 
He'll  be  there  tomorrow.  I  have  lots  of 
faults.  Ask  Bob  Wagner,  or  any  boy  I  go 
out  with,  and  they'll  give  you  a  list  of  my 
drawbacks.  I  confess  I  have  'em,  and 
want  to  get  rid  of  them — but,  meanwhile, 
I'm  just  human. 

I'm  glad  I  am  not  impulsive  about  im- 
portant things.  Every  time  I've  made  a 
snap  decision  I've  been  wrong. 

I'm  not  mapping  out  the  future.  I've 
never  done  that.  I  think  it's  silly  to  claim 
I  must  have  a  specific  thing.  It's  so  use- 
less! We  can't  know  what's  ahead.  We 
may  discover  we  have  ability  we  never 
suspected  in  our  giddiest  moments.  How- 
ever, I'm  convinced  we  can  decide  delib- 
erately to  make  the  most  of  what  each 
day  is  offering  us.  I  can  concentrate  on 
what's  right  in  front  of  me.  If  I  do,  then 
I  can  tackle  the  next  step  wholehearted- 
ly. I've  learned  that  you  can't  coast  in 
any  business  if  you  want  to  be  valuable 
to  your  employer.  You  have  to  be  eager 
to  acquire  skills  if  you're  going  to  be 
worth  promotions.  I'm  not  fooled  by 
movie  "fame."  An  actor  or  actress  can 
be  forgotten  in  a  few  months.  In  Holly- 
wood you're  exactly  as  good  as  your  last 
picture. 

Alibis  don't  interest  any  boss.  I  found 
this  out  when  I  was  only  14  and  15  and 
worked  during  Christmas  vacations  at 
Newberry's  and  Penny's.  It's  the  same 
in  the  movies.  I'm  paid  to  be  completely 
prepared  when  I  arrive  on  the  set — and 
I  must  be  on  time.  Now  I  know  that 
growing  up  anywhere  teaches  us  that  no 


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Johnnie  Ray  and  his  wife,  Marilyn,  have 
ended  it.  He'll  make  a  movie  for  20th. 


matter  how  much  help  we  may  get  we 
still  must  click  on  our  own.  Either  you 
do,  or  you  don't,  register.  What  an  actress 
herself  puts  on  the  screen  is  the  final 
thing  for  her.  The  Hollywood  penalty  is 
clear  if  you  don't  click.  Drop  out  and 
don't  annoy  people  who  go  to  a  show  to 
be  entertained!  By  signing  my  contract 
I  agreed  in  writing  to  assume  responsi- 
bilities for  a  definite  length  of  time,  so  I 
can't  fluff  them  off  and  just  moon  over 
a  boy. 

When  I  was  in  junior  high  I  was  crazy 
about  Betty  Hutton.  I  still  consider  her 
a  terrific  performer,  but  I'm  much  more 
impressed  now  that  I  realize  how  hard 
she's  had  to  work  to  perfect  her  routines. 
I've  learned  from  experience  how  many, 
many  hours  must  be  put  in  before  that 
nonchalant  air  can  seem  so  natural — 
even  for  a  whirlwind. 

It  kept  me  hopping  when  I  was  teamed 
with  Carleton  Carpenter,  who'd  been  on 
Broadway  for  several  years.  Dancing 
with  Gene  Kelly  was  the  end,  I  gasped, 
and  I  started  studying  dancing  like  mad. 
When  I  was  told  I  was  to  be  the  girl  with 
Donald  O'Connor  in  "I  Love  Melvin"  only 
a  concrete  floor  saved  me  from  sinking 
through  to  China.  My  next  picture  will 
be  "Give  A  Girl  A  Break,"  with  the 
Champions,  and  I've  been  told  I'll  have 
three  huge  dance  numbers,  including  one 
with  Gower.  When  I  got  this  news  I  said, 
"Who,  me?"  With  Marge  in  the  same 
picture?  Something  must  be  mixed-up, 
I  assured  myself  for  a  while.  But  when 
you're  ordered  to  go  along  with  experts 
who've  danced  magnificently  for  years, 
life  gets  quite  uncomplicated.  You  prac- 
tice and  practice  and  practice.  When  I 
was  told  to  learn  an  entire  dance  se- 


quence in  one  eight-hour  stretch  I  said 
to  Gower  and  the  others  on  the  set,  "Look, 
fellas,  how  about  my  doing  a  song  in- 
stead?" I  remember  two  brief  words: 
"Dance,  Debbie!"  So  I  began  trying  to 
leap  like  a  breeze  as  the  music  played. 
Each  jump  down  onto  the  high  heels  I 
had  to  wear  for  my  costume  tore  at  my 
feet.  It  was  agony. 

I  have  learned  so  much  since  I  came  to 
MGM.  Working  with  the  artistic,  intel- 
ligent people  I've  found  in  the  movies 
has  made  me  realize  that  the  world  is  far 
more  fascinating  than  I  ever  dreamed. 
Most  of  the  people  I  work  with  are  a  lot 
older — in  their  thirties,  forties  and  fifties. 
I  can't  be  childish  with  them  and  win 
their  respect.  They've  achieved  so  much, 
and  yet  they're  so  willing  to  help  all  of 
us  who  are  starting  out.  I've  not  only  had 
to  learn  how  to  dance,  sing,  and  act,  but 
how  to  improve  my  personality,  too.  I 
used  to  have  a  bad  temper.  I'd  blow  my 
stack  at  the  drop  of  a  hat.  Now  I  recog- 
nize what  others  are  up  against,  and  al- 
low for  their  individual  habits  as  well  as 
for  my  own.  I  still  have  room  for  im- 
provement on  this,  but  I'm  better  than  I 
was.  I  lose  my  temper  chiefly  when  I'm 
tired,  after  a  very  long  day.  Even  now  I 
sometimes  take  off  my  shoes  and  throw 
them. 

Now  I  know  what  I've  always  believed 
is  true.  It's  a  waste  of  energy  to  knock 
yourself  out  when  your  real  self  isn't 
scoring  at  all.  You  can't  please  every- 
body, much  as  you  wish  you  could.  Just 
because  you  may  be  around  people  w*no 
make  much  more  money  than  you  do, 
don't  go  into  debt.  I  budget  what  I  earn. 
Someday,  when  I'm  married,  I  hope  I  can 
have  a  living-room  big  enough  for  par- 
ties. Now,  if  a  crowd  comes  over  to  our 
house  on  a  Sunday  afternoon,  half  of  us 
have  to  sit  on  the  floor. 

Among  other  things,  I've  learned  not  to 
run  someone  else's  party,  and  that  was  a 
lesson  I  needed.  I  used  to  be  so  full  of 
suggestions,  and  then  when  something 
would  go  wrong  it  was  all  blamed  on  me. 
I  find  you  have  more  fun  if  you  let  oth- 
ers handle  their  own  duties.  Now  I  just 
sit  and  enjoy  myself. 

When  I  was  in  high  school  dates  meant 
nothing  to  me  and  I  hated  to  get  dressed 
up.  I  was  gone  on  sports.  Going  out  with 
a  boy  once  a  month  suited  me  fine.  Now 
I  realize  how  different  I  was  from  most 
teen-agers,  who  thought  life  was  grue- 
some if  they  didn't  have  a  date  every 
night.  But  today  I  love  to  dress  up  for  a 
special  date  and  I'm  crazy  about  clothes. 
Helen  Rose,  MGM's  dreamy  designer,  has 
been  wonderful  to  me.  She  lets  me  take 
home  sketches  so  that  mother  can  copy 
them.  Mother  makes  all  my  personal 
clothes. 

Looking  back,  I  realize  how  green  I 
was  when  I  started  in  this  business.  I'll 
never  forget  the  first  time  I  was  taken  to 
La  Rue  for  dinner.  It  was  so  elegant  I 
was  scared  to  death.  Like  any  average 
girl,  who  had  never  been  in  such  a  place, 
I  was  floored  when  I  saw  all  the  forks 
and  knives  and  spoons  and  had  to  watch 
the  hostess  to  know  which  ones  to  use. 
But  a  little  experience  puts  you  at  your 
ease.  And,  what's  more,  teaches  you  how 
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TV  FEATURE 


"Come  into  my  arms.  We  will  fly  to  Paris,"  "You  forget  I  have  a  girl,"  reminds  vic- 
begs  French  maid  of  Bob  Bean-blossom.     tim,  Bob  Cummings,  on  "My  Hero"  show. 


fire 

in  the 
kitchen! 

Sexy  slapstick  is  popular  1 
formula  for  laughs  on  TV  shows 


But  Marie  (Mari  Aldon)  turns  him  up  on 
top  of  Old  Smokie  and  kisses  him  madly. 


Bursting  in  one  scene,  fiancee  (Julie  Bishop)  declares,  "I  beg  your  pardon,  but 
that's  my  hero  you  have  in  your  arms  .  .  .  and  his  mustache  you're  wearing." 


PUT  THOSE 

PISTOLS  DOWN! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  47] 

people  interested.  They're  also  smart  on 
another  score — they  don't  have  exorbi- 
tant admission  prices.  The  average  movie 
admission  in  the  state  of  Texas  is  36 
cents! 

"I  have  real  proof  of  lack  of  interest 
in  promotion:  we  had  a  contest  which  ran 
in  two  exhibitor  trade  magazines,  Motion 
Picture  Herald  and  Boxoffice,  offering 
$2,500  in  prizes  for  the  best  promotion  of 
any  of  my  feature-length  pictures  and  I 
am  amazed  that  the  exhibitors  didn't 
seem  interested,  even  for  cash  prizes. 

"Surveys  have  shown  that  show  busi- 
ness receipts  have  decreased  in  areas 
where  there  is  no  television  as  much  or 
even  more  than  in  those  areas  where  TV 
is  now  in  existence.  Several  theatres  in 
large  cities  have  tried  TV  advertising  on 
an  experimental  basis,  checked  their  cus- 
tomers as  they  entered  the  theatres  and 
learned  that  TV  advertising  had  brought 
in  the  patrons,  not  kept  them  away!  And 
just  see  how  RKO  sold  their  re-issue  of 
'King  Kong'  with  TV  ads. 

"I  believe  that  a  new  picture,  if  it  is  a 
good  picture,  will  always  bring  business 
to  a  theatre  if  properly  advertised  and 
promoted,  and  that  the  more  publicity  a 
star  receives,  provided  it  is  good  pub- 
licity, whether  on  TV,  radio  or  personal 
appearances,  the  greater  his  drawing 
power  will  be  at  the  box-office. 

"I  always  try  to  encourage  people's  go- 
ing to  theatres.  At  the  end  of  my  radio 
and  TV  shows  we  have  an  announcement, 
'Have  you  been  to  the  movie,  lately?'  I 
don't  feel  that  in  any  sense  I've  been  a 
'traitor'  or  enemy  to  exhibitors.  I  still 
make  feature-length  movies — recent  ones 
are  'Pack  Train'  and  'Gold  Town  Ghost 
Riders' — and  I'm  not  about  to  cut  off  that 
field,  am  I?" 

We  were  sitting  in  Gene's  handsome 
office  while  we  discussed  this  conflict — 
or  lack  of  conflict — between  TV  and  mov- 
ies. That  office,  upstairs  over  his  spank- 
ing new  TV  film  studio,  is  a  delightful 
spot  with  wonderful  heavy  Western  fab- 
rics covering  some  chairs,  leather  on 
others.  Three  walls  are  paneled  in  fine 
light  wood  with  superb  patina,  a  fourth 
has  a  mammoth  photo-mural  of  a  scene 
from  one  of  Gene's  pictures,  with  moun- 
tains fading  into  the  background.  The 
room  smacks  of  the  Old  West  with  all 
modern  comforts. 

Naturally,  Gene  cannot  handle  all  his 
wide  interests  single-handed.  He  has  a 
staff  of  about  25,  including  two  produc- 
ers and  four  directors  who  work  exclu- 
sively on  his  TV  films. 

"Back  in  1950,  Armand  Shaefer,  the 
man  who  has  been  producing  my  motion 
pictures  since  I  first  came  to  Hollywood, 
Mitchell  J.  Hamilburg,  my  friend  and 
business  associate  since  1935,  and  I  got 
together  and  decided  it  was  foolish  to 
fight  something  as  strong  as  this  new  TV 
medium  gave  evidence  of  being.  So  we 
(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  60) 


i 


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1498 


9-  17 

10-  20 

15.98, 


Style  No.  911— Dots  and  stripes 
get-together  to  make  a  striking 
new  suit.  Straight  from  Paris  this 
combination  of  two  wonderful 
prints  that  add  up  to  beaucoup 
style  and  subtract  beaucoup 
pounds.  An  absolute  dream  to 
wear  anywhere  in  rayon  mens- 
wear  suiting.  Navy,  gray,  fuchsia,' 
tan. 

Style  No.  90  2  —  Bright  Eyes.  A 
dress  as  young  as  you  feel  and 
want  to  look  from  its  daisy-fresh 
pique  collar,  pert  bow  on  past  the 
button-bright  midriff  that  makes 
you  seem  sizes  smaller  to  its  long- 
lined,  hip-hugging  skirt  Rayon 
menswear  suiting  in  navy,  gray, 
beige  or  aqua. 

Style  No.  906- 

"Captain  of  the  Guard"  and  as 
sleek  a  suit  as  you  could  hope  to 
find  for  Spring.  Cheers  for  the 
soutache-braid  thai  scrolls  down 
the  front  and  sleeves  of  the  curve- 
cuddling  jacket  with  its  pert  col- 
lar and  pocket  tabs.  And  huzzahs 
for  the  straight-lined  skirt  that 
knows  its  way  around.  Rayon 
menswear  suiting,  navy  and 
white,  brown  and  beige. 


Style  No.  900  —  Our  Lady 
Bouffante  of  beautiful  ray- 
on faille.  Its  petal-pretty 
jacket  unbuttons  to  reveal 
a  dainty  scalloped  neck- 
line in  a  flirt  of  a  dress 
that  points  up  your  trim, 
tiny-waisted  figure  and  a 
full-blown  skirt.  Pink,  navy, 
powder  blue,  beige. 


5  Union  Square-New  York  J,  N.  Y. 

□  PREPAID  ORDER.  I  enclose  price  of  gar- 
ment plus  20e  to  cover  postage  and  handling. 

□  C.O.D.  ORDER.   I  will  pay  postman 
price  of  garment  piss  postage  and  C.O.D. charges. 

I  may  return  garment  in  10  days  if  not  satisfied. 


Style  No. 

Size 

1st  Color  Choice 

2nd  Color  Choice 

NAME 

DEPT.  50-03 


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joined  it.  We  formed  Flying  A  TV  Pic- 
tures and  started  production.  We've  cer- 
tainly learned  a  lot  since  then,"  says 
Gene. 

Since  then  they  have  completed  52 
half-hour  Westerns,  starring  Gene,  and 
are  now  well  into  the  second  series  of  52 
more.  Flying  A  has  produced  52  half- 
hour  "Range  Rider"  shows  and  is  start- 
ing the  second  round,  and  now  is  work- 
ing on  a  series  of  13  in  the  "Death  Val- 
ley Days"  stories. 

On  all  of  these  they  spend  more  than 
the  usual  amount  of  money  for  location 
work,  far  away  from  the  studio,  to  get 
interesting — and  new — backgrounds.  They 
find  this  pays  off  because  the  viewer- is 
not  stupid  and  does  recognize  the  same 
old  spots.  About  two-thirds  of  each  pic- 
ture is  shot  outdoors  on  location,  only 
one-third  in  interiors  on  the  sound  stage. 

"We've  learned,  too,  not  to  waste  film 
on  long  shots  which  aren't  good  for  TV. 
After  we  establish  a  locale  we  move  in 
and  stay  close  to  the  subject.  A  medium 
shot  is  better  than  a  long  shot  and  a  close 
shot  is  best,"  Gene  continued. 

"We've  found  that  it  is  bad  to  have 
dead  silence  on  the  screen  at  any  time. 
People  carry  over  the  listening  habits  in- 
stilled through  radio  to  their  viewing 
habits.  They  want  to  hear  as  well  as  see. 
Consequently,  when  dialogue,  songs  or 
sound  effects  are  not  in  evidence,  we  sup- 
ply background  music  to  fill  in  the  voids. 

"But  I've  also  learned  to  cut  down  on 
my  singing.  Of  course,  I  won't  abandon 
what  has  become  my  trademark  as  a 
'singing  cowboy,'  but  in  our  first  TV  film, 
'Gold  Dust  Charlie'  I  sang  four  songs. 
That  was  at  least  two  too  many  for  a  26 
minute  film.  Now  I  sing  one  song  per 
film,  maybe  two  if  they  can  be  worked 
in  without  slowing  the  action.  But  in 
Westerns  the  accent  is  on  action  and  it 
must  be  kept  moving.  A  static  scene 
loses  you  your  audience  interest. 

"Because  our  pictures  play  primarily  to 
a  children's  audience,  we  keep  violence 
down  as  much  as  possible.  There  has  to 
be  a  certain  amount  of  gun  play  and 
fighting  in  every  Western,  naturally,  but 
there  need  not  be  excessive  killing  or 
bloodshed. 

"In  all  our  pictures  we  have  a  clear 
definition  between  right  and  wrong.  The 
hero  is  'pure  as  the  driven  snow.'  He 
gives  advice  to  our  youthful  audience, 
either  directly  or  indirectly,  on  tolerance, 
health,  helping  the  underdog — even  to 
drink  milk.  We  can't  eliminate  all  viol- 
ence or  there  would  be  no  story,  but  I 
feel  proud  that  the  Gene  Autry  and 
'Range  Rider'  series  can  contribute  some- 
thing constructive  to  kids. 

'TV  production  calls  for  even  more 
careful  planning  than  that  in  movie  pro- 
duction because  our  budgets  are  even 
more  limited  by  being  geared  to  as  yet  a 
not-too-wide  market.  There  are  now  ap- 
proximately 63  markets — or  areas,  there 
are  more  stations,  of  course.  When  there 
are  1,000  or  1,500  area  markets — and  there 
will  be — a  great  deal  more  film  will  be 
required  and  budgets  also  can  be  in- 
creased. 

"We've  learned  that  we  can  solve  many 
of  our  problems  right  in  the  beginning 
with  the  preparation  of  the  story.  In  our 
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first  TV  films  we  tried  to  tell  too  much 
story.  Now  we  use  simple,  straight-line 
stories  with  a  minimum  of  counter -plot, 
with  accent  on  character  and  characteri- 
zations. After  all,  we  have  only  26  min- 
utes in  which  to  wrap  up  our  story,  not 
the  60-plus  minutes  allotted  to  the  aver- 
age movie. 

"We  plan  carefully,  but  do  not  bind 
ourselves  so  that  spontaneity  and  impro- 
visations are  tossed  out  the  window. 
Everyone  concerned  contributes;  actors 
have  to  come  to  the  set  knowing  their 
lines.  We  can't  afford  endless  rehearsals 
or  retakes  on  the  set. 

"You  might  say  that  TV  film  produc- 
tion for  our  line  of  Westerns  boils  down 
to  this:  Keep  it  simple,  keep  it  moving, 
keep  it  close  and  make  it  fast. 


the  number.  A  special  trick  that  she  has 
learned  which  will  keep  you  from  get- 
ting weary  and  breathless  is  to  exercise 
to  the  count  of  three,  breathing  in  through 
your  nose  and  exhaling  with  a  sigh, 
through  your  mouth.  If  you  combine  this 
with  your  exercising,  you  will  find  your- 
self still  daisy-fresh  even  after  doing  10. 

JEANNE  C RAIN'S  MAGIC  FOUR- 
DAY  DIET  AS  SUPERVISED  BY 
FAMED  HEALTH  EXPERT,  TERRY 
HUNT 

This  is  a  four  day  diet  on  which  the 
average  person  loses  four  pounds,  but 
before  beginning  any  diet  always  consult 
your  physician. 

These  meals  should  be  taken  at  the 
same  time  each  day  as  nearly  as  possible. 
A  colonic  when  first  starting  the  four  day 
diet  is  very  effective  and  helpful.  A  large 


"Ultimately,  we  plan  that  we  can  re-  . 
issue  these  TV  films  after  two  years.  Forg- 
one thing,  the  younger  audience  likes 
seeing  them  again.  For  another,  in  that 
time  we'll  have   picked   up  new  kids 
growing  up. 

"I  think  that  eventually  the  major  stu- 
dios will  make  the  big,  long,  expensive 
films  for  theatre  distribution  and  that 
smaller  companies— or  possibly  subsid- 
iaries of  the  major  studios — will  make 
the  shorter  half  hour  films  for  TV.  I  don't 
see  any  conflict.  At  one  time  everyone 
thought  radio  would  kill  movies.  It  didn't. 
Neither  will  TV.  Movies  and  TV  will 
work  out  their  problems  and  will  event- 
ually be  of  mutual  benefit  to  each  other. 
I'm  in  the  business  both  ways.  But  I'm 
not  worried  about  the  outcome."  END 


dose  of  mineral  oil  can  be  taken  occa- 
sionally. Do  not  rearrange  food  combi- 
nations or  substitute  any  food  for  an- 
other. Use  little  salt.  Use  no  pepper, 
catsup,  sugar  or  cream. 

FIRST  DAY 

Breakfast:  Same  every  morning.  On 
arising  have  a  large  glass  of  warm  water 
with  the  juice  of  one  lemon.  Later,  black 
coffee  and  a  large  glass  of  grapefruit 
juice.  On  retiring,  one  small  glass  of 
grapefruit  or  tomato  juice. 

Lunch:  Broiled  steak  trimmed,  and 
raw  salad  of  lettuce,  tomatoes,  chicory, 
and  celery,  and  one  raw  apple. 

Dinner:  Two  soft  or  hard  boiled  eggs, 
string  beans  (medium  portion)  and  one 
half  grapefruit. 

SECOND  DAY 

Lunch:  One  trimmed  broiled  lamb 
chop,  one  half  head  lettuce,  and  one  glass 


The  surprise  wedding  announcement  of  the  year  is  the  news  that  Mrs.  Betty  Wynn, 
ex-wife  of  Keenan,  will  marry  Dan  Dailey  as  soon  as  her  divorce  becomes  final. 


JEANNE  CRAIN'S  GLAMOUR  FORMULA 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  34] 


Ugly  BLACKHEADS 
OUT    IN  SECONDS 


tomato  juice  (large). 

Dinner:  Medium  portion  of  spinach, 
string  beans  and  cauliflower,  and  warm 
stewed  apples. 

THIRD  DAY 

Lunch:  Salad  of  lettuce,  tomatoes, 
chicory,  and  celery  or  watercress,  me- 
dium slice  of  roast  beef  (cold)  and  one 
raw  apple. 

Dinner:  Medium  portion  of  broiled 
chicken,  stewed  canned  tomatoes,  and  a 
large  glass  of  prune  juice. 

FOURTH  DAY 

Lunch:  Two  eggs  (scrambled  in  heated 
pan  without  butter)  string  beans,  heated 
tomato  juice. 

Dinner:  Broiled  steak,  one  half  head 
lettuce,  pineapple  (fresh  or  canned). 

Jeanne  feels  that  your  mental  diet  is 
every  bit  as  important  as  your  physical 
one  and  so  she  has  become  an  avid  read- 
er. Her  taste  runs  the  gamut,  but  her 
favorite  book  is  the  works  of  Sandro 
Botticelli. 

Hobbies  are  important,  too,  for  they 
contribute  to  relaxation.  When  her 
younger  children  are  napping  (the  two 
older  boys  go  to  nursery  school)  Jeanne 
makes  use  of  the  time  to  indulge  in  her 
favorite  hobby  of  painting.  She  has  a 
brand  new  studio  five  hundred  feet  above 
her  hillside  home  and  there  she  dabbles 
away  to  her  heart's  content.  She's  cur- 
rently working  on  an  oil  portrait  of  hub- 
by Paul  Brinkman. 

On  the  glamour  side,  a  hairbrush  is 


Jeanne's  best  friend.  It's  the  surest  way 
to  have  silkened  tresses.  Jeanne  has  a 
new  shade  of  hair,  by  the  way,  burnt 
gold.  She  thinks  a  change  in  hair  color 
gives  a  girl  a  morale  boost.  Jeanne  has 
let  her  hair  grow  a  little  longer,  too.  "It 
was  easy  to  keep  neat  when  I  had  it  cut 
short,"  she  says,  "but  I'm  the  type  who 
likes  to  wear  it  in  a  different  style  every 
few  days  and  with  it  that  close-cropped 
you  can't." 

Jeanne  believes  every  woman  should 
use  some  make-up,  especially  at  night. 
She  prefers  a  light  pancake  base.  Since 
her  eyelashes  are  so  thick,  she  doesn't 
outline  both  lids  to  achieve  the  dramatic 
doe-eye  look.  Instead  she  uses  a  brown 
eyebrow  pencil  at  the  outside  of  the  eye 
and  draws  an  upward  tilt.  It  adds  to  eye 
glamour  and  provides  a  more  provocative 
look. 

Since  Jeanne  is  stepping  out  more  these 
days  her  clothes  also  have  undergone  a 
change.  She  always  considered  the  black 
velvet  suit  with  the  prim  white  collar  and 
cuffs  just  right,  but  now  with  her  gla- 
mour upsurge,  she  breathes  new  life  into 
the  ensemble  by  adding  a  shocking  pink 
bow  scarf. 

"Glamour  is  within  the  reach  of  every 
woman  if  she  is  willing  to  work  for  it," 
says  Jeanne.  Aptly,  20th  Century-Fox 
has  taken  notice  of  the  new  Jeanne 
Crain  with  the  burnt  gold  hair,  vivacious 
spirit  and  torrid  cheesecake  and  has  cast 
her  in  a  flicker  called,  "The  Form  Di- 
vine." It  couldn't  happen  to  a  more  ap- 
propriate subject.  end 


YOU  NEED  A  VACATION  FROM  MARRIAGE 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  36] 


round  of  habitual  domesticity.  Get  away 
from  the  house,  from  meals  at  regular 
times,  get  away  briefly  from  the  children, 
if  it  is  only  for  a  weekend." 

Anne  thinks  that  constant  change  of 
pace  in  your  life  is  important.  "Only," 
she  warns,  "you  have  to  use  imagina- 
tion! 

"When  I  was  a  little  girl  I  went  to 
Summer  camp  and  after  a  few  weeks  we 
were  all  bored  and  irritated  with  the 
regimentation  and  the  rigid  routine.  Then 
the  most  wonderful  thing  happened — we 
had  a  'do  it  backwards  day!'  We  wore 
our  clothes  backwards.  We  had  dinner 
at  breakfast  time  and  started  it  with 
dessert.  We  used  all  our  ingenuity  to 
find  ways  to  do  things  backwards  all  day 
long  and  we  wound  up  having  cereal 
and  eggs  at  dinner  time  and  having 
morning  prayers  before  we  went  to  bed. 
We  thought  we  had  never  had  so  much 
fun  in  our  lives  and  after  that  the 
routine  didn't  seem  so  bad. 

"That  sort  of  didoes  may  not  be  practi- 
cal in  a  well  run  household,  but  you  can 
certainly  add  to  the  gaiety  of  life  by 
changing  the  way  you  do  lots  of  things. 
I  get  just  as  tired  as  any  other  woman 
does  of  planning  those  everlasting  three 
meals  a  day  and  when  I  do  I  dip  into 
my  collection  of  foreign  cook  books  and 
look  for  the  most  outlandish  recipe  I  can 


find — preferably  one  with  lots  of  in- 
gredients' I've  never  even  heard  of  be- 
fore. Win  or  lose,  that's  what  I  have 
for  dinner.  Sometimes  it's  horrible  but 
more  often  it  turns  out  to  be  exotic  and 
delicious.  But  whatever  happens,  it's 
different — and  fun. 

"You  can  vary  the  order  of  serving  a 
meal.  I  sometimes  change  things  around 
by  having  fruit  and  cheese  for  the  first 
course  and  serving  salad  at  the  end.  in- 
stead of  dessert.  Or  I  eat  breakfast  out 
of  doors  on  a  May  morning.  But  the 
most  fun,  I  think,  is  to  have  a  real  picnic 
in  the  attic  on  a  rainy  day." 

Anne  thinks  a  lot  of  girls  are  in  too 
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"Every  now  and  then  a  girl  should 
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Stretch  out  on  your  bed  with  a  book  or 
listen  to  some  music.  Beautify  yourself, 
indulge  yourself,  relax  for  a  little  while. 
You  can  do  as  much  for  your  looks  and 
the  way  you  feel  as  the  most  expensive 
beauty  salon  could  do  for  you — if  you'll 
just  make  up  your  mind  to  do  it. 

"But  if  you're  married — don't  forget 
that  your  husband  probably  needs  some 
time  to  be  by  himself  and  do  what  he 
wants  to  do,  too.  Don't,  for  heaven's 
sake,  go  into  a  pout  if  he  wants  to  shut 
himself  up  for  a  time  and  read  mystery 
stories  or  tie  fishing  flies  or  take  an  alarm 
clock  apart  or  indulge  in  some  other 
masculine  quirk.  Give  the  man  his  pri- 
vacy. He'll  be  your  adoring  slave." 

Anne  thinks  it  is  wonderfully  stimulat- 
ing and  lots  of  fun  to  change  your  looks 
now  and  then,  too.  She  exults,  "When  I 
changed  the  color  of  my  hair  recently 
it  gave  me  as  much  of  a  lift  as  if  I  had 
suddenly  acquired  ten  thousand  new 
hats!  I  had  wanted  to  do  it  for  such  a 
long  time  and  when  I  finally  did  I  felt 
as  if  I  had  an  entirely  new— and  slightly 
gay  and  dizzy — personality. 

"Everyone  should  do  it.  With  the  new 
color  processes  it's  easy  and  absolutely 
safe  and  it's  such  a  romp.  Another  thing 
that's  fun,  is  a  spray  you  can  get  now  to 
color  one  strand  of  your  hair  to  go  with 
your  dress  for  a  party.  That's  a  silly,  of 
course,  but  it  is  a  sort  of  conversational 
piece  and  somehow  it  makes  you  feel  a 
little  daring.  It's  good  for  any  woman  to 
feel  a  bit  daring  now  and  then — and  it's 
becoming  to  her,  too.  It  gives  her  zing!" 

Anne  certainly  has  "zing"  herself  these 
days.  She  has  always  been  a  vivacious 
and  fascinating  girl,  but  lately  she  seems 
to  have  taken  on  a  new  verve,  a  sort  of 
sheen  which  has  made  her  glamour  even 
more  emphatic.  Her  recipes  for  "zing" 
seem  to  work. 

She  is  impatient  with  women  who  have 
no  daring  or  imagination  about  their 
clothes.  "Lots  of  women  are  stupid  about 
it,"  she  says,  flatly.  "It  enrages  me  to  hear 
a  girl  say  that  she  'can't  wear'  a  certain 
color  or  style  when  she  hasn't  even  tried. 
Usually  some  saleswoman  has  told  her 
that  and  she  has  never  had  the  backbone 
to  experiment  for  herself.  Someone  told 
me  once,  'Of  course  you  can't  wear 
orange!'  I  had  never  thought  of  it  before 
but  that  did  it.  I  got  myself  the  bright- 
est orange  colored  frock  I  could  find  and 
it  was  spectacularly  becoming.  I  have 
had  at  least  one  thing  in  an  intense  orange 
shade  in  my  wardrobe  ever  since  and  it 
is  one  of  the  most  satisfying  shades  I 
ever  wear. 

"You  mustn't  be  a  sheep  about  clothes. 
If  you've  always  thought  you  were  the 
'fluffy,  pastel  type,'  for  goodness'  sake 
snap  out  of  it.  Go  and  try  on  the  sleek- 
est, starkest,  most  severe  black  outfit 
you  can  find.  Try  on  something  else  in 
vivid,  sophisticated  shades  and  lines.  You 
may  find  a  whole  new  'you'  while  you 
are  about  it.  You'll  get  a  tremendous 
lift  from  wearing  something  different 
from  anything  you've  ever  had  before. 

"The  only  thing  any  girl  needs  to  ask 
herself  when  she  selects  clothes  is  'Do 
I  like  it?  Am  I  happy  with  it?'  Never, 
never  weigh  yourself  down  with  that 
dull,  tired  old  question,  'Is  this  what 
62 


"they"  are  wearing?'  Nothing  could  mat- 
ter less. 

"I  was  invited  to  a  swanky  Hollywood 
party  not  long  ago  and  on  a  sudden  im- 
pulse I  hunted  up  a  dress  I  had  had  a 
long  time  but  had  never  worn.  It  is  a 
rather  clinging,  draped  sort  of  gown, 
Indian  in  feeling,  with  a  sari  arrange- 
ment which  goes  over  my  hair.  It  was 
a  sensation!  Nearly  every  other  woman 
there  was  wearing  the  sort  of  evening 
dress  you  see  everywhere  now — strap- 
less top,  full,  wide,  fluffy  skirt — and  my 
slinky  outfit  was  socko.  I've  never  had 
more  compliments  in  my  life  and  I  had 
a  wonderful  time." 

Anne  has  dozens  of  ideas  for  changing 
routines,  giving  yourself  a  change  of 
pace  and  a  mental  jolt.  Change  the  fur- 
niture around,  buy  a  controversial  book, 
give  a  novel  kind  of  party,  go  for  a 
roller  coaster  ride,  visit  the  dog  pound 
and  bring  home  a  wiggly  puppy. 

"Changing  the  furniture  around  is  a 
lot  of  fun,"  she  declares.  "Use  a  mental 
eggbeater  and  shove  everything  into  new 
positions,  no  matter  how  impossible  or 
fantastic  they  seem  at  first.  You  may 
like  it  and  if  you  don't  you  can  always 
put  it  back  again.  It's  grand  exercise! 

"Get  some  new  colors  around  you  now 
and  then  if  it's  only  by  re-covering  a 
couple  of  cushions  or  buying  new  lamp 
shades.  Change  the  positions  of  all  the 
lights  and  don't  be  afraid  to  be  dramatic 


dad  and  mother  divorced  in  New  York 
when  I  was  a  baby  and  it  has  always 
been  just  Mom,  my  brother  and  me.  We 
traveled  across  country,  Mom  working — 
me,  doing  odd  jobs  while  I  went  through 
and  on  to  college  and  into  the  service. 
But  now,  there  was  nothing  much  to  say. 
I  was  in  a  dream — kissing  Linda  Darnell. 
I  couldn't  believe  it. 

Talk  about  fiction — here  was  real  life, 
and  Linda  and  I  were  sent  to  the  island, 
tropical  and  romantic  as  all  get  out.  I 
never  thought  of  Linda  being  a  few  years 
older — perhaps  because  she  never  made 
me  feel  younger.  She  was  different  from 
any  girl  I  had  ever  met — not  giggly  or 
moody  or  self-conscious  or  spoiled  like 
some  of  the  younger  girls  I've  known. 
With  her  came  a  great  friendship  with 
its  correlative  virtues  of  thoughtfulness, 
tolerance,  understanding,  mutual  admira- 
tion. During  our  long  talks — lying  there 
on  the  warm  sands  of  the  beach  at  Ja- 
maica, we  discovered  a  great  similarity  of 
tastes.  She  never  laughed  at  my  ideas, 
but  for  hours,  we'd  discuss  my  philos- 
ophy. Rather  than  being  bored,  she  en- 
couraged me.  She  strengthened  my  self- 
confidence  a  hundred  percent  by  be- 
lieving in  my  ambitions  and  ideals  and 
beliefs. 

Besides  our  mutual  enthusiasm  for  our 
work  on  the  picture,  I  found  her  very 
unselfish.  She  was  always  doing  little 
things  for  others.  She  was  without  guile 


about  it,  either.  You  can  change  the  en- 
tire picture  a  room  makes  at  night  by 
altering  the  way  the  light  falls.  , 

"Small  parties  are  more  fun  than  big 
ones  if  you  use  some  imagination.  I 
have  fun  sometimes  learning  energetic 
new  dances.  You  can  get  special  records 
of  South  American  dance  music  or  some 
other  exotic  thing  with  printed  directions 
for  doing  the  dance.  It's  a  romp  to  try 
these  things  out  and  the  trickier  the 
dance,  the  more  laughs  you  get — and  the 
more  exercise. 

"A  costume  party  is  fun  if  the  idea  isn't 
so  elaborate  that  your  guests  have  to  go 
to  a  lot  of  trouble  renting  or  making 
costumes.  A  simple  idea  designed  for 
laughs  is  best — such  as  a  come-as-you- 
are  party  or  come-as-something-you're- 
glad-you're-not. 

"The  important  thing  to  remember 
about  keeping  a  fresh  point  of  view  and 
making  yourself  an  exciting  personality 
is  to  avoid  sameness  in  everything — small 
things  as  well  as  big  ones.  You  don't 
have  to  take  a  trip  around  the  world  to 
have  variety  in  your  life.  If  you  just 
watch  yourself  and  avoid  falling  into 
drab  habits,  you'll  be  all  right.  Life  will 
be  fun." 

Anne  believes  what  she  says.  Not  long 
ago  she  caused  a  little  flurry  and  some 
slight  tut-tutting  in  Hollywood  by  smok- 
ing a  little  cigar  in  public. 

"So  what?"  smiled  Anne,  imperturb- 
ably.  "At  least,  it's  different!"  END 


and  she  never  said  unkind  things.  She 
was  perfection. 

One  of  the  picture's  crew  said  to  me, 
"Tab,  better  take  it  easy."  "What  about?" 
I  asked.  He  shook  his  head  knowingly, 
"Well,  Darnell  is  a  woman  with  experi- 
ence and  you're  only  a  kid."  I  was  ready 
to  tear  his  head  off — until  he  explained 
that  his  remark  was  complimentary  and 
he  was  only  trying  to  head  me  off  from 
a  busted  heart  in  the  future. 

Linda  was  just  a  little  kid  of  fourteen 
when  she  first  became  a  star  in  pictures. 
I  found  myself  wanting  to  protect  her 
from  all  of  the  disappointments  she  had 
ever  experienced.  Like  the  time  she  was 
twelve,  and  Hollywood  sent  her  back  to 
Texas  to  grow  up  more.  Even  now,  I 
could  suffer  her  humiliation  to  face  the 
kids  at  school  who  teased,  "So  Hollywood 
didn't  want  you!"  When  we  were  swim- 
ming, naturally,  I  protected  her — when 
the  waves  were  high — and  she  let  me — 
smiling  her  appreciation. 

"How  are  you,  Honey?"  she'd  always 
greet  me — and  I'd  kiss  her  on  the  cheek. 
I  still  do.  And  when  we  played  a  love 
scene — I  found  myself  wishing  the  direc- 
tor would  never  call  "Cut." 

Our  most  beautiful  scene  in  the  pic- 
ture was  taken  at  sunset.  We  were  lying 
on  the  sand  together.  She  was  in  my 
arms.  I  stirred  to  look  over  at  her.  My 
foot  ran  up  her  leg  slightly  and  she 
(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  64) 


MY  LOVE  FOR  LINDA  DARNELL 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  42] 


SMALL  BUST  Problems  Corrected  -  NO  PADS 

How  Bra  Designers  Perfected  New  "Natural  Action"  Molding 


Revolutionary  new  design  shapes  small  bust  into 
attractive,  fuller,  more  rounded  bustline  instantly 

By  JOAN  HALLIWELL 


NEW  YORK,  N.  Y. — The  most  encouraging 
news  for  the  1  woman  in  3  whom  nature 
endowed  with  a  small  bosom  has  just  been 
revealed  by  2  prominent  Bra  Fashion  De- 
signers here.  After  years  of  research  among 
the  medical  profession  and  physical  culture 
authorities,  they  have  perfected  an  amazing 
new  bra  design. 

Already  it  has  proven  to  do  more  for  the 
small-bust  woman  than  any  bra  your  reporter 
has  ever  seen.  Almost  like  magic,  by  an 
entirely  new  principle,  it  molds  the  flat, 
small  or  sagging  bust  into  fuller,  more  al- 
luring lines — naturally,  without  embarrass- 
ing, artificial  build-up  of  any  kind. 

The  story  behind  this  discovery  is  an  ex- 
citing chapter  in  the  annals  of  human  prog- 
ress. In  their  research  among  all  types  of 
stores,  these  Era  Design  Experts  found  an 
almost  total  lack  of  proper  design  for 
naturally  improving  small-bustline  problems. 
Clearly,  the  small-bust  woman's  real  needs 
were  neglected.  But,  why?  They  checked 
with  bra  manufacturers  who  frankly  admitted 
they  were  neglecting  small-bust  women  be- 
cause they  were  only  a  limited  market.  With 
the  high  cost  of  production  and  materials, 
many  found  it  more  profitable  to  concentrate 
on  bra  styles  for  the  much  larger  market  of 
average  bra  women. 

Instead  of  natural  bosom  flattery,  small- 
bust  women  had  to  be  content  with  un- 
romantic  padded  bras  or  with  artificial  in- 
serts which  frequently  caused  embarrass- 
ment by  shifting  around. 


Many  ordinary  bras 
do  nothing  to  mold 
small,  flat  or  sagging 
bosom  into  attractive 
well-rounded  bustline. 


Many  artificial  cups 
and  padded  bras  lose 
their  shape,  look  and 
feel  unnatural,  unro- 
mantic. 


ORDINARY  BRAS  FOUND  DO 
LITTLE  FOR  SMALL  BUST 

At  first  the  Experts  considered  the 
idea  of  taking  one  of  the  better  bras 
already  on  the  market  and  improving 
it.  But  that  was  not  thuruugh  enough. 
An  entirely  new  type  of  bust  molding 
design  was  needed.  So  they  decided 
to  tackle  the  problem  at  its  very  source 
in  order  to  learn  its  cause  and  cure. 

They  consulted  medical  specialists 
with  the  widest  range  of  experience  in 
handling  anatomical  problems.  Physi- 
cal culturists  were  called  in — men 
and  women  who  commanded  high  fees 
for  their  skill  in  building  beautiful 
bodies  and  overcoming  defects.  These 
authorities  opened  up  their  case  his- 
tory filet.  They  produced  actual  photo- 
graphs of  women  with  every  usual 
small-bust  problem.  X-rays  were 
studies  in  the  laboratory,  to  determine 
what  part  bone,  muscle  and  tissue 
structure  might  play. 

CAUSES  OF  SMALL  BUST 
STUDIED 

As  all  these  specialists  pooled  their 
knowledge,  a  general  pattern  came  into 
focus.  At  the  base  of  all  small-bust 
problems  was  generally  one  or  more 
of  several  recurrent  factors.  Frequent- 
ly the  flat,  small  bust  was  part  of  a 
picture  of  general  underweight  due  to 
poor  diet  or  to  various  glandular  dis- 
turbances. Years  of  inadequate  ex- 
ercise and  poor  posture  were  other 
causes  in  some  cases.  Sagging  small 
busts  were  caused  by  tired  or  lazy 
muscle  tissue  of  the  chest  and  breast. 
This  permits  the  small  bust  to  sag  and 
lose  every  last  bit  of  its  charm. 

Prove  to  Yourself  Today  How  the 
Amazing  New  Inner  "Natural  Action" 
Design 
Molds  a  Pul- 
ler, Rounder 
Bustline  Na- 
turally, With- 
out Padding 
of  Artificial 
Cups 


To  the  experts'  trained  eyes,  their 
research  pointed  inevitably  to  an  en- 
tirely new  principle  in  bustline  mold- 
ing— an  innercup  design  so  amazingly 


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simple  that  you  can  prove  its  wonderful 
effectiveness  to  yourself  in  front  of  your 
own  mirror  .  .  .  right  now!  Firmly  cup 
either  breast  in  your  hands.  Then,  by 
flexingr  your  fingers,  lift,  gather  together 
and  mold  your  bosom  into  the  fuller,  well- 
rounded   shape  you  desire. 

Notice  how  much  better  you  look  and 
feel  instantly.  This  is  a  demonstration 
of  the  glorious  "natural  action"  molding 
principle  built  inside  the  cups  of  this 
new-type  bra— only  this  design  does  it  het- 
ter,  easier,  smoother  and  more  naturally. 
It  corrects  those  fiat  or  sagging  muscle 
tissues  of  the  breast  with  a  gentle,  flexible 
molding  action. 

NEW  DESIGN  COMPARED  TO 
OLD  BRAS  ON  ACTUAL  WOMEN 

Now  these  Bra  Experts  were  ready  to 
test  their  revolutionary  new  idea  on  ac- 
tual women  with  every  small-bust  problem 
Imaginable.  They  wanted  to  compare  the 
''natural  action"  of  the  amazing  new 
'Tru  Form"  Bra  against  every  other 
small-bust  bra  on  the  market— both  ready 
mades  in  every  price  range  and  costly 
custom  designs  selling   for  $10-$25. 

The  fitting  room  was  a  beehive  of  ac- 
tivity as  the  "problem"  women  tried  on 
bras  while  the  fashion  and  medical  ex- 
perts carefully  checked  the  effects  of 
the  various  designs.  A  young  woman 
whose  flat  bosom  made  her  look  awk- 
ward, unfeminine  and  self-conscious,  ad- 
justed a  frilly,  lacy  bra  which  caught  her 
eye.  It  was  her  size,  fit  her  snugly  .  .  . 
but  did  nothing  to  mold  her  bosom  into 
the  curves  she  so  badly  needed. 

A  woman  In  her  early  30' s,  with  a 
sagging  small  bust,  donned  size  34  In  a 
padded  bra.  It  improved  her  appearance 
somewhat,  but  had  a  decidedly  artificial 
look  even  in  clothes,  and  after  some  wear 
It  would  probably  lose  its  shape. 

Next  a  woman  tried  on  a  pair  of  loose 
build-up  pads  which  were  inserted  in  a 
bra.  Here  again  the  appearance  was 
some  wha  t  improved,  but  the  loose  pad- 
ding was  found  to  move  around  in  some 
cases,  causing  artificial,  embarrassing  ap- 
pearance. 

To  make  matters  worse,  many  of  these 
padded,  artificial  build-up  bras  caused  ex- 
cessive perspiration.  And  how  could  any 
unnatural  make-shift  of  rubber,  cotton  or 
Plastic  give  you  the  glorious  self-con- 
fidence every  woman  needs  in  "close-up" 
situations  such  as  dancing  .  .  .  when  you 
wOW'  and  others  may  know  too,  that 
the  beauty   is  not  your  own? 

What  a  difference  when  these  same 
women  were  the  amazing  new  "Tru  Form" 
Bra!  Woman  after  woman  tried  it  on 
The  experts  were  satisfied  that  the  new 
molding  design  was  flexible  and  adjust- 
able enough  to  solve  virtually  every 
small,  flat  or  sagging  bustline  problem  in 
sizes  28  to  38.  I  One  exception  was 
noted:  A  rare  case  of  an  extremely  flat 
figure  with  absolutely  no  bust  develop- 
ment could  not  be  helped.) 

TRYING  TO  GAIN  WEIGHT  DOES 
NOT  HELP  SMALL  BUST  ENOUGH 

AH  too  often  in  the  past,  women  whose 
bustlfn,e    was    not    improved    by  standard 


after  she  wore  the  "' 
"Natural  Action"  Bra,  he 
bustline    gave    her  poise, 


type  bras  went  on  diets  to  gain  weight. 
In  many  cases  they  learned  that  the 
bust  gained  proportionately  far  less  than 
the  rest  of  the  body. 


NEW  DESIGN  HELPS  SMALL-BUST 
WOMAN  LOOK  SHAPELY 
IN   ALL  CLOTHES 

The  experts  questioned  a  cross-section 
of  women  as  to  what  specific  benefits  they 
hoped  to  gain  by  correcting  their  small- 
bust  problems.  A  slim  girl  of  26,  em- 
barrassed and  shy  because  of  her  sagging, 
small  bustline,  said  she  wanted  to  wear 
figure-hugging  sweaters,  dresses,  play- 
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charm   and  confidence. 

A  woman  with  a  good  figure,  except  for 
almost  flat  bosom,  knew  that  scientific 
molding  would  make  her  look  just  about 
right.  A  woman  who  was  too  thin  said 
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child!  ike  appearance  made  one  girl  feel 
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expected  to  "come  out  of  her  shell"  and 
enjoy  the  glamorous  social  life,  dancing, 
parties  and  romance  which  are  every 
beautiful    woman's  birthright. 

FIT,  COMFORT  AND  BEAUTY 
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In  designing  the  "Tru  Form"  Bra,  the 
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turned  and  kissed  me.  Then  there  was  a 
love  scene  on  the  raft.  It  was  wonderful, 
but  that  part  of  the  picture  was  censored 
and  left  on  the  cutting  room  floor. 

Those  long  weeks  in  the  lagoon  of  the 
south  seas — we  would  work  and  then 
there'd  be  hours  spent  in  rapt  absorption 
in  conversation.  I  loved  to  see  the  delicate 
outlines  of  her  beautiful  face  when  she 
talked  softly.  It  seemed  I  could  listen  to 
her  voice,  against  the  splash  of  the  sea's 
waves — forever. 

One  night  after  work,  I  went  to  get  her 
coat  and  when  I  returned,  one  of  the  pic- 
ture executives  was  talking.  "Linda,  you'd 
better  discourage  Tab  from  hanging 
around  you  so  much.  He's  a  sensitive, 
emotional  lad — loaded  with  talent  and 
dreams — and  while  he's  reacting  great  in 
the  picture,  he's  only  nineteen  and  I  don't 
want  to  see  him  hurt." 

I  busted  in  before  Linda  could  reply 
and  pretended  I  hadn't  heard. 

The  next  day  was  my  birthday.  Linda 
gave  me  a  surprise  party.  Even  to  can- 
dles on  a  cake.  Everyone  on  the  set  had 
cake,  and  I  kept  wishing  they'd  go  so 
Linda  and  I  could  talk.  I  just  had  to  tell 
her  that  I  loved  her.  She  seemed  to  know 
because  she  lifted  a  hand  and  stopped  me. 
"Tab,"  she  said,  "You  know  how  much 
I  enjoy  our  talks,  but  let's  be  sure  every- 
one knows  that  this  is  just  a  simple 
friendship.  One  of  the  greatest  to  be 
sure,  but  let's  not  let  there  be  any  mis- 
understanding— or  let  any  gossip  start." 

I  guess  she  saw  the  pain  and  misery 
welling  up  in  me  for  she  made  a  cute  lit- 
tle grimace  that  made  me  want  to  kiss  her 
cute  little  nose — and  with  a  light,  laugh- 
ing tone — that  brought  me  wham  back 
down  to  earth — she  said,  "Race  you  to  the 
hotel!"  And  she  was  off — running  as  fleet 
as  a  deer. 

I  expected  Linda  would  avoid  me  after 
that,  but  nothing  of  the  sort.  She  was  just 
as  warm  and  friendly  as  ever,  but  I  no- 
ticed there  were  usually  more  people 
around.  And  it  seemed  I  could  never  get 
her  alone  for  one  of  those  good  old  long 
talks. 

The  night  of  the  big  hurricane,  that 
caused  some  forty-eight  million  dollars 
damage,  I'll  never  forget.  The  winds  be- 
gan to  whine  and  whip — and  I  spoke  to 
the  director  about  Linda,  who  occupied 
one  of  the  cottages  by  the  waterfront. 
"Don't  you  think  she'd  better  be  up  here 
with  us?"  But  he  shook  his  head — and 
said  with  finality,  "Don't  worry  about  her. 
She  prefers  to  be  where  she  is."  By 
eleven-thirty  that  night,  the  wind  was 
ferocious — like  a  tiger  lashing  its  tail.  The 
very  walls  shivered  and  shook  and  I  kept 
looking  down  at  Linda's  cottage  ready  to 
dash  to  her  rescue  at  the  slightest  provo- 
cation. I  sat  there  watching  her  windows 
all  night,  as  the  big  waves  splashed 
against  her  cottage.  The  next  morning,  I 
asked  Linda  how  she  had  survived  it  and 
she  said  laughingly,  "With  a  prayer  and 
a  stout  heart,  of  course!" 

All  that  long  night,  I  had  been  think- 
ing— .  Linda  naturally  would  be  attracted 
to  an  older  man,  one  with  experience 
who  would  know  how  to  make  her  hap- 
py and  really  give  her  the  security  and 
life  she  deserves.  I  was  still  in  the  trying 
64 


stage.  How  could  I  expect  or  even  dream 
to  hope  that  she  would  want  to  share  all 
of  the  hurdles  ahead  of  me  while  I  estab- 
lished myself.  She  should  have  life  hand- 
ed to  her  on  a  silver  platter.  That  is  the 
way  it  should  be  for  a  woman  like  Linda. 
For  the  first  time,  I  began  to  realize,  now 
that  we  were  to  leave  Jamaica  for  Lon- 
don, that  actually  I  was  an  immature, 
punk  kid.  And  I  began  thinking  about 
the  girls  my  own  age  and,  as  I  began  to 
compare — I  decided  perhaps  I  didn't  want 
women  in  my  life. 

Linda  was  always  poised  and  beauti- 
fully groomed  to  perfection.  Every  detail 
of  her  ensemble  blended  in  perfect  taste. 
Besides  her  great  beauty,  she  had  unbe- 
lievable charm.  She  wasn't  like  the  kids 
who  boast  about  the  other  men  who  beg 
to  date  them,  who  break  dates,  are  self- 
conscious,  never  have  a  word  to  say  or 
forget  to  thank  a  guy  for  spending  his 
whole  week's  allowance  to  show  them  a 
nice  evening  or  who  expect  gifts,  talk 
only  about  themselves  and  are  more  apt 
to  be  inattentive  to  a  guy's  conversation 
than  to  be  really  interested  in  him  and 
his  welfare.  Giggly,  immature  girls,  I  de- 
cided, left  me  cold.  So  they  do  have  ap- 
ple blossom  complexions,  cuter  figures — 
and  a  bouncy  walk.  But  what's  a  mere 
pretty  face,  a  pair  of  pretty  eyes  and  legs 
— when  there's  no  soul?  Of  course,  now 
I  find  out  my  perspective  on  girls  my 
own  age  was  wrong. 

When  we  went  to  London  to  finish  the 
picture,  Linda  let  me  take  her  out  for 
dinner  a  couple  of  times.  Man,  does  she 
look  like  a  queen  in  a  tailored  suit  and 
furs.  She  was  gracious  and  I  quickly  be- 
gan to  lose  my  complexes  about  being 
with  the  woman  I  could  never  have.  Once 
more  I  began  to  feel  plain  comfortable 
and  excited  and  proud  being  with  her. 

One  night  at  a  small  restaurant,  we  be- 
gan to  talk  again.  I  told  her  she  dressed 
so  beautifully  that  I  was  proud  to  be  seen 
with  her.  Linda  laughed,  "I  didn't  always 
know  how  to  dress — or  which  clothes  to 
choose.  You  should  have  seen  me  when 
I  was  fourteen,  fifteen,  sixteen.  Any  girl 
who's  interested  in  clothes — learns  how 
to  choose  them.  It  just  takes  growing  up." 

About  the  last  of  the  picture,  there  was 
a  scene  where  a  boy  had  to  jump  into  the 


as  a  mother-daughter  team  of  contest- 
ants on  the  theme  of  "Hello,  Mom,"  in 
honor  of  Mother's  Day.  The  last  question 
was  the  name  of  the  family  in  "Little 
Women."  Both  mother  and  daughter 
burst  out  with  "The  March  Family"  and 
Broke  the  Bank.  The  daughter  turned  to 
her  mother  and  said,  "I  have  a  husband 
to  support  me,  you  may  have  my  share 
as  a  Mother's  Day  present."  After  the 
operation,  Mr.  Busch  was  told  by  the 
doctor  that  he  would  get  his  eyesight 
back  and  at  the  same  time  he  learned  his 
wife  won  $8,120.  Mr.  Busch,  overcome, 
just  shook  his  head  and  muttered,  "My 


water.  The  water  was  about  42  degrees. 
He  came  out  shivering  and  stood  there 
wet  and  cold.  This  was  the  only  time  I 
ever  saw  Linda  blow  her  stack.  "Get  that 
boy  some  blankets — get  him  warm,"  she 
ordered  and  rushed  into  her  dressing 
room  and  brought  out  her  own.  No  won- 
der everyone  loves  Linda. 

She  had  an  attack  of  yellow  jaundice 
and  was  in  the  hospital.  I  wanted  to  do 
something  for  her,  be  near  her.  But  the 
word  was  "no  visitors" — not  even  me. 
More  than  ever,  I  now  realized  she  need- 
ed a  man  with  more  maturity  and  con- 
sideration. So  I  stopped  by  with  flowers 
and  a  little  note. 

Well,  the  picture  ended  and  I  came 
back  home  to  Hollywood.  Linda  and  I 
didn't  meet  for  three  months.  At  a  big 
party,  she  came  over  and  said,  "How  are 
you,  Honey?" — and  we  kissed.  She  was 
just  the  same  and  I  realized  this  was  no 
puppy  love — but  a  real  sincere  friendship 
that  I  must  never  spoil. 

Now  I  have  begun  seeing  girls  my  own 
age,  and  I've  found  out  that  they  aren't 
so  giggly  after  all.  They  are  like  me,  en- 
thusiastic and  learning  how  to  achieve 
the  graces  and  poise  which  comes  with 
experience  and  success. 

Recently,  I  met  Gloria  Gordon,  who 
seems  older  than  her  age,  but  who  is  only 
fifteen.  Already  she  had  acquired  poise 
and  fascination  and  she  is  tall  and  bru- 
nette and  beautiful.  We  have  fun  on 
dates  and  we,  too,  have  a  lot  in  common. 
Gloria  is  under  contract  to  20th  Century- 
Fox.  Since  she  can't  date  on  working 
nights,  I  occasionally  go  out  with  other 
girls  like  Lori  Nelson,  Judy  Powell,  Betty 
Barker — and  I've  had  two  dates  with 
Denise  Darcel. 

I  often  look  at  the  scrapbook — my  re- 
membrance from  Linda  which  she  pasted 
together  herself  and  gave  to  me.  It  has  all 
of  our  scenes  in  the  picture — as  well  as 
the  behind  scenes  and  informal  ones.  On 
one  page  is  her  portrait — inscribed.  I  am 
not  telling  the  inscription  for  it  is  very 
personal.  On  another  page  is  the  picture 
of  our  first  kiss. 

It  wasn't  easy  to  change  my  feelings 
back  to  a  casual  friendship  with  Linda, 
whom  I'll  always  remember,  not  as  the 
older  woman  in  my  life — but  as  a  won- 
derful girl!  END 


God,  I  can't  believe  it's  true." 

All-time  high  honors  went  to  a  wound- 
ed veteran  of  Korea  who  said,  "I  Was  A 
Communist  For  The  F.B.I."  when  asked 
to  name  the  movie  in  which  Mat  Cvetic 
risked  death  to  track  down  America's 
enemies.  The  soldier  won  $11,840,  radio 
and  TV's  all-time  high  cash  award. 

A  Connecticut  woman  calmly  named 
Vicki  Baum  as  the  author  of  "Grand 
Hotel"  and  won  $9,260. 

What  about  you  others  who  appeared 
on  the  show,  but  lost  out  on  the  money? 
Like  the  Colorado  woman  who  failed  to 
name  Henry  Clay  as  the  famous  Ameri- 


SORRY,  YOUR  TIME'S  UP! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  43] 


can  who  was  known  as  "The  Great  Pa- 
cificator." The  question  was  worth  a  tidy 
$11,110.  A  couple  from  Long  Island  lost 
$10,830  when  they  failed  to  identify  Cap- 
tain Flagg  and  Sergeant  Quirk  as  the 
soldiers  in  "What  Price  Glory." 

The  people  who  lost,  won  a  rich  expe- 
rience that  few  may  have.  The  attention 
of  millions  of  people  were  focused  on 
them.  Everybody  tried  to  help  them  make 
it.  They  coaxed  them  on.  They  even 
shouted  the  answer  to  the  glass-fronted 
screen  of  their  television  set.  That  night 
they  met  America.  Their  names  were 
heard  by  all  their  neighbors  and  friends. 
A  little  bit  of  show  business  rubbed  off  on 
them.  They  met  Bert  Parks,  the  nation's 
Number  One  Quizmaster.  And  what's  he 
like  when  not  handing  out  those  fabu- 
lous prizes? 

Bert  is  a  family  man.  He  fives  in  Green- 
wich, Conn.,  with  his  lovely  wife,  An- 
nette, their  identical  twins,  Jeffry  and 
Joel  aged  six,  and  three-and-one-half- 
year-old  daughter,  Annette. 

There  is  no  tension  in  his  house.  Just 
work  and  play  in  an  atmosphere  spiced 
with  the  actions  of  three  lovely  children. 

Bert  loves  trains.  He  bought  the  kids 
a  train  set  for  Christmas  and  fell  in  love 
with  the  life-like  action  of  the  miniature 
railroad.  The  kids  didn't  have  a  chance. 
In  their  basement  there  now  is  a  com- 
plete railroad  system  which  Bert,  him- 
self, assembled.  Every  known  device  rail- 
road fans  tinker  with  is  there.  Signals, 
switches,  several  types  of  locomotives, 
bridges,  tunnels,  etc.  The  kids  watch  for 
hours  as  the  trains  wend  their  way 
through  the  scenic  displays  that  Bert 
built. 

Another  of  Bert's  hobbies  is  boats.  Bert 
owns  a  large  outboard  motor  boat  pow- 
ered with  a  25  HP  Johnson  which  he 
keeps  moored  in  Greenwich. 

One  day  Bert  saw  an  ad  in  a  magazine 
explaining  how  he  could  build  his  own 
boat.  Bert,  at  that  time,  needed  a  small 
boat  to  row  out  to  his  larger  boat.  The 
ad  said  you  could  build  the  boat  in  your 
living  room,  it  was  so  simple.  Well,  Bert 
sent  for  the  kit.  When  it  arrived  he  put 
the  parts  in  his  garage.  Six  months  later 
the  boat  was  finished.  His  car  had  to  be 
left  out  all  this  time.  Bert  wonders  what 
his  wife  would  have  said  if  he  actually 
had  tried  to  build  the  boat  in  the  living 
room,  as  the  ad  suggested.  The  amount 
of  sawdust  was  up  to  his  ankles  and  Bert 
groans,  as  he  remembers,  that  all  the  383 
screws  had  to  be  countersunk.  Not  a 
carpenter,  Bert  was  fascinated  by  the 
various  tools  that  he  could  get  to  make 
his  work  a  little  bit  easier.  He  now  owns 
enough  power  tools  to  start  a  small 
factory. 

The  career  of  Bert  Parks  started  when, 
at  the  age  of  sixteen,  he  won  an  amateur 
singing  contest.  The  show  business  bug 
bit  him  hard  and  Bert  started  to  look  for 
a  job  in  this  field.  He  got  one  with  the 
radio  station  that  carried  the  amateur 
program  he  won.  He  became  a  part-time 
announcer  at  the  splendid  rate  of  six  dol- 
lars per  week  and  practically  had  to 
sweep  the  floors,  too. 

Bert  held  this  job  until  he  graduated 
from  high  school,  then  was  made  a  full- 
time  announcer.   His  boss  suggested  he 


enter  a  contest  a  New  York  station  was 
conducting.  Bert  told  his  mother  about 
the  contest,  but  that  to  qualify  he  had  to 
go  to  New  York.  His  mother  gave  him 
the  money  and  Bert  went  to  the  big  city. 

He  assured  the  director  of  the  contest 
that  he  was  twenty-one  and  had  several 
years  of  college.  Along  with  several  oth- 
er hopefuls  Bert  was  given  the  test.  La- 
ter, he  was  told  that,  unfortunately,  he 
had  missed  out  on  the  chance  to  become 
a  major  announcer.  Heartbroken,  he  left 
New  York.  Arriving  home  in  Atlanta,  his 
mother  told  him  a  telegram  had  just  ar- 
rived from  New  York  saying  that  they 
had  made  a  horrible  mistake  and  that  he 
had  won  the  contest! 

Back  went  Bert  to  New  York  to  start 
the  long  climb  up  the  ladder  of  success. 
After  several  years  of  announcing  early 
morning  programs,  singing  commercials 
and  popular  songs,  Bert  received  his  big 
break.  Eddie  Cantor  hired  him  to  do 
comedy  bits  and  sing  on  his  show.  Bert 
never  knew  what  Eddie  Cantor  would 
come  up  with  next.  Eddie,  wanting  to 
make  each  show  better  than  the  last, 
often  was  carried  away  by  his  emotions 
and  would  do  things  that  were  not  in  the 
script.  One  day  Eddie  jumped  up  into 
Bert's  arms  during  a  show.  This  was  not 
the  way  it  had  been  rehearsed  and  Bert, 
completely  surprised,  dropped  Eddie  Can- 
tor on  the  floor.  The  spontaniety  of  this 
bit  so  set  off  the  audience  it  went  wild 
with  laughter  and  took  five  full  minutes 
to  quiet  down  so  the  program  could 
proceed. 

When  the  Eddie  Cantor  show  went  oil 
the  air  Bert  worked  as  announcer  and 
singer  for  Benny  Goodman.  Then  Uncle 
Sam  stepped  in.  Bert  received  his  "Greet- 
ings." However,  he  was  turned  down  for 
some  physical  defect  he  didn't  know  he 
had.  Bert  then  went  to  Chicago  with 
Xavier  Cugat  and  while  there  enlisted  in 
the  U.S.  Army.  This  time  he  was  accepted. 

Bert  met  his  wife-to-be  on  a  blind 
date.  They  fell  so  in  love  they  decided 
to  get  married  as  soon  as  Bert  graduated 
from  Officers  Training  School.  He  grad- 
uated a  second  lieutenant,  they  were 
married  and  honeymooned  in  Macon,  Ga. 
He  soon  received  his  orders,  left  for  the 
Pacific  and  didn't  return  for  two  years. 
He  came  back  with  a  captain's  commis- 
sion and  three  campaign  ribbons.  Bert 
and  Annette  hit  their  first  big  jackpot 
when  the  twins,  Jeffry  and  Joel,  were 
born. 

Shortly  after,  Bert  made  the  big  time 
with  "Break  The  Bank."  After  this  came 
one  of  the  top  shows  of  all  time,  "Stop 
The  Music." 

Bert's  five  golden  rules  to  all  who  par- 
ticipate on  quiz  shows  are: 

Don't  be  nervous. 

Pay  close  attention  to  the  questions. 

Forget  about  your  personal  appear- 
ance and  how  you  may  look  to  the 
viewer. 

Pay  no  attention  to  the  audience. 
Above  all,  relax. 

Bert's  advice  to  people  who  want  to 
break  into  show  business  is  also  good. 
Just  because  your  friends  and  family 
think  you're  terrific,  don't  let  this  be 
your  only  criterion.  Audition  for  strang- 
ers, appear  on  amateur  shows  and  if 


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and  wife  again." 

When  her  husband  pumped  a  bullet 
into  her  handsome  30-year-old  business 
agent  in  a  jealous  fury,  Hollywood  was 
more  shocked  than  it  had  been  in  many 
years. 

Wanger's  accusation  that  Lang  had 
come  between  him  and  his  wife  stunned 
the  film  capital,  for  Joan,  now  41  and  one 
of  the  most  glamourous  of  American 
grandmothers,  had  not  before  been 
touched  by  even  a  breath  of  scandal. 

According  to  police,  Lang  and  Joan 
on  the  fateful  afternoon  had  been  formu- 
lating a  new  television  show.  Joan  parked 
her  car  in  a  lot  behind  Lang's  office. 
Wanger  drove  by  the  lot  at  2:30  P.M. 
and  noticed  his  wife's  car.  When  he 
passed  the  lot  an  hour  later  he  said  the 
car  was  still  there. 

He  decided  to  await  her  return.  They 
arrived  at  5  P.M.  in  Lang's  car.  As  they 
walked  toward  Joan's  car,  Wanger  ap- 
proached them.  An  argument  followed. 
Then  Wanger  pulled  a  pistol  from  his 
pocket  and  fired  twice  at  Lang,  one  bul- 
let missing  its  target. 

Both  Joan  and  Lang  insisted  their  re- 
lationship was  merely  that  of  business 
associates,  nothing  more.  Joan  said 
spiritedly  that  "if  Walter  thinks  there  was 
any  romance,  he  is  mistaken." 

But  Wanger  asserted: 

"A  year  ago  Joan's  affection  for  me 
chilled.  I  suspected  an  affair  with  Lang. 
I  hired  private  detectives  to  follow  my 
wife." 

Reports  made  by  the  detectives  were 
found  in  his  car  after  the  shooting  and 
turned  over  to  the  District  Attorney. 

Wanger  blamed  Lang  for  what  he  said 
was  a  change  in  Joan's  attitude  toward 
him.  Police  said  Wanger  told  them  he  had 
"a  long  talk"  with  Lang  in  New  York 
last  January,  telling  him  that  "if  any- 
body tries  to  break  up  my  home,  I'll 
shoot  him." 

Lang,  meanwhile,  asserted  Wanger  was 
"hotheaded  and  confused  when  he  said  I 
was  threatening  his  home." 

"A  fellow  who's  been  up  as  high  as 
Wanger  and  comes  down  so  fast  is  liable 
to  get  hotheaded,"  Lang  said.  "I  feel 
sorry  for  him  and  his  family." 

Wanger,  police  said  Joan  told  them,  had 
been  distraught  since  the  Bank  of  Amer- 
ica brought  a  recent  bankruptcy  action 
against  him,  alleging  he  owed  $178,476 
on  his  productions. 

Hollywood  believes  that  the  ebb  in 
their  marital  relations  is  closely  allied 
66 


hundred  people  behind  the  scenes,  to  make 
the  following  shows  run  so  smoothly: 
Break    The    Bank — CBS — Sunday — 

9:30  pm.  EST. 
Double  Or  Nothing — Mon.—  Wed. — 

Fri.  CBS— 2:00  pm.  EST. 

Balance  Your  Budget — CBS — Satur- 
day—10:00  pm.  EST.  END 


with  Wanger's  decline  as  a  successful 
producer.  Wanger,  in  the  top  ranks  in 
the  past,  had  staked  everything  on  his 
production  of  "Joan  Of  Arc,"  starring 
Ingrid  Bergman. 

Ingrid's  love  affair  with  Roberto  Ros- 
sellini  and  the  resulting  scandal  highly 
publicized  throughout  the  world  are 
blamed  by  Wanger  for  his  misfortune. 

Bergman,  he  believed,  was  no  longer 
looked  upon  as  a  symbol  of  the  spiritual 
defender  of  France.  He  had  hopes  of 
grossing  huge  profits  from  "Joan  Of 
Arc,"  but  Bergman's  extra-marital  ro- 
mance caused  a  collapse  at  the  box-of- 
fice. Nothing  he  did  thereafter  seemed  to 
pan  out. 

Joan  Bennett  said  that  Wanger  "lost  so 
much  money"  making  "Joan  Of  Arc" 
that  he  seemed  unable  to  get  back  on 
his  feet,  and  he  began  to  feel  the  whole 
world  was  against  him. 

When  she  married  Wanger  she  had  a 
hefty  bankroll  and  owned  a  $150,000 
house.  All  of  it  went  to  pay  his  debts 
incurred  in  making  "Joan  Of  Arc."  When 
she  was  making  "Father  Of  The  Bride" 
and  "Father's  Little  Dividend"  she  was 
reported  to  have  given  Wanger  $500  a 
week  out  of  her  salary. 

Wanger  told  police  he  and  Joan  had 
discussed  divorce  several  weeks  before 
the  incident.  It  was  never  seriously  con- 
sidered by  Joan,  it  was  stated,  until  his 
jealousy  "became  unbearable." 

Then,  it  is  said,  she  told  him  that  if  he 
stood  in  the  way  of  her  getting  jobs  she 
would  have  to  take  drastic  action.  She 
cited  the  fact  she  and  Wanger  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lang  had  "spent  a  lot  of  time 
together,"  and  that  Lang  was  the  one  who 
"got  me  TV  jobs  which,  goodness  knows, 
I  needed. 

"To  think  I  should  be  the  one  to  bring 
all  this  terrible  publicity  on  Hollywood," 
Joan  said.  "Walter's  jealousy  of  Jennings 
Lang  is  so  absurd  it  borders  on  temporary 
derangement." 

Meanwhile,  Joan,  Wanger  and  Lang 
stayed  out  of  the  public  eye,  she  attend- 
ing informal  dinners  at  the  James  Masons 
and  rehearsing  for  her  tour  in  "Bell, 
Book  And  Candle." 

"Joan  seems  resigned  to  the  fact  she 
has  to  work  again,"  a  close  friend  said. 
"She  has  to  support  her  family  and  she's 
nearly  broke." 

Another  tragic  aftermath  of  the  sensa- 
tional incident  was  the  sudden  death  of 
Lang's  wife,  Pam,  of  a  heart  attack  on 
October  22  last.   An  innocent  victim  of 


the  shooting  tragedy,  Pam  had  stood 
staunchly  by  her  husband.  She  was  in 
constant  attendance  upon  him  until  hii 
recovery  from  his  wound,  and  it  is  said 
they  had  worked  out  successfully  their 
marital  problems.  Pam,  like  Joan,  was 
41  years  old.  She  married  Lang  in  1940, 
and  they  had  two  sons. 

Last  Spring  Hollywood  was  palpitating 
over  reports  Joan  and  Wanger  had  kissed 
and  made  up  just  before  she  left  for  the 
East.  The  couple  had  been  separated 
since  the  shooting. 

When  Joan,  radiant  in  a  gray  suit  with 
three  white  orchids  decorating  her  left 
shoulder  and  wearing  a  white  off-the- 
face  straw  hat,  stepped  off  the  plane  at 
LaGuardia  Field,  New  York,  she  ad- 
mitted that  Wanger  had  driven  her  to 
the  airport  in  Los  Angeles,  adding,  in- 
triguingly: 

"And  he  kissed  me  three  times." 

She  now  refused  to  comment  on  the 
case  while  it  was  still  pending  in  the 
courts,  but  she  declared  she  would  not 
be  able  to  attend  her  husband's  trial  be- 
cause she  would  be  rehearsing  for  her 
play. 

As  she  talked  at  LaGuardia  she  no- 
ticed a  ladybug  had  crept  on  the  hand 
of  a  reporter.  She  asked:  "May  I  have 
it?"  Joan  put  the  bug  on  her  own  hand 
and  said: 

"Ladybugs  are  good  luck.  I  sure  could 
use  some." 

Arriving  in  Chicago  on  April  22  to 
open  in  her  play,  the  vivid  Joan  had 
recourse  to  a  remark  that  could  have 
served  as  the  curtain  line  of  a  Broadway 
drama: 

"The  past  must  be  done  with — for  the 
sake  of  the  future." 

With  little  less  rhetoric,  she  again  re- 
fused to  say  whether  she  would  reconcile 
with  her  husband. 

"That's  a  personal  matter,  and  I'd  rath- 
er not  discuss  it,"  she  said. 

A  month  went  by  and  then  before  the 
startled  eyes  of  newsmen  at  Chicago, 
Walter  Wanger  and  Joan  Bennett  were 
seen  to  embrace  and  kiss  before  he 
boarded  a  plane  for  Los  Angeles  to 
begin  serving  his  prison  sentence.  He  had 
been  visiting  his  wife,  who  had  replaced 
Rosalind  Russell  in  "Bell,  Book  And 
Candle"  in  Chicago,  and  their  eight- 
year-old  daughter,  Stephanie. 

A  reporter,  finding  them  holding  hands 
in  a  coffee  shop  at  the  Chicago  airport 
just  before  the  plane  left,  asked: 

"Does  this  mean  a  reconciliation?" 

To  the  question  Joan  smiled  her  most 
enigmatic  smile,  but  Wanger  replied: 

"No  comment,  but  you  can  say  there 
is  always  hope  where  there  is  under- 
standing." 

As  the  plane  taxied  down  the  runway 
Wanger  blew  kisses  to  Joan  from  a  win- 
dow. Joan  returned  them,  kiss  for  kiss. 

Newsmen  thought  they  had  news. 

Walter  Wanger  appeared  at  the  bar 
of  justice  in  Superior  Court,  Hollywood, 
on  April  15.  There  was  no  trial,  and  the 
film  colony  waiting  four  months  for  a 
sensational  drama  found  itself  listening 
to  a  simple  announcement  by  the  pro- 
ducer's attorney,  Jerry  Giesler,  that  "we 
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transcript  of  the  evidence  before  the 
Grand  Jury." 

Under  California  law  a  defendant  may 
have  his  case  decided  by  the  judge  alone, 
solely  on  the  basis  of  evidence  submitted 
to  the  Grand  Jury.  Wanger  was  original- 
ly charged  with  intent  to  kill,  but  Giesler 
urged  the  court  to  reduce  this  charge  to 
a  lesser  offense. 

Throwing  himself  on  the  mercy  of  the 
court,  Wanger's  only  statement  when  he 
announced  how  he  would  plead  was: 
"I'm  doing  this  for  the  sake  of  my 
children." 

Judge  Harry  J.  Borde  reserved  deci- 
sion. Ultimately,  Wanger  was  sentenced 
to  four  months  at  the  Los  Angeles  County 
Jail  Farm  for  shooting  Lang.  In  sen- 
tencing him,  Judge  Borde  told  the  film 
producer: 

"The  law  of  the  six-shooter  has  gone 
out  of  California  long  ago." 

Walter  Wanger  may  have  hoped  in- 
tensely for  wifely  understanding  during 
his  sojourn  at  the  Honor  Farm.  But 
when  he  was  released  on  September  13 
after  serving  a  102-day  sentence — how 
strangely  the  fateful  date  of  13  turns  up 
in  this  dramatic  husband-and-wife  saga! 
— Joan  Bennett  was  not  on  hand  to  meet 
him.  She  was  on  tour  with  her  play. 

However,  a  confidante  of  the  actress 
said  Joan  would  not  have  greeted  her 
husband  had  she  been  in  Hollywood. 
According  to  this  friend,  Joan  had  stated 
three  weeks  before  that  there  was  no 
"chance  of  reconciliation." 

"Joan  feels  any  relationship  with 
Wanger  would  be  impossible  in  view  of 
what  has  happened,"  the  friend  said. 
"She  has  no  plans  for  a  divorce.  Wanger 
is  still  in  love  with  his  wife  and  she 
wouldn't  want  to  do  anything  to  hurt 
him  or  the  children.  There's  no  one  else 
she  wants  to  marry,  so  they'll  just  stay 
separated." 

Recently  in  New  Orleans  where  she 
was  appearing,  Joan  expressed  herself 
with  firmness  about  the  rumors  of  a 
get-together  with  her  husband. 

"There  is  no  truth  to  any  report  of  a 
reconciliation,"  she  declared. 

Wanger  had  made  a  flying  visit  to  the 
southern  city  to  bring  their  little  girl, 
Shelly,  4,  to  Joan  to  accompany  her  on 
tour,  and  then  returned  to  the  Coast. 

"I  want  to  be  with  my  little  girl  be- 
cause I  haven't  had  much  chance  to  be 
with  her  lately,"  Joan  said. 

Meanwhile,  Wanger  whose  friends 
among  top  executives  in  the  film  indus- 
try rallied  to  his  defense  and  sought 
financially  to  get  him  back  on  his  feet, 
has  a  new  job  and  three  pictures  to 
produce  for  Allied  Artists,  formerly 
Monogram  Pictures. 

Notwithstanding  his  effort  at  a  come- 
back, the  once  ideal  Bennett- Wanger 
romance  has  come,  apparently,  to  an  end. 

For  13  years  they  had  been  one  of 
Hollywood's  happiest  couples.  The  film 
capital  took  pride  in  the  young  grand- 
mother's life  and  that  of  her  producer 
husband  as  an  example  of  a  successful 
blend  of  family  and  career. 

Joan  Bennett  and  Walter  Wanger  were 
married  in  Phoenix,  Ariz.,  on  January 
12,  1940.  He  was  then  at  the  height  of 
his  career,  head  of  the  Academy  of  Mo- 
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tion  Picture  Arts  and  Sciences  and  re- 
sponsible for  the  stardom  of  such  per- 
sonalities as  Hedy  Lamarr  and  Claudette 
Colbert. 

It  was  Joan's  third  trip  to  the  altar. 
She  was  married  first  at  the  age  of  16, 
to  John  Marion  Fox,  20-year-old  heir  to 
a  Seattle  lumber  fortune,  eloping  from 
school  in  Paris  to  wed  him  in  London. 
She  divorced  him  in  1928  shortly  after 
the  birth  of  her  first  child,  Diana. 

In  1932  she  married  Gene  Markey, 
screen  writer  and  producer.  Previously 
she  had  been  engaged  to  John  Considine, 
who  had  broken  his  engagement  to 
Carmen  Pantages,  of  the  theatrical  fam- 
ily, for  Joan,  and  then  reconsidered. 

The  Bennett-Markey  union  lasted  six 
years,  during  which  Joan  again  became 
the  mother  of  a  daughter — Melinda.  Like 
so  many  Hollywood  marriages,  theirs 
broke  over  career  conflicts.  Joan  said 
later  that  they  were  incompatible.  Mar- 
key  did  not  like  big,  glittering  Hollywood 
parties.  She  not  only  liked  them,  she 
thought  them  necessary  to  her  career. 

Joan's  film  work  and  her  allure  were 
now  attracting  attention.  Particularly, 
they  were  attracting  the  attention  of 
Walter  Wanger,  whose  wife,  the  beauti- 
ful Justine  Johnstone,  had  just  divorced 
him  after  19  years  together. 

Wanger  saw  great  potentialities  in  Joan 
Bennett,  and  as  a  top  producer  in  the  in- 
dustry he  believed  himself  able  to  do 
something  about  it. 

At  any  event,  he  rescued  her  from 
cloying  ingenue  roles,  gave  her  a  chance 
at  playing  sophisticated  women.  He  cast 
her,  auspiciously,  as  a  psychiatrist's  wife 
in  the  picture  "Private  Worlds."  He 
also  persuaded  her  to  turn  from  blonde 
to  brunette.  The  switch  altered  Joan's 
personality,  gave  her  a  marked  resem- 
blance to  Hedy  Lamarr,  the  Wanger  dis- 
covery who  was  to  marry  Markey. 

Wanger  was  nearing  50  and  was  hope- 
ful of  establishing  Joan  among  such  of 
his  successes  as  "Algiers,"  starring  Hedy 


(Keith  Larsen)  to  head  scouting  parties 
into  the  Dakota  territory.  Hiawatha  finds 
the  Dakotas  friendly,  but  Larsen,  anxious 
to  prove  his  courage,  kills  a  couple  of 
braves  and  incites  a  war  party  seeking 
revenge.  Hiawatha  learns  of  this  in  time 
to  warn  his  people  of  the  retaliation.  In 
return,  he  is  made  chief  of  his  tribe  and 
given  permission  to  marry  the  Dakota 
maiden.  Film,  a  little  slow,  is  aided 
greatly  by  use  of  Cinecolor  and  lavish 
outdoor  scenery.  Allied  Artists 

The  Sea  Around  Us 

A  colorful  documentary  based  on 
Rachel  Carson's  best  seller,  the  film 
closely  parallels  the  book.  It  depends  on 
its  unusual  subject-matter,  explained  by 
narrators  Lon  Forbes  and  Theodor  Von 


Lamarr;  "Animal  Crackers,"  with  which 
he  introduced  the  Four  Marx  Brothers 
to  the  screen,  and  "The  Trail  Of  The 
Lonesome  Pine,"  the  first  outdoor  color 
film. 

Wanger  was  a  good  friend  to  Joan  and 
she  was  grateful  for  his  help.  She  was 
not  sure  she  wanted  to  marry  him.  But 
she  wasn't  sure  she  wanted  to  marry 
anybody.  A  serious  and  earnest  person, 
she  did  not  like  the  idea  of  another  un- 
successful marriage. 

The  producer,  however,  was  eager  to 
marry  Joan,  but  it  was  not  until  1940, 
when  they  had  been  good  friends  for 
five  years,  that  he  convinced  her  they 
could  make  a  go  of  it.  They  eloped  to 
Phoenix  and  were  married  in  the  base- 
ment of  city  hall. 

Three  days  later  Joan's  first  husband 
gulped  an  overdose  of  sleeping  pills. 

"I  didn't  like  the  idea  of  Joan  being 
married  to  that  other  man,"  he  claimed. 

For  a  long  time  it  seemed  the  Ben- 
nett-Wanger  alliance  was  succeeding. 
They  had  two  daughters,  Stephanie,  born 
in  1943,  and  Shelly,  born  in  1948. 

Joan  said  she  had  learned  that  "mar- 
riage is  a  compromise." 

Hollywood  thought  her  marriage  to 
Wanger  was  genuinely  happy.  He  had 
been  a  top-ranking  executive  at  Para- 
mount, Universal,  United  Artists,  MGM 
and  Columbia.  In  1945,  while  with  Uni- 
versal, he  was  one  of  the  highest  salaried 
men  in  America.  He  was  listed  as  having 
received  $409,928. 

In  1948  her  daughter  Diane  married, 
and  in  1949  made  her  a  grandmother — 
one  of  the  trio  of  most  glamourous  grand- 
mothers who  included  Marlene  Dietrich 
and  Gloria  Swanson. 

In  1949,  Wanger  produced  his  super 
flop,  "Joan  Of  Arc,"  and  almost  im- 
mediately the  decline  of  Joan's  marriage 
had  begun. 

The  history  of  the  Bennett- Wanger 
union  proved  as  sensationally  dramatic 
as  any  Hollywood  picture.  END 


Eltz,  to  hold  audience's  attention.  It  offers 
a  vivid  presentation  of  the  beginning  of 
the  earth,  and  how,  after  the  boiling  mass 
of  land  was  created,  the  rest  became  sea. 
It  suggests  life  first  began  in  the  deep 
waters.  A  disconnected  series  of  incidents 
ranging  from  microscopic  looks  at  animal 
and  plant  life  on  the  ocean's  floor,  to  a 
fishing  fleet,  to  a  man  pitted  against  a 
whale,  are  included.  The  movie  covers 
64  of  the  75  categories  included  in  the 
book.  Continuity,  produced  and  written 
by  Irwin  Allen,  was  supplied  by  some 
2,431  sources  ranging  from  marine  biolo- 
gists to  oil  companies.  Over  one  million 
feet  of  film  was  gathered  from  the  widely 
diverse  fields  and  trimmed  down  to  six- 
ty-one interesting  minutes  of  educational 
viewing.   RKO  END 


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siren,  Monique  Van  Vooren,  rated  stares 
when  she  showed  up  at  a  popular  off- 
Broadway  restaurant  unescorted.  The 
starlet,  being  groomed  as  another  Maria 
Montez,  sat  and  sat  for  more  than  an 
hour  waiting  for  someone  either  detained 
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men and  magazine  editors,  couldn't  be- 
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rison, Lilli  Palmer  and  Faye  Emerson. 
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been  destroyed  at  her  request  .  .  .  Arlene 
Dahl  has  been  conferring  with  producers 
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appearing  in  a  new  comedy-drama  stage 
play  next  season  .  .  .  The  only  man  in 
the  life  of  Hedy  Lamarr  at  this  writing 
is  wealthy  Howard  Lee,  who  hails  from 
Houston,  Texas  .  .  .  Barbara  Stanwyck 
and  Nancy  Sinatra  plan  a  three  months' 
holiday  in  Europe,  to  include  England, 
France,  Spain  and  Italy,  beginning  early 
in  June.  They  will  bypass  the  Corona- 
tion, however,  going  direct  to  Rome  .  .  . 

Rita  Hayworth  hopes  to  complete  "Miss 
Sadie  Thompson"  and  "The  Gay  Girls" 
on  the  Columbia  lot  in  time  for  her  to  fly 
to  London  for  the  Coronation  of  Queen 
Elizabeth  .  .  .  Ursula  Thiess,  whose  film 
career  keeps  Bob-Bob-Bobbing  along, 
is  another  Coronation-bound  star,  after 
she  winds  up  "Gambler  Moon,"  with  Bob 
Mitchum  and  Bob  Ryan.  She  hopes  to 
attend  the  royal  festivities  as  Mrs.  Bob 
Taylor  .  .  .  "The  Ugly  Duckling"  may  be 
Walt  Disney's  next  to  follow  "Peter  Pan" 
with  a  pouting  Donald  Duck  standing  by 
because  the  Disney  staff  will  undoubtedly 
want  to  use  an  "unknown"  acting  duck  . . . 
Thelma  Ritter  and  Connie  Gilchrist  (so 
wonderful  together  as  a  comedy  team  in 
"A  Letter  To  3  Wives")  plan  a  series  of 
comedy  shorts  a  la  the  Marie  Dressier- 


Polly  Moran  two-reelers  of  yesteryear. 
Independently  produced,  they  would  be 
distributed  by  the  major  film  companies 
with  all  proceeds,  (less  production  ex- 
penses) going  to  a  group  of  charity  or- 
ganizations .  .  .  The  re-issue  of  Harold 
Lloyd's  "The  Freshman"  (with  music 
track  added)  paves  the  way  for  the 
streamlined  revivals  of  other  old  comedy 
classics  of  a  bygone  era  which  starred 
Laurel  and  Hardy,  Ben  Turpin,  Buster 
Keaton  and  Harry  Langdon  .  .  .  Errol 
Flynn  will  fly  a  group  of  Hollywood  pals 
down  to  his  newly-built  hotel  at  Port 
Antonio,  Jamaica,  B.W.I,  in  a  private 
plane,  late  this  Summer  to  inaugurate 
the  official  opening  date  of  "Flynn's  Fol- 
ly" .  .  .  Dorothy  Lamour  will  follow  in 
the  footsteps  of  Patrice  Wymore  and 
package  a  special  night  club  act  with 
which  she  will  tour  the  major  cafes  here 
and  abroad  .  .  .  Judy  Garland's  financial 
arrangement  for  her  starring  role  in  the 
musical  remake  of  "A  Star  Is  Born"  is  the 
talk  of  her  actor-friends  along  Times 
Square.  As  Mrs.  Sid  Luft,  wife  of  the 
film's  producer,  she  will  work  for  a  mini- 
mum salary,  but  shares  in  50%  of  the 
eventual  profits  from  the  movie  during 
the  seven-year  period  following  its  re- 
lease .  .  .  Vic  Damone  will  be  given  sev- 
eral major  filmusicals  at  MGM  originally 
earmarked  for  Mario  Lanza  if  young  Vic, 
upon  resuming  his  screen  work,  will 
promise  not  to  marry  before  1955  .  .  . 
Farley  Granger's  fan  mail  has  dropped 
alarmingly  in  recent  months  while  Rock 
Hudson's  has  climbed  steadily.  Rock  was 
a  great  hit  with  his  fans  in  New  York 
during  a  recent  visit.  Farley  wasn't  .  .  . 
Britain's  Coronation  festivities  in  June 
will  be  a  Cinerama  short  subject  of  the 
future.  This  year's  25th  annual  Academy 
Awards,  the  Silver  Anniversary,  may  also 
become  a  Cineramaette  .  .  .  Actor  Paul 
Kelly,  star  of  U-I's  "Gunsmoke,"  now 
portraying  Warden  Duffy  in  "The  San 
Quentin  Story"  for  Warner  Brothers,  was 
once  an  inmate  at  the  California  State 
Prison.  When  the  book  by  Warden  Duffy 
(as  told  to  Dean  Jennings)  was  first  pub- 
lished, Kelly  thought  it  would  be  the 
dream  assignment  of  his  long  and  varied 
career  if  he  could  play  the  lead  role.  His 
return  to  San  Quentin  for  certain  se- 
quences created  a  sensation  with  the 
more  than  4,000  men  now  confined  be- 
hind the  prison  walls.  Kelly's  presence 
has  been  a  great  morale  booster,  accord- 
ing to  Harley  O.  Teets,  San  Quentin's 
new  warden  .  .  . 

Life  Begins  at  40:  Danny  Kaye,  re- 
viewing the  past  twelve  years,  since  the 
night  he  opened  on  Broadway  as  a  little- 
known  player  in  the  Gertrude  Lawrence 
musical,  "Lady  In  The  Dark,"  refers  to 
them  as  his  "golden  dozen." 

Somewhere  around  10: 30  on  that  mem- 
orable night  back  in  early  1941,  a  tall, 
slim  youth  with  a  shock  of  unruly  blond 
hair  and  a  pair  of  amazingly  expressive 
hands,  stepped  to  the  footlights  and  ren- 
dered a  goofy  song  number  called, 
"Tschaikowsky,"  which  stopped  the  show. 

Drama  critics  thumbing  through  the 


program's  biographical  notes,  learned 
that  the  newcomer  was  one  Danny  Kaye, 
alumnus  of  the  Summer  camp  theatres, 
whose  sole  previous  stage  engagement 
had  been  with  a  short-lived  musical  pro- 
duction called,  "Straw  Hat  Revue,"  two 
years  earlier. 

Since  the  "Lady  In  The  Dark"  hit,  of 
course,  Kaye's  name  has  become  inter- 
nationally famous  by  virtue  of  the  eight 
motion  pictures  he  has  made  in  Holly- 
wood beginning  with  "Up  In  Arms"  just 
ten  years  ago.  His  current  success,  "Hans 
Christian  Andersen,"  is  his  most  ambi- 
tious performance  on  the  screen  to  date. 

The  years  before  he  was  acclaimed  on 
the  New  York  stage  were  anything  but 
"golden."  He  learned  his  trade  the  hard 
way.  During  a  rehearsal  for  his  current 
Palace  Theatre  appearances  in  New  York, 
he  waxed  nostalgic  and  admitted  he  had 
personally  selected  January  18th  for  his 
Opening  Night  at  the  famous  vaudeville 
house  so  that  it  would  coincide  with  his 
40th  birthday.  Anniversaries  of  special 
dates  and  events  are  of  major  importance 
to  the  sentimental  screen  star. 

Every  January  3rd  is  a  Red  Letter  day 
for  Kaye.  On  this  date,  in  1940,  he  mar- 
ried Sylvia  Fine,  daughter  of  a  well-to- 
do  Brooklyn  dentist.  It  was  Sylvia  who 
wrote — and  still  does — the  music  and  lyr- 
ics for  the  special  material  introduced 
by  Danny  in  the  years  he  labored  for 
recognition.  The  talented  star  has  al- 
ways been  aware  that  clean  material  is 
an  asset;  90%  of  his  success,  he  will  tell 
you,  is  due  to  the  "impeccable  taste"  of 
Sylvia  Fine  Kaye. 

Before  his  Palace  Theatre  first  night, 


it  was  Max  Liebman,  Danny's  original 
idea  man  and  manager  (now  producer  of 
TV's  "Show  Of  Shows"),  who  reminded 
him  of  another  Danny  Kaye  premiere 
back  in  1935  when  the  inimitable  come- 
dian headed  a  musical  comedy  unit  called, 
"A.  B.  Marcus'  La  Vie  Paree,"  which  be- 
gan a  tour  of  the  Orient  in  Tokyo.  Dur- 
ing the  first  performance,  Japanese  rad- 
icals who  objected  to  American  enter- 
tainment broke  up  the  show,  but  it  was 
Danny  who  quelled  the  mob,  and  the 
show  settled  down  for  a  record-breaking 
nine  weeks  run.  In  Osaka,  they  were  all 
but  wiped  out  by  a  typhoon  but  man- 
aged to  get  to  Shanghai,  Hong  Kong, 
Bangkok  and  Singapore  to  complete  the 
tour.  It  is  to  this  year's  experience,  play- 
ing to  audiences  which  understood  no 
English,  that  Kaye  attributes  his  skill  in 
pantomime. 

The  oddest  thing  about  Danny  Kaye  is 
that  he  always  wanted  to  be — and  still 
wants  to  be — a  surgeon!  Watching  oper- 
ations even  now  is  his  favorite  pastime. 

Forsaking  Each  Other:  Singer-turned- 
actor,  Roger  Dann,  featured  in  Alfred 
Hitchcock's  "I  Confess,"  the  Montgomery 
Clift-Anne  Baxter  thriller,  has  popped 
THE  question  to  lovely  Nina  Foch,  who 
as  yet  hasn't  said  yes  or  no — Nina  won't 
even  say  "maybe."  Intimates  of  both  in- 
sist the  blonde  actress  will  wait  until  her 
latest  films,  "Sombrero"  and  "Fast  Com- 
pany," are  shown  in  New  York,  before 
deciding  upon  any  marital  venture.  Al- 
though Roger  has  keen  competition  from 
another  actor,  Bob  Pastene  (he's  Patricia 
Neal's  leading  man  in  "The  Children's 
Hour,"  Broadway  stage  play),  the  Foch- 
Dann  duo  are  a  nightly  "attraction"  at 


various  night  spots,  hand-holding  and 
dancing  cheek-to-cheek  to  further  con- 
found the  skeptics.  To  make  it  seem  more 
like  a  movie  plot,  it  was  Roger  who  es- 
corted Nina  Foch  to  the  Broadway  pre- 
miere of  "The  Children's  Hour"  and  they 
were  the  first  to  rush  backstage  to  con- 
gratulate Bob  Pastene  and  Pat  Neal.  Next 
night  out,  it  was  Pat  Neal  being  wined 
and  dined  by  Dann  at  Maud  Chez  Elle, 
while  Bob  Pastene  was  picking  up  the 
tab  for  his  dinner  date  at  the  Versailles 
— with  Nina  Foch! 

Hollywood's  Best  Dressed  Man  of  the 
Month  in  Manhattan:  Bill  "Hopalong  Cas- 
sidy"  Boyd,  spotted  at  Bruno's  Pen  & 
Pencil,  where  he  dined  with  his  beauti- 
ful wife,  the  former  Grace  Bradley,  whom 
he  introduced  to  host  Bruno  as  "Skip- 
along  Cassidy."  Doffing  his  traditional 
ten  gallon  white  felt  hat,  the  silver 
thatched  cowboy  star  wore  a  single- 
breasted  navy  blue  serge  suit  (three-but- 
tons), white  shirt,  spread  collar,  French 
cuffs,  with  a  dark  blue  and  pale  pink 
striped  silk  tie  knotted  in  Windsor  fash- 
ion. Navy  blue  leather  cowboy  boots 
trimmed  in  white,  completed  his  "off 
screen"  attire. 

Hollywood's  Least  Glamourous  Visiting 
Film  Star  of  the  Month  in  Gotham:  Liza- 
beth  Scott,  prancing  through  her  hotel 
lobby,  the  staid,  elegant  Plaza  where  cas- 
ual clothes  and  manners  are  frowned 
upon,  wearing  faded  blue  denim  dun- 
garees, scuffed  loafers,  pink  bobby  soxer 
socks,  matching  wool  turtleneck  sweater 
and  wrinkled  trenchcoat.  The  hatless, 
blonde  actress  gave  dowagers,  debutantes 
and  other  visiting  Hollywood  stars  some- 
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off  to  the  races  with  that  sexy  part  in  Mr. 
W's  "Come  Back,  Little  Sheba,"  the 
beautiful  Dawn  Addams,  Petey  Lawford, 
Deborah  Kerr  and  Tony  Bartley,  Robert 
Newton,  Freddy  Brisson  (Roz  Russell 
was  in  New  York  rehearsing  her  new 
stage  musical).  Quite  a  do,  this  party  was. 

This  is  how  Betty  Grable's  producer, 
Nunnally  Johnson,  got  wind  of  the  fact 
that  La  Legs  was  about  to  give  in  and 
come  back  to  work  in  "How  To  Marry  A 
Millionaire."  Mr.  J.'s  daughter  Christy 
and  Miss  G.'s  Vicki  encountered  each 
other  as  Christy  was  dropped  off  at  school 
by  her  pop.  Vicki  allowed  to  the  gentle- 
man that  her  mother  liked  his  script  and 
was  going  to  be  in  it.  With  Betty,  giving 
and  taking  lessons  on  snagging  a  rich 
fellow  in  the  movie,  is  Lauren  Bacall. 

For  a  studio  that  has  as  many  pictures 
cooking  as  Columbia  does,  there's  prac- 
tically no  activity  on  the  home  lot.  Why? 
Well,  because  "From  Here  To  Eternity" 
will  be  filmed  in  Hawaii,  "River  Of  The 
Sun"  on  the  Amazon  (river,  of  course), 
"The  White  South,"  with  Alan  Ladd,  goes 
to  the  Antarctic,  and  "The  Juggler"  just 
finished  up  in  Israel.  But  when  Miss 
Princess  Rita  Hayworth  makes  with  the 
rain  in  "Miss  Sadie  Thompson"  and  Mar- 
lon Brando  gets  on  his  motorcycle  for 
"The  Cyclist's  Raid,"  then  we'll  see  some 
action. 

Gal  you're  going  to  see  around  more 
and  more  since  she  made  the  big  splash  in 
U-I's  "Meet  Me  At  The  Fair"  is  the  tall, 
slim,  and  veddy  beautiful  Carole  Mat- 
thews, who  literally  stole  that  show  with 
her  singing -dancing  routines  and  was 
quickly  hustled  off  to  20th  Century-Fox 
for  "Fight  Town,"  with  Jeanne  Crain  and 
Dale  Robertson.  Watch  this  gal — who 
fought  her  way  up  through  the  horse 
opery  circuit  to  stardom. 

Saw  Kathryn  Grayson  out  at  Warners 
the  other  day — didn't  know  that  gal.  Now 
she's  real  blonde  and  it  seems  to  have 
changed  her  whole  personality — she  looks 
animated  and,  well,  different.  She's  mak- 
ing like  Grace  Moore,  you  know,  in  "The 
Grace  Moore  Story,"  a  fabulous  yarn 
about  a  fabulous  gal. 

Up  there  a  way  we  told  you  about  the 
present  Piper  Laurie  gave  Rock  Hudson. 
Well,  here's  another  one  that  was  given 
to  him  by  his  chums  in  makeup,  publicity 
and  wardrobe  at  U-I.  It's  an  old-fashioned 
type  player  piano  that  Rock's  been  han- 
kering for  all  these  years.  Along  with  the 
piano  came  30  rolls  of  early  jazz  records. 
About  ten  minutes  after  the  gift  was  de- 
livered to  Rock's  house  he  had  a  party 
going  to  christen  the  canned  music  box. 

Martin  and  Lewis  short-circuited 
themselves  when  they  dreamed  up  their 
current  comedy,  "The  Caddy."  Both  are 
golf  nuts  and  they  figured  if  they  made  a 


picture  about  this  sport  they'd  be  out  on 
the  links  most  of  the  time.  What  hap- 
pened— the  entire  picture  is  being  made 
on  a  set  at  the  Paramount  lot. 

Well,  Ginger  Rogers  isn't  the  only  one 
who  lunched  with  a  French  fellow  at 
Paramount  while  she  was  making  "For- 
ever Female."  Of  course,  her  guy  was 
Jacques  Bergerac.  The  darling  of  the 
Paramount  lot,  Rosemary  Clooney,  started 
some  yakking  when  she  lunched  alone  in 
her  dressing  room  with  the  Parisian  actor, 
Christian  Fourcade,  from  the  Crosby 
picture,  "Little  Boy  Lost."  But  leave  us 
hasten  to  add,  the  young  man  is  all  of 
eight  years  old. 

This  is  how  to  get  ahead  in  this  town — 
young  leading  man  Earl  Holliman  got  dis- 
couraged with  all  the  no  work  in  pictures, 
got  himself  a  job  at  a  factory.  But  he  had 
to  have  a  "crew  cut  for  the  job.  Turned  up 
at  a  party  after  his  long  locks  were  crop- 
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and  right  away  was  signed  for  a  part  in 
U-I's  "East  Of  Sumatra." 

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dard  blew  into  town  after  being  in 
Europe  for  a  year  or  so.  Got  rushed  right 
into  a  picture,  "Harness  Bull,"  raced 
through  it  and  went  winging  off  to  New 
York  again.  Fastest  visit  in  history. 

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around  out  at  MGM  and  did  practically 
nothing,  suddenly  exited  the  Culver  City 
lot  and  right  away  was  snagged  by  War- 
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Cantor  Story." 

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MGM  commissary  wearing  the  most 
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but  with  department  store  man  Jerry 
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one  of  Lana's  ex's — it  was  all  tres 
friendly.  Steve  was  escorting  Mona  Knox. 

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ROUNDUP 

Tops  In  Movie  Music 

Frank  Loesser's  "The  Ugly  Duckling" 
and  "The  Inch  Worm,"  from  "Hans 
Christian  Andersen,"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Bill 
Farrell's  "I  Wish  I  Knew,"  from  "Blood- 
hounds Of  Broadway,"  and  "The  Com- 
mandments Of  Love"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Rose- 
mary Clooney's  "If  I  Had  A  Penny"  and 
"You're  After  My  Own  Heart"  for  Co- 
lumbia .  .  .  "Intermezzo,"  from  film  of 
same  name,  and  "Half  A  Heart"  by  Jane 
Pickens  for  Victor  .  .  .  Doris  Day's  "Your 
Mother  And  Mine,"  from  "Peter  Pan," 
and  "Mister  Tap  Toe"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
"The  Second  Star  To  The  Right,"  "Your 
Mother  And  Mine;"  "Never  Smile  At  A 
Crocodile,"  "You  Can  Fly— You  Can  Fly 
— You  Can  Fly,"  all  from  "Peter  Pan," 
by  Hugo  Winterhalter  for  Victor  .  .  . 
Tony  Martin-Kathryn  Grayson  duets, 
from  "The  Desert  Song,"  for  Victor  .  .  . 
"My  Ever-Lovin',"  from  "Stop,  You're 
Killing  Me,"  and  "As  Long  As  You  Care," 
from  "The  I  Don't  Care  Girl,"  by  Bill 
Hayes  for  MGM  .  .  .  Al  Newman's  "Stars 
And  Stripes"  album,  from  film  of  same 
name,  for  MGM  .  .  . 

Other  Toppers 

BING  CROSBY'S  "Open  Up  Your 
Heart"  and  "You  Don't  Know  What 
Lonesome  Is"  for  Decca  .  .  .  "Everything 
I  Have  Is  Yours"  and  "Hold  Me"  by  Ed- 
die Fisher  for  Victor  .  .  .  Gene  Autry's 
"Story  Book  Of  Love"  and  "I've  Lived  A 
Lifetime  For  You"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
Columbia's  "Sousa  Marches"  album  by 
Edwin  Franko  Goldman  .  .  .  Henry 
Jerome's  "Don't  Let  The  Stars  Get  In 
Your  Eyes"  and  "Keep  It  A  Secret"  for 
MGM  .  .  .  "Mammy's  Boogie"  and  "Bye 
Bye  Blues"  by  Les  Paul-Mary  Ford  for 
Decca  .  .  .  Vic  Damone's  "Sugar"  and 
"Amor"  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Mindy  Carson's 
"The  Choo  Buy  Song"  and  "Tell  Me 
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Is  A  Simple  Thing"  by  Sauter-Finegan 
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You  Believe  Me"  and  "Conquest"  for 
Mercury  .  .  .  "Till  I  Waltz  Again  With 
You"  and  "Hello  Blue  Birds"  by  Teresa 
Brewer  for  Coral  .  .  .  "Keep  It  A  Secret" 
and  "Once  To  Every  Heart'  by  Jo  Staf- 
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Hollywood  stars 
always  wear  Bur-Mil 
Cameo  nylons. 
And  here's  why. 
"When  our  stockings 
pick  up  reflections 
from  Kleig  lights — our 
legs  frequently  look 
unshapely,  and  that's 
fatal,"  says  Miss  Caron 
star  of  M-G-M's 


ks  Leslie  Caron 


•  "The  movie  camera  proves  that  shiny 
stockings  often  make  legs  look  unshapely," 
says  Leslie  Caron.  "That's  why,  in 
Hollywood,  we  insist  on  misty-dull  nylons 
— to  keep  us  Leg-O-Genic  at  all  times." 

•  On  the  screen  and  off,  M-G-M  stars, 
like  Leslie  Caron,  wear  Bur-Mil  Cameo 
nylons  with  exclusive  Face  Powder  Finish. 
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dullness  that  glamour  demands. 

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No  embarrassing  odor 

Tampax  gives  you  the  assurance  odor 
cannot  possibly  form  wherever  you  are— 
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That's  one  reason  millions  of  women 
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Tampax  is  easily  disposed  of  even  when 
visiting.  It's  a  slender  cylinder  of  com- 
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away  applicator.  Your  hands  need  never 
touch  the  Tampax 

No  embarrassing  carrying  problem 

You  can  tuck  Tampax  in  a  pocket  or 
even  conceal  it  with  the  folds  of  a  hankie. 
It's  so  small  that  a  month's  supply  goes 
in  your  purse. 

No  embarrassing  purchase  problem 

The  Tampax  box  never  gives  away  your 
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Screenland 

""THAU 


Volume  Fifty-Seven,  Number  Six    i  April,  1953 


FIRST    RUN  FEATURES 


I  Lester  Grady — Editor 

J  Ruth  Fountain — Managing  Editor 

I  Marcia  Moore — Fashion  Editor 
l 

I  Elizabeth  Lapham — Beauty  Editor 

J  Edward  R.  Rofheart— Art  Director 

I  Richard  Schwartz— Art  Editor 

!  Sam  Ruvidich— Art  Associate 
I 


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22 


Hollywood  On  Broadway  By  Danton  Walker  

Visiting  stars  can  set  even  sophisticated  New  York  back  on  its  heels 
Why  They  Fell  So  In  Love  By  Michael  Sheridan  

Pier  Angeli,  Kirk  Douglas  share  same  realistic  viewpoint  of  life 
The  Inside  Story  Of  The  Marilyn-Jane  Feud  By  Jon  Bruce   25 

What  Monroe  and  Russell  really  think  of  each  other 
Luckiest  Blonde  Alive!  By  Peter  Sherwood   27 

"I've  had  second  chances  in  all  departments,"  admits  Marie  Wilson 
I'm  Clad  I'm  The  Sexy  Type  By  Virginia  Mayo   30 

"As  long  as  I'm  asked  to  give  out  with  sex  appeal,  I'll  give  out" 
Ty's  Gay  Double  Life  By  Tom  Carlson   33 

Tyrone  Power's  marriage  to  Linda  Christian  is  as  exciting  as  his  career 
Why  Glamour  Girls  Go  For  Mickey  By  Louis  Reid   36 

What's  so  captivating  about  Rooney  the  Runt?  The  answer  can  help  all  men 
Maggi's  Private  Wire  By  Maggi  McNellis   38 

Listening  in  on  what's  going  on  behind  the  scenes  in  television 
The  Jackie  Gleason  No  One  Knows  By  Sallie  Belle  Cox   42 

An  intimate  visit  with  TV's  No.  1  Comic  proves  most  revealing 
Brains  Need  A  Low  Neckline  By  Paul  Benedict   44 

Once  the  "l-Qutie"  of  films,  Vanessa  Brown  has  now  come  upon  sex 
Secret  Life  Of  A  Bachelor  By  Ruth  Cummings  Rowland   52 

Girls  are  Bob  Wagner's  hobby 


EXCLUSIVE    COLOR  PHOTOS 


Pier  Angeli,  starring  in  "Sombrero"  

Zsa  Zsa  Gabor,  starring  in  "Moulin  Rouge"  

Tyrone  Power  and  Piper  Laurie,  starring  in  "Mississippi  Gambler". 
Mona  Freeman,  starring  in  "Angel  Face"  


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32 
34 


THE    HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


What  Hollywood  Itself  Is  Talking  About  By  Lynn  Bowers..   6 

Your  Guide  To  Current  Films  By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill   14 

The  Paris  That  Used  To  Be   29 

Uncovering  A  New  Mona  (Mona  Freeman)   35 

Dropping  In  On  Lucy  And  Desi  (Lucille  Ball  and  Desi  Arnaz)   40 

Transformation  Of  A  Tomboy  (Julie  Harris)   46 

Record  Roundup  By  Bert  Brown   73 


FOR    FEMMES  ONLY 


Colorful  Accents  By  Marcia  Moore   48 

Pin  Money  Hats  By  Marcia  Moore    50 

Make  Way  For  Beauty  By  Elizabeth  Lapham    51 

On  the  Cover,  Virginia  Mayo,  Starring  in  Warners'  "She's  Back  On  Broadway" 

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The  way 
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what  Hollywood  itself  is  talking  about! 


(CONTINUED) 


Jack  Benny  squires  daughter  Joan  to  the 
glittering  premiere  of  "Moulin  Rouge." 


Very  sad  people  around  20th  Century- 
Fox  when  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes" 
finished  shooting.  No  more  Jane  Russell- 
Marilyn  Monroe  fun,  see.  Hollywood's 
kinda  proud  of  these  two  gals  for  get- 
ting along  together  without  tempera- 
ment or  falling  for  the  attempts  to  get 
them  to  feuding.  An  added  dividend  in 
the  picture  will  be  the  impersonation 
Jane  does  of  Marilyn — there  was  such  ad- 
miration for  Jane  as  a  blonde  that  she's 
approaching  her  husband  Bob  Waterfield 
with  the  idea  that  she  should  lighten 
her  hair. 

Casey  Adams,  the  talented  young  com- 
poser-director, writer-actor  who  can  do 
anything — but  anything — in  the  enter- 
tainment field,  wrote  the  new  song  with 
Ross  Bagdasarian  called  "Das  Nice,  Don't 
Fight"  which  Rosemary  Clooney,  Jerry 
Lewis,  and  Marlene  Dietrich  plattered. 
We  watched  this  young  feller  at  work  in 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.,  when  a  big  stage 
show  was  put  on  for  the  Korean  War 
hero,  Lt.  Joseph  Rodriguez.  The  citi- 
zens of  San  Bernardino  raised  a  large 


It  looks  like  romance  for  bachelor  girl 
Yvonne  DeCarlo  and  Carlos  Thompson. 


fund  and  presented  it  to  Rodriguez  to 
build  a  home.  At  the  same  time  a  half- 
hour  film  called  "Medal  Of  Honor — The 
Rodriguez  Story"  was  given  a  world 
premiere,  with  the  full  Hollywood  treat- 
ment. Casey  was  master  of  ceremonies 
and  played  the  piano  accompaniment  for 
the  act  Debbie  Paget  and  Bob  Wagner 
did.  Casey  also  played  the  piano  for 
singer  Richard  Foote.  Afterwards,  he 
told  us  he'd  never  m.c.'d  a  show  before, 
but  you'd  sure  never  know  it.  Also  on 
hand  for  the  premiere,  although  they 
didn't  take  part  in  the  stage  show — three 
wonderful  people — Marge  and  Gower 
Champion  and  Gene  Nelson.  It  was  a  big 
night  in  San  Bernardino — the  citizens 
honoring  their  Medal  of  Honor  hero  and 
the  Hollywood  contingent  coming  along 
to  pay  tribute  to  the  boy  too. 

Maddest  gag  yet  to  be  pulled  by  Ab- 
bott and  Costello  in  their  new  picture 
"Abbott  And  Costello  Go  To  Mars"— 
when  they  take  off  in  a  rocket  ship  they 
fly  so  close  to  the  Statue  of  Liberty  that 

(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  11) 


Rosemary  Clooney  and  Jose  Ferrer  make 
romantic  news  at  opening  of  his  movie. 


Joan  Tyler  and  Terry  Moore  flank  Vic 
Damone  at  Jimmy  McHugh's  Ciro's  party. 


MONTGOMERY 
CLIFT 

AND 

ANNE 
BAXTER" 


IN 


ALFRED 
HITCHCOCK'S 


This 
is  love 
with  the 
brand  of 
Hitchcock 
burned  in! 
Filmed  in 
Canada's 
colorful 
Quebec 
by 

Warner 
Bros. 


KM  MAIDEN -BRIAN 


•   Screen  ptay  by 

GEORGE  TABORI  and  WILLIAM  ARCHIBALD  •  o"m"*  „omm 


SCREEN  PLAY   BY   CHARLES   HOFFMAN   .  PRODUCED  BY  ALEX   GOTTLIEB   .   DIRECTED  BY  FRITZ  LANG  .  DISTRIBUTED  BY   WARNER  BROS. 

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what  Hollywood  itself  is  talking  about! 


(CONTINUED) 


Ben  Gage  and  wife  Esther  Williams  were  Collier  Young  beams  at  his  bride,  Joan 
hosts  at  a  party  for  Gov.  of  Wisconsin.     Fontaine,  during  big  shindig  at  Ciro's. 


Pamela  and  James  Mason  at  the  Mocam- 
bo  party  after  "Moulin  Rouge"  premiere. 


the  lady  has  to  duck.  U-I  technicians 
tried  to  rig  up  a  statue  that  would  dodge 
the  rocket.  Finally  settled  for  statuesque 
Ruth  Gillis,  made  up  to  look  like  the 
Liberty  belle,  who  will  make  with  the 
fast  foot  work  when  the  boys  whiz  by. 

Bob  Horton  and  Barbara  Ruick  expect 
to  get  married  in  August,  when  his  di- 
vorce is  final.  They  met  when  they  were 
co-starred  in  MGM's  "Apache  War 
Smoke."  Barbara's  in  one  of  the  most 
complicated  romantic  mixups  to  come 
out  of  Hollywood.  It's  a  picture-type 
mixup  but  similar  things  have  really 
happened  in  this  town.  In  "The  Affairs 
Of  Dobie  Gillis"  Bobby  Fosse's  chasing 
Barbara,  who's  chasing  Bobbie  Van,  who's 
chasing  Debbie  Reynolds,  who  only  likes 
books.  Just  recently  Bobbie  Van  mar- 
ried Diane  Garrett  and  Bobby  Fosse 
married  Joan  McCracken.  This  is  a  real 
young-type  picture.  Everybody  connect- 
ed with  it  is  under  30  years  old,  includ- 
ing producer  Arthur  Loew,  Jr.  and  direc- 
tor Don  Weis.  It's  a  story  of  the  mishaps 
of  a  bunch  of  young  college  kids,  and 
should  be  great  fun  to  see. 

Just  don't  get  fresh  with  Doris  Day — 
that's  all.  On  account  of  she's  learning 
the  fine  art  of  wielding  a  bull  whip  out 
to  Warner  Bros,  for  "Calamity  Jane." 


Jane  Powell  and  husband  Geary  Steffen 
having  themselves  some  fun  at  Ciro's. 


Right  on  the  heels  of  the  Joan  Fon- 
taine-Olivia de  Havilland  truce  comes 
the  news  that  Joan,  bride  of  Collier 
Young,  and  his  ex-wife  and  business 
partner  Ida  Lupino,  want  to  make  a  pic- 
ture together  in  Europe.  Mr.  Y.,  you 
know,  is  the  godfather  of  Ida  and  Howard 
Duff's  child — so  it's  nice  to  hear  that 
people  can  be  intelligent  about  their 
domestic  affairs. 

Slated  to  make  a  comeback  in  her  ca- 
reer is  Eleanor  Holm,  who  retired  from 
same  when  she  married  Billy  Rose.  The 
gal's  had  a  bad  time  through  the  break- 
up of  the  marriage  and  Hollywood  will 
roll  out  a  very  friendly  red  carpet  to 
help  her  forget  her  unhappiness. 

When  Paramount  held  the  big  press 
premiere  of  the  new  Dean  Martin-Jerry 
Lewis  comedy  "The  Stooge,"  guess  who 
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The  temperamental  Mario  Lanza  had  a 
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youth.  Shocked,  she  picks  up  her  young 
daughter  by  a  former  marriage,  and  hur- 
ries back  to  Hayden  and  a  new  career  of 
homemaker.  Dominating  the  screen  at 
ail  times  La  Davis  gives  a  sharp  por- 
trayal of  the  fading  star,  with  excellent 
backing  from  Natalie  Woods  (the  teenage 
daughter)  and  Warner  Anderson  (the 
agent).  It  is  a  Bert  Friedlob  production. 
20th  Century-Fox 

The  I  Don't  Care  Girl 

AAitzi  gaynor  sets  off  a  Technicolor 
explosion  of  Terpsichore  and  tem- 
permanent  as  Eva  Tanguay  the  "I  Don't 
Care  Girl."  When  producer  George  Jessel 
starts  to  film  the  star's  flamboyant,  un- 
inhibited life  he  interviews  the  three  men 
important  in  her  career.  David  Wayne 
pictures  himself  as  the  starmaker  who 
discovered  Eva  in  a  restaurant  and  per- 
suaded her  to  join  his  vaudeville  act. 
Oscar  Levant,  however,  claims  that 
Wayne  drank  so  much  that  Eva  had  to 
turn  to  him  for  advice  and  that  it  was  he 
who  helped  her  introduce  her  carefree 
singing-dancing  style.  Bob  Graham,  the 
man  that  Eva  loves,  but  continually  bat- 
tles with,  believes  that  it  was  their  love 
that  inspired  the  Ziegfeld  star  to  her 
greatest  success.  Film  seems  to  catch  fire 
primarily  when  Mitzi  goes  into  her  flashy, 
high  stepping  dance  numbers,  particu- 
larly the  "Beale  Street  Blues"  routine. 
20th  Century-Fox 

Three  Loves 

The  excitement,  misery  and  rapture  of 
'  falling  in  love  are  recalled  by  James 


Mason,  Leslie  Caron  and  Kirk  Douglas 
in  this  Technicolor  trilogy  of  romance 
Mason,  a  driving  ballet  impressario,  re 
members  his  tragic  love  for  ballerina 
Moira  Shearer.  Her  dancing  inspired  him 
to  write  a  famous  ballet,  but  she  never 
heard  it  because  she  died  before  it  could 
be  introduced.  Leslie  daydreams  of  her 
last  night  in  Rome  where  she  met  a  hand- 
some stranger,  Farley  Granger,  who  re- 
cited poetry  to  her,  took  her  for  a  mid- 
night carriage  ride  and  then  abruptly 
disappeared.  Kirk  recalls  Pier  Angeli, 
the  girl  he  saved  from  suicide  and  then 
taught  to  become  a  trapeze  star.  His 
reckless  plan  to  use  her  in  dangerous 
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for  her  and  gives  up  his  aerial  work.  A 
balanced  blending  of  romance  for  all 
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MGM 

Peter  Pan 

The  imaginative  and  whimsical  touch 
'  of  Walt  Disney  again  captures  the 
mood  of  this  J.  M.  Barrie  classic.  "Peter 
Pan"  emerges  as  a  stirring  combination 
of  robust  humor,  delicate  sentiment,  and 
lilting  music.  The  all-animated  produc- 
tion, which  was  three  years  in  the  mak- 
ing, follows  the  adventures  of  the  three 
Darling  children,  Wendy,  John,  and  Mi- 
chael, when  they  accompany  Peter  Pan 
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Never  Land.  Once  away  from  the  four 
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citing adventure  as  seeing  Captain  Hook 
pursued  by  a  hungry  crocodile,  meeting 
the  Indian  chief,  and  playing  with  "The 
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becomes  jealous  of  Wendy  that  the  gay 
adventure  becomes  a  perilous  flight  to 
gain  freedom  from  Captain  Hook  who  has 
been  informed  of  Peter  Pan's  hideaway 
by  the  irrate  Tinker.  Geared  to  the  fam- 
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and  stands  out  among  Disney's  best  pro- 


Netherland  prince  John  Derek  flirts  with  death,  destruction  and  pretty  Barbara 
Rush  as  he  goes  about  the  business  of  crushing  Spain  in  "Prince  Of  Pirates." 


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David  Wayne  and  Oscar  Levant  play  important  parts  in  Mitzi  Gaynor's  life  in 
"The  I  Don't  Care  Girl,"  the  story  of  Eva  Tanguay,  fabulous  vaudeville  star. 


The  treacherous  Captain  Hook  has  Peter  Pan  at  his  mercy  in  this  scene  in  Walt 
Disney's  full-length,  all-cartoon  production  of  beloved  J.  M.  Barrie  classic. 


ductions.  Many  will  recognize  the  voices 
of  Bobby  Driscoll,  Kathryn  Beaumont, 
Hans  Conreid,  Candy  Candido  and 
Heather  Angel.  Walt  Disney — RKO 
release 

Gunsmoke 

owpoke  Audie  Murphy  has  a  hanker- 
^  in'  to  settle  down  on  his  own  ranch, 
but  up  until  now  his  reputation  as  a 
hired  gunman  has  kept  him  hustling 
about.  The  little  town  he  decides  to  sink 
his  spurs  in,  is  plagued  by  a  land  baron 
who  is  forcing  the  ranchers  to  sell  their 
herds  at  Scrooge-like  prices.  The  main 
hold-outs  are  Paul  Kelly  and  his  daugh- 
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Audie  to  work  for  him,  but  he  wants  his 
own  spread.  Finally,  Kelly  offers  him  a 
gambler's  chance — they'll  flip  cards,  if 


Murphy  loses  he'll  work  on  the  ranch,  if 
he  wins,  the  ranch  will  be  his.  He  wins 
the  land,  plus  the  headache  of  getting 
the  cattle  to  the  buyers.  Eventually, 
Audie  manages  to  get  through  to  both  the 
buyers  and  to  Susan  who  promises  to 
marry  him.  Lots  of  new  U-I  players, 
plus  some  unusual  photography  gives  an 
unexpected  freshness  to  the  Western. 
U-I 

The  Stars  Are  Singing 

\A/hen  Polish  refugee  Katri  Walenska 
*  •  (Anna  Maria  Alberghetti)  jumps 
ship  off  New  York,  she  seeks  sanctuary 
with  one-time  opera  great,  Poldi  (Lauritz 
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(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  18) 


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(Rosemary  Clooney)  urges  him  to  hide 
the  child  when  she  discovers  her  marvel- 
ous singing  voice.  Selfishly  planning  to 
exploit  Katri,  Terry  gets  her  to  make 
some  recordings  which  she  disperses  to 
disc  jockeys  all  over  the  country.  Later, 
she  arranges  for  the  youngster  to  appear 
on  TV,  where  immigration  authorities 
recognize  her.  Katri  gives  herself  up, 
but  the  American  public  has  heard  her 
sing  and  through  their  appeals  she  re- 
mains Stateside.  A  pleasantly  patterned 
film,  which  will  boost  the  names  of 
Clooney  and  Alberghetti,  plus  a  hum- 
mable  tune  entitled,  "My  Kind  Of  Day." 
Paramount 

Bear  Country 

' '  Dear  country"  captures  the  most  com- 
^  ical  as  well  as  dramatic  behavior  of 
America's  bruins.  The  educational  film, 
latest  in  the  True -Life  Adventure  series 
which  has  won  many  awards,  is  enter- 
taining and,  at  times,  exciting.  It  takes 
the  audience  to  the  den  where  the  bears 
wake  up  from  their  five  months  of  hi- 
bernation and  shows  how  the  young 
cubs,  who  fear  no  natural  enemy,  are 
taught  where  and  how  to  hunt  for  food. 
Particularly  amusing  is  the  three-minute 
stretch  which  illustrates  how  bears  love 
to  scratch  themselves.  The  varied  tempos 
of  the  music  have  the  bruins  itching  to 
waltzes  right  down  the  line  to  a  samba. 
Beautiful  scenery  taken  at  Yellowstone 
National  Park  and  in  Wyoming  and  Mon- 
tana add  to  the  interest.  The  foreword 
aptly  describes  the  series:  "This  is  one  of 
a  series  of  True-Life  Adventures,  pre- 
senting strange  facts  about  the  world  we 
live  in.  In  the  making  of  these  films, 
nature  is  the  dramatist.  There  are  no 
fictitious  situations  or  characters."  Walt 
Disney — RKO  release 


Leslie  Caron  and  Farley  Granger  in  the 
unusual  romance  story,  "Three  Loves." 

Prince  Of  Pirates 

John  derek  seems  to  enjoy  flirting  with 
death  and  destruction  as  a  crusading 
Netherland  prince  intent  on  crushing 
Spain's  drive  for  world  conquest.  Head- 
ing a  small  band  of  volunteers,  which 
includes  orphan  Barbara  Rush,  Derek 
manages  to  foul  up  his  brother  Stephan's 
alliance  with  Spain.  Stephan  (Whitfield 
Connor)  has  just  ascended  the  throne 
and  plans  to  marry  Spanish  princess 
(Carla  Belinda)  to  unite  the  two  coun- 
tries against  France.  Derek  learns  that 
the  princess  has  never  seen  her  betrothed 
and  in  a  move  of  strategy  marries  her 
to  learn  of  Spain's  future  plans.  This 
added  information  helps  him  to  destroy 
the  Spanish  fleet,  and  indirectly  his  bride 
and  treacherous  brother.  Film  offers  lots 
of  swashbuckling  and  slap-bang  adven- 
ture, plus  a  vivid  coat  of  Technicolor. 
Columbia  end 


Susan  Cabot  harbors  no  real  love  for  cowpoke  Audie  Murphy,  whose  reputation 
is  none  too  good  in  "Gunsmoke,"  Universal-International  Technicolor  Western. 


Mona  Freeman 

co  starring  in  "ANGEL  FACE", 
an  RKO-Radio  Picture 


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Fred  Brisson  and  Roz  Russell  step  out. 
Now  feels  like  Orphan  Annie,  she  says. 


HOLLYWOOD 
ON  BROADWAY 


i 


Hit  of  Broadway  Vanessa  Brown,  Joe  E. 
Brown  and  Helen  Hayes  meet  the  Mayor. 


Danton  Walker 


The  Sidney  Lumets  (Rita  Gam)  squelched 
a  New  York  furrier  with  a  cloth  coat. 


At  work  or  at  play,  and  it's  usually  play,  visiting  Hollywood 
stars  can  set  even  sophisticated  New  York  back  on  its  heels 


Linda  Darnell  who  made  headlines  last  year 
i  when  she  said  she  couldn't  find  a  man  to  date 
in  Hollywood,  has  probably  found  1953  a  much 
better  year  in  the  Romance  Department,  partic- 
ularly when  she's  gadding  about  Gotham.  At  El 
Morocco  she  shared  a  table  for  five  with  four 
eligible  males  and  the  following  night  she  had 
three  escorts  during  dinner  at  the  Persian  Room. 
Before  departing  for  Hollywood,  she  dined  with 
another  trio  of  handsome  men-about-town  at 
"21"  who  showered  her  with  attention  and  more 
orchids  than  she  could  possibly  pin  to  her  traveling  suit.  At  no  time 
during  her  appearances  around  town  did  she  seem  to  be  duplicating  an 
escort,  a  fact  which  did  not  go  unnoticed  by  several  other  screen  ac- 
tresses, all  of  whom  had  to  do  the  town  with  lone  male  date.  Whether 
she  was  aware  of  it  or  not,  Miss  Darnell  created  a  sensation  everywhere 
she  went.  1952's  complaint  can  never  be  repeated.  If  anything,  Linda 
Darnell's  lament  in  1953  might  be  she  would  like  to  be  left  alone.  .  .  . 

A  well-known  furrier  in  the  local  garment  sector,  who  has  been 
crashing  private  parties  and  movie  premieres  hereabouts  for  the  past 
several  years  by  escorting  screen  stars,  finally  got  his  come-uppance 
when  he  suggested  to  Rita  Gam  that  he  would  design  a  fabulous  crystal 
mink  coat  for  her  to  wear  at  one  of  this  town's  biggest  annual  midnight 
affairs  if  he  could  accompany  her  to  the  soiree.  Rita  Gam,  in  private 
life  Mrs.  Sidney  Lumet,  declined  the  offer  with  thanks  and  explained 
she  would  attend  the  elaborate  function  with  her  husband,  and  instead 
of  mink  (her  own,  incidentally,  for  she  has  two  coats  of  the  precious 
pelt)  she  had  every  intention  of  wearing  a  cloth  coat.  She  did,  too,  and 
walked  away  with  best  dressed  honors  despite  the  presence  of  a  wide 
assortment  of  minks,  ermines  and  chinchillas.  Rita  Gam's  cloth  coat 
was  a  cloth  of  gold  coat,  tightly  fitted  at  the  waist  and  flaring  out  dra- 
matically adding  emphasis  to  an  already  famous  figure. 

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Pier  Angeli,  Kirk  Douglas  share  the  same  realistic  viewpoint  off  life 


why 

they  fell  so 
in  love 

BY  MICHAEL  SHERIDAN 

Sweet 


I^jday  in  Hollywood,  there  isn't  anyone  who  wouldn't 
like  to  see  a  happy  ending  to  the  romantic  attachment 
and  wooing  of  two  of  the  most  popular  and  eligible  players 
in  the  movie  industry  .  .  .  Pier  Angeli  and  Kirk  Douglas. 

When  wedding  bells  ring  in  Hollywood,  the  music  often 
has  a  tinny,  hollow  sound,  but  chances  are  that  if,  and 
when,  they  ring  for  Pier  and  Kirk,  the  tune  will  be  a  soft, 
harmonious  and  encouraging  one. 

While  perhaps  on  the  surface  it  seems  odd  that  Pier 
Angeli  and  Kirk  Douglas  should  fall  in  love  with  each 
other,  and  perhaps  Hollywood  may  shake  its  head  and 
wonder  how  it  happened  and  if  it  can  last,  basically  it  has 
every  chance  of  succeeding. 

Both  Pier  and  Kirk  have  characters  and  temperaments 
that  complement  each  other  remarkably  well.  For  in- 
stance, they  both  like  children.  Kirk  counts  the  days  and 
months  until  his  two  sons  can  be  with  him,  cheerfully 
gives  up  all  social  engagements  in  favor  of  being  a  father.  :. 
Pier  today  is  no  different  from  the  little  12-year-old  girl 
in  Italy  who  prayed  for  a  baby  to  mother  and  love. 

TThey  think  alike,  too,  on  how  to  raise  children.  Kirk 
says,  "My  boys  have  got  to  be  tough.  They  have  to  learn 
to  take  knocks  in  life,  but  I  don't  want  them  to  have  as 
hard  a  time  as  I  had.  There  must  be  a  way  to  teach  them 
with  love  and  security  how  to  stand  the  bad  breaks 
everyone  gets." 

Pier,  also,  thinks  discipline  and  regard  for  authority  is 
not  a  bad  thing.  "When  there  is  love  in  the  home,  the 
children  are  happy  to  be  there  and  do  not  want  to  go 
outside,"  she  says  softly.  "Too  much  freedom  is  not  good 
until  you  know  how  to  use  it.  Perhaps  sometimes  I  would 
have  liked  more  freedom  than  I  was  allowed  to  have, 
but  in  my  home  there  was  so  much  love  and  affection 
that  it  was  not  hard  to  give  up  freedom." 

According  to  Hollywood,  it  is  not  surprising  that  Kirk 
should  be  head-over-heels  about  Pier.  Who  isn't?  But 
what,  they  wonder,  does  she  see  in  him,  after  her  dates 
with  young  John  Ericson,  Arthur  Loew,  Jr.,  David  Schine 
and  the  rest? 

Pier  herself  provides  the  answer.  "In  Europe,"  she 
says  simply,  "we  expect  to  marry  men,  someone  we  can 
respect  and  look  up  to.  In  America,  your  men  are  like 
little  boys.  A  boy  of  17  or  18  in  Europe  is  already  mature 
and  independent,  but  here,  such  a  boy  is  still  a  child." 

Probably  this  is  Kirk's  greatest  appeal  for  Pier — he  is 
certainly  a  man,  with  maturity  and  self-resp*ect.  He  is 
deeply  in  earnest  about  his  career,  determined  to  do  his 
work  well  and  honestly.  While  many  people  say  Pier 
would  be  willing  to  give  up  her    (continued  on  pace  56 


unspoiled  on  the  surface,  Pier  is  surprisingly  mature  about  men.pi 


22 


v 


mm 


"the  inside  story  o~P  "the 


strilyn- Jane  Feud 


There  was  talk  Jane  at  first  refused  to  do  the  picture  because  she  thought  her  role  was  second 
rate;  when  the  picture  started  the  girls  spent  little  time  together  between 
scenes;  and  there  was  the  delicate  matter  of  who  would  wear  the  most  revealing  clothes,  Marilyn  or  Jane? 

By  Jon  Bruce 


I  he  hottest  news  in  Hollywood  of  late  is  the 
report  of  a  blistering,  blazing  feud  between  Marilyn 
Monroe  and  Jane  Russell. 

This  is  the  inside  story  of  that  feud. 

Of  course,  it's  not  surprising  that  this  kind  of  news 
should  have  made  the  gossip  columns.  After  all, 
look  at  your  contestants.  Both  are  liberally 
endowed  in  the  glamour  department,  both  have 
had  a  career  built  on  the  same  kind  of  sexy  publicity, 
both  are  enough  alike  in  professional  ways  to 
have  made  news  by  themselves,  let  alone  together. 
When  they  were  cast  in  "Gentlemen  Prefer 
Blondes,"  then,  what  could  have  been  more  natural 
than  that  they  were  supposed  to  immediately 
indulge  in  a  backbiting  campaign  against  each  other? 


The  news  of  the  supposed  feud  actually  began 
as  a  gag.  When  Bob  Welch,  producer  at 
Paramount  where  Jane  had  made  a  couple  of 
films,  heard  who  she  was  to  star  with  he  said,  "Let's 
see  who  makes  the  first  crack,  and  then  let  the  fur 
fly."  Naturally,  this  amused  Jane  and  when 
she  met  Marilyn  she  told  her  what  Bob  had  said. 

In  the  meantime,  Marilyn  had  heard  that  Jane  was 
bringing  her  own  cameraman,  make-up  man  and 
hair  dresser  from  RKO.  Marilyn  had  been  told 
by  a  friend,  "Jane's  bringing  her  own  photographer — 
and  he'll  butcher  you."  This  was  also  done  as  a 
gag.  Then  came  the  report  that  Marilyn  was  insisting 
on  her  own  photographer — a  completely  false  rumor. 

True,  Jane  had  her  (continued  on  pace  26) 


^  How  do  you  interpret  the  look  on  Jane's  face?  This  inside  story  will  tell  you  how. 


25 


Old  friend  Bob  Mitchum  was  frequent  visitor  of  Jane's  on 
set.  That's  Jane's  personal  make-up  man  posing  with  them. 


Director  Howard  Hawks  describes  scene  for  "Gentlemen 
Prefer  Blondes."  Jane  seems  a  trifle  bored  with  it  all. 


W 


Co-stars  Jane  and  Marilyn  rehearse  one  of  their  musical 
numbers.  Both  have  had  the  same  sort  of  sexy  publicity. 


CONTINUED 

own  cameraman,  but  only  as  part  of  the  loan- out 
agreement  her  boss,  Howard  Hughes,  made  with  20th's 
head  man,  Darryl  Zanuck.  But  the  regular  studio 
still  photographer,  who  shoots  pictures  of  both  girls  for 
publicity,  gave  each  equally  the  Grade  A  treatment. 

It  was  interesting  to  check  on  the  preconceived 
impressions  the  girls  had  of  each  other  before  they 
actually  met.  Marilyn  had  liked  Jane  on  the 
screen  and  wasn't  in  the  least  worried.  As  for  Jane, 
she  remarked,  "Here  was  a  girl  who  had  the  same 
kind  of  buildup  that  I  had  had,  except  that  she  was 
blonde  while  I  was  brunette.  I  wondered  how  that 
buildup  had  affected  her,  what  it  had  done  to  her  life, 
both  professional  and  private.  After  I  met  her  I 
couldn't  see  that  her  publicity  had  gone  to  her  head  in 
any  way.  I  thought  she  was  far  more  beautiful,  too, 
than  I  had  expected  to  find  her.  Her  sincerity  is 
impressive  and  her  willingness  to  listen  to  and  take 
advice  is  one  of  her  outstanding  qualities." 

hen  the  two  had  a  chance  to  compare  notes 
they  could  see  the  humor  of  all  the  reports  about 
a  feud.  As  Jane  put  it,  "The  feud  was  just  publicity, 
that's  all.  It  amuses  us  both  now.  Marilyn  is  not 
a  girl  you  can  feud  with.  She  is  too  busy  doing  the  best 
job  she  can  before  the  cameras." 

From  the  beginning,  Jane  and  Marilyn  hit  it  off. 
Jane  called  the  Monroe  lass  "The  Round  One,"  to 
which  Marilyn  said,  "I  don't  know  what  she  means  by 
it,  but  I'm  sure  it's  a  friendly  remark." 

Rumors  of  a  feud  continued  to  grow,  though,  when 
it  was  noted  that  Jane  and  Marilyn  didn't  spend  a 
lot  of  time  together  between  scenes.  Jane  always  had 
lunch  with  her  friends  from  RKO,  among  whom 
was  Bob  Mitchum  who  was  making  "White  Witch 
Doctor"  on  the  lot.  And  Marilyn  was  busily  engrossed 
with  dramatic  lessons  with  her  coach  when  she 
had  any  spare  time.  But  when  they  did  get 
together  they  played  the  piano  and  sang  songs  and 
Jane  even  did  some  sketches  of  Marilyn. 

Also,  Jane  brought  her  own  coffee  to  the  studio  and 
she  invited  Marilyn  to  her  dressing  room  to  join 
her.  During  actual  shooting,  the  two  girls  helped  each 
other  by  cueing  one  another  when  one  would  slip 
up  on  a  line.  Howard  Hawks,  the  director,  also 
spent  a  lot  of  time  with  Marilyn  because  he  is  determined 
that  she  will  give  a  performance  in  this  picture  that 
will  live  up  to  all  the  publicity  she  has  had.  Marilyn, 
being  very  conscientious,  is  naturally  doing  every- 
thing she  can  to  prove  she  is  no  flash  in  the  pan. 
While  Marilyn  has  already  been  seen  in  a  number  of 
pictures,  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes"  is  her  showiest  role 
to  date  and  she  knows  the  film  is  a  terrific  showcase. 

"Marilyn  is  wonderfully  sincere  in  her  work," 
Jane  commented  during  production.   "She  is  always 
trying  to  improve  and  wants  to  do  her  best  in 
every  scene,  yet  she  makes  no  effort  to  steal  a  scene 
or  upstage  anyone  ever." 

There  was  talk  for  a  while  that  Jane  had  at  first 
refused  to  do  the  picture  because  her  part  was  a 
"second  rate"  one  compared  to  Marilyn's.  There  was 
no  basis  to  this  rumor  either  since  Jane's  role  always, 
was  and  is  of  equal  importance,     continued  on  pace  6i> 


26 


"I'm  one  of  the  luckiest  girls  in  the  world,  not  only  professionally,  but  privately." 


Luckiest 
Blonde 
Alive! 

"I've  had  second  chances  in  all 
departments -career,  marriage,  even  a 

second  chance  to  live,"  admits  Marie  Wilson 


BY  PETER  SHERWOOD 

Not  so  long  ago,  a  leading  French  newspaper,  already 
noted  for  its  habitually  cynical  view  of  American 
concepts  of  moviemaking,  conducted  a  nation-wide  poll 
to  find  out  who  was  the  girl  in  Hollywood  who  had  the 
most  to  be  thankful  for. 

Strangely  enough,  the  winner,  as  polled  by  the  younger 
readers  of  the  newspaper  in  an  age  group  from  15  to  35, 
was  not  a  shining,  topflight  movie  star.  It  wasn't  a  new- 
comer like  Marilyn  Monroe,  into  whose  lap  filmdom's  pot 
of  gold  had  been  unexpectedly  dropped,  or  an  old-timer 
who  has  made  a  miraculous  comeback  like  Joan  Crawford. 

Choice  of  the  readers  of  the  popular  Paris  Journal  was 
Marie  Wilson  who,  although  she  has  been  seen  in  sev- 
eral pictures,  such  as  the  current  "Never  Wave  At  A 
WAC,"  is  best  associated  with  the  stage,  radio  and  TV's 
"My  Friend  Irma."  How  she  came  to  be  chosen  by  some 
quarter  of  a  million  readers  makes  interesting  reporting, 
and  why  the  poll  was  conducted  in  the  first  place  is  also 
worthy  of  recording. 

What  the  newspaper  really  wanted  to  know  was  why 
so  many  feminine  French  stars  fail  in  Hollywood.  The 
writer    cited    personalities    like       (continued  ON  PACE  57) 


27 


Virginia  with  Oren  Haglund,  asst.  director,  on  set  of  "She's 
Back  On  Broadway,"  in  which  she  has  another  sexy  role. 


Says  her  husband,  Mike  O'Shea,  "I  get  a  kick  out  of  sending 
leg  art  of  her  to  the  soldiers.  They've  darn  good  taste." 


GLAD  I'm 


"It's  nice  to  have  a  husband  feel  about 
a  wife  the  way  Mike  feels  about  me." 


BY  VIRGINIA  MAYO 

I'm  always  amazed  by  those  stars  who  build  a  screen 
career  on  glamour,  then  suddenly  announce  they're 
now  too  important  to  pose  for  cheesecake.  What  strange 
metamorphosis  must  take  place  in  them? 

I  frankly  never  get  tired  of  the  parts  I've  played — and 
let's  face  it:  they  have  been  rather  glamourous  and  with 
much  emphasis  on  sex  appeal.  And  what's  more  I  don't 
want  to  do  any  other  kind  of  part.  I'm  not  the  type  to 
try  anything  else.  And  I'm  glad  that  I'm  able  to  face 
that  fact  and  not  go  around  being  miserable  because  of 
any  frustrations  to  be  the  great   (continued  on  pace  60 


"I  don't  think  it's  very  honest  to  try  to  be  something  you're 
not.  If  you're  a  good  cheesecake  product,  why  not  show  it?" 


"As  long  as  I'm  asked  to  give 

out  with  sex  appeal,  I'll  give  out 

and  be  very  glad  to  have 

the  chance/'  frankly  declares  Virginia, 

pin-up  favorite  with  CIs 


the  sexy 


BY  TOM  CARLSON 


Ty's  Gay  Double  Life 

Tyrone  Power's  delightfully  enchanting  marriage  to  vivacious  Linda  Christian 
is  every  bit  as  exciting  and  colorful  as  his  adventurous  career  in  pictures 


Following  his  road-tour  of  "John  Brown's  Body,"  Ty  lost 
no  time  in  taking  his  wife,  Linda,  on  a  vacation  to  Mexico,  not 
merely  for  the  pleasure  of  it,  but  to  put  aside,  as  well,  the  rumors 
that  his  touring  around  the  nation,  while  Linda  pursued  her 
career  in  Hollywood  and  social  life  in  New  York,  was  not  so  much 
his  desperate  urge  to  return  to  the  stage  as  it  was  to  separate 
from  his  wife  and  reflect  on  their  marital  future.  Linda,  who  resumed 
her  screen  career  with  'The  Happy  Time,"  is  back  in  studio 
demand  again  as  the  result  of  her  sprightly  performance  of  the  French 
maid.  Her  latest  film  is  "Slaves  Of  Babylon,"  in  which,  Ty  proudly 
boasts,  she  couldn't  be  more  enticing.  Two  careers  in  the  same 
family  present  no  problem  for  the  Powers.    Ty  in  no  way  interferes 
with  Linda's  decisions  as  to  roles,  nor  does  she  intrude  upon 
his  film  activities.  Happily,  they  both  enjoy  the  same  group  of 
friends  and  do  much  entertaining  of  same  in  their  palatial  Beverly 
Hills  home.   Both  adore  their  young  daughter,    (continued  on  pace  69 1 


Ty  enthusing  to  Julia  Adams,  during  "Mississippi  Gam- 
bler" pause,  about  latest  antics  of  daughter  Francesca. 


-4  Refusing  to  give  up,  Ty  finally  captures  the  heart  of  Piper  Laurie  in  "Mississippi  Gambler." 


UNCOVERING 


A 


ew  MONA 


Mono  Freeman,  long  a  hidden 

treasure  in  Hollywood,  has  been 
re-discovered  and  is  now  on 

her  way  to  topflight  stardom 


I  t  was  Howard  Hughes  who,  in  1940, 

first  brought  Mona  to  Hollywood.  She  was 

modeling  teen  age  fashions  at 

the  time.  For  two  years  she  underwent 

intensive  dramatic  training  to  prepare  for  her 

first  break  in  pictures.  Then,  Paramount 

bought  up  her  contract  and  cast  her  as 

Barbara  Stanwyck's  young  sister  in  "Double 

Indemnity."  The  first  rushes,  unfortunately, 

revealed  that  Mona  photographed  like 

a  girl  of  12!  She  was  replaced.  But  Mona 

kept  trying,  went  back  to  dramatic 

school,  was  satisfied  to    (continued  on  pace  68i 


Mona  with  Pat  Nerney,  the  man  she  married  and  divorced. 
The  experience  helped  Mona  to  acquire  needed  worldliness. 


With  Rod  Cameron,  Carole  Richard  at  charity  ball  Mona  has  sympathetic  role  of  a  nurse  who's  jilted  by  Bob 


35 


why  Glamour  Girls  go  fo 


Martha  Vickers  gave  Mickey  his  third 
son,  Terry.  She  has  custody  of  him. 


Mickey  Rooney's  recent  elopement  to  Las  Vegas,  Nev.,  with  Elaine 
Mahnken,  22-year-old  flame-haired  model,  brought  no  disturbing  dis- 
enchantment to  Hollywood.  Three  other  beautiful  girls  had  been  married 
to  Mickey  before. 

The  film  colony,  shrugging  its  shapely  shoulders,  was  certain  all  along  that 
the  little  guy  would  stay  in  the  groove,  that  he  would  adhere  firmly  to  his 
distinctive  pattern  of  winning  and  marrying  beautiful  girls — big,  beautiful  girls. 

Elaine,  his  fourth  bride  in  10  years,  like  her  predecessors,  is  in  the  top 
brackets  of  beauty.  Like  them,  she  also  towers  over  her  husband. 

Why  does  diminutive  32-year-old  Mickey,  who  stands  only  five  feet,  three 
in  his  shoes,  attract  beautiful  girls  who  average  around  five  feet,  seven  in 
their  sheer  nylons  and  in  high-heel  pumps  loom  a  full  head  higher  than  he? 
It's  easier,  of  course,  to  answer  why  Mickey  falls  for  them. 

The  reason  is  he  "likes  tall  girls  better  than  short  ones."  That,  anyway, 
was  the  reply  he  once  gave  his  second  wife,  Betty  Jane  Rase  when,  curious, 
she  queried  him  about  it. 

There  are  those  who  try  to  explain  his  fondness  for  lofty  beauties  as  a  mark 
of  an  inferiority  complex,  and  further  point  out  that    (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  62 


36 


Lovely  Martha  Vickers  was  Mickey's  third  wife.  They  Elaine  Mahnken,  22-year-old  flame-haired  model,  is 
were  married  in  1949,  separated,  then  divorced  in  1951.         Mickey's  current  wife.  She  knew  him  but  two  months. 


I 


MAG  GTS  PRIVATE 


Walter  Winchell  always  wears  his  hat  while  giving  out  Tallulah  Bankhead  and  guest  star  David  Niven  dur- 

with  his  rapid  fire  delivery  on  his  radio  and  TV  shows.  ing  recent  telecast.  Her  TV  show  ranks  among  the  best. 


Hedy  Lamarr,  Paul  Winchell  and  Jerry  Mahoney.  Dummy  Although  included  in  list  of  10  best  dressed  men  in  TV 

was  responsible  for  Paul  spending  a  night  in  hotel  lobby.  Perry  Como  likes  to  dress  informally  for  his  rehearsals. 


LISTENING  IN  ON  WHAT'S  GOING  ON  BEHIND  THE  SCENES  IN  TELEVISION— THE  LATEST  NEWS.  VIEWS. 


u 


By  MACCI  McNELLIS 


.Nina  Foch,  trying  on  Salvador  Dali's  $2,000  medallion, 
is  adding  to  stage  and  screen  popularity  with  TV. 


Dorothy  Kilgallen,  with  Hal  Block,  at  gala  party  proved 
herself  as  brilliant  a  hostess  as  she  is  a  panelist. 


LOCAL  CALLS:  Franchot  Tone  and  Nina  Foch  may 
i  wind  up  being  the  most  popular  acting  team  in 
TV.  Their  recent  performance  in  "Legal  Affair"  on 
"Hollywood  Opening  Night"  is  creating  a  tremendous 
demand  for  their  joint  services. 

Gypsy  Rose  Lee  ( of  all  people )  may  surprise  every- 
one and  play  Aimee  Semple  McPherson  in  a  TV 
biography  series  based  on  the  career  of  the  famous 
evangelist.  The  talented  "Gyps"  could  make  a  name 
for  herself  as  a  straight  dramatic  actress  if  ever  given 
the  opportunity.  This  may  be  it. 

Winston  Churchill's  8-year-old  prize-winning  cow, 
Gratwick  Beatrice,  is  wa'nted  for  an  appearance  on 
the  Jimmy  Durante  show  but  the  cost  of  transporting 
her  from  England  to  California  is  too  costly.  The 
Lloyds  of  London  insurance  alone  covering  the  pro- 
posed journey  makes  the  entire  project  ridiculous. 

If  the  Jimmy  Stewarts  (she's  the  former  Gloria 
Hatrick  McLean,  a  non-professional)  follow  through 
on  the  suggested  Mr.  and  Mrs.  TV  show,  they  will 
favor  a  thirty-minute  program  once  a  week  in  place 
of  three  fifteen-minute  programs  weekly  now  under 
consideration  by  several  CBS  Television  city  execs  in 
Hollywood. 

Walter  Winchell,  whose  rapid  fire  delivery  is  the 
fastest  on  TV  and  radio,  wears  his  hat  while  telecast- 
ing just  as  he  has  always  done  on  his  broadcasts. 

There's  no  stopping  Tallulah  Bankhead.  Last  year 
she  conquered  radio;  this  year  her  full -hour  TV  show 
ranks  among  the  best. 

Faye  Emerson,  who  went  from  wearing  a  chignon 
to  sporting  a  poodle  cut,  has  gone  back  to  clamping 
on  a  chignon  while  waiting  for  her  hair  to  grow  very, 
very  long.  .  . 

Elizabeth  Taylor's  asking  price  for  TV  spot  com- 
mercials is  $3,000.  .  .  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  69 > 


COMINGS  AND  GOINGS  OF  FAVORITE  VIDEO  PERSONALITIES  AND  DELECTABLE  TIDBITS  OF  GOSSIP 


The  family  get-together  around  the  TV  set  includes  Desi,  Lucy,  Mommy  and  Daddy  have  great  fun  during  little  Lucy's  swim- 
little  Lucy,  a  young  friend,  Lucy's  nephew  and  brother-in-law.       ming  lesson  every  day,  but  little  Lucy  herself  looks  a  bit  scared. 


J  udging  by  the  zany  antics  emanating  from  the  "Ricar- 
do"  household  on  to  millions  of  American  television 
screens  each  Monday  evening,  one  would  almost  expect 
to  find  the  real  life  Arnaz  household  in  a  similar  state  of 
uproarious  confusion.  But  Lucille  Ball  and  Desi  Arnaz, 
who,  of  course,  are  the  famous  Ricardos  of  CBS-TV's  "I 
Love  Lucy,"  live  and  love  a  quiet  family  life  on  their  San 
Fernando  Valley  ranch.  Well,  it's  a  family  life  all  right, 
but  how  quiet  it  can  be  is  a  question,  with  2-year-old 
Lucy  Desiree  and  the  baby  Desi  4th,  born  January  19 — 


probably  the  most  famous  baby  in  America  long  before 
he  was  born.  The  feeling  that  TV  audiences  catch  of 
Lucy  and  Desi  having  such  fun  together  strikes  you  in 
their  home,  too.  It's  the  kind  of  comfortable,  livable  home 
where  old  friends  drop  in  for  an  evening's  talk  or  poker 
playing.  Desi  is  the  one  who  loves  to  cook,  while  Lucy 
takes  charge  of  the  children.  And  when  Desi  isn't  in  the 
kitchen,  he's  always  building  something  for  the  house  or 
the  kids.  "He's  a  regular  putterer,"  reports  Lucy.  "He 
built  our  playroom  all  by  himself."  end 


^  Desi  is  trapped  between  his  two  Lucys,  Desiderio  Alberto  Arnaz  4th  having  retired. 


41 


The 

Jackie  Gleason  No  One 

Knows 

An  intimate  visit  in  his  apartment  with  the  real,  out-of-character  Jackie  Gleason.  TV's  Number  One  Comic, 
reveals  there's  still  a  lot  of  the  lost  and  lonely  little  boy  in  him  which  may  explain  his  heartfelt  appeal 

BY  SALLIE  BELLE  COX 


Anyone  meeting  Jackie  Gleason  in  person  for  the 
t  first  time  and  expecting  to  find  him  a  typical  post 
graduate  of  night  clubs  and  vaudeville,  bounded  on  the 
North  by  Broadway,  and  on  the  South  by  Walter  Win- 
chell,  is  in  for  a  surprise.  That's  what  I  expected,  and  he 
set  me  back  on  my  heels.  Any  preconceived  ideas  I  had 
of  him  exploded  and  shot  off  in  all  directions  like  a  bundle 
of  fireworks. 

He's  much  better  looking  in  person,  and  there  is  about 
him  such  a  suggestion  of  power  that  it's  like  meeting  a 
Mack  truck  head  on.  His  eyes  are  most  extraordinary; 
they  are  the  eyes  of  a  hypnotist,  and  when  he  fixes  them 
upon  you,  you  feel  like  a  rabbit  frozen  by  the  sudden 
glare  of  headlights.  Then  he  smiles,  and  the  hypnotic 
eyes  become  Irish,  gay,  twinkling,  and  crinkling  at  the 
corners.  It's  a  smile  of  almost  cherubic  sweetness,  and 
it's  completely  disarming. 

He  has  the  measured  grace  of  a  black  panther,  and  it's 
easy  to  believe  that  he's  a  superb  diver  (he  was  once  a 
performer  in  a  water  jollies)  for  there's  perfect  coordina- 
tion in  his  movements.  He  seems  to  be  a  person  of  im- 
mense vitality,  and  he  displays  an  awareness  of  what 


goes  on  around  him  that  is  almost  as  sensitive  as  radar. 

The  words  "animal  magnetism"  surprisingly  flashed 
through  my  mind  as  he  sat  opposite  me  in  the  living  room 
of  his  handsome  duplex  apartment,  his  thick,  dark  hair, 
and  the  turkey  red  sports  shirts  he  wore,  set  off  vividly 
by  the  soft  blue  of  dusk  framed  by  tall  windows.  Behind 
him,  hanging  over  the  fireplace  was  a  full-length,  droopy- 
eyed  painting  of  the  Poor  Soul.  Any  resemblance  be- 
tween the  two  seemed  purely  coincidental. 

Beyond  the  windows,  twenty  floors  below,  was  Central 
Park  twinkling  with  myriads  of  lights,  and  I  couldn't  help 
remarking  about  the  magnificent  view.  He  glanced  over 
his  shoulder,  his  eyes  following  mine.  "I  like  to  be  near 
the  park  in  case  I  have  to  start  sleeping  there." 

It  sounded  very  droll  coming  from  America's  Number 
One  Comedian.  Hollywood  offers  are  pouring  in  upon 
him  by  the  dozen;  Max  Gordon,  the  Broadway  producer, 
is  planning -to  star  him  in  a  play;  and  the  "Jackie  Gleason 
For  Lovers  Only  Music"  is  on  the  current  national  list  of 
best  seller  recordings. 

I  asked  him  if  he  was  returning  to  Hollywood  (he's 
already  made  five  pictures).  "Not   (continued  on  pace  64) 


42 


Jackie,  an  expert  musician,  plays  many  instruments.  He  com-  Jackie  sits  in  on  all  script  sessions,  rehearses  endlessly,  yet 
posed  "Melancholy  Serenade,"  theme  song  of  his  TV  show.       never  loses  his  warmth  and  understanding,  nor  his  patience. 


With  Audrey  Meadows  who  does  the  popular  "Honeymooners"  Bringing  happiness  to  people  is  his  chief  aim  in  life.  Undoubt- 
skits  with  him.  Jackie  never  saves  himself  at  rehearsals.       edly  it's  based  on  the  unhappiness  he  endured  in  his  early  years. 


Watching  Jackie  rehearse  a  musical  number  for  show  you'd 


never  suspect  he  had  wanted  to  be  a  psychiatrist. 


BY  PAUL  BENEDICT 


Vanessa's  shoulders  lure  Richard  Conte 
in  "The  Fighter,"  last  film  before  play. 


In  stage  hit,  married  man  Tom  Ewell 
feels  "Seven  Year  Itch"  with  Vanessa. 


Brains  Need  A  Low  Neckline 


Once  the  "l-Qutie"  of  films, 

Vanessa  Brown  has  recently 

come  upon  SEX  —  a 

discovery  which  leads  her  to 

believe  that  posing 
in  the  nude  is  important 


Vanessa  Brown,  Hollywood's 
shapeliest  mental  marvel,  has 
come  upon  a  tremendous  ana- 
tomic secret — sex  is  every  bit  as 
important  as  brains. 

To  prove  her  discovery,  Vanessa  is 
ready  and  willing,  she  has  stated,  to 
pose  in  the  nude. 

It  is  a  startling  announcement,  com- 
ing from  one  who  not  too  long  ago  was 
one  of  those  horrendous  young  fry  on 
the  original  "Quiz  Kids"  radio  show. 
Then  she  was  able — and  still  is — to 
dumbfound  you  with  her  erudition — 
spelling  chlorophyllous,  denning  rela- 
tivity, reciting  Keats  and  giving  the 
name  of  the  vice  president  under 
Rutherford  B.  Hayes. 

But  it's  goodbye  now  to  all  that 
heavy  water  on  the  brain.  There's 
new  glamour  work  to  be  done. 

Hollywood  has  become  convinced 
that  Vanessa  could  be  Venus  without 
half  trying.   Indeed,  as  easily  as  tak- 


ing off  clothes.  She  has  the  chassis, 
the  loveliness  of  line,  the  fairness  of 
face  for  the  post. 

In  short,  at  23,  a  nifty  number. 

The  reason  for  her  willingness  to 
appear  in  the  all-together  is  that  she 
plays  the  part  of  a  model  in  the  Broad- 
way comedy,  "The  Seven  Year  Itch," 
who,  in  the  memorable  manner  of 
Marilyn  Monroe,  has  posed  for  a  nude 
photo  that  is  reproduced  in  a  camera 
magazine. 

Showing  none  of  the  staid,  even  re- 
strained, attitude  that  once  character- 
ized her  film  career,  Vanessa  even 
hinted  she  was  looking  for  a  respect- 
able happily-married  Hollywood  pho- 
tographer to  snap  her  in  the  raw. 

Immediately,  a  battalion  of  camera- 
men all  but  battered  down  her  door 
in  their  eagerness  to  do  her  bidding. 

The  petite,  lovely  up-and-coming 
Miss  Brown,  it  seemed  suddenly  to 
the  lensmen,  was  (continued  on  pace  66' 


Vanessa  is  now  following  the  back-to-nature  school  of  acting,  a  new  phase  in  her  career,  p- 


44 


Overjoyed  by  her  brother's  approaching  mar- 
riage, Frankie  buys  an  outlandish  evening  gown. 


IFrankie  wants  to  go  along  with  her  brother  and 
■  his  bride  (Nancy  Gates)  on  their  honeymoon. 


Matured  through  sad  experience,  an  awakened, 
well-dressed  Frankie  bids  Berenice  good-bye. 


6 A  glamourous  girl  in  real  life,  talented  Julie 
■  Harris  is  making  her  movie  debut  in  this  film. 


47 


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Grey  and  pink  candy  stripe 

2  blouse  from  GRANT'S. 
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Laura  Mae  "Life" 

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See  page  50  for  how  to 
get  hat  directions. 


Here  are  bright  new  accessories  for  Spring  fo  make  flavorful  accents  and 


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comfortably  into  your  carefully  tailored  clothing  budget 


Y6 


Screenland  Variety  Values       By  Mareia  Moore 


|  n  April,  1953,  the  Victorian  poet's  famous  definition 

of  a  little  girl  as  being  "sugar  and  spice  and  everything 

nice"  also  becomes  a  timely  description  of  her 

older  sister.  Accessories,  crisp,  color-wise  and  worn  with  a 

flair,  are  the  secret  of  the  currently  fashionable 

insistence  on  having  "everything  nice."  Our  selections  from 

the  bumper  crop  of  new  arrivals  in  the  Variety  Stores 

are  reassuring  proof  that  top  styling  and  attention  to  detail 

are  now  available  to  all  of  us,  in  spite  of  slim  budgets. 


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KRESGE  Stores'  good-looking 
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W.  T.  GRANT'S  new  shoes 
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come  in  several  combinations. 

Tall  and  slim  umbrella 

is  $2.98  at  the  MURPHY  Stores. 

McCRORY'S  have  the  white 
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Screenland  Fashion  Feature      By  Marcia  Moore 


This  casual  hat  is  made  in  a  single  crochet  stitch;  the  Three  balls  of  gold  colored  Knit-Cro-Sheen,  scraps  of 

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RKO's  Mala  Powers  and  hairdresser 
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Give  the  experts  half  a  chance  and 
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Tricks  with  rouge  come  to  the  res- 
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will  make  an  angular  face  seem  de- 
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inner  corners  of  the  eyes  does  won- 
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you  want  to  really  bewitch— try  a 
smidgin  of  rouge  on  the  outside  of 
your  nostrils —  (continued  on  page  73) 

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Girls,  especially  those  equipped  for 
sweaters,  are  Bob  Wagner's  hobby,  but  as 

for  marrying  one — well,  someday  .  .  . 


Secret  Life  Of  A  Bachelor 


BY  RUTH  CUMM/NGS  ROWLAND 


Uob  thinks  the  best  thing  about  a  guy — is  a  doll! 
And  even  though  gentlemen  prefer  blondes — Bob 
prefers  them  all  and  makes  no  bones  about  it.  He's 
deceptively  bashful-looking — but  look  out,  girls! 
He  packs  a  lot  of  dynamite  in  his  slow,  easy  smile. 

He  wishes  all  girls  with  the  proper  equipment 
would  wear  sweaters  and  skirts.  "I'm  all  for  the 
sweater  girl,  myself."  But  he  doesn't  like  that  new 
kind  of  sweater  all  trimmed  up  with  fur  and 


pearls  and  sequins  and  things.  "A  sweater  should 
be  a  sweater!" 

He's  never  forgetful  about  little  things.  Remem- 
bers every  telephone  number  of  all  the  girls  he 
likes  best — and  that's  a  lot,  brother.  He  loves  to 
send  presents  and  he  can  never  wait  for  birthdays 
or  Christmas. 

Bob  has  only  one  hobby  outside  of  girls.  He's 
set  on  building  a  miniature  railroad.  He's  building 


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52 


Among  girls  Bob  dates  is  Debbie  Reynolds,  now  a  topflight  star  at  MGM.  He  has 
also  dated  older  stars  such  as  Barbara  Stanwyck.  He  likes  being  a  bachelor. 


the  trains  and  the  cars  himself — and  very 
carefully. 

He  loves  French  bathing  suits — on 
French  girls,  only. 

He's  real  gone  on  Dizzy  Gillespie's 
band,  Stan  Kenton  and  Sarah  Vaughn. 
He's  a  real  hep  cat,  and  likes  to  talk  jive 
talk  just  for  laughs.  But  he  can  get 
"thataway"  about  a  Beethoven  Concerto. 
"I  play  music  the  first  thing  in  the  morn- 
ing ...  at  night,  the  moment  I  get  into 
the  house."  Loves  the  Rodgers  and  Ham- 
merstein  "South  Pacific"  music.  Espe- 
cially that  salty  song,  "There's  Nothing 
Like  A  Dame"  and  believes  it. 

Thinks  girls  should  always  wear  the 
color  "white."  He  explains  it  very  care- 
fully. "They  look  so  clean  and  so  pretty 
and  so  white."  He  thinks  there  is  more 
glamour  in  that  scrubbed  look  than  all 
the  chi-chi  veils  and  things.  He  goes 
for  white  sport  clothes,  white  evening 
clothes,  white  everything  .  .  .  and  lots  of 
accessories  .  .  .  like  chiffon  handker- 
chiefs, rhinestone-studded  vanity  cases, 
gold  kid  gloves,  shoes  that  glitter. 

He  doesn't  speak  a  foreign  language, 
but  might  plunge  right  into  learning 
French  or  Spanish  one  of  these  days. 
Until  that  time,  he  gets  around  all  right 
with  any  girl  from  any  country. 

He's  very  good  humored  and  likes  most 
everyone.  But  he  gets  his  stubborn 
streak  up  when  .  .  .  "anyone  tries  to  tell 
me  what  to  do!  That  must  be  the  Nor- 
wegian part  of  me!" 

He  loves  to  wear  blue  jeans  with 
turned-up  cuffs,  and  sloppy  white  sweat 
shirts,  but  he's  something  terrific  in  a 
dinner  jacket. 

He  loves  huge  dogs.  "Like  boxers,  col- 
lies and  English  Shepherds."  But  he 
doesn't  own  any.  He's  crazy  about  his 
Siamese  cat,  Rudy  .  .  .  "who  has  the 
worst  temper  in  Hollywood.  That's  be- 
cause he's  getting  old  and  doesn't  like  it 
at  all.  Rudy  was  something  of  a  Casanova 
in  his  day.  But  the  other  day,  he  had  to 
go  to  the  vet's  and  have  two  teeth  pulled. 
Poor  Rudy!  Like  any  male,  his  lost  youth 
and  his  lost  teeth  are  making  a  neurotic 
out  of  him!" 

Bob  was  born  in  Detroit  on  February 
10,  1930. 

He's  mad  for  steak,  rare — can  cook  it 
himself  and  prefers  to.  "But  my  friends 
have  got  to  eat  it  on  paper  plates."  He 
revolts  against  washing  dishes.  He's  a 
real  fiend  for  ice-box  cookies. 

He  doesn't  have  to  watch  his  weight. 
Can  eat  what  he  wants  to  and  generally 
does.  Next  to  steak  he  prefers  Spanish 
food.  Hot  chili  peppers,  tamales,  enchi- 
ladas .  .  .  "the  kind  that  Debbie  Reynolds' 
mother  makes."  He's  a  real  outdoor  kind 
of  guy.  Plays  golf  in  the  seventies.  Is  a 
whiz  at  tennis.  Loves  to  snow  ski  and 
water  ski,  and  generally  goes  off  with  his 
friend,  Dan  Dailey.  But  he  has  a  punc- 
tured ear  drum  suffered  in  a  water  skiing 
accident. 

Bob's  an  excellent  business  man.  "But 
my  father  doesn't  think  so."  His  father 
wouldn't.  He  wanted  Bob  to  go  into  the 
steel  business,  but  Bob  wanted  to  be  an 
actor.  "I  can  understand  my  father's 
point  of  view.  The  acting  business  is  so 
completely  different  from  everyday  busi- 
ness." But  Wagner  senior  is  very  proud 


of  Wagner  junior  these  days.  Looks  like 
there's  going  to  be  a  star  in  the  family! 

He  doesn't  think  girls  should  chew 
gum.  But  he  does  it  himself. 

He  has  no  interesting  frustrations.  He's 
as  rugged  as  a  tall  tree.  Refuses  to  take 
vitamin  pills.  Can't  understand  why  peo- 
ple need  them  "With  all  the  sun,  and 
the  sports,  and  the  good  things  to  eat — 
who  wants  to  take  a  pill?" 

He  loves  to  eat  chocolate  layer  cake 
late  at  night. 

He's  got  brown  hair  that  falls  over  his 
forehead  sometimes  .  .  .  kind  of  blue  grey 
eyes  with  a  very  naughty  twinkle  .  .  . 
and  the  kind  of  charm  that  really  takes 
hold.  Old  ladies  adore  him  .  .  .  middle- 
aged  ladies  are  terribly  fond  of  him  .  .  . 
but  young  ladies  yearn  for  him!  With  it 
all,  he's  a  man's  man  .  .  .  and  he's  got  to 
go  places! 

He  can't  bear  small  poodle  dogs.  "Espe- 
cially when  they  wear  those  fancy  bows 
around  their  collars!"  Canaries  make  him 
squirm.  He  thinks  parrots  are  awfully 
amusing.  But  he  wants  a  big  brown  horse 
all  of  his  own  ...  he  can  ride  like  a 
cowboy  from  Wyoming. 

Bob  loves  to  walk  in  the  rain  in  New 
York.  "But  rain  in  California  makes  me 
moody  and  depressed."  He's  got  a  real 
yen  for  New  York.  "It's  wonderful,  real 
exciting  to  walk  in  the  rain  in  New  York 
and  you  can  walk  for  hours.  I  love  the 
theatres  there,  and  the  new  UN  building 


.  .  .  and  the  antique  shops  on  Third  Ave. 
Did  you  ever  watch  the  people  on  Broad- 
way— thousands  of  them,  rushing  like  a 
panic  was  on?  It's  terrific,  stimulating, 
and  I  love  it!" 

He  isn't  mechanically  minded.  Can 
take  anything  apart,  but  he  can't  put  it 
together  again.  "I  haven't  got  the  pa- 
tience." 

Loves  to  sing  Johnnie  Ray  songs  when 
he's  in  the  shower  and  thinks  he's  pretty 
good,  too.  He'd  never  try  it  anywhere 
else. 

Gets  a  real  bang  out  of  watching  wres- 
tling over  television.  Thinks  Gorgeous 
George  the  best  entertainer  in  the  busi- 
ness. "And  he  can  wrestle  very  well,  too. 
Don't  let  anyone  kid  you!" 

He  doesn't  go  for  modern  music.  "Can't 
understand  it  at  all."  Loves  romantic 
melodic  songs.  Could  listen  to  David 
Rose  over  and  over.  Plays  the  score  from 
"The  King  And  I"  every  morning  before 
breakfast.  He's  got  a  new  rave  now — the 
London  Symphony  Orchestra. 

He  doesn't  own  a  hat. 

He  likes  bow  ties  on  everyone  but  him- 
self. "You  know,  not  that  wide  kind,  but 
the  narrow  ones  in  bright  colors." 

Spends  a  great  deal  of  time  reading 
every  book  he  can  lay  his  hands  on.  "I 
never  read  anything  while  I  was  at 
school."  He's  all  for  Hemingway  now. 
Has  read  every  single  thing  he  has  ever 
written.  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  54) 

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He  likes  three  sweet  rolls  every  morn- 
ing for  breakfast — the  flat,  crunchy  kind. 

He  doesn't  smoke  many  cigars.  Thinks 
a  pipe  is  fun  sometimes.  He  loves  to 
watch  bull-fighting.  "It's  a  magnificent 
technique."  And  the  blood  and  sand 
don't  bother  him  at  all. 

Has  great  respect  for  Clark  Gable.  He 
used  to  caddy  for  him  before  breaking 
into  pictures.  "I  used  to  ask  him  a  hun- 
dred questions  about  how  to  break  into 
pictures  and  he  was  always  so  patient 
about  it.  Then  when  I  did  get  started,  I'll 
never  forget  his  advice  to  me.  'Now  that 
you've  made  the  grade,  keep  your  feet  on 
the  ground.  Never  go  high-hat.  Anyone 
can  be  replaced.' "  Bob  has  memorized 
these  words  over  and  over.  He'd  never 
lose  his  head  anyway.  He  has  too  much 
intelligence.  Would  like  to  play  those 
rough-tough  Gable  parts  someday. 

He  loves  practical  jokes.  Likes  them 
played  on  himself,  too,  and  never  gets 
annoyed  about  it.  He's  got  a  genuine 
sense  of  humor  and  never  forgets  to 
laugh  at  himself. 

He  would  have  been  in  the  steel  busi- 
ness, had  he  not  become  an  actor.  He 
worked  in  a  lot  of  steel  mills  back  East, 
but  just  couldn't  make  it  his  life  work. 
He  can  go  back  into  the  steel  business 
any  time  he  wants  to.  You  see,  his  father 
is  "Steel  Business." 

He  wants  to  breed  horses.  Thinks 
Johnny  Longden  the  greatest  jockey  on 
the  track  today. 

He  will  never  play  cards  with  a 
stranger.  But  loves  to  play  gin  rummy 
and  poker  with  his  friends.  He  refuses 
to  learn  about  Canasta.  "That's  for  girls." 

Loves  beer.  Can't  abide  sweet  wines. 
Hardly  ever  takes  a  cocktail  before 
dinner. 

Has  a  mad  yen  to  go  to  Europe.  "I'd 
like  to  ski  in  Switzerland.  Love  to  dance 
in  Paris,  then  ski  in  Switzerland  again." 

Thinks  Judy  Garland  the  most  talented 
singer  in  show  business  today.  "I  heard 
her  in  New  York  and  she  was  thrilling." 

Wishes  like  anything  he  could  be  as 
funny  as  Jerry  Lewis.  "But  then,  no- 
body can,  except  Jerry  Lewis.  He  breaks 
me  up  every  time." 

He  has  twenty-three  shirts  in  his  ward- 
robe and  most  of  them  blue. 

He  loves  loud  sport  jackets  with  big 
patch  pockets,  and  has  three  of  that  type 
in  his  closet  at  home. 

He  can't  understand  how  people  can 
like  miniature  furniture,  miniature  choc- 
olates, miniature  anything.  "I  like  Viking 
Oak — massive  pieces.  They're  so  com- 
fortable." 

He  loves  to  dine  at  the  Beachcombers 
with  the  girl  he  likes  best.  Lately  there 
have  been  quite  a  few,  and  he  loves 
them  all. 

Bob  won't  eat  popcorn  in  a  movie.  He 
can't  abide  the  stuff. 

Is  real  gone  on  sports  cars.  Likes  to 
drive  hot  rods.  But  he  recently  sold  his 
MG  and  bought  a  Ford.  "I  thought  I 
ought  to  be  a  little  practical."  But  he's 
just  as  liable  to  sell  the  Ford  and  get 
another  MG. 

He  loves  to  lie  in  the  sun,  but  never 
has  time  these  days  to  do  it. 

He's  quite  crazy  about  Benny  Good- 
man's recorded  concert  of  1938  and  plays 


him  for  hours  and  hours.  He's  always 
going  on  some  musical  binge.  "I  gej  a 
different  kick  every  week.  Never  can 
tell,  it  might  be  Artie  Shaw  any  time 
now." 

He  isn't  one  bit  superstitious.  He 
doesn't  believe  in  wearing  jewelry.  He 
loves  it  on  girls.  Thinks  it  makes  them 
look  so  glamourous.  But  he  wears  only 
a  huge  gold  ring  himself — a  real  rough, 
rugged  kind  of  ring,  hammered  out  of  an 
honest-to-goodness  gold  nugget. 

He  thinks  Liz  Taylor  has  the  most 
fabulous  eyes  .  .  .  "Bluer  than  anything 
I've  ever  seen."  He  loves  the  color  blue. 

Loves  to  hear  Debbie  Reynolds  laugh. 

Can  eat  a  box  of  chocolate  creams  be- 
fore dinner.  "They  make  me  hungrier." 
But  he  can't  put  on  any  weight. 

Never  wears  garters.  Loves  white 
wooly  tennis  socks  and  always  wears 
them  with  everything. 

Can't  relax  one  bit.  Wants  to  keep  go- 
ing every  minute.  Likes  to  read,  hear  the 
fights  on  the,  radio,  play  a  hot  jazz  con- 
cert, all  at  the  same  time  and  can  under- 
stand it  all,  and  never  goes  wacky. 

He's  six  feet  tall,  and  he  weighs  155 
pounds. 

He  has  no  nick  names  for  anyone.  But 
he  likes  to  be  called  R.  J.  himself. 

He  wishes  he  could  roller  skate.  Isn't 
much  good  on  the  ice,  either.  But  loves 
to  sail  a  boat  and  is  pretty  good  at  it,  too. 
"I  never  get  seasick,  no  matter  how  much 
the  boat  rolls." 

He  won't  carry  a  good  luck  piece.  Will 
walk  under  any  ladder  any  time,  and 
always  does. 

He's  learning  to  tap  dance.  Thinks  his 
friend,  Dan  Dailey,  is  the  greatest.  Thinks 
fighter  Chuck  Davey  has  lots  of  style  and 
predicts  "He'll  be  champion  any  day  now. 
He's  a  smart  fighter." 

He  loves  to  eat  by  candlelight,  but  likes 
to  see  the  food  before  the  candles  are  lit. 

He  adores  to  rhumba. 

He  loves  small  parties,  pretty  girls  and 
exciting  music.  Can  play  a  mean  drum 
himself — when  he  lets  himself  go. 

He's  mostly  reserved.  That  is,  the  first 
time  you  meet  him.  After  that,  he's  lots 
of  fun.  His  smile  is  very  ingratiating,  his 
wit,  sharp,  his  manners,  impeccable  .  .  . 
and  he  loves  almost  everyone. 

He  smokes  one  and  a  half  packs  of 
cigarettes  a  day.  Promises  he  will  cut 
down,  but  never  does. 

He  wishes  he  knew  something  about 
photography. 

Swoons  over  Peggy  Lee  and  Toni  Ar- 
den.  Still  loves  his  old  Sinatra  records. 
"Those  old  Sinatra  records  were  the 
greatest.  That  guy  taught  most  of  the 
singers  how  to  phrase  and  how  to  sing, 
too.  He's  still  in  the  major  league  as  far 
as  I'm  concerned." 

He  has  never  wanted  to  paint  like 
Renoir,  or  Gauguin,  Van  Gogh,  or  Tou- 
louse-Lautrec. But  he'd  like  to  make 
enough  money  to  own  great  art.  "The 
Degas  ballet  girls  are  wonderful."  But 
he  really  doesn't  care  a  great  deal  about 
ballet.  He'd  much  rather  go  to  a  jazz 
concert  any  time. 

He  has  nine  suits.  Two  blue  ones,  three 
dark  grey,  one  light  grey,  one  brown, 
one  dark  brown  tweed  and  a  grey  tweed. 
Of  course,  he  also  has  a  dinner  suit. 
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I  could  never  be  one  of  them.  I 
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musical  talent — and  had  to  spend 
months  practicing  boring  scales 
and  exercises — before  you  could  play  anything. 
I  imagined,  too,  that  it  was  necessary  to  pay 
several  dollars  an  hour  for  private  lessons  from 
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friends — being  invited  to  more  gay 
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He  likes  three  sweet  rolls  every  morn- 
ing for  breakfast — the  flat,  crunchy  kind. 

He  doesn't  smoke  many  cigars.  Thinks 
a  pipe  is  fun  sometimes.  He  loves  to 
watch  bull-fighting.  "It's  a  magnificent 
technique."  And  the  blood  and  sand 
don't  bother  him  at  all. 

Has  great  respect  for  Clark  Gable.  He 
used  to  caddy  for  him  before  breaking 
into  pictures.  "I  used  to  ask  him  a  hun- 
dred questions  about  how  to  break  into 
pictures  and  he  was  always  so  patient 
about  it.  Then  when  I  did  get  started,  I'll 
never  forget  his  advice  to  me.  'Now  that 
you've  made  the  grade,  keep  your  feet  on 
the  ground.  Never  go  high-hat.  Anyone 
can  be  replaced.' "  Bob  has  memorized 
these  words  over  and  over.  He'd  never 
lose  his  head  anyway.  He  has  too  much 
intelligence.  Would  like  to  play  those 
rough-tough  Gable  parts  someday. 

He  loves  practical  jokes.  Likes  them 
played  on  himself,  too,  and  never  gets 
annoyed  about  it.  He's  got  a  genuine 
sense  of  humor  and  never  forgets  to 
laugh  at  himself. 

He  would  have  been  in  the  steel  busi- 
ness, had  he  not  become  an  actor.  He 
worked  in  a  lot  of  steel  mills  back  East, 
but  just  couldn't  make  it  his  life  work. 
He  can  go  back  into  the  steel  business 
any  time  he  wants  to.  You  see,  his  father 
is  "Steel  Business." 

He  wants  to  breed  horses.  Thinks 
Johnny  Longden  the  greatest  jockey  on 
the  track  today. 

He  will  never  play  cards  with  a 
stranger.  But  loves  to  play  gin  rummy 
and  poker  with  his  friends.  He  refuses 
to  learn  about  Canasta.  "That's  for  girls." 

Loves  beer.  Can't  abide  sweet  wines. 
Hardly  ever  takes  a  cocktail  before 
dinner. 

Has  a  mad  yen  to  go  to  Europe.  "I'd 
like  to  ski  in  Switzerland.  Love  to  dance 
in  Paris,  then  ski  in  Switzerland  again." 

Thinks  Judy  Garland  the  most  talented 
singer  in  show  business  today.  "I  heard 
her  in  New  York  and  she  was  thrilling." 

Wishes  like  anything  he  could  be  as 
funny  as  Jerry  Lewis.  "But  then,  no- 
body can,  except  Jerry  Lewis.  He  breaks 
me  up  every  time." 

He  has  twenty-three  shirts  in  his  ward- 
robe and  most  of  them  blue. 

He  loves  loud  sport  jackets  with  big 
patch  pockets,  and  has  three  of  that  type 
in  his  closet  at  home. 

He  can't  understand  how  people  can 
like  miniature  furniture,  miniature  choc- 
olates, miniature  anything.  "I  like  Viking 
Oak — massive  pieces.  They're  so  com- 
fortable." 

He  loves  to  dine  at  the  Beachcombers 
with  the  girl  he  likes  best.  Lately  there 
have  been  quite  a  few,  and  he  loves 
them  all. 

Bob  won't  eat  popcorn  in  a  movie.  He 
can't  abide  the  stuff. 

Is  real  gone  on  sports  cars.  Likes  to 
drive  hot  rods.  But  he  recently  sold  his 
MG  and  bought  a  Ford.  "I  thought  I 
ought  to  be  a  little  practical."  But  he's 
just  as  liable  to  sell  the  Ford  and  get 
another  MG. 

He  loves  to  lie  in  the  sun,  but  never 
has  time  these  days  to  do  it. 

He's  quite  crazy  about  Benny  Good- 
man's recorded  concert  of  1938  and  plays 


him  for  hours  and  hours.  He's  always 
going  on  some  musical  binge.  "I  get,  a 
different  kick  every  week.  Never  can 
tell,  it  might  be  Artie  Shaw  any  time 
now." 

He  isn't  one  bit  superstitious.  He 
doesn't  believe  in  wearing  jewelry.  He 
loves  it  on  girls.  Thinks  it  makes  them 
look  so  glamourous.  But  he  wears  only 
a  huge  gold  ring  himself — a  real  rough, 
rugged  kind  of  ring,  hammered  out  of  an 
honest-to-goodness  gold  nugget. 

He  thinks  Liz  Taylor  has  the  most 
fabulous  eyes  .  .  .  "Bluer  than  anything 
I've  ever  seen."  He  loves  the  color  blue. 

Loves  to  hear  Debbie  Reynolds  laugh. 

Can  eat  a  box  of  chocolate  creams  be- 
fore dinner.  "They  make  me  hungrier." 
But  he  can't  put  on  any  weight. 

Never  wears  garters.  Loves  white 
wooly  tennis  socks  and  always  wears 
them  with  everything. 

Can't  relax  one  bit.  Wants  to  keep  go- 
ing every  minute.  Likes  to  read,  hear  the 
fights  on  the,  radio,  play  a  hot  jazz  con- 
cert, all  at  the  same  time  and  can  under- 
stand it  all,  and  never  goes  wacky. 

He's  six  feet  tall,  and  he  weighs  155 
pounds. 

He  has  no  nick  names  for  anyone.  But 
he  likes  to  be  called  R.  J.  himself. 

He  wishes  he  could  roller  skate.  Isn't 
much  good  on  the  ice,  either.  But  loves 
to  sail  a  boat  and  is  pretty  good  at  it,  too. 
"I  never  get  seasick,  no  matter  how  much 
the  boat  rolls." 

He  won't  carry  a  good  luck  piece.  Will 
walk  under  any  ladder  any  time,  and 
always  does. 

He's  learning  to  tap  dance.  Thinks  his 
friend,  Dan  Dailey,  is  the  greatest.  Thinks 
fighter  Chuck  Davey  has  lots  of  style  and 
predicts  "He'll  be  champion  any  day  now. 
He's  a  smart  fighter." 

He  loves  to  eat  by  candlelight,  but  likes 
to  see  the  food  before  the  candles  are  lit. 

He  adores  to  rhumba. 

He  loves  small  parties,  pretty  girls  and 
exciting  music.  Can  play  a  mean  drum 
himself — when  he  lets  himself  go. 

He's  mostly  reserved.  That  is,  the  first 
time  you  meet  him.  After  that,  he's  lots 
of  fun.  His  smile  is  very  ingratiating,  his 
wit,  sharp,  his  manners,  impeccable  .  .  . 
and  he  loves  almost  everyone. 

He  smokes  one  and  a  half  packs  of 
cigarettes  a  day.  Promises  he  will  cut 
down,  but  never  does. 

He  wishes  he  knew  something  about 
photography. 

Swoons  over  Peggy  Lee  and  Toni  Ar- 
den.  Still  loves  his  old  Sinatra  records. 
"Those  old  Sinatra  records  were  the 
greatest.  That  guy  taught  most  of  the 
singers  how  to  phrase  and  how  to  sing, 
too.  He's  still  in  the  major  league  as  far 
as  I'm  concerned." 

He  has  never  wanted  to  paint  like 
Renoir,  or  Gauguin,  Van  Gogh,  or  Tou- 
louse-Lautrec. But  he'd  like  to  make 
enough  money  to  own  great  art.  "The 
Degas  ballet  girls  are  wonderful."  But 
he  really  doesn't  care  a  great  deal  about 
ballet.  He'd  much  rather  go  to  a  jazz 
concert  any  time. 

He  has  nine  suits.  Two  blue  ones,  three 
dark  grey,  one  light  grey,  one  brown, 
one  dark  brown  tweed  and  a  grey  tweed. 
Of  course,  he  also  has  a  dinner  suit. 
(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  56) 


54 


I've  Learned  So  QUICKLY  and 
EASILY  My  Friends  Are  Simply  Amazed! 


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pieces  af- 
ter only  a 
few  months." 
Dallas  B.  Kerk 
pole,  Nebr. 


U  JUST  HIAGIXE!  I'm  actually 
J  playirjg  music  .  .  .  REAL 
music.  Waltzes  .  .  .  songs  .  .  . 
hymns  .  .  .  musical  comedy  hits. 
I  can  hardly  believe  my  ears! 

"Why,  just  a  short  time  ago  I 
didn't  know  a  single  note  of  music. 
I  had  always  envied  people  who 
could  play  a  musical  instrument 
beautfiully.  But  I  was  convinced 
I  could  never  be  one  of  them.  I 
thought  you  had  to  have  special 
musical  talent — and  had  to  spend 
months  practicing  boring  scales 
and  exercises — before  you  could  play  anything. 
I  imagined,  too,  that  it  was  necessary  to  pay 
several  dollars  an  hour  for  private  lessons  from 
a  music  teacher! 

The  Secret 

"Then  a  friend  told  me  about  the  TJ.  S. 
School  of  Music.  I  wrote  for  their  FREE  BOOK. 
This  book  showed  me  how  EASY  it  is  to  'be 
your  own  music  teacher'  right  at  home — for 
only  a  few  cents  a  lesson,  which  even  included 
the  sheet  music.  It  convinced  me  that  I  could 
learn  to  play  after  all! 

"To  my  delighted  surprise,  the  U.  S.  School 
started  me  out  playing  real  pieces  by  note — 
right  from  the  very  first  lesson!  Since  then, 
it's  been  such  fun — so  clearly  explained — so 
easy  to  understand — that  I've  been  making  truly 
amazing  progress.  In  fact,  my  friends  are  mys- 
tified at  how  well  I  can  play  already.  They  in- 
sist I  must  have  been  keeping  my  musical  skill 
a  secret  all  these  years!" 


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Would  Ever  Play" 


Over  900,000  Have 
Taken  It  Up 


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method  (famous  for  55  years)  over 
900,000  people  have  learned  how 
to  play  so  quickly  and  easily  they 
were  truly  astonished.  Today  they 
are  experiencing  the  countless 
thrills  which  the  ability  to  play 
music  can  bring.  Chasing  away 
"the  blues"  with  music  after  a 
hard  day's  work.  Meeting  new 
friends — being  invited  to  more  gay 
parties  —  winning  greater  admira- 
tion from  old  friends.  Making  extra  money  from 
playing  or  teaching.  Getting  more  out  of  listen- 
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Didn't  Know  a  Note  —  Now 
Plays  for  Dances 


"I  didn't  know 
one  note  of  music. 
Three  months  later 
I  started  to  play 
for  dances.  I  have 
been  invited  to 
many  parties  and 
made  people  very 
tn  my  music."— Miss 
temurro,  Vancouver, 


B.  C,  Canada. 


"Easy  as  Fall- 
ing Off  Log." 

"It's  easy  as  fall- 
ing   off    a    log.  I 
have  always  want- 
ed    to     play  and 
now    a  life-long 
dream     is     being  , 
fulfilled."  I 
—Mrs.  Phyllis  B.  Jones,  Blanding, 
Utah, 


Amazes  Her  Friends 

"1  bet  some  friends  that  I 
could  leam  to  play  the  piano 
quickly.  They  didn't  believe 
me  —  because  I  am  slow 
learn  in g.    Imagine    their  sur- 


prise last  night 
when  I  played  for 
them.  One  said, 
'Why  Louise,  it 
sounds  like  you've 
been  playing  for 
years!'  "  —  Louise 
Gomez,  Oakland.  CaJ. 

How  Famous  Band  Leader 
Got  His  Start 

"I  got  my  start 
in  music  with  your 
Course.  How  easy 
it  is  to  learn  to 
read  notes  and  play 
an  instrument  this 
'teach-yourself*  way!  ■ 
You  did  so  much1 
for  me  that  I've  enrolled  my 
2   daughters."  —  Lawrence  Welk 

Masters   Many   Tunes  In 
First  3  Weeks 

"I 
play 

of  popular  current 
tunes  in  a  short 
time.  My  family 
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t  prised  to  discover 
Jk.  that   I   had  learned 


to  master  actual  notes  on 
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my 
_  for 

social  functions 
dances,  etc.  Your  Course  has 
opened  the  door  to  popularity 
and  a  wider  circle  of  friends." 
—Peter  H.  Kozyra,  Manitoba, 
Canada. 

Learns  Faster 
Without  Teacher 

"I  have  no  spe- 
cial   talent   —    but  J 
thanks 

method,  I  play  my 
guitar  (according 
to  impartial  peo-* 
pie)  better  than  many  students 
who  have  taken  lessons  from 
teachers  for  long  periods,  and 
naturally  at  a  higher  cost." — 
Myrella-Muquette 
Saint-Andre,  Mon- 
treal. 


Enjoys  Fun, 
Popularity 


"It's  been  fun 
—  and  hasn't  cost 
anywhere  near  as 
much  as  a  private 
teacher.  Now  invited  to  all 
kinds  of  affairs  —  auditioned 
for  'Barn  Dance  Jamboree.'  " 
Howard  Hopkins,  E.  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 


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He  loves  to  read  the  funny  papers, 
especially  "Prince  Valiant."  Would  like 
to  play  the  Prince  himself  if  they  ever 
make  a  movie  out  of  it.  He  could  do  it, 
too.  There's  a  kind  of  a  magnificence 
about  him,  even  though  he's  as  casual 
and  gracious  and  friendly  as  the  "boy 
next  door." 

He  had  no  favorite  subject  when  he 
went  to  school.  "I  liked  rest  period  the 
best."  But  he  was  still  made  president 


career  in  favor  of  marriage,  everyone 
agrees  that  she,  too,  puts  a  sincere  and 
honest  endeavor  into  her  work. 

Here  is  a  facet  of  Kirk's  character 
which  Pier  can  not  only  respect,  but  un- 
derstand from  her  own  experience.  Only 
another  film  star  can  really  understand 
the  demands  of  life  in  Hollywood — ac- 
cept the  broken  engagements  due  to  re- 
takes, the  exhaustion  which  shortens  the 
evenings  and  sends  a  star  to  bed  early, 
the  tiring  round  of  personal  appearances 
between  pictures. 

More  than  many  other  girls,  Pier  has 
the  gift  of  service  to  others.  To  the  for- 
eign-trained girl,  the  most  important 
thing  in  life  is  the  man  in  her  life — to 
cherish,  to  love,  honor  and  obey.  These 
are  not  empty  words  to  Pier,  but  the 
cornerstones  of  a  career  which  she  has 
been  taught  to  think  is  even  more  im- 
portant than  a  personal  success. 

Gently  but  firmly,  Pier  disapproves  of 
the  American  girl's  insistence  on  herself. 

"When  I  have  more  freedom,"  she  says, 
"I  will  know  how  to  use  it  wisely.  I 
think  that  girls  need  to  have  many  dates 
in  order  to  choose  the  right  man,  but 
when  they  have  too  many  dates,  a  date 
becomes  so  ordinary  they  forget  that 
they  are  looking  for  the  man  to  make 
them  happy." 

This  is  not  an  accusation  anyone  could 
make  about  Pier.  She  has  been  around, 
but  not  by  any  means  so  far  or  so  often 
as  either  she  or  her  would-be  dates  could 
wish.  In  contrast  to  Pier's  sheltered  ex- 
istence, even  in  Hollywood,  Kirk's  public 
appearances  and  the  hints  of  romance 
between  him  and  filmdom's  more  glam- 
ourous stars  stand  out. 

What  can  Pier  offer  that  is  more  en- 
during to  Kirk  Douglas  than  such  beau- 
ties as  Gene  Tierney,  Elizabeth  Threatt, 
Rita  Hayworth  or  June  Haver?  Sweet, 
unspoiled,  simplicity? 

Actually,  anyone  who  knows  Pier  will 
tell  you  she  is  exceptionally  mature  un- 
derneath the  youthful  appearance.  War- 
time in  Italy  does  that  to  a  girl.  It  is  more 
surprising  that  she  retains  the  charming 
enthusiasm  of  youth,  than  that  she  is 
mentally  a  woman  after  the  experiences 
of  her  early  life. 

And  it  is  in  just  these  early  experi- 
ences that  Pier  can  more  readily  under- 
stand and  appreciate  Kirk  Douglas.  He, 
too,  came  up  the  hard  way,  with  poverty 
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of  his  senior  class  when  in  high  school. 

He's  the  hottest  young  man  on  the 
screen  today.  A  big  hit  in  "Stars  And 
Stripes  Forever."  He's  all  for  marriage, 
he  says,  when  the  right  girl  comes  along. 
In  the  meantime,  he's  real  serious  about 
his  career,  thinks  he  is  the  luckiest  guy 
in  the  world  to  be  an  actor.  He's  a  good 
actor,  too.  Five  thousand  girls  who  send 
him  fan  letters  every  day  can't  be 
wrong!  END 


and  hard  work  and  the  need  for  using 
his  wits  and  physical  strength  to  get 
ahead.  Because  of  Pier's  own  terrifying 
youth  in  wartorn  Italy,  she  would  find 
it  easier  to  understand  a  difficult  child- 
hood than  the  usual  easiness  that  sur- 
rounded the  other  boys  she  has  known. 

"A  background  in  which  there  was  a 
secure  home,  with  money  and  good 
schools,  pleasant  vacation  trips  and  holi- 
day treats,  is  outside  Pier  Angeli's  ex- 
perience," confides  a  close  friend.  "How- 
ever delightful  it  would  seem  to  think 
of  a  life  in  which  college  educations  and 
Packard  convertibles  were  a  matter  of 
course,  it  is  probable  that  Pier  views 
them  with  a  certain  reserve;  these  are 
not  the  essentials  of  life  to  a  girl  who 
has  run  terror-stricken  from  German  sol- 
diers." 

To  a  girl  reared  in  the  European  fash- 
ion, it  is  altogether  proper  and  accepted 
to  marry,  not  only  a  man  considerably 
older  than  yourself,  but  one  who  is 
worldly  and  knowledgeable.  The  foreign 
girl  expects  her  husband  to  lead  a  nor- 
mal man's  life,  in  which  escorting  beau- 
tiful women  to  night  clubs  is  viewed  as 
"sowing  wild  oats,"  "getting  it  out  of  his 
system,"  and  in  general,  preparing  him  to 
cherish  and  protect  the  innocent,  un- 
worldly young  woman  whom  he  marries. 

Is  Pier  jealous  of  the  lovely  women 
Kirk  Douglas  has  taken  about  Holly- 
wood? Does  she  feel  uneasy  at  the 
thought  of  holding  his  interest  and  at- 
tention after  princesses  and  countesses? 
Probably  not. 

Here  is  one  of  the  great  differences  be- 
tween Kirk  and  Pier  Angeli;  to  Kirk,  life 
is  a  matter  of  developing  an  external 
shell,  of  being  tough  enough  to  take  the 
knocks  and  resilient  enough  to  bounce 
back.  But  to  Kirk,  toughness  is  an  ex- 
ternal thing. 

To  Pier,  it  is  not. 

When  Pier  was  young,  she  learned  that 
there  are  two  sides  to  everyone:  inside 
and  outside.  What  matters,  she  found, 
is  what  is  inside — and  her  work,  her 
character,  her  approach  to  life  is  founded 
on  inner  toughness,  inner  strength. 

Here  is  one  most  important  place  at 
which  Pier  can  be  of  service  to  Kirk — 
like  any  other  woman,  she  will  find 
within  herself  the  strength  to  help  the 
man  she  loves. 

Essentially,  Pier  is  well-balanced  in 


a  way  that  is  unusual  for  a  film  star. 
She  likes  Hollywood,  but  according  to 
her  fellow  actors,  she  won't  let  Holly- 
wood or  success  throw  her.  She's  un- 
swerving in  her  loyalty,  which  sometimes 
brings  her  unhappiness,  but  her  faith  in 
others  makes  her  a  great  friend. 

Here  then  is  the  basis  for  the  best  sort 
of  marriage,  and  Kirk  Douglas  will  be  a 
lucky  man  with  Pier  Angeli — a  girl  who 
knows  how  to  be  a  friend,  whose  capacity 
for  love  is  fresh  and  unspoiled,  who  has 
a  deep-rooted  respect  and  faith  in  the 
value  of  the  family  unit,  and  both  a  will- 
ingness and  a  need  to  look  up  to  the 
man  she  marries. 

That  Kirk  will  provide  the  best  stand- 
ard for  her  to  look  up  to  is  unquestion- 
able. He  is  successful  in  a  career  she 
understands  and  values  truly,  both  for  its 
lucky  breaks  and  glamour  and  its  hard 
cruel  pace. 

For  all  her  gentleness,  her  quietness, 
the  reserve  which  comes  from  a  sheltered 
life  and  an  unfamiliarity  with  the  lan- 
guage, Pier  has  a  core  of  the  finest  stain- 
less steel — as  any  actress  must  have  to 
be  successful.  For  all  her  youth  and  sur- 
face inexperience,  Pier  is  a  girl  who  can 
provide  more  understanding  of  people, 
more  real  maturity,  than  an  American 
girl  of  her  age. 

There  are  differences  between  Kirk 
and  Pier:  and  these  differences  are  the 
very  sort  that  make  for  a  well-rourded 
happy  life,  in  which  each  can  open  up 
a  new  kind  of  living,  for  the  other. 

Kirk  loves — the  outdoor  life,  the  mas- 
culinity of  sports,  the  company  of  men. 

Pier  loves — the  quiet  life  of  a  home, 
with  an  occasional  jaunt  to  a  night  club. 
She  likes  friends,  and  adores  music — any 
way,  shape  or  form,  but  like  all  good 
Italians — especially  opera. 

Kirk  hates  sham;  so  does  Pier. 

All  in  all,  it's  a  marriage — if  it  ever 
happens,  and  everyone  who  knows  and 
likes  them  both  hopes  that  it  will — that 
can  succeed.  Both  have  a  lot  to  give  to 
one  another,  and  both  are  intelligent 
enough — and  sufficiently  in  love — to  rec- 
ognize it. 

It  is  when  the  giving  is  all  on  one  side 
that  so  many  Hollywood  marriages  go 
on  the  rocks.  With  Pier  and  Kirk  there 
should  be  plain  sailing  ahead  .  .  .  and,  it 
is  to  be  repeated,  all  Hollywood  wishes 
them  well.  END 


Charles  Boyer  and  his  wife,  long  one  of 
the  many  contented  Hollywood  couples. 


WHY  THEY  FELL  SO  IN  LOVE 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  22] 


LUCKIEST  BLONDE 
ALIVE! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  27] 

Danielle  Darrieux  and  Simone  Simon, 
and  came  to  the  conclusion  that  in  Holly- 
wood luck  counted  a  little  more  than 
talent. 

Who,  then,  the  newspaper  wanted  to 
find  out,  was  the  luckiest  girl  in  Holly- 
wood? 

Much  to  the  discomfiture  of  everyone 
connected  with  the  poll,  the  majority  of 
the  answers  steadfastly  gave  argument 
to  the  accusation  that  luck  supersedes 
talent  in  Hollywood. 

Almost  all  of  the  readers  named  in- 
numerable and  outstanding  examples  of 
genuine  acting  ability,  refreshing  per- 
sonality, true  charm,  and  what  have  you. 
And,  as  we  have  already  indicated,  the 
final  choice  was  Miss  Wilson. 

Marie  Wilson  typified,  the  readers  felt, 
the  ail-American  girl  who  knows  what 
she  wants  and  gets  it.  The  readers,  like 
all  Europeans,  who  have  known  much 
adversity  and  recognize  it  with  sympathy 
in  others,  pointed  up  the  qualities  of 
Marie  in  getting  slowly,  often  painfully 
ahead.  Furthermore,  they  admired  her 
looks,  her  behavior,  the  way  she  talks 
in  an  interview. 

"This  girl  has  it  over  Marilyn  Mon- 
roe every  time,"  quoth  one  correspond- 
ent, whose  letter  was  prominently  dis- 
played by  the  newspaper.  "Her  figure 
may  not  have  the  ooh's  and  aah's  di- 
mensions of  the  other  girl,  but  she  has 
a  flair  for  farce  (which  all  we  French 
people  love)  that  would  put  to  shame  the 
acting  talents  of  many  other  performers 
— including  Mile.  Monroe." 

Another  reader  eulogized,  "I  pick  Marie 
because  she  shines  in  whatever  she  does 
like  a  well-polished  diamond,  and  be- 
cause all  of  her  future  is  still  very  much 
before  her." 

Nothing,  perhaps,  could  ring  more  true 
than  that  last  statement  from  across  the 
Atlantic,  because  how  close  Marie  Wil- 
son came  to  having  no  future  at  all  is 
still  a  matter  of  shivering  to  her  friends 
and  family.  It  doesn't,  on  the  other  hand, 
bother  Marie. 

Of  that  horrible  day  over  a  year  ago 
when,  in  a  bleak  hospital  room,  she  faced 
death  for  the  first  time,  she  says  firmly, 
"I  think  when  you're  really  sick,  you're 
like  a  little  child,  just  trusting  in  good 
things,  and  that  someone,  somehow,  will 
take  care  of  you.  When  I  was  sick,  I  just 
told  myself,  'You'll  make  it.  You  always 
have  before.'  And  I  did!" 

Perhaps  it  is  this  simple  faith  in  the 
goodness  of  things — and  people — that 
makes  Marie  Wilson  such  an  outstanding 
hit  as  Irma. 

"It  is  Marie  Wilson's  own  character 
which  makes  Irma  so  real,  but  with  a 
difference,"  reveals  Cy  Howard,  pro- 
ducer of  the  successful  CBS  TV  comedy 
series.  "Marie  is  not  stupid,  just  enthusi- 
astic and  credulous.  She  believes  in  peo- 
ple,   in    goodness,    and    Tightness — and 


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Marie  Wilson  gets  a  lift  from  Rosalind  Russell  and  two  WACS  during  rehearsal 
at  Fort  Lee,  Va.,  for  pool  sequence  "Never  Wave  At  A  WAC,"  her  latest  RKO  film. 


despite  all  the  people  who  take  advan- 
tage of  her  belief,  she  holds  tenaciously 
to  it." 
Lucky  blonde? 

Yes,  Marie  is  lucky  indeed,  and  she'll 
be  the  first  to  tell  you.  To  any  actor  or 
actress,  the  biggest,  most  wonderful  piece 
of  luck  in  the  world  is  to  find  a  part — a 
role — a  character  which  is  the  real  ex- 
pression of  the  actor.  Marie  Wilson  has 
such  a  part  in  "My  Friend  Irma,"  and 
what  a  lucky  break  that  is  after  all  those 
years  of  playing  beautiful  dumb-blonde 
roles! 

"For  years  I  had  said  that  I  would  give 
everything  to  be  able  to  play  some  day 
a  character  that  was  sympathetic  to  my 
own  nature,"  says  Marie.  "Someone  that 
I  knew  was  real  and  true,  and  someone 
an  actress  can  portray  almost  without 
trying.  Irma  was  the  answer  to  that 
prayer." 

What  Marie  Wilson,  in  her  truly  mod- 
est fashion,  does  not  add  is  that  she  has 
made  the  role  of  Irma  all  the  better  and 
more  believable  for  the  loving  care  she 
has  given  to  the  portrayal.  About  every- 
one from  the  sponsors  of  "My  Friend 
Irma"  to  the  technicians  themselves  see 
the  star  of  the  show  not  only  as  a  tal- 
ented trouper,  but  an  actress  always  with 
her  heart  in  her  work  and,  at  the  same 
time,  always  gracious  and  friendly. 
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Behind  the  scenes  of  "My  Friend 
Irma,"  here  are  some  of  the  opinions  of 
the  gal  from  her  fellow  workers  and 
friends. 

"I'm  supposed  to  have  a  hundred  'act- 
ing' voices  in  my  job  as  a  radio  and  TV 
actor,"  says  Hans  Conreid,  who  plays 
Professor  Kropotkin,  "but  off-stage  I 
have  only  one  voice — my  own.  It's  in  that 
voice  I'd  like  to  say  that  working  with 
Marie  is  one  of  the  most  complete  and 
satisfying  things  that  can  happen  to  any- 
one. 

"In  fact,  Marie  is  so  real  that  she  is 
often  unbelievable,"  he  goes  on.  "She's 
first  to  help  the  other  actor,  last  to  criti- 
cize anyone — unless  it's  herself.  As  a 
truly  great  little  star,  she  is  everything 
a  supporting  actor  could  ever  expect  of 
one!" 

"There's  no  camouflage  to  her  make- 
up and  that's  what  makes  Marie  such 
a  good  friend,"  remarks  Cathy  Lewis, 
who  plays  her  roommate,  Jane.  "Loyalty, 
integrity  and  sincerity  are  the  basic 
foundations  of  a  very  real  character  that 
endears  itself  to  everyone  who  comes  in 
contact  with  it." 

Others  in  the  cast  like  John  Brown, 
who  plays  Al,  and  Gloria  Gordon,  who 
portrays  the  brassy  Mrs.  O'Reilly,  have 
much  the  same  thing  to  say.  "Even  if  we 
never  played  with  her  again,  we'd  both 


hope  we'd  have  her  for  a  friend  the 
rest  of  our  lives." 

As  for  the  writers  on  the  show,  Messrs.  ' 
Parke  Levy,  Stanley  Adams  and  Roland 
McLane,  they  all  agree  that  one  of  her 
great  qualities,  other  than  an  eternal  as- 
tonishment at  her  own  success,  is  her 
gift  for  impish  humor.  No  one  has  ever 
quite  found  out  how  unconscious  it  is. 

Cy  Howard,  for  instance,  will  never 
forget  the  time  he  first  asked  her  to  play 
Irma. 

"I  won't  do  it  right,"  she  warned  him. 

"Good!"  beamed  Howard,  when  he'd 
got  over  his  shock.  "That's  what  I 
mean.  You  ARE  Irma!" 

Another  time  when  the  producer  won- 
dered whether  Marie  Wilson's  retorts  are 
a  type  of  frank  humor  all  her  own,  or 
merely  accidental  quips,  was  when  she 
fluffed  a  line  at  the  microphone.  Instead 
of  saying  Jane,  she  said,  "Oh,  that  will  be 
wonderful  June!" 

"Marie,  you're  calling  her  June!" 
rasped  Cy  Howard  from  the  control 
booth. 

There  was  a  long  pause  while  Cy 
Howard's  reproach  sank  in.  Then  Marie 
slowly  faced  the  mike  again,  and  said, 
"July?" 

Going  back  some  years  when  Marie 
was  a  bright  decoration  to  the  record- 
breaking  run  of  "Blackouts,"  the  revue 
kept  alive  seven  years  by  Ken  Murray's 
facile  wit  and  Miss  Wilson's  famed  fig- 
ure, she  had  the  whole  cast  in  stitches 
one  night  with  one  of  her  typically  quaint 
remarks — uttered  in  dead  seriousness. 

She  sat  on  the  darkened  stage,  waiting 
for  the  curtain  to  go  up,  her  chin  cupped 
in  her  hands.  She  had,  she  remembers 
afterwards,  been  giving  deep  thought  to 
the  fact  that  "Blackouts"  might  run  for- 
ever and  that  she  was  in  a  rut. 

Marie  looked  so  morose  sitting  there, 
waiting  to  go  on,  that  Ken  walked  over 
and  patted  her  on  her  bare  shoulder. 
(It  was  very  bare  in  those  days).  "What's 
on  that  beautiful  Einstein  mind  of  yours, 
baby?" 

"I  was  just  thinking — if  only  I  had  a 
wonderful  past  to  look  forward  to." 

All  along,  it  has  been  that  way.  Over 
at  Schwab's  Drugstore,  where  movie's 
400  drop  in  for  a  soda  or  a  quick  sand- 
wich, and  often  a  prescription  for  a  stu- 
dio-precipitated headache,  Marie  Wil- 
son was  a  familiar  figure.  She  was  there 
oftener,  sat  around  longer.  Those  were 
long  and  lean  waits  between  engage- 
ments. 

One  day  a  studio  scout  approached 
her,  and  said  fondly,  "What's  cooking, 
beautiful?" 

Marie  looked  at  him  lazily  through 
long  lashes.  "In  my  house,  everything 
but  food,"  she  said  hollowly. 

Of  course,  it  wasn't  as  serious  as  all 
that.  But  Marie,  even  in  those  days,  had 
a  quaint  and  frank  way  of  adorning  her 
words  that  gave  her,  of  all  the  things  she 
didn't  want,  the  reputation  of  being  a 
little  dumber  than  her  roles. 

"They  wanted  to  turn  me  into  a  blonde 
Goldwyn,"  she  said  once.  "And  they  al- 
most did.  Just  as  they  did  to  Mr.  Gold- 
wyn, they  put  words  in  my  mouth.  Words 
I  never  said.  Sure,  I  do  get  a  little  mixed 


up  sometimes.   Who  doesn't?" 

Today  there  is  nothing  mixed  up  about 
Marie  Wilson.  She  has  gone  a  long  way, 
and  often  along  a  hard  route.  Once  she 
believed  that  luck  was  exclusively  a  gift 
for  other  people,  that  Dame  Fortune,  for 
no  certain  reason,  had  reserved  a  special 
frown  for  her. 

"I  don't  believe  that  any  more,"  she 
told  this  writer.  "I  am  one  of  the  luckiest 
girls  in  the  world — not  only  profession- 
ally, but  privately.  Perhaps  luck  when 
it  comes  a  little  later  than  it  should  is  a 
little  more  powerful,  a  little  more  perma- 
nent. Anyway,  this  time  it  seems  to 
be  hanging  on."  She  tapped  the  leg  of 
her  chair.  "Touch  wood,  of  course." 

On  another  occasion  she  remarked  with 
a  faint  but  satisfied  smile.  "Call  me  a 
second-chance-lucky  girl.  I've  had  sec- 
ond chances  in  all  departments.  Second 
chances  at  my  career,  in  marriage,  and 
of  course,  even  a  second  chance  to  live 
at  all  after  that  siege  with  blood  poi- 
soning." 

As  it  happened,  second  chances  with 
Marie  all  turned  out  well.  During  her 
fight  for  life  in  the  hospital,  with  temper- 
atures ranging  from  104  to  106  and  a 
heart  fluttering  like  a  leaf  in  a  storm,  it 
was,  she  thinks,  the  thought  of  a  "nice 
new  beau"  which  really  helped  pull  her 
through. 

"I  began  to  worry.  Would  I  ever  get 
out  of  a  hard  hospital  bed,  and  my  nice 
new  beau — would  he  ever  give  me  an- 
other glance  when  I  was  looking  so 
awful?"  she  smiles.  "Then  I  stopped  wor- 
rying, because  if  I  could  worry  about  how 
I  looked,  I  knew  I  was  really  all  right!  ' 

She  had  met  charming,  handsome  Bob 
Fallon  some  months  before  when  they 
were  both  appearing  at  the  Circle  The- 
atre in  "Three  Out  Of  Four."  She  had 
been  through  a  tremendous  emotional 
strain  after  many  years  of  trying  to 
patch  up  her  shaky  marriage  to  Allan 
Nixon.  Her  divorce  wasn't  yet  final,  and 
Bob's  attentiveness  wasn't  only  welcome 
— but  necessary. 

"I  had  never  felt  so  alone  or  lonely 
in  my  life,"  she  recalls.  "And  when  I 
was  put  away  in  an  oxygen  tent,  it 
seemed  the  end.  To  my  career,  my  world, 
my  family — to  the  possibility  of  finding 
someone  to  take  care  of  me.  In  my  more 
lucid  moments  I  wondered  what  Bob 
might  be  doing.  Wherever  he  was,  would 
he  be  thinking  of  me?  I  hoped  so — 
but  there  were  dark,  long  moments  when 
I  didn't  think  he'd  care  about  a  girl  out 
of  reach,  out  of  mind  in  a  grim  hospital 
bed." 

It  was  when  Marie  Wilson  was  out  of 
danger  that  she  discovered  that  Bob  Fal- 
lon had  paced  the  corridors  of  the  hos- 
pital day  and  night  through  the  entire 
ordeal.  When  she  was  well  enough  to 
see  anybody  ...  it  was  Bob  who  poked 
his  head  in  the  door  first. 

"He  didn't  have  to  speak,  and  I  didn't 
have  to  ask  to  find  out  that  here  was 
someone  who  wanted  to  take  care  of 
me.  That  was  something  no  one  had  ever 
done  before,"  says  Marie,  ".  ,  .  and  I 
liked  it!" 

It  is  when  she  speaks  of  that  incident 
alone  that  Marie  says  with  almost  star- 
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emotional  actress  in  a  serious  drama. 

What's  wrong  with  being  thought  of  as 
a  Glamour  Girl?  After  all,  this  business 
is  built  on  a  definite  allure — which  is  its 
salable  commodity.  But  unfortunately, 
stars  today  can't  go  in  as  heavily  for 
glamour  as  they  used  to  because  budgets 
just  don't  reach  far  enough.  If  you  have 
a  lot  of  money  you  can  be  twice  as  allur- 
ing as  you  can  without  it.  In  the  past 
stars  could  buy  almost  anything  they 
wanted — even  to  leopard  skin  upholstery 
for  their  convertibles.  But  today  there 
has  to  be  a  more  practical  approach  to 
the  business  of  glamour. 

Of  all  the  parts  I've  played  recently, 
and  most  have  been  in  the  same  particu- 
lar vein,  my  favorite  has  been  the  one  in 
"She's  Back  On  Broadway."  In  it  I  play  a 
movie  star  and  I  get  a  chance  to  wear  a 
lot  of  very  attractive  clothes.  It's  also  a 
good  part — although  it  isn't  the  kind  to 
win  an  Academy  Award.  However,  win- 
ning such  an  honor  has  never  been  the 
first  and  foremost  thing  in  my  mind.  I'm 
just  happy  to  have  the  chance  to  do  that 
for  which  I'm  best  qualified. 

I  have  never  refused  to  pose  for  any 
kind  of  cheesecake — as  long  as  it  wasn't 
vulgar.  That's  right  up  my  alley.  With- 
out it  I'd  be  lost. 

I  think  every  actress  has  to  be  honest 
about  her  potentials  and  her  capabilities. 
And  I  don't  think  it's  very  honest  to  try 
to  be  something  you're  not.  If  you're  a 
good  cheesecake  product,  why  not  go  in 
for  it? 

I  believe,  of  course,  that  every  woman 
should  try  to  be  as  glamourous  as  pos- 
sible. I've  seen  a  lot  of  women  who 
weren't  beautiful,  but  who  made  the 
most  of  their  natural  assets. 

Some  women  go  in  so  heavily  for 
glamour  they  become  phony.  I  remem- 
ber seeing  a  woman  at  a  party  who  was 
so  meticulously  made  up  she  was  afraid 
to  smile  for  fear  of  spoiling  her  appear- 
ance. I  know  another  who  ate  so  daintily 
it  was  laughable  because  she  didn't  want 
to  ruin  her  lipstick.  I've  seen  other 
women  who  were  so  conscious  of  their 
own  glamourous  appearance  that  they 
were  like  statues — and  no  one  could  get 
to  know  them  or  even  find  any  interest 
in  talking  to  them.  This  kind  of  glamour 
is  not  real  because  it  is  too  self-centered. 
Those  women  who  are  self-enamored 
lose  their  own  personality.  I  think  it's 
better  to  be  as  attractive  as  you  can  and 
then  forget  about  it  so  others  won't  be 
bored  by  you.  Real  glamour  doesn't  need 
any  production  number  to  back  it  up. 

Which  brings  up  the  point  as  to 
whether  or  not  glamour  is  ever  a  bore.  I 
won't  say  that  it  is,  but  I  will  say  that 
there  are  times  when  I  like  to  get  out  of 
all  the  fancy  clothes  and  make-up  and 
just  relax.  At  home  I  like  to  wear  an 
old  pair  of  levis  and  an  old  sweater.  This 
is  not  only  for  comfort — it's  also  practi- 
cal since  I  like  to  play  with  our  four 
dogs  and  they  can  get  you  a  bit  messed 


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up  with  their  jumping  on  you.  Occa- 
sionally— and  I  mean  very  occasionally — 
I  also  like  to  putter  about  in  the  garden. 
This  you  can't  do  in  a  frilly  dress. 

At  other  times  at  home  I  spend  my 
time  sewing  and  cutting  out  pictures  in 
magazines  of  unusual  things  in  architec- 
ture and  interior  decoration — or  new 
ideas  for  a  dress.  I  love  to  go  about 
redesigning  my  own  clothes.  But  at  home 
comfort  is  the  keynote  of  my  wardrobe. 
What  else  should  it  be?  Glamour  is  a 
real  bore  when  you're  in  your  own  home. 
And  yet,  I  don't  let  comfort  take  over 
too  much  if  a  friend  is  going  to  drop  by 
even  for  a  casual  visit.  Then  I  do  dress 
so  I'll  look  attractive.  I  think  this  is 
especially  important  when  a  woman 
friend  is  coming  over  because  any  woman 
likes  to  see  another  looking  her  best. 

Being  married  to  Mike  has,  of  course, 
made  changes  in  me.  He  hasn't  changed 
my  ideas  radically,  but  I  certainly  do 
dress  to  please  him.  We  always  go  shop- 
ping together  and  I  never  fail  to  ask  his 
opinion  about  my  clothes.  He  has  excel- 
lent taste.  Frankly,  I  love  to  shop,  but 
it  takes  me  ages.  I  want  to  see  every- 
thing in  the  store,  but  Mike  keeps  in- 
sisting I  should  buy  something  that  in- 
trigues me  without  debating  about  it. 

Mike  has  influenced  me  in  many  ways 
— but  the  most  important  is  that  I'm 
relaxed  as  a  person  now — not  nervous  as 
I  was.  I  used  to  be  afraid,  frightened 
actually,  and  certainly  very  shy.  I'm 
none  of  these  things  now.  To  put  it 
briefly,  Mike  has  helped  me  to  grow  up. 

And  with  that  I  turn  this  over  to  Mike 
for  a  comment: 

(Aside  from  Mike:  Is  Virginia  glam- 
ourous? Well,  I  guess  so.  I've  never  paid 
much  attention  to  that.  If  she  wants  to 
be,  that's  fine  with  me.  Frankly,  from 
my  viewpoint,  I  don't  know  where  glam- 
our starts  and  make-up  and  clothes  end. 
According  to  the  dictionary,  it  is  a  sheen, 
a  veneer,  a  brilliance  that  is  not  real. 
Virginia  has  a  beauty  no  matter  what 
she  wears.  And  she  has  a  quality  I  con- 
sider most  important  in  women — she  is  a 
lady.  When  I  met  her  I  was  working  on 
a  picture  and  about  twenty-five  guys 
were  sitting  around  trading  man  talk — 
and  what's  duller  than  a  lot  of  men 
talking?  Virginia  came  on  the  set  to  be 
interviewed  for  a  small  part  in  the  pic- 
ture. She  was  a  frightened  kid,  but  had 
real  dignity  and  poise.  That  did  it  for 
me.  No,  I  didn't  marry  Virginia  because 
she  was  a  glamourous  movie  star.  She 
wasn't  even  a  star  then.  Like  any  man 
who  is  in  love  with  his  wife,  it  doesn't 
matter  to  me  what  she  wears,  says,  or 
does — she's  still  the  most  beautiful  person 
in  the  world  to  me.  As  long  as  she  has 
dignity  and  all  the  good  graces,  nothing 
else  matters. 

(As  for  being  glamourous  I  think  it's 
great  for  those  who  like  to  watch  her  on 
the  screen.  I'm  not  jealous  of  the  effect 
she  has  on  people.  In  fact,  I  get  a  big 
kick  out  of  sending  leg  art  of  her  to  the 


soldiers  who  ask  for  it.  I  think  those 
GI's  have  darned  good  taste  when  they 
like  my  wife.) 

It's  nice  to  have  a  husband  feel  about 
a  wife  the  way  Mike  feels  about  me.  Such 
a  relationship  really  helps  to  make  her 
a  glamourous  person — at  least,  to  the  only 
one  who  matters.  He  is  interested  in 
everything  I  do.  He  shares,  too,  my 
opinion  that  a  star — if  you  can  use  that 
overworked  word — owes  it  to  the  public 
to  look  as  attractive  as  possible  when 
she's  out.  I  don't  at  all  approve  of 
actresses  who  seem  to  make  a  career  out 
of  appearing  in  public  looking  like  a 
worn-out  dish  rag.  We're  in  a  business 
where  we're  noticed — and  we  should  be 
certain  we  look  our  best. 

Yet,  I  don't  regard  myself  as  a  clothes 
horse.  It's  just  a  pride  in  my  own  per- 
sonal appearance. 

(Aside  from  Mike:  What  makes  an  ex- 
citing woman?  I  think  it's  a  matter  of 
imagination  created  in  someone's  mind. 


Men  see  a  glamourous  woman  on  the 
screen  and  imagine  how  it  would  be  to 
have  a  wife  like  that.  Women  like  to 
feel  they,  too,  can  be  like  her.  So  to 
sum  it  up,  no  woman  is  all  things  to  all 
men.  The  final  consideration  about  glam- 
our is  that  each  woman  be  a  lady  above 
all  else.) 

Speaking  from  the  woman's  standpoint, 
is  glamour  a  bore?  Not  as  far  as  I'm 
concerned.  It  helps  to  make  the  world  a 
more  beautiful  place  to  live  in.  It's  only 
a  bore  when  it  takes  the  place  of  genuine- 
ness and  honesty,  when  it's  used  as  a 
surface  to  cover  up  a  lack  of  real  per- 
sonality. No  woman  wants  to  go  around 
dressed  to  the  teeth  all  of  the  time,  but 
she  can  certainly  make  it  a  business  to 
be  always  attractive  to  her  husband  first 
and  to  others  second. 

When  the  day  comes  I'm  bored  with 
glamour,  I'll  be  ready  for  my  knitting 
and  the  easy  chair.  As  long  as  I'm  asked 
to  give  out  with  sex  appeal,  I'll  give  out. 
And  be  very  glad  for  the  chance!  END 


THE  INSIDE  STORY  OF  THE  MARILYN-JANE  FEUD 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  26] 


And  Jane  couldn't  be  happier  with  her 
part.  As  she  said,  "I'm  having  a  ball  with 
this  because  I  get  a  chance  to  play  a 
smart,  wisecracking  doll — the  kind  of  role 
I've  always  wanted." 

Even  more  than  that,  in  one  scene  she 
has  to  imitate  Marilyn — and  this,  of 
course,  caused  more  reports  that  she  was 
going  to  let  go  at  the  Monroe  girl.  Jane 
wears  a  blonde  wig  and  affects  Marilyns 
walk  and  speech.  This  didn't  bother 
Marilyn  in  the  least.  In  fact,  she  helped 
la  Russell  with  the  imitation  and  re- 
marked to  friends.  "Why  should  this 
bother  me?  I  know  Jane  wouldn't  do 
anything  that  would  hurt  me." 

Then  there  was  the  matter  of  who 
would  wear  the  most  revealing  clothes  in 
the  picture  since  revealing  the  form  di- 
vine has  been  a  specialty  of  each.  Both 
get  a  chance  to  show  off  plenty  of  pul- 
chritude in  bathing  suit  scenes.  For  a 
while  Jane  was  supposed  to  wear  slacks 
in  a  few  scenes,  but  it  was  decided — not 
at  her  insistence — to  nix  this  and  accent- 
uate the  Russell  form  more.  While  Jane 
will  show  plenty,  she  doesn't  go  as  far  in 
one  particular  instance  as  Marilyn  does. 
For  a  scene,  Marilyn  had  to  wear  a  cos- 
tume supposedly  of  diamonds.  Costume 
perhaps  is  using  the  term  loosely  since 
there  wasn't  much  to  the  outfit.  The  big 
problem,  however,  was  finding  some  deli- 
cate way  of  measuring  her  navel  into 
which  a  diamond  of  the  proper  size  was 
to  be  inserted.  This  task  was  finally  taken 
care  of  by  the  woman's  wardrobe  chief. 

As  far  as  publicity  pictures  are  con- 
cerned, both  Jane  and  Marilyn  posed 
willingly  for  the  usual  cheesecake.  Jane, 
however,  did  balk  at  one  shot.  The  pho- 
tographer asked  her  to  lean  over — for  ob- 
vious reasons — for  a  picture.  Jane  smiled 
at  him  and  said,  "I  know  exactly  what 


you  want,  but  let's  do  it  this  way  in- 
stead." And  she  struck  a  less  revealing 
pose.  This  is  something  she  would  scarce- 
ly have  done  if  she  were  intent  on  out- 
sexing  Marilyn. 

"Of  course,  I'm  used  to  this  type  of 
busty  publicity,"  Jane  remarked.  "And 
I'm  used  to  the  other  types,  too.  After 
being  in  the  business  thirteen  years  there 
isn't  any  angle  that  is  new  to  me.  I've 
learned  that  there  is  a  time  to  discuss  sex 
and  the  bosomy  matters,  but  that  is  not 
all  the  time.  Just  as  I've  learned  that  it's 
best  not  to  concentrate  too  heavily  on  the 
home  life  and  on  my  religious  beliefs." 

Jane  has  occasionally  talked  to  Mari- 
lyn on  how  to  face  this  particular  phase 
of  her  career — and  one  thing  she  has  said 
is  for  her  not  to  worry  about  the  kind  of 
publicity  she  has  been  getting.  As  Jane 
pointed  out,  "This  will  fade  in  time.  My 
family  used  to  worry  about  the  types  of 
pictures  and  stories  done  on  me,  but  they 
finally  learned  to  accept  everything  as 
I  did." 

Actually,  Marilyn  hasn't  been  con- 
cerned— except  for  the  release  of  the 
calendars.  Here  she  feels  the  limit  must 
be  drawn  and  she's  drawing  it. 

Jane  has  helped  Marilyn  in  other  mat- 
ters, too — things  she  has  learned  from  her 
own  experience. 

"I  know  what  Marilyn  is  going  through 
because  I  had  the  same  kind  of  provoca- 
tive excitement  as  an  impetus  to  my  ca- 
reer," Jane  said.  "For  one  thing,  she's  a 
generous  person  with  her  time — as  I  was. 
So  I'd  like  to  help  her  realize  she  can't 
allow  people  to  take  up  all  of  her  time. 
She  has  to  learn  how  to  say  'No'  to  things. 
However,  I've  found  that  Marilyn  is  cap- 
able of  taking  care  of  herself  in  most 
matters  and  far  more  so  than  most  peo- 
ple give  her  credit  for." 


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Jane  Russell  gives  Marilyn  Monroe  the  piercing  eye  as  they  prepare  for  a  scene 
in  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes."  Several  amusing  incidents  happened  on  the  set. 


It  is  true  that  Marilyn  has  been  willing 
to  give  almost  anybody  her  time.  Strange 
characters  will  get  her  on  the  phone  at 
her  hotel  and  she'll  talk  to  them  because 
she  doesn't  want  to  cut  them  off.  This  is 
all  because  at  heart  Marilyn  is  a  timid 
and  scared  person  who  wants  to  please 
everyone.  Now  that  she's  developing  more 
confidence  she  will  probably  learn  to  put 
a  halter  on  the  use  of  her  time. 

The  only  other  things  Jane  has  dis- 
cussed with  Marilyn  have  been  the  im- 
portance of  working  with  a  good  direc- 
tor like  Howard  Hawks  and  of  encourag- 
ing her  to  do  comedy,  for  which  Jane 
thinks  she  has  quite  a  flair. 


his  idols  are  Napoleon  and  Gen.  Paul 
Sheridan,  short  men  who  made  good  in 
a  tall  way.  Perhaps  these  theories  are 
actual  facts,  but  we're  more  concerned 
with  why  beautiful  girls  like  Elaine  go 
for  Mickey. 

As  in  his  previous  trips  to  the  altar, 
Rooney  jubilantly  declared  when  he 
married  the  comparatively  unknown 
Elaine  in  the  Wee  Kirk  'O  The  Heather 
62 


Marilyn  really  looks  up  to  Jane  in 
many  ways.  She  once  told  a  friend,  "I 
want  some  day  to  have  as  happy  a  life  as 
she  has — a  happy  marriage  combined  with 
a  well-adjusted  career.  I  admire  her  so 
much  for  the  wise  way  in  which  she  has 
handled  her  life." 

So  you  can  see  this  feud  is  really  hot 
— but  only  from  the  amount  of  aimless 
copy  it  has  created.  Jane  Russell  and 
Marilyn  Monroe  have  proved  that  two 
glamour  girls  who  sell  sex  provocatively 
can  also  be  two  normal  human  beings 
and  friends.  This  is  probably  the  great- 
est shock  ever  thrown  at  the  Hollywood 
rumor  factory.  END 


chapel  in  the  Nevada  resort  that  it  was 
"for  keeps."  His  utter  sincerity  always 
impressed  the  girls. 

Yes,  indeed,  this  time  he  was  "really 
in  love." 

They  had  met  only  two  months  before 
at  a  Hollywood  party,  but  they  "did 
not  run  into  marriage  hastily,"  he  said. 
"We  waited  long  enough  to  make  sure 
we  were  right  for  each  other."  Mickey 


is  a  born  salesman  even  when  proposing. 

As  at  his  other  marriages,  he  also  was/ 
a  jittery  bridegroom,  fidgeting  about, 
fumbling  with  the  wedding  ring  during 
the  20-minute  ceremony.  Naturally,  a 
bride  feels  that  only  a  groom  genuinely 
in  love  behaves  like  this. 

Though  it  is  difficult  to  believe  Mickey 
is  still  self-conscious  about  his  height, 
he  refused  to  pose  for  photographers  and 
whisked  his  bride  away  to  ■  one  of  Las 
Vegas'  plushier  hotels  where  they  regis- 
tered as  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Yule,  Mickey's 
real  name. 

Elaine,  who  had  been  married  once 
before,  has  taken  her  place  in  the  im- 
posing Rooney  wedding  gallery  that  once 
claimed  the  glamourous  presences,  suc- 
cessively, of  Ava  Gardner,  Betty  Jane 
Rase,  and  Martha  Vickers. 

No  glamour  boy  himself,  with  his  short 
stature  and  his  wizened,  puckish  face, 
Mickey  has  brashly  whirled  from  girl  to 
girl,  making  a  hit  with  them  because, 
apparently,  he  is  more  entertaining, 
more  energetic,  more  hep,  more  flattering 
and  convincing  than  the  average-size 
man.  Like  his  idol,  Napoleon,  he  works 
twice  as  hard  at  everything  in  life,  espe- 
cially love,  to  offset  his  size. 

He  bounced  with  a  bang  into  the  life 
of  Ava  Gardner,  a  shy  and  obscure  star- 
let on  the  MGM  lot  during  the  Summer 
of  1941.  Only  18  years  old,  Ava  had  come 
to  Hollywood  from  her  home  in  Wilson, 
N.C.,  after  a  relative  had  submitted  her 
picture  to  a  talent  scout  who,  obviously, 
was  having  no  trouble  with  his  eyesight. 

Mickey  met  her  on  the  set  of  a  picture 
he  was  making.  She  was  being  shown 
around  by  studio  officials,  and  the  little 
guy — he  was  only  21 — was  bowled  over 
by  the  slender,  beautiful,  soft-spoken 
Southern  girl. 

Next  day  he  had  a  date  with  her. 
Soon  the  dates  were  piling  up  thickly. 
By  December  Mickey  and  Ava  were 
engaged.  She  had  fallen  in  love,  too. 
She,  also,  was  impressed — as  who  wasn't 
in  Hollywood — by  the  notable  fact  that 
for  three  successive  years  Rooney  had 
been  America's  top  box-office  star. 

He  was  the  Napoleon  of  the  films,  yet 
he  was  novice  Ava  Gardner's  to  have 
and  to  hold.  It  was  quite  a  feather  in 
her  North  Carolina  cap.  Had  he  not  been 
the  squire  of — even  reported  engaged  to 
—Linda  Darnell,  Dolly  Thon,  Sheila 
Ryan  and  other  beauties? 

On  Jan.  10,  1942,  Mickey  and  Ava 
slipped  away  to  Ballard,  Calif.,  and  were 
married  in  a  simple  ceremony  in  the 
presence  of  his  parents,  the  late  Joe  Yule, 
burlesque  and  screen  comedian,  and 
Mrs.  Belle  Pankey;  his  stepfather,  Fred 
Pankey,  and  Ava's  sister,  Beatrice 
Gardner. 

Members  of  the  wedding  party  re- 
ported that  he  was  a  nervous  bride- 
groom. He  fidgeted  throughout  the 
ceremony,  and  at  its  close  kissed  the 
hand  of  his  bride  twice. 

It  is  significant  that  when  the  wedding 
pictures  were  about  to  be  "shot,"  Ava 
quick-wittedly  took  off  her  shoes.  She 
was  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  but  with  her 
high  heels  a  head  taller  than  her  bride- 
groom. 

Ten  days  later  the  couple  were  in  New 


WHY  GLAMOUR  GIRLS  GO  FOR  MICKEY 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  36] 


York  on  a  combined  honeymoon  and 
personal  appearance  tour.  Mickey  made 
it  evident  that  he  was  wearing  the  pants 
of  the  family  as  befitting. 

It  is  on  record  that  Mickey  answered 
not  only  the  questions  put  to  him,  but  to 
his  wife.  Between  questions  he  gazed 
at  her  worshipfully. 

She  was  asked  if  she  planned  to  have 
a  family.  Undaunted,  Mickey  inter- 
jected: 

"We  want  everything  that  goes  to  make 
a  happy  American  home."  Mickey 
would  be  twice  as  devoted  as  any  hus- 
band had  ever  been. 

But  six  months  later  friction  was  re- 
ported in  the  Rooney- Gardner  menage. 
The  story  was  that  his  friendship  with 
his  old  music-loving  pals  had  broken  up 
their  marriage,  though  Mickey  denied 
there  had  been  any  trouble. 

There  followed  a  series  of  separations 
and  reconciliations.  In  September,  1942, 
Ava  declared  that  "things  weren't  happy 
around  home  and  we  decided  to  call  it 
quits." 

She  filed  suit  for  divorce  and  asked  a 
share  of  $200,000  community  property. 

A  few  weeks  later,  however,  they  an- 
nounced they  were  "going  to  start  life 
over."  What  had  "seemed  a  domestic 
tragedy,"  she  said,  "was  just  a  family 
spat." 

Ava  dropped  her  divorce  action  in 
which  she  charged  Mickey  with  cruelty. 

"I  still  love  him,"  she  said.  "He  can 
still  be  the  boss  when  he  comes  back — 
if  he  wants  to  be." 

Nevertheless,  the  marriage  continued 
stormy.  In  February  1943,  Mickey  and 
Ava  parted  again.  This  time  "for  keeps," 
they  announced,  adding:  "We  are  sepa- 
rating and  giving  up  our  home."  Subse- 
quently, Ava  obtained  a  divorce. 

She  charged  that  Mickey  often  "ran 
home  to  his  mother." 

Yet,  the  spark  of  a  deep-seated  affec- 
tion for  one  another  continued  to  hover 
over  them.  On  the  eve  of  his  departure 
to  enter  the  Army  in  June,  1944,  they 
were  seen  arm-in-arm  at  a  Hollywood 
night  club.  And  Rooney  sentimentally 
confided  to  those  who  were  under- 
standably puzzled: 

"We  both  realize  now  that  the  divorce 
was  a  mistake." 

No  reconciliation  took  place,  however. 
Mickey  went  on  to  new  beautiful  wives, 
Ava  to  new  fascinating  husbands — Artie 
Shaw,  Frank  Sinatra. 

Mickey  was  the  greatest  single  influ- 
ence in  Ava's  career,  not  excluding 
Frank  Sinatra.  Born  in  show  business, 
Mickey  taught  Ava  its  every  facet — what 
to  do  before  a  camera,  how  to  walk,  how 
to  stand,  to  point  a  line,  what  to  do  with 
her  hands.  As  is  his  nature,  Mickey 
tried  to  do  twice  as  much  for  Ava  as  any 
other  man  might  have  done. 

He  took  her  where  she  wanted  to  go. 
They  followed  no  social  pattern.  His 
friends  were  her  friends.  Until  she  met 
Mickey,  Ava  had  never  been  in  a  regular 
theatre  and,  excepting  Los  Angeles,  and 
a  two  weeks'  visit  to  New  York,  had 
never  seen  a  town  bigger  than  Raleigh, 
N.C. 

After  her  divorce  Ava  began  to  branch 
out  socially,  started  to  be  seen  in  the 


company  of  Hollywood's  most  eligible 
and  most  famous  bachelors. 

Rooney,  meanwhile,  had  turned  his 
chief  attention  to  another  southern  eye- 
dazzler — this  time  Betty  Jane  Rase,  of 
Birmingham,  Ala.  She  had  just  returned 
home  from  Atlantic  City  where  she  had 
appeared  as  Miss  Birmingham  in  a  beau- 
ty contest. 

Mickey,  who  was  in  basic  army  train- 
ing in  Alabama,  married  Betty  Jane  on 
Sept.  30,  1944,  six  days  after  their  intro- 
duction. She  was  only  17.  It  was  a 
whirlwind  courtship,  but  the  marriage 
lasted  longer  than  any  of  his  others.  She 
bore  him  two  sons  before  divorcing  him 
four  years  later. 

His  second  bride  was  five  feet  seven  in 
her  stocking  feet.  She  really  towered 
over  Mickey  when  they  appeared  to- 
gether at  Hollywood  affairs.  He  could 
look  her  straight  in  the  eye  only  by 
standing  on  a  box. 

Mickey's  union  with  Betty  Jane  Rase 
was,  he  explained  later,  "a  typical  war- 
time marriage."  He  had  to  return  to 
camp  the  morning  after  the  wedding, 
and  three  weeks  later  he  was  off  to  New 
York  for  embarkation  overseas  to  the 
Western  front. 

He  did  not  see  "B.J." — as  he  called 
her — again  until  he  returned  to  the  U.S. 
in  March,  1946. 

Their  marriage,  too,  was  a  series  of 
separations  and  reconciliations. 

They  separated  for  the  first  time  in 
March,  1947,  following  a  bitter  quarrel. 
Betty  Jane  went  to  court  and  opened  a 
sharp  financial  fusillade  at  her  husband 
who  pleaded  he  virtually  was  broke, 
though  he  was  earning  a  minimum  of 
$250,000  a  year. 

A  reconciliation  was  effected  six 
months  later.  It  lasted  until  February, 
1948.  They  then  agreed  upon  a  "trial" 
separation.  Mickey  went  to  live  with  his 
mother  and  stepfather,  Betty  Jane  re- 
mained in  the  Hollywood  house,  for 
which  Mickey  was  paying  $750-a-month 
rent  until  he  could  buy  a  place  for  her. 

The  experimental  parting  didn't  work 
out.  On  March  30,  1948  she  filed  suit  for 
divorce,  declaring  she  was  "convinced 
Mickey  and  I  could  never  be  happy  to- 
gether." Two  months  later  Betty  Jane 
won  an  uncontested  divorce. 

She  got  a  hefty  settlement  from  Rooney. 
She  received  $100,000  in  cash  over  a 
10-year  period,  $25,000  toward  the  pur- 
chase of  a  home,  $5,000  a  year  for  their 
two  children,  two  autos  and  miscellane- 
ous property.  He  also  agreed  to  provide 
college  education  for  their  two  boys. 

She  was  awarded  the  custody  of  the 
children — Mickey,  Jr.,  born  July  3,  1945, 
while  he  was  overseas,  and  Timothy, 
born  Jan.  4,  1947,  while  he  was  on  a 
personal  appearance  tour. 

It  took  neither  Mickey  nor  Betty  Jane 
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she  became  the  bride  of  orchestra  leader 
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His  divorce  from  Betty  Jane  was  en- 
tered on  the  court  records  only  a  few 
hours  before  he  was  married  to  Martha 
in  a  simple  ceremony  in  Christ  Memorial 
Unity  Church  of  North  Hollywood. 

For  that  matter,  Martha's  divorce  from 
film  publicist,  A.  C.  Lyles,  Jr.,  had  be- 
come effective  only  a  week  before  the 
actress  faced  the  altar  with  Mickey. 

Martha  was  25  years  old,  Mickey  a  ripe 
old  29. 

After  the  dominie  pronounced  them 
"man  and  wife,"  Martha,  who  loomed  al- 
most a  foot  above  the  sawed-off  actor, 
stooped  over,  took  his  face  into  her  hands 
and  planted  a  resounding  kiss  on  his  lips. 

Squeezing  the  waist  of  the  third  Mrs. 
Rooney,  he  exclaimed:  "I've  got  a  won- 
derful girl.  If  I  don't  make  this  one  last 
there's  something  wrong  with  me.  But 
this  one's  going  to  last." 

Mickey  said  he  and  Martha  "had  been 
dating  about  three  months  and  we've 
been  together  as  much  as  possible,"  and 
he  added: 

"A  lot  of  people  seem  to  think  we're 
not  right  for  each  other,  but  I'm  sure 
we're  completely  happy  for  the  first 
time  in  our  lives."  Trouble  with  Mickey, 
his  excessive  enthusiasm  never  lasted 
long  and  he  soon  became  dispirited,  in 
fact,  doubly  so. 

Mickey  Rooney's  fond  belief  that  his 
marriage  to  Martha  Vickers  would  last 
forever  was  shattered  only  a  year  and 
a  half  after  they  had  exchanged  their 
hopeful  wedding  bands. 

On  Dec.  6,  1950  they  separated,  Martha 
asserting  that  her  husband  "didn't  like 
the  restrictions  of  marriage."  Revealing 
plans  to  divorce  him,  she  said,  "We  found 
out  we  didn't  have  enough  in  common." 

"My  interests  are  centered  in  the  home, 
and  Mickey's  are  not,"  she  added.  "He 
will  be  happier  free." 


unless  the  right  role  comes  along,"  he 
replied.  "I'd  like  to  do  a  play — on  the 
order  of  'Born  Yesterday' — with  a  role 
similar  to  that  which  Paul  Douglas  did." 
But  the  remark  was  made  with  a  casual, 
almost  diffident  manner.  In  spite  of  the 
versatility  and  skill  he  displays  in  his 
TV  show,  he  has  no  illusions  about  him- 
self as  an  actor. 

"I  shouldn't  have  been  an  entertainer 
at  all;  I  should  have  been  a  psychiatrist. 
That's  what  I  wanted  to  be,  and  that's 
what  I  am  at  heart.  I  like  to  analyze 
people,  and  try  to  help  them.  I've  made 
quite  a  study  of  psychology;  I've  read 
almost  everything  written  on  the  sub- 
ject. I've  also  studied  theology,  telepathy, 
and  hypnotism,"  he  added.  "I  own  over 
three  hundred  and  fifty  books  relating 
to  psychic  phenomena."  He  suddenly 
chuckled.  "I  showed  my  library  to  the 
last  person  who  came  to  interview  me, 
and  after  seeing  those  books,  she  forgot 
all  about  me,  browsed  around  for  a 
couple  of  hours,  borrowed  several  vol- 
64 


Then,  as  was  the  case  with  Rooney's 
other  marriages,  he  rallied  his  enthusi- 
asm and  reconciled  with  Martha.  She 
called  off  the  divorce  lawyers. 

"We  thought  it  was  a  shame  to  spoil 
the  baby's  first  Christmas,"  she  said. 
The  baby,  Terry — Mickey's  third  son — 
was  born  to  Martha  on  April  12,  1950. 

The  reconciliation  lasted  only  four 
months,  though  it  was  marked  by  the 
couple's  decision  to  "work  things  out, 
honestly  try  to  make  a  go  of  it." 

In  April,  1951,  Martha  sued  Mickey 
for  divorce.  "We  might  as  well  get  it 
over  with,"  she  said  bluntly.  "We  both 
know  there  isn't  a  chance  of  our  living 
happily  together." 

She  charged  Mickey  with  being  "ex- 
tremely and  habitually  cruel."  He  did 
not  contest  the  action.  The  decree  was 
made  final  in  September,  1951.  Martha 
received  a  large  settlement  and  custody 
of  their  child. 

Then  began  a  new  sentimental  phase 
in  the  life  and  times  of  Mickey  Rooney. 
He  started  toting  a  torch.  A  double 
torch.  Heretofore  after  a  marital  bust- 
up  the  happy-go-lucky  little  guy  had 
gone  on  blithely  to  new  love,  a  new 
marriage.  But  last  Winter  he  admitted 
he'd  like  to  "try  it  again"  with  Martha. 

"Nothing  is  impossible,"  was  his  con- 
fident comment.  "I've  been  trying  to  act 
like  a  good  kid.  I  hope  I'm  getting  some- 
where. 

"I  know,  I  know,"  he  said.  "I'm  sup- 
posed to  be  going  out  with  girls.  But  I 
haven't  had  a  date  in  a  long  time.  Right 
now  I'm  concentrating  on  Martha.  A 
wonderful  girl,  Martha!  She  put  up  with 
a  lot  from  me." 

Time,  obviously,  healed  Mickey's 
heartache.  Time  and  a  new  heart  throb 
in  the  form  of  beautiful  Elaine  Mahnken. 
There's  one  thing  sure  about  Mickey 
Rooney.  Beautiful  girls  go  for  him!  END 


umes,  and  left.  She  never  interviewed 
me  at  all,"  he  said  with  comic  pathos. 

"So  I  won't  even  look  at  your  books," 
I  said.  "Let's  talk  about  you." 

"I  decided  to  become  an  entertainer 
because  you  can  reach  more  people  in 
that  way  than  any  other.  I'd  like  to  see 
everybody  happy,  and,  at  least,  as  a  co- 
median, you  can  help  them  with  a  few 
laughs  to  a  little  happiness." 

"But  you  enjoy  clowning  before  an 
audience,  don't  you?" 

"It's  work,"  he  flatly  stated.  Then  he 
shrugged.  "Everybody  hates  his  work. 
And  anyone  in  show  business  is  search- 
ing for  compensation  for  something  that 
his  life  has  lacked." 

This  remark  brought  sharply  to  mind 
the  story  of  his  mother's  death  when  he 
was  sixteen,  and  her  burial  on  the  after- 
noon of  his  first  night  as  master  of  cere- 
monies at  the  Folly  Theatre  in  Brooklyn. 
He  was  devoted  to  her,  and  theirs  was  a 
very  close  relationship — he'd  lost  his  fa- 
ther and  an  older  brother  several  years 


Hong  Kong's  Judy  Dan,  fourth  in  "Miss 
Universe"  contest,  is  in  "Gobi  Outpost." 


earlier — so  his  very  first  triumph  was 
completely  overshadowed  by  tragedy. 
He'd  been  working  for  over  a  year  at 
that  time,  his  first  job  having  been  mas- 
ter of  ceremonies  of  Amateur  Night  at 
the  Halsey  Theatre  with  a  salary  of 
three  dollars  a  week  which  he  turned 
over  to  his  mother.  It's  doubtful  that 
success,  no  matter  how  great,  can  com- 
pensate Jackie  for  all  that  has  been  lack- 
ing in  his  life.  There's  still  a  great  deal 
of  the  lost  and  lonely  little  boy  in  him 
which  may  explain  his  infinite  appeal. 

"I'd  like  to  write  a  book  about  us — 
all  the  crazy  people  like  actors,  writers, 
artists — we're  not  normal.  The  most  im- 
portant thing  in  life  is  to  be,  not  a  great 
actor,  painter,  musician,  or  great  any- 
thing— but  just  a  nice  human  being.  And 
that's  all  that  I  want  to  be." 

"Why  don't  you  write  that  book?"  I 
asked. 

"I'm  going  to,"  he  firmly  stated.  Then 
he  lightly  added  that  he'd  already  writ- 
ten two  books — and  torn  them  up.  "They 
weren't  good,"  he  said,  "so  why  keep 
them  around?" 

"One,"  he  continued,  "was  on  the  sub- 
ject of  psychokenesis." 

The  big  word  threw  me.  "Which?"  I 
asked.  "Pardon  me  while  I  run  out  and 
buy  a  dictionary." 


THE  JACKIE  GLEASON  NO  ONE  KNOWS 

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He  laughed.  "It's  the  science  of  psychic 
phenomena."  He  went  on  to  explain  that 
it  had  something  to  do  with  the  ability 
of  mediums,  for  instance,  to  make  tables 
move. 

"I  laid  my  story  in  a  monastery,  and 
it  was  a  bit  out  of  line,  I  guess,  according 
to  Catholicism,"  he  smiled  ruefully.  "So 
I  tore  it  up." 

Catholicism  is  the  faith  he  chose  for 
himself.  "I  thought  about  it  a  long  time 
— and  then  I  made  up  my  mind."  He 
showed  me  the  medal  of  St.  Genesis, 
the  patron  saint  of  all  actors,  which  he 
wears  around  his  neck  on  a  slender, 
golden  chain.  Then  he  told  me  about  the 
time  he  substituted  as  a  Sunday  school 
teacher  at  a  Catholic  chapel  in  Holly- 
wood. One  of  the  teachers  hadn't  ap- 
peared due  to  an  emergency,  so  Jackie 
offered  to  take  over  the  class  of  small 
boys.  The  priest  laughed  and  said, 
"Jackie,  you're  an  actor.  Those  boys  ask 
questions,  and  you've  got  to  answer 
them." 

"I'll  answer  them,"  Jackie  replied  with 
all  the  confidence  and  aplomb  of  a  night 
club  emcee  who's  learned  to  hold  his 
own  with  practiced  hecklers. 

The  priest  was  dubious,  but  there  was 
still  no  teacher  for  the  class,  so,  reluc- 
tantly, he  gave  in. 

"I  was  getting  along  fine,"  Jackie  re- 
calls with  a  laugh,  "when  this  bright 
eyed  little  sprout  pops  the  question  why 
he  should  go  to  Confession.  I  hedged 
with  another  question,  trying  to  get  his 
angle,  and  the  kid  pipes  up  with,  'Well, 
I  go  to  Confession,  and  I  confess  that 
I've  lied  and  stolen — and  I'm  forgiven. 
But  I  know  all  the  time  that  I'm  going 
to  do  it  again,  that  I'm  going  to  go  right 
on  lying  and  stealing,  so  what's  the  use 
of  my  confessing?  It  doesn't  do  me  any 
good,  so  why  go  on  doing  it?' 

"How  am  I  going  to  answer  this  one?" 
Jackie  asked  himself,  racking  his  brain. 
"Well,  I'll  tell  you  a  story,"  he  said, 
playing  for  time,  and  trying  to  hold  his 
audience.  But  he  couldn't  think  of  a 
story  which  would  answer  the  question. 


"I've  got  quite  a  supply  of  stories  stacked 
away,  but  none  of  them  was  suitable  for 
the  occasion,"  he  chuckled.  Jso  he  finally 
said  to  himself,  "Guess  I'll  have  to  ad 
lib."  "Well,"  he  began  slowly,  "there 
were  two  young  frogs  who  fell  into  a 
jar  of  milk,  and  as  they  hadn't  learned 
how  to  swim,  they  began  to  flounder 
helplessly.  They  slashed  and  struggled, 
and  they  tried,  and  they  tried,  but  they 
couldn't  swim.  So  one  of  them  gave  up 
in  despair,  and  wailed  hopelessly  to  the 
other,  'It's  no  use;  we're  going  to  drown, 
so  we  may  as  well  go  down  together.' 

"But  the  other  frog  gasped,  and  choked, 
and  croaked,  'I'm  going  to  keep  on  try- 
ing!' And  he  went  right  on  kicking 
and  nailing  his  legs  about,  trying  to 
swim.  So  the  first  frog  sank  to  the  bot- 
tom alone  and  drowned.  This  made  bub- 
bles rise  to  the  surface,  and  what  with 
the  other  frog  stUl  kicking  and  kick- 
ing and  kicking,  and  churning  up  the 
milk,  a  blob  of  butter  suddenly  appeared 
in  the  milk.  So  the  frog  climbed  onto  the 
blob  of  butter  like  an  island  in  a  storm 
tossed  sea,  and  was  saved  from  drown- 
ing. That's  why  you  keep  on  going  to 
Confession." 

"It  seemed  to  answer  the  question  with 
satisfaction,"  Jackie  finished  modestly. 

Somehow  the  conversation  got  back  to 
books  and  he  expressed  admiration  for 
Voltaire,  Plutarch  and  Freud.  Most  mod- 
ern writers  leave  a  great  deal  to  be  de- 
sired, he  thinks.  He  doesn't  agree  with 
the  critics  about  Hemingway's  "Old  Man 
And  The  Sea" — thinks  it  something  he 
should  have  written  for  his  own  pleasure, 
then  torn  up. 

I  asked  when  he  found  time  to  read 
so  much.  "I  have  insomnia,"  he  explained, 
"so  I  read  most  of  the  night." 

He  played  the  "For  Lovers  Only"  re- 
cordings for  me,  and  I  told  him  that  I 
thought  they  were  quite  wonderful — 
which  I  do,  particularly  "Melancholy 
Serenade,"  the  theme  of  his  TV  show 
which  Jackie  wrote.  So  he  asked  if  I'd 
like  to  go  along  to  the  recording  ses- 


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Milton  Berle  with  his  mother  and  his  best  girl,  Ruth  Cosgrove,  arrive  for  the 
Broadway  opening  of  Danny  Kaye's  show  at  the  Palace  Theatre  in  Manhattan. 


sion  that  evening,  and  I  said  that  I'd 
be  delighted. 

The  numbers  recorded  that  evening 
were  of  the  hot  Dixieland  variety,  with 
only  a  few  phrases  now  and  then  sug- 
gestive of  the  romantic,  haunting  poign- 
ancy which  distinguishes  the  "For  Lov- 
ers Only"  music.  But  I  thought  the  music 
very  fine  indeed. 

Most  of  all,  however,  I  was  both  im- 
pressed and  fascinated  by  Gleason,  the 
Musical  Director.  This  was  a  completely 
different  man  from  Jackie  Gleason,  the 
comedian,  and  star  of  a  big  TV  show. 
I've  watched  him  at  rehearsals  of  the 
show,  and  marvelled  at  his  ease  and 
nonchalance.  He  works,  and  works  hard, 
but  he  retains  an  offhand,  effortless  man- 
ner which  is  probably  due  to  years  of 
training  and  experience.  When  he  directs 


about  to  give  Marilyn,  to  say  nothing  of 
Hedy  and  Marlene  and  Jane  and  Corinne, 
some  concern. 

Of  her  new  intention  to  get  down  to 
bare  essentials,  Vanessa  delivered  a  typi- 
cal explanation  as  befitting  her  lofty 
I.Q.: 

"I  see  no  reason  why  I  shouldn't  consi- 
der posing  in  a  very  discreet  and  artistic 
manner  to  carry  out  the  central  theme 
of  my  new  play.  I  just  don't  feel  I  can 
actually  give  the  part  the  fullness  and 
shading  it  demands  unless  I  go  through 
the  experience  of  posing  in  the  nude." 

She  meant  that  sex  appeal  had  become 
a  necessary  ingredient  of  an  actress' 
success. 

Meanwhile,  she  did  not  realize,  she 
added,  that  so  many  married  photogra- 
phers existed  in  Hollywood. 

Following  the  back-to-nature  school  of 
Marilyn  Monroe  is  Vanessa's  latest, 
though  not  too  surprising,  phase  in  a 
busy  career  that  is  increasingly  pointing 
away  from  exploitation  of  brains  to  that 
of  beauty. 

Once  asked  if  brains  were  a  handicap 
for  a  girl,  she  said  explicitly  and  without 
the  slightest  hesitation: 

"Not  if  she  keeps  them  well  hidden — 
behind  a  low  neckline." 

She  was  thwarted  from  such  exhibi- 
tions in  the  movies.  In  her  picture,  "The 
Late  George  Apley,"  a  scene  was  ruined 
for  her,  she  said,  "because  it  was  de- 
cided my  neckline  was  too  low — they 
covered  it  up  with  some  lace." 

Such  things,  she  declared,  do  not  hap- 
pen in  television,  although  "if  you  don't 
use  discretion,  someone  else  will  use  it 
for  you." 

However,  the  girl  who  acquired  a 
reputation  in  Hollywood  for  being  a 
beautiful  brain,  or,  if  you  prefer,  a 
brainy  beauty,  has  more  cerebral  rea- 
sons for  shedding  obscuring  clothes.  She 
states  them  thus: 

"There  is  always  enough  in  the  life  of 
an  actress  to  draw  upon  when  one  plays 
a  wronged  woman  or  a  woman  caught 
in  the  strong  tides  of  passion. 
66 


his  musicians,  it's  something  else  again; 
it  looks  very  much  like  love  to  me. 

Yes,  most  of  all,  Jackie  loves  people, 
and  he's  constantly  surrounded  with 
them.  His  apartment  overflows  with 
friends  and  guests  streaming  in  and  out 
as  though  it  were  always  Open  House 
on  New  Year's  Day.  And  Jackie  thrives 
on  it.  You  don't  have  to  be  around  him 
long  to  discover  that  he's  a  warm,  ex- 
tremely lovable  understanding  human 
being  who  likes  to  make  people  happy. 

More  than  the  awards  being  handed 
to  him  right  and  left  these  days,  he'd 
like,  I  think,  the  words  that  I  overheard 
from  a  hatcheck  girl,  formerly  a  show 
girl  in  a  night  club  where  Jackie  was 
master  of  ceremonies:  "He's  not  a  ham 
like  most  of  them;  he's  just  a  real 
nice  guy."  end 


"But  I  have  no  actual  frame  of  refer- 
ence to  give  me  the  feeling  of  a  girl  who 
has  posed  in  the  nude." 

Move  over,  professors,  for  a  young 
woman  who  can  rationalize  intellectually 
with  the  best  of  you!  The  phrase  "frame 
of  reference"  is  a  neat  bit  of  entangling 
alliance  with  Supermind. 

But  Vanessa  Brown  is  aware  that  re- 
gardless of  her  lack  of  experience  as  a 
poseur  au  naturel  the  quickest  way  for  a 
girl  to  lose  a  man  is  to  let  her  brains 
show. 

Show  him  a  few  other  things,  is  her 
advice.  Plunging  necklines  help,  she  as- 
serts. "I  love  them,  I  think  they're  very 
pretty.  I  favor  them,"  she  says  frankly, 
"because  I  have  nice  shoulders." 

She  prefers  sex  appeal  in  the  movies 
to  mental  magnetism  any  day.  And  she 
is  thankful  that  television  came  to  her 
rescue  and  substituted  sexiness  for 
braininess. 

To  look  at  her  figure  equipped  to  fill  a 
bathing  suit  as  it  should  be  filled,  to  note 
her  eager  air,  her  vitality,  her  chestnut 
hair  and  vivid  blue  eyes,  you  somehow 
don't  think  of  her  as  an  intellectual. 

"The  kind  of  women  who  have  a  ter- 
rific impact  on  the  world,"  she  says, 
"don't  struggle  with  sex  versus  brains. 
Each  quality  complements  the  other." 

As  a  measure  of  her  mental  versatility, 
while  all  the  time  getting  closer  and 
closer  to  nature,  she  has  also  been  busy- 
ing herself  broadcasting  in  German, 
French,  and  Italian  over  "The  Voice  of 
America."  And  just  before  election  she 
appeared  in  a  newspaper  forum  discuss- 
ing— believe  it  or  not — ideas  for  voters. 

Not  long  ago  the  compellingly  un-plain 
Miss  Brown  said  that  women  who  are 
only  endowed  with  beauty  are  often 
tragic  figures,  for  "they  make  so  many 
mistakes."  A  disarming  statement,  for 
sure.  Was  she  not  conceding,  without 
conceit,  that  she  was  a  young  woman 
who  not  only  had  good  looks  but  some- 
thing more? 

Such  a  comment  helped  to  take  her  out 
of  the  shrinking  violet  classification  in 


which  some  Hollywood  authorities  had 
placed  her.  p 

Her  TV  parts — more  than  60  of  them 
in  the  past  year,  for  which  she  crossed 
the  continent  16  times — were,  she  said, 
a  complete  reversal  of  the  prim,  reserved 
characters  she  had  been  saddled  with  on 
the  screen. 

She  must  have  been  referring  to  her 
parts  of  the  "proper  Bostonian"  in  "The 
Late  George  Apley"  and  the  stiffly  deco- 
rous maid  in  "The  Heiress." 

Vanessa  had  come  to  Hollywood  origi- 
nally with  the  reputation  of  having  been 
an  intellectual  wow  as  a  quiz  brat.  The 
publicity  of  being  a  mental  giant  who 
always  came  up  with  the  right  reply  did 
not  further  her  movie  career  markedly. 

Aware  of  Hollywood's  gift  for  exag- 
geration, she  made  the  pointed  reminder 
that  "if  you  are  able  to  add  one  and  one 
you  immediately  get  a  reputation  for 
being  a  marvel." 

The  astonishing  Vanessa  had  one  of  the 
highest  I.Q.'s  in  the  film  capital.  When 
she  was  only  13  and  answering  questions 
like  an  Einstein,  she  won  the  rating  of 
165.  Genius  rating,  really. 

In  her  new  emancipation  from  the 
category  of  excessive  mentality  she  also 
has  branched  out  in  physically  magnetic 
parts  on  the  stage.  She  played  a  role 
similar  to  Scarlett  O'Hara  in  Shaw's 
"Philanderer."  She  toured  with  Katha- 
rine Hepburn  in  "As  You  Like  It." 

These  activities  served  to  arouse  Hol- 
lywood's interest  anew  in  Vanessa's  film 
potentialities.  Hollywood  rubbed  its  eyes 
with  the  realization  that  here  was  a 
dynamic,  devastating  glamour  girl,  as 
well  as  a  hefty  thinker. 

The  studios  even  began  to  consider  her 
for  cheesecake  roles.  Cast  as  the  scantily- 
clad  Jane  to  Lex  Barker's  Tarzan,  her 
film  fortunes  seemed  beginning  to  turn. 
But  it  was  not  smooth  going,  even  though 
she  was  making  the  curves  with  ease. 
Her  sexy  scenes  were  stolen  by  Cheetah, 
the  chimp.  That  was  a  tough  break! 

No  one  should  get  the  wrong  idea 
about  her,  however.  She  is  still  inter- 
ested in  culture  and  higher  education. 

"I'm  going  to  get  my  master's  degree 
someday,"  she  declares.  "But  I  will  get  it 
under  my  real  name  of  Smylla  Brind." 

Why  not  under  that  of  Vanessa  Brown, 
the  name  Mervyn  LeRoy  gave  her  when 
she  became  a  screen  actress?  Then  she 
could  go  on  to  get  a  Ph.D.  Dr.  Vanessa 
Brown  in  electric  lights  on  theatre  mar- 
quees would  not  be  over-forbidding. 

As  the  newest  answer  to  a  photogra- 
pher's dream,  she  must  realize  now  that 
it  was  easy  for  her  with  her  curves  and 
her  brain  to  be  a  college  student  and  a 
movie  actress  at  the  same  time.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  she  has  been  combining 
higher  education  and  an  acting  career 
for  many  years.  Why  not?  Her  father  is 
a  language  teacher,  her  mother  a  prac- 
ticing psychologist. 

Vanessa  came  here  with  her  parents 
from  her  native  Vienna  when  they  saw 
the  Nazi  storm  clouds  gathering.  Pretty 
and  talented  and  intelligent,  she  was 
quickly  engaged  for  a  child  part  in  the 
play,  "Watch  On  The  Rhine"  in  Chicago. 
Radio  scouts  saw  her,  signed  her  up  for 
the  Quiz  Kids  show.  Hollywood  scouts 
then  heard  about  her,  looked  her  over, 


BRAINS  NEED  A  LOW  NECKLINE 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  44] 


listened  to  her,  and  decided  she  was  right 
up  their  boulevard. 

She  left  Chicago  for  the  West  Coast, 
and  while  appearing  in  pictures  for  RKO 
and  Republic,  she  continued  her  educa- 
tion in  local  schools  and  later  at  UCLA. 
And  was  she  a  busy  coed!  A  full- 
fledged  movie  actress  with  a  seven-year 
contract  with  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
student  staff  member  of  the  college  pa- 
per and  magazine,  and  a  top-ranking 
student  all  at  the  same  time. 

And,  yes,  she  was  also  dating  the  col- 
lege boys. 

She  walked  off  the  campus  in  June, 
1949,  with  a  B.A.  degree  and  a  B-plus 
average.  She  had  become,  scholastically, 
a  "Gee  Whiz"  kid.  Vanessa  remembers 
she  went  around  feeling  "squirmy"  be- 
cause people  looked  at  her  and  said: 
"Gee  whiz!"  She  got  over  that  feeling 
when  she  grew  wiser  in  feminine  wiles. 

She  is  glad  she  .vent  to  college,  if  only 
to  realize  that  film  stars  are  not  the 
center  of  the  universe. 

"College  gave  me  maturity  and  human 
values,"  she  says,  "and  I  am  grateful." 
When  she  decides  to  leave  her  present 
glamour  and  glory  she  is  confident  she 
will  still  be  a  happy  person  instead  of 
yesterday's  star  sighing  regretfully  over 
her  scrapbooks. 

It  took  her  quite  a  time  to  be  consid- 
ered a  girl  who  knows  a  few  things  other 
than  what  she  reads  in  books.  She  noted 
that  Lauren  Bacall  was  being  tabbed  "the 
look,"  Marie  MacDonald  "the  body," 
Marlene  Dietrich  "the  legs"  and  so  on. 

But  what  was  Vanessa  dubbed?  "The 


brain,"  and  by  some  of  the  quicker  - 
tongued,  "The  I-Qutie." 

She  was  in  eight  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  pictures  when  she  decided  she  wasn't 
busy  enough.  So  she  obtained  her  release 
from  the  company  and  did  free-lance 
work  for  a  while.  In  1949,  just  after  she 
turned  21,  she  had  the  chance  to  revisit 
Germany  as  a  member  of  a  cast  which 
included  Constance  Bennett  and  Charles 
Ruggles,  to  present  a  play  for  the  Ameri- 
can' Airlift  forces.  The  play,  oddly 
enough,  was  "Over  21."  She  was  away 
for  seven  weeks.  The  experience  was 
invaluable. 

Vanessa  discovered  she  could  arouse 
wolf  whistles  as  well  as  interpret  drama. 

Since  her  return  she  has  enlarged  her 
knowledge  of  wolves.  Today,  she's  cer- 
tain all  men  are  wolves. 

"Every  man  is  on  the  prowl,  conscious- 
ly or  sub-consciously,  regardless  of  age," 
Vanessa  declares.  And  it's  the  sub-con- 
scious wolf  who  "is  the  more  dangerous, 
especially  if  he  has  reached  middle-age." 

Being  the  happily-married  wife  of 
Dr.  Alan  Franklin,  a  Hollywood  plastic 
surgeon,  has  not  prevented  her  from  be- 
ing a  target  for  wolves,  professional  or 
amateur. 

"The  professional  wolf  isn't  easily  dis- 
couraged," she  says.  "But  the  job  can  be 
done.  I  know,  I've  done  it.  Taming  a 
middle-aged  •  wolf  takes  time  and  tech- 
nique, but  it's  worthwhile.  Some  of  my 
best  friends  are  tamed  wolves." 

Vanessa  recalls  one  mature  wolf  in 
particular,  whom  she  met  when  she  first 
went  to  Hollywood  and  was  nourishing 


most  proudly  her  very  high  I.Q.  rating. 

"This  man  was  so  charming,  so  thought- 
ful, so  apparently  sincere,  I  thought.  I 
believed  he  was  genuinely  interested  in 
my  mind.  I  was  mistaken. 

"I  learned  at  17  that  there  are  two 
kinds  of  wolves.  And  this  man  was  the 
second  kind — the  dangerous  kind  who 
gains  a  girl's  confidence  under  false 
pretenses. 

"The  other  kind  of  wolf  isn't  very 
dangerous  because  he  is  obvious.  He  is 
only  after  one  thing.  Usually,  he  is  a 
young  man  whose  technique  is  under- 
developed." 

Vanessa  holds  to  the  idea  that  a  wolf 
can  be  put  in  his  place  and  kept  there 
if  a  girl,  without  any  equivocation  or 
ambiguity,  tells  him  that  all  she  intends 
to  be  is  "a  friend." 

In  "The  Seven  Year  Itch"  Vanessa 
plays  a  glamourous  model  who  lives  up- 
stairs over  a  middle-aged  man  whose 
wife  has  gone  on  a  vacation  for  the  first 
time  in  their  seven  years  of  marriage. 

What  happens?  Vanessa,  in  a  dream 
sequence  which  is  the  high  spot  of  the 
play,  drifts  down  to  his  apartment  wear- 
ing practically  nothing — and  almost 
scares  him  to  death. 

Incidentally,  little  Miss  Brown  takes  a 
poke  at  the  word  "glamour."  Though 
glamour  roles  have  displaced  the  sedate 
parts  she  used  to  play,  she  prefers  the 
term  "magnetic"  to  "glamourous." 

Maybe  there  is  good  reason.  One  of 
her  favorite  authors,  Noah  Webster,  de- 
fines "magnetic"  as  "endowed  with  great 
personal  attractiveness."  END 


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UNCOVERING  A  NEW  MONA 

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play  bit  parts.  Her  best  role  for  Para- 
mount, before  securing  her  release,  was 
"Dear  Ruth."  Meanwhile,  she  married 
Pat  Nerney  and  soon  had  a  daughter, 
Mona.  The  marriage,  like  her  movie 
career,  started  off  promisingly,  but  grad- 
ually faltered.  Mona  and  Pat  separated. 
Well,  with  the  jolting  experiences  Mona 
was  getting,  careerwise,  and  worldlywise, 
she  really  grew  up,  got  the  looks,  poise 
and  characteristics  of  a  mature  young 


one  of  the  nicest  guys  in  or  out  of  this 
town.  People  close  to  Anne  think  she's  a 
little  mixed  up,  what  with  all  the  eccent- 
ric antics  she's  been  pulling,  prompted 
by  a  local  press  agent.  Then  there's  the 
school  of  thought  that  she's  torching  for 
John  too,  and  that  they'll  get  back  to- 
gether and  make  sense. 

The  newest  character  in  town  is  Rich- 
ard Burton,  the  exciting  and  attractive 
young  Englishman  of  "My  Cousin  Ra- 
chel" and  "Desert  Rats."  He's  a  pal  of 
the  James  Masons  and  he  and  Mrs.  B. 
moved  in  with  Jean  Simmons  while 
Stewart  Granger  was  away  filming  "All 
The  Brothers  Were  Valiant."  For  gags, 
Burton  sidles  up  to  pretty  dolls  and, 
making  like  a  gangster,  asks  them  if 
they  want  to  see  his  gun.  So  out  he 
comes  with  a  dangerous  looking  model 
which  turns  out  to  be  made  of  rubber. 
Everybody  is  crazy  about  this  guy,  and 
he's  copped  off  one  of  the  real  plum  pic- 
ture parts — he'll  be  Marcellus  in  "The 
Robe." 

When  Peggy  Lee  married  Brad  Dexter 
her  favorite  director,  Michael  Curtiz,  at- 
tended the  wedding  and  offered  to  give 
it  a  real  professional  touch  by  suggesting 
that  they  move  the  altar  to  another  spot 
for  a  better  effect.  He  was  kidding,  of 
course.  Everybody's  happy  about  this 
marriage  on  account  of  Peggy's  one  of 
the  nicest  gals  in  this  town. 

Haven't  heard  much  about  Cornel 
Wilde  lately?  Well,  he  and  Jean  Wal- 
lace are  off  in  French  Morocco  where 
he's  making  "Saadia"  for  MGM.  Before 
they  left,  Franchot  Tone  put  up  a  pro- 
test about  Cornel  and  Jean  taking  the 
two  Tone  sons  with  them  because  he 
was  afraid  it  was  an  unhealthy  climate. 
Jean  used  to  be  married  to  Franchot, 
you  know. 

Those  two  sensational  youngsters,  the 
Bell  Sisters,  make  their  movie  debut  in 
Columbia's  "Cruisin'  Down  The  River." 
Lotta.  singing  talent  in  this  one — Dick 
Hayes,  Billy  Daniels  and  Connie  Russell 
will  take  the  musical  cruise. 

When  the  romantic  Vittorio  Gassman 

68 


woman.  The  lack  of  these  had  previ- 
ously hindered  her  progress.  Now,  Mr. 
Hughes  again  has  Mona  working  for  him. 
But  it's  a  brand  new  Mona.  She's  in 
"Angel  Face"  and  will  follow  this  as  the 
star  of  "Size  Twelve."  It  is  now  agreed 
the  new  Mona  is  ready  for  full-fledged 
stardom.  Nothing  is  more  exciting  than 
that  for  an  actress.  Mona,  at  last,  wiil 
know  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  being  a 
really  big  star.  END 


came  to  Hollywood  he  expected  that, 
things  would  be  different  from  the  real- 
istic, on-the-spot  way  Italian  pictures  are 
made.  He  expected  large  sound  stages, 
elaborate  costumes,  and  the  works — the 
way  Hollywood's  always  built  up.  So  his 
first  picture  was  "The  Glass  Wall"  which 
was  made  on  the  streets  of  New  York, 
nowhere  near  a  studio  sound  stage.  The 
elaborate  costumes  he  expected  to  wear 
turned  into  one  outfit — a  beatup  pair  of 
pants  and  a  sport  shirt — that  cost  all  of 
$16.  All  the  same  like  in  Italy. 

Director  Henry  Hathaway  of  "White 
Witch  Doctor"  watched  his  star  Susan 
Hayward  open  a  large  box  of  roses  on 
the  set  one  day,  and  asked  her  who  sent 
them.  Susie  said  she'd  sent  them  to  her- 
self, just  because  she  loves  flowers. 

An  attractive  young  man  who's  a  good 
chum  of  ours — name's  John  Raven  and 
you  saw  him  in  "Rancho  Notorious"  and 
"San  Francisco  Story" — has  been  work- 
ing like  crazy  on  a  new  nightclub  act 
which  will  have  its  debut  come  about 
now  in  one  of  London's  swankiest  sup- 
per clubs,  the  Berkley. 

Two  who  might  become  a  team  are 
Rosalind  Russell  and  Marie  Wilson.  With 
the  great  success  of  "Never  Wave  At  A 
Wac"  the  gals  decided  it'd  be  fun  to  do 
a  repeat,  and  their  next  one  has  Roz  as 
a  TV  actress  getting  involved  with  a 
gangster's  girl — Marie,  of  course.  Sounds 
like  fun. 

Couple  of  married  teams  are  getting 
together  professionally — Richard  Conte 
and  his  Ruth  are  appearing  in  Alex  Gott- 
lieb's mystery  meller,  "Blue  Gardenia," 
and  Ronnie  Reagan's  little  woman,  Nancy 
Davis,  joins  him  in  the  Ford  TV  Theatre 
production  "First  Born."  Nancy's  been  so 
busy  being  Mrs.  Reagan  and  having  a 
child  that  she  hasn't  given  much  thought 
to  her  career. 

Mari  Blanchard,  U-I's  newest  glamour 
gal,  gets  a  strenuous  workout  in  "Prince 
Of  Bagdad"  when  she  walks  through 
about  90  guys  having  a  blood- and-thun- 
der  brawl.  The  studio  picked  out  two 
husky  wrestlers  to  pilot  her  safely 


through  the  slugging  mob  into  the  wait-' 
ing  arms  of  Victor  Mature. 

■  A 

What  to  do  with  your  old  shoes  if 
you're  a  romantic  star  named  Jeff  Chan- 
dler. Seems  a  fan  of  his  wrote  and  asked 
Jeff  for  a  cast-off  pair  of  his  size  elevens. 
Jeff  sent  them  off  to  her  and  forgot  about 
the  strange  request  until  he  got  a  letter 
from  his  admirer  telling  him  she'd  plant- 
ed flowers  in  them  and  that  they  were 
growing  just  fine.  Along  with  Jeff  in 
"East  Of  Sumatra"  is  the  young  Latin 
boy  Eugene  Iglesias  (you  saw  him  in 
"The  Brave  Bulls").  At  a  party  Carole 
Mathews  gave,  Gene  not  only  cooked  up 
a  batch  of  sensational  Mexican  food  but 
he  also  sat  down  with  his  guitar  and 
played  and  sang  some  of  the  most  excit- 
ing Andalusian  folk-songs  we've  ever 
heard.  Couple  of  producers  at  the  party 
were  bug-eyed  listening,  so  you're  apt  to 
be  hearing  Gene  do  these  on  the  screen. 

We  sneaked  up  on  a  sneak  of  U-I's 
"Take  Me  To  Town"  which  Ross  Hunter, 
who  produced  it,  has  been  so  excited 
about  for  the  reason  that  a  gal  by  the 
name  of  Ann  Sheridan  is  the  star.  Well, 
you've  just  never  seen  Annie  until  you 
see  this  one.  She  is  but  great! 

Oh,  we  gotta  tell  you  the  gag  Jeff 
Chandler  played  on  Marilyn  Maxwell  in 
"East  Of  Sumatra."  Marilyn's  supposed 
to  sock  Jeff  on  the  jaw  and,  quite  to  her 
horror  and  dismay  Jeff  spit  teeth  in  all 
directions  after  she  punched  him.  Jeff 
the  Joker  had  supplied  himself  with  some 
trick  teeth  without  Marilyn  knowing  it, 
and  had  a  prop  man  all  primed  to  rush 
up  with  a  towel  covered  with  ketchup  to 
add  more  realism  to  the  gag.  Just  before 
Marilyn  swooned,  Jeff  hurried  up  to  ex- 
plain it  was  all  for  laughs. 

Latest  romance  of  Terry  Moore's  is  the 
attractive  young  actor  Laurence  Harvey 
who  will  make  his  American  debut  as 
Caligula  in  "The  Robe."  Things  are  on 
the  up-beat  for  Terry,  whose  sensational 
part  in  "Come  Back  Little  Sheba"  made 
everyone  Moore  conscious. 

Bob  Wagner  and  Barbara  Stanwyck 
still  continue  to  be  very  close  and  to 
have  fun  together — while  Bob  Taylor 
takes  Ursula  Thiess  around  when  he  isn't 
off  hunting  or  flying  his  airplane  around 
the  country. 

Saw  Richard  Long  at  U-I  the  other 
day — looking  just  as  young  and  cute  as 
he  did  before  he  went  off  to  the  wars. 
Reckon  he's  glad  the  "Ma  And  Pa  Ket- 
tle" series  sort  of  demised  while  he  was 
away — he  was  about  to  be  typed  forever 
as  their  son.  Now  maybe  he  can  get  into 
the  glamour  department  again. 

Two  of  my  favorite  people,  Gene  and 
Miriam  Nelson,  celebrated  their  eleventh 
wedding  anniversary.  Gene  was  in  a 
celebrating  mood  because  he  got  to  shave 
off  a  big  old  handlebar  mustache  he'd 
been  growing  for  weeks  for  a  picture. 
Finally  Warners  notified  him  he  could 
shave  as  they  were  switching  him  to 
another  film,  so  he  was  able  to  look  his 
cute  self  for  the  anniversary.  END 


WHAT  HOLLYWOOD  ITSELF  IS  TALKING  ABOUT 

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TY'S  GAY  DOUBLE  LIFE 

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Francesca.  She,  unquestionably,  is  the 
strongest  bond  between  them.  Ty  is  so 
fortunate  in  having  a  woman  like  Linda 
for  a  wife.  She  has  loved  him  unselfishly, 
lived  in  his  shadow,  without  subjugating 
her  own  sparkling  individuality.  She  has 
made  him  forget  his  marriage  to  Anna- 
bella  which  turned  out  unhappily;  also 
his  rebound  romance  with  Lana  Turner 
which,  after  so  swift  and  direct  a  start, 


floundered  hopelessly.  Linda,  too,  has  en- 
couraged Ty  broadmindedly  in  his  career, 
especially  during  that  depressing  period 
when,  no  matter  how  tirelessly  and  con- 
scientiously he  labored  on  films,  none 
proved  a  box-office  success.  Ty  loves  his 
Linda  deeply.  Yet  he's  devoted  to  his 
career  as  an  actor.  But  it's  a  double  life 
of  which  Linda,  now  living  one  of  her 
own,  naturally  approves.  END 


MAGGI'S  PRIVATE  WIRE 

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Marguerite  Piazza  hopes  to  star  in  an 
Italian  movie  based  on  the  life  and  times 
of  composer  Puccini  late  this  Summer 
during  her  "Show  Of  Shows"  vacation. 
She's  mourning  the  loss  of  her  devoted 
husband,  the  late  J.  Graves  MacDon- 
ald  .  .  . 

Wally  ("Mr.  Peepers")  Cox,  who  never 
got  more  than  a  faint  nibble  from  Holly- 
wood talent  scouts  while  he  was  in  New 
York  cafes  and  musical  revues,  is  now 
fighting  off  the  movie  moguls  who  have 
invited  him  to  write  his  own  ticket  to 
Movieville.  To  date,  Wally  says  "no 
thanks."  He'll  stick  to  TV  .  .  . 

Little  Doe  Rogers,  the  baby  girl  recent- 
ly adopted  by  Roy  and  Dale  Evans 
Rogers,  is  a  Choctaw  Indian  taken  from  a 
Texas  orphanage.  Roy,  himself  part 
Choctaw,  hopes  that  he  and  Dale  will 
have  another  addition  to  the  family  via 
the  adoption  route  on  or  about  next 
Thanksgiving  Day  .  .  . 

THOUGHT  WHILE  DIALING:— Doesn't 
Dagmar  get  confused  when  people  she 
knows  hail  her  by  different  names.  For 
instance,  when  she  has  to  answer  to 
"Dag,"  "Jen"  or  "Ginny"  what  is  the 
immediate  thought  association  she  has 
with  those  nicknames  which  are  really 
meant  for  Dagmar,  Jennie  and  Virginia, 
in  that  order.  Born  Virginia  Ruth 
Egnar,  she  adopted  Jennie  Lewis  as  a 
professional  name  before  switching  to 
Dagmar  for  her  video  debut  several 
years  ago.  She  has  every  intention  of 
remaining  Dagmar  in  the  future,  but  I 
just  can't  help  but  wonder  what  her  re- 
action is  to,  say,  some  shrill  feminine 
voice  shrieking  "Jen"  or  a  deep  basso 
male  thundering  out  "Hey,  Ginny!" 
Knowing  Dagmar,  I  don't  believe  she'd 
tell,  which  is  all  the  more  reason  why 
I'm  curious  .  .  . 

SORRY,  WRONG  NUMBER!  Ventrilo- 
quist Paul  Winchell  had  to  sleep  the  night 
in  the  lobby  of  an  over-crowded  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  hotel  recently  when 
he  went  there  to  make  personal  appear- 
ances. Although  he  had  telephoned  in  a 
reservation  himself,  there  was  no  record 
of  it  when  he  arrived  to  check  in.  After 


spending  an  uncomfortable,  sleepless 
night,  it  was  discovered  that  the  reserva- 
tion in  Paul  Winchell's  name  was  auto- 
matically listed  by  the  room  clerk  in  the 
name  of  Jerry  Mahoney,  Paul's  famous 
side-kick  dummy! 

After  their  local  commitment,  Paul  and 
Jerry  went  on  to  make  another  personal 
appearance  in  the  toy  department  of  a 
large  store  in  Newark,  New  Jersey.  Large 
newspaper  ads  had  heralded  Paul's  ap- 
pearance days  before.  When  he  arrived 
in  Newark,  a  big  hurricane  was  in  prog- 
ress and  a  near-state  of  emergency  had 
been  declared  as  a  precautionary  measure. 
Nevertheless,  there  were  several  hundred 
youngsters  in  the  store's  toy  department 
waiting  patiently  for  Paul  and  Jerry. 
Paul  was  frankly  amazed  at  the  turnout 
and  approached  a  young  mother  of  a 
five-year-old  boy  who  was  present. 

"Why  did  you  bring  your  little  boy  out 
on  a  day  like  this?"  inquired  Paul. 
"There's  a  ferocious  gale  blowing  out- 
doors." 

The  woman,  sighing  deeply,  replied,  "I 
promised  my  little  boy  that  he  could  see 
you  today,  and  if  you  know  anything 
about  children  and  about  the  nagging 
that  takes  place  if  you  disappoint  them, 
then  you'll  appreciate  why  in  compari- 
son with  all  this,  the  storm  outside  is 
nothing!" 

BUSY  SIGNALS:  Dean  Martin  and 
Jerry  Lewis  are  as  contrasting  in  back- 
stage manners  during  a  TV  show  re- 
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pearances. Dean  performs  as  required 
by  his  director,  then  in-between  times, 
he  relaxes  completely  leaning  or  sitting, 
mildly  bored  with  everything  going  on 
about  him.  Jerry,  on  the  other  hand, 
never  calms  down,  instead  he's  forever 
running  all  over  the  place,  revising  bits  of 
horseplay  business  to  be  done  on  the 
show,  changing  lines  and  cues  with  the 
cooperation  of  the  director.  In  general, 
he's  a  beehive  of  activity  when  he's  not 
practising  or  performing.  The  only  time 
in  recent  memory  that  Jerry  was  relaxed 
during  a  TV  program  rehearsal  was  the 
afternoon  he  almost  collapsed  from  fright. 
His  $7,000  movie  camera  which  he  had 
brought  to  the  studio  with  him  was 
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backstage  incidents  with  it.  The  stage- 
hand who  so  thoughtfully  had  put  the 
camera  away  for  safekeeping  had  ducked 
out  for  coffee  and  didn't  know  that  Jerry 
was  near  having  shock  looking  for  his 
"lost"  property.  The  comedy  star  sur- 
vived, of  course,  and  the  incident  was 
forgotten  just  as  quickly  as  it  happened, 
but  for  those  around  the  Martin  and 
Lewis  TV  sets  each  show,  they'd  just  as 
soon  have  Jerry  active  and  Dean  loafing. 
They're  used  to  the  comedy  team  that 
way  and  any  changes  in  their  deportment 
upsets  the  usual  madhouse  routine. 
Jerry  leaves  his  valuable  camera  at  home 
these  days  .  .  . 


LONDON  CALLING:  Romney  Wheeler, 
chief  of  NBC's  London  bureau,  has  been 
a  constant  overseas  caller  with  news 
about  NBC's  TV  coverage  of  the  Corona- 
tion of  Queen  Elizabeth  II  in  London, 
June  2nd.  Plans  for  bringing  the  royal 
festivities  to  NBC  TV  audiences  have 
been  under  way  for  more  than  a  year. 
Not  until  the  great  day  is  closer  at  hand 
will  it  be  officially  announced  by  NBC 
Television  here  and  in  London,  that  it 
will  be  brought  "live"  to  American  video 
audiences. 


Waukegan  Wit  Jack  Benny  recently  made 
"concert  violinist"  debut  on  TV  show. 


GIT  ALONG  LITTLE  MAGGI,  GIT 
ALONG: — Gabby  Hayes  went  to  bat  in 
defense  of  other  famous,  if  not  all  cow- 
boys, who  on  and  off  TV  wear  their  hats, 
the  ten  gallon  lids,  that  is,  in  the  house. 
Fans  who  have  been  curious  as  to  the 
correctness  of  this  practice  can  be  as- 
sured that  ranchhands  and  cowmen  wear 
their  hats  indoors  without  any  complaints 
from  their  womenfolk  because  the  wide 
brimmed  felts  make  the  best  eyeshades. 
Ranchhouse  guests  in  the  West  can  spot 
an  Easterner  the  minute  he  walks  in  and 
automatically  doffs  his  Stetson.  Accord- 
ing to  Gabby,  the  Emily  Post  of  the 
Corrals  has  approved  the  wearing  of  hats 
indoors.  It  isn't  quite  clear  to  many  a 
dude  like  me,  however,  just  why  a  man 
wants  an  eyeshade  in  the  house  while  he's 
having  dinner  or  playing  cards. 

Sticking  to  the  Boots  and  Saddles  side 
of  the  news  this  month,  Gene  Autry 
came  through  with  an  explanation  as  to 
the  difference  in  the  pronunciations  of 
the  word  rodeo.  From  what  Gene  had  to 
say,  Westerners  call  cowboy  roping  and 
riding  contests,  ro-de-o,  but  what  they 
call  the  working  round-up  is  ro-day-o. 
To  make  my  education  in  matters  wild 
and  wooly  more  complete,  Gene  also 
volunteered  the  information  that  just  as 
trained  nurses  can  recognize  each  other's 
school  by  their  caps,  one  cowboy  can 
tell  another's  home  state  by  the  size, 
shape  and  crush  of  his  hat. 

MOVIE  AND  TV  GET-TOGETHER:  One 

of  the  most  exciting  theatrical  events  of 
the  season  added  glitter  and  gaiety  to  the 
local  Broadway  sector  and  was  shared 
by  TV  audiences  through  the  facilities  of 
the  American  Broadcasting  Company.  At 
the  famous  Roxy  Theatre,  the  world 
premiere  of  20th  Century-Fox's  Techni- 
color musical  production,  "Stars  And 
Stripes  Forever,"  was  emceed  by  Robert 
Q.  Lewis  and  your  correspondent  dur- 
ing a  30-minute  ABC  video  sh'.w.  Robert 
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Q.  and  I  chatted  with  the  stars  as  they 
arrived  by  limousine.  In  addition  to 
society,  theatre  and  civic  notables  in 
attendance,  TV  stars  who  added  large 
globs  of  glamour  and  excitement  were 
Gertrude  Berg,  escorted  by  her  husband; 
Gladys  Swarthout,  Arlene  Francis  (with 
hubby  Martin  Gab  el) ,  Rita  Gam  (with 
her  ditto,  Sidney  Lumet),  Dorothy  Kil- 
gallen,  Peter  Lind  Hayes  and  Mary  Hea- 
ly,  Eloise  McElhone  and  Fran  Warren. 

It  was  Gertrude  Berg,  in  black  velvet 
and  a  black  fox  stole,  who  created  the 
greatest  stir  in  the  Roxy  lobby  as  she 
arrived  in  front  of  the  TV  cameras  and 
smiled  her  greetings  to  the  thousands  of 
fans  who  were  blocking  traffic  and  cheer- 
ing her  entrance.  The  beloved  actress 
wore  a  large  diamond  lavaliere  and  in 
her  hair,  a  matching  pin  sprayed  with 
diamonds  that  sparkled  like  a  halo  as 
she  strolled  into  the  theatre.  A  far  cry 
from  the  house  dresses  of  "The  Gold- 
bergs." 

TV'S  TEN  BEST  DRESSED  MEN:— After 
very  careful  consideration,  I've  decided 
to  take  the  plunge  and  get  myself  out  on 
a  limb  over  just  who  the  ten  best  dressed 
men  are  in  television.  The  task  of 
selecting  men  whose  tastes  in  tailoring 
and  the  manner  in  which  they  wear  their 
clothes,  come  under  the  heading  of  "best 
dressed,"  hasn't  been  an  easy  one.  Ob- 
servation of  the  personalities  chosen 
below  (and  please  note  we  list  them 
alphabetically  to  avoid  mayhem  within 
the  ranks)  was  done  while  the  men  were 
on  and  off  TV  screens.  Since  many  of 
our  television  stars  sometimes  wear  cos- 
tumes or  the  traditional  dinner  jackets 
during  course  of  their  shows,  it  has  only 
been  fair  to  give  each  of  the  gentlemen 
considered  (and  there  were  hundreds  to 
choose  from)  every  opportunity  to  shine 
in  apparel  that  was  becoming  and  cor- 
rect at  all  times,  as  seen  by  me  at  parties 
and  other  functions  requiring  the  can- 


didates to  be  at  their  best  dressed.  Un- 
beknown to  them,  they  were  thoroughly 
scrutinized  and  scored  in-between  can-j,. 
apes,  cocktails  and  chit  chat.  Your  ad- 
mitted Mata  Hari  submits  the  ten  best 
dressed  men  in  TV,  to  wit: — Desi  Arnaz, 
Lee  Bowman,  Bud  Collyer,  Perry  Como, 
Robert  Cummings,  Bob  Hope,  Gordon 
MacRae,  Robert  Montgomery,  Bud  Pal- 
mer, Ezio  Pinza. 

BEST  HOSTESS  OF  THE  MONTH  was 

Dorothy  Kilgallen,  the  brilliant  "What's 
My  Line"  panelist  who,  with  her  hus- 
band Richard  Kollmar,  gave  one  of  the 
season's  gayest  parties  at  Sherman  Bill- 
ingsley's  famous  Stork  Club.  Chinese  in 
motif  with  superb  Cantonese  cooking  the 
featured  cuisine  for  the  midnight  revels, 
Dorothy  had  as  much  fun  planning  the 
party  as  each  and  every  one  of  her  guests 
did  being  there.  Held  in  the  private  up- 
stairs quarters  at  the  Stork,  the  room  was 
gaily  decorated  with  numerous  handlet- 
tered  signs  in  Chinese  script  and  several 
headwaiters  had  donned  coolie  costumes 
complete  with  caps  and  pigtails  to  com- 
plete the  oriental  effect.  Peter  Lind 
Hayes  arrived  wearing  a  Sherlock  Hol- 
mes-type of  jacket  with  a  flap-earred 
cap  to  further  set  off  the  effect.  Exiting 
from  the  elevator  he  insisted  he  and  his 
wife  Mary  Healy  had  arrived  by  way 
of  a  rickshaw  which  he  explained  was 
then  standing  out  in  front  of  Mr.  Bill- 
ingsley's  establishment.  Dorothy's  guests 
just  took  Peter  Lind's  word  for  it  and 
let  it  go  at  that.  A  scout  later  reported 
that  a  young  white  mare  and  dilapidated 
buggy  were  parked  a  few  doors  down  the 
street  and  that  the  animal  was  attracting 
considerable  attention  by  passersby.  Busy 
munching  a  bag  of  fresh  oats,  the  horse 
seemed  to  be  sporting  something  that 
looked  like  black  bangs,  a  set  of  over- 
sized artifical  eyelashes  (made  of  crepe 
paper)  and  a  rather  exotic  expression, 
somewhat  theatrical  for  an  obvious  horse. 
Even  with  this  wild  report,  guests  refused 
to  budge  from  the  party  to  investigate. 

Hostess  Dorothy,  regal  and  stunning  in 
a  white  tulle  gown  by  Ceil  Chapman, 
greeted  her  guests  as  they  arrived  and 
most  of  the  early  party-goers  were  mar- 
ried couples  such  as  Faye  Emerson  and 
Skitch  Henderson,  Anne  Jeffreys  and 
Robert  Sterling,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Tom  Rogers 
(she's  designer  Ceil  Chapman,  he's  an 
MGM  executive  in  NY) ,  Frank  Chapman 
and  Gladys  Swarthout,  Ed  and  Janet 
Madden  (he's  an  NBC-TV  veepee)  and 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Huber  Boscowitz,  socialite 
friends  of  the  host  and  hostess.  Gladys 
Swarthout  and  Gypsy  Rose  Lee  both 
wore  flame  red  evening  gowns  and  shortly 
after  2: 00  A.  M.  Gypsy  Rose  Lee,  who  had 
just  arrived  from  Europe  that  morning 
and  didn't  have  a  regular  gown  to  wear, 
had  to  literally  back  out  of  the  party  in 
the  red  spangled  costume  she  wore.  Hav- 
ing sat  down  once,  "Gyp"  split  her  dress 
from  hip  to  ankle  and  had  to  leave  as 
unobtrusively  as  possible.  This,  as  any- 
one can  tell  you,  is  not  the  easiest  thing 
in  the  world  to  do,  not  in  a  red  dress 
anyway. 

All  in  all,  it  was  a  fun  party  and  Dor- 
othy is  to  be  congratulated  on  its  tre- 
mendous success.  END 


DANTON  WALKER'S  HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  20] 


co-star  Clark  Gable  escorted  her  to  the 
Nairobi  Airfield  and  kissed  her  a  fond 
farewell.  Word  travelled  fast  to  New  York 
about  this  "romance"  which  gave  Ava's 
Frank  Sinatra  a  big  laugh  right  out  loud 
in  public.  His  feelings  about  the  matter 
when  he  called  her  overseas  from  his 
New  York  hotel  suite  underwent  a  rad- 
ical change  however,  and  Ava  had  a  lot 
of  explaining  to  do.  .  . 

Ann  Sothern  may  desert  Hollywood 
this  summer  for  a  long  cross-country 
tour  in  the  musical  "A  Tree  Grows  In 
Brooklyn."  Ann  has  been  invited  to 
play  "Aunt  Cissie,"  the  role  originated 
by  Shirley  Booth  on  Broadway  and  later 
enacted  by  Joan  Blondell  in  a  similar 
countryside  touring  company.  The  pend- 
ing production  would  eventually  wend 
its  way  here  which  is  something  that  ap- 
peals to  Ann.  She  would  like  to  return  to 
the  New  York  stage  and  erase  the  dull 
impressions  made  upon  the  critics  in  last 
year's  stage  play,  "Faithfully  Yours." 
Ann  never  had  a  chance  in  that  one  and 
she  has  hoped  that  she  and  Bob  Cum- 
mings,  her  co-star,  might  find  another 
comedy  in  which  they  could  return  to 
Broadway  together.  Until  such  time,  "A 
Tree  Grows  In  Brooklyn"  would  serve 
nicely  as  a  solo  starring  vehicle  and  the 
delightfully  comic  singing  role  of  "Aunt 
Cissie"  should  fit  Ann  Sothern's  diverse 


talents  like  the  proverbial  glove. 

Speaking  of  Broadway  stage  plays 
brings  to  mind  stars  who  made  the  round 
trip  from  Times  Square  to  Sunset  Boule- 
vard and  back  to  Broadway — Bette  Davis, 
Katharine  Hepburn,  Patricia  Neal,  Mar- 
garet Sullavan,  Arthur  Kennedy,  Vanessa 
Brown,  Tom  Ewell,  Ralph  Meeker, 
Tyrone  Power  and  Martha  Scott.  They 
have  done  much  to  brighten  the  local 
showships  this  past  season  and  most  of 
the  theatre  critics  were  glad  to  be  able 
to  welcome  them  back.  Despite  critical 
panning  by  most  of  the  theatre  review- 
ers, it  was  Katharine  Hepburn  in  "The 
Millionairess"  and  Bette  Davis  in  "Two's 
Company"  that  created  the  greatest  fur- 
or and  brought  the  longest  lines  to  the 
box-offices  of  their  respective  theatres. 
Even  without  the  support  of  all  the  critics 
both  actresses  proved  they  could  do  no 
wrong  with  their  loyal  fans  and  it  was 
Miss  Hepburn  who,  for  a  solid  ten 
weeks,  (she  had  decided  before  open- 
ing in  the  G.  Bernard  Shaw  comedy  to 
limit  the  engagement  to  ten  weeks) 
played  to  Standing  Room  Only  every 
single  performance. 

Bette  Davis  finally  opened  in  her 
musical  revue,  "Two's  Company,"  with 
a  record  advance  sale  of  more  than  half 
a  million  dollars  in  the  theatre's  vault. 


Despite  the  notices  she  and  the  show 
received  the  day  after  the  premiere, 
tickets  were  put  on  sale  twenty  weeks 
in  advance,  and  shortly  after  the  news 
was  out  that  Bette  Davis  was  "in"  with 
her  paying  public,  the  advance  sale 
climbed  and  climbed  until  at  this  writ- 
ing it  looks  as  though  Hollywood  won't 
be  seeing  Bette  for  many  a  moon  to  come. 

DIRECT  QUOTE  AND  UNQUOTE:  An- 
other popular  screen  actress  now  a 
"musical  comedy  star,"  Rosalind  Russell, 
was  also  accorded  a  warm  and  friendly 
welcome  at  the  box-office  of  her  theatre 
where  "Wonderful  Town,"  a  musical 
version  of  a  former  stage  and  screen 
comedy  hit,  "My  Sister  Eileen,"  was  in 
the  process  of  coming  to  Broadway.  The 
Roz  Russell  fans  stormed  the  ticket-sell- 
ers window  weeks  in  advance  of  the  an- 
nounced opening  date  and  when  the 
news  got  back  to  actress  Russell  she 
said,  "it  makes  me  feel  good  all  over, 
like  Little  Orphan  Annie,  sort  of.  Thank 
God  for  movie  fans.  Bless  'em,  too.  What 
would  people  like  me  do  without  them 
at  a  time  like  this!"  The  star  of  "Never 
Wave  At  A  Wac"  would  like  to  go  to 
London,  England,  eventually  with  her 
"Wonderful  Town." 

OLD  ACQUAINTANCE:  Van  Johnson 
attended  a  performance  of  Leonard  Sill- 
man's  "New  Faces"  at  the  Royale  Theatre 
and  was  mobbed  by  fans  before,  during 
and  after  the  musical  revue.  When  he 
went  backstage  to  visit  the  cast  of  rela- 


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tive  unknowns  being  presented  by 
producer  Sillman  as  his  personal  dis- 
coveries, it  was  Van  himself  who  first- 
off  reminded  impressario  Sillman  that  he, 
Van,  worked  in  another  "New  Faces" 
revue,  vintage  of  1937,  and  that  at  the 
time  he  was  following  in  the  footsteps 
of  other  "New  Faces"  of  earlier  years, 
Henry  Fonda,  Imogene  Coca,  Eve  Arden, 
Gypsy  Rose  Lee,  Tyrone  Power  and 
Richard  Carlson  among  them.  Van  went 
from  the  1937  "New  Faces"  into  the 
chorus  of  the  Roxy  Theatre  stage  shows 
and  later  appeared  in  such  musicals  as 
"Too  Many  Girls"  and  "Pal  Joey."  It  was 
his  work  in  the  latter  that  sent  him  on 
his  way  to  Hollywood  fame. 

While  chatting  with  "Pal  Joey"  star, 
Vivienne  Segal,  in  her  dressing  room 
backstage  at  the  Broadhurst  Theatre, 
several  callers  were  announced  to  Miss 
Segal  (who  was  the  star  of  the  original 
production  of  "Pal  Joey"  when  Van  was 
hoofing  in  its  chorus),  Desi  Arnaz  among 
them.  In  time,  Desi  who  was  featured  in 
"Too  Many  Girls"  with  Van,  started  a 
gabfest  that  went  on  and  on.  When  the 
trio  decided  to  cross  the  street  and  have 
supper  at  Sardi's  they  discovered  the 
popular  actors'  hangout  had  closed.  It 
was  three  o'clock  in  the  morning!  That's 
one  reunion  in  Manhattan  none  of  them 
will  ever  forget. 

Manhattan  autograph-seekers  have 
found  a  new  spot  for  securing  signatures 
of  Hollywood  stars.  It's  a  small  art  gal- 
lery on  fashionable  Madison  Avenue  in 
the  60's  called  The  Little  Studio.  The 
steady  stream  of  Hollywoodites  who  drop 
in  to  view  the  exhibits  and  perhaps  make 
a  purchase  or  two,  do  so  because  the 
art  shop  has  several  famous  movie  stars 
sponsoring  it.  Ginger  Rogers,  Dorothy 
Lamour  and  Faye  Emerson  are  a  few  of 
the  patronesses,  in  addition  to  some  of 
New  York's  top  society  leaders.  The 
combination  of  Hollywood  names  and 
Gotham  topdrawer  socialites  makes  the 
gallery  a  "must"  for  most  of  the  screen 
stars  bound  east  for  New  York. 

It  must  be  the  cultural  atmosphere,  for 
every  request  for  an  autograph  has  been 
granted  to  date,  with  the  usual  exceptions 
being  Katharine  Hepburn  and  Greta 
Garbo.  The  well-mannered  youngsters 
who  have  been  milling  about  the  shop 
have  found  Debra  Paget,  Joseph  Cotten, 
Robert  Montgomery,  Eleanor  Parker  and 
Dorothy  McGuire,  among  the  many,  only 
too  willing  to  comply.  In  defense  of  the 
Misses  Hepburn  and  Garbo  who  never 
do  give  autographs,  the  celebrated  ac- 
tresses may  not  make  it  a  Red  Letter  Day 
for  the  youngsters  outside,  but  for  the  un- 
known artists  whose  works  are  displayed 
for  sale  inside,  it's  a  different  story.  Both 
Hepburn  and  Garbo  buy  works  of  art 
in  The  Little  Studio  the  way  most  of 
us  purchase  magazines.  Several  strug- 
gling artists  who  have  been  unheard  of 
in  the  past,  have  suddenly  become  es- 
tablished through  the  sale  of  their  easel 
efforts  to  such  as  Garbo  and  Hepburn 
who  pass  the  paintings  on  to  personal 
friends  as  gifts. 

Abbe  Lane  (Mrs.  Xavier  Cugat)  fea- 
tured in  her  movie  debut  in  U-I's  "Wings 
Of  The  Hawk,"  will  be  given  a  big 
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buildup  by  her  studio  after  a  publicity 
whirl  in  and  around  glamourous  New 
York  night  spots.  Originally  a  Brooklyn 
girl,  Abbe  appeared  on  the  Broadway 
stage  as  Abbe  Marshall,  a  singer  in  a 
musical  called  "As  The  Girls  Go."  In  the 
show  she  was  from  time  to  time  either  a 
platinum  blonde,  a  red  head  or  a  strik- 
ing brunette.  When  she  became  vocalist 
with  the  Cugat  orchestra  (and  eventually 
his  bride)  her  hair  was  coal  black.  She's 
a  protege  of  Vincent  Lopez,  the  man 
credited  with  sending  Betty  Hutton  on 
her  way  to  fame.  For  her  second  screen 
appearance,  Abbe  Lane  will  revert  to 
chalk  white  tresses  in  a  bid  to  out-Lana 
Turner,  and  to  out-measure  Marilyn 
Monroe.  Of  all  the  newer  actresses  who 
are  being  hailed  as  "another"  Turner  and 
Monroe,  Abbe  Lane  comes  closest  to  hav- 
ing the  talent  to  make  a  name  for  herself 
and  to  move  in  on  that  territory  reserved 
for  topflight  Screen  Queens.  Further, 
Abbe  has  youth,  she's  nineteen  and  has 
a  burning  desire  to  be  a  major  motion 
picture  actress. 

NOW  IT  CAN  BE  TOLD:  When  Shirley 
Booth  went  to  Hollywood  for  the  first 
time  to  make,  "Come  Back,  Little  Sheba," 
her  chief  problem  was  not  how  would  she 
photograph  on  the  screen,  or  whether 
her  performance  would  please  movie- 
goers, but  how  she  would  get  through 
the  main  gate  at  the  Paramount  Studios. 
Unknown  to  studio  officials  and  other 
Paramount  employees,  Shirley  decided 
that  when  she  approached  the  famous 
iron  grill  gates  she  would  merely  an- 
nounce herself  to  the  gateman  as  "Miss 
Booth  to  see  Mr.  Hal  Wallis,  please"  and 
let  it  go  at  that.  Mr.  Wallis  could  then 
send  someone  out  to  get  her  and  take 
her  into  his  office. 

The  first  day  she  had  to  report  for 
work  she  no  sooner  opened  her  mouth 
to  speak,  than  the  gateman  removed  his 
hat,  swooped  down  into  a  low  bow  and 
grinned,  saying,  "Glad  to  see  you,  Miss 
Booth,  and  welcome  to  Hollywood!" 
Shirley,  delighted  with  the  unexpected 
reception,  couldn't  resist  asking  him  his 
name  and  how  he  recognized  her. 

"Very  simple,"  is  what  doorman  Tom 
Matson  answered.  "I  spend  my  annual 
vacation  in  New  York  taking  in  all  the 
Broadway  stage  plays.  I've  seen  you  in 
every  play  you've  appeared  in  since  'My 
Sister  Eileen'  and  that  was  more  than 
twelve  years  ago.  How  could  I  not  know 
who  you  are.  You're  my  favorite  stage 
actress!" 

That  will  explain  how  it  is  that  when 
Hollywood  gatekeeper  Tom  Matson  visits 
New  York  late  next  month  he'll  be  Shirley 
Booth's  guest  at  a  performance  of  her 
newest  stage  hit,  "The  Time  Of  The 
Cuckoo"  which  she  opened  in  after  fin- 
ishing the  film  version  of  "Come  Back, 
Little  Sheba"  .  .  . 

BRIEFS:  George  Sanders  and  Zsa  Zsa 
Gabor  tiffed  in  the  lobby  of  their,  hotel 
before  he  left  for  London,  then  kissed 
and  made  up  all  the  way  out  to  Idlewild 
Airport  for  the  benefit  of  photographers 
.  .  .  Before  departing  for  Jamaica,  B.W.I., 
for  film  work,  Stewart  Granger  packed 
several  jars  of  preserved  chestnuts  to 
take  with  him,  a  gift  for  Winston  Church- 


ill, visiting  the  West  Indian  island  at  the 
same  time  .  .  .  Ethel  ("Call  Me  Madam") 
Merman  and  singer  Russell  Nype  exited/'' 
from  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel  with  the 
Duke  and  Duchess  of  Windsor,  got 
caught  in  the  revolving  door  and  de- 
layed the  departure  of  the  royal  couple, 
who  fell  victim  to  the  hordes  of  photog- 
raphers they  had  been  avoiding  all  eve- 
ning .  .  .  Colette  Marchand  of  "Moulin 
Rouge"  and  Jeanmaire  of  "Hans  Christian 
Andersen"  are  both  being  sought  for 
roles  in  John  Murray  Anderson's  "Al- 
manac," a  forthcoming  Broadway  musi- 
cal .  .  .  Ethel  Waters,  the  "Member  Of 
The  Wedding"  co-star,  and  Lena  Home 
are  both  candidates  for  major  roles  in 
another  pending  Broadway  musical,  "Be 
My  Guest"  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Taylor  will  do 
her  Easter  shopping  along  Fifth  Avenue 
and  then  parade  in  her  new  Spring  finery 
come  April  5th. 

Dame  rumor  has  it  along  the  Broad- 
way Beat  that  Sylvia  Ashley  Fairbanks 
Gable,  the  "ex  Mrs.  Clark"  that  is,  has  a 
financial  as  well  as  romantic  interest  in 
Richard  Greene's  planned  movie,  "The 
Promise,"  which  will  be  filmed  in  Italy 
late  this  Summer  after  Greene  winds  up 
his  acting  chores  with  the  touring  play, 
"Dial  M  For  Murder."  His  contract  for 
the  latter  expires  May  30th.  His  agree- 
ment with  the  glamourous  Sylvia  gives 
her  the  right  to  sit  in  on  story  and  cast- 
ing conferences  for  "The  Promise." 

Deanna  Durbin  is  still  in  the  running 
for  the  lead  role  in  20th  Century-Fox's 
musical  production  originally  called  "The 
Girl  With  Black  Glasses"  and  set  in  the 
famous  Metropolitan  Opera  House  in 
New  York.  The  plot  of  the  film,  which 
parallels  the  real  life  experience  of 
Roberta  Peters,  will  be  enhanced  with 
Technicolor.  Miss  Peters  won  acclaim 
on  the  Met  Opera  stage  several  years 
ago  when  she  stepped  into  the  role  of 
Zerlina  in  "Don  Giovanni"  after  Nadine 
Conner  collapsed  with  a  sudden  illness. 
Deanna,  who  has  been  dieting  carefully 
and  maintaining  her  voice  lessons  daily, 
may  edge  out  Miss  Peters  who  has  been 
seriously  considered  for  the  leading  role 
in  the  film  now  tentatively  called, 
"Opera  House." 

Columbia  University  officials  in  up- 
town Manhattan  aren't  so  sure  they 
want  Stanley  Kramer,  producer  of  "The 
Caine  Mutiny,"  to  send  cameramen  and 
equipment  to  the  college  campus  for  ex- 
terior shots  of  the  famous  university. 
On  the  other  hand,  nightclub  proprietors 
on  New  York's  West  52nd  Street,  the 
famed  "Swing  Lane,"  are  hoping  they'll 
get  into  the  act  and  be  included  in  the 
Big  Town  scenes. 

Several  of  those  recorded  Barbara 
Payton-Sonny  Tufts  on-the-set  explo- 
sions and  line  fluffings  during  rehearsals 
for  "Run  For  The  Hills"  are  now  being 
played  by  New  York  hostesses  who  en- 
tertain visiting  celebrities  with  the  amus- 
ing recordings.  They  are  considered  by 
many  to  be  the  funniest  of  the  more  re- 
cent recorded  flubs,  the  best,  at  least 
since  Bing  Crosby's  memorable  singing 
slips  made  at  recording  sessions  for  "Ho- 
liday Inn"  and  "Going  My  Way."  END 


MAKE  WAY  FOR  BEAUTY 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  51] 


it  adds  a  sensuous  look!  Obviously,  a 
liquid  formula  is  an  essential  to  achieve 
the  subtleties  necessary  in  these  tricks 
with  rouge.  Helena  Rubinstein  has  a  new 
Silk-Tone  Liquid  Rouge  created  espe- 
cially to  blend  into  your  natural  skin 
tones  without  leaving  any  hint  of  where 
the  color  begins  or  ends. 

Further  requirements  for  "The  Siren 
Look"  include  a  vivid  red  lipstick,  to 
make  your  lips  more  provocative,  and  an 
Auto-pencil  and  Waterproof  Mascara  to 
emphasize  your  eyes.  The  eye  pencil  also 
should  be  used  to  etch  the  eyebrows  in 
a  tapering  line  that  is  heaviest  at  the  be- 
ginning and  arched  in  the  middle  for  a 
sophisticated  "high  brow"  expression. 
And  there  you  have  all  the  ingredients 
to  turn  you  into  an  alluring  1953  edition 
of  the  femme  fatale. 

When  it  comes  to  facing  the  problem  of 
improving  skin  texture  the  scientific  an- 
swer is  always  lanolin,  because  lanolin 
approximates  the  natural  protective  oil 
of  the  skin  itself.  Most  of  us  understand 
this  truth  but  many  still  fail  to  realize 
that  lanolin  is  equally  beneficial  to  hair. 
It's  the  presence  of  lanolin  that  helps 
make  Lustre-Creme  Shampoo  such  a  po- 
tent ally  in  your  post-Winter  campaign 
for  glossy,  manageable  tresses.  The  sham- 
poo itself  is  a  super- cleanser  that  makes 
a  luxuriant  lather  in  spite  of  hard  water. 
The  lanolin  does  its  job  of  conditioning 
so  unobtrusively  you'd  never  suspect  the 
shampoo  even  had  any  in  its  formula. 


You  use  Lustre-Creme  just  like  other 
shampoos — first  wetting  the  hair  thor- 
oughly, then  applying  a  small  amount  of 
the  frothy  cream  and  working  it  into  a 
lather  with  your  fingertips.  Rinse  and 
repeat.  As  you  undoubtedly  know,  Lus- 
tre-Creme is  a  favorite  with  a  great 
many  stars  who  not  only  use  it  them- 
selves but  recommend  it  enthusiastically. 

There's  another  exceedingly  helpful 
boon  to  hair  beauty  that  you  should 
know  about  because  it  too  contains  proc- 
essed lanolin.  You  get  it  by  going  to  your 
neighborhood  drug  or  variety  store  and 
asking  for  "Nestle  Superset  Waving  Lo- 
tion"— an  eight-ounce  bottle  sells  for  only 
25c.  You  won't  find  the  lotion  either  thick 
or  sticky,  nor  will  there  be  any  of  that 
flaking  that  is  the  main  objection  to  so 
many  setting  preparations.  What  you  will 
discover  is  that  Superset  gives  your  hair 
body  and  helps  keep  it  sleek  and  glossy. 
Other  plus  features  are  the  rapidity  with 
which  the  lotion  dries  and  the  very  pleas- 
ant fragrance  it  leaves  on  your  hair. 

Any  perplexity  you  may  have  been 
feeling  about  just  which  perfume  to 
change  to  for  Spring  should  be  speedily 
routed  by  Bourjois'  "Carnival  of  Values." 
Here  are  three  famous  perfumes — En- 
dearing, Evening  in  Paris,  and  Mais  Oui, 
arranged  in  a  gay  patent  purse  kit.  The 
trio  in  cologne  versions  comes  packed  in 
a  bright  red  case.  Translated  into  stick 
form,  the  three  are  packaged  in  gold  foil. 
Each  set  is  just  $1.  END 


RECORD  ROIMRUP 


Tops  In  Movie  Music 

«npHE  Second  Star  To  The  Right,"  from 
X  "Peter  Pan,"  and  "You  Have  My 
Sympathy"  by  Doris  Day  for  Columbia 
.  .  .  Danny  Kaye's  "Danny  At  The  Pal- 
ace" album  from  vaudeville  show,  for 
Decca  .  .  .  Rosemary  Clooney's  "The  Stars 
Are  Singing"  album,  from  film  of  same 
name,  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "Oh,  Moon"  and 
"Hush-A-Bye,"  from  "The  Jazz  Singer," 
by  Danny  Thomas  for  Victor  .  .  .  Tony 
Martin's  "You're  So  Dangerous"  and 
"The  Ghost  Of  A  Rose"  for  Victor  .  .  . 
Gordon  MacRae's  "How  Do  You  Speak 
To  An  Angel?"  and  "Congratulations  To 
Someone"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  Bing  Crosby's 
"Open  Your  Heart"  and  "You  Don't 
Know  What  Lonesome  Is"  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Vaughn  Monroe's  "Isn't  It  A  Small  World" 
and  "Lonely  Eyes"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "The 
Astaire  Story"  LP  album  by  Fred  Astaire 
for  Mercury  .  .  .  Doris  Day's  "I  Know  A 
Place"  and  "That's  What  Makes  Paris 
Paree,"  from  "April  In  Paris,"  for  Co- 
lumbia .  .  . 

Other  Toppers 

PERRY  COMO'S  "Wild  Horses"  and  "I 
Confess"  for  Victor  . . .  "Downhearted" 
and  "How  Do  You  Speak  To  An  Angel?" 
by  Eddie  Fisher  for  Victor  .  .  .  Norman 
Greene's  "Suspicion"  and  "Blue  Porce- 
lain" for  MGM  .  .  .  Sammy  Kaye's  "Hur- 


ry, Hurry,  Hurry"  and  "The  Dance  Of 
Mexico"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "Studio  One 
Concerto"  and  "I'm  Used  To  You"  by  Art 
Lowry  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Sunny  Gale's 
"Teardrops  On  My  Pillow"  and  "Stolen 
Waltz"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "Blue  Violins"  and 
"Fandango"  by  Hugo  Winterhalter  for 
Victor  .  .  .  Frank  Petty's  "Sweethearts 
On  Parade"  album  for  MGM  .  .  .  Tony 
Alamo's  "The  Clown"  and  "Is  It  Love 
You're  After"  for  MGM  .  .  .  June  Hut- 
ton's  "I  Had  A  Little  Too  Much  To  Dream 
Last  Night"  and  "Song  Of  The  Sleigh 
Bells"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  Billy  Eckstine's 
"Until  Eternity"  and  "Everything  De- 
pends On  You"  for  MGM  .  .  .  "The  Doggie 
In  The  Window"  and  "My  Jealous  Eyes" 
by  Patti  Page  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Nat  King 
Cole's  "Don't  Let  Your  Eyes  Go  Shopping 
For  Your  Heart"  and  "Pretend"  for  Capi- 
tol ..  .  Kay  Starr's  "Side  By  Side"  and 
"Noah!"  for  Capitol  .  .  . 

Grab  Bag 

Henri  Rene's  "Madalena"  and  "Pre- 
tend" for  Victor  .  .  .  Al  Martino's 
"Rachel"  and  "One  Lonely  Night"  for 
Capitol  .  .  .  "New  Juke  Box  Saturday 
Night"  and  "Runnin'  Wild"  by  the  Mod- 
ernaires  for  Coral  ...  "I  Went  To  Your 
Wedding"  and  "I'll  Never  Work  There 
Anymore"  by  Spike  Jones  for  Victor  .  .  . 

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*  *  * 

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*  *  * 

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*  *  * 

If  you  hear  someone  say  "It  made  my  hair  stand  on  end,"  you  can  bet  that 
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*  *  * 

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*  *  * 

What  are  they?  You  can't  talk  me  into  telling  you!  This  is  the  kind  of  picture 
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*  *  * 

There's  another  thriller  coming  along  that  I'll  get  my  typewriter  into  for  the 
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Dick  Conte  and  his  wife  at  Chasen's. 
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be  left  alone,  so  they  gladly  complied. 

The  newest  infant  of  the  golden  spoon 
set,  with  the  top-heavy  title  Desiderio 
Alberto  Arnaz  IV,  came  into  the  world 
as  famous  as  any  child  of  royalty  and 
maybe  a  little  more  so.  Just  goes  to  show 
what  TV  can  do  for  a  young  fellow. 

And  speaking  of  TV — when  it  was 
announced  that  the  beautiful  Mary  Astor 
was  making  her  comeback  in  a  TV  series 
called,  "Career  Club,"  she  was  practi- 
cally snowed  under  by  picture  offers. 

With,  all  the — shall  we  say — more  ma- 
ture male  stars  like  Humphrey  Bogart, 
Gary  Cooper,  etc.,  after  the  Ernest  Hem- 
ingway novel,  "Old  Man  And  The  Sea," 
for  motion  picture  starring  purposes  who 
should  grab  it  off  but  Spencer  Tracy. 
He'll  be  just  perfect  in  this  absorbing 
tale. 

Another  tour  that  was  a  big  success — 
Carole  Mathews,  who  hit  the  road  for 
U-I  with  the  picture,  "Meet  Me  At  The 
Fair,"  which  is  her  first  big  flashy  screen 
role.  After  her  new  one  (for  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox) shows  up  on  the  screens,  the 
gal  will  be  on  her  way  to  stardom.  The 
20th  flicker  is  "Fight  Town." 


Bob  Hope,  with  wife  at  the  Biltmore 
Bowl  testimonial  for  Cardinal  Mclntyre. 


Well,  it  isn't  often  that  a  stork  and 
separation  rumor  hits  one  family  at  the 
same  instant  practically.  But  it  happened 
to  the  Tyrone  Powers.  Finally  L  &  T 
convinced  the  press  (1)  that  they  were 
expecting  the  addition  and  (2)  that  they 
weren't  planning  any  separation.  Mr.  P. 
is  an  absolute  sensation  in  his  tour  of 
"John  Brown's  Body." 

The  wise-crack  of  all  time — from 
Marilyn  Mmmmmm.  When  a  nosey  char- 
acter was  probing  about  the  famous 
calendar  pose  and  asked  Marilyn  did  she 
have  anything  on  at  the  time,  our  girl 
replied:  "Of  course — the  radio."  That's 
tellin'  'em,  kid. 

Can  you  imagine  Lana  Turner  taking 
up  skiing?????  That's  what  she's  done, 
now  that  Lex  Barker  is  an  important  part 
of  her  life.  They  flew  off  on  their  muk- 
luks  to  Aspen,  Colorado,  for  the  sport 
immediately  after  Lana  finished  up 
"Latin  Lovers"  at  MGM.  This  gal  never 
impressed  anyone  in  town  as  being  a 
sports  lover. 

The  hot  seat  that  was  given  Bob  Hope 
on  the  set  of  Paramount's  "Off  Limits" 
was  not  instigated  by  Bing  Crosby.  Seems 
he  was  liberally  padded  with  asbestos 


Jerry  Davis  escorted  Marilyn  Maxwell  to 
socialite  Jody  Hutchinson's  swanky  party. 


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Joe  E.  Brown  gave  away  two  daughters  at  once  in  a  double  ceremony  attended  by 
notables.  Kathryn  married  Armond  Lisle  and  Mary  became  Mrs.  Steven  Fair. 


before  a  shot  was  made  with  Ski-Nose's 
britches  on  fire.  But  the  liquid  smoke 
was  so  hot  that  our  boy  had  to  have  a 
little  emergency  treatment  and  double 
asbestos  padding  before  he  could  go  on 
with  the  scene. 

The  talk  of  Hollywood  is  young  Harry 
Belafonte,  whose  opening  at  the  Cocoa- 
nut  'Grove  was  a  smash  success.  He's 
sort  of  a  balladeer  type}  but  the  most 
exciting  singer  to  hit  this  town  in  a  long 
time.  You'll  see  him  in  the  MGM  pic- 
ture, "See  How  They  Run."  Tony  Curtis, 
one  of  Harry's  best  pals,  was  so  nervous 
on  opening  night  that  Harry  had  to  tell 
Tony  funny  jokes  to  get  his  mind  off  the 
nerves.  Dan  Dailey,  with  a  covey  of 
glamour  girls,  was  ringside;  Mitzi  Gaynor 
and  Wanda  Hendrix  in  other  parties. 

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I  Confess 

Dound  by  the  secrecy  of  the  church 
"  confessional,  Father  Montgomery 
Clift,  finds  himself  accused  of  murdering 
a  prominent  Canadian  businessman.  Al- 
though the  real  murderer  (O.  E.  Hasse), 
a  gardener  at  the  parish  house,  has  con- 
fessed to  him,  Clift  cannot  break  eccles- 
iastical law  to  expose  him.  Under  the 
relentless  probing  of  Karl  Maiden  and 
Brian  Aherne,  the  Crown's  prosecutor,  a 
case  is  quickly  assembled  against  the 
priest.  Blood-stained  robes  are  found  in 
the  parish  house;  Anne  Baxter,  wife  of  a 
prominent  member  of  parliament,  reveals 
that  she  was  being  blackmailed  by  the 
dead  man  who  once  caught  her  and  Clift 
in  an  innocent  but  embarrassing  situa- 


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tion,  and  finally,  there  is  the  testimony  of 
two  teenage  baby-sitters  who  saw  a 
priest  leave  the  house  the  night  of  the 
murder.  The  priest  suddenly  finds  him- 
self on  trial,  with  the  real  culprit  calmly 
sitting  in  the  court  room  viewing  the 
entire  proceedings.  It  is  to  this  exciting 
climax  that  the  master  spellbinder,  Al- 
fred Hitchcock,  pilots  the  film  with  all 
the  emotion  and  abandon  of  a  runaway 
rollercoaster.  RKO. 

Off  Limits 

Bob  Hope  packs  a  real  fun  wallop  as  a 
fight  promoter  who  joins  the  Army 
to  protect  his  prize  investment,  champ 
Stanley  Clements,  who's  been  drafted. 
When  Army  medicos  okay  Hope  and  re- 
ject the  fighter,  Pvt.  Ski  Snoot  does 
everything  to  get  out  of  the  service,  but 
winds  up  assigned  to  a  military  police 
unit  run  by  rule-spouting  Eddie  Maye- 
hoff.  Hope's  stint  with  Uncle  Sam  is 
further  complicated  by  Mickey  Rooney 
who  has  aspirations  to  become  a  fighter. 
Hope  fluffs  him  off  until  he  gets  a  good 
look  at  Mickey's  aunt,  Marilyn  Maxwell, 
and  decides  that  the  kid's  fight  back- 
ground may  be  lacking  but  there're  some 
pretty  good  lines  in  the  family.  Although 
Mickey  gets  off  to  a  poor  start,  he  event- 
ually becomes  champ  of  the  local  military 
base  and  wins  a  bout  with  Bob's  former 
protege,  Clements.  Hope,  with  the  ad- 
vantage of  knowing  both  fighters'  tech- 
niques, masterminds  one  of  the  weirdest 
matches  ever  filmed.  It's  fun,  fast  and 
laugh-loaded.  Paramount. 

Salome 

Columbia's  Technicolor  temptress,  Rita 
Hayworth,  provides  all  the  passion, 
promise  and  allure  evident  in  King  Her- 
od's court  during  the  days  of  John  the 
Baptist.  As  the  stepdaughter  of  the  pagan 
king  (Charles  Laughton)  and  his  schem- 
ing queen  (Judith  Anderson),  Salome  has 
been  banished  from  Rome  because  of 
her  romantic  involvement  with  Caesar's 
nephew  (Rex  Reason).  Revengeful  of  all 
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A  promise  of  passion  in  Rita  Hayworth's 
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As  a  fight  promoter  temporarily  in  the  MP's,  Bob  Hope  promotes  himself  into 
a  romance  with  Marilyn  Maxwell,  who  is  Mickey  Rooney's  aunt  in  "Off  Limits." 


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Romans,  Salome  peppers  her  return  home 
by  taking  spite  on  Claudius  (Stewart 
Granger),  a  Roman  soldier  and  convert 
of  John  the  Baptist.  Unaware  of  her 
parents'  true  nature,  the  princess  realizes 
the  prophet's  outcries  against  the  court 
are  making  her  parents  unhappy  and 
orders  Claudius  to  arrest  John  the  Bap- 
tist (Alan  Badel).  Instead,  he  takes  her  to 
the  prophet,  whose  spiritual  perception 
convinces  her  of  the  truth  of  his  sayings. 
To  protect  him  from  the  trickery  of  her 
parents,  Salome  offers  to  dance  for  her 
covetous  stepfather,  a  symbol  that  she 
will  submit  to  his  will,  in  return  for  the 
prophet's  freedom.  The  climactic  dance 
of  the  seven  veils,  the  lavish  costumes 
and  the  gaudy  Technicolor  lensing  pro- 
vide a  bizarre  impact  of  the  Orient. 
Columbia. 

The  Desert  Song 

Sigmund  Romberg's  musical  classic 
shows  off  to  good  advantage  in  this 
Technicolor  film,  with  Gordon  MacRae 
and  Kathryn  Grayson  paired  in  romance 
and  song.  Whenever  the  Riffs  in  the 
Moroccan  desert  need  a  leader  to  help 
them  regain  their  just  rights  against 
Sheik  Yousseff  (Raymond  Massey),  a 
victorious  commander,  El  Khobar,  mys- 
teriously appears.  The  tribes  of  the  desert 
do  not  know  that  El  Khobar  and  the  shy 
professor  named  Paul  Bonnard  are  the 
same  person.  Gordon  MacRae  plays  both 
parts  with  vigor  and  good  humor.  While 
posing  as  the  teacher,  he  is  instructed  by 
French  captain  Steve  Cochran  to  help  the 
general  at  the  French  Legionnaire  head- 
quarters to  get  his  daughter  (Kathryn 
Grayson)  to  attend  to  studies.  Kathryn, 
who'd  much  rather  study  Cochran  than 
listen  to  Latin  as  taught  by  MacRae, 
completely  forgets  her  crush  when  she 
meets  El  Khobar  in  the  sheik's  garden. 
She  is  unaware  that  MacRae  is  both 
persons,  since  his  veiled  costume  keeps 
his  identity  as  the  Riff  leader  a  secret 
until  he  kidnaps  her  to  bring  her  general 
father  to  terms.  All  winds  up  happily 
with  the  French  supporting  the  Riffs  and 
the  villainous  sheik  being  trotted  off  to 
the  pokey.  Kathryn  is  the  last  to  learn 
of  MacRae's  dual  personality,  but  when 
she  does,  makes  the  most  of  it.  Warner 
Brothers. 

I  Love  Melvin 

Fledgling  news  photographer  Donald 
O'Connor  soon  learns  that  a  press  pass 
can  get  you  into  a  lot  more  than  a  free 
show — namely,  plenty  of  hot  water. 
When  he  wanders  backstage  of  a  hit 
New  York  musical,  he  talks  chorine 
Debbie  Reynolds  into  a  date  by  telling 
her  he  wants  her  to  pose  for  a  national 
magazine.  As  the  romance  progresses, 
much  to  the  opposition  of  Debbie's 
parents,  Don  soon  has  a  jillion  pictures, 
but  no  place  to  put  them,  for  the  mag- 
azine he  represents  employs  him  as  an 


Allyn  Joslyn  surprises  Donald  O'Connor 
and  Debbie  Reynolds  in  "I  Love  Melvin." 


apprentice  to  eccentric  photographer  Jim 
Backus.  To  get  himself  off  the  hook  with 
Debbie's  family,  who  are  beginning  to 
suspect  his  delaying  tactics,  Don  fakes 
a  magazine  cover  with  Debbie's  picture 
on  it.  Pandemonium  breaks  loose  with 
father  quitting  his  job,  mother  easing  out 
all  of  Debbie's  other  suitors,  and  the 
neighborhood  alerted  for  publication 
day.  When  equine  instead  of  chorine  ap- 
pears, Don  does  the  only  sensible  thing 
and  hides  out  until  a  reconciliation  can 
be  affected.  Film  is  bouncy  and  tuneful, 
with  Don  joining  moppet  Noreen  Coch- 
ran for  a  show-stopping  dance.  MGM. 

The  Glass  Wall 

Qroducer  Maxwell  Shane  continues  his 
■  man-in-the-street  film  technique  with 
New  York  locations,  hidden  cameras  and 
off-beat  castings  providing  unusual  set- 
tings for  this  tender  narrative  of  a  dis- 
placed person  (Vittorio  Gassman)  who 
is  refused  admission  to  the  U.S.  and 
jumps  ship.  Unable  to  find  the  lone  G.I., 
who  can  vouch  for  his  underground  work 
and  help  him  win  admission  to  this 
country,  Gassman  begins  an  almost  fu- 
tile search  for  a  clarinet  player  named 
Tom,  living  somewhere  in  New  York 
City.  In  the  24  hours  he  has  before  the 
ship  sails  and  he  is  declared  a  fugitive, 
Vittorio  finds  few  who  will  befriend  him 
except  factory  worker  Gloria  Grahame. 
It  is  she  who  eventually  leads  immigrant 
officials  and  the  missing  Tom  to  the 
United  Nations  building  ( the  glass  wall ) 
from  which  Vittorio  has  decided  to  jump 
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As  a  psychological  study  of  a  killer  and  two  hostages,  "The  Hitch-hiker"  is 
taut  entertainment,  with  Frank  Lovejoy,  William  Talman  and  Edmond  O'Brien. 


promises  Hurok  that  he  can  be  his  man 
ager  for  American  bookings.  Once  he  has 
come  to  America  and  written  70  letters 
to  Chaliapin — none  answered — Hurok  be- 
gins to  suspect  the  value  of  a  written 
contract.  It  isn't  until  many  years  later, 
after  he  has  established  himself  with 
other  artists,  that  Chaliapin  does  sign 
with  the  impresario.  In  the  meantime,  the 
establishing  of  a  concert  bureau  provides 
the  film  with  a  springboard  for  intro- 
ducing some  inspiring  musical  moments 
featuring  such  artists  as  Roberta  Peters, 
Jan  Peerce,  Isaac  Stern  and  Tamara 
Toumanova.  Film  also  marks  the  debut 
of  Byron  Palmer,  whose  good  looks  and 
talent  make  him  a  best  bet  for  acclaim 
and  stardom.  20th  Century-Fox. 

The  Hitch-hiker 

Y°tj  will  be  glued  to  your  seat  for  90 
'  taut  minutes  by  this  psychological 
study  of  a  killer  and  two  hostages.  Wil- 
liam Talman,  an  escaped  convict,  is 
making  his  way  to  Mexico  and  freedom 
by  hitch-hiking  across  country.  He 
thumbs  a  ride,  murders  the  driver,  and 
proceeds  on  with  the  stolen  car.  After 
two  such  happenings,  he  flags  down  an 
auto  with  Edmond  O'Brien  and  Frank 
Lovejoy.  The  latter  are  going  on  a  fish- 
ing trip — they  have  no  idea  the  hitch- 
hiker they  picked  up  is  the  wanted 
killer.  It  is  only  via  the  car  radio  that 
they  begin  to  suspect.  Talman  tips  his 
hand  and  forces  them  at  the  point  of  a 
gun  to  dodge  road  blocks  and  the  police 
to  get  him  to  the  border.  O'Brien  and 
Lovejoy  are  aware  that  death  will  be 


It's  an  embarrassing  moment  for  all  concerned  when  Barbara  Bates  discovers  that  Mickey  Rooney  is  an  uninvited  occupant 
of  a  twin  bed  in  the  Technicolor  musical,  "All  Ashore,"  the  breezy  story  of  three  sailors  on  a  spree  on  Catalina  Island. 


"The  Glass  Wall,"  tender  tale  of  a  D.  P., 
stars  Gloria  Grahame,  Vittorio  Gassman. 


their  fate  at  the  end  of  the  ride.  A 
gripping  climax  results  in  the  capture 
and  death  of  Talman,  with  Lovejoy  and 
0  Brien  cheating  death.  Film  marks  an- 
other orchid  for  Ida  Lupino  as  the  direc- 
tor. Filmaker's  Prod. — RKO. 

All  Ashore 

KA  ickey  Rooney  scuttles  his  usual 
'  *  *  brash,  egotistical  role  to  play  fall 
guy  for  shipmates  Dick  Haymes  and  Ray 
McDonald  in  this  breezy  by-play  of  three 
gobs  on  leave.  Haymes  and  McDonald 
are  broke  and  decide  to  muscle-in  on 
Mickey,  who  has  saved  $300  for  a  spree  on 
Catalina  Island.  Their  high-powered 
plans  go  astray,  with  Mickey  losing  his 
money  and  the  trio  forced  to  work  its 
way  over  to  the  resort  on  a  passenger 
ship.  Once  on  the  island.  Mickey's 
friends  find  Peggy  Ryan  and  Jody  Law- 
rence much  better  company  and  desert 
him.  Alone  and  lonely,  Mickey  decides 
to  go  back  to  the  mainland,  when  he 
notices  Barbara  Bates  having  trouble 
with  the  motor  of  her  boat  and  offers  to 
help  her.  The  act  not  only  wins  him  a 
girl,  but  the  support  of  Barbara's  wealthy 
father,  who  offers  to  aid  him  when  he's 
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She's  Back  On  Broadway 

C  adtng  movie  star  Virginia  Mayo  re- 
*  turns  to  the  Broadway  stage  in  the 
hope  it  will  hypo  her  film  career.  Pro- 
ducer Frank  Lovejoy  is  delighted  with 
the  backers  her  name  still  attracts,  but 
stage  director  Steve  Cochran  is  a  lot 
more  suspicious.  He  warns  Lovejoy  that 
Virginia  is  using  the  play  as  a  stepping 
stone  back  to  Hollywood  and  will  leave 
them  flat  after  opening  night.  Lovejoy 
ignores  the  warning,  and  rehearsals  get 
underway,  with  Cochran  and  Virginia 
continually  needling  each  other  until  the 
inevitable  eruption  occurs.  After  carry- 
ing on  solo  for  a  week,  they  both  learn 
the  uncomfortable  fact  that  they  are 
much  better  together  and  reunite  in 
time  for  a  successful  opening  night, 
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which  also  co-stars  Gene  Nelson,  Patrice 
Wymore  and  Virginia  Gibson.  Warner 
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The  Happst  Wedding  of  Sbn^and  Dance 

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with  Eddie  Foy,  Jr.  •  Charlotte  Austin  •  Kathleen  Crowley  •  Merry  Anders  •  Donna  Lee  Hickey 


Produced  by 


Directed  by 


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Frank  P.  ROSENBERG  •  Henry  LEI  •  Walter  BULLOCK,  Sally  BENSON  and  Joseph  FIELDS 

From  the  Stage  Play  by  FRANK  B.  ELSER  and  MARC  CONNELLY  •  Based  on  the  Novel  "Rome  Haul"  by  WALTER  D.  EDMONDS 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 


At  work  or  p/oy,  v/s/fing  Hollywood  stars  can  set  even  sophisticated  New  York  back  on  its  heels 


Joan  Crawford  with  Dir.  David  Miller. 
Newcomers  could  take  hints  from  her. 


Zsa  Zsa  Gabor  who  used  to  be  known 
locally  as  Sari  Gabor  Hilton,  is  as 
beautiful  off-screen  as  she  is  on.  Her 
complexion  is  the  envy  of  most  other 
cinema  queens  but  her  habit  of  gig- 
gling continuously  at  everything  that 
is  said  or  done  is  beginning  to  bore 
most  of  the  New  York  hosts  who  en- 
tertain Zsa  Zsa  when  she  comes  to 
town.  She  hasn't  appeared  in  a  single 
movie  yet  that  she  didn't  purr  and 
giggle  her  way  through  every  scene. 
Years  ago,  Norma  Shearer  was  told 
by  several  intimate  friends  that  her 
habit  of  giggling  like  a  school  girl 
made  most  people  nervous  just  lis- 
tening to  her.  Norma,  fortunately, 
broke  herself  of  it  in  one  week.  Zsa 


Danton  Walker 


Zsa  might  do  the 
same  and  put  an 
end  to  this  unat- 
tractive nonsense. 

Although  Broad- 
way stage  plays, 
especially  comedies, 
seem  to  be  the  goal 
oj  most  film  stars, 
it  took  Tom  Ewell  and  Vanessa  Brown 
to  pick  the  plum  comedy  oj  the  year 
in  "The  Seven  Year  Itch."  The  play  is 
such  a  hit  that  Ewell's  Hollywood  pals 
insist  it  should  be  renamed  to  read 
"The  Seven  Year  Hitch,"  since  the  star 
may  have  to  stick  around  New  York 
just  about  that  (continued  on  pace  73) 


19 


vnimmui 


Cene  (ierneg  hss  -ftund  9 
jrat  new  loire/fbe  ballet 


London 

MY  daughter  Gene  fell  in  love  with  England 
and  the  ballet  while  playing  opposite  Clark  Gable 
in  "Never  Let  Me  Go,"  which  was  filmed  in  MGM's 
studio  outside  London.   Playing  the  part  of  a  Russian 
ballerina,  Gene  spent  several  hours  a  day  on  ballet 
lessons,  and  acquired  an  authentic  accent  from  a  Russian 
coach.  She  just  loved  the  ballet  lessons  and 
wants  to  keep  it  up  even  now  that  the  picture  is  finished. 
Her  little  daughter.  Tina,  and  I  were  in 
London  with  Gene  while  the  picture  was  being  made, 
and  we  all  three  became  balletomanes. 

Not  only  did  Gene  take  lessons  every  day  at  the 
studio,  but  every  so  often  she  went  into  London  for  a 
lesson  with  the  great  Anton  Dolin.  who  said  she  had 
a  real  flair  for  it.  He  had  never,  even  in  a  professional 
ballerina,  seen  more  beautiful  hand  work,  which 
seemed  to  come  to  Gene  naturally,  (continued  on  pace  221 


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Gene  and  Belita  in  their  swan  costumes  Gene  and  Clark  Gable  had  fun  together  Ballet  star  Anton  Dolin  said  Gene's  hand 
for  ballet  scenes  in  "Never  Let  Me  Go."     on  location,  but  there  was  no  romance,     work  was  as  good  as  a  trained  ballerina's! 


In  her  free  time  she  read  books  on  the  ballet  and 
also  about  the  great  ballerinas.  When  she  came  home 
to  our  London  apartment  each  evening,  it  was 
a  circus  to  see  Tina  and  me  taking  lessons  from  her 
on  what  she  had  learned  that  day.  She  wasn't 
in  the  house  five  minutes  when  the  victrola  went 
on  and  we  were  off.  If  a  stranger  came  in  on  us  sud- 
denly, he  would  have  thought  he'd  struck  a 
mad  house.  Grandmother,  mother  and  child  running 
around,  trying  to  emulate  ballerinas.  Gene  was 
so  mad  about  the  dancing  that  every  time  I  turned 
around  she  was  executing  a  step  and  counting  out  loud. 
We  went  shopping  one  day  in  London,  and  in 
the  midst  of  buying  sweaters  she  broke  out  into  a 
dance.  And  the  day  she  first  got  up  on  her 
toes  we  opened  a  bottle  of  champagne. 

Altogether,  we  had  a  wonderful  stay  in  England.  The 
English  countryside  is  all  it  is  cracked  up  to 
be.  The  flowers,  both  wild  and  otherwise,  are  breath- 
taking. We  stopped  everywhere  to  look  at 
them  and  tried  to  find  out  the  names  of  the  ones  we 
didn't  know,  and  had  not  seen  in  our  country. 
Every  now  and  then  Gene  saw  a  lovely  old 
whitewashed  farm  house  and  said,  "That's  the  kind  of 
place  I  want  to  live  in."  Her  enthusiasm  for 
England  and  the  English  was  something. 

Socially  we  were  pretty  gay,  but  of  course  only  when 
Gene  was  not  working  the  next  day.  We  went 


to  a  couple  "of  splendid  plays.  The  theatre  in  England  " 

is  superb.  Of  course  we  saw  Hepburn  in 

"The  Millionairess"  and  were  very  proud  that  our 

compatriot  was  the  biggest  hit  in  London.  One 

night  Jose  Ferrer  invited  us  to  a  party  at  the 

Cafe  de  Paris  where  Noel  Coward  was  the  entertainer. 

Mr.  Coward  came  to  our  table  to  chat  with  us. 

He  is  utterly  charming  and  the  epitome  of  sophistication. 

Just  like  a  character  in  a  Noel  Coward  play,  Gene  said. 

At  a  party  given  by  Douglas  Fairbanks  we 
met  the  Duchess  of  Kent,  who  is  as  lovely 
as  her  pictures.  I  liked  her  tremendously.  She 
recommended  a  milliner  to  us,  and  the  next  day  Gene 
and  I  both  bought  hats  from  the  royal  chapeaux  maker. 

Cene  went  to  every  ballet  in  and  around 
London.  Once  we  went  all  the  way  to  Portsmouth 
to  see  The  Festival  Ballet  of  Dolin  and  stayed  for 
the  afternoon  and  evening  performances  going 
behind  the  scenes  between  performances  to  get  the 
atmosphere  of  backstage.   At  the  opening 
of  the  Festival  Ballet  in  London,  Gene  met  Princess 
Marie  Louise,  a  granddaughter  of  Queen 
Victoria,  who  is  a  patroness  of  the  ballet. 

We  spent  ten  days  in  Cornwall  while  the  company 
was  on  location  at  Mullion,  a  beautiful  spot,  right 
on  the  sea.  Several  times  I  had  dinner  with  the 
gang,  as  they  called  themselves.  I   (continued  ON  PACE  63) 


22 


Here,  at  Miami  Beach,  ready  for  a  dip  in  the 
inviting  pool  of  the  Sherry  Frontenac  Hotel, 
are  two  lovelies  in  left  to  right,  Catalina's 
"Border  Butterfly"  and  "Success  Story." 
Catalina  is  the  "Official  Swim  Suit  of  the 
Miss  Universe  Beauty  Pageant"  held  at  Long 
Beach,  California,  July  9th  to  19th. 


Shopping  in  the  native  marketplace  at  Chi- 
chicastenango,  Guatemala,  is  a  most  exciting 
vacation  experience.  Completely  unspoiled 
by  any  modern-day  innovations,  it  carries  on 
century-old  traditions.  Here,  bargaining  for 
hand-crafted  souvenirs  are  vacationers  wear- 
ing, left  to  right,  Catalina's  "Candy  Denim" 
gingham  shirt  with  matching  pedal  pushers 
and  "Tennis  Club"  terry  shirt  with  tennis 
trunks. 

when 
it  makes 
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Wherever  socialites,  playboys  and  playgirls  and 
just  plain  tired  business  men  follow  the  sun  during 
the  winter  months,  California  fashions  take  the 
limelight .  .  .  especially  Catalina  Swimwear 
and  Playclothes.  Here  famed  fashion  photographer 
John  Engstead,  via  a  speedy  Resort  Airlines 
photographic  tour,  covers  the  fashion  front  in 
leading  world  playgrounds  taking  a  preview 
peek  at  winter  resort  fashion  trends  now  beginning 
to  dominate  the  American  fashion  scene. 


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NEW  SWIM  AND 
SUN  FASHIONS 


below  :  One  of  the  most  luxurious  ways  to  enjoy  the  soft  waters  of  the  Caribbean  is  at  the 
Silver  Sands  Beach  Club  at  Jamaica.  Here,  sipping  coconut  milk  from  a  close-by  tree,  a 
visitor  wears  Catalina's  "Shirtmaker,"  17.95. 


They  kept  their  love  a  secret  while 
all  Hollywood  wondered  about  a  possible 
romance  .  .  .  now,  at  last,  Lex 
Barker  talks  of  the  Turner  he  knows 

By  MAY  MANN  BAER 


|ana  Turner  is  the  nicest  girl  I  have  eve   met  in 


"Lana's  chief  charm  is  her  naive  belief  in 
everyone . . .  her  lack  of  cynicism,"  says  Lex. 


Hollywood,"  Lex  Barker  said  quietly.  But  the  way  he 
said  it — spoke  volumes.  "She  is  a  wonderful,  wonderful 
girl  and  believe  me,  my  feelings  toward  her,  after  we  met  and 
became  acquainted — were  so  sincere  and  of  such  respect — 
that  I  was  afraid  to  take  her  out  for  fear  it  would  be 
termed  another  Hollywood  name-linking.  Or  that  I  was 
attracted  to  her  for  any  reason  except  that  she  is  feminine  and 
lovely  to  know."  This,  he  said,  the  day  he  returned 
from  two  weeks  in  Mexico  and  Lana  had  returned  the  same 
day  from  her  Nevada  divorce  from  Bob  Topping. 

Several  weeks  before,  right  after  Marion  Davies'  fabulous 
party  when  Hollywood  was  all  question  marks  about  Lex 
and  Lana — were  they  dating? — and  what  was  it  all  about  any- 
way?— Lex  was  at  our  house  one  evening.  And  I  asked  him. 

"Truthfully,"  he  had  replied  then,  "I  had  never  met 
Lana  before  the  Davies  party.  My  date  (Susan  Morrow) 
was  asked  for  a  dance  and  Ben  Gage  and  Esther 
Williams  asked  me,  while  I  waited,  to  sit  down  at  their  table. 
The  only  empty  chair  was  one  next  to  Lana  and 
we  were  introduced.  Fernando  Lamas,  who  was  her  date, 
was  in  a  long  discussion  with  some  one  about  something 
and  Lana,  tired  of  the  drawn-out  argument,  turned 
to  me,  'Let's  dance,'  she  said.  We  danced  one  minute  and 
Fernando  blew  a  fuse.  I  couldn't  understand  what  it  was  all 
about.  Lana  laughed  helplessly,  a  little 
embarrassed,  and  I  went  on  my  way.  I  had  no  idea  that 
we  would  ever  see  each  other  again." 

The  next  morning's  papers,  of  course,  revealed  that  the 
Turner-Lamas  romance  was  "quits."  Fernando  had  the 
good  grace  to  call  Lex's  agency  and  leave  an  apology  for  his 
actions.  Since  Lana  could  not  be  reached  at  all,  the  press 
carried  stories  that  Lamas  had  called  it  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  52) 


"We  both  had  unsuccessful  marriages  .  .  .  we're  ready  to  settle  down 


24 


■  V 


Moira  MacDonatd,  John's  love  in  "Return  To 
Paradise,"  has  charm,  talent,  beauty  and  sex! 


By  John  Hudson 


1i)(ud" IhwuL  out ahmb' 


NATIVE  GIRLS... 


In  the  film,  islanders  live  under  a  dictator 
who  has  decreed  the  laws  of  nature  are  sinful. 


Between  scenes,  Moira  and  another  beauty  in 
the  cast  go  in  for  swimming  and  fancy  diving. 


Samoan  girls  accept  their  hours  of 

love  with  a  charm  that  leaves  them  fulfilled 

yet  still  yearning  for  more 


MmovE  is  the  most  important  part  of  life  to  the  native 
girls  of  Samoa. 

Because  of  their  intense  feeling  of  its  importance,  the  art  of 
South  Sea  love-making,  by  natural  instinct,  is  to  them 
uninhibited,  open,  warm  and  irresistible  in  the  surroundings 
of  the  rendezvous  secretly  picked  by  the  island  girl 
and  her  lover,  under  a  balmy  tropical  moon-washed  night. 
And  by  the  light  of  day,  this  same  lovely  creature  is  still, 
by  nature,  shy,  quick  to  laugh,  eager  for  romance 
and  always  ready  to  fight  for  her  man. 

The  passion  and  excitement  of  Samoan  love-making  is  as 
dramatic,  exaggerated  and  full-blown  as  its  lush  green  ferns 
and  banana  leaves,  elephant  trees,  flying  foxes,  sudden 
tropic  rains,  depleting  mid-day  heat  and  its  magical  moons.  The 
Samoan  girl's  life  and  dreams  are  full  of  courtship 
of  which  there  is  so  much;  of  her  last,  her  present  or  her 
dream  lover.  There  is  no  frustration,  or  loneliness  for  love 
in  a  Samoan  girl  or  boy  because  it  is  taken  as  naturally  as  the 
sun,  the  stars,  flowers  and  air.  Yet  it  is  never 
taken  for  granted  and,  moreover,  never  abused. 

When  the  rendezvous  is  picked  and  the  moon  starts  its 
bright  two  weeks  cycle  over  the  island  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  69) 


In  filming  "Return  To  Paradise"  on  Samoa,  John  Hudson  and  Moira  MacDonald  made 
love  for  the  cameras  in  native  fashion — dramatic,  exaggerated,  full-blown  love. 

Even  by  the  light  of  day,  the  lovely  Samoan  girl  is  eager  for  romance  and  always 
ready  to  fight  for  her  man.  John  hopes  to  return  some  day  to  the  island  paradise. 


Take  it  easy,  Ava 


Ava  Gardner  should  know  that  you  can  go  so  far  -  and 
then  you  have  to  stop  -  before  disaster  overtakes  health  or  marriage 

By  LEONE  MATHEWS 


Sultry,  ever-vivacious  Ava  Gardner  glanced 
into  the  mirror  of  a  make-up  case,  and  slim, 
frowning  Frank  Sinatra  stood  nearby — his  suitcases 
packed.  Another  hour,  and  each  would  be  alone,  Frankie 
flying  towards  a  night  club  engagement,  Ava  left 
behind  in  the  heart  of  Africa,  pursuing  her  career,  her 
life,  her  supreme  ambition. 

Suddenly,  in  the  arid,  burnished  sky,  a  small  speck 
appeared.  It  might  have  been  a  hawk — or  a  vulture. 
It  circled,  turned,  and  veered,  and  disappeared 
into  the  East;  no  one  thought  of  it  again. 

The  small  private  airplane  put  down  on  a  nearby  air- 
strip. Its  sole  occupant  stepped  out  and  from  then  on  was 
lost  in  the  hubbub  of  "on  location"  activities  for 
"Mogambo."  Frankie  bid  a  fond  au  revoir  to  his  spouse. 
Ava  faced  the  jungle  cameras. 

But  that  night  was  another  story.  In  the  MGM 
camp  there  was  a  stranger — an  elegant,  youngish,  rather 
handsome  refugee  from  the  civilization  of  Great 
Britain.  He  was  Dr.  Robin  Humphrees,  a  noted  English 
doctor,  member  of  the  faculty  of  St.  John's, 
and  someone  who  had  looked  over  Ava  Gardner  when 
she  was  rushed  to  London  when  the  bunda  had 
caught  up  with  her. 

His  arrival  was  hush-hush.  How  he  got  there  was 
plain.  He  had  come  by  air — in  a  hurry.  Who  had 
brought  him  there  was  another  matter.  The  studio? 
A  worried  husband?  Ava  herself?  No  one  knew.  All 
that  was  known  was  that  he  wasn't  a  casual 
caller,  dropping  in  for  a  cup  of  tea. 

His  departure  was  equally  mysterious.  He  no  sooner 
came  than  he  was  gone.  Clark  Gable  clinked  glasses  with 
him,  Ava  herself  was  hostess  at  a  small  dinner  in  one  of 
Nairobi's  hotels.  The  movie  workers  showed  him  how 
the  wheels  went  'round.  Like  any  white  man  who 
drops  in  unexpectedly  on  a  safari,  he  was  welcomed  and 
not  questioned.  He  was  everybody's  friend,  without 
being  any  particular  person's  friend,  (continued  on  pace  54) 


Frankie  and  Ava  have  reached  the  danger  point 
where  one  is  going  up,  the  other  marking  time. 


Co-star  Clark  Gable  bid  Ava  a  fond  farewell  as 
she  departed  the  African  location  of  "Mogambo." 


An  English  doctor  flew  to  the  African  jungle  to  tell  Ava  the  truth  about  herself. 


29 


What  sort  of  sex  appeal  do  they  like  best? 

Why  are  some  men  scared  to  be  sentimental? 
Mitzi  has  the  answers  and  more  besides! 

Let's  talk  about 


men ! 


Men  who  don't  respond  to  music  worry  Mitzi, 
who  can  be  sky  high  over  a  man  with  manners. 


By  Mitzi  Gaynor 


M  EN  can  be  more,  fascinating  than  anything  else. 
But  they're  so  complicated!   There  is  nothing  simple 
about  the  mechanism  of  men.  Just  jar  it  and  you're 
in  a  jam.  All  of  them,  I  have  been  discovering, 
are  definitely  guaranteed  to  make  a  girl  continually  wonder. 

What  sort  of  sex  appeal  do  men  like  best? 

And  what  puts  a  particular  man  in  a  strange  mood? 

I  know  that's  what  I'll  ask  myself  sooner  or  later 
today.  Often  I  feel  like  singing,  "You  must  have  been  a 
bewildering  boy,  for  baby — look  at  you  now!" 
Only  I  don't.  After  all,  I  want  to  hear  my  phone  ring 
again.  Any  girl,  in  or  out  of  Hollywood,  is  sure  in 
her  heart  that  an  eager  masculine  voice  at  the  other  end 
of  the  wire  is  much  more  exciting  than  a  shattering  silence. 

So  he's  male  and  a  mystery.  So  this  can't  drive 
me  mad.  He's  up  to  me  to  solve! 

In  the  past  six  months  I've  been  analyzing  the  men 
I've  dated.  Secretly,  of  course,  for  I'd  never  want  a 
man  to  feel  like  a  specimen.  I've  found  out  that  all  men 
certainly  are  not  alike.  What's  attractive  to  one 
can  mean  almost  nothing  to  another.  You  can't  claim 
it's  a  girl's  hair,  or  figure,  or  cooking  that  counts  most. 
Where  there's  a  man  you  never  can  tell  in  advance 
what's  going  on  in  that  intriguing  head  of  his! 
It  takes  time  to  size  him  up  correctly.  I  attempt  to  adjust 
accordingly.  I'll  admit  a  girl  is  always  absorbing 
one  more  unexpected  lesson. 

I  wonder  why  a  man  wastes  his  time  trying  to  outsmart 

a  woman  with  little  white  lies.  Men  who  foolishly 

fence  themselves  in  with  falsehoods  can  thrill  a  girl 

and  cause  her  plenty  of  nervous  tension.  But  they  grow 

bored  when  she  presumes  he'll  maintain  his 

pose.  I  realize  a  convincing  line  may  click  for  a  while. 

But  when  I  catch  on  to  pretense,  he  no  longer 

is  the  strong  male  he'd  hoped  I'd  suppose.  After  they 

trip  on  their  tall  tales  such  men  don't  panic  us 

any  more  because  they're  pathetic.  They  don't  wish 

to  lie,  but  they  go  on  imagining  they  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  56) 


"I  believed  love  should  bring  pain  as  well  as  pleasure.  I  was  wrong/'  admits  Anne 


I saw  only  him — and  I  was  ecstatic  and  mis- 
erable, radiant  and  tragic — all  at  the  same  time. 
I  thought  I  was  in  love — and  this  was  it.  The 
"Once  In  A  Life  Time."  I  had  never  before  been 
in  love. 

I  read  poetry  and  believed  it — that  love  should 
bring  pain  as  well  as  pleasure.  I  was  seventeen 
and  like  many  of  the  very  young,  I  had 
the  tendency  to  dramatize  my  emotions. 

My  career  in  radio  and  modeling  had  begun 
when  I  was  a  little  girl  of  seven.  Now  I  was  doing 
well  on  TV  and  my  mother  was  extremely 
worried  at  my  confused  emotions  which  were  playing 
havoc  with  my  work.  My  willingness  to  let 
my  personal  feelings  over-rule  my  good  judgment 
— even  to  the  point  of  throwing  away  all  of  the 
progress  I  had  made  in  my  career  to  please 
this  boy — was  not  entirely  rational.  And  yet,  by 
his  actions,  he  condoned  it. 

W^tay  single.  If  being  engaged  to  him  makes 

4^  you  this  miserable — what  will  marriage  do?" 
a  studio  executive  told  me.  That  was  the  day  I 
broke  in  the  middle  of  a  show.  I  was  unable 
to  train  my  mind  on  the  continuity  of  my  dialogue. 
I  had  had  a  quarrel  with  my  boy  friend  just 
before  I  went  on  the  air.  My  eyes  were  also 
swollen  from  crying. 

"You  can't  pick  up  a  career1  again — so  easily. 
You're  just  beginning  to  live.  If  you  get  married, 
you're  dead,"  was  his  advice. 

I  did  not  have  the  emotional  experience  then  to 
realize  that  with  a  real  honest  love,  I  could 
have  a  full  life,  as  I  am  enjoying  now. 

I  met — I  shall  call  him  Bob — at  an  advertising 
agency  where  I  had  been  asked  for  an  interview.  He 
was  a  commercial  artist.  He  was  20  and 
tall  with  black  hair — and  large  black  eyes — which, 
of  course,  made  him  very  handsome.  He  had 
a  tremendous  personality — one  that  instantly  drew 
people  to  him.  Ours  started  out  as  a  fun 
romance.  Only  gradually  did  I  finally  become 
aware — that  he  was  selfish,  an  egotist  and  was 
immature — that  he  had  no  thought  or  consideration 
for  me.  It  was  not  by  intention  but  he 
was  incapable  of  any  depth  of  emotion  other 
than  for  himself. 

The  day  I  was  to  make  my   (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  58) 


Now  married  to  Bam  Price,  Anne  is  happier  than  ever. 


the 

lesson  in 


I  never 
for  grot 

By  Anne  Francis 


-4  Her  first  experience  taught  her  how  awful  over-possessive  love  is. 


'hat  she  will  and  won't  do, 
exactly  where  she  draws  the  line  and  why,  are 

revealed  by  Terry  Moore,  as  she  discusses 
precisely  what  a  "date"  deserves 


Tantalizing  Terry  Moore  has  turned 
out  to  be  this  year's  most  terrific 
girl!  Any  unattached  male  with  mar- 
riage on  his  mind  will  tell  you  that. 
There  is  no  mistaking  the  high-vol- 
tage impact  she  has.  Her  proud  es- 
corts ache  to  prove  it's  possible  to 
make  her  fall  in  love  and  they  persist 
in  proposing  a  wedding. 

What- she  will,  and  won't  do,  when 
an  exciting  man  looms,  needn't  be  a 
vague  matter  any  more.  Terry's  told 
me  exactly  where  she  draws  the  line, 
and  why. 

Sometimes  she  rushes  at  life  with 
so  much  zest  I  call  her  wacky,  but 
always  it's  evident  that  she  also  is 
wonderful. 

"Boys  are  one  of  the  best  things  to 
have  around,"  she  said  radiantly, 
when  we  began  a  recent  long  lunch- 
eon together.  I  pried  her  away  from 
a  group  of  severely  smitten  admirers, 
because  I'd  sworn  to  sum  up  her  pri- 
vate code  with  men.  The  right  re- 
sponse to  a  man,  or  the  wrong  reac- 
tion, leads  to  feminine  completeness 
or  deep  loneliness.  And  Terry's  not 
lonely!  If  you  combine  the  race  for 
her  exclusive  devotion,  with  her  new 
long-term  contract  to  star  for  20th 
Century-Fox,  it's  clear  why  this  is 
the  happiest  month  so  far  in  the  ex- 
hilarating saga  of  the  voluptuous  Miss 
Moore. 

A  sudden,  amused,  remembering 
look  stole  into  her  heart-stopping, 


huge  blue  eyes.  "I  mean  men  are  nice 
company,"  she  hastily  added,  afraid 
I  might  misinterpret  her  actual  atti- 
tude towards  age.  "Chronological 
years  have  nothing  whatsoever  to  do 
with  masculine  sex  appeal.  If  he  has 
a  passionate  urge  to  live  fully,  he  is 
a  real  male  at  sixteen  or  forty-six!" 
She  won't,  you  gather  correctly,  stub- 
bornly limit  her  horizon  on  this  score. 
Incidentally,  Terry  herself  is  now  a 
luscious  twenty-two. 

Off  the  screen  her  gorgeous  shape 
is  amazingly  packaged  in  a  mere 
hundred,  perfectly  placed  pounds. 
Without  her  high  heels  she's  only  five 
feet  two.  Her  face  beckons  with  a 
fresh  allure  she  doesn't  spoil  with  ex- 
cessive make-up.  You  may  recall  that 
during  the  transition  period  in  her 
career,  it  decorated  the  covers  of 
twenty-two  magazines.  Her  gay  smile 
bursts  from  a  temptingly  generous 
mouth,  and  you  note  with  a  jolt  that 
her  brow  has  a  contrasting,  classic 
serenity. 

Then  she  warms  up  on  a  subject 
and  you  find  out  why  her  personality 
packs  such  a  merry,  magnetic  punch. 

"I  don't  believe  any  date  deserves 
to  be  made  over!"  she  observed  can- 
didly. "There's  room  in  this  world  for 
many  sorts  of  people.  A  bossy  female 
has  too  much  nerve!  If  I'd  be  frus- 
trated not  being  myself,  why  wouldn't 
a  man  be?  Why  (continued  on  pace  60) 


Out  on  a  glamour  date,  Terry 
meets  Jimmy  Ritz  at  a  party. 


With  English  actor  Laurence 
Harvey  she  is  sophisticated. 


^  Terry  is  the  outdoor  girl,  in  championship  form,  when  she's  dating  a  sportsman. 


Terry  the  athlete  practices 
judo.  Might  come  in  handy? 


35 


By  Ruth  Cummings  Rowland 


means  to  Jane 


Why  these  beautiful  words,  to  Jane  Wyman,  are  more  important  than  all  else  married  life  has  to  offer 


WMt's  funny  about  Hollywood,"  Jane  Wyman  observed. 

I  "You  can  know  someone  for  years,  see  him  at  parties, 
meet  him  at  previews — in  a  sort  of  casual,  friendly  way 
— and  then  suddenly  your  work  throws  you  in  his  com- 
pany and  you  begin  to  know  him  so  much  better.  You 
discover  so  many  things  you  have  in  common — music, 
certain  hobbies,  a  particular  song  you  both  adore,  the 
way  you  can  laugh  at  the  same  incidents,  be  concerned 
about  the  same  things — and  before  you  know  it,  you  find 
you're  in  love  with  a  wonderful  guy!"  Jane's  dark  eyes 
snapped  with  a  little  light  of  mischief  as  she  slyly  added, 
"and  it's  so  perfect  when  you  discover  that  he's  in  love 
with  you,  too!  Makes  it  unanimous!" 

Ycu've  probably  guessed  by  now  that  Jane  was  talking 
of  her  new  husband,  Freddie  Karger,  a  most  charming 
and  talented  musician.  This  is  a  departure  for  Jane.  She 
never  used  to  share  her  private  life  with  her  public. 
However,  since  her  marriage,  Jane  is  perfectly  willing 
to  tell  the  world  how  really  happy  and  in  love  she  is! 

She'd  known  Freddie  for  years,  Jane  told  me,  as  we 
talked  together  in  her  most  exquisitely  furnished  library, 
where  paintings  by  famed  artists  line  the  walls.  It  is  a 


rich,  warm  room,  reflecting  the  charm  of  Jane  herself, 
who  that  day  was  most  attractive  in  her  pale  blue  terry 
cloth  robe,  with  a  gaily  colored  kerchief  tied  around  her 
head — as  unpretentious  in  her  manner  as  only  a  sin- 
cerely great  personality  can  be. 

IN  A  gossip  town  like  Hollywood,  where  everyone  thrives 
on  "from  one  delicious  scoop  to  another,"  it's  highly 
amazing  that  Jane  and  Freddie  were  able  to  keep  their 
romance  off  the  front  pages.  No  one  suspected  it  at  all, 
for  Jane  Wyman's  name  had  been  linked  with  so  many 
others,  like  Greg  Bautzer,  Lew  Ayres,  Travis  Kleefeld. 
But  she  side-stepped  marriage  with  these  likely  eligibles, 
disappointing  all  the  columnists  who  had  predicted  this 
"glorious  state."  And  then  suddenly  she  ran  off,  leaving 
everyone  with  "their  deadlines  down,"  and  married  Fred- 
die Karger. 

They  had  fallen  in  love  while  they  were  both  working 
on  the  same  picture,  then  aptly  titled  "Love  Song,"  in 
which  she  co-stars  with  Ray  Milland.  Freddie  was  writ- 
ing all  the  musical  arrangements,  which  included  all  of 
Jane's  songs.  They  say  that  Jane   (continued  on  page  68) 


Jane's  torrid  dancing  catches  Ray  Milland's  roving  eye  in  "Let's  Do  It  Again.' 


Jane's  marriage  has  been  very 
good  for  her  daughter  Maurine. 


Freddie  Karger  and  Jane  found  each  other  at 
the  right  moment  in  the  most  unexpected  way. 


Rosalind  Russell  with  Jane  Wyman  whose  sudden  marriage  to  Fred  Karger  was  the  surprise  of  the  year  to  her  Hollywood  friends. 


Go  gret  your  Man  ! 


"No  girl/'  declares 
Rosalind  Russell,  "need  be 
single  when,  with 
just  a  little  effort,  she  can 
get  any  man  she  wants'' 

38 


By  SALLIE  BELLE  COX 

^  Any  girl  can  get  any  man  she 
r\  wants!  If  she  stays  single,  it's 
because  she  wants  it  that  way.  When 
a  woman  makes  up  her  mind  that  a 
certain  man  is  the  one  she  wants  to 
marry,  all  she  has  to  do  is  go  after 
him." 

The  absolute  conviction  with  which 
Rosalind  Russell  spoke  intrigued  me. 

"Supposing  there  isn't  a  man  in 
view  that  she  really  wants,"  I  chal- 
lenged. "She  can't  create  him  out  of 
thin  air!" 

"She  has  to  find  him."  Roz  returned 


imperturbably.  "She  has  to  go  on  a 
man  hunt." 

"But  where?"  I  persisted.  "You 
can't  exactly  go  to  the  Bureau  of  Miss- 
ing Persons  in  search  of  a  man  you've 
never  even  met." 

"If  a  girl  wants  a  job,  she  goes  after 
it,"  Roz  said.  "She  doesn't  sit  around 
waiting  for  the  job  to  come  to  her, 
does  she?  Well,  marriage  is  a  career 
too — and  the  most  important  career 
for  a  woman,  as  anyone  knows — so 
you  have  to  approach  it  in  the  same 

way."  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  63) 


r) 


by  John  Barrymore  Jr. 


Why 

I  Married 
Cara... 


"In  Cara,  I  saw  the  most  fascinating  woman  of 
the  ages — the  combination  of  companion,  wife, 
mother,  playmate  .  .  .  and  she  is  mine,  all  mine." 


Cara  Williams  awakened  in  young  Johnny  emotions  he  had  never 

before  understood.  "It  was  like  a  Home  of  fire — like  sweet,  gentle  music" 


I was  fifteen  when  I  made  a  vow  that  I  wouldn't  marry 
for  fifteen  years — not  until  I  was  thirty.  Then,  and 
until  my  twentieth  birthday,  I  didn't  feel  that  I  would 
ever  love  a  woman — not  deeply  enough  to  ask  her  to  be 
my  wife.  And  then  I  met  Cara  Williams! 

Cara  has  glorious  red  hah — hair  that  I  wanted  to  run 
my  hands  through  at  will — and  a  mouth  that  I  wanted 
to  kiss. 

A  man  always  envisions  the  perfect  woman  with  trim 
ankles  and  feet,  nice  legs,  a  perfect  figure,  simple,  yet 
lithe  and  willowy,  soft  and  femininely  curved.  You  look 
for  everything  in  a  girl — beauty,  intelligence,  brains,  good 
taste  and  especially  a  strong  emotional  impact  of  spirit- 
ual and  physical  appeal.  In  Cara,  I  saw  the  most  fasci- 
nating woman  of  the  ages — the  rare  combination  of  com- 
panion, wife,  mother,  adviser,  friend  and  playmate.  I 


wanted  to  make  her  mine  and  keep  it  that  way  always. 

Like  most  boys  of  twenty,  I  had  gone  out  with  many 
girls — most  of  them  beautiful  too.  Some  I  had  kissed, 
but  I  had  never  experienced  the  excitement  that  would 
make  me  say,  "I  love  you.  I  want  to  marry  you!" 

I  seemed,  in  a  sense,  detached.  I  would  wonder  at  their 
display  of  emotions  and,  more  often,  I  would  regard  be- 
ing drawn  out  into  the  moonlight  from  a  party  a  little 
annoying.  I'd  rather  remain  with  the  group  than  go  out- 
side with  some  girl.  And  I'd  try  to  avoid  lipstick  on  my 
collar,  not  to  mention  my  face,  and  all  of  the  romantic 
words  they  wanted  to  hear. 

Pier  Angeli  was  the  first  girl  I  ever  thought  seriously 
about.  May  Mann,  the  columnist,  invited  me  to  a  party 
alone  and  she  introduced  me  to  Pier.  She  was  the  love- 
liest young  girl  I  had  ever  met.  But  (continued  on  pace  65 > 


X  ^  A  portrait  of  John's  parents,  Dolores  Costello  and  John,  Sr.,  hangs  in  his  home. 


41 


Do  they  do  more  silly  little  things  in  lite  than  men  or  do  we  lust 

imagine  they  do?  Or  ore  women  actually  more  intelligent  than  men? 


42 


An  expert,  whose  career  is  the  daily  doings  of  men  and  women,  gives  the  answer! 


People  are  my  hobby.  Long  before 
I  made  a  business  out  of  it,  I  have 
had  a  natural  curiosity  about  other 
people.  Not  only  for  what  they  could 
tell  me  about  their  own  lives,  but  for 
what  they  could  do  towards  answering 
a  question  I  had  always  asked  myself, 
"Are  women  crazier  than  men?  .  .  ." 

Now  that  I  have  managed  to  build  a 
career  out  of  my  curiosity,  I  still  don't 
know  the  answer.  After  long  years  of 
interviewing,  on  radio  and  television, 
some  25,000  people  of  both  sexes,  I  still 
have  to  make  up  my  mind  whether 
women  are  crazier  than  men. 

Women  will  climb  the  highest  moun- 
tain, walk  three  times  'round  the  block 
in  a  downpour,  and  even  stand  on 
their  heads — if  not  for  men,  at  least  fox- 
good  giveaway  programs. 

Men,  on  the  other. hand,  I  have 
found  think  that  having  fun  with 
their  dignity  is  like  taking  a  part  of 
their  life  in  their  hands.  They'd  rather 
hold  on  to  it  as  they  would  a  comfort- 
able old  jacket  or  pair  of  pants.  But  to 
women  in  general,  the  art  of  make-be- 
lieve— with  its  spice  of  the  ridiculous 
— is  like  trying  on  a  new  hat,  and  they 
let  the  jibes  fall  where  they  may. 

Women  talk  better  about  things  they 
know  very  little  about,  while  men  talk 
best  about  things  they  know  some- 
thing about.  A  woman  who  has  a 
lot  of  security  and  is  happily  in  love, 
has  a  family,  and  no  fears  of  anything 
or  anybody,  is  able  to  unload  her 
thoughts  (and  ojten  her  heart)  with 
ease — and  to  whomever  is  ready  to  lis- 
ten to  her. 

All  in  all,  she  manages  to  venture 
opinions  without  fear  of  contradic- 
tions, because  if  she  is  wrong  she  is 
the  first  to  admit  it.  She  says,  "Yes,  I 
am  wrong  .  .  .";  and  she  can  say  that 
because  she  knows  that  she  is  right  in 
so  many  other  departments. 

Probably  one  of  my  most  embar- 
rassing moments  when  interviewing 


Women  will  do  most  anything,  if  not  for  men,  at  least  for  giveaway  programs, 
says  Art,  with  Harold  Lloyd  and  hostesses  at  opening  of  his  bowling  alley. 


someone  on  the  air  occurred  when  a 
woman  came  out  of  the  audience  for 
a  little  department  I  have  from  time  to 
time,  called,  "How  Did  You  Meet  The 
Man  You  Married?"  I  interviewed  her 
without,  for  some  reason  or  another, 
noticing  that  she  was  about  eight 
months'  pregnant. 

I  am  so  intent  on  looking  into  the 
eyes  of  the  people  I  interview  (it  being 
part  of  my  technique  to  completely 
embrace  them,  so  to  speak),  that,  mike 
in  hand,  I  didn't  realize  that  I  was 
bending  over  to   (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  67) 


Wed  17  years,  Art  and  wife  have  5  kids. 


_ 


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LISTENING  IN  ON  WHAT'S  GOING  ON  BEHIND  THE  SCENES  IN  TELEVISION— THE  LATEST  NEWS,  VIEWS, 


Maggi  McNellis  and  Dennis  James  introducing  Robert  Taylor  to  kaggi  with  Maria  Riva,  TV  star  and  the  daughter  of  Marlene 
TV  audience  at  gala  New  York  premiere  of  "The  Js -  j,  Singer."       Dietrich,  at  special  dinner  party  which  preceded  the  opening. 


MAG  GTS  PRIVATE 


LOCAL  CALLS:  Betty  and  Jane  Kean,  the  TV  comedy 
cutups,  have  a  comedy  routine  in  which  they  give 
their  impressions  of  the  "I  Love  Lucy"  stars,  Lucille  Ball 
and  Desi  Arnaz,  but  it  is  something  strictly  for  private 
parties.  The  Kean  sisters  and  the  Amazes  have  been 
friends  for  years  and  it  is  with  the  personal  endorsement 
of  "Lucy"  and  Desi  that  Jane  and  Betty  continue  to  mimic 
their  good  friends  .  .  . 

If  you  happen  to  hear  the  name  Bryce  Hutchens  used 
on  the  Robert  Cummings  show  at  any  time,  you'll  know 
that  the  star  of  "My  Hero"  is  just  having  fun.  Bryce 
Hutchens  is  the  name  Robert  Cummings  used  to  be  known 
by  at  one  time  during  his  early  screen  career.  He  got 
the  idea  of  using  it  on  his  TV  show  from  Veronica  Lake, 
who,  during  an  appearance  on  an  interview  telecast  kept 
mentioning  her  "good  friend,"  Constance  Ockelman.  Only 
close  friends  and  devoted  fans  knew  that  Miss  Ockelman 
and  Miss  Lake  were  one  and  the  same  .  .  . 


Good-natured  Lucille  Ball  and  Desi  Arnaz  have  given  their  en-  PeSgy  Wood,  celebrating  her  fourth  year  as  TV's  Mama 
dorsement  to  Jane  and  Betty  Kean's  comedy  take-off  on  them.      next  August,  always  hums  the  same  tune  from  "Naughty 


COMINGS  AND  GOINGS  OF  VIDEO  PERSONALITIES 


I 


Maggi,  in  gay  mood,  arrives  at  the  Paramount  Theatre  where 
premiere  was  held,  with  Danny  Thomas,  star  of  "Jazz  Singer." 


WIRE 


By 

MACCI 
McNELLIS 


Veronica  Lake,  with  Eloise  McElhone,  started  something  by 
talking  about  her  friend,  Miss  Ockelman,  during  TV  interview. 


The  joint  debut  of  Bob  Sterling  and  Anne  Jeffreys  as  night 
club  entertainers  drew  every  topflight  celebrity  in  New  York. 


Marietta"  during  rehearsals  of  the  show.  Dick  Van  Patten, 
who  plays  Nels,  her  oldest  child  on  "Mama,"  finally  asked 
her  why  and  learned  that  Mama  Wood  got  her  first  show- 
business  break  as  a  teenager  when  she  auditioned  for 
Oscar  Hammerstein  and  landed  a  job  singing  in  the  chorus 
of  "Naughty  Marietta"  .  .  . 

Raymond  Scott,  the  musical  maestro  of  "Your  Hit  Pa- 
rade," has  branched  out  into  the  recording  field  also.  He 
formed  his  own  organization,  known  as  Master  Records, 
and  his  initial  set  of  waxings  will  feature  some  of  the 
wonderful  Raymond  Scott  Quintet  masterpieces  with  lyr- 
ics sung  by  Dorothy  ("Your  Hit  Parade")  Collins,  who 
is  Mrs.  R.  S.,  of  course  .  .  . 

Betty  Furness,  one  of  my  favorite  performers  on  TV, 
did  a  telecast  recently  in  which  she  sang  during  the 
program.  Actually,  the  voice  was  that  of  Anita  Ellis,  the 
thrush  whose  voice  is  used  for  Rita  Hayworth  and 
Ava  Gardner  in  movies.  With  Betty  mouthing  the 
lyrics  and  Anita  singing  offstage,  the  effect  was  very 
realistic.  (continued  on  pace  io> 


Betty  Furness'  warbling  on  a  recent  TV  show  may  have  fooled 
all  who  heard  her.  but  not  her  13-year-old  daughter,  Babbie. 


45 


Jan  Sterling's  unorthodox  formula  works  fine  in  her  unique  marriage  to  Paul  Douglas 


don't  feel  married — that  is,  in  the  usual,  mundane 


By  Helen  Louise  Walker 


Don't  pamper  him,  share  his  interests,  dress  to  please 
him  and  face  the  facts  of  life  together,  advises  Jan. 


partnership  in  a  good  life." 

Jan  Sterling  says  that  is  one  of  the  nicest  things 
her  husband,  Paul  Douglas,  ever  said  to  her.  And  that 
attitude  may  explain,  in  part  at  least,  why  Jan's  ideas 
'about  marriage  and  about  how  to  keep  a  man  happy 
are  unorthodox  by  some  standards.  The  Douglases  are 
an  unusual  couple  and  there  are  certainly  no 
cliches  involved  in  their  relationship. 

"You  hear  so  much  about  the  necessity  for  wives  to 
'pamper'  their  husbands,"  says  Jan.  "To  take 
unobtrusive  pains  to  make  them  comfortable  and  to 
smooth  the  domestic  path  with  a  lot  of  subtle  attentions. 
To  me,  to  make  a  'project'  of  pampering 
a  grown  man  sounds  as  if  his  wife  were  treating 
him  like  a  slightly  subnormal  child. 

"Certainly  you  want  your  life  together  to  be  com- 
fortable and  relaxed,  to  run  smoothly  and  pleasantly,  but 
I  don't  see  how  it  can  work  except  on  a  partnership  basis. 

H^^f  course  Paul  and  I  both  work  at  the  same  sort 

of  jobs,  so  we  understand  one  another's 
problems  and  stresses  and  strains.  If  I'm  working  and 
he  isn't,  then  I  get  all  the  special  consideration. 
And  if  Paul  is  busy  at  the  studio  while  I'm  resting  at 
home — of  course  I  try  to  make  things  as  easy  as  I 
can  for  him."  Jan  has  been  working  recently  in  "Pony 
Soldier"  with  Tyrone  Power  and  Paul  has 
finished  "Forever  Female." 

"But  I  don't  see  why  it  wouldn't  work  just  as  well 
for  two  people  who  do  different  things.  A  wife 
wouldn't  expect  her  husband  to  come  home  from  a  tiring 
day  in  an  office  and  take  over  a  lot  of  her 
responsibilities — but  he  would  realize  that  house- 
keeping and  caring  for  children  can  be  pretty  tiring, 
too.  They  would  consider  one  another's 
comfort  and  peace  of  mind — if  they  loved  each  other." 

But  Jan  concedes  that  if  you  are  in  love 
with  a  man  your  greatest  pleasure  is  pleasing  him. 

"I  could  never  be  comfortable  wearing  something  he 
didn't  like.  There  are  two  reasons  for  that.  First 
— after  all,  he  is  the  one  person,  more  than  any  other 
in  the  world,  for  whom  I  want  to  look  nice.  Secondly, 
Paul  has  perfectly  wonderful  taste  and  I  know 
that  if  he  says  something  isn't  right  for  me — then  it  isn't. 

"He  never  goes  with  me  to  select  clothes,  though. 
He  hates  stores  because  he  says  they  make  him 
feel  suffocated.  But  I  know  that  he  likes  me  in  severely 
simple  things  with  no  frill  or  fuss    (continued  on  page  62 i 


One  way  to  keep  a  man  happy  is  to  look  like  Jan  does  emerging  from  a  quick  swim. 


16 


Screenland  Variety  Values 

By  Marc/a  Moore 


kind  to 


Joan  Taylor  wears  halter  dress  of  glazed  chambray. 

It  comes  with  matching  bolero  (not  shown).  9  to  15.  $7.95. 

In  gray,  brown  and  mauve-rose.  At  most  GRANT  Stores. 


Screenland  shows  you  the  way  to  a  collection  of 

fresh  Spring  fashions-this  crop  of  outstanding  cottons  to 
wear  now  and  later.  All  these,  found  in  leading  Variety  Stores 
in  your  city,  have  been  selected  for  their  fashion  "rightness," 

,      .  J.     ..      r    i     •  ii  i  •  F°r  your  nearest  store, 

their  tubbable  fabrics  and  down-to-earth  prices       write  to  Dept.  w,  screened, 

10  East  40th  Street,  New 
York  16,  N.  Y.  Prices 
are  subject  to  change. 


Crisp  checks  of  Dan  River 
A     cotton  come  in  green,  brown,  black. 
Belt  has  button  trimming. 
$7.77  at  G.  C.  MURPHY  Stores. 

Easy-to-wear,  easy-to-care-for : 
Tl    Sanforized  Everglaze  polished 

cotton  dress  from  G.  C.  MURPHY. 
Sizes  9-15.  Only  $7.77. 

$2.98  makes  this  sleeveless  seer- 
£    sucker  dress  your  own,  in 

green,  red,  grey,  navy.  Sizes  12-20. 
Cinch  belt,  98c.  All  at  KRESS. 

Soft  flattery  in  slimming  two -toned 
T\    model  at  $5.98.  W.  T.  GRANT 

dress  comes  in  two  shades  of  grey, 
lilac  and  purple,  blue  and  navy. 


E 


Luscious  shades  of  smooth  cotton 
percale  plus  elasticized  mid- 
riff help  make  this  $2.79 
charmer  a  winner  at  NEWBERRY'S. 


B 


Joan  Taylor  and  TV's  Roxanne 

wear  our  selections  this  month. 

Joan,  with  Bob  Hope, 

Marilyn  Maxwell  and  Mickey 

Rooney,  is  in  Paramount' s  "Off  Limits.' 

Dial  "Beat  The  Clock"  for  Roxanne. 


Our  roving  photographer  found  CBS-TV's  Roxanne  in  Gimbel's   (New  York)   Shoe  Department. 


Roxanne  Goes  Shopping 

Looking  over  Spring  and  Summer  shoe  styles,  Roxanne  pauses  to 
admire  Honeydebs  shoe  designs  for  casual  living.  She  finds  this  a 

colorful  collection,  which  includes  linen  shoes,  platform  and  low 
wedgies  in  raffia,  variations  in  nylon  mesh  and  the  handsome  new  Grecian  sandals 


Eve  Gardiner,  Max  Factor's  Director  of  Make-Up  in  England,  visits  Marsha  Hunt,  film  star,  at  current  stage  engagement. 


LOVELINESS  SHALL  REIGN 

Techniques  and  make-up  for  Coronation  beauty  work  just  as  well  for  you 


By  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 


Wherever  you  go,  whomever  you 
talk  to  these  days,  the  conver- 
sation invariably  gets  around  to  the 
subject  of  the  coming  Coronation. 
What  a  thrilling  and  glamourous  spec- 
tacle it  will  be!  But  did  you  ever  stop 
to  think  what  very  special  problems 
a  Coronation  presents  to  the  women 
who  are  privileged  to  attend?  We  were 
mulling  these  over  in  our  mind  when 
it  dawned  on  us  that  the  beauty  prob- 
lems that  will  confront  the  ladies  of 
the  British  nobility  will  be  just  an  ex- 
aggerated version  of  yours  and  mine. 

When  Eve  Gardiner,  the  Director  of 
Make-Up  in  the  Max  Factor  London 
Salon,  landed  here  the  other  day  we 
cornered  her.  Here  was  our  golden 
opportunity  to  get  an  inside  story  on 


how  Miss  Gardiner  and  her  staff  plan 
to  help  the  English  beauties  keep 
looking  beautiful  throughout  the  im- 
pressive length  of  the  Coronation. 
Miss  Gardiner,  an  enchantingly  viva- 
cious young  person,  seemed  as  eager 
to  talk  about  the  Coronation  as  we 
were  to  listen.  She  pointed  out  that 
she  and  her  staff  will  be  busy  giving 
make-ups  throughout  the  night  be- 
fore the  big  day — dressmakers  and 
hairdressers  also  will  keep  their  sa- 
lons open.  So  much  of  London  will  be 
closed  to  traffic  that  the  Coronation- 
bound  beauty  will  have  to  allow  a 
great  deal  of  additional  time  just  to 
get  to  her  destination. 

The  long-lasting  make-up  that  Miss 
Gardiner  will  give  is  the  complete 


Max  Factor  make-up  used  by  so  many 
screen  stars.  If  you  want  the  same 
sort  of  professional  result,  you  must 
remember  to  take  the  same  painstak- 
ing care  in  applying  it.  Start  by  pre- 
paring your  face,  removing  every 
trace  of  overnight  cream  or  old  make- 
up. At  the  London  Salon  they'll  do 
this  with  Max  Factor's  Satin  Flow 
(a  quick-working  liquid  cleanser). 
Then  they'll  pat  on  Skin  Freshener  to 
close  the  pores  and  take  off  every  last 
vestige  of  cream.  Right  there  you 
have  the  basis  for  a  part  of  the  suc- 
cess of  any  make-up.  It's  the  Skin 
Freshener  step  that  keeps  your  face 
from  developing  a  shiny  gloss  through 
the  make-up  when  you  get  hot  or 
nervous.  (continued  on  pace  52) 


Next,  will  come  an  application  of  either 
Pan- Cake  or  Pan-Stik  over  Invisible 
Make-up  Foundation.  If  it's  to  be  Pan- 
Cake,  a  moistened  sponge  is  used  to 
smooth  the  preparation  evenly  over  the 
entire  face  and  neck — Pan-Stik  is  stroked 
directly  on  the  skin  and  then  blended 
and  the  color  "set"  with  a  damp  sponge. 
In  either  case,  the  shade  should  be  chos- 
en to  idealize  the  natural  skin  tones. 

Cream  Rouge  goes  on  over  Pan-Stik  at 
this  point  (it  should  be  put  on  under  Pan- 
Cake).  The  rouge  is  most  often  dotted 
on  the  prominent  part  of  the  cheek  bone, 
then  blended  upwards  and  outwards.  To 
flatter  an  overly  thin  face,  Miss  Gardiner 
will  see  that  the  rouge  is  kept  high  and 
wide.  On  a  full  face,  the  trick  is  to  bring 
the  rouge  shading  down  the  outside  of  the 
cheek. 

Now  comes  the  face  powder.  Experts 
like  Max  Factor  point  out  that  the  correct 
application  of  powder  is  half  the  secret  of 
a  lasting  make-up.  A  velour  pad  should 
be  used  and  the  powder  patted  on,  never, 
never  rubbed  or  stroked  on.  Eve  Gar- 
diner always  recommends  patting  around 
in  a  circle  so  that  the  nose  is  last  to  be 
powdered.  This  cures  the  common  fault 
of  over-powdering  the  nose  so  that  it 
looks  as  though  it  didn't  belong  to  the 
rest  of  the  face.  A  face  powder  brush, 
used  lightly  at  this  stage  of  the  game, 
takes  care  of  all  surplus  powder.  (For 
English  beauties  or  any  others,  face 
powder  is  chosen  a  shade  lighter  than 
the  foundation  color). 

Since  the  whole  trend  in  make-up  is 
toward  greater  naturalness,  Miss  Gardiner 
told  us  that  she  will  trace  eyebrows  with 
more  of  a  downward  line  at  the  outer 
edge  than  in  other  years.  There'll  be  just 
enough  of  a  touch  of  eyeshadow  to  add 
emphasis  but  lashes  will  get  the  full 


treatment,  with  mascara  carefully  brushed 
upward  on  the  upper  lashes  and  down- 
ward on  the  lower.  Lipstick  colors  for  the 
Coronation  will  have  to  be  clear  and 
strong  to  stand  up  against  all  the  com- 
petition given  by  the  rich  reds  and  purples 
of  the  Coronation  robes.  Max  Factor's 
Clear  Red  and  Brighter  Red  blend  per- 
fectly with  the  royal  reds.  At  the  English 
salon,  a  lipstick  brush  is  always  relied 
upon  to  give  a  properly  controlled  line 
— in  your  own  hands  it  may  seem  a  little 
tricky  at  first  but  once  mastered  you'll 
never  be  content  with  anything  less  pro- 
fessional. 

For  the  final  step  in  the  make-up, 
there's  still  that  important  territory  below 
your  chin.  Max  Factor's  neck  make-up 
starts  off  with  Make- Up  Blender  or  Pan- 
Cake  applied  evenly  over  the  whole  area. 
Over  this  goes  a  dusting  of  talc.  Excess 
talc  is  brushed  off  with  a  powder  brush. 
And  there  you  have  it— the  complete 
make-up  that  will  keep  a  peeress  look- 
ing her  prettiest  throughout  a  Corona- 
tion or  you  and  me  throughout  an  eight- 
hour  day.  If  there's  any  surreptitious 
refurbishing  to  be  done,  we  can  all  whip 
out  our  new  Max  Factor  Creme  Puff  com- 
pacts and  count  on  this  combination  of 
foundation  and  powder  to  restore  a  fault- 
less finish. 

The  vitality  and  clear  skin  you  need  to 
back  up  your  make-up  are  the  products 
of  health.  Health,  these  hectic  days,  has 
to  be  bolstered  by  the  scientific  potency 
of  vitamin-mineral  combinations.  The 
latest  eminently  complete  formula  is 
Beauti-Mins,  tempting  pink  capsules  to 
be  taken  with  each  meal.  Many  cosmetic 
departments  carry  them  or  you  can  get 
them  from  de  Heriot,  Inc.,  4650  Holly- 
wood Blvd.,  Hollywood  27,  Cal.  36  tablets 
are  $3.50.  END 


LEX  CONFIDES  ABOUT  LANA 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  24] 


quits.  The  truth  is  that  for  three  weeks 
before  that  eventful  night  which  was  to 
switch  the  lives  of  four  people,  Lana  had 
been  annoyed  and  had  wearied  of  Fer- 
nando's  Latin  possessiveness  and  jealousy. 

Reportedly,  for  seven  days  he  kept  call- 
ing Lana's  house;  but  that  next  morning, 
she  had  left  for  Palm  Springs.  It  was 
"finis."  Fernando  and  Arlene  Dahl  ( the 
latter  newly-divorced  from  Lex)  immedi- 
ately began  publicly  dating.  Hollywood 
wondered  and,  at  this  writing,  is  still 
wondering  if  Lex  and  Lana  are  seriously 
dating. 

That  first  time,  Lex  had  said,  "I  would 
like  to  call  Lana — but  I  am  afraid  she 
might  misinterpret  my  call.  I  am  going  to 
wait,  even  if  it  takes  a  year,  to  meet  her 
properly  and  when  there  will  not  be 
headlines." 

Weeks  later,  Lana  and  Lex  walked  into 
the  Mocambo  and,  after  the  show,  they 
ran  across  the  street  to  Ciro's.  That  was 
the  first  time  everyone  knew  they  were 
seeing  each  other.  But  when  he  left  for 
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Mexico,  and  Lana  was  seen  out  with  a 
couple  of  other  admirers,  Hollywood  con- 
cluded, "It  wasn't  serious  with  Lex  and 
Lana  after  all." 

Lex  and  I  have  been  friends  for  years 
and  when  he  dropped  in  the  afternoon 
following  his  return  from  Mexico,  he  sort 
of  took  my  breath  away.  He  was  so  lithe, 
lean,  tall,  and  tanned  an  even  gold  from 
the  Mexican  sun.  With  him  was  "Moni- 
que,"  a  miniature  dachshund. 

"It  is  too  lonely  living  alone,"  Lex 
smiled.  "I  guess  we  make  a  rare  combi- 
nation," he  observed  as  he  put  the  pocket- 
size  pooch  in  his  pocket  and  settled  in  a 
big  chair  by  the  fire.  "I  have  a  big  New- 
foundland, Nibbie,  who  stays  with  the 
children."  (Lex  has  a  girl  and  boy  by  his 
former  marriage.)  "This  one — isn't  she 
cute?"  He  stroked  the  puppy  fondly.  A 
very  dear  friend  had  given  her  to  him. 
He  also  said  he  could  stop  only  for  a  mo- 
ment, because  he  had  a  date  to  pick  up 
his  twelve-year-old  daughter  Lynne.  "Are 
you  taking  her  shopping?"  I  asked. 

Lex  said  no,  they  were  going  to  tea. 


Ironically,  Lana  plays  a  star  who  is  un- 
happy in  "The  Bad  And  The  Beautiful." 


Lynne  was  going  to  meet  Lana's  twelve- 
year-old  daughter  Cheryl.  "I  knew  you 
were  seeing  Lana  quietly  before  you 
went  to  Mexico — lucky  man,"  I  said.  "She 
is  really  lovely,  isn't  she?" 

Lex  smiled  assent  but  he  didn't  offer  to 
expound  further  on  the  subject. 

"Since  you  were  both  at  the  Mocambo 
and  Ciro's  that  night,  everyone  knows."  I 
inisted,  "It  must  be  serious." 

"It  could  be,"  Lex  sighed  at  my  persis- 
tence, "but  I  don't  want  our  friendship  to 
become  a  publicity  romance.  Lana's  too 
nice  a  girl."  And  that  is  when  he  said 
she  was  the  nicest  girl  he  had  ever  met 
in  Hollywood. 

He  was  definitely  reluctant  to  say  more. 
So  I  said,  "At  least,  you  might  tell  me 
how  you  two  finally  got  together.  For  you 
were  sitting  in  that  very  chair  a  couple  of 
months  ago  when  you  said  that  it  would 
have  to  be  a  matter  of  fate — that  you 
didn't  want  your  intentions  misunder- 
stood." 

Lex  smiled  and  partially  relented,  "To 
be  truthful,  a  mutual  friend  decided  we 
should  meet  and  a  month  later,  invited  us 
to  a  dinner  party.  I  arrived,  but  the 
hostess  said  Lana  had  sent  word  she  was 
ill.  After  dinner,  I  asked  the  hostess  to 
please  call  Lana  and  say  I  was  sorry  that 
I  had  not  had  the  opportunity  to  meet  her 
again.  The  next  day,  my  friend  called  to 
report.  Lana  had  said,  'Tell  him  not  to  be 
silly.  Why  not  call  himself?'  A  few  nights 
later,  we  had  a  date  for  a  quiet  dinner. 

"All  I  want  to  find  is  happiness,"  Lex 
said.  "I  don't  care  whether  it  is  in  this 
business  or  any  other.  Lana,  too,  is  look- 
ing for  a  life  that  is  basically  solid.  We 
find  we  have  many  ideas  in  common. 
We've  both  had  unsuccessful  marriages. 
We've  both  learned  from  experience  and 
we're  ready  to  settle  down.  Lana  turns 
down  countless  invitations  to  parties  and 
premieres.  I  have  never  cared  for  them, 
or  a  round  of  night  life — although  I  go 
and  Lana  has — to  escape  boredom  and 
being  alone. 

"I  am  sure  Lana  is  very  much  afraid 
right  now  to  be  tied  up  with  anyone.  She 
doesn't  want  to  fall  in  love  immediately. 
Nor  do  I.  We've  both  been  through  the 
mill  and  I  guess  that  makes  one  a  'little 
gun-shy,'  so  to  speak.  She  is  a  real  sweet 


Lex's  ex,  Arlene  Dahl,  switched  partners 
with  Lana  in  dating  Fernando  Lamas. 


girL  Believe  me,  I  never  want  to  hurt 
her — ever.  Just  make  her  happy." 

A  man  could  never  have  spoken  more 
sincerely  of  a  woman  than  Lex  did  in 
those  few  brief  remarks — without  com- 
mitting himself  as  being  in  love  with  her. 
And  yet,  he  did  not  say  they  were  in  love. 
They  are  keeping  out  of  the  limelight — 
away  from  the  places  where  their  appear- 
ance together  would  make  headlines. 
They  have  favorite  restaurants  out  in  the 
Valley  and  along  the  seacoast  where  the 
food  is  good  and  no  one  pays  attention  to 
film  people. 

"Going  to  Ciro's  and  the  Mocambo  that 
night  was  one  of  those  'spur-of-the-mo- 
ment' ideas.  We  had  been  to  a  dinner  at 
Minna  Wallis'  and  had  left  early.  Lana  is 
making  'Latin  Lovers'  at  MGM  and  never 
stays  out  late  when  she  is  working.  As 
we  passed  the  clubs  on  the  strip,  we 
laughed  about  everyone  wondering  if  we 
were  going  together  or  if  we  weren't.  So 
we  suddenly  decided  to  drop  in  for  a  min- 
ute and  get  it  over  with.  Fortunately, 
Lana  had  a  late  call  next  morning  be- 
cause we  didn't  leave  the  Mocambo  until 
three.  Everyone  wanted  to  know  if  we 
were  in  love,  were  getting  married,  etc., 
etc.  Lana  is  such  fun,  and  we  have  so 
much  to  say  to  each  other.  It  seems  we 
always  run  out  of  time.  We  danced,  and 
she  is  a  wonderful  dancer.  She  is  five- 
two  and  I  am  six-four  so  she  danced  on 
her  tip-toes." 

Most  people  imagine  Lana  Turner  is  a 
night  club  girl.  But  she  isn't.  She  prefers 
quiet  dinners  and  she  likes  to  be  with  one 
person,  not  ten  or  fifteen. 

She  invites  friends  to  her  beautiful 
Holmby  Hills  house.  Lex  is  a  great  cook 
and  loves  to  invite  his  friends  to  his  home 
for  dinner.  Those  who  know  Lana  say 
she  would  like  to  quit  pictures  and  settle 
down  to  being  the  beloved  wife  of  the 
man  she  loved.  True,  she  tried  to  quit  her 
career  when  she  was  married  to  Bob  Top- 
ping. Financial  reasons,  however,  brought 
her  back  to  her  lucrative  career,  for  Top- 
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than  his  income  permits.  Lana  was  gen- 
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family  paintings  were  taken  from  the 
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TAKE  IT  EASY,  AVA  ; 


before  she  knew  him — leaving  big,  bare 
places.  She  also  returned  the  heirloom 
jewels  of  his  family. 

Lex  found  himself  on  the  spot  when  I 
asked  him  to  tell  me  the  truth — is  their 
omance  serious?  Naturally,  he  is  proud  of 
Lana  but  he  is  adamant  about  their  friend- 
ship being  misunderstood,  or  smacking  of 
publicity.  Lex  comes  from  a  fine  family 
of  sound  background  and  prominence. 
While  he  is  no  stuffed  shirt,  he  stands  on 
gentlemanly  protocol  and  frowns  on  the 
insincerity  with  which  a  lady's  name  is 
too  often  used  in  Hollywood  publicity. 
But  he  couldn't  help  agreeing  that  Lana 
is  completely  fascinating  and  a  woman  of 
great  beauty. 

Lex  admits,  "She  is  interested  in  the 
things  that  I  am  doing.  Also,  one  of  her 
chief  charms  is  that  she  is  such  a  good 
listener." 

Lex  has  just  completed  what  he  says 
may  be  his  last  Tarzan  picture — unless  he 
makes  another  this  Summer.  He  likes  the 
Tarzan  roles  but  feels  he  is  ready  for 
other  types  of  pictures.  Recently,  he  co- 
r'arred  in  "Riders  Of  The  Desert"  for 
Warner  Bros,  with  Randolph  Scott. 

"You  can  both  believe  you  have  mutual 
interests,"  Lex  said,  "but  it  really  takes 


a  long  time  to  actually  know  you  have 
them.  When  you  are  over  twenty-one, 
you  have  established  a  well-set  pattern 
for  yourself.  Hollywood  is  filled  with  so 
many  people  who  try  to  be  what  they  are 
not.  Lana  dislikes  phony  people  as  much 
as  I  do.  Most  of  my  friends  are  people 
you  never  hear  of.  Lana's  closer  friends 
are  not  name  people  either. 

"Lana's  chief  charm  is  her  naive  belief 
in  the  good  in  everyone.  She  has  never 
been  crafty  or  conniving.  She  never  tried 
to  get  into  this  business  by  using  other 
people  and,  therefore,  she  is  not  suspici- 
ous of  other  people's  motives.  Her  sim- 
plicity and  the  honest  outlook  that  she 
has  retained,  no  matter  what  has  hap- 
pened to  her,  and  her  complete  lack  of 
cynicism  are  wonderful  to  see.  It,"  Lex 
admitted,  "makes  a  man  feel  very  protec- 
tive. 

"Before  you  make  a  story  of  this,  I  am 
going  to  run,"  he  said.  "If  you  must  say 
something,  you  can  say  that  I  dislike  be- 
ing a  bachelor.  It  is  lonely.  If  Lana  and 
I  should  be  so  lucky  as  to  fall  in  love — if 
— well,  it  could  be  wonderful!" 

Yes,  he  does  send  her  red  roses. 

And  red  roses  spell  "I  Love  You" — as 
everyone  knows!  END 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  29] 

No  one  quite  suspected  his  real  mission. 

He  was  gone  almost  before  anyone 
realized  it,  but  in  the  interval  between 
the  plane's  arrival  and  departure,  he'd 
accomplished  something.  Dr.  Robin 
Humphrees,  doctor-on-a-vacation,  told 
Ava  Gardner  the  truth  about  herself. 
Whoever  summoned .  him  to  Africa — 
studio,  husband,  or  patient  herself — the 
appraisal  was  a  stern  one. 

"Take  a  year  off,"  said  the  doctor. 
"You've  been  going  at  it  too  hard.  Rest 
up  now,  or  you'll  be  sorry.  Finish  'Mo- 
gambo'  or  whatever  the  thing's  called, 
and  forget  you're  a  star.  Try,  for  a 
change,  to  remember  you're  a  wife,  and 
you  can  be  other  things,  too."  _ 

One  of  Ava's  closest  friends  reports 
that  dialogue  of  the  young,  understand- 
ing English  doctor,  and  the  story  goes 
that  the  girl  concerned  gave  good  clear 
hearing  to  the  warning.  Ava  knows,  as 
no  one  else  can  know,  that  you  can  go 
so  far — and  then  you  have  to  stop. 

The  doctor's  visit  was  top  secret  for 
everyone  concerned — studio,  Ava  herself, 
and  Frankie,  who  is  possibly  more  con- 
cerned than  anyone  about  the  state  of 
Ava's  health.  She  has  been  going  a  hard, 
fast  pace  in  her  work  alone,  and  no  one 
worries  more  about  what  the  present  is 
doing  to  her,  and  what  the  future  may 
bring. 

One  thing  that  can  be  said  about 
Frankie  is  that  he  knows  the  part  nerves 
play  in  an  entertainer's  life.  Like  most 
people  who  have  been  on  the  verge  of  a 
nervous  breakdown,  he  can  recognize 
the  tell-tale  symptoms  faster  than  any- 
one— even  the  family  doctor. 

Today  Frank  Sinatra  is  worried  about 
Mrs.  Frank  Sinatra.  With  an  uncertain 
future  of  his  own,  he  sees  the  picture 
ahead  for  Ava — and  it  looms  ominous 
and  predictable.  The  portrait  of  a  movie 
star  who  is  going  up,  up,  up.  How  he 
will  cope  with  that  is  quite  a  problem. 
Not  that  Frankie  is  going  down,  down, 
down.  But  temporarily,  as  can  happen 
to  many  talented  performers,  he  is  stay- 
ing still  .  .  .  not  in  a  rut,  mind  you,  but 
a  little  dormant,  to  put  it  kindly. 

One  of  their  intimate  friends  reports, 
"Frankie,  no  matter  how  harmonious 
things  are  at  home,  can't  help  seeing  with 
a  clear  eye  Ava's  new  MGM  contract. 
It  involves  over  a  million  dollars,  and 
calls  for  12  pictures  at  $100,000  each. 
She  can  make  the  first  three  pictures 
on  this  contract  in  Europe — tax  exempt." 

That  last  clause  is  the  one  that  baffles 
Frankie.  In  his  own  long  years  at  the 
game  he  has  never  had  the  same  oppor- 
tunity. In  all  fairness  to  Frankie,  his 
contracts,  as  lucrative  as  they  have  been, 
have  not  earned  him  his  due  profits. 
Everyone  from  Uncle  Sam,  to  a  handful 
of  sundry  managers,  and  his  own  actual 
high,  generous  overhead  has  taken  his 
toll. 

"Frankie,"  says  an  official  of  the  United 
States  Treasury,  "is  a  great  guy.  He  can 
give  hundreds  of  gold  cigarette  lighters 
to  his  'friends,'  but  ends  up  not  being 


able  to  afford  a  lighter  for  himself." 

Seeing  what  happened  to  himself  makes 
Frankie  worry  about  what  can  happen 
to  Ava.  At  the  moment  his  plans  are 
clear:  he  will  play  the  part  of  the  tough, 
embittered  Italian  in  "From  Here  To 
Eternity."  There's  a  plum  of  a  role  any- 
one could  be  proud  of — but  what  will  it 
bring  to  Frankie?  A  handsome  fee,  the 
chance  of  nomination  at  an  Academy 
Award,  but  a  mere  drop  in  the  bucket 
when  it  comes  to  meeting  his  commit- 
ments. 

No  matter  how  you  look  at  it,  Frankie 
Sinatra  is  still  married  to  Nancy  Sinatra 
-financially.  So  much  of  his  income — 
actual  and  potential — is  earmarked  for 
his  ex-wife,  that  anything  he  earns  today 
is  merely  a  tip  to  the  bill  Ava  has  to  pay. 

Many  marriages  have  gone  on  the 
rocks  because  of  financial  stress.  There 
is  no  chance  that  the  Gardner- Sinatra 
union  will  break  up  for  that  reason. 
Combined,  their  incomes  are  large  and 
enough  to  take  care  of  all  overhead  and 
emergencies.  But  .  .  . 

"Frankie  worries  about  his  pocket- 
book.  In  the  many  years  he's  been  at 
the  game,"  says  a  confidant,  "Frankie  has 
never  been  short  on  a  commitment.  But 
financial  stature  is  a  long  way  from  ar- 
tistic endeavor,  and  the  husband  of  Ava 
Gardner  can't  lightly  dismiss  the  threat 
of  one  member  of  the  family  succeeding 
and  the  other  failing.  Intermittently,  he 
may  measure  up — in  dollars  and  cents — 
but  in  the  long  run  it  is  the  popularity 
count  that  is  likely  to  get  him  down." 

High  in  the  polls  of  the  nation's  pop- 
ularity, Frank  Sinatra,  it  is  true,  could 
worry  about  seeing  his  wife  at  the  top 
of  the  ladder,  and  himself  at  an  inter- 
mediate rung.  Whatever  may  be  said  of 


Mr.  Sinatra,  although  he  has  lost  dignity 
in  the  eyes  of  many  people,  he  has  rarely 
lost  pride  in  himself — or  his  accomplish- 
ments. One  rung  down  the  ladder  and 
he  is  the  most  miserable  of  individuals. 
And  lately  he  has  been  losing  many 
rungs. 

All  of  which  brings  us  back  to  Ava 
Gardner,  and  the  disaster  that  possibly 
could  take  shape  in  1953.  Aside  from  all 
the  usual  fatalities  that  can  break  a 
movie  star's  career — uncontrolled  tem- 
perament .  .  .  appearance  in  half  a  dozen 
box-office  flops  .  .  .  participation  in  scan- 
dals ...  ill  health — there  is  a  big  private 
problem  which  may  take  its  toll  of  Ava. 

Ambitious  for  herself,  Ava  will  not 
turn  aside  from  her  career,  or  from  pull- 
ing herself  up  one  rung  after  another 
of  the  success  ladder — yet,  if  she  loves 
Frank  Sinatra,  she  will  inevitably  be 
torn  between  accomplishment  of  her  own 
ambitions,  and  sympathy  for  his  present 
marking-time.  Nothing  could  be  more 
difficult  for  Ava  than  having  to  play 
down  her  natural  pride  in  her  own  suc- 
cess out  of  love  for  her  husband,  and 
sympathy  with  his  current  stalemate.  To 
anyone  of  Ava's  temperament,  this  could 
very  well  be  a  private  volcano  which 
might  blow  the  roof  off  the  house. 

So  with  Ava  it  could  easily  be  ill  health 
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For  a  long  time  her  closest  friends  have 
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often  brittle,  forced.  She  smokes  too 
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is  paying  that  price  today — in  unsureness. 

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the  man  she  loves.  It  could  all  spell  dis- 
aster to  even  the  healthiest  person. 

You  don't  have  to  know  Ava  well  to 
know  that  she  is  all-out  physical;  that 
she  floats  beautifully  in  the  shallow  wa- 
ters of  the  superficial  world  of  Holly- 
wood, and  sinks  in  the  strong  tides  that 
are  set  in  motion  by  anything  that  is  of 


have  to  establish  a  fine  front  quickly  to 
be  accepted.  A  man  who  even  fibs  to 
me  about  his  friends,  his  family,  his  pos- 
sibilities, his  past,  or  salary  seems  weak. 
A  fantastic  pitch  for  attention,  and  avoid- 
ing the  mention  of  the  everyday  prob- 
lems we  all  have  in  some  form,  is  running 
away  from  life.  Whatever's  bound  to  fall 
flat  some  day  strikes  me  as  a  poor  sub- 
stitute for  the  frank  confiding  you  get 
from  smarter  men.  What  if  a  man  is 
broke  or  miserable  right  now?  He  should 
admit  it  to  a  friend.  If  he's  genuine,  I'm 
going  to  root  for  him! 

But  the  male  who  scorns  stooping  to 
conquer  is  another  story.  I  shiver  when 
I  meet  a  man  who  is  appallingly  honest 
from  his  opening  remark.  He's  the  one 
who  could  be  really  dangerous  from  the 
first  moment  on.  When  he  decides  to  be 
emotional,  his  effect  can  be  atomic.  It's 
what  a  man  actually  has  courage  enough 
to  search  for  in  this  world  that  sets  him 
apart  from  the  rest.  Once  he  is  positive 
what  he  wants  to  achieve,  he's  on  his 
way!  I'm  all  for  a  man  who  is.  If  he's 
still  undecided,  or  if  he's  plain  lazy  and 
has  no  sense  of  responsibility,  he  ought  to 
be  concentrating  on  one  kind  of  promis- 
ing job  after  another.  When  he's'  am- 
bitious to  become  the  greatest  at  what 
will  bring  him  the  deepest  satisfaction, 
he's  grown  up  enough  to  be  ready  for 
love  as  an  adult.  Until  then  he  needs  a 
lot  of  mother  love.  At  least,  this  is  how 
I  see  it.  I  want  to  be  a  mother  to  my 
children  in  the  years  to  come,  not  to  a 
husband. 

A  girl  shouldn't  hesitate  to  be  prac- 
tical immediately,  I've  concluded.  When 
a  man  isn't,  I'm  completely  confused. 

If  he  wants  to  come  over  and  watch 
television  because  he  already  has  beaten 
his  budget  to  a  pulp  for  the  week,  I'll 
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the  earth. 

The  very  earthiness  of  Nancy  Sinatra 
is  something  Ava  can  never  forget.  It 
hit  her  as  probably  nothing  has  ever  hit 
her  in  all  her  life,  through  all  her  mar- 
riages, and  along  the  rapid  journey  from 
nonentity  to  the  pinnacle  of  fame  she 
now  occupies. 

Woman  to  woman — the  true  story  of 
Ava  Gardner  and  Nancy  Sinatra  is  never 
likely  to  be  formulated.  The  loser  still 
looms  strong,  formidable,  and  what  is 
worse,  deeply  sympathetic.  To  many  of 
their  intimates,  the  shadow  in  Ava's  life 
— and  the  basis  of  much  of  her  precarious 
state  of  health — is  still  the  shadow  of  the 
woman  Frankie  left  behind. 

In  the  eyes  of  many,  when  Ava  can 
dismiss  that  shadow  for  all  time  and  lose 
herself  in  the  substance  of  her  newly- 
found  happiness  with  Frankie,  she  will 
be  well  on  the  road  to  being  back  as 
Hollywood  first  knew  her — radiant  with 
natural  health,  and  unneedful  of  medical 
check-ups,  pills,  or  that  extra  glass  of 
bubbly.  END 


get  a  kick  out  of  a  quiet  evening — pro- 
viding he's  said  straightforwardly  that 
this  is  what  he  prefers.  I  don't  have  to 
tear  around  all  my  free  time,  don't  want 
to  be  taken  to  only  expensive  spots  be- 
cause I  happen  to  be  in  the  movies.  I 
don't  judge  men  by  their  superficial  as- 
sets.  That's  why  I'm  surprised  by  the 


new  male  whose  apparent  attractiveness 
has  temporarily  distracted  me. 

Sometimes  you've  probably  had  this 
same  experience  I  reached  recently.  I 
was  ready,  dressed  to  the  teeth,  the  min- 
ute he  arrived.  Don't  keep  a  nice  man 
waiting  is  my  motto — it's  not  nice,  and 
he's  nice  to  know!  Idiotically,  I'd  as- 
sumed he'd  whisk  me  out.  From  his 
attitude  when  he'd  suggested  we  go 
somewhere,  he  could  afford  it.  I'd  had 
visions  of  dining  and  dancing.  When  he 
appeared  he  beamed.  So  did  I.  After 
mother  had  retired  to  her  room  with  a 
good  book,  he  mentioned  a  drink  of 
water.  Water  seems  awfully  dull  for  a 
marvelous  person.  A  polite  touch  of 
flavor  would  give  his  glass  a  zing,  I 
guessed. 

Are  you  with  me?  Has  this  fate  floored 
you,  too?  Two  hours  afterwards  you're 
starved  and  you're  stuck,  staring  with  a 
forced  sparkle  at  television.  Then  you 
murmur  as  tactfully  as  any  woman  could, 
"Perhaps  we'd  better  start  or  every 
place  will  be  so  crowded  we'll  never  get 
in."  He  gives  you  a  darling  grin  and  you 
bite  your  lip  for  being  that  forward.  At 
midnight,  though,  he's  still  comfortably 
sprawled  on  the  couch.  Your  prepara- 
tions to  be  stunning  have  sagged.  Your 
hair  is  hanging  sadly  on  one  side.  But 
you're  clutching  your  temper  to  the  bit- 
ter end.  You're  only  famished,  besides. 
Of  course,  he  isn't.  He's  confessed  breez- 
ily that  he  ate  a  huge  dinner  before 
coming  over.  He  snaps  you  out  of  your 
daze  when  he  casually  quips,  "Well,  I'd 
better  get  along  now.  I  have  to  get  up 
early  in  the  morning."  Speaking  candid- 
ly, I  detour  from  such  a  gay  deceiver  by 
replying  to  an  invitation  with,  "What  do 
you  want  to  do?"   It's  practical,  and  a 


Dick  Haymes  and  his  wife,  the  former  Nora  Eddington  Flynn,  at  the  Mocambo  on 
their  last  public  appearance  before  finally  deciding  to  go  their  separate  ways. 


LET'S  TALK  ABOUT  MEN! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  31] 


Man  with  a  capital  M  isn't  flustered. 

Manners  never  make  me  mope!  They're 
the  icing  I  hate  to  resist.  I  can  dream  a 
red  carpet  is  unrolled  specially  at  my 
feet,  can  revel  in  the  Grade  A  treatment 
when  men  open  doors  for  me,  offer  a 
light  for  a  cigarette,  wait  till  I  walk 
ahead,  don't  take  anything  for  granted. 
I  melt  inside.  I'd  rather  be  sent  by  a 
gentleman  than  cringe  at  crude  conduct. 
It's  easy  for  a  man  to  throw  his  weight 
around,  so  it  doesn't  impress  me.  He  has 
to  care  truly  about  all  his  fellowmen 
and  women,  respect  everyone  for  hopes 
and  potentialities  as  important  as  his 
own,  to  rate  as  charming  in  my  book. 
Then  he  won't  debate  whether  or  not  he 
should  behave  like  a  gentleman.  It's 
always  worthwhile.  I'm  talking  about 
real  charm  that's  a  million  miles  from 
the  slick  tricks  of  a  promoter.  A  charm- 
ing man  uses  his  desire  to  be  considerate, 
tender,  and  grateful  to  unlock  my  loyal 
affection.  When  a  man  literally  has  your 
interests  and  comfort  as  his  code  in  ac- 
tion, he's  slightly  irresistible,  isn't  he? 

I  wonder  why  some  men  are  scared 
to  be  sentimental.  I  believe  that  when 
you  have  happy  hours  with  someone  you 
remember  everything  that  happened  and 
want  to  share  your  memories  whenever 
it's  possible.  A  private  glance,  a  sweet 
note,  a  dreamy  wire,  a  single  rose  to 
recall  a  wonderful  time — I  fall  apart,  de- 
liriously, when  I  encounter  a  sentimental 
male.  Men  can  be  both  realistic  and 
romantic,  without  skimping  on  either. 

Men  who  don't  respond  to  music  worry 
me.  I  suspect  they  miss  so  much.  They 
tend  to  be  the  type  who  don't  under- 
stand that  women  enjoy  any  touch  that 
makes  a  setting  beautiful.  Men  who 
shove  you  into  a  packed,  noisy  night 
club  might  try  a  simple  candlelit  table 
for  two.  When  passionate  violins  go  into 
"Play,  Gypsy,  Play"  I  sense  my  mother's 
Viennese  and  my  father's  Hungarian 
blood. 

I  wonder  about  men  who  dread  to 
laugh.  What's  wrong  with  being  silly? 
It's  fun!  Roaring  at  your  own  eccen- 
tricities is  healthy.  Yes,  I  am  attracted 
by  a  man  who  is  a  comedian.  He  has  a 
keen  awareness  of  the  absurdities  around 
us. 

The  lack  of  logic  in  some  men  astounds 
me.  When  you  ask  them,  for  instance, 
what'll  be  proper  for  you  to  wear  they're 
liable  to  be  casual  as  Crosby  with  their 
answer.  They  assure  you  it'll  be  entirely 
informal.  In  words  of  one  syllable:  you 
don't  have  to  dress  up!  Unless  you've 
had  a  remarkable  Winter,  you're  way 
ahead  of  me  here.  You  reach  the  party 
and  everyone  is  so  chic  you  can't  bear 
it.  So  your  puzzled  escort  turns  and 
barely  suppresses  his  glare.  Obviously, 
you're  crazy  for  dressing  in  such  peculiar 
taste.  You  can't  kick  him  and  mutter, 
"You  told  me  it'd  be  as  elegant  as  a  hot 
dog  stand!"  Next,  you're  guilty  of  a 
simper,  and  on  me  a  simper  is  a  sorry 
sight.  You  remain  miserably  Miss  Mis- 
fit of  '53  for  the  evening.  Only  I  don't 
get  trapped  like  that  anymore.  Now  I 
probe  with  a  few  leading  questions 
v/henever  I  say  thanks  to  an  invitation. 
I  go  prepared  then.    I've  bought  some 


dresses  with  strapless  tops  and  matching 
jackets.  If  it's  as  informal  as  billed,  I'm 
all  right  in  a  suit.  If  the  other  women 
have  chosen  an  evening  gown,  I  take 
off  my  jacket  and  I'm  wearing  one  too. 

Men!  I  no  sooner  figure  out  what  a 
certain  man  will  do  than  someone  else 
disturbs  me  into  beginning  a  new  dia- 
gram for  his  behavior.  I'm  not  upset, 
though,  by  the  painfully  booked-up  ones 
who  make  their  dates  three  weeks  ahead 
of  time.  They'll  be  free  then,  they  say. 
Flowers  start  coming  in  the  interval. 
You  count  the  days  to  your  lucky  occa- 
sion. But  I  don't  now.  I  can't  survive 
the  drumming  of  my  fingers.  I  don't  want 
to  be  anywhere  near  that  dated  up  my- 
self. What  are  you  proving  by  straining 
to  show  how  popular  you  can  be?  A  date 
should  be  spontaneous  fun.  If  you  like 
a  man,  see  him  as  soon  and  as  often  as 
you  can!  If  I'm  not  amused  by  him,  I 
won't  kid  anyone  that  I  am.  Is  it  a  sin 
not  to  have  a  date  even  on  Saturday 
night?  I  don't  think  so.  I  get  a  bigger 
kick  out  of  going  to  the  movies  with  my 
own  mother  than  I  would  from  getting 
bogged  down  with  a  drip. 

I  don't  feel  irritated  because  men  are 
different  from  women  in  their  concern 
over  things  rather  than  about  person- 
alities. It  is  stimulating  to  have  to  read 
and  discuss  what's  going  on  in  many 
phases  of  life.  What  she  said  to  me,  and 
I  told  her,  is  repetitious  and  trivial  com- 
pared to  the  challenges  that  generally 
are  more  evident  to  the  male  mind.  Gos- 
sip is  for  idle  girls  only,  not  to  dangle 
at  a  man. 

What  can  each  of  us  do  to  help  bring 
better  conditions  in  our  own  city  and 
country  and  in  the  world  we  share  with 
so  many  other  nationalities?  I  like  to 
listen  to  suggestions  and  try  to  do  what 
I  can  in  my  own  small  way.  I've  no  urge 
to  be  a  parasite,  and  I'm  glad  men  don't 
want  a  girl  to  be  dumb  and  helpless. 
Men  are  proud  when  we  demonstrate 
any  constructive  feelings. 

I  am  enthused  by  the  idea  of  a  trip  to 
Europe  whenever  I  can  finally  get  it 
between  pictures.  Not  merely  to  learn 
what  men  there  are  like!  (I  hope  to 
find  out.)  Playing  the  Palladium  in  Lon- 
don would  be  a  career  peak.  I  wish  I 
could  study  all  the  leading  stage  theatres 
abroad.  Then,  I  don't  want  to  see  all  the 
famous  places  I've  dreamed  about  merely 
as  a  rushed,  tired  tourist.  My  notion  is 
to  explore  with  no  time-table  frustrating 
me.  I  have  a  whole  suitcase  filled  with 
what  to  see  in  Paris  alone! 

Meanwhile,  never  having  gotten  fur- 
ther towards  the  South  Seas  than  the 
shore  at  Santa  Monica,  I've  at  least  an 
authentic  sweetheart  from  Samoa  for 
20th  Century-Fox's  "Down  Among  The 
Sheltering  Palms."  The  studio  went  7,- 
000  miles  to  locate  Sailofi  Jerry  Talo, 
champion  swimmer  there,  and  flew  him 
to  Hollywood  for  his  role.  Since  a  fic- 
titious island  is  the  locale  for  our  musical, 
a  suitable  native  language  had  to  be  de- 
vised. Dr.  William  J.  Lessa,  professor 
of  anthropology  at  U.C.L.A.,  was  the  man 
who  recalled  30  dialects  spoken  in  the 
South  Seas.  He  combined  three  of  the 
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I'm  the  first  to  speak  this  new  tongue. 
I  decide  to  cast  a  love  spell  over  Bill 
Lundigan,  who  portrays  an  American 
Army  captain  in  command  of  an  occupa- 
tion unit. 

I  was  entranced  by  the  moonlit  lagoon 
and  all  the  tropical  trimmings.  Then  it 
dawned  on  me  some  scenario-writing, 
movie  producing,  film-making  males  had 
decreed  I'd  have  to  go  to  walking  school 


first  appearance  as  a  star  on  TV— he  had 
quarreled  with  me  the  night  before.  Over 
what?  He  had  imagined  that  I  had  smiled 
too  warmly  at  the  boy  playing  opposite 
me.  Bob  had  caught  the  end  of  the  re- 
hearsal when  he  came  to  take  me  out  to 
dinner.  He  was  furiously  jealous.  He 
asked  me  why  I  flirted.  I  assured  him  I 
had  not.  I  was  humiliated  when  Bob  said, 
"Either  you  tell  him  or  I  will — to  play 
your  scenes  strictly  within  the  script. 
He's  only  trying  to  make  a  fool  out  of 
you."  I  begged  him  not  to  provoke  a 
quarrel.  I  had  to  be  up  early  the  next 
morning.  I  wanted  to  look  my  very  best 
for  this  was  my  first  big  break.  It  was 
so  important  to  me. 

Bob's  jealousy  worked  into  a  fury.  He 
argued  and  raged  for  hours.  I  later  real- 
ized he  had  enjoyed  giving  this  atten- 
tion-demanding performance.  I  wound 
up  with  a  headache,  a  sleepless  night 
and,  of  course,  I  was  terribly  unsure  of 
myself  the  next  day  on  the  show. 

In  the  beginning,  I  thought  it  was  per- 
haps male  pride.  He  was  against  a  wom- 
an having  a  career.  He  felt  that  a  wom- 
an's work  was  merely  a  pastime,  and 
certainly  not  to  be  taken  seriously.  When 
he  learned  that  I  made  much  more  mon- 
ey than  he  did,  he  started  fretting  that 
he  couldn't  buy  anything  good  enough 
for  me.  More  often,  he  would  say,  "Quit 
your  job."  On  Christmas  and  my  birth- 
day, he  bought  me  a  three-way  phono- 
graph and  a  bracelet.  I  discovered  that 
he  had  sold  his  set  of  rifles  the  first  time, 
and  a  treasured  painting  the  second,  in 
order  to  buy  these  gifts. 

We  could  make  no  marriage  plans  be- 
cause he  said  he  would  not  marry  a 
working  girl.  He  had  such  great  charm 
and  physical  attraction  that  I  was  sure 
he  was  right  and  I  was  wrong  in  wanting 
to  go  on  earning  my  living — even  when 
he  couldn't  guarantee  a  future  for  both 
of  us.  Finally,  I  acquired  a  guilt  complex 
about  my  work.  My  heart  wasn't  in  it. 
One  day,  after  I'd  known  him  a  year  and 
when  I  had  fluffed  the  dialogue  on  a  long 
commercial — my  indignation  and  inde- 
pendence broke  through.  I  suddenly  fully 
realized  that  he  couldn't  really  love  me 
and  still  keep  me  so  upset.  Even  though 
he  was  handsome  and  could  be  so  won- 
derful— his  childish  tantrums  had  turned 
into  a  jealous  regard  of  me  and  my  work. 
He  insisted  on  dominating  me.  His  at- 
titude had  become  over-possessive.  I 
concluded  that  his  kind  of  love,  that  had 
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to  master  the  ca^ang-capang.  This  is 
what  South  Sea  islanders  call  the  slow, 
swaying  gait  of  the  women  there.  Luana 
Mu-Annu,  from  the  Fijis,  taught  me  to 
undulate  like  an  ocean  swell  before  I 
even  heard  the  tempting  beat  of  a  tom- 
tom. You  must  go  barefoot  as  the  very 
first  step. 

I  wonder  what  some  man  will  think 
of  next!  END 


me  on  the  verge  of  ulcers,  wasn't  for  me. 

On  the  rebound,  I  became  engaged  to 
a  very  level-headed,  very  stable  and  prac- 
tical young  interne.  He  was  considera- 
tion itself.  While  he  was  not  flamboyant- 
ly handsome  or  exciting  like  Bob — at 
least,  it  was  nice  to  date  a  boy  and  be 
calm  and  serene  and  enjoy  a  peaceful 
life.  Then  I  began  to  find  that  perhaps 
it  was  too  peaceful. 

He — I  shall  call  him  Fred — was  intern- 
ing at  a  hospital  in  a  small  city  outside 
of  New  York.  He  set  one  evening  a  week 
to  come  to  New  York  and  see  me.  He 
never  varied  from  this  schedule.  He 
would  call  me  twice  a  week  at  a  certain 
hour  when  the  long  distance  rates  were 
less.  He  was  almost  too  practical.  He 
never  took  my  breath  away  by  sending 
extravagant  bouquets  of  five  dozen  red 
roses — for  no  reason  at  all — like  Bob. 
Rather,  he  would  send  me  a  greeting  card 
or,  on  occasion,  buy  a  bunch  of  violets 
from  a  street  vendor.  When  it  seemed 
that  our  once-a-week  dating  did  not  al- 
low him  to  take  me  to  parties  and  other 
unexpected  occasions  that  would  arise,  he 


insisted,  "Get  some  one  else  to  take  yqa. 
I  am  not  jealous.  I  understand  that  you 
can't  sit  home  six  nights  a  week." 

This  surprised  me.  With  Bob,  I  had 
scarcely  dared  to  be  civil  to  old  friends 
lest  he  flare  into  a  fit  of  jealousy.  And 
here  was  Fred — suggesting  that  I  let  other 
men  escort  me.  When  I  came  to  Holly- 
wood to  make  pictures,  I  knew  that  Fred 
was  not  for  me  either.  Where  Bob  would 
fight  to  hold  me — Fred  was  too  compla- 
cent. He  came  to  Hollywood  to  see  me 
and  by  amicable  agreement,  we  called  off 
our  engagement. 

Now,  I  was  fancy  free  and  heart  free. 
All  around  me,  I  had  seen  too  many 
grabbing  at  love.  Too  many  were  blindly 
mistaking  mutual  attraction  or  infatua- 
tion for  a  life-time  emotion  that  didn't 
exist.  I  realized  that  I,  too,  had  been 
blindly  grabbing.  I  decided  to  go  along 
with  my  work  and  not  worry  or  be  over- 
anxious any  more. 

One  night  at  a  Hollywood  party,  I  met 
Bam  Price.  He  had  those  same  arresting 
qualities  that  Bob  possessed  which  so  at- 
tracted me.  Black  hair— dark,  handsome 
eyes — coupled  with  a  terrific  personality 
that  outshone  everyone  else  at  the  party. 
'  He's  flashy,"  I  thought.  "Has  some  good 
lines  and  he's  out  for  a  good  time.  Likely, 
he  collects  girls'  telephone  numbers — for 
his  ego.  A  20th  Century  Don  Juan." 

Two  weeks  later,  I  moved  into  a  new 
apartment  house.  One  morning,  I  ran 
down  to  the  incinerator  with  the  waste- 
paper  basket.  My  hair  was  in  curlers. 
My  face  was  freshly  scrubbed — sans  so 
much  as  a  lipstick.  Standing  there  was 
the  same  Bam  Price.  By  sheerest  coin- 
cidence I  had  moved  into  the  same  build- 
ing as  he.  I  almost  died  of  mortification. 

"I  live  next  door  and  say — I  like  you 
better  this  way,"  he  grinned.  "You  have 
nice  skin — in  fact,  beautiful  skin.  Why 


It  took  two  unhappy  love  affairs  for  the  luscious  Anne  Francis  to  learn  how 
to  love.  Now  she  has  a  devoted  husband  in  Bam  Price,  the  "boy  next  door." 


THE  LESSON  IN  LOVE  I  NEVER  FORGOT 

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did  you  try  to  hide  it  under  all  that 

make-up?" 

Then  I  remembered.  I  had  had  make- 
up poisoning  and  that  night  I  went  to  the 
party  I  had  used  a  heavy  make-up  to 
hide  it.  Bam  had  thought  I  was  a  regular 
painted  Hollywood  doll — and  he  hadn't 
been  interested  in  knowing  me  further. 
As  for  himself — he  had  tried  to  whoop 
it  up  with  laughter  to  create  gaiety  and 
ease  an  embarrassing  situation  that  con- 
cerned (unbeknownst  to  me)  two  people 
who  maintained  a  strong  feeling  against 
each  other.  He  was  playing  the  cover - 
up-life-of-the-party  and  I  had  mistaken 
him  for  a  playboy. 

As  we  grew  to  know  each  other,  I 
learned  that  he  was  27,  had  graduated 
from  pre-med  school,  that  while  conva- 
lescing in  an  Army  hospital,  he  had 
started  a  radio  show  and  had  wound  up 
taking  a  course  at  UCLA  majoring  in 
motion  pictures.  Now,  he  was  working 
on  his  Master  of  Arts  degree — by  filming 
his  own  hour-long  movie  for  his  master's 
thesis. 

Our  casual  acquaintance  grew  into 
dates.  I  found  myself  happy,  very  hap- 
py, when  Bam  asked  me  out  for  a  ham- 
burger— or  to  go  see  a  movie — or  to  help 
him  with  his  film — or  to  drive  with  him 
to  a  new  location  for  some  special  scenes 
for  his  picture.  Soon,  my  thoughts  cen- 
tered mostly  on  Bam.  I  was  happy — hap- 
pier than  I  had  ever  been.  I  couldn't  wait 
until  evening  when  he  would  call  me. 


Instead  of  resenting  my  work,  he  was 
proud  of  me.  He  would  spend  hours  with 
me — talking  about  my  work  as  well  as 
his  own.  We  had  so  many  mutual  inter- 
ests that  it  was  soon  obvious  to  everyone 
who  knew  us  or  saw  us — that  we  were 
falling  in  love — deeply  in  love. 

He  never  became  violently  jealous — 
nor  went  into  tantrums  when  anyone 
would  smile  at  me  or  when  we  would  go 
to  a  party  and  some  one  would  single  me 
out  to  dance.  But  he  was  always  there. 
I  was  his  fiancee.  His  possessiveness 
showed  in  his  real  affection.  I  was  cer- 
tainly not  taken  for  granted. 

Bam  wouldn't  hock  our  furniture  to 
buy  me  an  extravagant  gift — but  he  often 
brings  me  roses.  Whenever  we  go  shop- 
ping, anything  I  look  at,  he'll  say,  "Get  it. 
Why  don't  you  get  it?" 

Recently,  I  completed  a  picture,  "A 
Lion  Is  In  The  Streets,"  for  Warner  Bros, 
on  loan-out  from  20th  Century-Fox  Stu- 
dios. I  played  the  swamp  girl  Flamingo. 
At  the  preview,  Bam  couldn't  have  been 
more  complimentary.  "You  have  what  it 
really  takes,"  he  said,  squeezing  my  hand 
in  the  darkness  of  the  theatre.  I  couldn't 
help  but  think — Bam  has  what  it  really 
takes — for  real  love — for  me. 

When  I  learned  to  love  everyone  and 
not  myself  or  my  conceptions  of  love — I 
learned  the  invaluable  lesson  of  what  real 
love  can  be.  And  that,  with  patience  and 
time,  will  come.  Don't  grab  for  it.  END 


RECOHD  ROUNDUP 


Tops  in  Movie  Music 

Rosemary  Clooney's  "Haven't  Got  A 
Worry"  and  "Lovely  Weather  For 
Ducks,"  both  from  "The  Stars  Are  Sing- 
ing," for  Columbia  .  .  .  "The  Song  From 
Moulin  Rouge,"  from  "Moulin  Rouge," 
and  "Swedish  Rhapsody"  by  Felicia  San- 
ders-Percy Faith  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "Fit 
As  A  Fiddle,"  from  "Singin'  In  The  Rain," 
and  "Kaw-Liga"  by  Champ  Butler  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  MGM's  "I  Love  Melvin" 
album,  starring  Donald  O'Connor  and 
Debbie  Reynolds  .  .  .  "Kiss,"  from  "Nia- 
gara," and  "Condemned  Without  Trial" 
by  Ginny  Gibson  for  MGM  .  .  .  Doris 
Day's  "The  Second  Star  To  The  Right," 
from  "Peter  Pan,"  and  "You  Have  My 
Sympathy"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Mario  Lan- 
za's "Because  You're  Mine"  album  for 
Victor  .  .  .  Danny  Kaye's  "Hans  Christian 
Andersen"  album  for  Decca  .  .  .  MGM's 
"Stars  And  Stripes  Forever"  album  .  .  . 


Other  Toppers 

PERRY  COMO'S  "Wild  Horses"  and  "1 
Confess"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Guy  Lom- 
bardo's  "John,  John,  John"  and  "Skip- 
ping Rope  With  A  Rainbow"  for  Decca 
.  .  .  Vaughn  Monroe's  "Small  World"  and 
"Lonely  Eyes"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "Can't  I" 
and  "Lonely  Wine"  by  the  Ames  Broth- 
ers for  Coral  .  .  .  "Seven  Lonely  Days" 


and  "If  You  Take  My  Heart  Away"  by 
Georgia  Gibbs  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Frankie 
Laine's  "I  Believe"  and  "Your  Cheatin' 
Heart"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "Let's  Fall  In 
Love"  and  "All  I  Need  To  Know"  by 
Dick  Haymes  for  Decca  .  .  .  Joni  James' 
"Your  Cheatin'  Heart"  and  "I'll  Be  Wait- 
ing  For  You"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Art  Mooney's 
"I  Just  Can't  Take  It  Baby"  and  "I  Played 
The  Fool"  for  MGM  .  .  .  "The  Price  I 
Paid  For  Loving  You"  and  "Walkin'  The 
Floor  Over  You"  by  the  Fontane  Sisters 
for  Victor  .  .  .  Norman  Greene's  "Blue 
Porcelain"  and  "Suspicion"  for  MGM  .  .  . 
Ray  Anthony's  "Campus  Rumpus"  album 
for  Capitol  .  .  .  Sammy  Kaye's  "Light- 
house In  The  Harbor"  and  "An  Angel 
Made  Of  Ice"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Guy 
Mitchell  and  Cindy  Carsorfs  "So  Am  I" 
and  "I  Want  You  For  A  Sunbeam"  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  Kay  Starr's  "Side  By  Side" 
and  "Noah"  for  Capitol  .  .  . 


Grab  Bag 

Don  Cornell's  "If  You  Were  Only 
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TERRY'S  TECHNIQUE  FOR  DATING 

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should  he  obediently  change  to  suit  a 
woman's  plans  for  him?  I  want  a  date 
to  have  the  courage  to  become  the  best 
he  can  be,  strictly  as  himself.  If  we 
don't  have  enough  in  common,  that's  no 
fault  on  either  side.  We  should  go  on 
and  meet  someone  else,  because  no  one 
was  born  with  the  privilege  of  sidetrack- 
ing us  from  our  own  instincts. 

"A  date  deserves  to  be  treated  as  some- 
one who's  marvelous,  because  he  cer- 
tainly can  be  to  someone.  Belittling  him 
is  awful!  It  betrays  the  narrowness  that 
hides  beneath  a  shallow  criticism.  I 
don't,"  Terry  stressed,  "see  how  you  can 
pay  too  much  attention  to  a  date  when 
you're  with  him.  It's  the  courtesy  he 
rates.  Flirting  with  another  fellow,  or 
leaving  the  table  to  talk  to  others  unless 
he  suggests  it,  insults  the  man  who's 
complimented  you  by  inviting  you  out. 
Every  man  is  bound  to  be  different.  The 
problem  is  simple.  How  much  can  I 
enjoy  what  he  likes,  sincerely?  That's 
what  I  ask  myself!" 

Her  remarkable  awareness  of  the  va- 
riety existing  in  the  opposite  sex,  and 
her  determination  to  get  a  kick  out  of 
accepting  a  man  for  what  he  actually  is, 
have  made  her  truly  adult  at  last.  She 
genuinely  wants  to  understand  men,  as 
well  as  herself.  In  maturing,  she's  broad- 
ened her  scope  so  intelligently  she's 
never  bored. 

Today  Terry  is  a  licensed  pilot.  If  she 
has  spare  hours  she  can  get  a  guaranteed 
thrill  by  going  out  and  flying  a  plane 
herself.  This  hobby  began  when  she  and 
a  girl  friend  used  to  hang  around  the 
airport  eagerly  to  watch  her  friend's 
father  take  off  in  his  plane.  He  was  so 
tickled  by  Terry's  genuine  enthusiasm 
for  the  sky  that  he  taught  her  to  solo. 
Now  she  can  borrow  a  two-passenger 
Cessna  or  a  four-passenger  Beach  Bon- 
anza whenever  she's  in  a  hurry  to  get 
anywhere  out  of  town.  Ordinary  traffic 
jams  are  skipped  as  she  blissfully  hurls 
through  the  clouds,  untroubled  by  old- 
fashioned  fears  of  the  stratosphere. 

"I  love  outdoor  men,"  Terry  went  on 
specifically.  "An  athlete  develops  cham- 
pionship form  by  learning  the  easier  way 
to  score  in  sports.  Why  not  apply  that 
trait,  of  cultivating  the  least  effort  to 
win  smoothly,  in  life?  It'd  cut  out  a  lot 
of  unnecessary  confusion!" 

While  she  was  interested  in  a  tennis 
professional  it  was  only  natural  to  ac- 
quire her  semi-tournament  style  with  a 
racket.  She  rides  with  rare  grace  since 
a  superb  horseman  inspired  her  to  keep 
up  with  his  pace.  She'll  bowl,  or  play 
ping-pong,  with  dash,  thanks  to  some 
dears  who  linger  in  her  memory.  This 
Summer  she'll  rush  onto  the  beach  for 
volleyball  and  to  swim,  and  next  Winter 
she'll  ski  in  Sun  Valley  again,  because 
of  the  gusto  she  appreciated  in  other 
vigorous  lads. 

Don't  assume  she  can't  comprehend 
good  books,  because  she  can.  Don't  as- 
sume she  can't  revel  in  the  glamour  of  a 
dining  and  dancing  whirl,  even  if  she's 
60 


such  a  sight  in  the  sunlight.  When  a 
young  English  actor  visited  Hollywood  a 
couple  of  months  ago,  he  deftly  maneu- 
vered an  introduction  to  Terry  and  did 
his  utmost  to  sweep  her  off  her  feet  in 
his  fashion.  The  sun  didn't  send  him, 
but  sophistication  did.  Fortunately,  she 
was  between  pictures,  so  for  ten  after- 
noons and  evenings  she  was  a  social 
butterfly  at  a  series  of  parties.  He  still 
doesn't  know  her  outdoor  self,  since 
she  soon  recognized  they  couldn't  have 
that  brand  of  fun  because  of  his  nature. 
Her  ear  for  a  hot  band,  her  rhythm  in 
the  samba,  and  her  ready  wit  totalled 
two  hundred  per  cent  to  him.  Appro- 
priately, she  dazzled  him  in  a  succession 
of  five  stunning  new  cocktail  dresses  and 
three  fabulous  formals.  The  columnists, 
of  course,  announced  that  the  two  were 
in  love. 

But  the  week  after  he  had  to  return 
to  London,  she  was  up  at  Pebble  Beach 
to  cheer  on  the  golf  professional  she 
liked  most  in  the  major  tournament 
there.  On  their  hilarious  drive  back 
down  the  coast,  they  stopped  to  take 
practice  drives  and  putts  at  every  golf 
course  they  could  spot.  He's  never  seen 
her  in  anything  but  sweaters  and  skirts. 
She  knows  night  life  would  be  dull  for 
him. 

Her  wardrobe  has  been  deliberately 
built  on  the  sure-fire  theory  that  you 
can't  miss  with  excellent  taste.  What- 
ever the  occasion  the  date  provides, 
Terry's  in  a  spotless,  suitable  ensemble. 
To  her  a  man  never  is  simply  an  excuse 
for  flaunting  her  latest  purchase.  She 
could  shop  ecstatically  in  the  important 
dress  houses  in  Paris,  and  is  delirious 
over  the  fashion  accessories  at  any  chic 
shop,  but  she'll  never  disturb  a  date 
with  flair  that's  too  fantastic,  either.  "As 
soon  as  he  wants  you  to  dress  more 
conservatively,  you  know  he  cares,"  she 
declared  to  me.  Publicity  geniuses  who've 
attempted  to  proclaim  that  Terry  wears 
nothing  beneath  what  you  can  see,  have 
been  balked.  "I  treasure  beautiful  lin- 
gerie," she  informed  them.   Her  grand- 


mother told  her,  she  explained,  that,  a 
girl  ought  to  pick  the  prettiest  under- 
things,  for  you  never  can  tell  when  you 
might  be  hit  by  a  car! 

"The  quickest  way  to  get  a  marriage 
proposal  is  to  say  you  don't  want  to 
marry  anyone,"  she  said,  swerving  to 
what  a  date  deserves  when  he  becomes 
serious.  "I  have  absolutely  no  intention 
of  getting  married  again  soon,  so  I  say 
so  truthfully." 

When  she  was  twenty  Terry  burned 
her  fingers  on  love  at  first  sight.  One 
month  and  nine  days  after  her  first  date 
with  Glenn  Davis,  the  flashing  football 
hero  that  season,  they  had  a  family  wed- 
ding and  she  counted  on  it  being  for 
forever.  She  had  no  inkling  Glenn  ex- 
pected her  to  quit  the  movies.  Residing 
in  Lubbock,  Texas,  for  his  oil  business, 
after  being  born  in  Los  Angeles  and 
always  adoring  acting,  was  not  her  des- 
tiny. They  had  to  acknowledge  their 
courtship  had  revealed  but  half  of  their 
hopes,  and  when  what  had  been  unex- 
pressed clashed,  a  divorce  was  the  solu- 
tion. 

Terry's  willingness  to  let  a  date  be 
himself  doesn't  imply  she  thinks  he 
should  be  indiscriminately  yessed.  Once 
he  grows  earnest  she  never  lies  about 
her  own  preferences.  "It  takes  time  and 
different  circumstances  to  get  thoroughly 
acquainted,  and  a  date  deserves  plenty 
of  both."  That's  why  she'll  have  a  much 
longer  engagement  in  the  future.  "When 
I  was  in  high  school  a  boy  asked  me 
for  a  year  to  go  steady  with  him.  Then 
when  I  said  yes  we  broke  up  in  two 
weeks.  When  you're  a  teen-ager  you  can 
be  heartbroken  because  your  steady  may 
suddenly  see  another  girl  and  walk  out 
on  you.  What's  hard  to  believe  is  that 
there  are  so  many  years  ahead.  It's  a 
pity  to  cheat  yourself  of  what  you  can 
do,  by  settling  down  too  soon.  A  mutually 
rewarding  marriage  is  the  most  wonder- 
ful thing  in  the  world,  but  it  won't  hap- 
pen until  the  timing  is  correct." 

Today  Terry  knows  she  still  isn't  ready 
tc  settle  down,  even  if  she  once  guessed 
she  was.  She's  had  a  normal  home  life, 
in  spite  of  making  her  movie  debut  at 
ten,  at  the  same  studio  where  she's  re- 
turned in  triumph  now.  A  neighbor  then 
sent  Terry's  photograph  to  a  casting  mag- 


When  Terry  Moore  goes  to  a  fashion  show  with  Designer  Michael  Woulfe,  she's 
smooth  and  sophisticated.  On  the  right  is  her  mother,  Mrs.  Louella  Koford. 


Ann  Blyth  and  Dr.  James  McNulty  have  bought  a  house  at  Toluca  Lake  and  are 
in  the  throes  of  wedding  preparations  and  festivities.   They'll  wed  in  June. 


azine.  When  it  was  printed  the  amazed 
child  and  her  mother  were  called  in  for 
an  interview  and  a  good  role  was  won. 
Unlike  Jane  Powell  and  Elizabeth  Taylor, 
Terry  didn't  stay  in  a  studio  school  be- 
tween her  pictures.  She  managed  to 
shift  from  tutors  on  sets  back  to  the  pub- 
lic schools  in  suburban  Glendale.  She 
held  onto  her  professional  status  during 
her  bands-on-her-teeth  phase  by  acting 
in  nearly  all  the  major  network  radio 
programs  originating  in  Hollywood,  and 
happily  tackled  the  leads  in  the  plays  at 
Glendale  High  between  ingenue  leads 
in  films. 

"Every  date  deserves  the  facts  about 
a  girl  the  minute  he  begins  to  make 
long-range  plans.  I'm  glad  I've  learned 
so  much  more  about  myself,  so  I  can  be 
quite  fair.  Men  don't  want  to  be  kidded, 
don't  deserve  any  phony  line.  They  dread 
female  babble,  but  are  stimulated  by 
honest  feminine  opinions.  I'm  surprised 
that  I'm  very  deceiving  at  first,  uncon- 
sciously. My  background  doesn't  mean 
I  could  be  content  being  wholly  domes- 
tic. The  truth  about  me  is  that  I  have 
as  much  temperament  as  any  actress  and 
always  will  have  it.  I'm  excitable,  don't 
intend  to  turn  calm.  And,  when  I'm  suf- 
ficiently provoked,  I'm  mean.  I'm  not 
ashamed  to  tell  any  date  this,  because  I 
hate  sweet  people  who  cover  up  their 
human  impulses  with  a  coy  act. 

"I'm  gregarious,  so  I  couldn't  be  cooped 
up  in  a  house  for  one  man  alone.  I 
won't  stay  put  in  one  place  until  I  do 
considerably  more  traveling.  I'm  going 
to  get  my  wondering  about  distant  spots 
I've  dreamed  about  out  of  my  system. 
Flying  the  Atlantic  to  make  my  new 
picture  in  Germany  was  such  an  eye- 
opening  experience,  and  all  I've  seen  so 
far  in  Europe  makes  me  want  to  keep 


on  adventuring  and  seeing  the  world." 

Since  she's  been  emotionally  free 
Terry's  been  on  the  edge  of  an  engage- 
ment three  times.  "But  I  sensed  it  wasn't 
right.  A  girl  is  foolish  to  be  the  victim 
of  conflicting  emotions  when  she  knows 
better.  I  believe  in  letting  a  man  salvage 
his  pride.  'Tell  them  you  broke  up  with 
me,  that  it  was  your  decision!'  I  don't 
hesitate  to  say  that  if  a  man  is  hurt. 

"No  date  deserves  any  pettiness.  Pos- 
sessiveness  that's  carried  to  ridiculous 
lengths,  jealousy,  horrid  little  tricks  to 
hold  a  man — what  has  attacking  him 
where  he's  vulnerable  got  to  do  with 
love?  Making  demands,  arguing  in  pub- 
lic, embarrassing  him  in  any  manner — 
where  will  that  get  you?  No  date  rates 
being  walked  on!  He  shouldn't  be 
dragged  to  parties  only  the  girl  wants 
to  go  to.  But  consideration  is  a  two-way 
deal,  too. 

"I've  no  use  for  a  man  with  a  bad  dis- 
position, who  pouts  because  when  he 
gets  you  someplace  he  immediately  wants 
to  go  somewhere  else.  I  don't  drink  or 
smoke,  because  I'm  a  Mormon,  so  I'll 
never  get  involved  with  a  man  who's  a 
heavy  drinker.  His  depression  sets  in 
eventually  and  then  he'll  be  quarrelsome 
or  silly. 

"I'll  be  the  kind  of  wife  who'll  always 
want  to  progress  in  her  own  profession 
— acting  in  my  case.  So  I'll  have  to  live 
close  enough  to  where  my  work  is." 
Terry's  knack  of  reciting  an  entire  script 
after  two  hours  of  study  is  only  part  of 
the  framework  of  the  acting  technique 
she's  mastering.  Elia  Kazan,  the  top 
Broadway  and  Hollywood  director  who 
guided  Marlon  Brando  to  fame,  has  just 
finished  putting  Terry  through  her  spir- 
ited performance  in  "Man  On  A  Tight- 
rope" and  he  now  has  dubbed  her  the 


Corporal  Jerry  Crump 
U.S.  Army 
Medal  of  Honor 

THE  REDS  had  been  at- 
tacking all  night  in 
overwhelming  numbers. 


By  dawn,  Jerry  Crump 
could  see  that  his  posi- 


tion alone  was  keeping  them  from 
overrunning  L  Company.  Twice  he 
went  out  to  meet  them  with  his  bay- 
onet. Once  he  recaptured  a  machine 
gun.  Four  times  he  left  shelter  to 
bring  in  wounded. 

Then  an  enemy  soldier  lobbed  a 
grenade  squarely  among  the  wounded 
men.  Without  a  second's  hesitation, 
Corporal  Crump  smothered  the  ex- 
plosion with  his  own  body,  and  saved 
his  four  companions'  lives. 

"I  got  hurt,"  says  Jerry  Crump,  "but 
I  got  back  alive.  Because  our  armed 
forces  have  the  finest  medical  equip- 
ment in  the  world  — even  at  the  front. 
And  you  helped  put  it  there  by  invest- 
ing in  United  States  Defense  Bonds." 

Bonds  are  savings.  And  production 
power,  too.  Helping  provide  the  equip- 
ment that  gives  a  fighting  man  more 
than  a  fighting  chance! 

★    ★  ★ 

Now  E  Bonds  pay  3  %  !  Now,  improved 
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—for  10  more  years.  Today,  start  invest- 
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through  the  Payroll  Savings  Plan  at  work. 

Peace  is  for  the  strong ! 
For  peace  and  prosperity  save 
with  U.  S.  Defense  Bonds ! 

The  U.S.  Government  does  not  pay  for 
this  advertisement.  It  is  donated  by  this 
publication  in  cooperation  with  the 
Advertising  Council  and  the  Magazine 
Publishers  of  America. 


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female  Marlon  Brando  because  of  her 
talent  and  individuality. 

"Every  date  discovers  I  don't  cook  and 
don't  want  to,  as  long  as  I  can  make 
enough  money  following  an  artistic 
streak!"  Don't  leap  to  the  idea  Terry 
doesn't  cherish  all  the  advantages  of  a 
home.  She's  always  gotten  along  fine 
with  her  family,  could  always  speak 
freely  and  be  sympathetically  helped. 
She's  been  able  to  entertain  relaxedly  at 
home.  Her  mother  is  as  young  as  a 
sister  in  outlook,  and  all  Terry's  dates 
soon  call  her  Mom.  Her  dad,  a  business 
man,  is  just  as  genial.  Her  twenty-year- 
old  brother  Wally  is  following  in  her 
acting  footsteps.  The  neighbors  are  en- 
tranced by  the  excitement  Terry's  vitali- 
ty perpetually  causes,  for  she  democrati- 


about  them.  Good  things.  And  he  can't 
stand  platform  shoes  or  ankle  straps. 
Things  like  that.  I  have  also  discovered 
that  he  seems  to  have  a  sure  instinct 
which  makes  him  like  me  in  expensive 
things,  whether  I've  told  him  the  price  or 
not.  That's  not  a  bad  trait  in  a  husband! 

"I  wouldn't  think  of  going  with  him  to 
order  clothes,  either.  He  is  the  best 
dressed  man  I  know — without  any  help 
from  me!  He  has  everything  made  to 
order  so  there  is  never  any  reason  for  me 
to  do  anything  about  shirts  and  things. 

"I  did  buy  him  some  ties  once,  though, 
just  to  experiment.  He  was  very  sweet 
about  it.  All  he  said  was,  'Oh,  you 
shouldn't  have  bothered  to  do  that,  dear.' 
And  suddenly  I  knew  I  shouldn't  have! 
I  took  them  right  back  to  the  shop  the 
next  day. 

"But  I  wonder  if  a  lot  of  men  don't 
force  themselves  to  wear  things  which 
make  them  writhe  inwardly,  just  because 
the  little  woman  picked  them  out  and 
they  can't  bear  to  hurt  her  feelings." 

Jan  has  forthright  ideas  about  a  good 
many  marriage  bromides. 

"You're  always  reading  in  women's 
columns  and  magazines  that  you  must 
never  let  your  husband  see  you  when 
you  aren't  at  your  best  ...  all  bandbox 
groomed.  Never  in  pincurls  or  without 
makeup  or  with  cream  on  your  face.  I 
think  that's  nonsense. 

"Pincurls  are  simply  a  fact  of  life  that 
a  husband  has  to  face.  If  you're  going  out 
later  on  and  want  to  look  nice,  you  prob- 
ably have  to  wear  pincurls  for  an  hour 
or  two.  You  certainly  don't  want  to  hide 
from  the  man  as  if  you  had  something 
infectious.  At  least,  I  don't.  And  I  don't 
want  to  keep  reaching  for  a  lipstick  every 
few  minutes,  either.  After  all,  if  Paul 
wants  to  skip  shaving  for  a  day  or  even 
two,  I  don't  mind.  I  want  him  to  do  as 
he  pleases. 

"And  as  for  looking  like  a  lacy  Valen- 
tine at  breakfast — in  the  first  place  I  don't 
think  he  is  likely  to  notice  you  much  so 
early  in  the  day,  or  to  be  in  the  mood 
to  criticize  you.  I  want  to  wear  a  reason- 
ably unrumpled  housecoat  (I  don't  want 

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cally  includes  them  in  the  commotion 
around  her.  At  home  she  needs  two 
telephones,  with  two  different  numbers, 
and  when  she  runs  back  and  forth  to 
conversations  on  both,  while  trying  to 
decide  what  to  do  and  what  to  wear,  the 
delighted  onlookers  chuckle.  Whenever 
she  begins  a  new  picture  they  recall  the 
black  snake  she  found  on  location  in 
Florida.  She  adopted  it  as  a  pet,  chiefly 
to  scare  the  frightened  assistant  director. 

She's  a  screwball  because  she's  so 
honest,  her  pals  say  fondly.  I  don't  think 
Terry  will  tumble  from  the  tightrope 
she's  on  now  as  a  soaring  star.  I  predict 
she'll  really  wait  for  that  rugged,  fear- 
less, brilliant,  artistic,  sensitive  he-man 
who's  only  her  dream  guy  so  far.  She's 
so  real  that  he'll  have  to  be!  END 


to  be  revolting!)  and  maybe  it's  a  good 
idea  to  tie  a  scarf  around  hair  which  may 
not  be  at  its  best.  But  I  see  no  necessity 
for  getting  all  done  up  as  if  you  were  go- 
ing to  pose  for  a  fashion  layout. 

"If  your  marriage  is  a  good  one,  there 
are  too  many  interesting  and  important 
things  to  think  about  and  do  together  to 
be  bothered  about  such  details.  Togeth- 
erness counts  so  much.  Every  success- 
fully married  couple  must  have  mutual 
projects.  Of  course  we  are  both  crazy 
about  our  work,  so  the  most  fun  we  have 
has  to  do  with  that — going  to  the  theatre 
or  movies,  reading  together,  working  up 
acts  or  just  talking  about  acting.  Whan 
Paul's  little  girl,  Maggie,  is  here  (she  is 
with  us  one  month  in  every  four)  we 
have  a  lot  of  fun  with  her. 

"Other  couples  have  different  kinds  of 
mutual  interests — gardens  or  music  or 
some  sort  of  hobbies.  They  are  awfully 
important  but  you  must  both  enjoy 
them." 

But  what  if  one  likes  some  activity  that 
the  other  one  can't  stand?  That  is  dif- 
ficult for  Jan  to  understand. 

"If  hunting,  for  instance,  means  a  great 
deal  to  him,  then  she  should  try  to  learn 
to  like  it,  too.  He'll  enjoy  it  more  with 
her  than  with  anyone  else.  But  if  she 
simply  can't  stand  the  idea,  then  I  sup- 
pose she  must  encourage  him  to  go  ahead 
without  her.  But  I  wouldn't  encourage 
him  to  do  many  things  without  me.  I'd 
join  him  and  try  to  like  it  no  matter  how 
it  upset  me." 

Jan  also  thinks  it  is  a  mistake  to  dif- 
ferentiate between  "woman's  work"  and 
"man's  work"  in  matters  about  the  home. 

"It's  our  home  and  Paul  has  just  as 
much,  if  not  more,  to  say  about  how  it  is 
run  than  I  do.  He  is  the  tidy  one  in  the 
family,  the  one  who  notices  whether 
things  are  in  order  or  not,  and  I  am  con- 
stantly trying  to  discipline  myself  to  be 
neat,  too,  on  his  account.  I'm  everlasting- 
ly grateful  that  we  have  separate  bath- 
rooms so  that  I  don't  upset  him  when  1 
leave  wet  towels  and  things  around.  But 
if  we  had  to  share  one  I'd  do  my  part 
about  keeping  it  in  order  if  it  killed  me. 


"That  is  only  good  manners  and  I  think/ 
good  manners  are  as  important  as  any- 
thing I  can  think  of  in  marriage." 

One  of  the  ways  in  which  Jan  keeps 
her  man  happy  is  by  not  cooking  for  him! 

"Paul  is  the  cook  in  our  family,"  she 
says.  "He  can  do  wonderful  things  with 
wines  and  spices  and  mushrooms  and  ail 
sorts  of  intricate  sauces  and  salad  dress- 
ings and  he  often  concocts  elaborate 
meals  on  the  cook's  night  off.  He  is  the 
one  who  gets  into  a  corner  at  parties  and 
trades  recipes  with  some  other  gourmet 
and  I  notice  that  there  seem  to  be  as 
many  men  as  women  who  are  interested 
in  cooking. 

"I  don't  like  it,  and  I  have  never  had 
any  training  for  it,  since  until  I  was  mar- 
ried, I  lived  in  hotels.  Once  I  tried  to 
whip  up,  as  they  say,  a  chocolate  cake. 
But  I  turned  the  Mixmaster  on  too  hard 
and  splattered  icing  all  over  the  kitchen 
walls  and  decided,  then  and  there,  that 
Fate  had  not  meant  me  to  cook.  Paul,  I 
might  add,  was  very  much  pleased  when 
I  said  I  wouldn't  try  it  again. 

"I  do  think,  though,"  she  concedes, 
"that  there  are  a  lot  of  little  things  which 
a  woman  should  attend  to  without  both- 
ering her  husband.  Things  like  going  to 
a  new  butcher  shop  because  the  old  one 
sold  you  a  tough  roast.  Or  sending  for 
someone  to  fix  the  vacuum  cleaner.  Wom- 
en have  been  coping  with  the  small  de- 
tails of  domestic  life  for  centuries  and 
they  do  it  easily.  Those  things  bore  a 
man  to  death— even  to  hear  about  them." 

Jan  was  warned  by  well  meaning 
friends  not  to  marry  Paul  because  they 
were  both  born  under  the  sign  of  Aries 
and  were  therefore  too  much  alike  in 
temperament  to  make  a  go  of  it.  "Op- 
posites,  not  likes,  should  marry,"  said  the 
well  wishers. 

"But  I  think  it  is  precisely  because  we 
are  so  much  alike  that  it  has  worked  so 
well,"  Jan  says.  "We  have  the  same  tastes, 
the  same  traits  and  we  understand  one 
another.  We  are  sensitive  to  the  same 
things,  we  are  alike  emotionally.  How 
could  you  know  how  to  make  anyone 
happy  if  you  didn't  understand  him? 

"Because,  you  see,  it  is  just  as  impor- 
tant to  like  someone,  as  a  person,  as  it  is 
to  be  in  love  with  him.  Haven't  you 
known  people  who  were  emotionally  in- 
volved with  each  other,  stormily  in  love, 
but  who  had  no  tastes  in  common  and 
didn't  even  like  each  other  very  well? 
That  can  be  torture!" 

And  how  does  she  feel,  at  parties  for  . 
instance,  when  other  women,  as  they  in- 
evitably must  sometimes,  show  that  they, 
too,  appreciate  the  charm  of  the  hand- 
some man  to  whom  she  is  married? 

"I  like  it,"  says  Jan,  emphatically.  "He 
is  my  husband  and  I  am  terrifically  proud 
of  him  and  I'm  pleased  as  anything  when 
other  people  admire  him.  Why  shouldn't 
I  be?" 

She  isn't  at  all  certain  that  her  theories 
for  making  a  man  happy  would  work  for 
everyone.  "We  aren't  exactly  average  in 
our  personalities  or  our  situations,"  she 
thinks.  "But  I  do  think  that  the  idea  of 
marriage  being  a  partnership  should 
work  for  everyone.  If  it  isn't  a  true  part- 
nership, then  something  is  lopsided  some- 
where." end 


HOW  TO  KEEP  A  GUY  HAPPY 

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DANCING  DAUGHTER 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  22] 


had  a  wonderful  time  and  they  were 
all  loads  of  fun.  Mr.  Gable  couldn't  be 
a  more  genial  fellow,  or  a  more  modest 
one,  for  all  the  adulation. 

Just  to  show  you  the  effect  Clark 
Gable  has  on  women  of  all  ages,  Gene  and 
I  came  home  from  the  studio  one  day  to 
be  greeted  by  an  ecstatic  Tina  who's  all 
of  three  years  old.  She  had  been  walking 
on  Bond  Street  with  her  nurse,  and  she 
was  bursting  with  excitement.  "I  saw  Mr. 
Gable!  I  saw  Mr.  Gable!"  she  screeched, 
jumping  up  and  down. 

Tina  got  as  much  of  a  kick  out  of 
England  as  Gene  and  I  did.  She  insisted 
upon  going  to  Buckingham  Palace  almost 
every  day  to  see  the  changing  of  the 
guard.  While  we  were  in  Cornwall  she 
had  the  time  of  her  life  playing  on  the 
beach,  and  soon  was  no  longer  the  dainty 
child  she  had  been  when  she  left  home. 
She  was  really  rough  and  tumble,  ac- 
quired the  ruddy  complexion  of  the  Eng- 
lish. She  even  rode  a  horse,  and  I 
gasped  to  see  that  mite  cantering  around, 
of  course  on  a  lead  rein,  usually  followed 
by  three  large  dogs — two  police  and  a 
boxer. 

We  had  one  bad  experience  in  our 
hotel  in  Cornwall,  which  was  a  repetition 
of  something  that  once  happened  to  Gene 
in  New  York.  She  was  robbed  of  every 
piece  of  jewelry  that  she  owned.  Of 
course,  she  was  insured,  but  so  much  of 
what  was  taken  had  sentimental  value. 


Gene  said  that  she  will  never  own  an- 
other piece  of  jewelry,  and  will  let  the 
world  know  that  anything  she  wears  is 
paste,  and  anyone  who  likes  paste  is 
welcome  to  take  it.  In  addition  to  the 
jewelry,  the  robbers  took  one  pair  of 
shoes,  the  fanciest  and  most  glamourous 
pair,  but  not  another  thing  to  wear. 

In  London  we  lived  in  smart  Grosvenor 
Square,  where  so  many  Americans  live, 
and  our  "flat"  was  just  about  four  doors 
from  the  American  Embassy.  Mr.  Roose- 
velt's statue  in  bronze  was  directly  in 
front  of  our  door,  so  it  was  all  quite 
homelike.  We  bought  a  history  of  Eng- 
land and  brushed  up  on  our  English  his- 
tory before  making  the  rounds  of  the 
museums  and  galleries. 

We  flew  over  to  Paris  one  weekend 
and  had  a  glorious  time  and  Gene  or- 
dered a  Paris  suit.  Had  a  wonderful  trip 
to  Scotland  and  saw  no  end  of  beautiful 
country,  heather  in  full  bloom,  lots  of 
lovely  Gothic  cathedrals  and  castles. 
We  didn't  see  the  Queen,  but  saw  the 
Duke  of  Edinburgh  when  he  opened  the 
Military  Tattoo  in  Edinburgh.  He  is  more 
attractive  than  any  movie  actor  we  have 
ever  seen.    He  just  reeks  with  charm. 

Now  Gene  is  back  in  London,  working 
in  "The  Day's  Mischief"  for  J.  Arthur 
Rank.  Although  she  is  not  a  ballerina  in 
this  picture,  I  know  she'll  never  lose  that 
fascination  for  the  ballet  which  she  ac- 
quired in  "Never  Let  Me  Go."  END 


GO  GET  YOUR  MAN! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  42] 


"How  does  she  go  about  finding  this 
man?" 

"Let  me  tell  you  about  a  girl  I  know, 
and  what  she  did,"  Roz  chuckled.  "She 
had  been  telling  me  how  dull  and  empty 
her  life  was,  and  I  said,  'The  trouble  is 
that  you  should  get  married!'  She  said 
that  she  knew  that — she  wanted  to  get 
married,  but  she  never  met  anyone  in- 
teresting; the  only  men  she  knew  were 
the  drips  who  hung  around  the  water 
cooler  at  the  office.  So  I  said,  'Okay, 
start  with  the  drips!' 

"  'Start  marrying  those  drips?'  she  ex- 
claimed. 

"  'No,  foolish,'  I  replied.  'You  have  to 
wade  through  the  drips  in  order  to  find 
the  Right  Guy.  Now  this  is  what  you  do; 
you  have  a  party  and  invite  every  single 
one  of  those  drips.  Everyone  knows  a 
drip,  so  it  stands  to  reason  that  drips 
know  non-drips.  You  tell  each  drip  to 
bring  an  extra  guy  if  he  can — and  most 
of  them  can,  because  people  love  parties. 
Now,  one  of  those  extra  men  may  be  the 
Right  Guy,  but  the  chances  are  against 
it  being  that  easy.  However,  even  if 
nothing  but  more  drips  turns  up,  every 
one  of  these  drips  is  obligated  to  recipro- 
cate your  hospitality,  even  if  it's  only 
taking  you  out  for  a  cocktail.  When  one 
invites  you  out,  maneuver  it,  if  possible, 


so  that  it  becomes  a  group  instead  of  a 
twosome — "Let's  ask  so-and-co  to  come 
along" — you  know.  Sooner  or  later,  one 
of  those  drips  will  take  you  to  a  party 
where  you'll  meet  someone  who  isn't 
quite  such  a  drip,  so  you  concentrate 
upon  him.  Ignore  Drip  No.  1;  drop  him. 
And  when  Drip  No.  2  leads  you  to  some- 
thing better,  you  concentrate  upon  the 
improved  model.  Use  them  as  stepping 
stones,  and,  inevitably,  you  meet  The 
One.  But  you  have  to  do  it  by  getting 
into  groups,  meeting  people,  and  widen- 
ing your  circle  of  acquaintances.  Other- 
wise, it's  a  case  of  'East  is  East,  and  West 
is  West,  and  never  the  twain  shall  meet.'  " 
"You  make  it  sound  so  simple,"  I  mur- 
mured. 

"It  is  simple,"  Roz  said.  "As  I  told  this 
friend,  all  that  she  had  to  do  was  to  buy 
a  bottle  of  Scotch,  and  a  bottle  of  Sherry, 
and  that's  not  too  much  of  an  investment 
for  the  most  important  thing  in  your  life. 
Of  course,  she  had  to  put  up  with  the 
drips  for  a  time,  and  she  had  to  exert 
herself  a  bit  for  them,  but  getting  any- 
thing that  you  want  in  life  requires  some 
effort,  and  doing  some  things  that  you'd 
prefer  not  doing.  She  did  finally  meet 
the  Right  Guy,  and  she  married  him, 
and  I  was  the  happiest  person  at  that 
wedding,   you   can   bet!"   Roz  laughed, 


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"Barring  the  bride  and  groom,  of  course!" 

"I  still  think  that  it  sounds  too  easy," 
I  demurred.  "Sounds  like  one  quick 
jump  from  a  cocktail  party  to  the  altar. 
When  she  met  the  Right  Guy,  how  did 
she  convince  him  that  she  was  the  Right 
Girl?  The  plot  at  that  point  intrigues 
me;  supposing  she  doesn't  dazzle,  be- 
witch, or  even  bother  him  at  first 
glance?" 

"There  are  three  things,"  Roz  con- 
tinued, lifting  her  hands  and  counting 
off  on  her  fingers.  "Beauty  isn't  neces- 
sary— you  only  have  to  walk  down  the 
street  to  notice  how  many  plain  women 
have  got  themselves  attached  to  hand- 
some or  distinguished  husbands.  So 
what's  the  answer?  Either  you  must  have 
money,  or  fame,  or — "  she  paused  and 
lifted  her  eyebrows,  "What's  left?  What 
is  it  that  a  woman  must  have  if  she 
hasn't  anything  else,  and  is  the  most 
important  thing,  no  matter  what  else 
she  has?  Charm,"  said  Roz,  her  eyes 
lighting  up.  "A  woman  must  have  charm; 
it's  her  most  powerful  weapon.  That's 
what  gets  a  man!" 

"But  we  don't  always  know  exactly 
what  is  meant  by  the  word  charm." 

"It's  consideration  for  others,  basically. 
Here's  an  example:  last  night  I  went  to 
a  party  for  Mary  Martin,  and  when  I 
arrived,  the  place  was  crowded.  On  the 
far  side  of  the  room  I  saw  a  woman  rise 
and  come  toward  me;  it  was  Jean  Dixon, 
64 


the  veteran  actress,  and  a  superb  one. 
She  had  got  up  and  crossed  that  room 
to  tell  me  how  delighted  she  was  that  I 
was  finally  coming  to  the  stage — 'I've 
waited  for  this  for  a  long  time!'  she  said, 
'And  I  just  had  to  come  and  tell  you!'  " 

"Well,  that  just  got  me,"  Roz  said. 
"She  made  me  feel  wonderful.  I  went 
around  glowing  like  a  flashlight  all  the 
rest  of  the  evening.  She  made  the  effort 
to  walk  across  the  room  to  say  some- 
thing very  nice  to  me — that's  charm! 

"And  I  remember  the  host  of  another 
party  who  came  out  in  a  snowstorm  to 
see  us  to  our  car  instead  of  saying  good- 
night at  the  door.  It  wasn't  necessary  to 
do  so,  and  he  made  us  feel  very  special. 
That's  what  you  call  being  a  charming 
host! 

"Being  a  good  listener  is  a  quality  of 
charm.  One  hears  that  constantly,  yet 
few  people  actually  listen  and  appear 
interested  in  what  the  other  person  is 
saying.  Men  love  to  talk  about  them- 
selves, and  wise  women  know  that,  and 
give  them  the  opportunity  to  do  so. 

"The  charming  woman  thinks  of  what 
the  other  person  wants  to  do.  When  the 
man  who  is  taking  her  out  to  dinner 
asks  where  she'd  like  to  go,  she's  smart 
to  find  out  where  he'd  like  to  go,  and 
then,  when  he  makes  a  suggestion,  she 
falls  in  with  his  wishes  and  desires — and 
likes  it.  If  she's  bored,  and  doesn't  ap- 
pear to  be  enjoying  herself  at  the  place 


he  has  chosen,  it's  quite  likely  that  the 
next  time  he'll  take  someone  else  who 
appreciates  his  efforts,  and  creates  the 
impression  that  they  share  the  same  likes 
and  dislikes.  No  man  in  his  right  mind 
is  going  to  choose  a  woman  for  a  life- 
time companion  with  whom  he  can  an- 
ticipate a  tug  of  war  every  time  they  go 
out  for  an  evening.  If  she  goes  into  a 
sulk  every  time  she  isn't  taken  to  the 
Stork  Club,  she's  killing  her  chances  of 
being  taken  anywhere  by  that  particular 
man  for  very  long.  If  being  at  the  Stork 
Club  is  more  important  to  her  than  being 
with  him,  that's  an  answer  in  itself,  he's 
not  the  right  man  for  her." 

"That  brings  up  another  point,"  I  said. 
"Let's  assume  that  a  girl  has  charm,  or 
the  ability  to  make  herself  charming. 
She's  met  the  Right  Guy,  the  charm  has 
worked,  and  they're  married.  Since,  ob- 
viously, you  believe  that  the  girl  in  the 
case  guides  and  controls  the  courtship, 
it  might  follow  that  the  success  of  a  mar- 
riage as  well  largely  depends  upon  the 
woman.  Do  you  believe  that,  Roz?" 

"Yes,  I  do.  Marriage  is  a  career,  as 
I  said  before,  and  should  be  approached 
and  prepared  for  like  any  other  career. 
Girls  give  time,  energy,  and  study  in 
learning  how  to  become  secretaries, 
dieticians,  fashion  stylists,  and  whatnot, 
knowing  that  they  couldn't  possibly  step 
into  positions  without  doing  so,  yet  they 
expect  to  jump  willy-nilly  into  marriage 
without  the  faintest  idea  of  how  they're 
going  to  carry  out  the  job  of  being  a 
wife  and  homemaker." 

I  thought  vaguely  of  courses  in  how 
to  keep  spinach  fresh  and  frilly,  and  how 
to  cut  down  Early  American  highboys 
into  late  American  lowboys. 

"How  would  one  say  a  girl  should  pre- 
pare for  marriage?" 

"By  studying  her  subject — the  man 
she's  going  to  marry — learning  all  about 
his  tastes  and  interests  and  inclinations, 
his  disposition — that's  very  important — 
his  idiosyncracies.  She  should  see  him 
under  all  kinds  of  situations,  so  that  she 
knows  what  he's  like  at  his  very  worst 
as  well  as  his  best.  She  should  take  her 
time — not  leap  into  marriage  without 
knowing  exactly  what  she's  facing.  I 
took  my  time — I  wanted  to  be  sure.  And 
I'm  more  in  love  with  my  husband  now 
than  I  was  when  I  married  him  eleven 
years  ago.  He  has  a  sweet  disposition, 
and  that  word  'sweet'  may  sound  peculiar 
when  applied  to  a  man,  but  that's  exactly 
what  he  is.  And  he's  the  most  consid- 
erate person  in  the  world;  that  con- 
sideration for  the  other  person  that  we've 
been  speaking  of  is  a  very  important 
factor  in  marriage.  The  husband  who 
crawls  home  in  a  completely  bushed  state 
after  a  harrowing  day  at  the  office,  fol- 
lowed by  a  ride  in  a  crowded  commuter's 
train,  only  to  be  greeted  by  a  wife  who 
just  can't  wait  to  pour  out  her  grievances 
about  the  broken  down  washing  machine, 
or  the  misbehaving  furnace,  must  be 
something  more  than  human  to  refrain 
from  asking  himself  why  he  didn't  stick 
to  bachelorhood  and  a  dog  which  could 
be  counted  upon  to  greet  him  with  a 
joyously  wagging  tail. 

"People  who  work  together  are  for- 
tunate in  that  they  have  mutual  under- 
standing of  the  problems,  wear,  and  tear 


of  everyday.  Take  us  for  instance;  when 
I've  been  up  since  5:30  to  be  on  the  set 
at  7:00,  and  a  lot  of  things  have  gone 
wrong,  Freddie  knows  all  about  it,  and 
he  understands  how  I  feel  at  the  end  of 
that  long,  exhausting  day.  If  I  come  limp- 
ing through  the  door,  drained  of  all 
energy,  and  perhaps  slightly  disgruntled, 
he's  neither  surprised  nor  inclined  to  take 
it  as  a  personal  injury.  He  doesn't  expect 
me  to  come  leaping  and  bounding  in  with 
war  whoops  like  a  hockey  playing  school- 
girl. He  knows  how  I  feel,  and  his  un- 
derstanding and  consideration  make  me 
feel  better.  Just  like  a  pick-me-up. 

"On  the  other  hand,  I  know  all  that 
he  has  to  contend  with  at  the  office,  and 
when  some  nasty  problem  has  to  be 
ironed  out,  I  understand  how  he  feels  at 
the  end  of  the  day.  So  I  try  to  lift  his 
spirits  instead  of  adding  to  his  troubles 
and  aggravations. 

"I  realize  that  the  wife  and  husband 
whose  daily  lives  are  worlds  apart  have 
to  grope  a  bit  in  the  dark  for  complete 
understanding,  and  they're  deprived  of 
our  favorite  indoor  sport — shop  talk.  But, 
on  the  other  hand,  they  have  the  ad- 


vantage of  not  seeing  too  much  of  each 
other.  It  seems  to  me  a  question  of 
adapting  oneself  to  one's  own  particular 
marital  set-up,  and  making  the  most  of 
its  advantages. 

"Whatever  the  circumstances,  charm 
never  fails  in  winning  a  man  or  holding 
a  husband."  Roz  glanced  at  her  watch, 
and  then  burst  out  laughing.  "I  talk 
about  being  a  good  listener,  and  here  I've 
gone  on  talking  for  nearly  two  hours. 

"You  were  being  considerate,"  I  said. 
"You  knew  that  I  wanted  you  to  express 
some  opinions,  and  you  couldn't  have 
made  it  easier  for  me!"  I  might  have 
added,  "Nor  more  delightful!" 

Few  women  can  be  positive  and  still 
retain  their  charm.  But  in  expressing 
her  brilliant  mind,  Roz  bubbles  and 
sparkles  so  that  her  sugar-coated  pills 
of  wisdom  seem  to  have  been  dipped  in 
champagne.  And  whatever  charm  may 
be,  she  has  it  in  large  quantities.  The 
producers  of  her  new  Broadway  musical 
hit,  "Wonderful  Town,"  can  attest  to  that, 
for  Roz  is  causing  stampedes  at  the  box- 
office  and  will  probably  be  busy  on  the 
New  York  stage  for  months  to  come,  end 


WHY  I  MARRIED  CARA 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  41] 


I  never  kissed  her — nor  did  I  ask  to.  I 
spent  quite  a  bit  of  time  with  her  but, 
to  me,  she  was  just  a  sweet  young  girl. 
Then  I  met  Cara. 

There  had  been  a  gag  about  her  being 
French  when  we  were  first  introduced. 
The  joke  continued  for  a  week.  I  would 
sit  and  look  at  her  silently  and  wonder 
if  she  were  real,  this  exquisite  woman. 
And  her  laughing  eyes  seemed  a  chal- 
lenge. I  had  to  keep  my  impulses  in 
check.  I  could  scarcely  resist  her. 

There  was  that  first  night  when  we 
really  became  acquainted.  We  had  been 
to  the  theatre  and  had  stopped  at  my 
sister  Dee  Dee's  apartment.  We  began  to 
talk  and  soon  it  was  two  a.m.  We  talked 
right  on  through  the  night — all  about  my- 
self, herself,  my  father,  her  father,  my 
career,  her  career,  what  I  wanted  out  of 
life,  what  she  wanted  out  of  life.  We 
talked  until  four  o'clock  the  next  after- 
noon.  I  was  completely  fascinated. 

She  is  that  rare  combination  of  beauty 
and  brains.  She  has  such  charm  and  such 
a  wonderful  speaking  voice.  It  wasn't 
only  her  beauty  that  attracted  me.  She 
acted  and  spoke  like  a  woman — not  a 
silly  girl.  As  she  talked,  I  saw  in  her 
everything  a  man  seeks  in  a  woman  he 
wants  to  share  his  life  with. 

She's  a  great  mimic.  She  knows  the 
theatre  and  acting,  for  she  has  been  in  it 
since  she  was  a  child.  She  is  well  read. 
It  is  unbelievable  how  much  she  helps 
me.  She  coached  me  for  four  days,  for 
a  test  my  studio;  RKO,  wanted  me  to 
make,  and  when  I  made  it,  everyone 
asked,  "Did  your  Aunt  Ethel  coach  you?" 
Cara  is  under  contract  to  MGM  and  plays 
the  feminine  lead  in  Red  Skelton's  next 
picture.    She's  the  greatest  thing  that 


could  happen  to  a  man.  She  has  a  strong 
mind,  and  when  you're  young,  some  one 
strong  makes  you  twice  as  strong. 

I  hadn't  even  touched  her  hand  that 
first  night  we  talked.  But  as  I  sat  there 
listening  to  her,  talking  to  her  and  con- 
fiding in  her — suddenly,  I  wanted  more 
than  anything  to  hold  her— and  kiss  her. 


I  went  to  her,  and  bending  down,  I  kissed 
her  sweetly — not  roughly — on  the  mouth. 
I  thought,  she  is  the  first  girl  I  feel  like 
being  very  sweet  and  kind  with— almost 
protective.  I  drew  her  over  to  the  divan 
to  sit  beside  me.  I  placed  her  hand  in 
mine — and  it  was  like  a  flame  of  fire 
shooting  from  the  tips  of  my  toes  to  my 
head.  It  is  unexplainable.  It  was  like 
listening  to  music,  sweet,  gentle  music, 
with  sudden  overtones  of  stirring,  fiery 
music.  I  tried  not  to  show  my  feelings, 
nor  how  I  marveled  at  my  emotions,  but 
I  knew  then  that  I  must  marry  Cara.  In 
reflection,  I  discovered  I  now  knew  how 
girls  in  love,  who  had  heretofore  seemed 
a  little  silly  to  me,  actually  felt.  I  realized 
for  the  first  time  that  I  must  have  seemed 
rude  and  a  great  bore. 

Of  course,  there  was  another  man.  The 
way  was  not  clear.  Cara  told  me  that  he 
was  returning  from  New  York  and  she 
would  see  him  for  a  week  until  she  was 
sure  of  her  feelings.  I  bought  an  eight- 
day  candle.  Each  day,  I'd  say,  "You  must 
burn  eight  days,"  and  I  placed  it  in  the 
window.  When  its  flame  was  exposed  to 
a  draft  of  wind  from  the  opening  and 
closing  of  a  door,  it  still  burned.  On  the 
sixth  night,  Cara  came  to  me  and  we 
drove  to  Las  Vegas  where  we  were  mar- 
ried. 

My  mother  was  shocked  but  welcomed 
us  back.  Her  mother  was  quite  upset, 
and  so  were  some  of  the  press,  who  took 
a  "How  long  will  it  last"  attitude.  The 
fact  that  she  is  about  four  years  older 
made  them  a  little  unkind.  Or  they 
thought  I  was  too  young.  But  they  didn't 
know  our  hearts.  My  mother,  my  Aunt 
Ethel  and  my  Uncle  Lionel  wished  us 
every  happiness. 

That  first  week,  we  moved  Cara  into 
my  bachelor  apartment.  It  took  twenty- 
five  trips  in  our  Jaguar  to  move  her 


David  and  Mrs.  Wayne  leaving  theatre 
latest  film  for  20th,  "Tonight  We  Sing.' 


after  attending  a  sneak  preview  of  his 
They're  now  vacationing  in  Michigan. 

an 


Marge  and  Gower  Champion  at  a  party  at  the  Palladium  added  to  the  gaiety  by 
dancing  for  the  guests.  They're  currently  appearing  in  "Give  A  Girl  A  Break." 


clothes.  They  overflow  the  extra  closet, 
me  guest  closet,  my  closet,  and  my  clothes 
are  hanging  in  the  hall.  "We  must  be 
practical,  Johnny,"  Cara  said.  "We  must 
look  for  a  house."  We  go  house-shopping 
and  we  are  eagerly  searching  for  a  home 
of  our  own. 

Cara  is  efficient  about  money  and  about 
everything.  She  is  more  practical  than  I, 
and  soon  she  instituted  the  budget  sys- 
tem of  running  our  life.  Where  my  milk 
bill  was  forty  dollars  for  me  alone,  today 
it  is  twenty.  I  have  just  as  much  milk. 
No  longer  do  bottles  spoil  in  over-abund- 
ance, and  overflow  the  hallway  while  the 
Barrymores  are  away.  When  I  wanted  to 
buy  a  new  expensive  sport  coat,  she  said, 
''But  Johnny  dear,  we  could  use  that 
money  for  food  and  the  houss."  It  was 
no  sacrifice  to  pass  it,  or  many  other 
things,  up.  As  long  as  we're  together, 
I'm  happy. 

After  our  honeymoon  at  Howard  Man- 
or in  Palm  Springs,  we  became  so  en- 
grossed in  each  other  that  we  rarely  see 
our  friends.  Cara's  six-year-old  daugh- 
ter Cathy  (by  a  previous  marriage) 
shares  part  of  our  time.  On  Saturdays, 
we  take  her  to  the  amusement  park  and 
watch  her  ride  the  ponies  and  the  mer- 
ry-go-round. The  other  day,  she  said, 
"Daddy,  put  me  on  the  choo-choos,  will 
you?"  I  can't  explain  how  that  made  me 
feel.  She  called  me  "Daddy."  It  was  won- 
derful. Now  I  want  a  child,  Cara's  and 
mine.  If  we  have  a  son  within  a  year, 
when  I'm  forty-one,  he'll  be  twenty-one 
and  we'll  be  like  brothers.  All  of  the 
camaraderie  I  missed  with  my  own  fa- 
ther (I  only  saw  him  once  that  I  remem- 
ber), I  will  give  my  son — our  son. 

My  wife  has  given,  and  is  giving  me, 
everything  I've  ever  missed.  Someone  to 
believe  in  me,  to  be  heart  and  soul  for 
my  interests,  to  encourage  me,  to  expect 
great  things  from  me,  and  to  give  me  the 


determination  to  be  worthy  of  her  ex- 
pectation and  faith  in  me. 

When  we  were  about  to  say  our  mar- 
riage vows,  she  suddenly  looked  up  at 
me  with  great  frightened  eyes.  I  was  the 
one  who  had  to  be  strong — to  reassure 
her.  "Darling,  I  love  you  with  all  my 
heart,"  I  told  her.  "You  know  I  will  do 
everything  to  make  us  happy."  Today, 
after  three  months  of  marriage,  I  know 
that  if  we  should  ever  come  to  divorce — 
which  I  know  we  will  not — I'd  never 
marry  again.  I  could  never  love  anyone 
else  so  completely. 

Someone  said  I  was  too  young  to  mar- 
ry— to  know  real  love.  Serious  love,  I 
believe,  is  reserved  for  the  young.  When 
you  are  young,  everything  is  more  seri- 
ous, more  intense,  more  deeply  felt,  more 
until-death-do-us-part  than  when  life 
has  become  cynical,  embittered. 

Unintentionally,  sometimes,  Cara  hurts 
me.  As  when  I  tell  her  I  love  her,  and 
her  mind  is  engrossed  in  rushing  to  dress 
and  reach  the  studio.  Or  when  I  feel  that 
she  is  not  as  keenly  aware  of  my  love  as 
I  am,  I  feel  like  a  scene  from  "Dante's 
Inferno"  with  my  whole  stomach  gnaw- 
ing away.  Then,  she  smiles  and  puts  her 
arms  around  me  and  reaches  up  for  a 
kiss — and  I  am  complete. 

I  never  read  books,  but  Cara  reads  to 
me.  Long  evenings,  we  lie  in  each  other's 
arms  while  she  reads  and  I  stroke  her 
beautiful  hands — and  listen  to  her  lovely 
voice.  And  then  we  talk  and  she  makes 
me  believe  in  myself.  And  I  want  to  be- 
come a  great  actor.  I  have  someone  who 
will  watch  me  grow  into  something  worth 
while.  I've  never  had  that.  I  quit  school 
when  I  was  in  the  12th  grade.  My  family 
fought  my  desire  to  become  an  actor. 
They  wanted  me  to  become  a  doctor.  It 
is  our  togetherness  that  makes  Cara  mean 
so  much  to  me.  Before,  I  was  always  so 
alone,  even  with  my  family  around  me. 


I  cook  Cara's  breakfast.  I  delight  in/ 
awakening  her  and  sitting  on  the  bed 
and  watching  her  eat.  When  she  arises 
to  shower — she  leaves  a  fragrance  on  the 
pillow. 

I  love  her  without  make-up.  Some 
women  don't  look  as  though  they  were 
born,  but  as  though  they  were  sculp- 
tured. She's  like  that,  as  if  she  had  been 
molded  by  the  hand  of  a  divine  artist, 
and  had  not  come  to  life  by  birth.  I  never 
tire  looking  at  her  and  I  find  I  am  lonely 
even  if  she  is  in  the  next  room.  That's 
how  mad  I  am  about  my  wife. 

We  experience  all  of  the  facets  of  mar- 
riage, laughter,  love,  disagreements,  pet- 
ty quarrels  and  making  up.  I'll  watch  her 
put  on  mascara  and  I'll  mimic  her  until 
she's  hysterical.  And  when  she  looks  like 
a  goddess  of  perfection,  ready  to  go  out, 
then  she  is  completely  irresistible.  I  can't 
check  the  impulse  to  run  my  hands 
through  her  hair.  "Don't  mess  me,  John- 
ny— we've  got  to  go  out,"  she'll  say,  while 
I'm  covering  the  back  of  her  neck  with 
kisses. 

My  wife  has  a  red-headed-temper  and 
I  have  an  Irish  one.  And  the  flare-ups 
we  have  only  bring  us  closer.  Out  of 
great  sentiment,  I  ordered  our  twin  wed- 
ding rings  with  mine  made  tight,  because 
I  knew  I  would  never  remove  it.  When 
Cara  tried  to  place  it  on  my  finger  it 
wouldn't  slip  on.  Later  she  asked  me 
why.  I  tried  to  explain  and,  without  be- 
ing aware  of  it,  we  were  shouting.  She 
has  such  wonderful  eyes.  They  are  like 
looking  into  the  bottom  of  a  very  clear 
lake  and  seeing  the  coral — for  her  irises 
are  flecked  with  red.  And  when  she  is 
angry — WOW!  We  always  calm  down 
quickly  and  we  are  in  each  other's  arms. 
And  what  we  argue  about  is  so  unimpor- 
tant that  we  can't  even  remember  it. 

I  drive  her  to  the  studio  when  she  is 
working  and  she,  in  turn,  goes  with  me. 
We  like  to  have  dinner  out  and  sit  and 
talk  about  our  lives,  our  plans,  of  which 
we  never  tire.  When  some  man  looks  at 
her  beauty  I  suddenly  feel  myself  resent- 
ing it.  Maybe  it's  jealousy,  I'm  not  sure. 
But  she  is  mine,  all  mine.  My  wife  is  the 
greatest  thing  to  happen  to  me.  END 


David  Niven  and  Dana  Andrews  having 
some  man  talk  at  Sam  Goldwyn  party. 


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ARE  WOMEN  CRAZIER  THAN  MEN? 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  43] 


each  her.  I  asked  her  how  she  met  the 
man  she  married,  and  this  is  what  she 
had  to  say: 

She  was  driving  her  car,  he  was  walk- 
ing along  the  pavement,  and  she  was 
backing  out  of  a  driveway — and  she 
knocked  him  down  and  ran  over  him. 
They  took  him  to  the  hospital,  and  she 
felt  so  badly  she  visited  him. 

The  poor  man  had  been  run  over  both 
ways,  so  that  he  was  in  plaster  cast  from 
his  ankles  to  his  neck.  She  brought  him 
candy,  and  flowers,  and  one  thing  and 
another.  They  fell  in  love,  and  got  mar- 
ried while  he  was  still  in  the  hospital. 

"Did  he  ever  get  out  of  the  cast?"  I 
asked,  without  thinking. 

The  audience  started  to  laugh,  and  she 
retorted,  "How  do  you  think  I  am  in  this 
condition?" 

I  shall  remember  the  roar  of  that  au- 
dience as  long  as  I  live.  There  were  5,000 
people  there,  and  I  don't  think  I've  ever 
been  so  embarrassed  in  my  whole  life — 
professionally  or  privately. 

But  it  taught  me  one  thing — that  when 
it  comes  to  poise  in  the  most  awkward  of 
situations,  a  woman  has  it  all  over  the 
stronger  (?)  sex! 

One  of  the  questions  I  am  most  fre- 
quently asked,  "Are  women  more  intel- 
ligent than  men?"  also  defies  a  cut-and- 
dried  answer. 

Out  of  all  the  people  I've  interviewed 
on  "People  Are  Funny"  and  "House  Par- 
ty," I've  yet  to  really  find  out.  It  all  de- 
pends, I've  discovered,  on  the  subject 
matter.  I  believe  that  women  are  more 
easily  interviewed,  tend  to  be  more  ex- 
troverted, and  are  more  inclined  to  tell 
you  their  secrets. 

However,  I  think  that  when  it  comes 
to  the  field  of  the  home,  family  romance 
and  other  related  subjects,  women  are 
more  intelligent  interviewees.  Men,  on 
the  other  hand,  speak  best  of  their  work 
— the  various  kinds  of  endeavor  that  pro- 
vide the  security  of  the  whole  family — 
or  the  great  adventure  they've  missed 
in  life. 

In  both  sexes,  a  highly  intelligent  per- 
son is  often  very  self-conscious,  a  less 
intelligent  person  the  tops  in  naturalness. 

Most  women  tell  me  what  they  think 
their  friends  think  they  think!  They  say 
things  for  effect,  and  they  are  a  little 
conscious  of  whatever  lack  of  intelli- 
gence, or  rather  lack  of  information,  they 
may  have. 

But  as  women  grow  older,  they  begin 
to  realize  that  everybody  doesn't  know 
everything,  and  you  don't  have  to  pre- 
tend to  be  so  smart.  They  tell  you  then 
just  what  they  think.  But  men  are  dif- 
ferent. They  stay  eternally  young — and 
consequently  less  communicative! 

Women  are  better  off-hand  talkers. 

In  the  course  of  my  work,  I  have 
found  that  women  are  better  able  to  do 
any  stunts  on  radio  and  television  than 
men.  Anything  that  calls  for  imaginative 
thinking  is  their  meat,  but  when  it  comes 
to  the  men,  their  sense  of  reserve  pre- 
domimtes  over  their  talent  for  make- 


believe,  and  for  inventing  a  situation. 

Here's  a  good  example.  Suppose  I  took 
a  woman  out  of  the  audience  and  said, 
"Now  I'm  going  to  interview  you,  but  not 
as  yourself.  Let's  pretend,  say,  that  you're 
a  counterfeiter,  the  head  of  a  gang,  you're 
captured  by  the  FBI,  you've  spilled  the 
whole  works,  you're  not  holding  back 
anything,  and  I'll  be  the  interrogator. 

"How  long  was  the  gang  organized," 
I'd  go  on.  "What  denomination  of  bills 
were  printed,  how  did  you  pass  them,  etc. 
etc?"  What  would  happen  is  that  this 
woman  would  very  glibly,  as  a  general 
rule,  fall  into  the  spirit  of  the  game  and 
give  me  a  very  imaginative  interview. 

The  men  are  not  prone  to  do  this. 

Perhaps  another  question  you  may 
want  to  ask  is,  "Are  women  funnier  than 
men?" 

I  think  that  humor  is  a  serious  busi- 
ness, and  the  saying,  "Laugh  and  the 
world  laughs  with  you,"  is  not  always 
a  true  one.  Most  comedians  I  know  are 
very  serious  about  their  business  of 
making  other  people  laugh.  Whether 
it  is  Jack  Benny,  or  Sid  Caesar,  Fred 
Allen,  or  Red  Buttons,  they  all  know 
how  fragile  a  commodity  it  is.  Because  it 
is  that  fragile,  I  think  that  people  tend 


to  laugh  more  in  groups  than  alone. 

Women,  particularly,  would  rather  en- 
joy a  joke  in  a  crowd,  than  face  to  face 
with  the  teller  of  the  story.  A  cynic 
might  say  that  is  because  they're  afraid 
to  miss  the  point,  but  the  truth  of  the 
matter  is  that  laughter  is  a  contagious 
thing,  and  the  bigger  the  party  the  mer- 
rier the  result  of  the  attempt  to  tickle 
the  funny  bone. 

But — women  or  men — I  think  that  the 
American  people  today  are  not  serious - 
minded  about  some  things.  I  believe 
that  too  many  of  us  are  concerned,  as  is 
natural  and  human,  with  our  own  little 
problems  and  our  own  little  world,  about 
every  little  thing  that  goes  on.  The  big- 
ger things  slip  by. 

Being  a  nation  of  haves,  instead  of 
have-nots,  I  think  we're  not  concerned 
enough  with  the  responsibilities  that 
democracy  and  freedom  have  placed  on 
us.  I  think,  then,  that  men  recognize  our 
bounties  more  strongly,  and  that  women 
accept  some  of  our  difficulties  with  a 
little  too  much  disinterest. 

In  "House  Party,"  we  have  a  rather 
popular  department  called,  "Turn  The 
Tables,"  a  title  which  explains  itself,  and 
in  which  I  let  the  audience  turn  them 
on  me. 

Anyone  can  ask  any  questions  he 
wants.  But  the  recurrence  of  the  ques- 
tions about  my  family  and  myself — and 
they're  mostly  encouraged  to  ask  ques- 


Art  Linkletter  and  his  wife  at  the  Hotel  Statler  for  the  fifth  annual  awards 
dinner  of  the  Academy  of  Television  Arts  and  Sciences.  He  presided  as  M.  C. 

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tions  about  TV,  radio,  motion  pictures 
and  the  stars — are  so  numerous  that  we 
have  had  to  warn  people  not  to  ask  them. 
Mainly,  because  it  gets  so  darned  re- 
petitive. 

Invariably,  they  want  to  know  how  I 
met  my  wife. 

If  today  I  have  any  kind  of  doubt  as 
to  whether  women  are  better  people 
than  men,  my  own  courtship  fails  to 
straighten  out  the  matter.  I  still  don't 
know  who,  primarily,  was  responsible  for 
the  happy  results.  Me,  with  my  daring, 
almost  brash  approach,  or  Lois  Foerster, 
with  her  studied  reserve. 

I  met  my  wife — perhaps  I  should  say, 
"I  first  saw  my  wife" — at  a  college  dance, 
and  she  was  with  a  fraternity  brother  of 
mine  who  habitually  found  girls  that  I 
took  from  him.  He  was  a  bird  dog,  and 
anybody  he  liked,  I  liked.  He  knew  this 
all  too  well  from  past  experiences,  and 
this  time  he  wouldn't  introduce  us, 
wouldn't  have  anything  to  do  with  me. 

Eventually,  I  made  inquiries,  found 
out  who  she  was,  and  phoned  her  later. 

The  dialogue  went  this  way; 

"You're  the  girl  with  the  sequin  jacket 
who  is  such  a  good  dancer." 

"You  must  be  the  fellow  who  was  star- 
ing at  me  all  evening." 

"That's  right.  I  thought  we  should  get 
together,  because  I  like  to  dance  too.'' 

"You'll  have  to  talk  to  my  mother. 
She  never  lets  me  go  out  with  boys  to 
whom  I  haven't  been  properly  intro- 
duced." 

Finally,  when  I  did  talk  to  her  mother, 
I  gave  her  such  a  big  song  and  dance 
that  she  let  me  (a  mature  20)  take  out 
her  daughter  (an  adolescent  16)  who  was 
still  in  high  school. 


has  never  sung  so  sensationally  and  that 
Freddie's  music  was  never  lovelier.  What 
could  be  more  romantic  in  this  most 
unpredictable  world,  where  everything 
changes  except  the  "ways  of  romance," 
than  that  these  two  talented  people  should 
combine  their  talents  to  make  "beautiful 
music  forever."  Certainly  they  have  the 
affection  and  the  sincerest  wishes  of  ev- 
eryone who  is  always  intrigued  by  a  real 
love  story.  This  story  of  their  marriage 
has  all  the  elements  of  a  real  romance. 

Jane  knew  Freddie  casually  when  she 
was  married  to  Ronald  Reagan.  Freddie 
and  Ronald  used  to  play  golf  together. 
Jane  didn't  know  him  too  well.  She  was 
always  so  busy  with  her  career  and  with 
her  children  whom  she  is  so  mad  about. 
She  never  dreamed  that  someday  she 
would  be  married  to  Mr.  Karger  .  .  .  and 
that  Ronald  would  be  married  to  Nancy 
Davis. 

Their  next  meeting  came  about  in  a 
rather  casual  way.  Jane  had  been  having 
extraordinary  success  with  recordings  of 
songs  she  had  made,  and  it  was  through 
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I  don't  know  what  all  this  goes  to 
prove  in  answering  the  question  at  hand 
— but  here  I  was,  an  orphan  who  had 
been  working  my  way  through  school, 
and  practically  around  the  world. 

Thumbing  my  way,  and  often  riding 
the  rods  through  most  of  the  states  of 
the  Union,  I  had  been  busboy  in  Chica- 
go, stevedore  on  New  Orleans  docks, 
meat  packer  in  Minneapolis,  and  coupon 
clerk  on  Wall  Street  during  the  historic 
days  of  the  '29  crash. 

Quite  frankly,  I  had  lived  a  wild  life, 
and  went  with  a  fast  gang,  and  now  I 
found  myself  falling  in  love  with  a  little 
hot  house  flower  who  knew  no  more 
about  life  than  a  bug  in  a  laboratory. 

All  I  know  is  that  here  we  are,  seven- 
teen years  and  five  kids  later,  £.nd 
neither  of  us  has  ever  tried  to  find  out 
who  was  the  real  party  who  pulled  off 
such  a  neat  trick! 

As  for  my  work,  the  saying  that  it 
pays  to  be  curious  has  certainly  paid  off 
well. 

The  extra-rich  dividends  have  been  a 
better  understanding  of  human  nature, 
a  growing  knowledge  of  what  makes  this 
brave,  bright  world  of  ours  move  on, 
a  deepening  humility  that  no  individual 
is  better  than  the  one  in  front  of  him,  or 
behind  him. 

But  if  I  have  any  doubts  whatever  as 
to  the  real  role  woman  plays  in  life  to- 
day, at  least  I  know  that  whatever  she 
does,  woman  is  having  one  heck  of  a  lot 
of  fun. 

She  may  not  be  altogether  crazier  than 
man,  but  if  she  is,  I  sometimes  wonder 
whether,  in  an  existence  dedicated  to 
entertaining  other  people,  I'm  not  mak- 
ing the  meringue  when  she  is  making 
the  pie!  end 


her  contacting  Freddie  Karger  to  get  an 
arrangement  for  a  certain  tune  she 
wanted,  that  their  romance  really  had  its 
early  beginnings. 

"Freddie  knows  every  song  that  was 
ever  written,  no  matter  how  long  ago,  or 
how  remote  the  song  might  be.  I  wanted 
to  sing  an  old  song  that  had  a  certain  kind 
of  rhythm,  so  I  called  him.  He  was  very 
charming  and  suggested  that  he  help  me 
rehearse  the  number.  I  thought  that  was 
just  swell  .  .  .  and  so  he  did  .  .  .  and 
that's  how  this  love  story  began!"  Then 
she  laughed,  "now  suppose  I  didn't  want 
to  sing  that  particular  song  .  .  .  and  sup- 
pose I  hadn't  called  him  .  .  .  and  sup- 
pose .  .  ." 

(1  firmly  believe  they  would  have  met 
again  anyway,  because  when  a  girl  can 
sing  like  Jane,  and  a  man  can  play  like 
Freddie,  their  love  for  music  alone  is 
enough  to  bring  them  together  eventu- 
ally.) 

However,  that's  what  makes  living  so 
interesting — the  unexpected.  We  must 
all  go  through  certain  phases,  before  we 


find  the  one  man  with  whom  we  can.:  be 
happy.  We  are  propelled  by  fate,  ag-  if 
each  of  us  were  travelling  down  a  differ- 
ent road,  only  to  join  hands  with  the  one 
we  least  expected  at  the  crossroads.  Our 
values  change.  The  man  we  loved  at 
eighteen  would  perhaps  not  be  compatible 
at  twenty-five  or  thirty.  I  don't  think 
husbands  and  wives  grow  apart.  I  think 
mostly  they  grow  in  different  ways,  and 
sometimes  in  so  doing,  outgrow,  what 
once  were  mutual  interests.  It  isn't  wrong 
that  this  should  happen.  It's  only  wrong 
when  they  don't  have  the  intelligence  or 
the  dignity  to  separate  and  go  on  from 
there!  We  have  only  one  life  to  live,  and 
everyone  is  seeking  to  find  happiness! 

In  reviewing  the  different  phases  of 
Jane's  life  and  career  and  Freddie's 
career,  one  can  see  that  the  happiness 
they  will  now  find  is  certainly  more  solid, 
more  mature,  more  enduring  because  of 
their  experiences  of  the  past.  I  think  they 
are  both  fortunate  that  they  were  able  to 
find  each  other  at  this  particular  time  in 
their  lives,  when  they  both  have  so  much 
to  look  forward  to — a  good,  rich,  colorful 
life.  Some  of  us  are  not  so  fortunate  with 
our  own  particular  "fate."  Some  of  us  do 
not  have  the  determination  nor  the  in- 
telligence to  take  a  forward  step  and  act 
quickly  and  wisely  at  the  right  moment  in 
our  lives. 

In  a  long  and  very  lucrative  career, 
Jane  Wyman  has  always  had  an  uncanny 
sense  of  the  right  timing.  I  believe  that 
is  almost  more  important  than  anything 
else.  She  has  always  demonstrated  that 
she  has  talent,  a  provocative  personality 
and  a  great  zest  for  living.  As  a  director, 
who  once  did  a  picture  with  her,  said, 
"I'll  always  remember  her  as  the  cutest 
little  kid  on  the  lot,  and  no  matter  how 
small  the  part,  when  she  was  on  the 
screen,  you  didn't  look  at  anyone  else. 
That  makes  a  star!  Although  in  those 
days,  she  wouldn't  believe  it,  because  the 
leading  lady  always  got  the  leading  man, 
and  the  best  part  in  the  script  besides." 

While  Jane  was  trying  to  go  places  and 
get  the  breaks  in  Hollywood,  Freddie 
Karger,  always  a  talented  musician,  was 
trying  to  make  a  place  for  himself,  and  it 
wasn't  easy,  although  he  had  come  from  a 
family  which  had  been  established  in  the 
motion  picture  business.  Jane  and  Freddie 
had  gone  their  own  ways,  their  paths 
never  really  crossing,  until  a  few  months 
before  their  elopement. 

It  is  ironical  that  Jane  Wyman,  who, 
long  before  her  career  as  an  actress,  had 
always  been  considered  a  "great  singer  of 
songs,"  is  now  enjoying  the  luxury  of 
having  her  voice  discovered  again.  Should 
she  decide  not  to  make  pictures  any  more, 
(although  Heaven  forbid  such  a  thing!), 
she  could  still  have  a  career  as  a  topnotch 
singer.  Many  of  her  recordings  have  been 
in  the  hit  category.  She  has  a  "zing"  to 
her  rhythms.  She  is  also  considered  an 
artist  of  merit.  This  past  Christmas,  Hall- 
mark brought  out  one  of  Jane's  paintings 
as  one  of  its  best  selling  cards. 

She  has  great  plans  for  the  future, 
which  will  probably  be  more  exciting 
now  that  she  has  married  someone  who 
is  as  accomplished  in  his  career  as  she  is 
in  hers.  She  has  great  respect  for  his  tal- 
ent, always  the  basis  for  a  happy  mar- 


WHAT  "I  LOVE  YOU"  MEANS  TO  JANE 

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Recently  separated  from  hubby  John  Lindsay,  Diana  Lynn  attends  TV  Awards  with 
her  press  agent,  Glenn  Rose.  She's  now  in  N.  Y.  to  do  stage  play — and  forget. 


riage.  But  this  marriage  has  something 
more — the  magic  of  music,  the  music 
which  they  both  love  so  much. 

"We  have  two  pianos  now,  mine  and 
Freddie's,"  she  said,  as  she  showed  me  the 
living  room,  where  it  had  taken  a  little 
re-doing  to  put  in  both  pianos.  You  can 
imagine  the  size  of  the  living  room,  since 
both  baby  grands  looked  very  cozy  to- 
gether. "We  have  music  all  the  time. 
Freddie  plays.  I  sing.  Maurine  and  Terry, 
who  is  Freddie's  daughter,  and  my 
Michael  all  join  in.  We  have  a  real  ball!" 

Aside  from  playing  the  piano  and  ar- 
ranging music  for  his  lovely  wife,  Freddie 
Karger  has  three  or  four  orchestras  of  his 
own.  No  fabulous  party  is  complete  with- 
out his  music,  no  studio  function  is  im- 
portant without  Freddie  Karger's  music. 

"And  I  go  along,"  says  Jane.  "And  why 
not?  I'm  the  wife  of  the  orchestra  leader 
and  when  the  music  gets  high,  wide  and 
handsome,  I  just  can't  help  singing  a  song 
or  two!"  The  song  goes  for  free,  let  it  be 
recorded  here.  They  probably  couldn't 
afford  the  enormous  figure  she's  worth. 
And  only  a  girl  with  the  slick  sense  of 
humor  that  Jane  has,  and  the  happy-go- 
lucky  song  in  her  heart  these  days,  would 
just  get  up  and  sing  for  the  fun  of  it,  too. 

She  has  been  talking  of  selling  her 
beautiful  home  in  Bel  Air  and  finding 
something  less  formal  for  herself,  Freddie 
and  the  three  children.  "I  want  them  all 
at  home  now.  We're  so  happy  together. 
We've  been  thinking  of  a  ranch  type 
house — you  know,  a  rambling  house — big 
enough  for  all  the  pianos  and  all  the 
children,  and  the  orchestra,  itself,  when- 
ever all  the  musicians  want  to  come  over 
and  have  a  jam  session.  As  for  my  son, 
Michael,  he's  become  very  important 
these  days.  You  see,  he  doesn't  live  with 
two  females  any  more.  There  are  two 
men  around  the  house  now — Michael  and 
Freddie — and  how  Michael  struts!  I  know 
he  thinks  it's  a  man's  world!" 

There  is  every  indication  that  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Karger  will  be  very  happy.  They 
deserve  each  other  at  this  particular  time 
in  their  lives.  Jane  has  had  years  of 
working,  trying  desperately  to  reach  the 
top,  and  has  attained  her  goal.  She  is  a 
self-made  woman,  certainly,  and  knows 
the  value  of  the  "genuine."  She  has  never 
appeared  more  radiant  or  happy.  It  has 
afforded  her  great  pleasure,  too,  that  her 
two  children,  Maurine  and  Michael,  are  so 
fond  of  Freddie.  In  the  same  way,  she  is 
devoted  to  his  daughter  Terry.  "Terry  is 
such  a  dear  .  .  .  and  do  you  know,"  she 
said  to  me  brightly,  "Terry  looks  more 
like  me  than  my  own  daughter  Maurine 
does.  Isn't  that  amusing?  Terry  is  dark. 
Maurine  has  white  blonde  hair,  quite  un- 
like a  daughter  of  mine!" 

In  spite  of  her  many  years  in  pictures, 
Jane  still  has  the  saucy,  fresh-as-new- 
paint  personality  that  has  endeared  her  to 
fans  everywhere.  Yet  she  is  a  far  cry 
from  the  cute  little  doll  who  could  "never 
get  out  of  the  second  line  of  the  chorus, 
and  never  past  Alice  Faye,  who  was  al- 
ways dancing  in  the  front  line."  It  is  a 
terrific  tribute  to  her  endurance  and 
courage  that  she  has  far  outdistanced  any 
filly  who  started  in  the  race,  and  has  long 
since  become  a  champion!  She  can  speak 
of  those  early  days  with  wit  and  gaiety, 


and  did  so  recently  at  a  dinner  given  in 
tribute  to  her  by  the  Masquers  Club.  She 
even  did  a  "shuffle  off  to  Buffalo"  in  the 
same  costume,  performing  the  same  dance 
steps  that  she  did  in  those  early  musicals. 
And  she  was  just  as  piquant  as  ever.  She 
demonstrated  also  that  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  she  has  been  given  the  title  of  "dis- 
tinguished actress,"  she  can  match  her 
shapely  gams  with  the  best  of  them. 

At  the  Masquers  testimonial  dinner 
many  of  the  great  of  Hollywood  spoke 
glowingly  about  her.  Michael  Curtiz,  who 
directed  her  in  "The  Will  Rogers  Story," 
spoke  of  her  unbounded  talent.  Will 
Rogers,  Jr.  related  how  much  she  had 
helped  him  play  the  part  of  his  father  in 
the  picture — how  much  she  had  encour- 
aged him.  Jean  Hersholt  told  of  her  de- 
votion to  the  Motion  Picture  Relief  Fund, 


(and,  incidentally,  lovers  have  to  wait 
patiently  for  the  moon,  because  they 
don't  believe  in  romance  without  it),  the 
boy  and  girl  accept  their  hours  of  love 
with  an  eager  and  graceful  charm  which 
always  leaves  them  fulfilled,  yet  yearn- 
ing for  more. 

The  American  boy  from  home,  lucky 
enough  to  reach  this  enchanting  paradise, 
such  as  I  was  for  my  role  in  "Return  To 
Paradise,"  is  immediately  captivated  by 
these  island  maids,  and  temporarily  for- 
gets the  girl  back  home  and  conventional 
ways  of  courtship.  But  only  temporarily! 
Because,  let's  face  it: 

American  girls,  the  girls-next-door, 
have  charmed  the  world  with  not  only 
their  beauty  and  sweetness  and  sex-ap- 
peal— but  with  their  great  achievements 
in  sports,  in  the  arts,  in  business  and 
their  ability  to  set  the  pace  in  this  so- 
called  man's  world.  These  are  the  girls 
that  know  and  understand  the  boy-next- 
door.  And  these  are  the  girls  that  are 
smart  enough  to  know  that  every  Ameri- 
can boy  gets  homesick  and  dreams  and 


and  how  hard  she  had  worked  for  those 
in  the  profession  who  no  longer  were  able 
to  make  their  own  living.  Jack  Warner, 
head  of  Warner  Brothers'  Studio,  said  in 
effect  that  "any  star  who  has  stayed  as 
long  as  Jane  has  at  our  studio,  and  has 
made  as  many  friends  as  she  has,  deserves 
a  banquet  given  for  her  at  the  Coliseum!" 
(The  Coliseum  seats  100,000  people.)  But 
I  think  the  speech  she  liked  best  is  the 
one  made  by  her  handsome  new  husband, 
touched  by  the  many  honors  paid  to  her. 
His  words  were  simple  and  warm.  "Ev- 
erybody has  said  such  wonderful  things 
.  .  .  but  I  ...  I  can  only  say  how  much 
I  love  her!" 

No  woman,  whether  a  great  star  or  just 
an  ordinary  housewife,  can  ever  hear  her 
husband  say  anything  more  wonderful 
than  that!  END 


yearns  for  the  things  that  are  dear  to 
him  in  the  States — like  a  drive  at  night 
in  dad's  town  car,  or  in  his  own  old  cut- 
down  hot-rod,  with  his  smooth  American 
beauty  close  beside  him. 

Dates,  drive-in  movies,  hot  dogs,  a 
day  at  the  beach,  juke  boxes — but  always 
with  that  "best  girl"  at  his  side.  The 
"best  girl"  who  knows  what  makes  him 
tick,  who  knows  that  in  a  distant  land  he 
can  never  lose  his  heart  to  an  island 
maid,  and  who  also  knows  it's  really  only 
herself  who  completely  understands  and 
can  take  care  of  him. 

Moira  MacDonald,  my  girl  friend  in 
the  film,  is  all  these  things.  She  has  the 
combined  characteristics  of  island  girl 
and  American  girl.  Charm — wit — beauty 
— sex! — talent.  Moira  made  me  leave  part 
of  my  heart  in  Samoa.  I  still  see  her  dark, 
shining  eyes,  her  quick  smile  and  hear 
her  laughter  and  the  American  slang  she 
tried  so  hard  to  use. 

Someday  I  want  to  return  to  that  island 
under  the  Southern  Cross.  END 

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WHAT  I  FOUND  OUT  ABOUT  NATIVE  GIRLS 

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WHAT  HOLLYWOOD  ITSELF  IS  TALKING  ABOUT 

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starring  with  him.  Mr.  O'C  takes  over  the 
role  Fred  Astaire  was  to  play  in  the 
remake  of  "Holiday  Inn" — the  picture 
that  launched  the  song,  "White  Christ- 
mas." 

Hollywood's  gabbing  about  the  fact 
that  practically  half  the  film  colony  is  in 
New  York,  busying  around  with  stage 
plays,  personal  appearances,  television 
and,  in  some  cases,  just  plain  fun.  This 
column  took  a  fast,  four-week  whirl  in 
Manhattan  and  it  doesn't  matter  where 
you  go  in  that  town — you're  bound  to 
run  into  so  many  Hollywoodites  that 
you  think  you're  on  Beverly  Drive  at 
home.  The  first  refugee  from  the  Bev- 
erly Hills  I  saw  was  the  beautiful  Lisa 
Ferraday,  who  is  so  busy  in  television 
in  New  York  that  she's  sold  her  home 
on  the  West  Coast  and  is  settling  per- 
manently in  the  East,  in  a  large  and 
handsome  penthouse  apartment  in  which 
I  settled  comfortably  as  a  house  guest 
during  my  stay. 

At  the  crack  of  dawn,  Earl  Blackwell 
(head  of  Celebrity  Service  and  one  of 
New  York's  most  eligible  bachelors)  and 
7  trekked  to  Grand  Central  Station  to 
meet  Louella  Parsons  and  her  entourage, 
just  arriving  from  Hollywood.  Just  as 
the  train  came  in,  who  should  sneak  up 
on  us  but  Rosemary  Clooney,  whom  I'd 
just  said  good-bye  to  at  a  Hollywood 
shindig  a  few  days  before.  She  and  LOP 
are  close  friends — and  believe  me,  you 
have  to  be  devoted  to  someone  to  get 
up  with  the  birds  in  that  town  to  meet  an 
early  morning  train.  Miss  C.  and  I  com- 
pared gruesome  notes  on  our  air  flights 
from  Hollywood,  both  of  us  having  gone 
through  assorted  rough  flying  weather, 
forced  landings,  and  conked-out  engines 
on  the  trip. 

Next  stop  was  the  Maisonette  Room  of 
the  St.  Regis  Hotel,  where  Hollywood's 
Connie  Moore  was  opening  in  her  de- 
lightful singing  engagement.  The  gal's 
repertoire  is  sharp  and  witty  and  her 
clothes  are  divine.  It's  good  to  see  Connie 
well  on  the  way  to  a  new  success. 

"21,"  the  restaurant  that's  the  hangout 
for  all  visiting  firemen  from  Hollywood, 
had  all  necks  craning  when  Humphrey 
Bogart  walked  in,  dressed  in  California 
sport  clothes  (but  with  a  necktie  on). 
Bogey's  been  ousted  from  so  many  Man- 
hattan smart  spots  that  it's  a  bit  of  a 
novelty  to  see  him  welcomed  by  bistro 
proprietors.  But  the  Kreindler  Brothers 
— there  are  about  a  gillion  of  them — are 
real  nice  guys  and  they  like  eccentric 
members  of  the  film  colony. 

Ran  smack  into  that  gorgeous  redhead, 
Piper  Laurie,  at  the  Little  Club.  Piper's 
been  out  on  p.a.  tours  for  her  studio, 
Universal-International,  all  over  the 
country  and  wound  it  up  in  a  blaze  in 
New  York.  Rock  Hudson  flew  in  for  a 
fast  date  with  Piper  and  there  was 
quite  a  buzz  around  town.  But  her 
heart's  elsewhere — and  so  is  his.  Lunch 
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was  with  another  actress — Mildred  Nat- 
wick — who  seems  to  prefer  all  the  NY. 
television  activity  to  Hollywood  movies. 
But  she's  one  of  John  Ford's  favorite 
actresses  and  when  he  gets  going  again, 
our  gal  will  be  back. 

Danny's  Hideaway,  a  hangout  for  the 
movie  world,  was  the  lunch  spot  for  the 
glamourous  Rita  Gam  just  before  she 
departed  for  Europe  and  a  picture.  Rita's 
gams  were  clad  in  jodhpurs  and  boats — 
a  very  unusual  sight  in  New  York,  which 
is  always  chic  beyond  words.  But  she 
had  rushed  from  posing  for  a  flock  of 
stills  right  to  the  dining  spot. 

An  experience  no  one  should  miss  is 
the  Bette  Davis  Broadway  revue,  "Two's 
Company."  In  spite  of  all  the  hassles  and 
difficulties  it  took  to  get  this  show  off  the 
road  and  onto  Broadway,  and  Bette's  re- 
current loss  of  voice,  the  thing  is  de- 
lightful to  see.  Bette  doing  a  housewife- 
frump  skit  and  a  hill-billy  number  is 
one  of  the  most  hilarious  evenings  in 
the  New  York  theatre. 

Then  to  see  Shirley  Booth  in  "Time  Of 
The  Cuckoo" — ahhhhh!  The  success  she's 
had  from  "Come  Back,  Little  Sheba" 
and  this  stage  play  is  something  all  her 
pals  are  happy  about.  After  the  play 
we  went  back  stage  with  Donald  Murphy 
(you'll  be  seeing  him  in  the  movies  after 
the  play  closes)  to  meet  Miss  Booth  and 
I  can  tell  you  she's  the  most  modest, 
shy,  friendly  big-time  star  you'd  ever 
meet. 

The  Pen  and  Pencil  Restaurant,  rapidly 
becoming  New  York's  MOST  popular 
dining  spot,  was  the  scene  of  a  fabulous 
party  which  Earl  Blackwell  threw  for 
Louella  Parsons  and  Margaret  Ettinger. 
These  gals  are  cousins  and  Maggie's  the 
famous  press  agent.  Earl's  place  cards  for 
the  men  were  on  gold  paper  with  photo- 
graphs of  the  "Two  Gals  From  Freeport, 
111."  Place  cards  for  the  gals  were  hand- 
painted  French  scarves  with  sketches  of 
Earl's  Paris,  London,  New  York,  and 
Hollywood  offices  and  each  femme's  name 
painted  in  the  middle.  After  dinner  some 
of  Broadway's  most  famous  people 
dropped  in — Ethel  Merman,  Bette  Davis 
and  Gary  Merrill,  Yul  Brynner,  Reggie 


That  night  when  Betty  got  home  she 
asked  her  daughter  Babbie,  age  thirteen, 
at  what  point  in  the  show  did  she  realize 
that  Betty  wasn't  really  singing.  Babbie 
replied,  "As  soon  as  they  announced  that 
you  were  going  to  sing!" 

Several  hospitals  are  planning  to  in- 
stall television  sets  in  rooms  set  aside 
for  expectant  fathers,  so  that  their  nerves 


and  Nadia  Gardiner,  Zasu  Pitts  (appear- 
ing on  Broadway  in  a  revival  of  "Ttye 
Bat"),  Lillian  Gish,  Cobina  Wright,  the 
George  Hearsts — and  scads  of  others. 
The  fun  went  on  till  dawn. 

Practically  the  most  delightful  experi- 
ence in  the  theatre — watching  the  antics 
of  Beatrice  Lillie  in  "An  Evening  With 
Beatrice  Lillie."  Her  partner  in  the  show 
is  Reggie  Gardiner,  who  never  had  it  so 
good  or  was  so  funny. 

Then  the  exciting  opening  of  the  Arthur 
Miller  play,  "The  Crucible,"  with  Holly- 
wood's Arthur  Kennedy  in  the  lead  role. 
See  what  I  mean  about  Hollywood  people 
being  in  NY? 

We  sort  of  flung  a  small  ball  for  a  few 
thousand  friends — surprise  guests  of  the 
evening  were  Bob  and  Mary  Cummings, 
who  had  flown  in  from  Detroit  on  a  500- 
mile  an  hour  tail  wind  and  arrived  so 
fast  they  were  still  winging.  They  just 
stopped  off  long  enough  to  say  hello  to  a 
few  pals  and  were  off  again  to  Hollywood 
for  Bob's  television  show,  "My  Hero." 
The  very  fascinating  Elizabeth  Threatt 
excited  a  lot  of  comment  on  account  of 
she's  very  handsome  and  keeps  people 
in  doubt  about  whether  she's  really  part 
Indian  or  not.  Nobody  ever  found  out 
for  sure.  It  was  fun  to  see  Marta  Linden, 
who  deserted  Hollywood  for  the  New 
York  stage,  Ben  Lyon  (he  and  Bebe 
Daniels  are  living  permanently  in  Lon- 
don and  doing  TV  and  radio  like  mad), 
Ben  Nedell  and  Olive  Blakeney  who 
seem  to  like  New  York  better  than  you- 
know-where.  Piper  Laurie  had  columnist 
Earl  Wilson  (and  his  beautiful  Rosemary) 
asking  her  lots  of  questions  and  she  sort 
of  divided  herself  up  between  other  col- 
umnists Louella  Parsons  and  Cobina 
Wright. 

Caught  a  glimpse  of  Deborah  Kerr  and 
Tony  Bartley  at  the  Algonquin,  fresh  in 
from  their  Pacific  Palisades  home,  for  a 
fast  tour  of  the  theatres  and  night  spots; 
had  a  wonderful  evening  with  Glenda 
Farrell,  who  is  commuting  to  the  West 
Coast  more  and  more  often  for  pictures. 

Yvonne  De  Carlo  had  all  the  men  ogling 
her  at  Jerry  Zipkin's  party  for  Louella 
and  Maggie.  Saw  Ella  Raines,  who  is 
another  deserter  from  Hollywood,  in  the 
large  and  gay  bunch  at  Jerry's.  END 


needn't  be  on  edge  during  the  ordeal.  At 
first  thought,  the  idea  appealed  to  me, 
but  now  that  I've  given  the  plan  further 
consideration  I'm  inclined  to  feel  dif- 
ferently about  it.  Wouldn't  TV  shows, 
some  TV  shows,  make  those  jittery  men 
more  irritable? 

The  success  of  "Omnibus"  may  pave 
the  way  for  thousands  of  non-profes- 


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sional  writers  to  get  established,  if  ama- 
teur scribes  are  invited  to  submit  story 
ideas  to  the  brains  behind  "Omnibus" 
for  use  in  future  programs.  An  appeal  to 
frustrated  playwrights  and  comedy 
writers  for  samples  of  their  talent  might 
be  the  very  thing  television  needs  in  the 
way  of  new  material.  Should  this  plan 
be  put  into  effect,  the  producers  of  "Om- 
nibus" will  advise  followers  of  the  show. 
We  just  wanted  to  be  the  first  to  tell 
you  here  in  TV-LAND  .  .  . 

Archie  Bleyer,  the  man-with-the-baton 
on  the  Arthur  Godfrey  show,  is  an  ex- 
ecutive of  a  record  company  called  Ca- 
dence Records  in  his  spare  time.  The 
Bleyer  outfit's  first  TV  singing  star  to 
sign  for  a  series  of  popular  song  platters 
is  another  Godfrey  program  attraction — 
Julius  La  Rosa.  That's  keeping  it  "in  the 
Godfrey  family"  as  it  were  .  .  . 

Menasha  Skulnik,  the  noted  Yiddish 
Theatre  comic  who  attempted  a  career 
on  TV  almost  three  years  ago,  then 
dropped  out  of  sight  when  his  shows 
were  panned  by  video  criticj,  will  re- 
turn to  television  this  Summer.  He's 
been  a  hit  on  Broadway  in  a  play,  "The 
Fifth  Season,"  and  has  numerous  offers 
to  return  to  TV  as  a  Summer  replace- 
ment. 

Neil  Hamilton  is  somewhat  bowled  over 
by  the  reaction  to  the  movie  dialogue  he 
uses  so  much  on  his  "Hollywood  Screen 
Tesf  show  because  it  is  being  picked  up 


by  the  youngsters  who  watch  the  TV  pro- 
gram. A  recent  letter  to  Neil  from  a 
viewer  the  other  day  told  him  that  her 
young  son  was  in  bed  with  a  cold  the 
previous  week  and  his  mother  decided  to 
serve  him  breakfast  in  bed.  When  he 
was  finished  he  shouted,  "Hey,  Mom, 
strike  the  dishes!"  .  .  . 

Jack  Russell,  handsome  baritone  fea- 
tured on  "Your  Show  Of  Shows,"  likes 
to  eat  in  cafeterias  despite  the  fact  he 
can  well  afford  any  dining  spot  in  town. 
The  reason  is  simple.  Five  years  ago 
Jack  worked  as  a  night  counterman  in 
an  off-Broadway  cafeteria  in  order  to 
support  his  wife,  Mary,  and  their  daugh- 
ter, Patricia,  then  four.  The  young  fam- 
ily was  expecting  another  addition  (that's 
Junior,  now  four)  and  jobs  were  scarce 
for  singing-actors.  While  ladling  out 
soup  orders  he  overheard  an  agent  telling 
a  couple  of  actors  about  an  audition  for 
a  new  musical.  Noting  the  time,  place 
and  name  of  the  show,  he  decided  to  try 
his  luck.  He  did  and  it  was  a  lucky  day. 

COAST  TO  COAST  CALLS:  Marilyn 
Monroe  may  appear  on  a  "live"  telecast 
modeling  the  famous  Maximilian  Dia- 
mond discovered  in  Brazil  in  1855  and 
once  owned  by  Carlotta,  Empress  of 
Mexico.  The  gem  valued  at  $125,000, 
would  be  worn  on  a  platinum  chain  by 
the  film  star  who  will  soon  be  seen  in 
"Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes."  The  TV 
stunt  will  promote  Miss  Monroe's  new 
film  while  the  musical  background  to  be 


supplied,  will  be  "Diamonds  Are  A  Girl's 
Best  Friend."  The  blonde  siren  will  re- 
main silent  and  not  speak  during  the 
proposed  show.  Most  male  viewers  in- 
sist Miss  Monroe  doesn't  have  to  say  a 
word  as  it  is.  Just  having  her  stand  there 
seems  to  be  sufficient  .  .  . 

TV  channels  vying  with  each  other  to 
get  better  movies  have  caused  stock- 
holders in  Republic  Pictures  to  sit  up 
and  take  notice.  The  money  is  rolling 
in  because  more  than  a  hundred  Repub- 
lic feature  films,  all  made  within  the 
past  seven  years,  will  be  shown  on  TV. 
Musicals,  comedies,  adventure  and  mys- 
tery movies  are  included  in  the  deal 
with  nary  a  Western  in  the  lot.  Among 
the  players  who  will  brighten  TV  screens 
are  Edward  Everett  Horton,  Vera  Vague, 
Ellen  Drew,  Nelson  Eddy,  Joan  Davis 
(competing  with  her  own  TV  show),  Gail 
Patrick,  Judith  Anderson,  Joe  E.  Brown, 
Louis  Calhern,  Wendy  Barrie  and  Fran- 
ces Langford. 

Adolphe  Menjou's  "Favorite  Story" 
requirements  cause  him  to  doff  his  su- 
perbly tailored  suits  for  dull  and  colorless 
duds  when  particular  character  roles 
are  portrayed.  His  wife,  former  actress 
Verree  Teasdale,  will  join  him  in  the 
hosting  on  the  program,  but  only  when 
narrator  Menjou  sports  dinner  clothes  .  . 

Bing  Crosby's  four  sons  are  being  ap- 
proached to  star  in  a  variety  series  which 
would  stress  a  Western  motif  having  the 


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Crosby  foursome  operating  a  large  ranch- 
house  with  visiting  "tourists"  enter- 
taining informally.  Pop  would  be  ear- 
marked as  the  show's  first  "guest  star," 
with  Uncle  Bob  Crosby  to  follow  sub- 
sequently .  .  . 

Eve  Arden's  husband,  actor  Brooks 
West,  is  rumored  about  set  to  replace 
Bob  Rockwell  as  "Our  Miss  Brooks"  hero 
when  the  popular  TV  show  begins  its 
second  year  .  .  . 

Rather  than  have  their  old  "Thin  Man" 
films  released  for  TV,  William  Powell 
and  Myrna  Loy  have  approved  the  plan 
to  produce  an  entirely  new  series  of  the 
comedy-dramas  in  which  they  would  co- 
star  as  of  yore.  The  new  telefilms  will 
feature  stars  of  the  past  in  major  roles 
in  an  endeavor  to  find  employment  for 
former  Hollywood  greats  .  .  . 

George  Raft's  telefilm  series,  "I  Am 
The  Law,"  has  renewed  interest  in  his 
screen  career  to  the  extent  he  once  again 
commands  top  salary  and  the  right  to  ap- 
prove his  scripts  .  .  . 

If  Hollywood's  Collier  Young  has  his 
way,  he'll  co-star  his  current  wife,  Joan 
Fontaine,  in  a  dramatic  TV  series  with 
Ida  Lupino,  his  ex-wife  .  .  . 

John  Agar's  career  was  at  its  most 
promising  best  when  he  had  his  second 
brush  with  the  law.  His  own  thirteen 
weeks  series  was  being  lined  up  by  his 
agent,  and  six  guest  shots  on  shows  such 
as  the  Ford  Theatre  had  to  be  can- 
celled .  .  . 

THOUGHTS  WHILE  DIALING:  Every- 
time  I  see  Dave  Garroway  I'm  amazed  at 
his  relaxed  manner  and  the  energy  with 
which  he  bounds  about  town.  I'm  sure 
his  must  be  the  roughest  daily  schedule 
in  TV  circles,  yet  he's  forever  calm,  never 
disheveled  and  as  easy-going  as  you 
please.  I  know  he  must  be  a  constant 
source  of  wonder  to  his  harried  fellow- 
workers  inasmuch  as  a  typical  Garroway 
day  goes  something  like  this:  — 

He  starts  with  breakfast  at  3  a.m.  and 
rehearses  for  his  NBC-TV  network  show, 
"Today,"  from  4  a.m.  until  7  a.m..  The 
two-hour  program  ends  at  9  a.m.  and 
from  then  until  noon  he  attends  staff 
meetings  and  answers  his  fan  mail.  After 
lunch  he  rehearses  and  broadcasts  an 
afternoon  radio  show  ("Dial  Dave  Gar- 
roway") which  invariably  is  followed  by 
more  meetings  with  agency  and  sponsor 
representatives  of  his  "Today"  telecast 
until  dinner  at  7  p.m.  Agency  and  spon- 
sor meetings,  incidentally,  like  TV  re- 
hearsals, are  as  time-consuming  for  every 
TV  performer  as  they  are  essential  to  the 
sustained  success  of  any  TV  show. 

Dave  gets  to  bed  each  weekday  night 
at  8  p.m.  (when  most  of  his  fans  are  com- 
fortably settled  at  home  watching  their 
TV  sets  for  hours  to  come)  and  sets  his 
alarm  for  3  a.m.  His  topsy-turvy  life  be- 
gins again  at  the  sound  of  the  alarm  and 
he  finds  he  has  too  little  time  for  the  pur- 
suit of  his  pet  hobbies — sports  car  racing, 
hot  jazz  and  golfing.  Of  all  his  hobbies, 
his  favorite  form  of  relaxation  is  star- 
gazing. He's  interested  in  astrology  and 
72 


Nina  Foch  has  been  working  hard  for  the 
Cancer  Society  and  urges  all  to  donate. 


although  as  he  says,  "the  stars  are  just 
coming  out  when  I'm  going  in  to  sleep," 
he  makes  up  for  it  on  weekends  by  stay- 
ing up  as  late  as  midnight,  on  Saturdays. 
That's  his  big  treat  of  the  week. 

CALLING  CUPID:  Piper  Laurie  ap- 
peared on  "The  Stork  Club  Show," 
"Toast  Of  The  Town"  and  "Do  You  Want 
To  Be  A  Star"  during  her  recent  Gotham 
visit  in  order  to  help  promote  "Missis- 
sippi Gambler."  When  she  wasn't  racing 
to  and  from  TV  stations,  she'd  relax  at 
"21"  while  being  interviewed  by  news- 
paper and  magazine  editors.  Not  once 
during  her  stay  in  New  York  did  she 
have  a  real  date.  Rock  Hudson  came  to 
town  for  a  twenty-four  hour  visit  and 
took  her  out  for  breakfast,  lunch,  dinner, 
theatre,  and  supper,  with  cocktail  parties 
and  dancing  in-between  times.  They  had 
a  great  around-the-clock  fun  time  to- 
gether, but  despite  reports  elsewhere,  this 
is  NOT  a  "romance."  As  Piper  said  to 
me  at  "21,"  "I  wish  I  did  have  a  real 
honest-to-goodness  boy  friend  in  New 
York.  Rock  and  I  are  having  a  'studio 
romance,'  thatfs  all!" 

John  ("The  Lone  Ranger")  Hart  and 
Vera-Ellen  made  Valentine's  Day  their 
own  by  virtue  of  a  two-hour  long  dis- 
tance telephone  call  Coast-to-Coast  .  .  . 

NOW  IT  CAN  BE  TOLD:  That  stunning 
crystal  mink  stole  Mrs.  Sandra  Berle 
wears  is  another  gift  from  her  son  Mil- 
ton Berle.  Knowing  that  Sandra  must 
have  every  type  of  precious  fur  imagin- 
able, a  friend  inquired  as  to  the  how  and 
why  of  her  newest  pelt.  The  explanation 
was  simple,  "Years  ago  Milton  ruined  a 
fur  piece  of  mine  and  ever  since  he's 
been  doing  everything  he  can  to  replace 
it.  Just  like  he  promised."  On  the  sur- 
face, that's  the  story,  but  the  crystal 
mink,  along  with  all  the  other  furs  Mil- 
ton Berle  has  given  the  mother  he  loves 
so  much,  is  symbolic  of  something  that 
happened  years  ago  and  few  of  his  friends 
and  fans  know  the  meaning. 

Berle,  who  has  been  in  show  business 
thirty-nine  of  his  forty-four  years,  made 
his  first  stage  appearance  at  the  age  of 
five.  This  occurrence  took  place  in  Mount 
Vernon,  N.  Y.,  at  an  amateur  contest, 
when  he  dressed  up  as  Charliz  Chaplin 


for  Hallowe'en.  In  order  to  make  an  au- 
thentic moustache,  the  five-year-old  took 
a  tuft  from  his  mother's  only  fur  piece. 
He  took  many  tufts  until  he  was  satisfied 
with  the  one  he  wanted.  The  ruined  fur 
couldn't  be  repaired  and  Sandra  Berle, 
who  always  encouraged  her  young  son  in 
his  theatrical  ambitions,  decided  his  as- 
pirations were  more  important  than  her 
astrakan  fur  cape.  Realizing  what  he  had 
done,  young  Milton  promised  his  mother 
he'd  make  it  up  to  her  "later  on."  He  has. 

That  very  Hallowe'en  night,  his  mother 
spent  $1.35  taking  him  up  to  Mount  Ver- 
non from  their  apartment  in  the  Bronx, 
in  order  for  Milton  to  win  a  $2.00  cup. 
But  win  it  he  did,  astrakan  moustache 
and  all,  and  it  gave  Mama  Berle  an  idea. 
A  week  later,  he  was  given  a  job  in  one 
of  the  Pearl  White  thrillers,  "The  Perils 
Of  Pauline."  He's  worked  ever  since. 

AUSPICIOUS  OCCASION:  Night  club 
history  was  made  the  night  Anne  Jef- 
freys and  husband  Robert  Sterling  began 
their  joint  supper  club  debuts  in  the 
Empire  Room  of  the  Hotel  Waldorf-As- 
toria. Beautiful  Anne  and  handsome  Bob 
had  every  topflight  celebrity  in  town  out 
for  the  auspicious  occasion.  Great  names 
from  stage,  screen  and  TV  applauded 
Anne  and  Bob  and  among  those  we  spot- 
ted at  ringside  tables  were  Jane  Froman, 
Walter  Winchell,  Frank  Fontaine,  Milton 
Berle,  Sid  Caesar,  Imogene  Coca,  Sarah 
Churchill,  Victor  Borge,  Faye  Emerson, 
Bud  Collyer,  Roxanne  and  Jackie  Glea- 
son. 

Anne,  who  has  been  wooed  on  the 
screen  by  Frank  Sinatra,  Robert  Mit- 
chum,  Pat  O'Brien,  Robert  Ryan  and 
Randolph  Scott,  talked  her  husband  into 
teaming  up  with  her.  While  Bob  was 
busy  with  his  TV  assignments,  the  beau- 
tiful Mrs.  Sterling  was  turning  down 
lucrative  night  club  engagements  because 
she  didn't  want  to  be  separated  from  Bob 
and  hated  to  leave  New  York  and  not 
make  her  TV  guest  shots,  too.  On  a  dare, 
Bob,  who  has  made  love  on  the  movie 
screens  to  Greta  Garbo,  Lana  Turner, 
Claudette  Colbert,  June  Allyson,  Gloria 
Grahame  and  Ava  Gardner,  brushed  up 
on  his  singing  lessons  and  the  rest  has 
become  what  we  told  you  in  the  begin- 
ning— night  club  history  in  New  York. 
No  easy  feat  that.  You've  got  to  have 
talent  in  order  to  make  Gotham  cafe 
critics  toss  their  napkins  into  the  air, 
which  is  just  what  they  did  for  Anne  and 
Bob  at  the  Waldorf.  An  exciting  night  it 
was,  too. 

TV  AND  MOVIE  GET-TOGETHER:  It 

would  be  hard  to  imagine  how  anyone 
can  ever  duplicate  the  glamour  and  ex- 
citement of  the  recent  New  York  pre- 
miere of  "The  Jazz  Singer"  held  at  the 
famous  Paramount  Theatre  in  Times 
Square.  It  was  a  glittering  event  for  the 
thousands  of  fans  who  jammed  Broad- 
way outside,  and  it  was  thrilling  for  the 
thirty-seven  hundred  people  indoors  who, 
collectively,  had  paid  out  $40,000  for  the 
privilege  of  witnessing  the  first  screen 
performance  of  the  film  starring  Danny 
Thomas  and  Peggy  Lee. 

Before  Dennis  James  and  I  introduced 
the  arriving  celebrities  in  the  Paramount 


lobby  to  our  TV  audience,  I  joined  the 
Danny  Thomases,  Brad  Dexters,  Faye 
Emerson  and  Skitch  Henderson,  the  Den- 
nis Jameses,  Maria  Riva,  Joe  E.  Brown, 
Robert  Taylor,  Hazel  Scott  and  dozens 
more  at  a  special  buffet  dinner  which 
was  given  in  the  private  suite  of  offices 
of  Leonard  Goldenson,  President  of  Unit- 
ed Paramount  Theatres.  There  were  so 
many  notables  at  the  party  that  we  were 
afraid  we'd  lose  a  few  en  route  to  the 
theatre.  Our  luck  held  out  and  when 
Elsa  Maxwell  wasn't  being  stopped  by 
Salvador  Dali  stepping  on  her  train,  the 
steady  parade  of  arriving  personalities 
made  our  telecast  colorful  and  tremen- 
dously gay.  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor,  Dagmar,  Anne 
Jeffreys  and  Bob  Sterling,  Jane  Pickens 
(who  sang  the  National  Anthem),  Earl 
Blackwell  with  Lisa  Kirk,  Johnnie  Ray, 
Betty  and  Jane  Kean,  Jackie  Gleason 
and  Roxanne  were  among  the  many  who 
attended. 

Earl  Wilson,  Chairman  of  the  Special 
Events  Division  for  the  March  of  Dimes, 
announced  that  the  entire  proceeds  of  the 
event  were  for  the  benefit  of  the  Na- 
tional Foundation  for  Infantile  Paralysis. 
The  special  performance  was  made  pos- 
sible by  Warner  Brothers  Pictures  and 
the  Paramount  Theatre  who  absorbed  all 


long  in  the  very  funny  play.  Ralph 
Meeker  and  Janice  Rule  also  picked  a 
hit  in  "Picnic." 

Mark  Stevens,  another  refugee  from 
Sunset  Boulevard,  was  raised  to  star  bill- 
ing after  his  Gotham  stage  debut  in  "Mid- 
Summer,"  but  only  because  his  leading 
lady,  an  absolute  unknown  named  Ger- 
aldine  Page  (who  played  a  bit  part  in  the 
film,  "Taxi"),  was  greeted  with  opening 
night  raves  by  the  drama  critics.  Paul 
Crabtree  and  Frank  Hale,  producers  of 
the  click  play,  elevated  her  to  stardom  for 
a  two-fold  reason.  First,  because  she  so 
richly  deserves  the  honor;  secondly,  be- 
cause it  meant  insuring  a  longer  run  for 
the  play.  Mark  Stevens  refused  to  step 
aside  and  allow  Miss  Page  to  take  solo 
star  billing  over  the  name  of  the  show. 
Had  he  done  so  he  would  have  endeared 
himself  forever  more  to  theatrical  man- 
agers in  New  York  (to  say  nothing  about 
his  movie  fans).  He  might  have  won  more 
friends  and  greater  admiration  as  an  actor 
as  well  as  a  person  had  he  permitted  the 
marquee  to  glitter  with  the  name  of  Ger- 
aldine  Page.  Ladies  First,  at  least,  Mr. 
Stevens! 

Producers  and  agents  have  been  block- 
ing Geraldine's  dressing  room  door  but 
she  has  to  decline  all  lucrative  offers. 
She's  tied  to  a  seven-year  contract  with 
Charles  K.  Feldman  and  her  first  major 
screen  role  will  be  in  the  future  produc- 
tion of  "The  Wayward  Bus,"  which  Will- 
iam Saroyan  has  adapted  from  the  John 
Steinbeck  novel.  Miss  Page  once  checked 
hats  in  Lindy's  Restaurant  on  Broadway 
while  struggling  to  gain  recognition  as  an 


costs  of  the  initial  showing  of  "The  Jazz 
Singer"  so  that  the  money  collected  might 
help  the  March  of  Dimes  in  its  fight 
against  polio.  Danny  Thomas  and  Peggy 
Lee  took  over  on  stage  and  after  singing, 
struck  a  serious  note  when  they  told  the 
audience  that  "if  there's  a  star,  a  real  star 
in  this  picture,  it's  Michael  Curtiz."  The 
applause  following  that  tribute  to  the 
director  of  "The  Jazz  Singer"  wcs  deaf- 
ening. 

Before  leaving  the  stage,  Peggy  told 
the  spectators  that  in  all  the  times  (eight 
exactly)  she  played  engagements  at  the 
Paramount  Theatre,  this  night  would  live 
long  in  her  memory  as  the  greatest  night 
in  her  life.  She  cried  when  she  walked 
off  into  the  wings.  The  following  day 
word  was  received  that  viewers  of  the 
TV  premiere  program  had  mailed  in,  vol- 
untarily, their  personal  contributions  so 
that  they  too  could  share  in  the  good  fun 
for  so  worthy  a  cause.  It  was  an  exciting, 
touching  event,  a  great,  big  wonderful 
night  for  all  concerned.  I'm  happy  to  have 
been  a  part  of  it.  END 

Hear  Maggi  broadcast  her  radio  ver- 
sion of  "Maggi's  Private  Wire"  at  12:15 
P.M.  E.S.T.  Monday  through  Friday  over 
WABC,  New  York. 


actress.  She's  been  eating  there  regularly 
ever  since  her  overnight  stardom  and  it 
is  friends  such  as  Irene  Dunne,  Patricia 
Neal,  Marlene  Dietrich,  Deborah  Kerr 
and  Eleanor  Parker  who  vie  with  each 
other  to  share  her  nightly  supper  table  at 
the  all-night  restaurant. 

Since  this  is  the  year  wherein  Holly- 
wood has  decided  to  expose  itself  to  the 
paying  public  via  such  fine  films  as  "The 
Star"  and  "The  Bad  And  The  Beautiful," 
several  film  players  should  be  told  that 
their  conduct  in  and  around  New  York  is 
hardly  above  reproach.  What  an  actor 
does  during  the  requirements  of  a  screen 
assignment,  is  one  thing,  but  what  he  or 
she  does  while  visiting  Manhattan  on  va- 
cation, is  something  else  again.  Judy 
Garland  should  be  spanked  for  the  way 
she  dresses  and  the  fact  that  she's  usually 
overweight  doesn't  add  any  to  her  per- 
sonal appearance.  A  slim  Judy,  the  kind 
most  reporters  have  always  respected  and 
loved,  is  a  joy  to  behold.  Mussy  hair, 
tweed  suits  and  sloppy  coats  are  unflat- 
tering to  her,  and  friends  have  been 
shocked  at  her  lack  of  interest  in  herself. 
The  blame  is  usually  given  to  Sid  Luft, 
her  husband,  but  as  most  movie  fans 
know,  it's  up  to  the  individual  to  be  per- 
fectly groomed  at  all  times. 

David  Wayne,  who  plays  Sol  Hurok,  the 
impresario,  in  "Tonight  We  Sing,"  the 
Ezio  Pinza-Roberta  Peters  movie  about 
concert  artists  and  opera  stars,  likes1  to 
dabble  in  paint.  When  he  came  to  Gotham 
for  the  premiere  festivities  attendant  on 
the  opening  of  "Tonight  We  Sing,"  he 
learned  that  the  only  original  oil  painting 


ever  executed  on  canvas  by  Sol  Hurok 
was  not  available  for  display  at  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  because  its  owner  had 
left  town.  But  photos  of  the  painting  were 
obtained  and  David  Wayne  set  about  to 
duplicate  the  original.  He  did  such  a  good 
job  that  Ezio  Pinza  and  Roberta  Peters 
both  asked  if  Wayne  would  sell  the  por- 
trait to  them.  Wayne  declined  and  ex- 
plained he  had  promised  it  to  Mr.  Hurok 
who  insisted  it  was  better  than  the  or- 
iginal! 

Stars  such  as  Joan  Crawford,  Dorothy 
Lamour,  Janet  Leigh,  Tony  Curtis,  Betty 
Hutton,  Bob  Wagner  and  Debbie  Rey- 
nolds should  individually  or  collectively 
take  Rosemary  Clooney  aside  and  explain 
the  facts  of  life-as-a-movie-star  to  her. 
Paramount's  white  hope  for  1953,  who  is 
being  given  every  conceivable  chance  to 
be  this  year's  brightest  new  star,  has  been 
ducking  interview  assignments  in  New 
York  and  that's  not  good.  Matter  of  fact, 
for  someone  as  new  in  motion  pictures  as 
Rosemary  Clooney,  this  could  well  be  the 
kiss  of  death  to  a  promising  career.  Mari- 
lyn Monroe,  who  is  notorious  for  being 
late  for  any  appointment  (hairdresser, 
dentist  or  photographer),  may  be  detained 
anywhere  from  fifteen  minutes  to  an 
hour,  but  she'll  show  up  and  when  she 
does,  well,  it's  usually  the  person  who  has 
been  kept  waiting  who  apologizes.  In  the 
case  of  Rosemary  Clooney,  she  just 
doesn't  show  up  for  press  appointments, 
nor  does  she  offer  any  excuse  or  apology 
for  her  absence  to  the  reporter  or  inter- 
viewer who  had  waited  and  waited.  It's 
new,  this  season  at  least,  for  any  of  the 
up-and-coming  stars  to  treat  newspaper 
and  magazine  writers  that  way.  Rosemary 
Clooney  had  better  mend  her  ways  before 
long  or  soon  there  won't  be  any  scribes  to 
disappoint,  only  her  fans,  who  to  date 
think  she  can  do  no  wrong.  It  must  be 
explained  that  only  her  fans  think  along 
those  lines. 

With  Tyrone  Power  starring  on  Broad- 
way in  "John  Brown's  Body,"  the  fact 
that  he  must  surely  be  the  Last  of  the 
Hollywood  Glamour  Boys  was  brought  to 
mind  forcibly  when  such  fellow-stars  as 
Wendell  Corey  and  Paul  Douglas  were 
spotted  in  the  audience  at  the  Century 
Theatre.  Douglas,  who  is  admittedly 
homely,  and  Corey  who  is  talented  yes, 
but  no  Apollo,  are  not  great  romantic  fig- 
ures. They  are  hardly  dashing,  smooth 
and  slickly  handsome  enough  to  make 
them  the  idols  of  panting  feminine  fans. 
Ty  Power,  who  has  reigned  as  the  King  of 
the  Passionate  Kiss  for  almost  a  decade, 
doesn't  have  any  competition  from  Marlon 
Brando,  whose  uncultured  speech  is  as 
unglamourous  as  it  is  unpleasant,  and, 
we  dare  say,  unnecessary.  Montgomery 
Clift  isn't  any  fashion  plate,  preferring  to 
be  messy  rather  than  dressy,  and  Kirk 
Douglas  could  hardly  ever  replace  Fred- 
ric  March  or  Ronald  Colman  in  the  mem- 
ories of  movie  fans  of  a  bygone  era.  The 
days  of  Ramon  Novarro,  Rudolph  Valen- 
tino, Richard  Barthelmess,  John  Gilbert 
and  Francis  X.  Bushman  are  gone  for- 
ever. It  will  even  take  more  than  a  "Mo- 
gambo"  with  Ava  Gardner  to  get  Clark 
Gable  back  up  on  top  of  tht.  heap.  That 
leaves  Tyrone  Power,  young  enough  to 

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reign  as  King  for  some  time  to  come.  The 
fact  that  he  has  matured  greatly  as  an 
actor  enhances  those  chances  to  sustain 
his  popularity  in  the  years  ahead. 

Dana  Andrews  dropped  in  to  hear 
Johnnie  Ray  at  the  Copacabana  and  dur- 
ing the  course  of  their  conversation  it  was 
Dana  who  told  the  singer  that  the  fun- 
niest thing  that  had  ever  happened  on  a 
movie  set  he  was  working  on  occurred 
during  the  filming  of  Sam  Goldwyn's 
"Edge  Of  Doom"  three  years  ago.  Twen- 
ty-five human  derelicts  enjoyed  an  enor- 
mous hot  meal  gratis  when  the  RKO  pic- 
ture was  on  location  in  the  Los  Angeles 
slums.  The  catering  company  hired  to 
supply  the  actors  with  man-sized  hot 
lunches  had  pulled  its  mobile  kitchen- 
truck  into  a  vacant  lot  and  lunch  was 
almost  over  before  it  was  discovered  that 
many  of  the  derelicts  had  dined  heartily. 
They  had  merely  joined  the  »lne  in  which 
film  extras  and  bit  playn-s  dressed  as 
"skid  row"  dwellers  were  moving  toward 
the  chow  wagon.  By  the  time  the  real 
actors  got  to  the  wagon  there  was  no 
more  food. 

BRIEFS:  Corinne  Calvet,  never  satis- 
fied with  what  she  sees  of  herself  on 
screen  since  she's  constantly  striving  for 
improvement,  walked  out  of  a  screening 
of  "Thunder  In  The  East"  in  a  Broadway 
movie  house  on  the  verge  of  tears  when 
she  found  the  audience  laughing  in  the 
wrong  places  ... 

Mary  Sinclair,  the  "Arrowhead"  star, 
detained  by  traffic  congestion  due  to 
construction  work  on  Fifth  Avenue, 
breezed  into  the  Stork  Club  and  said,  "I'd 
like  New  York  if  they  ever  get  it  fin- 
ished!" Her  luncheon  companions  howled 
throughout  lunch  over  that  one  .  .  . 

Harvey  Lembeck,  Joyce  Holden,  Glen 
Roberts,  Patricia  Hardy  and  Jaclynne 
Greene,  young  stars  of  "Girls  In  The 
Night,"  enjoyed  their  joint  visit  to  New 
York  so  much  that  they  vowed  to  hold  an 
annual  reunion  each  Valentine's  Day  at 
Danny's  Hide-a-way  .  .  . 

The  most  sensational  news  scoop  of  the 
month  in  Gotham  concerns  the  hush-hush 
plans  to  make  a  movie  in  Manhattan  of 
"Man  Into  Woman,"  the  diary  of  the 
Danish  painter,  Einar  Wegener,  who  after 
an  operation  became  Lillian  Wegener, 
married  and  bore  children.  Published  by 
Popular  Library,  the  book,  upon  which 
the  movie  will  be  based  will  cash  in  on 
the  international  publicity  received  by  the 
George-into-Christine  Jorgenson  news 
stories. 

A  flock  of  visiting  society  leaders 
turned  out  to  welcome  actress-singer 
Cons' ance  Moore  during  her  brilliant 
Maisonette  engagement  at  the  St.  Regis. 
The  Infanta  Maria  Cristina  of  Spain  and 
hor  husband,  the  Marquis  and  Marquessa 
de  Cuevas,  the  Duke  and  Duchess  of 
Windsor,  Count  Enrico  Marone  Cinzano, 
the  Baron  and  Baroness  Von  Hoynigen- 
Huene  and  Count  Lanfranco  Rasponi 
were  a  few  who  joined  Rex  Harrison, 
Lilli  Palmer,  Walter  Pidgeon,  Deborah 
Kerr,  Rock  Hudson,  Piper  Laurie,  Made- 
leine Carroll,  Eleanor  Parker,  Robert 
74 


Bert  Friedlob,  Melvin  Frank,  Eleanor 
Parker  at  "Above  And  Beyond,"  preem. 


Mitchum,  George  Raft,  Robert  Cummings 
and  James  Mason  in  making  every  night 
a  gala  night  for  the  popular  singing 
star  .  .  . 

Rene  Jeanmaire,  the  "Hans  Christian 
Andersen"  ballerina,  has  been  in  confer- 
ence with  play  producer  Shepard  Traube 
almost  nightly  over  his  suggestion  that 
she  star  in  the  operetta,  "The  Girl  In  The 
Pink  Tights,"  in  New  York  early  next 
year.  Before  departing  for  Paris,  Jean- 
maire indicated  she  was  interested.  Upon 
her  return,  she  was  still  anxious  to  hear 
more  about  the  musical  work,  to  the  ex- 
tent that  she  had  Danny  Kaye  listen  to 
the  show's  musical  score  one  night  after 
his  Palace  Theatre  show  ... 

Fred  Zinnemann,  who  directed  such 
young  actors  as  Marlon  Brando,  Mont- 
gomery Clift,  Julie  Harris  and  John  Eric- 
son  in  their  screen  debuts  ("The  Men," 
"The  Search,"  "Member  Of  The  Wedding" 
and  "Teresa"),  sat  unrecognized  in  the 
Astor  Drug  Store  as  autograph-collectors 
milled  about  waiting  for  a  chance  to  see 
Joni  James,  the  singer,  so  that  they  might 
get  her  signature.  Zinnemann,  who  will 
direct  the  all-star  cast  of  "From  Here  To 
Eternity"  ( Sinatra-Lancaster-Clift-Debo- 
rah  Kerr),  smiled  as  he  left  the  counter 
and  plodded  his  way  through  the  young- 
sters who  would  have  swooned  had  they 
known  who  he  was  .  .  . 

Geraldine  Brooks  and  Myron  McCor- 
mack  (he's  featured  in  the  long-run 
Broadway  hit,  "South  Pacific")  were  an 
on-again,  of -again  romance  only  because 
of  her  infrequent  trips  to  New  York.  But 
they  date  steadily  now  she  is  in  town  .  .  . 

Jack  Dempsey's  life  story  cannot  be 
made  into  a  motion  picture  because  of  the 
expense  it  would  entail.  Every  major 
principal  involved  in  his  fabulous  career 
would  have  to  be  paid  terrific  sums  of 
money  for  the  right  to  be  depicted  in  any 
filmization  of  the  Dempsey  career.  His 
appearance  in  the  Bob  Hope-Mickey 
Rooney-Marilyn  Maxwell  comedy,  "Off 
Limits,"  brought  many  a  nostalgic  tear  to 
the  eyes  of  hardened  Broadway  charac- 
ters who  witnessed  his  screen  perform- 
ance at  a  sneak  preview  at  the  Astor 
Theatre  .  .  . 


Bette  Davis  can  be  credited  with  help- 
ing to  influence  so  many  New  York 
women  to  adopt  the  Mamie  Eisenhower 
bangs.  Everywhere  she'd  appear  after  a 
performance  of  her  musical,  "Two's  Com- 
pany," she'd  make  every  woman  within 
sight  notice  her  hairdo.  In  the  Powder 
Room  at  Gogi's  Larue,  she  actually  cut  a 
fan's  hair  to  affect  the  same  bangs,  when 
the  young  girl  begged  her  to  do  so  .  .  . 
Only  thing  Miss  Davis  did  that  was  diff- 
erent was  to  wear  heavy  false  eyelashes 
night  and  day! 

The  daughter  of  a  famous  New  York 
theatrical  acting  family  may  file  a  lawsuit 
on  or  about  October  1st  over  the  similari- 
ty of  her  own  life  and  that  of  the  one  por- 
trayed by  Lana  Turner  in  "The  Bad  And 
The  Beautiful"  .  .  . 

The  historic  Empire  Theatre  which  is  to 
be  torn  down  late  this  Summer  to  make 
way  for  a  new  office  building  (it  is  cur- 
rently housing  Shirley  Booth  in  "Time  Of 
The  Cuckoo")  will  be  the  subject  of  a 
semi-documentary  film  to  be  made  by  an 
independent  producer  in  Gotham  using 
famous  actors  and  actresses  in  scenes 
from  the  stage  plays  they  made  famous 
in  the  distinguished  playhouse  .  .  .  Helen 
Hayes,  Alfred  Lunt,  Lynn  Fontanne,  Ju- 
lie Harris,  Katharine  Cornell,  Ethel  Bar- 
rymore  and  Billie  Burke  are  among  the 
many  .  .  . 

Kurt  Kasznar  asked  the  New  York  of- 
fice of  MGM  if  they  would  screen  "Lili" 
for  him  so  that  he  might  see  friend  Zsa 
Zsa  Gabor's  performance  in  the  Leslie 
Caron  starrer.  The  date  was  set.  Unbe- 
known to  Kasznar,  his  fellow-Hungarian 
Zsa  Zsa  had  made  a  similar  request  for  a 
special  showing  the  same  date  of  "Som- 
brero" in  which  Kasznar  appears  with 
Pier  Angeli.  So  what  happened!  Both  Zsa 
Zsa  and  Kurt  arrived  at  the  MGM  pro- 
jection room  in  the  Loew's  State  Theatre 
Building  and  the  movie  shown  was  "I 
Love  Melvin"  in  which  neither  of  them 
appear. 

Lisa  Ferraday  had  Pen  &  Pencil  diners, 
the  male  contingent,  dropping  their  steaks 
for  higher  stakes — the  opportunity  of 
helping  her  retrieve  a  few  14  karat  gold 
gadgets  which  had  slipped  from  her  plas- 
tic box-like  handbag  when  she  got  up 
from  her  table.  Thanking  the  gentlemen 
who  helped  her  find  her  personal  effects 
she  started  to  leave  the  steak  house  and 
as  she  approached  the  door,  she  bumped 
into  an  incoming  patron  and  her  handbag 
again  flew  open,  causing  a  repeat  of  the 
earlier  incident.  Since  the  man  she  col- 
lided with  happened  to  be  Richard  M. 
Nixon,  Vice  President  of  the  United 
States,  she  did  all  the  apologizing  .  .  . 

Joan  and  Constance  Bennett,  who  have 
been  touring  the  nation  in  separate  plays, 
have  confided  to  Broadway  pals  that  they 
would  welcome  the  chance  to  co-star  in 
a  new  stage  play  in  New  York  before 
resuming  their  film  careers  in  Hollywood. 
Currently  in  "I  Found  April,"  Connie 
Bennett  almost  played  the  same  town, 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  the  same  week 
her  sister  Joan  was  starring  in  "Bell, 
Book  And  Candle."  END 

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FIRST    RUN  FEATURES 


Hollywood  On  Broadway  By  Danton  Walker   19 

Visiting  stars  can  set  even  sophisticated  New  York  back  on  its  heels 

The  Mystery  Of  Maureen  By  Denny  Shane   22 

The  breathtaking  O'Hara  is  baffling  Hollywood  with  her  behavior 

Why  I'm  Getting  Back  To  Nature  By  Michael  Sheridan   24 

The  slinky  gown  era  is  over;  simplicity  appeals  more  today,  says  Susan  Hayward 

"I  Didn't  Say  That!"  By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill   26 

Jane  Russell  denies  the  beefs  she's  supposed  to  have  made 

Three  Cornered  Romance  By  Peter  Sherwood   29 

The  Barbara  Stanwyck,  Bob  Taylor,  Ursula  Thiess  triangle 

If  I  Had  My  Honeymoon  To  Live  Over  By  Janet  Leigh   31 

"I  feel  the  honeymoon  is  wasted  on  newlyweds,"  says  Janet 

Don't  Wait  To  Marry  By  Jerry  Asher   32 

"Love  is  a  growing  thing,"  says  Cordon  MacRae 

Just  Call  Me  Mamie!  By  Tom  Carlson   35 

Mamie  Van  Doren  is  the  likeliest  challenge  to  Marilyn  Monroe 

Is  Betty  Velvet  Or  Gingham?  By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill   36 

Does  a  girl  like  Betty  Crable  find  happiness  in  mundane  things? 

Does  A  Lost  Love  Ever  Return?  By  Corinne  Calvet   38 

Perhaps  you  won't  entirely  agree  with  Corinne's  European  beliefs 

Keep  It  A  Secret!  By  Helen  Louise  Walker   40 

Never  admit,  warns  Jane  Greer,  that  your  charm  doesn't  come  easily 

The  Confused  Mr.  Skelton  By  Louis  Reid   42 

Red's  big  desire  is  for  a  happy  home,  yet  he's  difficult  to  live  with 

Maggi's  Private  Wire  By  Maggi  McNellis  

Listening  in  on  what's  going  on  behind  the  scenes  in  television 

Unmasking  Burton  By  Ben  Maddox  

What  the  talented  Richard  Burton 


like  when  enacting  himself 

The  Deepies  Take  Over!   By  Vincent  Rogers  

With  3-D  fever  gripping  the  nation,  what'll  happen  to  some  top  stars? 


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Susan  Hayward,  starring  in  "The  President's  Lady". 

Barbara  Stanwyck,  starring  in  "Blowing  Wild"  

Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis,  starring  in  "Houdini". 
Mamie  Van  Doren,  starring  in  "Forbidden"  


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THE   HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


What  Hollywood  Itself  Is  Talking  About  By  Lynn  Bowers   6 

Your  Guide  To  Current  Films  By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill   14 

Record  Roundup  By  Bill  Silbert   74 


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Focus  On  Fun  By  Marcia  Moore   48 

Summer  Icing  By  Marcia  Moore   50 

Graduate  To  Glamour  By  Elizabeth  Lapham   54 

On  the  Cover,  Ann  Blyth,  Starring  in  MGM's  "All  The  Brothers  Were  Valiant" 

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James  Stewart  with  his  Gloria.  Jimmy 
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limelight — she  would  like  a  career  too. 

The  hot  rumors  of  the  Lana  Turner- 
Lex  Barker  welding  were  touched  off  by 
Lex's  quick  trip  to  Mexico  a  couple  of 
weeks  before  they  both  came  out  of  the 
Hollywood  hills  and  embarked  on  a  vaca- 
tion to  Europe.  The  other  couple — Arlene 
Dahl  and  Fernando  Lamas  (and  who  can 
separate  this  foursome  since  they  traded 
partners) — had  their  own  trip  to  New 
York  for  a  whole  bunch  of  showseeing 
and  vacation  type  stuff. 

Couple  of  our  local  residents  of  some 
fame  were  in  different  hospitals  at  the 
same  time  getting  appendices  out,  with 
some  little  trouble  too.  Dick  Powell  had 
an  84-day  siege  and  Mitzi  Gaynor,  with 
all  her  romantic  difficulties  too,  had  a 
tough  time  getting  through  the  op.  Little 
hope  that  Mitzi  and  her  former  fiance, 
the  very  handsome  and  nice  attorney 
Richard  Coyle,  will  reconcile. 

Yvonne  DeCarlo,  who  has  never  lacked 
boy  friends,  fretted  a  little  over  the  fact 
that  her  newest  flame,  Latin  Carlos 
Thompson,  was  out  and  around  town 
with  a  lot  of  the  unattached  glamour 
pusses  while  she  was  in  London  making 
a  picture.  One  of  Carlos'  favorites  was 
another  Latin,  Katy  Jurado.  Yvonne 
wasn't  planning  to  linger  in  Europe  as 
she  usually  does,  for  this  reason. 

Ho  hum  and  who  cares — when  last 
heard  from,  Mario  Lanza  was  about  to 
consider  going  back  to  work  at  MGM  in 
the  long-delayed  "Student  Prince."  The 
guy,  in  spite  of  his  reluctance  to  work,  is 
still  one  of  the  top  money-makers  for  his 
studio  and  if  there's  any  way  to  get  him 
to  report  on  the  set,  MGM  will  keep  him 
working  as  long  as  the  money  rolls  into 
the  till. 

On  the  other  hand,  Johnnie  Ray,  who 
was  so  hot  last  year,  has  a  few  tears  to 


talking  about!  (CONTINUED) 


Jean  Simmons  and  Stewart  Granger  were 
also  on  hand  for  Academy  night  doings. 


shed  (real  ones).  With  the  breakup  of 
his  marriage  to  that  nice  little  gal,  Mari- 
lyn Morrison,  and  a  slacking  in  interest 
when  he  makes  night  club  appearances, 
he's  not  the  same  boy.  Almost  makes  us 
cry  to  think  of  it. 

Bob  Cummings  and  his  pretty  gal, 
Mary,  threw  an  open  house  thing  on  the 
stage  where  they  shoot  their  funny  TV 
show,  "My  Hero."  Practically  the  most 
attractive  bartender  you  ever  saw  poured 
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Looks  like  a  good  Summer,  with  Shir- 
ley Booth  expecting  to  be  out  here,  after 
the  close  of  her  Broadway  play,  for  Hal 
Wallis'  picture,  "About  Mrs.  Leslie."  It's 
gonna  be  tough  for  Shirley,  who's  a  pret- 
ty retiring  person,  to  turn  down  all  the 
invitations  that  will  come  her  way  when 
she  arrives.  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  10) 


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Paramount  is  definitely  on  the  prowl 
for  all  the  cute  canaries  in  the  territory. 
With  a  corner  on  the  fabulous  Rosemary 
Clooney,  the  very  pretty  Teresa  Brewer 
C who's  practically  a  dead-ringer  for  Jen- 
nifer Jones)  and  talented  young  Joanne 
Gilbert,  the  studio  has  also  latched  onto 
another  cutie,  Marjie  Millard,  who  gets 
star  billing  and  two  solo  songs  in  the  new 
Martin  and  Lewis  pic,  "Money  From 
Home."  Marjie's  the  gal  who  will  marry 
20th's  talented  boy  actor,  composer,  di- 
rector, dancer  and  singer,  Casey  Adams, 
just  about  as  you're  reading  this  here. 
Since  Casey's  sensational  success  in  "Ni- 
agara," he's  been  spotted  for  a  very  im- 
portant part  in  20th's  "Vicki." 

Opinion  around  town  is  that  Joan 
Crawford  listened  to  an  ill-winded  ad- 
vice giver  when  she  gave  Marilyn  Mon- 
roe that  unsolicited  piece  of  counsel  about 
not  believing  her  publicity.  The  great 
Crawford  needs  this  kind  of  foolishness? 

A  gal  who  doesn't  go  around  much  and 
doesn't  always  look  as  if  she's  having  a 
good  time,  named  Rita  Hayworth,  posi- 
tively guffawed  out  loud  at  Mocambo 
when  she  went  to  see  the  fabulous  act  of 
Kay  Thompson  and  the  Williams  Broth- 
ers. The  biggest  hoot  from  the  Princess 
was  when  Kay  and  the  boys  made  a  sly 
reference  to  Rita's  ex,  Prince  Aly  Khan. 
Rita,  was,  as  usual,  with  the  very  hand- 
some Manuel  Rojas. 

One  of  the  nicest  things  about  the  pic- 
ture business  these  days  is  the  re-discov- 
ery of  some  of  the  great  talent  of  the  old 
days.  Now  hear  this — Columbia's  spotted 
old-time  stars  Dorothy  Phillips,  Gertrude 
Astor,  Cleo  Ridgeley  and  Arline  Pretty  in 
their  3-D  pic,  "Man  In  The  Dark."  The 
producer,  Wallace  MacDonald,  and  di- 
rector, Lew  Landers,  also  used  to  be 
matinee  idols.  Columbia  also  has  Pat 
O'Malley  in  "The  Wild  One"— the  flicker 
that  allows  Marlon  Brando  to  ride  around 
like  crazy  on  a  motorcycle.  Out  at  MGM 
they've  got  Mae  MacEvoy,  Naomi  Chil- 
ders,  Rhea  Mitchell  and  the  Moore  Broth- 


ers, Tom  and  Matt,  in  Red  Skelton's  "The 
Great  Diamond  Robbery."  In  another  of 
theirs,  "Take  The  High  Ground,"  old-timer 
Creighton  Hale  has  a  big  part.  At  20th, 
Mae  Marsh  gets  a  spot  in  "Blueprint  For 
Murder."  Hate  to  say  it,  but  we  think 
the  movies  got  the  idea  from  television. 

I'm  glad  that  Bob  and  Dorothy  Mitch- 
um's  latest  rhubarb,  which  sent  him  off 
to  live  like  a  bachelor  in  a  Westwood 
apartment,  is  a  thing  of  the  past  and  that 
Bob  has  returned  bag  and  baggage  to 
home  and  family.  What  we  like  about 
Mitch,  though  is  that  he  admits  it's  his 
fault. 

Lot  of  clacking  went  on  among  the 
gum-beaters  about  the  illness  of  Vivien 
Leigh  after  she  arrived  in  Hollywood 
from  India  to  finish  up  Paramount1 s  "Ele- 
phant Walk."  Her  pals — and  the  studio 
— were  very  concerned  over  her  exhaust- 
ed state,  which  finally  forced  her  to  quit 
the  picture  and  fly  home  to  England. 
Elizabeth  Taylor  is  taking  the  role. 
(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  12) 


Kathryn  Grayson,  Frankie  Laine  and 
Dinah  Shore  at  "City  Of  Hope"  show. 


Lucille  Ball  and  husband,  Desi  Arnaz,  doing  a  stint  at  "City  Of  Hope"  show  at 
the  Racquet  Club  in  Palm  Springs.  Lucy  has  many  offers  to  return  to  screen. 


Six- feet- four  of  fighting  man 
-to  tame  a  wildcat  beauty! 


DAVID  E.  ROSE  presents 


YVONNE  ROCK 

ic  niDin  uiinonu 


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w»b  DENIS  O'DEA 
Produced  by  DAVID  E.  ROSE  •  Directed  by  RAODL  WALSH 

Screenplay  by  BORDEN  CHASE  •  A  C0R0NAD0  PRODUCTION  Distributed  by  RKO  RADIO  PICTURES,  INC.  | 


what  Hollywood  itself  is  talking  about!  (CONTINUED) 


Joan  Crawford  with  her  old  friend,  Cesar  Romero,  at  supper- dance  at  Romanoff's  following  "Call  Me  Madam"  premiere. 


Marlon  Brando,  who's  just  completed  "The  Wild  One,"  story  of  motorcyclists, 
has  an  eager  student  in  Tamba,  featured  chimp  in  the  "Jungle  Jim"  series. 


Anybody  who  doesn't  speak  Gaelic 
(that's  Irish  to  you)  will  be  lost  at  the 
Ann  Blyth-Dr.  James  McNulty  wedding. 
Both  of  them  are  as  Irish  as  a  shamrock 
and  Dennis  Day's  going  to  be  the  best 
man.   Calling  all  leprechauns. 

Now  that  it's  known  that  Gene  Nel- 
son baked  a  birthday  cake  for  his  pal, 
Gordon  MacRae,  that  dancing  feller  will 
be  swamped  no  doubt  to  appear  on  cook- 
ing shows.  Seems  like  Gene  used  to  be  a 
baker  before  Hollywood  discovered  him. 

The  Screen  Writers'  Guild,  not  to  be 
outdone  by  other  inside-industry  organ- 
izations, threw  one  of  the  fanciest  Award 
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Van  Heflin,  Jean  Arthur,  Alan  Ladd  in 
an  unusual  story  of  the  West,  "Shane." 


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Lichtenburg,  Ethel  manages  to  upset  the 
schedule  arranged  by  charge  d'affaires 
Billy  De  Wolfe,  fall  in  love  with  George 
Sanders,  and  help  promote  the  romance 
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Shane 

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don De  Wilde,  find  trying  to  keep  their 
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CONTINUED 


Wounded  in  a  desert  battle,  Foreign  Legionnaire  Alan  Ladd  recovers  under  the 
care  of  Arlene  Dahl,  princess  of  a  mysterious  city  in  U-Fs  "Desert  Legion." 


Meyer,  is  robbing  their  lives  of  pleasure. 
A  stranger,  named  Shane,  rides  into  their 
place  one  day  and  agrees  to  take  a  job 
as  handyman.  Shane,  played  by  Alan 
Ladd,  is  no  ordinary  cowpoke.  His  light- 
ning reach  for  his  six-shooter  at  the  mere 
sound  of  a  cow  turning  over  a  milk  crock 
soon  stamps  him  as  a  gunfighter.  Heflin, 
wearying  of  trying  to  hold  the  other 
homesteaders  together  to  fight  Meyer, 
accepts  his  foe's  message  to  come  and 
talk  it  over,  "reasonable  like."  A  friend 
lets  Shane  know  that  it  is  a  trap  since 
paid  gunman  Jack  Palance  will  be  on 
hand  to  kill  Heflin.  Ladd  and  Heflin  tan- 
gle in  a  fight,  which  Ladd  finally  wins 
and  then  goes  to  town  to  meet  the  hired 
killer  in  Heflin's  place.  Film  reveals  some 
of  the  longest,  noisiest,  and  most  realistic 
fight  scenes  recorded.  The  cast  is  ex- 
cellent,  with   Ladd   freeing  the  valley 


from  its  foes  and  chalking  up  three  more 
notches  on  his  gun.  He  decides  once  a 
gunfighter  always  a  gunfighter  and  rides 
away,  not  in  the  usual  sunset,  however, 
but  facing  a  thunder  storm.  Paramount. 

The  Blue  Gardenia 

A  nne  Baxter,  Ann  Sothern  and  Jeff 
*^  Donnell  are  telephone  operators, 
each  of  whom  Raymond  Burr  has  un- 
successfully tried  to  date.  When  Anne 
Baxter  receives  a  letter  from  her  boy 
friend  in  Korea  breaking  off  their  en- 
gagement, she  foolishly  accepts  a  dinner 
engagement  with  Burr.  He  becomes  un- 
manageable and  she  hits  him  with  a 
fireplace  poker.  She  faints,  but  regains 
consciousness  before  the  police  arrive. 
In  her  hurry  to  leave  she  forgets  her 
shoes.    Columnist  Richard   Conte  uses 


John  Wayne,  Doris  Lee  Cole  have  mild 
flirtation  in  "Trouble  Along  The  Way." 


Robert  Horton,  star  Dorothy  Dandridge 
and  Barbara  Sanders  in  "Bright  Road." 


Dorothy  Bromley  and  Audrey  Dalton  are  two  of  the  trio  of  English  girls  who 
make  a  much-heralded  and  very  gay  debut  in  "The  Girls  Of  Pleasure  Island." 


this  clue  to  start  an  investigation  via  his 
newspaper.  By  the  time  he  uncovers 
Anne  as  the  murderess,  he  is  also  able 
to  prove  her  unsuspected  innocence. 
Grim,  factual  drama.    Warner  Brothers. 

Desert  Legion 

\A/ith  two  such  handsome  co-stars  as 
^  ™  Alan  Ladd  and  Arlene  Dahl,  it's 
only  natural  to  expect  plenty  of  cheese- 
cake, lots  of  romance  and  a  fair  portion 
of  fisticuffs.  Story,  which  has  a  fable-like 
quality,  finds  Foreign  Legionnaire  Ladd 
the  only  member  of  his  troop  surviving 
a  surprise  encounter  by  desert  raider 
Omar  Ben  Khalif.  Ladd  is  mysteriously 
saved  by  a  group  of  peace-loving  people 
from  the  hidden  city  of  Madara.  When 
he  reports  their  existence  to  his  post 
commander,  Leon  Askin,  he  is  laughed 


at.  In  an  attempt  to  vindicate  himself, 
Ladd  and  confidant,  Akim  Tamiroff,  de- 
sert the  post  and  leave  on  a  private  mis- 
sion of  finding  Madara.  The  city  proves 
rather  easy  to  find,  but  pretty  difficult  to 
leave,  particularly  after  Ladd  gets  a  look 
at  the  ruler's  daughter,  Arlene  Dahl. 
Lots  of  sword-changing  and  machine- 
gunning  in  an  exotic  oriental  setting. 
Universal-International. 


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Iohn  Wayne,  Charles  Coburn  and  tal- 
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SCREENLAND 


Academy  Award  winner  Shirley  Booth,  with  Frank  Millan  and 
Bill  Hawkins,  at  pre-Oscar  midnight  party  at  Pen  &  Pencil. 


June  1953 


HOLLYWOOD 
OH 

BROADWAY 


Kim  Hunter,  a  former  winner,  with  nominee  Jack  Palance  and 
Lisa  Ferraday  at  champagne  celebration  that  lasted  till  dawn. 


If  Jennifer  Jones  doesn't  want  gossip  columns  to  report 
she's  having  "household  troubles"  as  Mrs.  David  O. 
Selznick,  she  might  think  twice  before  sharing  a  table- 
for-two  with  handsome,  young  escorts  in  Manhattan 
cocktail  lounges. 

Two  of  the  nicest  young  people  ever  to  visit  New  York 
are  Janet  and  Tony  Curtis.  Their  Gotham  pals,  however, 
wish  they  would  taper  off  on  their  overly -publicized  "pri- 
vate lives."  If  their  understanding  friends  can  take  just 
so  much,  how  will  the  fickle  fans  react  in  time? 

Artie  Shaw  gets  snubs  from  certain  queens,  who  spot 
him  at  parties  around  town,  because  he  "exposes"  them 
in  his  newest  book,  "Boys  And  Girls  Together." 

The  pre-Academy  Awards  champagne  supper  soiree 
honoring  Shirley  Booth  at  Bruno's  Pen  &  Pencil  began 
at  midnight  and  lasted  until  dawn.  A  highlight  of  the  late 
hour  doings  had  Joan  Crawford  telephoning  long  dis- 
tance to  offer  her  eleventh  hour  greetings  and  prediction 


that  Shirley's  "Sheba"  would  cop  the  25th  annual  Acad- 
emy Award  for  1952's  best  top  performance  by  an  actress. 
Former  Oscar  winners  on  hand  were  Kim  ("A  Streetcar 
Named  Desire")  Hunter  and  Broderick  ("All  The  King's 
Men")  Crawford,  who  joined  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  Stevens, 
Nina  Foch  (with  actor  Jimmy  Lipton),  Lisa  Ferraday, 
Fritzi  Scheff,  and  "Sudden  Fear"  nominee,  Jack  Palance, 
in  the  fun-making.  The  hospitalized  Bette  Davis  wired 
her  regrets,  as  did  Jose  Ferrer,  who  with  Rosemary 
Clooney,  was  detained  in  Bostor 
because  of  his  stage  production  of 
"My  Three  Angels." 


Terry  Moore's  eleventh  hour  re- 
mark (before  the  Academy  Awards 
were  announced)  that  she  didn't 
want  to  win  for  her  supporting  role 
in  "Come  Back,  Little  Sheba"  be- 
cause an  Oscar  is  a  jinx,  was  one 
of  the  most  ill-advised  statements 
of  the  season,  (continued  on  page  20) 


Danton  Walker 


19 


At  the  Friars'  dinner  for  Bob  Hope,  special  Oscar  winner, 
Milton  Berle  and  George  Jessel  present  him  with  a  scroll. 


John  Bruno,  host  of  the  Pen  &  Pencil,  Kim  Hunter  and  Jack 
Palance  scoop  the  Academy  by  giving  Shirley  comic  Oscar. 

Susan  Hayward  and  Jess  Barker,  stopping  over  in  Gotham  en 
route  to  Europe,  call  to  learn  how  the  twins  are  back  home. 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 


(CONTINUED) 


Wonder  how  other  "supporting"  Oscar  winners  felt  about 
that.  Thomas  Mitchell,  Van  Heflin,  Teresa  Wright,  Charles 
Coburn,  Barry  Fitzgerald,  Ethel  Barrymore,  Anne  Baxter, 
Edmund  Gwenn,  Celeste  Holm,  Claire  Trevor,  Dean  Jag- 
ger,  George  Sanders  and  Walter  Brennan  (who  has  won 
three)  in  particular. 

During  her  sabbatical  in  Gotham,  Lena  Home  "got  with 
it"  to  such  an  extent,  at  the  Bon  Soir,  she  did  a  solo  num- 
ber from  her  table  with  the  handclapping  "accompani- 
ment" of  James  Mason,  Constance  Moore,  Marge  and 
Gower  Champion,  Danny  Thomas,  Johnnie  Ray,  Jan 
Sterling,  Paul  Douglas  and  Gypsy  Rose  Lee.  Novelist 
Mickey  Spillane  voted  it  the  grooviest  rendition  of  "Tiger 
Rag"  he  ever  heard.  Bob  Crosby  seconded  the  nomination. 

Van  Johnson  will  sing  and  dance  to  a  medley  of  hits 
from  "Pal  Joey"  and  "Too  Many  Girls"  during  his 
London  Palladium  stint.  He  appeared  in  both  Broadway 
tune-shows  years  ago.  He's  been  practicing  and  singing 
three  hours  daily.  "I  want  them  to  like  me  over  there," 
says  Van. 

Marge  and  Gower  Champion  can  charm  even  the  most 
difficult  "squares."  At  the  Latin  Quarter,  a  noisy  four- 
some was  creating  a  disturbance  during  the  great  night 
club  act  of  Ted  Lewis.  Waiters  and  captains  couldn't  quiet 
the  quartet  of  merrymakers,  but  Marge  and  Gower  did  so 
by  merely  going  over  to  the  table  and  whispering  their 
joint  request  for  "a  little  less  noise,  please."  We  hope  Ted 
Lewis  won't  have  to  return  the  favor  when  the  dancing 
stars  open  at  Bill  Miller's  Riviera,  sharing  the  program 
with  Vic  Damone. 

Ralph  Meeker  had  a  large  "7"  appropriately  painted  on 
his  dressing  room  mirror  the  night  he  opened  in  the 
Broadway  hit,  "Picnic,"  opposite  Janice  Rule.  Director 
Joshua  Logan,  who  brought  him  back  from  Hollywood, 
did  the  art  work.  It  was  Logan  who  put  him  in  Henry 
Fonda's  "Mister  Roberts"  and  then  recommended  him  to 
Irene  Selznick  for  the  male  lead  in  "Streetcar  Named 
Desire"  when  Marlon  Brando  left  the  play  to  make  the 
screen  version.  After  "Streetcar,"  Ralph  hopped  a  plane 
to  Hollywood  where  he  made  "Teresa,"  "Four  In  A  Jeep," 
"Somebody  Loves  Me,"  "The  Naked  Spur"  and  "Jeop- 
ardy." In  seven  years,  with  a  great  assist  from  Josh 
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Gloria  De  Haven's  hair,  always  a  matter  of  conjecture, 
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"I'm  knee-deep  in  the  process  of  re-organizing  myself,"  ad- 
mits Maureen.  "I'm  learning  to  live  like  a  normal  person." 


Maureen's  brother,  Charles  FitzSimons,  attorney  turned  ac- 
tor, is  her  frequent  escort.  She's  avoiding  the  wolf  pack. 


The  breathtaking  O'Hara  is  still 

baffling  Hollywood  with  her  behavior,  however, 

you  must  admit  she  has  good  reasons  why 

By  Denny  Shane 


FOR  ten  years  beautiful  Maureen  O'Hara  managed  to 
keep  her  private  life  mysteriously  to  hei'self.  Her  mar- 
riage was  never  punctuated  by  printed  rumors  of  any 
kind.  As  with  a  limited  number  of  other  beautiful  women 
who  seemed  to  have  their  lives  well  in  hand — Susan  Hay- 
ward,  Jeanne  Crain,  etc. — the  press  gave  up  on  getting 
any  provocative  stories  about  Maureen. 

On  the  movie  set  she  was  regarded  by  co-workers  as 
co-operative,  but  not  particularly  communicative.  She 
attended  only  a  very  few  parties  and  didn't  welcome  the 
exploring  eyes  of  cameras  in  her  home. 

Then — suddenly — came  a  flash  announcement  that 
Maureen  O'Hara  was  divorcing!  Her  marriage  to  Director 
Will  Price  had  ended. 

How  the  rumors  began  to  fly!  One  minute  you  heard 
that  Maureen  had  fallen  for  a  famous  star,  the  next  thai 
she  was  being  wildly  pursued  by  an  enormously  wealthy 
Mexican  tycoon. 

For  the  first  time  in  years,  tongues  were  buzzing  about 
a  girl  who  had  managed  to  remain   (continued  on  pace  57; 


22 


summer 
is  made 
for 


When  looks  count  most  it's  time  for  Sea  Nymph — 
the  glamour  swim  suit  that's  always  in  place  in 

the  sun!  Soft-glowing  iridescent  lastex  in  exciting 
contrast-trimmed  French  Riviera  colors.  Sizes 

32  to  38.  Plan  a  complete  Sea  Nymph  ward- 
robe at  this  value-happy  price,  about  $9. 

Slightly  higher  west  of  the  Rockies 

Sea  Nymph  glamour  suxts  come  in  Juniors,  too!  Sizes  9  to  15. 
at  better  stores  everywhere,  or  write,  Sue  Gordon,  JORDAN  manufacturing  corp.,  UtlO  Broadway,  New  York  18,  N.  Y. 
Sea  Nymph  of  Canada,  425  River  St.,  Montreal 


In  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes,"  Jane  says  that  her  change  from 
glamour  girl  to  comedienne  is  more  pronounced  than  ever. 


Rehearsing  with  Jack  Cole,  dance  director.  Marilyn's  nick- 
name of  "The  Round  One"  was  given  to  her  by  friend  Jane. 


I 


DIDN'T 
SAY 
THAT!" 


Jane  Russell  denies 


the  beefs  she's  supposed  to  have  made 


about  Marilyn  Monroe  and 


about  her  husband's  giving  up  football 


for  a  career  in  films 


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1 


IT  is  amazing  that  Betty  Grable,  whose  name  is  syn- 
onymous with  feminine  beauty,  and  was  used  as  a 
password  during  the  War,  who  has  had  her  silhouette 
on  the  nose  of  a  bomber,  and  plastered  over  more  soldiers' 
bunks  than  was  chewing  gum,  should  remark,  "I've  never 
been  any  place." 

She  continued,  "I've  never  traveled  to  Europe,  or  owned 
a  gown  labeled  Paris;  never  even  been  to  Mexico  or 
Hawaii.  I'm  strictly  a  see-the-U.S.A.  girl  with  New  York, 
Cedar  Rapids  and  points  in  between  my  route." 

All  of  which  brings  us  to  the  question,  does  she  have  a 
gingham  personality  or  a  velvet  reputation?  Frankly, 
Betty  Grable,  the  glamour  queen,  the  woman,  the  mother, 
has  us  puzzled.  After  a  long  talk  with  her,  we  uncovered 
sonie  startling  new  evidence. 

Here  are  some  pin-up  pictures  of  her  we  never  knew 
existed  ...  Betty  washing  her  daughters'  hah'  ...  or 
Betty  scrubbing  a  veal  roast  with  soap  ...  or  twisting  her 
gloves  in  Boy  Scout  knots  when  her  horse,  Big  Noise, 
comes  pounding  down  the  stretch  ...  or  rushing  out  to 
a  department  store  the  afternoon  of  the  social  "Jockey's 
Ball"  to  buy  a  cocktail  dress — an  item  she's  never  owned. 

Betty,  wearing  a  pencil-slim  gray  skirt,  wide  red  belt, 
and  white  blouse  with  her  monogram  slashed  down  the 
left  side,  smiled,  "I'll  probably  shock  you,  but  I've  only 

Betty  says  that  compared  to  the  social  activities  of  their 
daughters,  Vieki  and  Jessica,  she  and  Harry  are  just  duds. 


been  to  Palm  Springs  once,  and  that  was  during  their  off- 
season when  I  was  recuperating  from  an  operation." 

We  began  to  slip  back  to  the  velvet  reputation  when  she 
said,  "I  always  have  breakfast  in  bed.  My  mother  started 
it  when  I  was  12  and  used  to  work  singing  and  dancing. 
The  idea  has  clung,  and  I've  even  convinced  Harry  he 
should  try  it  too. 

"Of  course,  the  tray  isn't  fancy.  I  have  the  same  thing, 
half  a  grapefruit  and  coffee,  every  day.  But  when  my 
daughters  want  to  decorate  it,  they'll  go  out,  pick  some 
weeds,  and  stick  them  in  a  bud  vase  on  the  tray. 

A  pter  my  moment  of  luxury,  I  go  downstairs  order 
l\  the  groceries  for  the  day,  and  "then  head  for  the 
studio.  When  I'm  working  I  pay  close  attention 
to  what  I  wear,  but  in  private  life  I  don't.  Harry's  the 
one  with  taste  in  clothes. 

"I  like  him  to  select  things  for  me.  The  other  day,  he 
decided  to  surprise  me  with  a  new  coat.  Harry  looked  at 
the  various  items  the  saleswoman  showed,  but  the  min- 
ute he  saw  a  black  and  white  checked  coat,  he  said, 
'Wrap  it  up!'  The  saleswoman  assured  him  I  wouldn't 
like  it,  he  assured  her  I  would,  and  I  did. 

"Of  course,  Harry's  superstitious  about  black.  He'll  tell 
you  the  coat  is  navy  and  white.  Even  (continued  on  pace  56) 

What  a  cast  in  "How  To  Marry  A  Millionaire,"  Betty's  new 
picture!  She  stars  with  Lauren  Bacall  and  Marilyn  Monroe! 


does  a  LOST  LOVE 


When  anyone  asks  me,  "Can  you  ever  go  back 
with  romance?"  I  say  NO — and  then  again,  YES! 
Sometimes,  but  I  think  it  does  not  often  happen,  you 
may  love,  and  be  parted  from  the  one  you  love,  and 
meet  later  to  love  again — but,  and  this  is  important, 
you'll  never  love  again  in  the  same  way! 

Everyone  changes.  Life  changes  us,  each  one,  ac- 
cording to  the  things  which  happen  to  us  and  the 
experiences  we  endure  and  the  loves  we  know  and 
lose.  No  one  can  remain  the  same  for  very  long. 

Some  people  grow;  others  sink  into  a  sort  of  lethargy 
and  become  less  interesting  than  they  once  were — but 
everyone  changes! 

So — when  you  love,  it  is  of  that  moment.  That  par- 
ticular moment  when  you  and  the  man  you  love  find 
in  each  other  the  answer  to  all  your  dreams  and  desires. 

Good  marriages  are  built  because  the  two  people 
who  loved  went  forward  together  from  the  point  when 
each  was  the  answer  to  the  other's  dream.  Do  you  know 


why?  Because  these  two  lives  went  forward  together. 

The  inevitable  changes  which  come  from  life  itself 
occurred  while  these  two  people  were  together,  and 
thus,  each  accepted  the  change  as  a  part  of  the  loved  one. 

But  suppose  these  lovers  were  parted  for  a  while? 
Ah,  that  is  very  different! 

The  changes  continue  to  occur.  Suddenly  there  are 
two  new  people,  who  have  suffered,  learned,  lived 
apart  from  each  other.  Each  has  gone  through  gradual 
changes  which  might  not  have  distressed  the  other,  if 
they  had  not  been  together  and  sharing  life. 

But  when  these  two  people  have  been  apart,  and 
then  meet  again — it  is  sad,  but  they  are  strangers  to 
each  other.  Yes,  even  though  they  wear  the  same 
clothes,  the  same  faces,  the  same  names,  they  are  dif- 
ferent people  inside. 

Do  you  understand,  then,  why  I  say,  "Yes,"  and  then 
again,  "No.  one  cannot  love  an  old  love?" 

If  there  is  one  thing  that  French  (continued  on  pace  65) 


"If  someone  came  out  of  John's  past,  jealous  as  I'd  be  of 
what  might  become  important  again,  I'd  keep  an  open  mind." 


Corinne  with  Cam  Mitchell,  Rory  Calhoun.  Says  she, 
"European  women  don't  want  sexual  equality  with  men." 


39 


N&rf/v  ddmtj,  uwtMA 

A  SECRET! 


Jane's  husband,  Producer  Edward  Lasker,  never  sees 
her  in  pincurls.  She  is  always  glamourous  for  him. 


One  of  the  most  important  things  about 
being  glamourous  and  attractive,  thinks  Jane 
Greer,  is  not  to  let  anyone — especially  the  man 
in  your  life — know  that  it  takes  any  doing  at  all.  Never 
let  him  see  you  engaged  in  any  drab  routine  of 
housekeeping  or  beauty  care.  Pretend  your  charm 
is  as  spontaneous  as  that  of  a  blossom 

"You  and  I  know,"  she  confides,  "that  it  takes  time  and 
thought  and  effort  to  look  sleek  and  well-groomed, 
to  keep  your  figure  and  complexion  and  hair 
in  order,  to  run  a  house  smoothly  and  to  give  a  success- 
ful party.  But  don't  let  him  know  it.  We  have  to 
do  these  things  and  do  them  as  well  as  we  can.  But 
just  don't  make  a  fuss  about  it." 

Jane  admits  that  she,  herself,  isn't  the  least 
bit  domestic.  "I  was  never  trained  for  it  or  taught 
anything  about  it,"  she  says.  "And  I'm 
lucky  enough  to  have  other  people  to  attend  to  it  for 
me  now  while  I  do  another  kind  of  work. 


^  f%  ut  most  women  do  have  to  cook  and 

D  keep  house  these  days,  and  I  know  what  I'd 
do  about  it.  I'd  try  not  to  make  'a  production'  of  it. 

"I'd  try  to  get  the  cooking  finished  before  my  husband 
came  home,  even  though  that  might  take  a 
lot  of  study  of  casserole  dishes  and  things  that 
keep  hot  in  the  oven.  I'd  finish  the  drudgery,  rush  to 
put  on  fresh  make-up  and  a  pretty  housecoat 
before  he  arrived.  And  I'd  never,  never  admit  that  I'd 
'slaved  over  a  hot  stove'  to  whip  up  that  cake  or 
to  cook  that  roast!  I'd  pretend  that  pixie  creatures 
came  out  of  the  woodwork  and  did  every  bit  of  it. 

"I'd  let  him  think  the  pixie  creatures  kept  the 
house  tidy,  too,  and  washed  all  those  windows.  If  a 
woman  keeps  on  talking  about  drudgery  and  household 
routines,  about  drab  routines,  then  her  husband 
will  begin  to  associate  her  with    (continued  on  pace  67) 


Jane,  now  in  "Desperate  Search"  with  Howard  Keel, 
says  that  sex  appeal  boils  down  to  being  mysterious. 


To  look  at  Jane,  here  talking  to  Van  Heflin,  you'd 
never  imagine  her  beauty  required  any  drab  routine. 


confused 
Mr.  Skelton 


A  "born  performer,"  Red's  made  a  fortune  out  of  making  people 
laugh.  His  career  is  one  of  the  great  sagas  of  show  business. 


By  Louis  Reid 

Funnyman  Red  Skelton,  who  parlayed  a 
doughnut-dunking  routine  into  a  fabulous  fortune, 
is  discovering  that  no  matter  how  big  the  bank- 
roll or  ample  the  acclaim,  domestic 
trouble  can  make  life  a  little  less  than  idyllic. 

Red  recently  was  involved  in  such  a  stormy  row 
with  his  chic,  flame-haired  wife,  Georgia,  that 
he  moved  bag  and  baggage  out  of  his  swanky  Bel  Air, 
Calif.,  home  into  the  Beverly  Hills  Hotel. 

For  making  people  laugh,  Red  has  become  the 
leading  competitor  of  Fort  Knox,  Ky.,  in 
garnering  gold.  Indeed,  he  is  probably  the  most 
successful  prospector  today  in  Hollywood's  lush, 
ever  beckoning  hills — a  true  colossus  of  comedy. 

But  the  disputes  at  home  were  far  from  funny  to 
the  champ  funster.  The  sharp  recriminations 
echoed  loudly  through  the  film  colony.  To  add  to 
his  woe  and  to  Hollywood's  concern,  was 
the  fact  that  the  quarrels  took  place  as  he  was 
about  to  undergo  surgery  for  diaphragmatic 
hernia,  commonly  called  an  upside-down  stomach. 
"I'm  so  much  in  love  that  it's   (continued  on  pace  66) 


42 


Red's  learning  that  even  with  a  bankroll  and  acclaim,  A  TV  conference  at  Red's  home.  These,  plus  radio 
domestic  trouble  can  make  life  less  than  idyllic       work,  movies,  long  hours,  don't  help  his  married  life. 


43 


I 


MAG  GTS  PRIVATE 


My  bonnet  is  off  to  Ed  Sullivan  and 
\  his  "Toast  Of  The  Town"  series 
of  six-minute  "trailers"  or  "Coming 
Attraction"  film  clips  of  20th  Century- 
Fox  and  MGM  movies.  Ed  has  been 
working  on  the  TV -Hollywood  blend- 
ing for  four  years.  The  success  of  his 
initial  programs  highlighting  scenes 
from  "Destination  Gobi,"  "Call  Me 
Madam,"  "I  Love  Melvin,"  "The  Pres- 
ident's Lady"  and  "Battle  Circus"  de- 
serves high  praise. 

Faye  Emerson,  for  the  first  time  in 
her  celebrated  career  as  "Miss  TV" 
missed  the  opening  of  a  show.  "This 
Is  Show  Business"  went  on  without 
her  for  the  first  five  minutes.  When 
she  burst  into  the  studio,  took  her 
place  and  looked  into  the  cameras,  she 
was  a  cool,  calm  and  collected  "Fay- 
sie"  despite  her  frightening  experi- 


ence of  having  been  caught  in  the 
usual  New  York  traffic  jam. 

Jack  Benny,  unexcitable  and  easy  to 
work  with,  naturally  rates  sky-high 
with  his  fellow- workers  in  Hollywood. 
He  will  always  have  his  pick  of  the 
top  talent  for  TV  guest  shots.  Because 
of  this  "name  it  and  claim  it"  magic, 
he's  able  to  ask  for  Ann  Blyth,  Gracie 
Allen,  Marilyn  Monroe,  Joan  Craw- 
ford, Clark  Gable,  Robert  Taylor  or 
Bill  (Hopalong  Cassidy)  Boyd  with- 
out a  single  turndown. 

One  of  the  most  amusing  backstage 
scenes  to  be  witnessed  is  the 
twice-weekly  "make-up"  sessions 
singer  Jane  Froman  gives  to  her  pet 
dachshund,  "Tilly."  The  canine,  devot- 
ed to  his  mistress,  barks  and  yelps  if 
he  doesn't  get  several  patty -cakes  with 


her  powder  puff  as  she  finishes  off  her 
own  TV  make-up.  During  a  recent 
program,  "Tilly"  began  barking  in 
Jane's  dressing  room  and  wouldn't 
stop  until  she  came  back  into  the  room 
and  tapped  his  snoot  with  Max  Factor. 

Ozzie  Nelson  and  his  family  of  three 
— Harriet,  David  and  Ricky — got  the 
surprise  of  their  TV  lives  after  a  re- 
cent telecast  of  "The  Adventures  Of 
Ozzie  And  Harriet,"  when  a  group  of 
impeccably  dressed  matrons  ap- 
proached the  Nelsons  and  presented 
Ozzie  with  a  brown  velvet  box  tied 
with  bright  green  and  yellow  ribbons. 
At  the  insistence  of  Harriet,  he  untied 
the  package  and  out  popped  a  bright 
shiny  medal,  one  that  he  had  won 
thirty-three  years  before  when  he  was 
the  nation's  youngest  Eagle  Scout  in 
his  home  town,  Jersey  City,  New  Jer- 


WIRE 


sey.  The  emblem,  which  the  then- 
young  Ozzie  had  lost  while  his  family 
moved  from  one  town  to  another,  had 
been  uncovered  at  a  charity  rummage 
sale  amid  assorted  buttons  and  sundry 
other  items.  The  finder,  a  long-time 
fan  of  Ozzie's,  had  the  medallion  pol- 
ished and  packaged  as  a  gift  for  the 
impromptu  presentation.  Nervous  at 
the  prospect  of  facing  Ozzie,  she  had 
prevailed  upon  a  few  of  her  neighbors 
to  go  along  with  her.  With  Ozzie  and 
Harriet  playing  host  and  hostess,  and 
David  and  Ricky  serving  as  escorts, 
the  ladies,  six  in  all,  trooped  off  to  the 
nearest  restaurant  where  an  elabo- 
rate dinner  party  got  under  way  last- 
ing until  midnight. 

There's  a  lot  to  be  said  in  favor  of 
the  quality  of  the  movies  now  being 
shown  on  the    (continued  on  pace  73) 


Dean  Martin  and  Jerry  Lewis,  noted  for  their  crazy  antics,  want  to  prove  to 
the  world  that  they're  really  good  actors  so  they'll  go  dramatic  on  television. 

Ann  Blyth  listens  intently  to  a  serious  Jack  Benny.  Jack  rates  sky  high  with  fel- 
low workers  which  explains  why  he  has  no  trouble  getting  guest  stars  for  show. 


Denise  Darcel  kept  promise  to  Walter 
Winchell,  but  isn't  following  through 


45 


He  hates  to  dress  for  a  party,  but  once  there  is  apt  to 
stay  until  5  a.m.  "Women  don't  grip  my  imagination  as 
actresses,  but  rather  as  women,"  says  this  Britisher. 


Unmasking 

BURTON 


BY  BEN  MADDOX 


The  talented  Richard  Burton  you've  seen 

on  the  screen  wears  an  actor's  mask.  Let's  see 

what  he's  like  enacting  himself 


W^Fhe  whole  point  of  acting  is  to  get  away  from 

I  your  own  terrible  self!"  blurts  out 
Richard  Burton.  "I'd  be  too  embarrassed  to  play 
me."  And  so,  if  he  wears  a  mask  for 
every  part,  what  sort  of  man  is  Burton? 

The  most  colorful  character  you'd  ever  hope  to  meet! 
He  deliberately  explodes  excitement  in  the  air 
around  him  by  daring  to  be  his  uninhibited  self.  Few 
men  are  fabulous,  but  he  fits  smoothly  into 
the  rare  breed  that  deserves  that  tag.  He's  even  had 
Hollywood's  most  cynical  citizens  dizzy  with 
delight.  They've  happily  discovered  that  as  he  appears 
dullness  departs. 

His  broad  shoulders  and  those  green  eyes  that 
fling  emotion  make  the  initial  dent.  But  it's  his  follow- 
up  that  is  the  double  dose  of  dynamite. 

Richard's  talk  is  as  exciting  as  his  talent.  He's 
not,  however,  merely  a  teller  of  fascinating  tales, 
although  he's  been  briskly  examining  cross-sections  of 
this  world  for  27  crammed  years.  He  concluded 
early  it  is  a  fantastic  place  full  of  unending  adventures. 
Living  to  the  hilt,  tangling  with  the  unexpected 
and  taming  it  is  this  Englishman's  cup  of  tea. 

It's  so  marvelous  to  be  alive!   You're  never  sure 
what  will  happen  next!"  he  exclaims.  Then  with 
a  grin  he  tosses  a  post-script.  "Why  be  afraid  to  lay 
hold  of  whatever  it  is?" 

He  is  amazed  by  almost  everything,  but  especially 
by  his  own  unbelievable  rise  from  utter  obscurity. 
Add  to  this  kindly  Burton  heart  that  readily 
responds  to  the  other  fellow,  his  devastating  sense  of 
humor  and  you  have,  not  a  baffling  personality, 
but  an  irresistible  companion. 

All  this  sounds  extraordinary  if  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  70) 


Greer  Garson 
offers  congrats 
to  Dick  and  John 
Wayne  for 
winning  awards 
at  Foreign  Press 
dinner.  Dick 
invariably  is  the 
life  of  party. 


m. 


HEN  YOU  POWDER  YOUR  NOSE, 

THINK  OF  YOUR  LEGS," 

says  Vera-Ellen 


Kleig  lights  often  cast  ugly 
highlights  on  shiny  stockings^  says 
V era-Ellen,  star  of  M-G-M's 
THE  BIG  LEAGUER. 
So  we  make  sure  our  legs  look  as 
freshly  powdered  as  our  faces.'1''  And 
that's  what  Bur-Mil  Cameo  nylons 
can  do  for  your  legs,  too! 


•  "A  woman  powders  her  nose  to  eliminate 
unflattering  shine,"  says  alluring  Vera-Ellen. 
"And,  in  Hollywood,  we  know  a  shiny 
stocking  can  be  just  as  unglamorous 
as  a  shiny  nose." 

•  That's  why,  on  the  screen  and  off,  M-G-M 
stars,  like  lovely  Vera-Ellen,  wear 
Bur-Mil  Cameo  nylons  with  exclusive 
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them  Leg-O-Genic  at  all  times. 

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SCREENLAND  FASHION  FEATURE 
By  Marcia  Moore 


FOCUS 

ON 


FUN 


Suit  designs  for  the  lazy  one 
who  likes  the  sun — or  for  the  active  one 
who  does  go  near  the  water 


For  your  nearest  store, 
write  to  Marcia  Moore. 
SCREENLAND, 
10  East  40th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 


A  sun  tan  special — this  Tartan  suit  designed  by  Cole 
of  California  in  a  cotton  print  and  modeled  by  Jan 
Sterling,  now  in  "Split  Second."  Sizes  S — M — L,  $12.95. 


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Gingham  suit  in  colorful  hues  is  fully  lined  with  acetate  Sally  Forrest  wears  Form  Control  suit  by  Surf  Togs.  In 
jersey.  Sides  may  be  shortened  with  drawstrings.  nylon  and  acetate  Laton  taffeta,  with  built-in  "Phan- 
By  Brilliant,  in  sizes  32-38.  $7.98.  Modeled  by  Jan  Sterling.      turn"  girdle,   side-boned   bra,   detachable   straps.  $15.98. 


J^or  happy  days  when  sun  and  fun  come  first,  here  are  a  few  of  the 

priced-right  swim  suits  for  sunning  and  sun  suits  for  swimming  in  fabrics  that  lead  a  double  life 


Catalina's  "Willow  Waist"  suit  of  rayon-cotton  fabric.  Mitzi  Gaynor  wears  Rose  Marie  Reid's  elasticized  cotton 
In  red,  white  and  black  or  green  stripes  on  white.  $14.95.  suit  in  a  gay  print.  For  sizes  10  to  16,  priced  at  $10.95. 
Comes  with  straps.  Lotte  Berl  is  in  "Under  The  Red  Sea."       Mitzfs  next  picture  is  "No  Business  Like  Show  Business." 


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SCREENLAND  FASHION  FEATURE 


By  Marcia  Moore 


Summer 


For  happy  Summer  days  and  starlit  nights — 

this  figure-flatterer  in  cotton,  touched  with  its 
own  frosting,  modeled  by  blonde  Jan  Sterling 


.  retty  petticoats  can 
be  worn,  under  this  wide-skirted 
dress  which  comes  in  four 
colors — grey,  navy,  mauve  and 
tan.  It  is  made  of  lovely  polished 
Everglaze  chambray  which  is  wash- 
able. The  velvet  belt 
comes  in  black  when  you  choose 
the  dress  in  grey — otherwise,  belt 
matches  the  fabric  color. 
The  V-necked  collar,  cut  low 
in  both  front  and  back,  is  adorned 
with  Schiffli  lace  which 
gives  it  an  air  of  elegance. 
This  dress  may  be  bought  in 
sizes  9  to  15.  It  is 
priced  at  a  reasonable . 
$7.98.  Sold  at  W.  T.  GRANT 
Stores.  Jan  is  cur- 
rently in  RKO's  "Split  Second."  END 


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YOUR  GUIDE  TO  CURRENT  FILMS 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  17] 


in  six  months  unless  he  can  get  it  out  of 
debt.  He  decides  to  add  football  to  the 
curriculum  in  the  hope  that  the  gate  re- 
ceipts will  pay  off  the  deficit.  None  of 
the  top  coaches  will  accept  the  priest's 
naive  offer  except  down-and-out  John 
Wayne.  He  hopes  to  use  the  school  as  a 
hide-out  to  keep  daughter  Sherry  away 
from  domestic  relations  officer  Donna 
Reed,  who  is  acting  in  behalf  of  Wayne's 
ex-wife,  Marie  Windsor.  With  little 
equipment  or  manpower  to  work  with, 
Wayne  manages  to  get  a  powerhouse 
team  that  wins  its  first  game,  although 
a  little  chicanery  is  involved.  The  win- 
ning streak,  however,  is  halted  when  the 
coach's  ex-wife  recognizes  one  of  the 
players  as  a  pro  and  informs  Coburn, 
who  immediately  cancels  the  remainder 
of  the  season.  It  is  only  through  some 
quick  action  by  the  pretty  court  worker 
and  the  church  authorities  that  the  team, 
the  school  and  Sherry  are  saved.  Clever 
dialogue,  plus  top-notch  performances 
help  Director  Michael  Curtiz  speed  the 
film  along  at  a  fast  clip.  Warner  Bros. 

Pony  Express 

When  Buffalo  Bill  (Charlton  Heston) 
and  Wild  Bill  Hickok  (Forrest 
Tucker)  combine  forces  to  get  the  Pony 
Express  through  to  California,  pardner, 
you  might  as  well  start  making  your 
reservations.  Despite  Indians,  ambushes 
and  the  skullduggery  of  Pat  Hogan,  they 
accomplish  their  aims.  Valiantly  aiding 
them  in  their  plan  are  Rhonda  Fleming, 
a  loyal  Californian  anxious  to  see  the 
West  linked  with  the  East,  and  Jan 
Sterling,  an  Army  Post-raised  girl  who 
sacrifices  her  life  to  protect  Heston.  A 
wee  bit  involved  at  times,  producer  Nat 
Holt  has  embellished  the  film  with  top 
name  actors  and  some  striking  outdoor 
footage.  Paramount. 

Count  The  Hours 

It  won't  take  whodunit  fans  long  to 
guess  that  the  mystery's  clue  is  in  the 
title  of  this  new  Benedict  Bogeaus  pro- 
duction. Teresa  Wright  and  John  Craven 
are  migratory  workers  whose  employer 
is  killed  just  a  few  feet  from  their  door. 
Afraid  to  admit  that  her  husband  has  a 
gun  that  corresponds  to  the  murder 
weapon,  Teresa  tosses  it  into  a  lake.  Her 
action  scuttles  her  husband's  only  de- 
fense evidence  and  gives  the  district  at- 
torney grounds  to  book  him.  It  isn't  until 
able  attorney  Macdonald  Carey  is  called 
into  the  trial  that  Craven's  chances 
brighten.  Although  Carey  is  able  to  pin- 
point the  real  murderer  almost  immedi- 
ately, he  is  unable  to  supply  a  witness  or 
the  murder  weapon.  Adele  Mara,  the 
murderer's  wife,  provides  the  only  com- 
edy relief  in  somber,  tense  drama.  RKO. 

Split  Second 

r^iCK  Powell  makes  his  directorial  bow 
""^  with  a  nerve  tingling  drama  of  a 
killer  holding  six  people  captive  at 
Frenchman  Flats,  scene  of  an  impending 


atom  bomb  test.  Stephen  McNally  and 
wounded  Paul  Kelly  escape  from  prison 
and  hitch  a  ride  with  divorcee  Alexis 
Smith  and  her  attorney,  Robert  Paige. 
When  the  group  runs  into  a  road  block 
and  the  car  runs  out  of  gas,  McNally 
commandeers  a  station  wagon  driven  by 
reporter  Keith  Andes  and  girl  friend 
Jan  Sterling.  He  pilots  the  entire  en- 
tourage to  the  "Flats."  As  the  minutes 
tick  by,  the  group  aided  by  prospector 
Arthur  Hunnicutt,  vainly  tries  to  escape 
the  killer  and  the  forthcoming  atom 
bomb  test.  Film's  topical  attraction,  up- 
to-the-minute  headline  appeal  will  boost 
its  sure-fire  rating.  RKO. 

Lone  Hand 

Ioel  McCrea  is  busier  than  a  hot  ping 
•*  pong  ball  volleying  back  and  forth 
from  farmer  to  desperado  to  detective  in 
U-I's  latest  Technicolor  salute  to  the  old 
West.  Joel,  a  widower,  and  son,  Jimmy 
Hunt,  decide  to  invest  all  of  their  sav- 
ings in  a  farm  in  Timberline,  Colo.  Al- 
though busy  getting  their  farm  in  shape, 
Joel's  not  too  engaged  to  court  pretty 
neighbor,  Barbara  Hale,  whom  he  even- 
tually marries  to  provide  a  home  for  his 
son.  Supposedly  a  peace-loving  man, 
Joel's  activities  puzzle  his  son  and  new 
wife.  Every  night  that  there  is  a  robbery, 
he  disappears,  and  when  the  year's  crops 
are  lost  he  still  has  plenty  of  money.  It 
is  only  after  Barbara  has  left  him,  that 
he  realizes  his  real  love  for  her,  and  re- 
veals that  he  is  a  Pinkerton  Detective 
who  has  routed  out  the  leader  who  has 


Alexis  Smith  and  Stephen  McNally  in 
fiery  embrace  in  RKO's  "Split  Second." 


been  robbing  the  farmers.  Some  lively 
antics  by  Jimmy  and  a  mongrel  dog 
named  Butch,  plus  beautiful  Colorado 
scenery,  add  greatly  to  the  family  film 
fare.  Universal -International. 

The  Girls  of  Pleasure  Island 

The  much  heralded  three  little  English 
'  girls  discovered  by  Director-author 
F.  Hugh  Herbert  make  their  debut  in  a 
Technicolor  plum  especially  tailored  to 
their  talents.  Leo  Germ,  father  of  the 
three  girls,  enjoys  his  secluded  life  on 
Pleasure  Island,  as  a  representative  of 
the  British  government.  His  paradise, 
however,  is  rudely  interrupted  when 
1,500  Marines  land  on  the  island  to  build 
an  air  strip.  His  daughters,  who  have 
never  seen  a  white  man  (much  less  an 
eligible  one),  have  a  field  day  with  "500 
Marines  a  piece,"  much  to  their  harried 
father's  concern.  Dorothy  Bromley,  a 
16-year-old  pixie,  has  a  puppy  love  affair 
with  a  "sophisticated"  18-year-old.  Joan 
Elan  enjoys  herself  as  a  flirt,  while 
Audrey  Dalton  and  Don  Taylor  share  the 
serious  romance  of  the  film.  Movie, 
which  continually  builds  from  its  hilari- 
ous premise,  is  further  brightened  by  the 
appearance  of  Elsa  Lanchester,  as  the 
girls'  governess,  and  Gene  Barry,  an  in- 
teresting newcomer.  Paramount. 

Bright  Road 

The  compassion  of  Negro  school  teacher 
Dorothy  Dandridge  for  pupil  Philip 
Hepburn's  need  for  understanding  com- 
prises the  major  story  line  of  this 
Christopher  Award- winning  story. 
Young  Philip,  who  seems  to  be  a  defiant 
misfit  student,  is  more  interested  in  but- 
terflies and  nature,  than  arithmetic  and 
geography.  Yet  under  the  teacher's  tute- 
lage he  begins  to  take  an  active  part  in 
school  proceedings  until  his  little  girl 
friend  is  fatally  stricken  with  pneumonia. 
For  a  time,  her  death  threatens  to  upset 
Philip's  newly-gained  confidence,  but 
when  the  teacher  and  the  school's  prin- 
cipal back  him  up  in  an  argument  with 
some  pupils  over  a  cocoon,  he  becomes 
a  happy  child  again.  Charmingly  told, 
sincerely  enacted,  film  is  directed  by 
Gerald  Mayer  and  features  Miss  Dand- 
ridge in  a  straight  dramatic  plot.  MGM. 

War  of  Worlds 

A  real  spine-chiller  that's  every  bit  as 
**  exciting  as  the  Orson  Welles  inter- 
pretation of  the  H.  G.  Wells  novel.  Al- 
though Gene  Barry,  Ann  Robinson  and 
Lies  Tremayne  head  the  cast  as  the  earth 
people  faced  by  the  invasion  of  creatures 
from  Mars,  the  real  stars  are  weird 
special  effects  created  by  Gordon  Jen- 
nings. Spiderlike  Martians  invade  the 
earth  and  crumble  all  that  gets  in  their 
way.  Belatedly,  the  world  unites  to  bat- 
tle the  invaders,  but  the  futility  of  even 
the  atom  bomb  turns  the  people  to  prayer 
in  preparation  for  their  doom.  It's  at  this 
moment  that  the  Martians  are  struck 
down  by  a  lowly  germ  for  which  their 
life  in  the  sterile  world  of  Mars  has  not 
prepared  them.  Movie  is  a  real  shocker 
along  the  science-fiction  lines  pioneered 
by  Producer  George  Pal.  Paramount.  END 

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The  Natural  Vision  camera  focuses  on  can-can  dancers  whose  high  kicks  come  right  off  the  screen  in  Warners'  "House  Of  Wax." 


the  Dee  pies  take  over! 

With  3-D  fever  gripping  the  nation,  what  will  happen  to 
some  top-ranking  stars?  And  how  will  you  like  being  part  of  the  show? 

BY  VINCENT  ROGERS 


Marilyn  Monroe,  clad  in  a  dia- 
phanous, decollette  evening 
gown,  arises  from  her  couch  and  ad- 
vances towards  you,  planting,  smack 
on  your  lips,  a  firm,  endearing,  and 
quite  positive  kiss! 

Is  this  your  imagination?  Tall, 
handsome  Tyrone  Power,  or  Robert 
Taylor,  or  Clark  Gable  ambles  over 
and  puts  out  his  paw,  a  paw  that  you 
can't  help  shaking  with  enthusiasm, 
if  you — the  member  of  the  movie 
audience — feel  as  this  writer  does 
about  Power,  Taylor,  Gable.  Is  this 
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imagination  playing  tricks  again? 

Or  a  feast  fit  for  kings  is  being 
cooked  up  on  the  screen.  There's 
rare  roast  beef,  Yorkshire  pudding 
and  potatoes  a  crispy  golden  brown, 
and  they're  yours  for  the  sampling. 
Only  the  smell  is  missing  .  .  .  and  it 
won't  be  long,  perhaps,  before  that 
happens,  too. 

All  this,  of  course,  is  not  just  im- 
agination. 

It's  all  part  of  Hollywood's  new 
order  of  things.  The  three-dimen- 
sional movie  designed  to  make  you 


have  your  cake  and  eat  it,  too!  If 
that  sounds  like  a  riddle,  dear  movie- 
goer, you  are  in  for  a  treat.  What- 
ever takes  place  on  the  screen  of  to- 
morrow will  be  shared  with  you,  the 
ticket  buyer.  From  soup  to  nuts,  and 
with  quite  a  little  sex  thrown  in  for 
good  measure. 

If  the  Hollywood  sages  have  it 
right,  and  chances  are  pretty  good 
that  they  have,  it  will  be  nothing  un- 
usual for  tomorrow's  movie-goer  to  be 
embraced  by  filmdom's  most  dazzling 
and  glamourous  stars,  for  you  to  be 


Richard  Burton  and  Jean  Simmons,  of  the  3-D  "The  Robe,"  on  the  20th  lot  with  Producer  Frank  Ross,  Director  Henry  Koster. 


Arlene  Dahl  and  Fernando  Lamas  watch 
"Sangaree"  wearing  polarized  glasses. 


on  hand-shaking  terms  with  the  great 
heroes  of  the  screen,  or  to  be  spirited 
on  the  magic  carpet  of  the  new  me- 
dium into  unknown  and  unforgettable 
paradises. 

This,  dear  moviegoer,  is  the  world 
of  the  Deepies  (3-Ds).  A  bright,  brave 
new  world,  if  you  are  still  listening 
to  those  same  Hollywood  sages,  and 
one  that  has  provided  a  much-needed 
hypo,  due  to  the  public  support  of 
an  antiquated  little  medium  called 
t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n. 

But,  to  coin  a  (continued  on  pace  68) 


Your  entertainment  will  be  in  your  lap,  so  to  speak,  when  the  dazzling  Lili 
St.  Cyr  and  Emanuel  Petroff  dance  sensuously  in  Sol  Lesser's  "3-D  Follies." 

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Graduate 
to 

Glamour 


Looking  her  very  prettiest,  Audrey  en- 
joys some  free  time  with  Don  Taylor. 

S4 


/"^  raduations,  weddings,  the  begin- 
ning  of  Summer — they  all  happen 
in  June.  Each  supplies  a  strong  incen- 
tive to  make  the  most  of  what  you 
have  in  the  way  of  good-looks,  and 
to  search  out  possible  improvements. 

Paramount's  young  Audrey  Dalton, 
for  one,  is  convinced  that  the  state  of 
your  coiffure  is  the  key  to  any  claim 
to  attractiveness.  "What  girl  can  look 
alluring,  even  in  a  perfect  setting, 
without  the  compliment  of  a  neat  and 
becoming  hair-do?"  she  asks.  Whirl- 
ing through  her  star-building  sched- 
ule, Audrey  has  had  to  squeeze  her 
own  hair  care  program  into  minutes 
between  social  and  studio  engage- 
ments. Now  that  she's  finished  her 
first  two  pictures  in  Hollywood,  she 
juggles  her  beauty  time  so  expertly 
we're  sure  you'll  want  to  know  what 
her  system  is.  First  of  all,  Audrey  be- 
lieves in  frequent  shampooing.  She 
always  shampoos  after  every  swim,  for 
example,  using  a  gentle  lotion  sham- 
poo to  float  away  salt  and  sand  before 
they  have  a  chance  to  do  any  harm. 
Each  shampoo  is  followed  by  a  creme 
rinse  that  copes  with  tangles  and 
leaves  a  protective,  but  invisible  film 
on  the  hair.  Thorough  brushing  (and 
scalp  massage  when  she  can  manage 
it)  helps  Audrey  keep  her  hair  in 
good  condition.  For  the  firm,  soft  curl 
that  is  the  basis  of  her  own  hair  style, 
she  counts  on  a  home  permanent. 
Audrey  uses  one  of  the  self-neutraliz- 
ing home  permanent  wave  kits  like 
Prom  because  it  lets  her  do  two  things 
at  once.  With  this  kit  she  is  free  to 
study  scripts  or  catch  up  on  her 
beauty  sleep  while  her  new  wave  neu- 


tralizes as  it  dries  around  the  curlers. 
She  follows  the  directions,  even  as 
you  and  I,  and  starts  her  waving  pro- 
cedure with  a  shampoo  followed  by  a 
brief  towel-drying.  With  her  hair  still 
damp,  Audrey  applies  waving  lotion 
to  each  strand  before  rolling  it  onto  a 
curler.  Audrey's  hair  is  neither  color- 
treated  nor  difficult  to  curl  so  she 
chooses  the  Regular  Lotion  from  the 
three  strengths  in  which  Prom  is 
made.  Having  given  each  curl  a  second 
saturation  with  lotion  (until  the  entire 
bottle  has  been  used  up)  Audrey  has 
time  for  a  facial  and  manicure  during 
the  30-minute  processing  period. 
After  this,  a  water  rinse  stops  the 
waving  action  and  starts  the  neutral- 
izing. Her  job  is  done  now — she 
doesn't  have  to  think  about  her  hair 
again  until  it's  completely  dry,  with 
the  wave  ready  to  set  in  her  favorite 
way. 

When  you  ask  a  man  what  it  is  he 
finds  most  attractive  about  a 
woman,  he  may  very  well  agree  with 
Audrey  Dalton  and  say  "beautiful 
hair."  But  another  man  might  vote  for 
sparkling  eyes  or  a  cute  nose.  The 
truth  is  that  the  only  thing  they  all 
agree  on  is  that  it's  the  over-all 
quality  of  loveliness  that  really  mat- 
ters. Probably  the  easiest,  most  per- 
sonal way  to  achieve  this  aura  of 
charm  is  through  the  use  of  perfume. 
After  all,  it's  been  helping  women  win 
men  since  the  earliest  civilizations — 
time  enough  to  prove  its  value.  That's 
why  perfume  news  is  always  such 
important  news  to  the  feminine  sex. 
To  bring  you  up  to  date  on  the  sub- 


We  bring  you  beauty  news  from  a  young  star 
and  a  report  on  props  that  you  will  want  to  know  about  to 
help  you  take  some  important  steps  forward  in  the 
direction  of  more  appealing  loveliness 


By  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 


Grand  present  to  give  or  receive:  Dor- 
othy Gray's  Wedgwood  Fragrance  Series. 


ject,  we  have  a  spate  of  excitements 
to  report.  The  first  is  the  debut  of 
a  delightfully  distinctive  fragrance 
series  called  "Wedgwood"  —  by 
Dorothy  Gray.  The  perfume  was  in- 
spired by  the  beautiful  Wedgwood 
ware  that  women  have  coveted  for 
hundreds  of  years.  Every  blue  bottle 
and  box  is  done  in  the  authentic 
Wedgwood  motif,  decorated  in  white 
with  the  Dancing  Hours  figures  used 
by  Josiah  Wedgwood  since  1775.  We 
found  the  fragrance  itself  entrancing- 
ly  light — a  delicate  though  long-last- 
ing blend  of  many  flowers,  with  just  a 
touch  of  spice.  It's  the  kind  of  frag- 
rance that  you  can  wear  happily  from 
one  end  of  the  year  to  the  other.  The 
complete  series  of  perfume,  cologne, 
cologne  stick  and  dusting  powder 
would  make  a  very  handsome  gift  for 
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JUST  CALL 

[CONTINUED 

attracted  the  attention  of  songwriter  Jim- 
my McHugh  who  was  looking  for  chorus 
girls,  but  decided  Mamie  was  not  meant 
for  the  chorus.  He  became  her  personal 
manager  and  sent  her  to  the  Bliss- 
Hayden  drama  school  for  training.  While 
acting  there  in  "Come  Back,  Little 
Sheba,"  in  the  sexy  role  played  on  the 
screen  by  Terry  Moore,  Mamie  was 
spotted  by  a  U-I  casting  director.  The 
rest  is  history — exciting  history  for  a 
girl  who  once  worked  as  a  secretary  in  an 
LA.  law  firm  before  persuaded  to  cash 
in  on  her  natural  talents. 

Mamie  lives  with  her  parents  in  a 
Swedish-style  house  within  ten  blocks  of 


ME  MAMIE! 

FROM  PACE  35] 

the  studio.  She  dates  several  of  Holly- 
wood's most  eligible  bachelors,  including 
Rock  Hudson,  but  insists  there  is  no  real 
romance  in  her  life.  Plays  the  cello  ex- 
pertly, swims  a  great  deal,  collects  re- 
cordings, treasures  more  than  anything 
some  jewelry  willed  to  her  by  her  Swed- 
ish grandmother.  She  has  dark-brown 
eyes  that  still  look  puzzled  over  the 
tremendous  excitement  she  has  caused. 
Her  ambition  is  to  star  in  provocative 
roles,  a  goal  which  shouldn't  be  hard  to 
achieve.  As  Producer  Richmond  put  it, 
"If  she  walked  by  a  schoolhouse,  she'd 
be  contributing  to  the  delinquency  of 
minors."  END 


Betty  Grable  in  affectionate  moment 
with  husband,  Harry  James,  at  Ciro's. 


IS  BETTY  VELVET  OR  GINGHAM? 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  37] 


his  car,  which  is  black,  he  calls  blue." 

We'd  heard  that  Betty's  new  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox film,  "How  To  Marry  A  Mil- 
lionaire," with  Lauren  Bacall  and  Mari- 
lyn Monroe,  would  be  minus  musical 
numbers. 

"That's  right,"  she  replied,  "compared 
to  the  two  months  it  takes  to  make  a 
musical,  with  this  one,  glory,  it'll  prob- 
ably seem  more  like  only  an  hour  and  a 
half." 

We  were  surprised  that  Betty  had 
never  met  either  Bacall  or  Monroe.  "I 
know  fewer  movie  stars  than  anyone  in 
Hollywood.  Whenever  I  see  one,  I'm  im- 
pressed and  melt  into  a  fan." 

Betty's  daughters  know  most  of  their 
mother's  co-stars  since  they  frequently 
visit  the  studio.  "For  Vicki's  birthday, 
I'm  hoping  20th  Century-Fox  can  bor- 
row a  print  of  'Peter  Pan.'  Then,  she  can 
have  her  entire  class  over  to  the  commis- 
sary for  ice  cream  and  afterwards  go  to 
the  projection  room  to  see  the  film." 

Her  daughters,  Vicki  and  Jessica, 
missed  "Blackbeard  The  Pirate"  and 
wanted  Betty  to  make  it  a  double-feature 
party. 

"If  it's  gory  they'll  love  it."  She 
paused  for  a  moment  and  mother-like 
added,  "They'd  better  see  that  one  in  the 
afternoon." 

We  checked  over  our  list  of  gingham 
vs.  velvet  and  noticed  the  word  furs. 
We  learned  that  although  Betty  never 
attends  premieres,  she  has  a  meaty  col- 
lection of  furs,  including  a  pastel  mink 
coat  and  ranch  mink  stoles  among  other 
items. 

"Harry's  never  given  me  a  fur.  I 
bought  them  before  I  was  married  when 
I  went  out  more.  I  tell  him,  'Don't  buy 
me  mink,  I'd  rather  have  a  horse.' " 

Most  of  their  friends  are  horse  lovers 
too.  The  other  night  when  the  Jameses 
stepped  out  to  Ciro's,  it  was  their  horse 
trainer  and  his  wife  who  accompanied 
them.  Harry  Ritz  and  his  wife  are  very 
close  friends.  They  share  more  than 
friendship  since  Harry  and  Betty  Ritz 
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also  each  have  the  same  first  names. 

"It's  never  confusing,  since  I'm  seldom 
called  Betty." 

Seems  when  she  calls  her  husband 
"Harry"  he  immediately  thinks  she  must 
be  angry  at  him,  and  he'll  reply,  "What 
is  it  B — eeetty?"  "Honey"  is  the  favor- 
ite nickname,  and  anything  else  spells 
danger. 

Betty  tries  to  take  things  as  they  come, 
but  usually  she  wants  to  hurry-up  and 
get  things  done.  "I  guess  that's  why  I 
hate  to  talk  on  the  phone.  I  have  to  sit 
and  it  ties  me  down." 

At  times,  this  Grable  gal  can  be  a 
whirling  dervish.  Before  the  film,  she 
was  minus  any  help  for  two  weeks,  so 
she  did  everything  herself.  Drove  the 
youngsters  to  school,  paid  the  bills  (the 
latter  are  written  in  Harry's  checkbook 
and  given  to  the  headman  to  sign),  did 
the  housework  and  so  on. 

"How  about  cooking?"  we  interrupted. 

"Now,  why  did  you  have  to  bring  that 
up?  I  can  cook  if  I  have  to,  but  most  of 
the  time  I  just  can't  get  with  it."  She 
started  smiling  as  she  said  this. 

"A  private  joke?"  we  asked. 

"No,  I  was  just  thinking,  when  I  cook 
the  book  never  leaves  my  hand.  If  it 
says  the  meat  should  be  three  inches 
from  the  broiler,  I  get  out  a  tape  meas- 
ure. If  anything  goes  wrong,  it's  the 
book's  fault,  not  mine. 

"When  I  first  tried  being  domestic  in 
the  kitchen,  I  cooked  a  roast  for  Harry. 
The  book  said,  'Wash  thoroughly.'  So  I 
got  out  soap  and  brush  and  scrubbed  the 
meat  and  rinsed  it.  When  I  started  to 
cook  it,  bubbles  kept  coming  up. 

"But,"  she  looked  at  us  with  earnest 
blue  eyes,  "if  it  meant  not  to  use  soap, 
then  it  should  have  said  'rinse,'  not 
'wash.' 

"We  like  beef  medium  rare,  so  that 
was  the  way  the  roast  was.  Only  Harry, 
the  gourmet,  discovered  it  wasn't  beef, 
but  veal.  So  I  put  it  in  the  skillet  and 
finished  cooking  it — in  more  ways  than 
one.   It  nearly  finished  me  as  a  cook." 


The  Jameses  have  plenty  of  friends, 
but  in  the  ten  years  they've  been  married 
they've  had  only  one  large-scale  party. 
That  was  the  night  they  invited  Harry's 
band  over  for  dinner,  and  their  manager 
cooked  spaghetti.  That's  why  they've 
found  a  cook  and  a  nurse  for  the  children 
ample  help. 

"We'd  need  a  larger  staff  if  I  had 
friends  in  for  cocktails  and  card  parties, 
but  I  don't.  When  I'm  working,  I  don't 
have  the  time.  And  truthfully,  I  wouldn't 
enjoy  them  anyway,  I'd  much  rather  be 
around  people  who  talk  about  horse 
breeding  and  stake  winners.  Compared 
to  our  daughters  and  all  of  their  social 
activities,  Harry  and  I  are  just  duds," 
she  philosophized. 

The  Jameses  have  everything  on  a 
schedule.  He  pays  for  everything  con- 
nected with  the  home  and  family,  and 
they  are  equal  partners  on  their  109- 
acre  ranch  in  the  Valley. 

"We  don't  keep  the  horses  there.  We 
board  them  since  the  other  ranch,  the 
Baby  J,  is  now  rented,  and  the  109  acres 
are  planted  in  tomatoes." 

Don't  get  the  idea  that  Betty  has  lost 
interest  in  racing.  They  still  have  six 
horses  running,  and  their  pride  and  joy, 
"Big  Noise,"  has  won  over  $100,000. 

"When  that  horse  runs,  I  get  so  ex- 
cited I  have  practically  the  heebie 
jeebies.  He  was  bred  and  born  on  the 
Baby  J,  and  I  so  want  Big  Noise  to  do 
well.  Our  trainer  told  Harry  they  give 
a  nervous  horse  vitamin  B-12,  and  may- 
be I  should  have  some  too. 

"The  next  morning  on  my  tray  there 
was  a  beautifully  wrapped  gift  from 
Harry.  It  turned  out  to  be  a  Lottie  of 
vitamin  B-12! 

"He  ribs  me  about  getting  overly- 
excited  and  I  kid  him  about  being  over- 
ly-neat. If  he  wears  a  suit  once,  it's  sent 
to  the  cleaners.  I'm  usually  struggling 
to  get  a  spot  removed  from  a  dress,  but 
not  Harry.  If  a  suit  has  a  speck,  he  wants 
nothing  of  it. 

"He  has  a  walk-in  closet — much  larger 
than  mine.  Harry  never  has  had  a  valet. 
He  keeps  his  clothes  much  better  him- 
self." 

Growing  serious  she  said,  "Truthfully, 
I  understand  him.  When  you  stand  on 
your  feet  before  a  band  from  9: 30  p.m.  to 


4  a.m.,  you  need  the  lift  a  fresh  suit  can 
give.  He  works  hard  but  he  enjoys  it. 
Tours,  one-nighters,  etc.,  do  eat  into  our 
time  together.  That's  why  when  he  is 
home  I  forget  about  entertaining,  house- 
work and  card  parties." 

Betty  doesn't  learn  her  scripts  at  home 
.  .  .  has  never  pointed  out  her  leg  print 
at  Grauman's  Chinese  to  her  daughters 
(she's  prouder  of  her  perfect  teeth  than 
her  perfect  legs)  .  .  .  sports  no  photos  of 
herself  around  the  house  (except  in 
Harry's  room)  .  .  .  has  absolutely  no 
sales-resistance  when  it  comes  to  buying 
shoes  .  .  .  doesn't  aspire  to  be  a  dramatic 
actress  .  .  .  hates  nail  polish  on  her  fin- 
gers, but  adores  gaudy  red  lacquer  on 
her  toes  .  .  .  and  drives  a  honey-toned 
Cadillac  which  she  threatens  to  paint 
red. 

Betty  Grable  has  a  little  more  satin 
than  gingham  in  her  personality  and  a 
dash  of  tweed  in  the  velvet  reputation. 
Couldn't  think  of  a  nicer  blending.  END 


MYSTERY  OF  MAUREEN 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  22] 

a  top  star  without  engaging  in  widely 
publicized  romantic  capers.  For  seven 
of  those  years  she  held  one  of  the  most 
fabulous  contracts  ever  known  to  Holly- 
wood and  then  proceeded  to  freelance 
at  even  more  gigantic  fees.  But  very  few 
of  the  folks  around  town  got  to  know 
this  mystery  girl  well. 

They  knew  her  so  little  that  they  were 
forced  to  supplement  her  statement  of 
intention  to  divorce  with  as  unfounded  a 
batch  of  rumors  as  ever  had  been  hurled 
at  a  glamourous  star  leaving  her  hus- 
band. 

But  Maureen  O'Hara,  who  obtained 
her  interlocutory  decree  last  August  4th, 
did  not  seek  a  divorce  to  marry  any 
other  man! 

Her  religion  forbids  it,  and  she  is  a 
person  deeply  faithful  to  her  beliefs.  If 
she  is  one  of  those  fortunate  few  whose 
marriage  is  annulled  by  the  high  court  of 
her  church,  THEN  and  only  then  would 
she  feel  free  to  marry.  This  is  some- 
thing that  neither  money  nor  fame  can 
influence  as  witnessed  by  the  stalemate 
of  those  many  celebrated  Catholic  cou- 
ples who  dwell  apart  but  cannot  marry 
other  people.  Only  the  facts  are  impor- 
tant, and  those  Maureen  reserves  for  the 
ears  of  her  church. 

I  do  know  that  she  refrained  from 
taking  this  step  for  years.  This  girl, 
whose  enormous  hazel  eyes  radiate  charm 
and  merriment  once  again,  also  deliber- 
ately cloistered  herself  and  her  family, 
staying  away  from  an  active  social  life, 
perhaps  the  better  to  guard  her  secret. 

"What  can  we  say  about  you  now?"  I 
asked  her  quietly. 

She  smiled.  "You  can  tell  the  truth. 
I'm  knee-deep  in  the  process  of  re-or- 
ganizing me  .  .  .  and,  to  tell  the  truth, 
it's  quite  a  job." 

She  thought  a  moment  for  the  words  to 
explain.  "I'm  learning  how  to  live  again 


To  add  "suspense"  to  a  picnic  outing? 

I  I  Auction  the  eats       Q  Rig  up  a  rope  swing 

Sold  to  yon  bristle  bean  in  the  yellow 
striped  tee  shirt!  — one  surprise  package 
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ing the  vittles  puts  bang  in  a  picnic.  And 
pays  for  Cokes.  Keep  bidders  guessing  as 
to  which  gal  packed  which  supper  box; 
later,  each  lad  shares  the  fare  with  his 
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— like  a  normal  person.  I  found  I  didn't 
want  a  great  big  lavish  home  any  more," 
she  revealed. 

"I  want  a  cozy  little  place  for  Bronwyn 
and  me— we've  become  especially  close 
and  I'm  even  teaching  her  to  play  the 
piano,  despite  the  fact  that  I'm  not  very 
good  at  it  myself,"  she  added  with  a 
cmile. 

"I  realize  I've  been  depending  on  other 
people  too  much  in  every  respect — in- 
cluding letting  other  people  have  too 
much  of  the  responsibility  of  Bronwyn. 
She  and  I  are  learning  together  to  be 
more  like  other  people. 

"Why,  I'd  gotten  to  the  point  where  I 
couldn't  even  face  taking  clothes  to  the 
cleaner  for  dread  of  having  to  explain 
what  was  to  be  done  to  them!  Every 
action  that  involved  dealing  with  out- 
siders, I  managed  to  avoid. 

"I  had  become  so  dependent  on  other 
people,"  she  exclaimed,  "that  I'd  for- 
gotten how  to  manage  the  details  of  daily 
living.  It  wasn't  inefficiency  on  my  part," 
she  interjected.  "I  know  that  because 
when  I  was  first  married  I  was  hope- 
lessly, disgustingly  efficient.  I  was  the 
kind  that  overdid  it — I  even  had  labels 
neatly  typed  and  pasted  to  every  linen 
shelf,  and  I  made  lists  in  duplicate  for 
everything.  Like  an  office  manager," 
she  smiled. 

"What  would  you  now  like  most  in  the 
world?"  I  asked  her. 

She  looked  surprised,  but  took  only  a 
moment  to  phrase  her  answer.  "I'd  like 
to  have  a  million  dollars!"  she  said.  "Then 
I'd  settle  down  in  a  great  big  rocking 
chair  in  a  little  tiny  house  .  .  .  and  pester 
Bronwyn  when  she  grows  up  and  wants 
to  get  married!" 

"Did  anyone  pester  you?"  I  asked. 

She  grinned.  "Certainly.  My  mother." 

"How  about  your  career?"  I  asked. 
"Wouldn't  you  want  to  go  on  being  a 
movie  star  even  if  you  had  a  million 
dollars'  worth  of  security?" 

"Of  course  not,"  she  quickly  replied. 
"I  wouldn't  even  need  a  whole  million 
dollars,"  she  decided.  "All  we'd  need  is 
enough  for  our  nice  little  home  and  a 
small  car  (she  drives  a  big  one  now) 
and  I  do  like  good-looking  clothes,"  she 
admitted. 

"Oh  .  .  .  and  I  usually  get  over  to  Ire- 
land about  once  a  year  to  see  the  family 
and  travel  a  bit,"  she  contributed  as  an 
afterthought.  "But  I  could  do  with  a 
trip  to  Europe  every  other  year  instead," 
she  conceded. 

It  was  strange  to  hear  this  celebrated 
film  star  talk  of  her  career  just  as  any  of 
millions  of  women  who  dream  of  quitting 
work  someday. 

"Our  expenses  have  been  enormous," 
she  confided.  "When  I  think  of  the  mon- 
ey I've  spent  during  the  last  twelve 
years,  I  shudder.  I  really  want  to  live 
more  sensibly,  on  a  simpler  scale — and 
someday  I  really  would  like  not  to  have 
to  work,"  she  repeated  earnestly.  "Re- 
member, I  started  in  pictures  in  Europe 
when  I  was  sixteen,  then  came  right  over 
here  and  I've  been  doing  that  ever  since. 

"I  took  Bronwyn  to  Mexico  recently 
and  just  came  back,"  she  told  me.  "What 
a  wonderful  time  we  had.  There  were  no 
St 


Maureen  O'Hara  leaving  New  York, 
after  holiday,  on  United  for  Hollywood. 


servants,  no  big  household  of  people, 
just  us,  and  we  had  a  wonderful  time!" 

As  is  natural  to  any  beautiful  woman, 
Maureen  attracted  admirers  there.  A 
mutual  friend  who  visited  her  there  told 
me  that  Maureen  got  lots  of  attention, 
and  handled  it  nicely.  Although  she's 
free  to  do  as  she  likes  about  dates,  she 
went  out  with  groups  of  interesting  peo- 
ple and  really  enjoyed  herself  immensely. 

Having  the  delicate  complexion  of  a 
natural  redhead,  she  couldn't  laze  in  the 
sunshine  too  long  at  a  time,  but  she  loves 
to  walk.  She  and  her  little  girl  took  long, 
leisurely  hikes  together  almost  every 
day,  exploring  and  sharing  the  fun  of 
discovery. 

"My  first  goal  right  now,"  she  volun- 
teered, "is  to  dispose  of  the  big  house 
we're  in.  I  just  can't  wait  to  sell  it  and 
move  to  a  smaller  place.  In  fact,  I  have 
some  people  coming  to  take  a  look  at  it 
tomorrow  night,  and  I  have  to  hurry 


That,  of  course,  is  quite  a  statement 
from  a  top  movie  star  who,  in  the  opinion 
of  those  who  have  had  the  good  fortune 
to  savor  the  experience,  has  never  looked 
better  than  when  garbed  in  some  in- 
spired, shimmering  creation  of  Schiapa- 
relli  or  Hattie  Carnegie. 

However,  a  mere  man,  like  this  writer 
for  instance,  can  be  puzzled,  and  anxious 
for  a  little  more  information.  He  got  it! 

"What  I  mean,"  says  Susan,  "is  that 
men  on  the  whole  like  pretty  things. 
Men  are  much  less  attuned  to  the  exotic 
than  women,  although  they  are  always 
ready  to  listen.  But  look  at  the  typical 
man — and  most  women  do — he  likes  to 
see  a  pretty  woman  in  pretty  clothes." 

"What  exactly,"  we  asked  Susan  Hay- 
ward,  "are  pretty  clothes?" 

"Oh,  you  know,"  she  exclaimed.  "Look 
around  at  any  evening  party,  and  you'll 
find  more  v/omen  wearing  white  lace  and 
organdy  than  the  slinky  tight-fitting 
type.  And  do  you  know  the  reason?" 

"No,"  we  said,  firmly. 


home  and  clean  up  a  spot  on  the  living 
room  floor,"  she  giggled,  "where  my 
Great  Dane,  who's  not  well  right  now, 
made  a  slight  mistake." 

"You  are  taking  this  self-dependence 
seriously,"  I  laughed. 

"I  have  to,"  she  agreed.  "I  talked  both 
my  brothers  into  staying  with  us  until  I 
sell  the  house,  and  I'm  fresh  out  of  help. 
That's  one  way  to  re-learn  quickly  how 
to  keep  house  and  do  things  for  myself." 

"How  about  your  social  life?"  I  asked. 

She  admitted  that  she'd  received  the 
usual  wolf  calls  as  soon  as  her  divorce 
was  announced  in  the  papers.  There  are 
about  ten  well-known  Hollywood  bach- 
elors who  call  a  screen  beauty  at  the 
drop  of  a  hint  that  she's  free  again. 

Maureen  politely  but  firmly  has  re- 
fused all  such  invitations.  She  confines 
her  socializing  to  groups.  "I  haven't  gone 
out  alone  with  anyone  in  Hollywood," 
she  stated  definitely,  "and  I've  no  plans 
to  start  doing  so." 

May  I  say  that  Maureen  O'Hara,  no 
longer  a  women  of  mystery,  is  as  natural 
and  warmhearted  a  person  as  you  could 
hope  to  meet.  She's  fun-loving,  too — but, 
above  all,  she's  sound  rather  than  ca-' 
pricious.  I  doubt  greatly  that  she'll  decide 
anything  important  about  her  life  with  a 
frivolous  disregard  of  her  deep-seated 
beliefs  or  without  great  consideration  for 
the  feelings  of  the  family  she  loves  so 
much.  She  and  her  parents  and  brothers 
and  sisters  are  exceedingly  close  to  each 
other. 

Only  when  she  can  find  a  way  of  life 
that  merits  the  loving  respect  of  her 
family  and  fulfills  her  own  ideals  will 
any  major  changes  take  place  in  the  life 
of  Maureen  O'Hara.  She  has  started  the 
task  of  rediscovering  herself,  and  it's  my 
guess  that  she  won't  be  satisfied  until  she 
does  a  thorough  job.  END 


"Men!"  said  Susan,  just  as  firmly. 

At  this  point  the  battle  of  wits  was 
over,  and  this  reporter  interpolated  elo- 
quently, "Give  again?" 

Susan  shrugged.  "No  matter  how  you 
look  at  it,"  she  said,  "looking  pretty  is  an 
effect  men  are  still  mighty  fond  of  in 
women.  Anytime  a  woman  chooses  a 
dress,  she  has  a  man  in  mind — whether 
he's  already  her  property,  or  whether 
the  dress  is  destined  as  man-hunting 
equipment." 

It  was  at  this  moment  that  she  ex- 
ploded the  bombshell,  as  only  Susan 
Hayward  can  explode  bombshells. 

"Take  me,"  she  said,  (as  if  any  man 
wouldn't  consider  the  idea).  "Take  me, 
I  would  never  dress  to  please  a  woman, 
because  that  would  be  against  all  the 
laws  of  nature.  But  to  dress  for  a  man, 
that  is  another  matter." 

Basically,  and  if  you  know  Susan  she 
can  be  very  basic  about  everything  from 
kitchen  etiquette  to  boiuloir  do's  and 
don'ts  Miss  Hayward  believes  that  today 


WHY  I'M  GETTING  BACK  TO  NATURE 

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American  women  overdress  the  part  in 
trying  to  get  the  part. 

If  that  sounds  like  a  riddle,  it  really 
isn't.  What  Susan  means,  is  that  in  play- 
ing the  most  important  role  in  life — a 
woman  getting  her  man — the  female  of 
the  species  overplays  her  character. 

"Men,"  she  told  this  reporter  (and  if 
she  seemed  to  purr  the  word,  it  might 
have  been  our  impression  rather  than  the 
star's  intonation),  "like  subtlety  in  to- 
day's woman. 

"They  like  subtlety,"  she  went  on, 
"not  only  in  looks,  attitude,  but  in  dress. 
A  man  is  much  easier  prey  to  feminine 
wiles  if  she,  the  modern  girl,  does  herself 
over  lightly.  And  that  means  in  make- 
up, in  witty  conversation,  and  in  the 
covering  she  wears  over  what  nature 
gave  her.  Men,  today,  don't  like  pro- 
found women,  mentally  or  physically." 

If  Susan  Hayward  is  the  number  one 
avant-garde  Hollywood  female  in  the 
back-to-nature  movement  of  every 
woman  for  herself  and  let  the  males 
fall  where  they  may,  perhaps  she  has 
reason  to  be  that  way. 

Her  creed  (and,  look,  girls — isn't  it  a 
good  one?)  is  that  if  Eve  could  accom- 
plish what  she  did  on  a  fig  leaf,  what's 
with  an  elaborate,  extensive  and  costly 
wardrobe?  Fevvenssake! 

"Men  like  their  women  in  the  raw," 
but  this  is  another  Hollywood  star  talk- 
ing, and  she  would  prefer  to  be  name- 
less. "Today's  decorum  in  gilding  the 
lily  is  overdone.  Filet  mignon  with  sauce 
Bearnaise  is  still  filet  mignon.  The  little 
touch  of  parsley  is  pretty,  indeed,  but  is 
it  necessary?" 

Going  back  to  Susan  Hayward,  this 
charming  Hollywood  star  continues,  "To- 
day the  girl  with  the  leastest  gains  the 
mostest.  You  can  believe  me  when  I  say 
I  have  seen  girls  in  ragged  denims,  and 
wild  hair  blowing  in  the  wind,  go  in 
barefooted  where  Miss  Well- Groomed  of 
1953  would  fear  to  tread.  And  the  re- 
sults have  been  fine!" 

No,  Susan  Hayward  thinks  (and  here 
we  are  being  very,  very  serious),  that 
the  day  of  the  slinky  gown,  the  over- 
done coiffure,  the  exclusive  tip-to-toe 
perfume,  is  over.  A  girl  appeals  to  a 
man  for  herself  alone,  and  the  less 
frimperies  the  better. 

"A  man  takes  better  notice  of  a  girl 
today  in  a  cotton  dress  with  a  dime  store 
necklace  than  if  she  wore  velvets  and 
real  pearls.  Some  men  might  blame  that 
on  income  tax  problems — and  the  threat 
that  they  might  have  to  foot  the  bill — 
but  I'd  rather  say,  it's  all  a  return  to  the 
primitive,  when  a  man  loved  a  woman 
for  her  skin  rather  than  for  what  she, 
nowadays,  protectively  puts  over  it." 

Fact  of  the  matter,  Susan  Hayward 
thinks  that  if  a  fig  leaf  was  good  enough 
for  Eve,  why  don't  the  American  women 
— and  all  other  women — throw  away  the 
keys  to  their  wardrobes? 

Furthermore,  what  Susan  Hayward 
says  is  that  a  collection  of  clothes  does 
not,  in  these  halcyon  days,  vanquish  the 
brave  male. 

Is  Susan  right  or  is  Susan  wrong? 

Truth  of  the  real  matter  is  that  Susan 
Hayward  knows  what  she  is  talking 


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about.  It  needs  neither  the  consensus  of 
the  designers,  nor  the  Hollywood  opinion, 
to  come  to  the  conclusion  that  sometimes 
it  pays  for  a  top  Hollywood  movie  star 
to  say,  "...  I  am  going  back  to  nature." 
Despite   all   stories   to   the  contrary, 


during  the  time.  But  in  certain  ways  I 
would  not  change  it  a  bit,  for  it  was  a 
happy  time,  and  that  is  the  actual  pur- 
pose of  the  honeymoon. 

To  my  way  of  thinking,  honeymoon 
is  a  dangerous  word,  and  right  here  I 
would  like  to  expound  on  one  of  my 
favorite  theories.  We  are  all  too  ready 
to  label  things  these  days,  too  ready  to 
attach  a  tag  to  everything  from  a  new 
nail  polish  to  a  new  personality  in  the 
news.  I  think  it  is  unfortunate  that  cus- 
tom has  labeled  the  first  few  weeks  of 
marriage  the  honeymoon.  It  is  a  term 
that  should  be  flexible,  but  so  rarely  is. 
Honeymoon  implies  moonlight  and  roses 
and  a  never-never  land  of  pure  enchant- 
ment. The  truth  of  the  matter  is,  a  hon- 
eymoon is  rarely  all  of  these  things,  or 
even  part  of  them.  It  simply  isn't  possi- 
ble to  designate  two  weeks  out  of  the 
lives  of  a  married  couple  as  happiness 
weeks  and  expect  that  by  some  miracle 
they  will  fulfill  all  those  expectations. 

My  own  feeling  is  that  a  honeymoon 
is  a  state  of  mind,  and  it  doesn't  matter 
one  bit  if  it  comes  the  first  week  of  mar- 
riage or  ten  years  later.  In  fact,  there  is 
much  to  be  said  for  the  delayed  honey- 
moon. When  a  husband  and  wife  have 
been  married  a  number  of  years  and 
have  children,  they  will  welcome  a  short 
respite  from  responsibilities  and  will  be 
apt  to  treasure  that  time  far  more  than 
they  might  if  it  came  immediately  after 
the  marriage  ceremony.  To  paraphrase 
George  Bernard  Shaw's  famous  remark 
that  youth  is  wasted  on  children,  I  am 
inclined  to  feel  that  the  honeymoon  is 
wasted  on  newlyweds. 

Being  married  is  such  a  tremendous 
change  in  itself  that  a  honeymoon  be- 
comes almost  superfluous.  There  is  no 
more  rewarding  or  wonderful  experience 
a  human  being  can  have  than  the  op- 
portunity to  know  and  understand  an- 
other's life,  to  know  that  he  is  part  of  it. 
It  is  an  enriching,  thrilling  adventure  in 
itself.  Before  a  couple  can  hope  to  en- 
joy a  honeymoon,  they  must  make  an 
adjustment  to  each  other,  and  this  is  not 
something  that  can  happen  overnight.  It 
takes  years  of  daily  living  together  to 
reach  a  state  of  adjustment  wherein  two 
people  find  complete  happiness  and  com- 
panionship with  each  other. 

Then  why  have  a  honeymoon  at  all? 
There  are  a  number  of  reasons  why  a 
honeymoon  may  be  a  good  thing.  For  one, 
it  is  traditional.  A  bride  may  feel  herself 
cheated  in  later  years  if  she  has  not  had 
one,  and  she  may  feel  a  certain  amount 
of  resentment.  Also,  when  a  honeymoon 
is  successful,  it  serves  as  a  fine  transi- 
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man  loves  woman  in  any  guise.  And  if 
she  looks  the  wee  bit  like  Susan  Hay- 
ward— with  or  without  the  trimmings  of 
the  world's  most  famous  dressmakers — 
wouldn't  you  be  interested? 

Most  men  would.  END 


tional  period  for  the  couple  to  get  to 
know  each  other  better. 

If  I  had  my  honeymoon  to  live  over, 
how  would  I  do  it?  I  have  definite  ideas. 
It  would  be  brief,  for  one  thing,  perhaps 
only  a  weekend.  It  would  not  entail  ex- 
tensive traveling.  I  would  make  sure 
there  would  not  be  the  hassle  of  getting 
to  some  distant  place  and  then  getting 
back.  I  would  try  to  have  it  in  surround- 
ings that  were  familiar  to  myself  and  to 
my  husband.  For  instance,  if  I  were  being 
married  in  Los  Angeles,  I  would  suggest 
some  nearby  place  such  as  Lake  Tahoe  or 
Apple  Valley,  or  even  a  few  days  at 
Laguna  Beach.  Providing,  of  course,  that 
my  husband  was  in  accord  with  my  ideas. 
I  would  insist  on  privacy  for  a  few  days. 
Too  much  privacy  can  be  a  hazard,  how- 
ever. It  often  makes  for  a  sad  state  of 
affairs  when  a  bride  and  groom  suddenly 
find  themselves  wholly  dependent  upon 
the  companionship  of  the  other  for  twen- 
ty-four hours  a  day.  It  may  be  a  strain, 
no  matter  how  much  in  love  they  are.  I 
would  plan  some  outside  diversions  after 
a  few  days.  Not  too  many  people,  mind 
you,  just  simple  diversions  which  would 
interest  both  of  us.  There  is  danger  in  a 
honeymoon  planned  to  include  too  much 
to  do  and  too  many  places  to  go,  but 
there  is  equal  danger  in  too  little  to  do 
and  too  few  people  to  see. 

Actually,  I  would  like  a  honeymoon  in 
our  own  apartment,  spending  our  first 
days  getting  it  in  apple  pie  order,  sharing 
the  thrill  of  our  first  home.  Some  brides 
might  find  this  a  dull  beginning  to  mar- 
riage but  it  would  be  right  to  my  taste. 

I  would  try  very  hard  to  have  my  hon- 
eymoon in  a  place  in  which  both  my 
husband  and  I  felt  at  home  and  at  ease. 
There  are  so  many  small  adjustments 
to  be  made  the  first  weeks  of  marriage, 
many  of  which  present  special  problems 
for  the  bride.  For  instance,  there  is  the 
matter  of  putting  her  hair  up  in  curlers. 
The  average  woman  is  going  to  feel 
somewhat  self-conscious  for  the  first  few 
times,  and  to  be  in  familiar  surroundings 
will  ease  the  situation  considerably.  The 
same  is  true  of  the  husband's  many  little 
problems,  such  as  shaving. 

Even  though  Tony  and  I  didn't  have 
a  formal  honeymoon,  we  have  had  any 
number  of  wonderful  ones  since.  As  I 
said,  a  honeymoon  is  a  state  of  mind, 
and  that  is  especially  true  of  the  two 
of  us.  Every  trip  we  take,  big  or  small, 
is  a  honeymoon  to  us.  For  instance,  not 
long  ago  we  went  up  to  San  Francisco 
on  a  benefit  tour.  It  wasn't  work  for  us; 
it  was  a  honeymoon,  with  the  wonderful 
chance  to  see  new  places  and  meet  new 


Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  attend 
"Call  Me  Madam"  party  at  Romanoff's. 


people.  It  was  stimulating  because  we 
had  so  many  new  things  to  share  with 
each  other.  And  our  trip  to  Europe  was 
a  honeymoon  in  every  sense,  though  it 
came  considerably  after  our  actual  wed- 
ding date.  To  tell  the  truth,  I  don't  think 
we  would  have  found  it  such  a  rich,  re- 
warding experience  had  we  taken  it  when 
we  were  first  married.  Like  all  newly- 
weds,  we  were  very  much  absorbed  in 
each  other,  and  I  am  sure  that  many  of 
the  wonders  of  Europe  would  have  been 
wasted  on  us.  When  we  did  go,  we  had 
reached  a  state  of  adjustment  to  each 
other  and  were  sure  in  our  love  and  our 
companionship,  so  were  able  to  turn  our 
interests  outward,  each  enriching  the 
other  with  our  varying  points  of  view 
and  enthusiasms. 

I  am  sure  you  have  heard  many  stories 
of  brides  who  collapsed  on  their  honey- 
moons from  sheer  nervous  fatigue.  That 
is  another  reason  I  am  inclined  to  favor 
delayed  honeymoons.  Before  the  wed- 
ding, frequently  a  bride  is  caught  up  in 
a  whirlwind  of  activity  that  proves  ter- 
ribly exhausting,  despite  the  fun.  Her 
wedding  is  one  of  the  true  highlights  of 
a  woman's  life.  After  all  the  frenzy,  a 
girl  really  needs  some  peace  and  quiet. 
And  then  what  happens?  The  couple  has 
planned  a  long,  tiring  trip  to  some  distant 
place.  Then  there  is  the  emotional  strain 
of  two  people  getting  adjusted  to  each 
other.  Though  many  honeymoons  do  turn 
out  well,  it  is  possible  they  would  be  even 
more  enjoyable  were  they  taken  at  a  later 
date  when  both  the  bride  and  groom  had 
recovered  from  the  pre-wedding  exhaus- 
tion. 

It  is  important  that  a  couple  be  in  ac- 
cord in  their  ideas  on  honeymoons.  The 
husband  may  be  crazy  about  the  great 
outdoors  and  nothing  strikes  him  as  finer 
than  two  weeks  beside  a  mountain 
stream,  roughing  it.  That's  a  fine  idea  if 
the  bride  is  a  nature-lover,  too,  but  the 
chances  are  that  she  would  prefer  anoth- 
er locale  for  her  honeymoon.  Naturally, 


IF  I  HAD  MY  HONEYMOON  TO  LIVE  OVER 

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a  woman  wants  to  look  as  glamourous 
as  possible  on  her  honeymoon,  and  it's 
quite  a  feat  to  do  that  in  the  great  out- 
doors. In  most  instances,  the  fishing  or 
hunting  trip  would  be  a  greater  success 
if  taken  later. 

A  honeymoon  should  be  a  monument 
in  memory,  but  only  one  of  many.  It 
should  not  be  a  time  of  happiness  apart 
from  marriage  itself,  but  a  part  of  it.  The 


joy  of  a  lifetime  together  should  be  the 
ultimate  hope  for  every  married  couple. 
If  a  couple  begins  marriage  with  the  mu- 
tual belief  that  they  will  have  many 
honeymoons  together,  regardless  of  time 
or  place,  it  is  likely  that  they  will  have 
them.  And  whether  your  own  honey- 
moon takes  place  this  June  or  years  from 
now,  I  hope  with  all  my  heart  that  it  is  a 
period  of  great  happiness.  END 


DON'T  WAIT  TO  MARRY 


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confides  and  confesses  more  than  he 
normally  would  minus  the  stress  of  emo- 
tion, he  avoids  you.  Just  seeing  you  is  a 
reminder  of  his  momentary  weakness  and 
a  problem  that  may  no  longer  exist.  Even 
though  you  keep  his  sacred  trust,  to  him 
you're  still  like  someone  who's  been 
peeking  over  his  transom  and  knows 
things  he  wishes  you  didn't  know. 

"We  seldom  see  two  very  dear  friends 
for  this  identical  reason.  They  were  the 
ones  who  came  to  us  under  duress.  With 
all  the  honesty  and  respect  we  know,  we 
listened  to  them  with  impartiality  and 
tried  our  best  to  help  them.  Well,  they 
eventually  got  back  together  and  we 
only  saw  them  on  rare  occasions  after 
that.  They  always  acted  so  embarrassed 
and  uncomfortable.  Now  you  know  why 
we  don't  want  to  stick  our  necks  out  and 
risk  losing  friendships  again." 

Sheila  nodded  approval  as  she  listened. 
Then,  sane-thinking  gal  that  she  is,  she 
quickly  added: 

"This  explains  why  you  are  so  reluc- 
tant to  give  advice,  Gordon,  but  it  still 
doesn't  help  to  solve  the  situation  for 
young  people  in  love  who  wonder  wheth- 
er they  should  marry  or  v/ait  until  they 
can  afford  all  the  things  they  want.  Why 
not  just  discuss  this  problem  and  while 
it  won't  actually  be  giving  advice,  any- 
one reading  this  can  make  comparisons. 
If  they  want  to  apply  it,  then  it  has 
served  a  purpose." 

Gordon  looked  at  Sheila  worshipfully. 

"Darling,  you  are  so  right,"  he  almost 
whispered.  "Here's  what  I  honestly  be- 
lieve about  early  marriages  for  young 
people  presumably  in  love,  who  wonder 
whether  they  should  wait  until  they  have 
a  car,  a  TV  set,  that  little  cottage  with 
roses  'round  the  door.  Naturally  what  I 
think  and  feel  can  only  be  based  on  my 
own  experiences  during  12  years  of  mar- 
riage— based  on  the  results  of  living, 
learning  and  growing  together. 

"We  were  no  different  when  Sheila  was 
18  and  I  was  going  on  20,  than  young 
people  who  write  to  me  today  and  ask 
whether  they  should  marry  or  wait.  Both 
of  us  had  enjoyed  the  usual  dates  when 
we  first  met  and  I  would  say  we  were  as 
wise  as  one  was  expected  to  be  at  our 
age.  Now  I  didn't  particularly  want  to 
rush  into  marriage  and  Sheila  cried  a 
whole  weekend  trying  to  make  up  her 
mind! 

"After  all,  we  had  only  known  each 
other  six  months.  But  when  a  fellow 
meets  the  girl  he  usually  makes  up  his 


mind  fast.  Suddenly  those  fraternity  pins 
go  into  the  drawer  and  all  thoughts  and 
plans  include  one  girl  instead  of  several. 
He  wants  to  settle  down  but  at  the  same 
time  something  inside  of  him  keeps  ask- 
ing if  he's  doing  the  right  thing.  There 
is  no  answer — then.  I  don't  believe  that 
feeling  of  assurance  and  complete  confi- 
dence can  possibly  exist  at  the  beginning 
in  marriage. 

"How  can  anyone  know  what  true  love 
is  then?  Love  is  a  growing  thing  and 
only  through  trial,  tribulation  and  long 
experience  is  a  great  fullness  reached. 
When  it's  all  so  new  and  exciting,  you 
can't  be  expected  to  think  sensibly.  Look- 
ing back  on  my  own  marriage,  there's 
just  one  thing  to  remember  (if  possible) 
regardless  of  when  you  take  the  fatal 
step.  When  you're  married  there  have 
got  to  be  problems.  So  get  married 
young  if  you  want — and  don't  worry 
about  it! 

"I  was  singing  with  a  band  and  making 
$50  a  week  when  we  started  out.  In  our 
ecstatic  state  of  course,  we  thought  of 
nothing  but  our  own  new-found  happi- 
ness. Then  reality  set  in  with  a  thud 
when  I  couldn't  pay  our  hotel  bill  in 
Louisville,  where  the  band  was  playing. 
So  right  then  and  there  I  began  to  look 
at  marriage  in  a  more  serious  light.  When 
Sheila  was  asked  to  audition  for  a  radio 
show,  she  wanted  to  turn  it  down.  I  was 
annoyed  and  insisted  that  she  try.  She 
got  the  job,  remained  a  week  and  quit. 
If  she  hadn't,  who  knows?  We  might  not 
be  together  today  because  to  live  apart 
is  to  grow  apart. 

"When  I  was  in  the  service  Sheila  fol- 
lowed me  around  and  lived  in  towns 
where  I  was  stationed.  She  took  odd 
jobs,  as  a  saleslady,  a  kindergarten 
teacher,  she  was  one  of  the  first  lady 
disc  jockeys.  We  pooled  our  resources 
and  saw  each  other  whenever  possible. 
It  was  a  sacrifice  in  many  ways,  but  if  we 
want  to  work  things  out  in  life,  some- 
times we  have  to  sacrifice.  Especially 
during  the  first  year  of  marriage,  you 
may  develop  diversified  interests  if  you 
don't  share  the  same  experiences  at  the 
same  time. 

"As  I  said  before,  when  one  is  mar- 
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great  patience,  in  our  case  nearly  six 
years  of  patience — and  mostly  on  my 
part.  Sheila  was  extremely  self-con- 
scious, which  is  a  form  of  shyness.  If 
she  came  into  a  room  and  people  whis- 
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ing  about  her.  Of  course  today  she  laughs 
about  it  and  realizes  that  it  actually  was 
an  inverted  form  of  ego.  I  loved  night 
baseball  games  and  Sheila  didn't.  So  it 
became  an  issue  until  she  got  wise  to 
herself  and  insisted  that  I  take  one  night 
a  week  off  to  be  with  the  boys.  As  a 
result  I  didn't  want  to  be  with  them.  I 
wanted  to  be  with  her.  Oh  yes,  she  could 
tell  you  stories  about  me  too! 

"Telling  these  things  seems  so  incon- 
sequential in  retrospect.  To  young  new- 
lyweds,  however,  they  are  vitally  impor- 
tant. It's  my  guess  that  many  divorces 
could  be  averted  if  young  couples 
wouldn't  act  hastily  during  these  ad- 
justment clashes.  Today,  more  than  ever 
before,  help  and  guidance  is  within  the 
reach  of  everyone.  Psychiatry,  of  course, 
is  an  excellent  outlet,  but  too  much  of  a 
luxury  for  many  couples  just  starting 
out. 

"There  are  marriage  counsellors  and 
institutes  of  marital  relations  all  over  the 
country.  Many  of  them  offer  their  serv- 
ices free  and  you'd  be  surprised  at  the 
number  of  couples  we  know  who  take 
advantage  of  this.  To  eliminate  problems 
they  must  be  talked  out.  When  they  exist 
and  nothing  is  done  about  them,  divorce 
won't  help.  The  same  problems  will  just 
be  carried  along  to  the  second  husband 
or  wife. 

"Because  we  like  to  see  young  people 
happily  married,  Sheila  and  I  are  always 
concerned  when  they  fail.  Invariably  the 
answer  is  the  same — they  are  bored!  So 
we've  come  to  the  conclusion  that  bore- 
dom is  the  deadliest  of  marriage  mon- 
sters. This  same  boredom  can  set  in  for 
rich  and  poor  alike,  in  fact — it  is  even  a 
greater  problem  to  those  well-off.  With 
every  necessity  within  their  reach,  every 
luxury  and  pleasure  at  their  command, 
life  no  longer  presents  a  challenge  to 
them. 

"If  a  husband  or  wife  is  bored,  they 
should  put  themselves  in  a  corner  and 
say — 'what's  going  on?'  Boredom,  I  be- 
lieve, in  most  cases  is  actually  discontent 
with  self — nothing  else! 

"We've  read  many  books  on  the  sub- 
ject of  early  marriages  and  according  to 
the  'experts,'  young  people  should  wait 
to  marry  until  a  certain  age — because 
they're  changing.  Isn't  everyone?  They'll 
keep  right  on  changing  too.  The  big  issue 


man,  wardrobe  man,  and  stand-in  that 
she  brought  with  her.  It  led  many  wise- 
acres to  snort,  "Hmm,  Jane  came  loaded 
for  bear." 

Let's  analyze  that  tidbit  for  a  moment. 
First  of  all  the  Russell  figure  has  always 
been  whistle-bait,  and,  anyway,  how  can 
you  improve  on  perfection?  The  "crew" 
she  brought  with  her,  not  only  accom- 
panied her  to  20th,  but  also  to  Para- 
mount on  her  loanouts  with  Bob  Hope. 

Jane  long  ago  got  RKO  Bossman  How- 
ard Hughes  to  put  the  group  under  con- 

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Jane  Russell,  on  "Gentlemen  Prefer 
Blondes"  set,  awaits  cue  for  scene. 


is  to  change  together — and  grow  together. 
Look  at  Winston  Churchill  who  some 
thought  was  through  at  30,  in  and  out 
several  times  and  now  at  78  he  is  better 
than  ever.  Change  is  normal  and  keeps 
going  on.  You  are  never  through — so 
why  wait? 

"Now  I  come  to  the  greatest  argument 
in  favor  of  early  marriages — children. 
Yes,  they  are  a  great  responsibility  but 
today's  world  leaves  no  choice  as  to  the 
'right'  time  to  start  planning  a  family. 
Just  think,  I'll  be  39  when  my  son  is  18! 
We  can  play  golf  together  and  we'll  be 
companionable  because  we'll  have  so 
much  in  common.  Sheila  and  our  two 
daughters  will  be  more  like  sisters,  they'll 
probably  wear  each  other's  clothes  and 
certainly  will  have  a  bond  and  enjoy  the 
same  things.  Yes,  we  think  it  is  just 
great  to  have  a  family  while  you're  still 
young. 

"By  this  time  I'm  sure  you  catch  on 
that  I  definitely  believe  in  marrying 
young  and  not  waiting — even  if  you  have 
to  buy  that  engagement  ring  on  the  in- 
stallment plan  as  I  did.  As  lcng  as  you 
are  genuinely  in  love — you'll  manage  to 
pay  for  it!"  END 


tract,  so  wherever  she  goes  they  have  a 
job,  too.  The  men  are  frank  about  their 
admiration  of  her  going  to  bat  for  them 
and  happily  refer  to  Jane  as  "The  Con- 
nection." 

"I've  really  enjoyed  making  'Blondes,' 
since  for  the  first  time  I  get  to  play  me! 
I'm  not  some  sleeky  siren  or  gangster's 
foil,  I  just  am  what  I  am.  Director  How- 
ard Hawks  wrote  the  screenplay  with  the 
idea  of  letting  me  appear  on  the  screen  as 
I  really  appear  in  private  life  with  my 
friends.  I  hope  this  new  idea  comes  off. 


"There  has  been  a  gradual  breaking 
away  from  my  strictly  glamour  formula. 
Those  pictures  with  Bob  Hope,  I  think, 
began  establishing  me  in  audiences' 
minds  as  a  comedienne.  'Blondes'  should 
complete  the  change. 

"As  far  as  any  feuds  brewing  between 
Marilyn  and  me,  it's  ridiculous.  There's 
nothing  to  fight  about.  We  are  entirely 
different.  Just  ask  Jack  Cole,"  she  grinned 
as  she  said  this. 

"You  see,  when  we  first  started  work- 
ing on  the  musical  numbers,  Jack  didn't 
know  me  too  well.  Most  of  the  numbers 
called  for  both  Marilyn  and  myself  to  do 
identical  steps,  and  sing  the  very  same 
lyrics.  However,  as  he  became  familiar 
with  both  of  our  reactions  and  deliveries, 
he  started  improvising,  until  now  we  can 
both  be  doing  the  same  number,  yet  we 
both  look  different.  He  has  Marilyn  doing 
all  the  ultra  feminine  gestures  .  .  ." 
Whereupon  Jane  draped  her  hands 
gracefully  under  her  cheek  and  fluttered 
her  eyelashes. 

"He  has  me  doing  the  more  boyish, 
outdoor  type  of  movements." 

We  looked  a  little  vague  at  the  des- 
cription, so  Jane  illustrated.  We  could 
never  put  on  paper  what  she  did.  But 
take  our  word  for  it,  if  the  way  she 
dances  is  boyish  or  outdoorish,  hand  us 
some  barbells  and  call  us  Tarzan. 

Some  of  her  girl  friends  at  the  table  let 
us  in  on  the  fact  that  Jane  and  Bob 
Waterfield  had  just  celebrated  their  10th 
wedding  anniversary.  That  number  alone 
helps  to  squash  umpteen  rumors.  Seems 
Jane,  who  has  lost  three  wedding  rings  in 
her  cross-country  travels,  is  minus  the 
usual  band  on  the  third  finger  left  hand. 

"Robert  finally  decided  to  let  me  stew 
for  awhile  before  buying  me  number  four 
to  lose,"  she  explained. 

There's  one  thing  that  we  couldn't  help 
noticing  when  she  mentions  Bob  and 
that's  the  unmistakable  feeling  of  love 
and  respect  she  has  for  him.  In  all  the 
time  we've  known  Jane,  we've  never 
heard  her  belittle  her  husband's  career 
or  talk  of  his  personal  affairs. 

"I  went  to  every  football  game  I  could 
when  Robert  was  playing,  but  now  that 
he's  given  it  up,  I  won't  care  about  go- 
ing." 

Jane  admits  she  isn't  the  easiest  person 
to  get  along  with.  "In  the  mornings 
before  I'm  fully  awake  and  have  my  cof- 
fee, I'm  a  raging  lion.  If  this  nasty  feeling 
lingers  after  breakfast,  Robert  always  re- 
marks, 'You  haven't  had  enough  sleep, 
go  back  to  bed.' 

"I  have  to  get  at  least  10  hours  sleep  or 
I'm  off  all  day;  he  knows  it  and  he  says 
so." 

Their  home  is  constantly  full  of  friends 
and  fun.  As  far  as  stardom  being  a  lonely 
life,  Jane  can  well  answer,  "I  didn't  say 
that!" 

Jane  admits  she  and  her  cronies  have 
their  own  special  brand  of  humor.  "We 
believe  an  insult  is  the  basis  for  a  gag. 
It's  because  we've  known  one  another  for 
years  and  so  completely  trust  each  other 
that  we  can  toss  barbs  like  'that  child 
of  yours  is  a  sniveling  idiot'  ...  or  'I'd 
be  glad  to  come  over  if  that  horrible  hus- 
band of  yours  isn't  there'  ...  or  some 
other  meaningless,  tongue-in-cheek  rib." 


"I  DIDN'T  SAY  THAT!" 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  27] 


DOES  A  LOST  LOVE  EVER  RETURN? 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  39] 


women  know  deeply,  intimately,  it  is 
love.  It  is  in  our  blood,  in  our  training 
from  the  time  we  were  little  children. 
The  joy  of  belonging,  of  giving,  sharing, 
loving  the  man  who  was  meant  for  us. 
So  I  know — but  I  cannot  say  exactly 
how  I  know — that  when  one  has  loved 
and  lost,  if  one  meets  the  loved  one 
later,  love,  if  and  when  it  comes  again, 
will  not  be  the  same. 

Perhaps  you  will  still  love  the  man 
.  .  .  but  that  is  not  really  the  right  way 
to  put  it.  Instead,  let  us  say  that  you 
will  love  him  again,  but  differently.  You 
may  be  able  to  look  at  this  man,  with 
all  the  changes  life  has  created,  and 
love  the  new,  different  man  he  has  be- 
come! 

But  I  wonder! 

Because  I  have  always  felt  that  Euro- 
pean women  do  not  want  sexual  equality 
with  men,  and  that  they  are  happier  than 
most  American  women  who  insist  they 
are  men's  equal,  I  believe  most  of  all  in 
man's  faithfulness. 

I  believe  that  a  man  can  be  the  most 
devoted,  most  faithful,  most  loyal  being 
in  the  world — when  he  finds  the  right 
woman. 

And  the  right  woman  is  the  woman 
who  has  no  fear  of  the  past,  the  present, 
or  what  the  future  might  bring.  Proba- 
bly the  reason  that  John  and  I  are  so 
happy  is  that  there  are  no  shadows  in 
our  lives.  We  have  both  learned,  through 
past  experiences,  to  hold  on  to  the  sub- 
stances. 

Speaking  for  both  of  us,  we  feel  that 
our  life  when  we  met,  had  its  real  be- 
ginning. And  nothing,  but  nothing,  that 
ever  went  before  could  spoil  its  prog- 
ress, or  its  future. 

If  someone  came  back  out  of  John's 
past,  jealous  as  I  might  be  of  something 
that  had  come  before  and  might  become 
important  again,  I  would  look  at  the  in- 
trusion with  an  open  mind. 

I  say  intrusion,  because  I  know  that 
John  would  welcome  it  no  more  than  I 
would.  I  am  pleased  and  proud  that  my 
husband  is  a  handsome,  amusing  and 
friendly  individual — and  that  he  would 
never  be  tempted  to  disguise  his  natural 
characteristics  to  avoid  a  ticklish  prob- 
lem. 

But  if  a  woman  from  out  of  the  past 
did  come  back  and  say  nostalgically, 
"John,  do  you  remember  the  fun  we  had 
when  .  .  .  ,"  I  would  not  scream  nor 
die,  nor  be  unduly  resentful  towards  the 
intruder.  Knowing  how  firmly  I  stand 
in  John's  life  today,  and  he  in  mine,  I 
would  be  like  any  other  well-bred  wom- 
an— considerate,  and  as  understanding 
as  I  could  be  within  the  limits  of  good 
reasoning. 

Oh,  but  no  matter  how  anyone  feels, 
there  are  still  dangers  in  trying  to  re- 
capture an  old,  lost  love!  Suppose  you 
love  the  new  man — and  he  does  not  love 
the  new  woman  you  have  become? 

And  that  jealousy  I  have  spoken  about, 
and  which  can't  be  avoided?  French 
women  know  all  about  jealousy.  It  is  a 
part  of  our  essential  make-up.  We  can- 


not bear  not  to  know,  not  to  share,  not 
to  possess,  the  men  we  love. 

To  me,  it  would  be  impossible  to  meet 
again  a  man  I  had  loved  years  ago,  and 
to  take  up  where  we  had  left  off,  as  you 
say  in  America.  I  confess  that  I  would 
always,  but  always,  wonder,  ".  .  .  who 
taught  him  to  kiss  like  this?" 

And  I  would  resent  every  last  little 
detail,  however  innocent,  in  his  life 
which  had  made  him  the  new  man,  but 
which  I  had  not  shared!  I  know  that  is 
illogical,  but  there  it  is. 

Some  day,  when  I  was  very  angry,  I 
would  accuse  him  of  things  I  suspected 
he  had  done  during  that  time  when  we 
had  been  parted.  And,  like  all  women 
— French  or  any  other  nationality — I 
have  an  inventive  mind! 

I  would  say  to  him,  "Ah,  you  disap- 
prove of  me  because  once  you  knew 
a  woman  who  did  not  do — this  or  that!" 
And,  later  I  would  say — when  I  was 
very  angry— "WELL  .  .  .  WHO  WAS 
SHE?" 

Of  course,  he  would  tell  me  that  there 
had  been  no  one.  He  would  swear  that 
he  had  not  really  loved  anyone  but  me — 
but  my  nasty  inventive  mind  would 
make  up  scenes,  visions  of  the  times 
spent  with  her,  and  soon  I  would  refuse 
to  believe  him. 

I  would  say,  "Don't  tell  me  you  didn't 
have  a  sweetheart  all  that  time  we 
weren't  seeing  each  other!  I  won't  be- 
lieve it — an  attractive  man  like  you! 
Of  course  there  was  another  girl,  WHO 
WAS  SHE?" 

And  there  it  would  be:  a  fight! 

But  perhaps  you  are  one  of  those 
practical  balanced  American  women  who 
say.  "Of  course,  he  must  have  known 
other  women.  After  all — I  wasn't  sitting 
alone,  either!" 

Still  I  tell  you,  you  will  be  unhappy 
at  the  things  you  didn't  share!  Perhaps 
you  will  not,  then,  be  jealous  of  an  un- 
known woman.  But  you  will  be  unhappy 
at  the  friends  he  has  made  without  you, 
the  good  times  he  has  had  on  vacation 
— without  you! 

When  you  meet  an  old  love,  and  find 
him  fatter — thinner — balder — or  even 
wearing  glasses — all  these  things  you 
can  accept  as  part  of  the  new  and  dif- 
ferent person  he  has  become.  Perhaps 
this  person  is  still  one  you  can  love,  but 
can  you  take  with  it  that  irritating  habit 
of  clearing  his  throat  which  you  re- 
member so  well  from  the  first  romance? 

No,  on  the  whole,  it  is  better  to  let 
the  old  love  become  a  good  friendship, 
rather  than  try  to  love  anew. 

Love  should  always  be  fresh  and 
rapturous — learning  new  things  every 
minute  about  the  person  one  loves.  How 
depressing  and  drab  to  learn  new  things 
— only  to  find,  too,  some  old  things  one 
didn't  like  are  still  a  part  of  one's  life? 

We  all  say  that  love  doesn't  last,  that 
romance  is  fleeting  and  made  up  of  can- 
dlelight, and  moonbeams  and  Stardust. 
But  let  me  tell  you  one  thing: 

Friendship  and  companionship  and 
liking  each  other  are  the  things  which 


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make  a  marriage.  The  only  snag  is  that 
these  things  grow  out  of  romance,  and 
how  can  one  be  romantic  over  a  warmed- 
over  love? 

No,  I  do  not  think  love  returns.  I 
think  it  must  always  go  forward.   It  is 


pitiful,"  Red  said  of  his  wife,  whom  he 
wed  in  1945.  "But  she  doesn't  want  to 
be  loved.  All  I  ask  of  life  is  a  chance  to 
see  and  talk  to  the  kids.  And  I  don't  want 
a  wife  behind  a  locked  door." 

He  said  Georgia  "always  keeps  her  bed- 
room locked  as  well  as  the  door  of  the 
nursery  where  the  children  sleep." 

"If  I'm  lucky  I  get  to  see  the  kids  about 
10  minutes  a  day,"  he  stated  from  his 
hotel  rampart.  "The  nurse  is  always  giv- 
ing them  a  bath  or  bedding  them  down 
for  a  nap  when  I  want  to  romp  with 
them." 

Georgia  replied  that  the  reason  she 
locked  her  bedroom  against  her  husband 
was  "so  he  wouldn't  wake  up  tha  kids." 
The  children  are  Valentine,  five  and  a 
half,  and  Richard,  four  and  a  half. 

"He  had  the  unhappy  habit  of  going 
through  my  room  to  get  to  the  adjacent 
babies'  room,"  she  said.  "He'd  come  in  at 
four  o'clock  in  the  morning — he  often 
worked  very  late — and  want  to  play  with 
them.  I  finally  told  him  I'd  have  to  lock 
the  door.  I  can't  allow  the  children  to 
get  up  at  that  hour." 

Georgia  said  that  as  far  as  s.ie  was 
concerned,  Red  had  not  moved  out. 

"His  clothes  are  here,  four  or  five  of 
his  typewriters  are  here  and  his  gag  files 
are  here.  We  are  not  getting  a  divorce 
and  we  never  will,"  she  announced  with 
firmness.  "I  don't  believe  in  divorce,  and 
I  won't  have  our  babies  suffering  from  a 
broken  home." 

She  said  she  had  "devoted  eight  years 
of  my  life  to  Red,"  and  that  if  she  were 
"going  to  quit,"  she  would  "have  quit  a 
long  time  ago." 

"He  should  be  happy  and  he  deserves 
to  be  because  he  has  made  so  many 
people  happy,"  she  explained.  "But  he's 
a  difficult  guy  to  live  with.  He's  got  too 
much  pressure  on  him." 

By  "pressure"  she,  obviously,  was  re- 
ferring to  the  hard  work  and  the  long, 
irregular  hours  of  preparing  and  re- 
hearsing weekly  radio  and  television  pro- 
grams, conferring  with  MGM  studio  offi- 
cials about  films,  writing  gags,  going  over 
multitudinous  details  of  his  busy  career 
with  his  business  manager,  Bo  Roos. 

The  Skeltons  live  in  a  big  colonial 
house  with  high  ceilings — appropriately 
high  for  one  of  his  6  feet  2  stature.  Near- 
by is  a  special  cottage  containing  a 
workroom,  kitchen  and  bath.  There  he 
prepares  his  show  routines  and  discusses 
programs  with  his  staff. 

Since  the  Spring  of  1951  his  career  has 
been  one  of  many  commitments.  It  was 
then  that  Red  really  came  into  super- 
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tragic  when  one  loves  and  loses  one's 
love — but — the  world  is  full  of  love. 

One  has  only  to  wait,  and  to  look,  and 
to  hope  with  a  happy  heart — and  some 
day  a  new  and  more  shining  love  will 
appear.  END 


duper  dough.  He  signed  a  seven-year 
contract  with  the  Proctor  &  Gamble  Soap 
Co.,  under  which  he  was  to  receive 
$7,500,000  as  a  radio  and  TV  performer. 

(RED  SKELTON  SHOW,  NBC-TV, 
SUNDAYS,  7  PM,  EST;  NBC  RADIO, 
TUESDAYS,  8:30  PM,  EST.) 

He  also  held  a  two-pictures-a-year 
contract  with  MGM  that  would  give  him 
$2,500,000  more  during  that  period. 

These  contracts  did  not  include  the 
comic's  income  from  personal  appear- 
ances or  recordings  which,  according  to 
his  manager,  "should  add  up  to  further 
millions." 

Such  a  schedule,  manifestly,  deprived 
him  of  the  close  family  life  that  he  cher- 
ishes. He  began  to  see  his  family  only  at 
odd  and  frequently  inconvenient  hours. 

But  Red  Skelton  had  now  become  a 
national  figure,  the  subject  of  one  of  the 
largest  business  deals  of  its  type  ever  ne- 
gotiated. What  made  it  especially  pleas- 
ing to  him  was  the  fact  that  all  of  his 
labors  as  a  comedian  originated  in  Holly- 
wood. 

His  career  is  one  of  the  great  sagas  of 
show  business.  His  star  went  into  the 
ascendant  in  the  Fall  of  1929.  A  native  of 
Vincennes,  Ind.,  and,  at  17,  a  veteran  of 
show  business,  he  was  performing  at  a 
burlesque  theatre  in  Kansas  City  when 
the  management  of  the  local  Pantages 
Theatre  "borrowed"  him  to  fill  in  on  a 
vaudeville  bill  for  an  actor  taken  ill. 

Blonde,  pretty  Edna  Stillwell  was  ush- 
ering at  the  Pantages.  She  watched  Red's 
act,  thought  it  very  unfunny.  With  the 
courage  of  her  15  years,  she  went  back 
stage  later  and  told  him  so,  told  him  how 
he  could  make  it  better. 

She  discovered,  she  has  related,  that 
he  was  "a  fresh  kid,"  but  he  did  not 
forget  her  criticism. 

Their  paths  crossed  again  a  few  months 
later  when  Edna  entered  a  walkathon 
contest — walkathons  were  then  the  rage — 
and  found  that  Red  was  master  of  cere- 
monies. Before  the  contest  was  over, 
they  were  very  much  in  love,  and  they 
married. 

They  spent  the  first  year  of  their  mar- 
riage with  a  walkathon,  she  as  cashier, 
he  as  emcee.  Their  joint  salary  was  $50 
a  week.  Ultimately,  it  rose  to  $250. 

The  couple  decided  to  try  New  York 
and  vaudeville.  It  was  never  Edna's  aim 
to  be  an  actress.  Her  sole  ambition  was 
to  put  Red  at  the  top  in  show  business. 

They  found  Broadway  tough  sledding. 
Then  Red  landed  a  job  as  emcee  at  a 
Montreal  night  club.  His  opening  per- 
formance there  was  a  flop.  Later  that 
night  he  happened  to  see  a  man  dunk- 


Red  Skelton  puts  whammy  on  Buddy 
Baer  during  "Dream  Girl"  pause. 


ing  a  doughnut  with  unusual  virtuosity 
at  a  coffee  stand. 

It  gave  him  an  idea  for  a  show  routine. 
Red  tried  it  out  next  day,  and  it  went 
over  big.  A  good  pantomimist,  he  gave 
imitations  of  different  kinds  of  people 
dunking  doughnuts.  He  used,  of  course, 
real  doughnuts  and  coffee. 

The  engagement  was  extended  seven 
weeks.  On  the  strength  of  that  success 
Red  Skelton  was  booked  into  the  Para- 
mount Theatre  in  New  York.  He  also 
scored  a  big  hit  there.  Definitely  he  was 
"on  his  way,"  and  he  gained  weight  on 
the  doughnuts. 

Hollywood  gave  him  the  nod.  He  signed 
with  MGM.  He  had  been  flat  broke  a 
year  before.  His  inspired  mugging  in  his 
first  picture,  "Having  Wonderful  Time," 
led  to  leading  parts  in  "Whistling  In  The 
Dark,"  "Lady  Be  Good,"  "Flight  Com- 
mand," "Panama  Hattie"  and  "DuBarry 
Was  A  Lady." 

Radio  programs  boosted  him  higher 
among  the  nation's  entertainment  stars. 

Skelton  soon  found  himself  working 
day  and  night.  Edna  had  a  full-time  job, 
too,  as  his  script  writer,  business  man- 
ager and  tamer  of  his  temperament.  Ca- 
reer and  marriage  got  all  mixed  up 
together.  There  was  no  personal  life  for 
either.  And  for  several  months,  Red's 
phrase,  "I  dood  it,"  overshadowed  even 
business. 

"It  had  to  be  either  a  job  as  wife  or 
that  of  manager  and  gag  writer,"  Edna 
declared.  "I  feel  it  more  important  to 
carry  on  for  Red  as  manager  than  to  try 
to  succeed  in  both  jobs  and  probably 
mess  up  both." 

Edna  Skelton  obtained  a  divorce  from 
Red  in  1943.  They  had  lived  together  11 
years. 

Red,  meanwhile,  was  missing  the  wom- 
an who  understood  him  so  well,  wired 
for  her  to  come  back  as  manager.  She 
returned  to  Hollywood  and  to  the  friend- 
ship that  had  been  so  successful. 

Edna,  later,  married  Director  Frank 
Borzage.  She  discovered,  however,  that 
combining  career  and  marriage,  involv- 
ing two  different  men,  did  not  work  out. 
Managing  Red's  affairs  seriously  inter- 
fered with  her  new  home  life  and  social 
engagements. 

The  eventual  outcome  was  a  trip  to 


THE  CONFUSED  MR.  SKELTON 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  42] 


Nevada  in  July,  1949,  for  Edna  and  a 
divorce  decree  on  the  grounds  of  mental 
cruelty. 

Skelton  now  had  become  attentive  to 
honey-haired  Muriel  Morris,  screen  ac- 
tress and  a  "back  home"  girl  from  Evans- 
ville,  Ind.  They  applied  for  a  marriage 
license  in  Los  Angeles.  He  told  reporters 
they  would  be  wed  in  "a  couple  of  days." 

Suddenly,  Muriel  called  off  the  wed- 
ding, explaining  it  was  "a  case  of  chang- 
ing my  mind — there's  someone  else  in 
my  life." 

Immediately  Skelton  began  to  see  a  lot 
of  Lynn  Merrick  and  other  actresses.  He 
and  Lynn  had  met  on  a  U.S.  bond-selling 
tour  and  together  they  had  sold 
$15,000,000  worth  of  bonds.  E  was  rated 
a  hot  record,  and  it  may  or  may  not  have 
ignited  the  romantic  bonfire  between 
them. 

Nothing  came  of  it,  however.  He  tried, 
it  was  said,  to  convince  Edna  Stillwell 
that  she  should  remarry  him.  That,  too, 
was  no  go. 

It  was  then  that  Georgia  Davis,  actress 
and  photographer's  model  of  Kalispell, 
Mont.,  came  into  his  life.  They  had  met 
on  the  MGM  lot  where  she  had  been 
playing  small  parts.  He  fell  madl;  in  love 
with  her,  and  she  with  him.  They  be- 
came engaged,  and  this  time  the  engage- 
ment was  not  broken. 

Richard  "Red"  Skelton  and  Georgia 
Davis  were  married  on  March  P,  1945, 
in  the  Beverly  Vista  Community  Church, 
Beverly  Hills.  She  was  23  years  old,  and 
glamourous.  He  was  31,  and  with  a  two 
weeks'  furlough  from  the  Army. 

The  occasion  was  unusual—  /en  in 
Hollywood,  for  Red's  first  wife  came 
along  when  the  couple  took  out  their 


marriage  license.  But  .  .  .  Edna  Stillwell 
Skelton  was  still  his  business  manager 
and  principal  skit-and-gag  writer. 

Skelton,  because  of  his  formidable  place 
in  show  business,  is  not  one  to  remain 
rooted  for  long.  He  has  to  be  up  and 
going  somewhere.  Perhaps,  as  not  long 
ago,  taking  a  large  party — Georgia  was 
along — on  a  flight  to  Europe. 

The  trip  included  a  four  weeks'  en- 
gagement at  London's  Palladium  The- 
atre at  $40,000  a  week,  and  an  audience 
with  the  Pope  who  congratulated  him  on 
his  "great  fight  against  Communism  on 
the  radio."  The  party  also  visited  Paris 
and  Stockholm. 

Most  of  the  expenses  of  the  new  over- 
seas junket  were  paid  from  Red's  bulg- 
ing wallet.  He  made  a  big  hit  with  his 
British  audiences.  But  it  was  for  some  50 
fellow  passengers  aboard  a  crippled 
BOAC  airliner,  as  it  struggled  across  the 
Alps  to  a  safe  emergency  landing  at 
Lyons,  that  he  put  on  "the  performance 
of  his  life."  For  34  tense  minutes  Red 
clowned  in  the  aisle  to  divert  the  pas- 
sengers while  the  plane  droned  onward 
with  two  of  its  four  engines  out  of 
commission. 

But  Red  Skelton  is  a  willing  perform- 
er anywhere,  anytime. 

"I'm  such  a  ham,"  he  says,  "I'll  stay  on 

an  hour  if  I  can  get  one  guy  to  listen  to 

,  „  j> 

me. 

However,  there  is  one  woman  who 
won't  listen  to  him — when  he  becomes 
"difficult."  Georgia  Davis  Skelton  just 
will  not  permit  Red  to  upset  her  house- 
hold routine. 

Hollywood  is  betting  Red  conforms  to 
that  routine.  It  knows  he's  intensely  in 
love  with  Georgia.  END 


KEEP  IT  A  SECRET! 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  41] 


drabness — and  that's  bad  for  a  marriage. 

"I  actually  know  young  wives — too 
many  of  them — who  seem  to  think  that 
their  husbands  will  appreciate  them  more 
if  they  think  the  wives  have  labored 
long  and  hard  to  make  them  comfortable. 
'I  got  so-o-o  tired  making  that  pie,'  they 
sigh,  or,  'I'm  simply  exhausted  from 
washing  woodwork!'  Somehow  they  seem 
to  want  credit  for  doing  these  things, 
they  want  him  to  feel  sorry  or  guilty 
about  it.   They're  so  wrong! 

"Don't  let  the  man  in  your  life  asso- 
ciate you  constantly  in  his  thoughts  with 
drab  activities.  He'll  be  bored.  And  be- 
sides, you'll  begin  to  feel  drab,  yourself, 
and  nothing  can  be  worse  for  a  girl's 
morale  than  that. 

"If  your  husband  has  a  strenuous  job — 
and  most  men's  jobs  are  strenuous,  you 
know — you  ought  to  let  him  have  at 
least  half  an  hour  after  he  gets  home  to 
relax,  be  comfortable,  to  get  unwound. 
Sit  with  him  and  be  gay. 

"If  you  have  young  children,  have 
them  fed  and,  at  least,  ready  for  bed 
before  he  arrives.   And  don't  say  you 


can't  do  it!  Any  modern  woman  who 
knows  the  first  thing  about  holding  down 
a  job  can  tell  you  that  you  can  organize 
your  time  to  suit  your  own  convenience 
and  pleasure,  that  you  don't  have  to  be  a 
slave  to  details — if  you  use  your  head." 

Jane  adds  a  last,  amused  thought  to 
all  of  this.  "But  if  you  simply  have  to  go 
into  the  kitchen — perhaps  to  take  dinner 
out  of  the  oven  or  put  in  a  steak  to  broil 
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If  you've  handled  it  properly,  you've 
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Then  there  is  the  super-important 
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Jane  says,  "I  study  the  ads  in  the 
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"Now  and  then  I  get  good  and  tired  of 
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clothes  or  my  personality — or  my  face! 
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"If  you  simply  must  put  your  hair  in 
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any  man  would  rather  fix  his  own  morn- 
ing meal  than  share  it  with  a  witch!" 

For  the  bachelor  girl  with  a  job  of  her 
own,  who  chooses  to  entertain  a  man  at 
dinner  occasionally,  Jane  has  some  differ- 
ent— and  sly — advice.  "It's  all  right  to 
let  him  see  you  in  a  coy,  ruffled  apron, 
presiding  over  a  couple  of  pots  and  pans," 
she  thinks.  "Only  make  it  a  real  doll  of 
an  apron,  and  have  your  face,  and  hair 
as  well,  groomed  as  you  would  at  a  night 
club.  Even  have  attractive  pots  and  pans 
— maybe  copper  ones.  If  he  eats  in  res- 
taurants a  lot,  it  will  probably  be  a 
novelty — and  maybe  it  will  make  him 
think  of  his  mother  or  some  dear  old  aunt 
in  Kankakee.  Anyhow,  it's  a  domestic 
touch  and  may  give  him  ideas — if  that's 
what  you  want. 

"But  don't  let  him  think  there  is  any 
drudgery  attached  to  this  business  of  fix- 
ing a  meal,  either.  Even  if  you've  planned 
it  for  days  and  been  polishing  silver  since 
last  Tuesday  and  have  spent  good  money 
at  the  local  delicatessen,  let  him  think 
the  whole  thing  was  a  completely  effort- 
less lark.  He'll  go  back  to  a  lonely  apart- 
ment to  dream  of  coming  home  to  a  love- 
ly vision  in  ruffled  organdie  who  can 
whip  up  nectar  and  ambrosia  with  no 
effort  whatever. 

"After  all,  it's  just  a  matter  of  show- 
manship and  women  have  been  using 
that  for  centuries." 

Maybe  the  whole  thing,  she  thinks, 
boils  down  to  the  necessity  of  being  a 
little  bit  mysterious,  after  all.  You 
mustn't  let  the  man-in-your-life  see  the 
wheels  go  'round,  the  wheels  that  keep 
the  charm  aglow. 

"If  you  work  in  an  office,  don't  have  a 
'beauty  drawer'  and  sit  at  your  desk 
pawing  through  your  equipment,  doing 
things  to  your  face  where  everyone  can 
see  you,"  she  shudders.  "If  you  don't 
have  a  locker,  have  a  little  beauty  kit 
and  take  it  to  the  powder  room  during 
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your  coffee  break,  and  use  your  skin 
fresheners,  hand  lotions  and  lipstick 
there.  Try  to  have  extra  stockings  and 
maybe  even  a  fresh  blouse  so  that  you 
can  be  the  girl  who  looks  bandbox  fresh 
when  everyone  else  is  starting  to  wilt. 

"But  don't  make  a  visible  fuss  about 
it!" 

Every  type  of  woman,  Jane  maintains, 
has  her  special  kinds  of  drudgeries.  An 
actress  has  problems  of  fittings  and  tests, 
and  make-up  and  posing  for  photographs 
that  often  seem  pretty  grueling  to  her. 


phrase,  wherever  there  is  a  gay  silver 
cloud,  there  is  also  a  dark,  grim  shadow. 

Remember  when,  in  movies'  transition 
from  the  silents  to  the  talkies,  how  many 
heads  fell?  Promising  careers  died  like 
the  London  populace  in  the  Black  Plague. 
The  vibrant,  unheard  voice  of  a  great 
movie  hero  emerged  as  a  shrill,  feminine 
squeak — and  other  illusions,  like  flies  in 
the  face  of  a  DDT  bomb,  were  scattered 
to  the  ends  of  oblivion. 

Can  this  happen,  once  again,  to  the 
Hollywood  stars? 

Will  the  new  medium  provide  the  im- 
petus that  Hollywood — reeling  under  the 
competition  of  TV — has  needed  to  regain 
and  solidify  its  strength  and  position  as 
the  world's  first  mode  of  entertainment 
for  the  masses,  or  will  the  three  D's  stand 
for  Delirium,  Doldrums  and  Disaster? 
It  is  almost  too  soon  to  know  which  way 
the  final  wind  will  blow. 

But  one  thing  is  certain,  the  3-Dimen- 
sion  fever  has  gripped  the  heart  of  the 
motion  picture-making  industry,  and 
many  stout  people  are  quaking. 

Today,  the  star  is  faced  with  the  most 
eloquent  writing  on  the  wall  since  the 
silents  became,  with  almost  catastrophic 
suddenness,  the  talkies.  Producers  from 
Darryl  Zanuck  to  Samuel  Goldwyn,  and 
a  lot  of  little  fellows  in  between,  were 
quick  to  apprise  the  press  and  the  pub- 
lic of  the  new  development.  "Flatties," 
they  said,  "are  out.  And  deepies  are  in." 

It  was  soon  discovered  that  practically 
every  studio  had  gotten  a  finger  in  the 
new  pie  that  everyone  hopes  will  mean 
greater  new  grosses  at  the  box-office,  and 
perhaps  at  least  a  new  five-year  plan  for 
a  better  prosperity  for  the  movie  indus- 
try. At  the  start,  it  looks  like  a  battle 
between  depth-illusion  and  the  stereo- 
scopic. 

If  that  sounds  technical,  it  isn't,  too 
much.  For  the  latter  you  have  to  wear 
glasses,  given  free  with  your  cinema- 
going  ticket.  In  the  former,  you  are 
untrammeled  with  gadgets,  and  your  eyes 
are  your  own.  If  there  are  advantages, 
or  disadvantages  to  one  system  over -the 
other,  that  is  covered  later  in  this  article. 

So  far  it  would  seem  like  a  neck-and- 
neck  race  between  the  two  systems.  No 
matter  who  wins,  the  current  effect  is 
the  same:  whether  a  spear  is  thrown  at 
you — "Bwana  Devil;"  whether  a  boat 
jumps  through  flames — "This  is  Ciner- 


The  housewife  has  a  lot  of  tasks  that  are 
monotonous,  grubby  and  unlovely.  The 
business  girl  has  to  try  to  maintain  her 
glamour  and  mystery  with  pretty  sketchy 
equipment,  while  keeping  her  mind  on 
what  may  be  a  mundane  job. 

"But  we  can  all  do  it  if  we  use  our 
heads,"  she  thinks.  "We  can  have  charm 
.  .  .  not  just  physical  charm,  but  the 
charm  of  easy  poise  and  ready  laughter 
...  if  we'll  plan  a  little,  then  relax  and 
never  let  anyone  catch  us  working  at  it. 

"Just  don't  fuss  over  it!"  END 


Director  DeToth  prepares  eerie  scene 
for  Phyllis  Kirk  in  3-D  "House  Of  Wax." 


ama;"  or  a  carousel  whirls  merrily  and 
giddily  "CinemaScope;"  you,  the  movie- 
goer in  the  front  or  back  rows  of  your 
neighborhood  theatre,  are  there! 

The  last  barrier  between  make-believe 
on  the  screen,  and  you,  the  far-off  side- 
lines viewer,  may  go.  The  players  will 
be  able  to  touch  you,  as  you  may  easily 
be  able  (you  think )  to  touch  them!  Your 
entertainment  will  be  in  your  lap,  and 
you  will  be  in  the  lap  of  the  players. 

All  privacy  between  player  and  audi- 
ence will  have  vanished.  And  in  the  time 
to  come,  it  will  be  hard  to  concentrate  on 
eating  popcorn,  candy,  and  even  smoking 
a  cigarette.  It  can  so  happen  that  a 
player  may  interrupt  anything  you're 
doing,  and  spoil  all  your  extra-curricular 
cinema-going  fun! 

No  matter  how  you  look  at  it,  tomor- 
row's movie-going  public  will  be  part  of 
the  show  itself.  And  it  will  have  to  be- 
have accordingly.  It  is  doubtful  that  a 
boy  will  have  the  courage  to  put  his  arm 
around  his  girl's  shoulder  in  the  farthest 
back  seats,  because  any  player  may  reach 
out  and  separate  them — if  not  physically, 
at  least  from  the  point  of  illusion. 

Are  the  deepies  here  to  stay? 

Hollywood,  which  has  been  frantically 
casting  about  for  an  answer  to  television, 
says  yes — but  the  excitement  and  novelty 
are  something  that  even  the  most  en- 
thusiastic can't  disregard.   Hitherto,  the 


THE  DEEPIES  TAKE  OVER! 

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movies  have  been  a  nice  place  to  relax. 
Now  privacy  is  likely  to  be  taken  away 
from  the  farthest  seat,  the  dimmest  corner 
— and  you  and  your  girl — or  you  with 
your  critical  opinions — are  no  longer 
alone,  but  part  of  the  show;  a  guest  at 
the  party.  The  conflict,  at  first,  may  be 
a  little  hard  to  take. 

All  of  this  of  course,  is  one  person's 
opinion.  The  real  truth  of  the  matter  is 
that  all  studios  think  enough  of  the 
various  types  of  the  new  medium  to 
adopt  them  in  a  hurry,  and  make  as 
many  pictures  in  that  fashion  as  fast  as 
they  can.  Here  is  a  partial  list  of  some 
of  the  things  the  moviegoer  can  expect 
in  1953: 

In  the  medium  of  depth- illusion 
( that's  viewing  the  movie  without  polar- 
ized glasses )  will  be  20th  Century-Fox's 
long  awaited  "The  Robe,"  Cinerama's 
filmization  of  the  Broadway  hit  musical, 
"Paint  Your  Wagon,"  Sol  Lesser's 
"Three-D  Follies,"  and  Victor  Saville's 
production  of  the  Thomas  Costain  best- 
seller, "The  Silver  Chalice." 

All  the  above  movies  will  be  filmed 
in  both  depth-illusion  and  stereoscopic 
mediums,  which  means  you  will  be  able 
to  see  them,  according  to  the  facilities 
of  your  neighborhood  theatre,  with  or 
without  glasses.  However,  the  wearing 
of  the  cardboard-framed  polarized  lenses 
by  the  viewer  presents  an  interesting 
and  still  unsolved  problem. 

Most  women  hate  them,  and  most  men 
find  them  hard  to  p.dapt  on  the  bridge  of 
the  nose  or  around  the  ears.  Some- 
times, manipulation  of  the  glasses  re- 
quires a  feat  of  jugglery,  and  they  always 
slip  off  during  the  most  exciting  mo- 
ment. Woman,  always  a  perverse  indi- 
vidual, either  loses  her  hat,  or  her 
glasses.  A  man  sometimes  finds  it  hard 
to  smoke.  But  this  is  not  so  bad  as  it 
seems.  If  the  medium  succeeds,  you  will 
be  able  to  buy  good  permanent  glasses, 
for  $1  to  $5,  and  carry  them  with  you 
whenever  you  go  to  see  this  special  type 
of  film. 

On  the  other  hand,  people  who  wear 
glasses  ordinarily  find  it  hard  to  adapt 
the  synthetic  eye-piece  against  their 
own  lenses.  The  spectacles  and  their 
manipulation  of  them  can  be  as  disturb- 
ing as  prolonged  coughing  fits  or  chil- 
dren wrestling  with  bags  of  popcorn  or 
cellophane-wrapped  candy. 

Still,  the  three-D  movies  are  here  and 
whether  they  will  stay  or  not  depends 
on  the  perfection  of  the  various  proc- 
esses and  the  means  of  viewing  them. 
In  the  purely  stereoscopic  medium,  where 
glasses  have  to  be  worn,  you  will  be 
seeing,  in  1953,  the  following: 

Paramount's  "Sangaree,"  one  of  the 
most  ambitious  and  probably  one  of  the 
most  effective  presentations  in  the  new 
medium. 

Next  will  come  Warner  Brothers' 
"House  Of  Wax,"  Universal-Internation- 
al's "It  Came  From  Outer  Space,"  Allied 
Artists'  "The  Maze"  ( enhanced  by  Dali 
drawings,  no  less )  and  Columbia's  "Fort 
Ti" — to  mention  but  a  few. 

The  system  that  all  Hollywood,  how- 
ever, is  looking  forward  to  is  Cinema- 
Scope.  Under  exclusive  lease  to  20th 
Century-Fox,   it   is   being  shared  with 


other  studios,  notably,  MGM.  The  story 
goes  that  CinemaScope  starts  where  Cin- 
erama leaves  off,  and  that  all  other  types 
are  inferior,  if  not  mediocre,  in  com- 
parison. Only  time,  and  the  forthcoming 
release  of  MGM's  "Arena,"  produced  in 
that  medium,  will  tell. 

Nevertheless,  no  idle  threat  is  the  in- 
dustry's decision  to  convert  a  large  part 
of  its  output  to  CinemaScope,  Cinerama, 
Natural  Vision,  Stereo-Techniques,  Para- 
vision,  Bolex-Stereo,  and  countless  other 
versions  of  the  three-D's. 

The  big  question  then  is:  what  of  the 
Hollywood  star?  Will  he  or  she  be  af- 
fected? Will  the  top-ranking  stars  un- 
dergo the  same  labor  pangs  of  rebirth 
as  happened  before,  when  some  of  the 
most  popular  and  best-established  stars 
died  a  miserable  death,  and  newcomers 
flew  up  the  new  ladder  to  fame  and  for- 
tune? 

A  whole  new  technique  of  production, 
if  you  listen  to  the  experts,  will  have  to 
be  devised  if  the  new  medium  is  to  be 
at  all  successful.  For  instance,  on  the 
huge  curved  screens  made  necessary  by 
both  Cinerama  and  CinemaScope,  and 
other  patents,  the  close-up  is  practically 
an  impossibility. 

The  torrid  love  scene,  the  protracted 
kiss  that  lasts  an  age,  the  endearing,  deli- 
cate and  intimate  words  of  a  man  wooing 
a  woman — all  that  will  be  lost  in  the 
romantic  movie  of  tomorrow. 

Not  only  will  the  stars  be  restricted 
in  their  actions  and  movements— and 
even  in  their  conversations — but  the 
cameras  will  almost  be  at  a  standstill. 
In  Cinerama  or  CinemaScope,  the  cam- 
era, presently,  can't  move  sideways,  or 
up  and  down.  The  camera,  being  the  eye 
of  the  audience,  has  to  stay  put! 

If  the  blunt  and  almost  ugly  truth  be 
told,  the  advent  of  the  three  D's  means 
the  exploitation  of  panoramic  space  and 
impressive  crowds  rather  than  intimate 
settings  and  the  stars  which  decorate 
them.  As  a  star  of  tomorrow,  the  flame- 
and-lava  erupting  volcano  of  Paracutin 
may  easily  replace  the  fiery  tones  of  a 
Lanza,  or  the  red-hot  allure  of  a  Marilyn 
Monroe. 

But  no  matter  how  you  look  at  it,  the 
three  D's  spell  adventure — strange  ex- 
cursions into  the  unknown,  playing  with 
real  fire,  hit-and-run  experiences  with 
flying  spears  and  guns  exploding  in  the 
face,  escape  from  floods  and  cities  re- 
duced to  rubble  around  your  head — all 
of  it  while  you  wait.  No  question,  if  you 
like  that  sort  of  thing,  that  the  thrill  is 
there. 

The  stars  who  may  fare  best  in  the  new 
medium — just  as  in  television — may  well 
be  those  whose  basic  training  was  in  the 
legitimate  theatre  and  who  are  thus  used 
to  playing  always  to  the  audience,  rather 
than  expecting  the  camera  to  pick  them 
up  whichever  way  they  turn. 

Sad  truth  of  the  matter  is  that  the  three 
D's — if  mishandled,  over-exploited,  and 
produced  for  sensation  rather  than  en- 
tertainment— may  only  spell  monotony. 
It  is  no  secret  that  the  95,000,000  Ameri- 
cans who  go  to  the  movies  enjoy  their 
intimacy.  If  that  goes,  the  thrill  of  movie- 
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you've  seen  him  only  as  the  sensitive, 
brooding  character  that  won  him  such 
acclaim  in  "My  Cousin  Rachel,"  his  first 
American  film.  I  assumed  in  person  he'd 
be  very  much  like  that  bewildered, 
moonstruck  lover  who  couldn't  under- 
stand Olivia  de  Havilland.  How  wrong 
I  was!  His  role  was  simply  a  sample  of 
his  versatile  acting  ability!  Richard  is 
never  confused  for  long.  He  understands 
women  well,  has  far  too  much  masculine 
energy  to  suffer  their  domination. 

In  "The  Desert  Rats"  Richard  is  en- 
tirely different  than  in  "My  Cousin 
Rachel."  He's  raced  away  from  romance 
to  be  equally  effective  as  a  harsh,  fanat- 
ical infantry  officer.  Actually,  he  has  no 
sympathy  for  such  cold  hardness.  In 
person  he  warms  you  with  his  charm 
and  wit. 

On  completing  the  magnificent  Cine- 
maScope  film  "The  Robe,"  Richard  is 
letting  the  deluge  of  movie  offers  wait. 
Undoubtedly,  he'll  be  back  next  year. 
Now,  though  he's  worth  $175,000  per 
picture,  he's  agreed  to  work  for  the  last 
half  of  1953  on  the  stage  of  the  famous 
Old  Vic  Theatre  in  London.  There  he 
tackles  "Hamlet"  for  the  first  time,  and 
follows  with  three  more  Shakespearean 
roles.  He'll  make  approximately  $200  a 
week  instead  of  his  staggering  Hollywood 
salary.  Money,  obviously,  isn't  every- 
thing to  him. 

Yet  he  admits  frankly  that  he  was  born 
very  poor,  one  of  thirteen  children  of  a 
miner  in  an  isolated  mining  village  in 
Wales.  "For  a  thousand  years  there  wasn't 
a  road  to  our  village — it's  named  Pon- 
tryhydyfen,  and  pronounced  Pontardeven 
and  then  in  1944,  during  the  War,  the 
Americans  built  one." 

Motherless  at  the  age  of  two,  Richard 
well  remembers  his  eldest  sister,  Cecilia, 
with  an  undying  devo'.ion,  for  he  grew 
up  under  her  loving  encouragement.  His 
six  older  brothers  all  worked  as  laborers 
down  in  the  mines  until  they  could 
gradually  progress  to  better  jobs.  They 
hoped  Richard  could  be  more  fortunate. 
He  spoke  only  Welsh  until  aged  eight. 
To  climb  from  the  submerged  working 
class  and  try  for  a  brighter  future  de- 
pended on  his  first  mastering  the  English 
language. 

You've  not  heard  him  sing  yet,  but 
that's  what  originally  stirred  ambition  in 
Richard.  As  a  boy  he  won  several  prizes 
in  Welsh  annual  singing  festivals.  Today 
he's  a  fine  baritone,  aching  to  sing  in  a 
musical.  Richard  recalls  600  Welsh  songs 
easily,  and  can  render  them,  too,  if  you 
insist! 

He  qualified  for  the  high  school  in  the 
nearest  town,  sixteen  miles  away.  Richard 
was  the  first  boy  from  his  district  to 
pass  the  stiff  entrance  exams  in  thirty- 
five  years.  At  Port  Talbot,  living  in  his 
sister  Cecilia's  home,  he  won  the  invalu- 
able friendship  of  Philip  Burton,  the 
school's  dramatic  teacher.  It  was  Burton 
who  inspired  him  to  try  acting.  "He 
taught  me  to  speak  English  without  my 
Welsh  accent.  I  mimicked  his  speech." 
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Richard  next  captured  a  coveted  year's 
scholarship  at  Oxford.  But  he  couldn't 
accept  it  till  he  was  seventeen,  leaving  a 
year  to  go.  The  only  work  seemed  to  be 
in  the  mines.  But  by  scanning  the  local 
newspaper  ads  he  came  across  an  un- 
usual job  to  be  had.  Emlyn  Williams, 
the  Welsh  star  and  playwright  who'd 
zoomed  in  London,  had  advertised  for  an 
actor  of  22  who  could  speak  Welsh. 
Spurred  on  by  his  favorite  teacher  and 
his  sister  Cecilia,  Richard  boldly  went  to 
London,  read  for  the  role,  and  made  his 
professional  debut  there  at  16!  The  play 
ran  for  seven  months  at  St.  Martin's 
Theatre  in  the  West  End,  then  toured  key 
cities  for  three  months.  "I  never  would 
have  been  suitable  if  it  hadn't  been  for 
Philip  Burton,  who's  been  a  second  fa- 
ther to  me."  That's  why  Richard,  born 
Richard  Jenkins,  changed  his  last  name 
in  appreciation  for  the  faith  that  never 
failed. 

At  17  he  went  to  Oxford.  The  scholar- 
ship only  paid  for  his  tuition,  and  Philip 
Burton  again  helped  by  paying  for  his 
clothes,  room  and  basic  costs  of  living. 
He  majored  in  English  and  Italian,  but 
concentrated  on  acting  with  The  Ouds, 
the  Oxford  dramatic  society,  appearing 
importantly  in  five  of  their  dramas. 

"The  last  one  for  that  year  was  pre- 
sented in  the  majestic  cathedral,  a  mar- 
velous old  building  full  of  ancient  arch- 
ways. I  gave  the  most  upsetting,  painful 
performance  of  my  life  there.  To  punc- 
tuate a  frenzied  climaxing  speech  I 
pushed  at  a  wall  as  I  cried,  'Ha!'  A  half 
a  ton  of  masonry  crumbled  down  on  me 
and  I  had  to  finish  the  scene  absolutely 
blinded.  That  impulsiveness  turned  a 
high  drama  into  the  rankest  comedy.  I 
can  still  hear  the  howls  of  laughter 
haunting  me." 

At  the  end  of  his  year  he  was  of  army 
age,  so  he  enlisted  in  the  Royal  Air  Force 
and  was  shipped  to  Canada  to  train  as  a 
navigator.  "I  had  a  hectic  time  in  service. 
I  became  a  sergeant,  but  was  reduced  to 
a  private  again  because  of  a  little  differ- 
ence." Before  being  discharged  he  was  a 
sergeant  once  more,  and  he  also  saw  New 
York  before  taking  off  his  uniform. 

"A  pal  of  mine,  David  Evans,  hitch- 
hiked from  Winnipeg  with  me  when  we 
got  a  leave.  We  were  almost  to  Buffalo 
when  we  were  picked  up  by  Spencer 
Jones,  who  happened  to  be  of  Welsh 
descent.  He  hospitably  put  us  up  at  his 
home  for  the  night,  and  the  next  day 
Mrs.  Jones  insisted  on  advancing  her 
shopping  trip  to  New  York  City  so  they 
could  take  us  there. 

"While  London  is  my  favorite  city,  and 
I'm  fascinated  by  Hollywood,  New  York 
is  the  most  exciting  one  to  me.  We 
slept  on  the  steps  of  the  main  post- 
office  our  first  night.  We  phoned  Colum- 
bia University  next  day  and  asked  if 
they  had  dormitory  space  for  two  sol- 
diers who  were  ex-Oxford  and  ex- 
Cambridge.  It  was  vacation  time,  so  they 
were  generous.  We  ate  in  canteens  for 
servicemen  and  otherwise  sang  for  sup- 


Dick  Burton  won  raves  for  "My  Cou- 
sin Rachel,"  with  Olivia  de  Havilland. 


pers."  All  those  Welsh  songs  of  Rich- 
ard's got  a  workout,  were  in  fact,  a 
bonanza  in  bars.  "We  couldn't  afford 
subway  fare,  naturally,"  he  admits,  "so 
we  made  skilful,  last  second  flying  leaps 
and  rode  for  free.  You  had  to  wait  till 
the  trains  were  about  ready  to  pull  out 
or  they'd  catch  you,  I  remember.  More 
guards  chased  us  in  vain!" 

He  was  en  route  to  Wales  when  he 
received  his  civilian  status  again.  Dur- 
ing the  four-hour  lull  between  trains  in 
London  he  decided  to  phone  Hugh 
"Binkie"  Beaumont,  managing  director  of 
England's  most  successful  theatrical  com- 
pany. Beaumont  had  seen  Richard  "bring 
down  the  house"  in  the  cathedral  at  Ox- 
ford and  had  suggested  he  look  him  up 
after  his  period  in  uniform.  Richard 
never  got  to  Wales  then  because  he  im- 
mediately signed  a  year's  contract  to  act 
in  a  major  London  theatre  once  more. 

As  a  daytime  job  he  took  on  the 
film  role  of  a  young  man  who  murdered 
an  older  gentleman.  Ironically,  this  older 
fellow  was  acted  by  none  other  than 
Emlyn  Williams,  who'd  given  Richard 
his  teen-age  break  in  London.  "He 
knew  I  didn't  mean  my  meanness  in  that 
part!" 

Still,  that  isn't  all  that  marks  his 
movie  start. 

"On  my  first  day  before  a  camera  I 
couldn't  help  noticing  a  lovely  young 
girl  who  had  a  small  bit.  We  never  were 
introduced.  I  simply  started  talking  to 
her."  He  found  she  was  Welsh,  too,  and 
a  dramatic  student  who'd  captured  her 
first  acting  job  in  this  film.  He  learned 
she  had  the  next  day  off  and  asked  if  he 
could  call  her.  Bewitched,  she  said  yes, 
Sybil  Burton  has  told  me  since.  He  for- 
got, and  then  she  was  bothered.  But  she 
worked  the  third  day.  Within  two  weeks 
he'd  persuaded  her  they  should  marry. 
In  five  months  they  did,  and  have  shared 
satisfactions  for  three-and-a-half  cyclon- 
ic years  since. 

He  once  got  a  bawling  out  for  not 
dressing  well  from  Daphne  Fry,  casting 
director  for  his  employers.  "I  belong  to 
the  school  of  badly  dressed  actors," 
Richard  says,  grinning.  "Daphne,  my 
theatrical  godmother,  finally  got  me  to 
the  best  tailor  she  knows  and  two  cus- 
tom-made suits  cost  me  a  fortune.  Two 
days  after  I'd  worn  them  they  looked 


as  bad  as  if  they'd  been  cheap,  so  I  gave 
up."  He  quips  that,  fashionwise,  he's 
Britain's  Brando  or  the  poor  man's 
Olivier!  He  likes  Sybil  to  be  dressed 
prettily,  however,  and  her  unaffected 
good  taste  is  stunning. 

That  same  Daphne  fondly  gave  them 
their  wedding  breakfast  after  attending 
their  8:45  a.m.  ceremony.  It  was  sched- 
uled early  because  he  had  a  rehearsal 
and  Sybil  had  a  matinee. 

It  was  while  at  Stratford-on-Avon  that 
Richard  signed  his  long-term  contract 
with  Alexander  Korda,  who  has  loaned 
him  to  20th  Century-Fox  for  three  mov- 
ies in  a  row.  Another  odd  circumstance 
is  that  he's  the  first  star  to  act  for  a 
completely  unknown  sum  when  every- 
one's clamoring  for  him.  What  he'll 
eventually  net  for  "The  Robe"  is  yet  to 
be  settled.  Korda  will  pay  him  a  bonus 
since  so  much  profit  has  been  made  on 
lending  Richard.  Meanwhile,  Richard 
has  been  living  on  a  comparatively  small 
allowance  from  20th.  Since  he  is  a  Brit- 
ish citizen  his  taxes  in  London  are  far 
more  enormous  than  whatever  he'll  net. 
To  keep  $15,000  a  year  there  he  must 
earn  approximately  $210,000,  which  gives 
you  a  rough  idea  of  how  he  ends  up  in 
spite  of  his  worth  to  producers. 

"When  you  have  been  on  the  edge 
of  poverty  for  years  you  are  grateful 
for  some  material  security,  but  it  isn't 
the  only  goal  for  me.  Living  as  much 
as  I  can  each  day  that  I  wake  is!"  So 
he's  thrifty,  but  never  will  be  greedy. 
He  began  married  life  by  buying  a  tiny 
four-flat  building  in  the  Hampstead  sec- 
tion of  London.  He  and  Sybil  have  only 
been  able  to  be  there  three  months  alto- 
gether, but  they  lease  the  other  three 
flats  and  know  their  bit  of  earth  is  paid 
for. 

In  Hollywood  they  first  stayed  with 
the  James  Masons,  then  with  the  Stewart 
Grangers.  "The  Grangers'  kitchen  in- 
trigued me,"  Richard  reveals.  "All  those 
electrical  gadgets  are  dumbfounding.  I 
threw  potato  peeling  into  their  garbage 
disposal  for  two  hours  straight.  I  couldn't 
believe  it!"  When  they  first  called  upon 
the  Bogarts,  who  have  an  elaborate  new 
residence,  Richard  considered  the  marble 
terrace  so  vast  he  instinctively  jumped 
on  a  rug  and  slid  wildly  across  it.  They 
settled  for  a  small  cottage  the  Masons 
used  for  a  while  as  a  schoolhouse  for 
their  daughter.  Sybil  does  all  the  house- 
keeping, including  the  cooking. 

He  hates  to  dress  up  for  a  party,  but 
once  there  he's  apt  to  remain  until  5  a.m. 
and  is  the  most  entertaining  guest  pres- 
ent. He  shocked  James  Mason,  who  has  a 
strictly  tailored  wardrobe,  by  contentedly 
buying  a  suit  in  Hollywood  the  other  day 
for  $22,  but  concedes  it  looked  sad  by  its 
first  nightfall.  His  favorite  actor?  "Wal- 
lace Beery!  I'd  go  any  distance  to  catch 
an  old  film  of  his."  Virginia  Mayo  is  the 
actress  he  loves  to  watch.  "To  be  strictly 
truthful,  women  don't  generally  grip  my 
imagination  as  actresses.  I  prefer  think- 
ing of  them  as  women!" 

Never  judge  him  by  one  of  his  roles 
alone.  Each  one  is  a  mask.  But  now  you 
know  what  the  man,  who  puts  on  so  deft 
a  characterization  when  acting,  is  like 
when  he  isn't  acting.  END 


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acquaintances  who  insist  she's  "a  strik- 
ing brunette"  the  very  week  she's  giving 
Arlene  Dahl  competition  as  a  carrot-top. 

Zsa  Zsa  Gabor  left  a  trail  of  "broken 
hearts"  behind  her  when  she  flew  from 
New  York  to  Hollywood,  after  visiting 
husband  George  Sanders  in  Rome,  Italy. 
Heart-shaped  vases,  made  of  glass,  bear- 
ing dozens  of  red  roses,  sent  to  her  by 
local  fan  club  members,  were  arrayed  on 
a  foyer  table.  In  a  dash  to  make  the  hotel 
elevator  en  route  to  the  airport,  she  col- 
lided with  the  floral  gifts  and  the  smash- 
ing and  splintering  noise  only  added  to 
the  general  confusion  that  exists  when 
a  Gabor,  particularly  Zsa  Zsa,  heads  in 
any  one  direction.  Scooping  up  a  hand- 
ful of  the  flowers  she  did  manage  an  effec- 
tive exit  from  the  hotel,  while  her  ador- 
ing fans  clustered  about  her  limousine. 

Tyrone  Power,  at  the  Mont  D'Or  after 
a  performance  of  "John  Brown's  Body," 
was  asked  if  he  knew  of  any  young 
male  star  in  Hollywood  today  who  might 
duplicate  his  own  picture  success.  He 
didn't  hesitate  a  minute  to  say,  "Yes, 
Richard  Allan.  He's  caught  on  the  way 
I  was  lucky  enough  to  after  I  made  a 
one-minute  appearance  in  'Girls'  Dormi- 
tory' which  starred  Simone  Simon." 
Queried  as  to  a  second  choice,  he  named 
Robert  Wagner.  "He's  well  on  his  way 
now,"  said  Ty,  "and  that  electrifying  mo- 
ment in  'With  A  Song  In  My  Heart'  did 
it.  Both  Dick  Allan  and  Bob  Wagner 
have  a  long  way  to  go  yet.  I  hope  they 
enjoy  it  as  I  have,  and  as  much  as  I 
expect  to  in  the  future." 

Director  George  Cukor,  who  almost 
convinced  Garbo  she  should  make 
"My  Cousin  Rachel"  (before  Olivia  de 
Havilland  took  the  role),  isn't  giving  up 
his  determination  to  get  her  back  on  the 
screen.    After    a    three-hour  explosive 


gabfest  at  the  Colony,  Garbo  was  ada- 
mant about  not  coming  out  of  retirement. 

Clelia  Pinza,  12,  and  brother,  Pietro,  9, 
are  slated  for  a  weekly  kid  disc  jockey 
show,  with  an  assist  from  their  famous 
daddy,  Ezio  Pinza. 

The  score  of  Rosalind  Russell's  "Won- 
derful Town"  was  recorded  by  Decca 
Records,  with  the  original  Broadway 
cast,  eight  days  after  its  New  York  pre- 
miere, and  hit  the  music  stalls  four 
weeks  later.  Now  it's  the  platter  album 
Roz's  fans  are  having  her  autograph  at 
the  Winter  Garden  stage  door  nightly. 

Will  Rogers  Jr.,  quits  film-making 
and  returns  to  his  first  love,  poli- 
tics, after  a  whirl  through  Manhattan  fol- 
lowing his  second  and  final  Warner 
Brothers  movie  chore. 

Dick  Haymes,  who  planed  in  from 
Hollywood  just  to  make  an  appearance 
at  a  big  charity  benefit  at  Madison 
Square  Garden,  won  an  ovation  from  the 
audience  for  his  song  contributions.  The 
actor-singer  wept  backstage  after  he  was 
thanked  for  his  share  of  the  entertain- 
ment. He  said  "I'm  the  one  who  was  hon- 
ored" and  left  immediately  for  the  air- 
port to  return  to  Hollywood. 

Irving  Berlin,  in  a  huddle  with  Ethel 
"Call  Me  Madam"  Merman  at  El  Moroc- 
co, told  her  of  signing  a  three-year,  three- 
way  deal  with  20th  Century-Fox  as 
producer-author-composer.  The  Great 
Merm,  who  will  star  in  "No  Business 
Like  Show  Business,"  at  20th,  has  given 
up  her  fabulous  Broadway  career  as  the 
Number  One  Musical  Comedy  Queen  to 
concentrate  on  Hollywood.  Don't  be  sur- 
prised if  she  teams  up  with  Ginger  Ro- 
gers for  the  long-awaited  "Topsy  And 
Eva"  project.  end 


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nation's  twenty-two  million  TV  sets.  It 
hasn't  always  been  easy  to  want  to  get 
home  early  enough  for  films  heretofore 
available.  There  have  been  as  many  dull 
motion  pictures  sloughed  off  on  an  un- 
suspecting TV  public  during  the  last  five 
years  as  there  are  now  features  worthy 
of  TV  fans  inviting  friends  over  to  the 
house  to  see  them. 

It's  been  fun  watching  Laurel  and 
Hardy  caper  through  their  hilarious 
"Bohemian  Girl"  and  just  as  entertaining 
to  see  Barry  Fitzgerald  and  the  late 
Walter  Huston  add  suspense  to  the  mys- 
tery film,  "And  Then  There  Were  None." 
In  truth,  I'm  not  so  sure  I  enjoyed  these 
particular  offerings  as  much  when  they 
were  first  released  in  movie  theatres  as  I 
do  now. 

However,  I  shudder  every  time  Joan 
Crawford's  "Rain"  is  listed  for  viewing 
and  I'm  positive  most  of  you  readers  do 
the  same.  What  was  accepted  as  a  flop 
film  years  ago  is  now  still  making  the 
rounds  and  heading  most  of  the  TJNpop- 
ularity  polls.  Joan,  an  extremely  talented 
star  today,  was  in  the  growing-up-as-an- 
actress  stage  when  "Rain"  was  made 
twenty  years  ago.  She  doesn't  like  hav- 
ing it  shown  to  TV  audiences  any  more 
than  viewers  seem  to  care  about  having 
it  scheduled.  There's  nothing  anyone  can 
do  about  it  I  imagine,  although  it  is  my 


fondest  wish  this  movie  "mishap"  would 
get  lost  on  our  video  channels,  once  and 
for  all. 

Weirdest  rumor  in  video  circles  has  it 
that  Garry  Moore  is  secretly  practicing 
Yogi  and  will  spring  it  as  a  surprise  to 
his  fans  on  a  forthcoming  telecast. 

Denise  Darcel  promised  Walter  Win- 
chell  she  would  shed  eighteen  pounds 
in  record  time  and  did  just  that.  Last 
reports  have  it,  however,  the  French  ac- 
tress-singer is  gaining  back  the  exces- 
sive weight  she  fought  so  hard  to  lose. 
Her  heavy  Summertime  TV  schedule 
may  help  her  get  back  into  the  pink  of 
condition.  That,  plus  the  friendly  teas- 
ing of  Walter,  should  do  it. 

Dean  Martin  and  Jerry  Lewis  plan 
turning  straight  dramatic  actors  in  a 
future  TV  program  which  should  amuse 
their  fans.  These  talented  guys  want  to 
prove  to  themselves,  and  their  friends, 
they  can  do  almost  anything,  even  "Ham- 
let," if  necessary. 

Screen  star  Ann  Sheridan  may  for- 
sake Hollywood  entirely  and  devote  her 
time  and  talents  to  TV,  as  suggested  to 
her  by  the  late  Steve  Hannagan,  her 
long-time  beau  and,  in  Ann's  own  words, 
"the  best  friend  I  ever  had!"  Ann  will 


Bob  Cummings  kisses  wife  Mary  before 
taking  stage  for  Racquet  Club  show. 


soon  be  seen  in  a  30-minute  telefilm  on 
the  popular  Ford  Theatre. 

The  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Windsor 
aren't  too  happy  at  the  prospect  of  an 
English  movie,  "Mrs.  Fitzherbert,"  being 
sold  to  American  TV  channels.  The  film 
tells  the  150-year-old  story  of  King 
George  IV  and  "Princess  Fitz"  and  bears 
too  close  a  parallel  to  the  famous  "Wom- 
an I  Love"  saga.  For  a  Coronation  year, 
in  particular,  I  agree  it's  in  bad  taste.  .  . 

If  you  doubt  Vic  Damone  is  the  hot- 
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At  a  favorite  vacation  spot  in  Palm 
Springs,  California,  he  gave  an  impromp- 
tu concert  in  the  main  dining  room  of  his 
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of  "Luna  Rosa,"  the  sprinkler  system 
went  off  dousing  him  and  his  audience 
thoroughly.  Damone,  however,  though 
drenched,  returned  to  finish  his  song 
while  waiters  furiously  mopped  the  floors. 
As  Vic  recalled  the  incident,  he  added, 
"those  waiters  mopped  in  rhythm.  They 
were  wonderful!" 

You  may  not  agree  with  me,  but  this 
is  my  list  of  the  Ten  Men  in  TV  Who 
Possess  The  Most  Sex  Appeal! 

Perry  Como,  Robert  Cummings,  Joe 
DiMaggio,  Charles  Farrell,  John  Hart, 
Adolphe  Menjou,  Garry  Moore,  Bert 
Parks,  Jerome  Thor,  Jack  Webb.  Any 
questions  girls? 

Barbara  Nichols,  who  as  Agathon  never 
quite  made  the  grade  as  a  substitute  for 
Dagmar,  has  been  publicized  as  "The 
Girl  We'd  Most  Like  To  Hound"  on  be- 
half of  the  National  Hound  Foundation. 
Suitably  (?)  attired  in  a  bathing  cos- 
tume, she  was  photographed  with  Mor- 
gan, the  basset  hound,  and  the  picture 
found  its  way  into  newspapers.  I  have 
been  told  the  buxom  Miss  Nichols  will 
now  be  asked  to  accept  the  honor  (?)  of 
being  promoted  as  "Miss  TV  Tubes  For 
1953"  by  an  enterprising  manufacturer. 
It  has  been  suggested  that  Agathon  pose 
for  pictures  wearing  a  bra  and  Bikini  in 
front  of  a  27 -inch  TV  set. 

I  enjoy  football,  baseball  and  hockey 
on  TV,  always  have  and  expect  I  al- 
ways will.  But  the  Roller  Derby  leaves 
me  cold.  I  find  this  type  of  sport  as  dull 
as  the  drone  of  the  skates. 

Whatever  became  of  Milton  Berle's 
plan  to  write  a  sequel  to  his  "Out  Of 
My  Trunk."  Supposedly  entitled,  "Back 
In  The  Trunk,"  the  second  book  of  anec- 
dotes is  long  overdue.  Does  "Uncle  Mil- 
tie"  plan  completing  it  during  his  Sum- 
mer "vacation?" 

I  think  Michel  of  Paris  has  done  more 
to  improve  the  hair  styles  of  video 
Venuses  than  any  other  hairdresser  ex- 
tant. His  celebrated  New  York  salon 
caters  to  most  of  the  top  professional  TV 
actresses  who  seek  out  his  shear-talents 
for  a  much  needed  lift  in  personality  and 
appearance.  Michel  goes  to  work  on 
these  famous  heads  and  they  reel  away 
inspired  and  at  the  same  time  are  awe- 
inspiring  with  the  magic  he  has  woven 
about  their  crowning  glories. 

The  critical  pannings  given  Douglas 
Fairbanks,  Jr.,  on  behalf  of  his  TV  com- 
mercials are  unwarranted.  He's  merely 
ahead  of  his  time.  Wait  and  see.  .  . 

The  statistics  are  in  and  all  viewers  of 
TV  are  being  informed  of  the  proper  dis- 
tance they  should  sit  from  their  screens. 
Specialists  in  this  field,  optometrically 
speaking,  insist  a  10-inch  screen  should 
be  watched  from  eight  feet  away,  a  16- 
incher  from  14  feet  and  a  20  foot  spac- 
ing is  just  about  right  for  those  with  24- 
inch  screens.  I'm  not  in  complete  agree- 
ment with  these  figures.  I  speak  only  as 
74 


one  fortunate  in  having  20/20  vision.  1, 
by  the  way,  have  two  TV  sets,  a  14-inch 
at  the  foot  of  our  bed  and  a  17 -inch  in 
the  library. 

With  the  clearest  possible  reception, 
without  too  much  light  or  a  wavering 
image,  I  find  mild,  indirect  light  doesn't 
cause  me  any  undue  eyestrain.  Like  most 
viewers,  I  do  not  concentrate  on  the 
screen  for  too  long  and  never  use  dark 


By  BILL  SILBERT 

"Silbert  At  Six"  is  heard  over 
WMGM,  Monday  through  Satur- 
day. 6:00  to  7:00  P.M.  EST.  "Bill 
Silbert  Show"  is  heard  over 
WABD,  Monday  through  Friday, 
11:30  to  Midnight  EST. 

T)ILL,  our  guest  record  columnist 
for  this  month,  hails  from  Detroit. 
He's  been  an  actor,  singer,  sportscas- 
ter,  script  writer,  disc  jockey  and 
emcee  on  several  radio  and  TV  shows. 
He  is  about  to  be  tested  by  a  major 
Hollywood  studio. 

Tops  In  Movie  Music 

Nat  King  Cole's  "Blue  Gardenia,"  from 
film  of  same  name,  and  "Can't  I"  for 
Capitol  .  .  .  "Anna"  and  "I  Loved  You," 
from  "Anna,"  by  Silvana  Mangano  for 
MGM  .  .  .  "Kiss,"  from  "Niagara,"  and 
"Condemned  Without  Trial"  by  Ginny 
Gibson  for  MGM  .  .  .  Jane  Russell's  "The 
Gilded  Lily,"  from  "Montana  Belle,"  and 
"The  Wrong  Kind  Of  Love"  for  Ameri- 
can .  .  .  "Following  The  Leader"  and 
"Never  Smile  At  A  Crocodile,"  from 
"Peter  Pan,"  by  the  Paulette  Sisters  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  Leslie  Caron  and  Mel  Fer- 
rer doing  "Hi-Lili,  Hi-Lo"  and  "Lili 
And  The  Puppets"  from  "Lili,"  for  MGM 
. . .  Danny  Kaye's  "Hans  Christian  Ander- 
sen" album  for  Decca  .  .  .  Bing  Crosby's 
"A  Quiet  Girl"  and  "Ohio"  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Rosemary  Clooney's  "What  Would  You 
Do"  and  "I  Laughed  Until  I  Cried"  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  "The  Song  From  Moulin 
Rouge,"  from  "Moulin  Rouge,"  and 
"Swedish  Rhapsody"  by  Felicia  Sanders- 
Percy  Faith  for  Columbia  .  .  .  MGM's  "I 
Love  Melvin"  album,  starring  Debbie 
Reynolds  and  Donald  O'Connor  .  .  . 


Other  Toppers 

JO  STAFFORD'S  "Without  My  Love" 
and  "Smoking  My  Sad  Cigarette"  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  Karen  Chandler's  "I'd  Love 
To  Fall  Asleep"  and  "Goodbye,  Charlie, 
Goodbye"  for  Coral  .  .  .  Fred  Waring's 
"Just  A  Dream  Of  You"  and  "One  To 


glasses.  With  TV  now  the  great  national 
pastime,  rules  to  protect  your  eyes  aye 
not  to  be  scorned.  I  always  like  to  sit  as 
far  back  as  possible  at  the  movies,  but  sit 
quite  close  watching  TV  programs.  END 

Hear  Maggi  broadcast  her  radio  ver- 
sion of  "Maggi's  Private  Wire"  at  12:15 
P.M.  E.S.T.  Monday  through  Friday  over 
WABC,  New  York. 


Remember"  for  Decca  .  .  .  "Train,  Train, 
Train"  and  "I  Can't  Get  Started"  by  Bud- 
dy Morrow  for  Victor  .  .  .  Jackie  Glea- 
son's  "Melancholy  Serenade"  and  "You're 
Getting  To  Be  A  Habit"  for  Capitol  .  .  . 
Johnnie  Ray's  "Somebody  Stole  My  Gal" 
and  "Glad  Rag  Doll"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
"Oh,  Happy  Day"  and  "Your  Mother  And 
Mine"  by  Lawrence  Welk  for  Coral  .  .  . 
"I'm  Sitting  On  Top  Of  The  World"  and 
"Sleep"  by  Les  Paul  and  Mary  Ford  for 
Capitol  .  .  .  Vic  Damone's  "Love  Light" 
and  "Afraid"  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Vaughn 
Monroe's  "Co-Ed"  and  "Don't  Build  Your 
Dreams  Too  High"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Pearl 
Bailey's  "Hug  Me  A  Hug"  and  "I  Always 
Shake  The  Tree"  for  Coral  .  .  .  Danny 
Winchell's  "Ohio"  and  "I  Can't  Help  Lov- 
ing You"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Sunny  Gale's  "I 
Feel  Like  I'm  Gonna  Live  Forever"  and 
"How  Could  You"  for  Victor  .  .  . 


Grab  Bag 

Arthur  Godfrey's  "Calendar  Show"  al- 
L  bum  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "Mambo  At 
The  Meadowbrook"  and  "Little  Old 
Lady"  by  the  Douglas  Duke  Trio  for 
Mercury  .  .  .  "And  The  Bull  Walked 
Away,  Olay"  and  "Mama,  He  Treats  Me 
Mean"  by  the  Ramblers  for  Victor  .  .  . 
Duke  Ellington's  "Ellington  Uptown"  al- 
bum for  Columbia  .  .  .  Hank  Williams' 
"Memorial  Album"  for  MGM  .  .  .  END 


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FIRST    RUN  FEATURES 


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July,  1953 


Hollywood  On  Broadway  By  Danton  Walker   19 

Visiting  stars  can  set  even  sophisticated  New  York  back  on  its  heels 

I  Work  For  Rita!  By  Margaret  Parker   22 

"I've  been  amazed  at  the  strange  contrasts  that  make  up  Rita  Hayworth" 

Helping  Hand  For  Marilyn  By  Peter  Sherwood   24 

Would  any  other  girl  have  fared  as  well  with  so  terrific  a  buildup? 

Can  He  Do  Without  You?  By  Jack  Holland   26 

Gloria  Crahame  explains  how  to  get  the  right  answer  to  this  important  question 

Rosemary's  Fantastic  Romance  By  Michael  Sheridan...'.   29 

If  Rosemary  Clooney  and  Jose  Ferrer  marry,  can  it  possibly  last? 

Why  I  Ran  Away  From  Fame  By  May  Mann  Baer   31 

Here's  as  startling  an  interview  with  Sterling  Hayden  as  you'll  ever  read! 

What  I'd  Like  To  Teach  Men  By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill   33 

Lana  Turner  gives  a  helpful  lesson  in  male  behavior  you  might  like  to  pass  on 

Marriage  Musts  For  Bob  By  Ben  Maddox   34 

Only  a  down-to-earth  girl  stands  a  chance  with  Bob  Wagner 

Problems  Of  A  Bachelor  Girl  By  Tom  Carlson   36 

Trying  to  find  the  right  man  isn't  Piper  Laurie's  only  problem 

You  Can't  Keep  Out  Of  Scandal  By  Peer  J.  Oppenheimer   39 

Glenn  Ford  ignores  all  the  disturbing  stories  about  him 

I'd  Rather  Kiss  A  Married  Man  By  Joanne  Dm   40 

"I  think  that  men  who  have  loved  before  are  better  partners  on  screen  or  off" 

Sometimes  She  Could  Murder  Me!  By  Jerry  Asher   42 

Rory  Calhoun  often  gives  his  hot  tempered  wife  reason  to  strangle  him 

Does  Mother  Always  Know  Best?  By  Vincent  Rogers   44 

Peggy  Wood  has  encouraging  things  to  say  about  today's  youth 

Maggi's  Private  Wire  By  Maggi  McNellis   46 

Listening  in  on  what's  going  on  behind  the  scenes  in  television 

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flung  a  party  for  Don  and  Janet  Leigh  on 
the  "Walkin'  My  Baby  Back  Home"  set 
that  was  a  real  ball.  Janet,  tired  as  she 
was  from  dancing  on  a  broken  bone  in 
her  foot,  played  hostess.  The  shindig  was 
Shelley  Winters'  first  appearance  since 
the  Gassman  bambino  was  born.  Shell 
looks  very,  very  slim  and  happy.  Janet's 
boy,  Tony,  was  around  helping  the  little 
woman  greet  the  visitors.  All  the  U-I 
glamour  boys,  in  fact,  were  on  view — 
Rock  Hudson,  Hugh  O'Brian,  Jeff  Chan- 
dler, Richard  Long,  and  on  and  on.  Little 
Lori  Nelson  and  a  whole  bunch  of  girl 
cuties  were  in  on  the  clambake  too. 
Some  fun. 

There's  another  one  of  those  marriages 
in  the  crack-up  stage — Don  and  Gwen, 
that  is.  From  all  the  people  on  the  side- 
lines come  the  rumors  and  chitchat  about 
Don  being  miserable  without  Gwen  and 
vice  versa.  Seems  a  little  odd  that  right 
at  the  peak  of  his  career  he  has  to  have 
marriage  troubles — but  the  guy  works 
about  twenty-four  hours  a  day  and  she 
kinda  hankers  for  a  career. 

Everybody  that  is  anybody  flocked  to 
Mocambo  when  Mary  McCarty  hauled  off 
with  her  hilarious  and  extremely  clever 
new  night  club  act.  Never  heard  such 
raves  or  as  much  palm-beating.  The 
Broadway  musical  comedy  star — that's 
Mary — has  some  knockout  gowns  by  Don 
Loper.  Following  her  Mo  stint,  she 
whipped  through  the  Martin  &  Lewis  TV 
show  and  took  off  for  a  date  at  the  plush 
gambling  heaven,  Las  Vegas'  Flamingo. 

Well,  you  just  can't  tell  the  sheep  from 
the  goats  anymore  in  this  town  that  talks, 
eats,  and  sleeps  67  different  varieties  of 
3-D.  There  isn't  a  studio,  a  promoter,  or 
a  rag  man  who  hasn't  come  up  with  a 
new  form  of  it,  together  with  their  own 
names  and  assorted  versions  of  sound. 

We,  having  viewed  with  some  excite- 
ment  the   Cinerama   medium   in  New 


York,  had  a  front  row  seat  at  the  first 
showing  of  the  20th  Century-Fox  process, 
CinemaScope.  Boy,  wait  until  you  see 
that  doll,  Monroe,  contoured  on  a  curved 
screen!  Not  just  one  hunk  of  picture  did 
they  run  of  her — but  two.  A  dance  num- 
ber from  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes," 
which  featured  Miss  M.,  had  the  gents 
in  the  audience  slightly  wingy.  Then 
came  on  some  shots  from  "How  To  Marry 
A  Millionaire,"  with  Monroe,  Grable,  and 
Bacall.  Leave  me  state  that  aside  from 
the  sensation  created  by  the  dimensional 
Marilyn,  Betty  Grable  emerges  as  a  rav- 
in' beeouty,  with  a  cute  comedy  sense 
that  is  completely  different  from  her  old 
self.  Bacall  comes  across  in  no  small  way 
either.  Then  20th  showed  us  some  shots 
from  "The  Robe"  and  this  just  about  fin- 
ished us  all  off.  This  is  going  to  be  one 
of  the  most  intensely  dramatic  films  in 
motion  picture  history  and  everybody 
who  was  lucky  enough  to  see  Cinema- 
Scope  is  panting  to  gander  the  finished 
product  on  all  three  movies. 

The  new  platter  that  Rosemary  Clooney 
and  Marlene  Dietrich  made  called,  "Dot's 
Nice,  Don-na  Fight,"  was  written  by 
Ross  Bagdassarian  (who  helped  whip  up 
Rosie's  first  big  hit,  "Come  On-a  My 
House")  and  Casey  Adams  while  they 
were  making  "Destination  Gobi"  at  20th. 
From  the  horse's  mouth  (Mitch  Miller, 
who  backed  these  two  glammer  dames 
when  they  recorded  it)  comes  news  that 
if  this  new  and  very  funny  disc  doesn't 
sell  a  million  copies,  the  horse  will  eat 
all  that  are  left  over.  Casey  wrote  the 
platter  under  his  own,  and  possibly  better 
known  name,  Max  Showalter.  Soon  after, 
when  he  was  starring  in  "Vicki"  with 
Jeanne  Crain,  another  tune  popped  into 
his  head.  He  up  and  played  it  for  Leon- 
ard Goldstein  and  that  there  producer 
bought  the  song  which  he'll  use  as  the 
theme  tune  of  the  picture. 

First  wedding  anniversary  of  Betty 
Kutton  and  Charles  O'Curran  happened 


Victor  Mature  removes  a  couple  of  unwanted  tacks  from  Richard  Burton's  shoe 
with  side-line  kibitzing  from  Michael  Rennie  during  lull  on  "The  Robe"  set. 


Jane  Powell  is  playing  a  night  club 
date  in  Toronto  while  the  town  talks. 


Scott  Brady  is  currently  appearing  at 
parties  around  town  with  Bella  Darvi. 


practically  the  same  time  Dorothy  La~ 
inour  and  Bill  Howard  celebrated  their 
10th  one.  Mrs.  H.  was  all  puffed  up  at 
the  time — not  from  pride  over  this  hap- 
py marriage  but  with,  of  all  things,  the 
mumps.  She,  too,  has  herself  a  new  night 
club  act.  Everybody's  gettin'  into  the  act. 

It  finally  had  to  happen — the  Mickey 
Spillane  tough  detective  novels  are  about 
to  be  available  on  handy-sized  film.  Cou- 
ple of  the  town's  newer  glammer  gals, 
Carole  Mathews  and  Joan  Diener,  who 
are  also  good  friends,  were  both  up  for 
the  part  of  the  wicked  blonde  femme 
psychiatrist  of  "I,  The  Jury,"  but  both 
had  to  pass  it  up  for  other  roles.  Either 
one  would  have  been  peachy.  Peggie 
Castle,  who  used  to  get  all  the  princess 
parts  in  U-I's  harem  pictures,  copped  the 
role.  Got  a  fella  named  Biff  Elliot  in  the 
part  of  Mike  Hammer,  the  rough,  tough 
detective. 

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together,  as  they  should.  Another  that's 
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Gail  Russell  indecision.  Sometimes  they're 
happy,  sometimes  they're  sad,  to  coin  an 
old  line  from  an  old  song.  The  Lynn  Bari 
suit  against  her  former  husband,  Sid  Luft 
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you  didn't  know,  stirred  up  a  storm.  The 
outcome  of  the  Bari  bid  for  a  trust  fund 
(which  would  come  out  of  Judy's  bank 
account)  caused  many  divorced  and  re- 
married Hollywoodians  a  number  of 
sleepless  nights.  Think  how  many  gals 
could  put  the  bite  on  how  many  wealthy 
second  wives  of  their  ex-husbands!  One 
that  got  trapped  in  this  deal  was  Virginia 
Mayo,  who  had  to  pay  up  25  gees  of 
Mike  O' Shea's  back  alimony  to  his  first 
wife  out  of  her  own  pocket. 

Van  Johnson  joined  the  army  o^  Holly- 
wood stars  to  hit  the  night  club  road. 
Broke  in  at  Las  Vegas,  he  did,  in  a  fancy 
brown  tuxedo  with  red  tie  and  those 
crazy  red  socks.  Reason  for  most  of  the 
big  stars  getting  out  and  around  the 
country — well,  what  were  we  gabbing 
about  earlier — the  conversion  to  3-D, 
which  all  but  stopped  production  unfil 
the  studios  could  get  reorganized.  Like 
the  fellow  once  said — you  don't  have  to 
be  crazy  in  this  business  but  it  helps. 

Bet  John  Wayne  will  ponder  a  while 
before  the  next  marriage.  What  a  time 
the  Duke's  had  trying  to  get  a  property 
settlement  out  of  Chata.  The  gal  just 
won't  make  up  her  mind.  Even  her  attor- 
ney finally  gave  up  and  told  her  to  hire 
another  one. 

Can't  say  the  tempestuous  Zsa  Zsa 
Gabor  hasn't  been  the  faithful  little  wom- 
an to  George  Sanders.  She  postponed  her 
night  club  debut  and  later  a  picture,  to 
fly  to  Rome  twice,  where  George  is  mak- 
ing a  film  for  Ingrid  Bergman's  Roberto 


Rossellini.  According  to  some  reports,  Mr. 
R.  is  very  deliberate  about  the  way  he 
makes  a  picture,  which  is  pretty  exasper- 
ating to  Mr.  S.,  who  has  other  fish  to  fry. 
Zsa  Zsa  and  Pamela  Mason  (Mrs.  James) 
are  very  buddy-buddy — even  laugh  at 
each  other's  jokes. 

Jane  Russell,  who  doesn't  always  ap- 
prove of  the  sexy  pictures  of  herself  that 
appear  on  the  billboards,  usually  makes 
a  tour  of  the  town  with  the  top  down  on 
her  convertible,  inspecting  thL  "art"  and 
stewing  about  same.  Not  that  it  does  her 
any  good — the  billboards  are  evidently 
here  to  stay. 

Marlon  Brando's  got  a  cure  for  this  ail- 
ment. He  just  plain  won't  pose  for  any 
pictures — walked  out  on  a  party  because 
he  spied  the  photogs  aiming  his  way  and 
finally  allowed  a  national  magazine  to 
interview  him,  way  off  in  the  hills  some- 
where. Ah,  well,  eccentricity  pays — at 
least  for  him- — at  least  sometimes. 

The  only  fun  Nora  Haymes  seems  to  be 
getting  out  of  life  these  days  is  to  go  out 
with  Nicky  Hilton.  She's  pfjt  with  Dick 
Haymes  and  has  all  kinds  of  income  tax 
trouble,  left  over  from  her  marriage  to 
Errol  Flynn.  Things  are  tough  all  over. 

When  Anne  Baxter  went  off  more  or 
less  merrily  on  her  first  European  trip, 
John  Hodiak  was  still  going  around  to  the 
restaurants  all  by  himself.  Mebbe  Anne's 
absence  will  help  him  forget  about  her. 
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Maybe  Rita  Hayworth's  romance  with 
Manuel  Rojas  will  be  more  or  less  clari- 
fied when  she  and  the  other  members  of 
the  troupe  return  from  the  Honolulu 
location  of  "Miss  Sadie  Thompson."  Lots 
of  emphatic  denials  that  she  and  her 
leading  man  in  "Sadie,"  Aldo  Ray,  were 
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Holmes)  who  uncovers  that  Ames  is  vis- 
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larly. Doris  immediately  suspects  the 
worst  and  enlists  boy  friend  Gordon 
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Young  Bess 

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As  a  child,  Bess  is  buffeted  from  step- 
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her  into  living  at  the  palace.  Bess  imme- 
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naval  hero,  but  he  is  secretly  in  love  with 
the  queen.  Upon  the  death  of  the  king, 
Granger  and  Deborah  are  wed  and  invite 
young  Bess  to  live  with  them.  Eventually, 
Granger  realizes  his  love  for  Bess,  but 
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Sea  Devils 

YV0NNE  DeCarlo  and  Rock  Hudson  con- 
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of  the  action  in  this  English  adventure 
film.  Yvonne,  an  espionage  agent  work- 
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back  to  her  native  France,  after  he  in- 
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information  on  until  Rock  and  several  of 
his  countrymen  belatedly  aid  her.  Film, 
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When  down-and-out  actress  Barbara 
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Take  Me  To  Town 

r\ANCE  hall  queen  Ann  Sheridan  can 
^  shoot  crap  or  shoot  a  bear  with 
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current  films 


CONTINUED 


Ann  Sheridan's  lusty  singing  is  the  big  attraction  at  the  Palace  of  Chance  Mu- 
sic Hall  in  a  lumber  town  in  Universal-International's  "Take  Me  To  Town." 


Scared  Stiff 

Unleash  Martin  and  Lewis  on  a  haunted 
island  and  even  the  spooks  will  sur- 
render. Dean,  a  hot-shot  singer  in  a 
night  club,  makes  the  mistake  of  ro- 
mancing a  gangster's  girl  friend,  Dorothy 
Malone.  When  waiter  Jerry  Lewis  learns 
that  his  pal  is  about  to  be  ventilated  with 
a  .45,  he  smuggles  him  out  of  the  coun- 
try and  aboard  a  luxury  liner.  The  boys 
hide  in  Lizabeth  Scott's  state  room.  She 
persuades  them  to  visit  her  mystery  is- 
land where  it's  every  zombie  for  him- 
self. Hereafter,  much  of  the  action  gets 
out  of  hand,  but  if  you  like  your  enter- 
tainment flip,  frenzied  and  frantic,  then 
this  Hal  Wallis  production  is  for  you. 
Paramount. 

Column  South 

Captain  Robert  Sterling  assumes  com- 
mand of  a  U.  S.  Army  Post  in  the 
Territory  of  New  Mexico  and  immediate- 
ly forms  a  dislike  for  his  second  in  com- 
mand, Lt.  Audie  Murphy.  He  disapproves 
of  Murphy's  friendly  treatment  of  the  sol- 
diers, the  Indians  and  particularly  Capt. 
Sterling's  sister,  Joan  Evans.  When  the 
commanding  general  of  the  territory  (Ray 
Collins)  arrives  for  an  inspection,  he  in- 
forms Sterling  that  the  Civil  War  is  in- 
evitable and  the  two  Southerners  plot  to 
let  the  Indians  overrun  the  fort  and  then 
rescue  it  later  for  their  cause.  Murphy 
accidentally  uncovers  their  plan  in  time 
to  thwart  the  deserters  and  save  his  men. 
Beautiful  scenery,  plus  some  unusual  bat- 1 
tie  footage,  add  greatly  to  the  Western's 
potentialities.  Universal-International. 

Ambush  At  Tomahawk  Gap 

Just  released  from  prison,  John  Hodiak, 
John  Derek,  David  Brian  and  Ray  Teal 
have  but  one  goal — to  get  to  the  ghost 
town  of  Tomahawk  Gap  and  dig  up  the 
gold  they  have  hidden  there.  Constantly 


Lieutenant  Audie  Murphy  grapples  with  Alan  Dexter,  a  Loretta  Young  is  skeptical  of  hubby  John  Forsythe's 

killer,  in  "Column  South,"  Technicolor  adventure  yarn.  rain-making  plan  in  U-I's  "It  Happens  Every  Thursday." 
16 


SCREEN LAND 


July  1953 


t 


Energetic  Jan  Sterling,  with  husband  Paul  Douglas,  is  never  still  a  moment,  even  gesticulates  while  talking  during  dinner. 


HOLLYWOOD 
ON  BROADWAY 


Bob  Hope  and  his  wife,  Dolores,  enjoying  a  late 
snack  at  the  Stork  Club  during  Gotham  sojourn. 

June  Allyson  chatting  with  Van  Johnson,  who's 
now  embarked  on  career  as  night  club  entertainer. 


Anne  Baxter  went  unrecognized  in 
i  the  foyer  of  "21"  because  of  her 
unflattering  blonde  hair — a  great  mistake 
in  "I  Confess"  and  a  greater  disappoint- 
ment in  the  flesh.  Makes  her  look  hard 
and  cheap,  something  she  isn't  .  .  .  Deep 
and  dark  are  the  roots  Anne,  get  those 
tresses  back  to  natural  .  .  . 


Dan  Duryea  actually  smiled  during         Danton  Walker 
the  post-midnight  crush  at  the  Stork 

Club.  The  usually  dour-faced  actor  proved  to  be  pleasant  and 
surprisingly  charming  when  relaxed,  and  forgot  to  frown.  A 
dimpled,  laughing  Dan  Duryea  looks  years  younger  than  his 
usual  screen  self  .  .  .  (continued  on  next  pace) 


19 


Danny  Kaye  and  Geraldine  Brooks  greet 
each  other  at  party  for  Anna  Magnani. 


Fernando  Lamas,  Arlene  Dahl  with  guest  of  honor,  Earl  Blackwell  at  bon  voyage 
party  given  him  at  the  Pen  &  Pencil  before  his  departure  for  Film  Festival  at  Cannes. 


Olivia  de  Havilland  and  her  young  son 
enroute  to  France  for  Cannes  Festival. 


Gertrude  Niesen,  Roger  Dann,  Lisa  Kirk  and  Shirley  Booth  join  Ralph  Meeker  in 
song  at  another  farewell  party  for  Earl  Blackwell  (given  by  Lisa)  at  Plaza  Hotel. 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 


(CONTINUED) 


"Tiresome"  is  the  way  many  of  New 
York's  leading  hostesses  describe  the 
tete-a-tete  two- in g  of  Arlene  Dahl 
and  Fernando  Lamas  when  they  are 
guests  at  large  parties.  How  two  tal- 
ented people  can  sit  in  a  crowded  room 
ignoring  the  assembled  guests  (most 
times  those  who  have  arrived  solely  to 
honor  the  Dahl- Lamas  twosome)  is 
something  the  party-givers  would  like 
explained.  "Latin  Lover"  Lamas,  here- 
tofore noted  for  his  Continental  charm 
and  elegant  manners,  seems  to  have 
slipped  since  he  went  from  Lana  Tur- 
ner to  Arlene  Dahl.  A  reverse  switch 
if  there  ever  was  one  .  .  . 


Luckily,  Bob  Wagner  is  still  com- 
i  paratively  young.  His  constant 
habit  of  grinning  became  fairly  ex- 
hausting during  his  recent  toot  around 
town.  "Be  pleasant  and  agreeable  at 
all  times  (and  never  forget  to  appear 
handsome  while  doing  so)"  seems  to 
be  a  piece  of  bad  advice  handed  out 
to  him.  He's  here  to  stay  with  a  fine 
movie  career  ahead  of  him.  That  sim- 
pering smile  will  have  to  go,  however, 
in  New  York,  at  least  .  .  . 

Of  all  the  celebrities  feted  in  town 
in  recent  weeks,  it  was  Earl  Black- 
well,  President  of  Celebrity  Service, 


who  enjoyed  the  fatted  calf  most.  "Mr. 
Celebrity,"  as  he  is  known  interna- 
tionally, was  the  honored  guest  at  a 
lavish  bon  voyage  party  given  for  him 
by  Lisa  Kirk  during  her  Persian  Room 
engagement  before  he  left  for  the 
Cannes  Film  Festival  with  Olivia  De 
Havilland  via  Air  France. 

Shirley  Booth,  Roger  Dann,  Ger- 
trude Niesen,  Ralph  Meeker,  Sean 
O'Shea,  Ed  and  Janet  Madden  (he's 
the  NBC-TV,  v.p.)  Tom  and  Ceil 
Chapman  Rogers  (he's  the  MGM 
exec),  Mike  Connolly,  Barbara  Bebe 
Lyon  (actress  daughter  of  Bebe  Dan- 
iels and  Ben    (continued  on  pace  73) 


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I first  met  Rita  two  years  ago  when  she  came  back 
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When  I  walked  up  to  her  suite  at  the  Beverly  Hills 
Hotel,  I  expected  anything  but  what  I  found — a  quiet, 
sincere,  warm-hearted  person,  as  unaffected  as  my 
neighbor  next  door. 

We  went  to  the  coffee  shop  below  for  a  hamburger, 
a  milkshake  and  a  chat.  From  the  very  beginning  I  felt 
at  ease.  I  have  ever  since. 

Rita  proved  to  be  an  easy  employer,  for  two  reasons: 
She  knows  what  she  wants,  and  once  she  gives  you  in- 
structions, leaves  you  on  your     (continued  on  pace  63) 


I've  been  amazed, during 


my  two  years  as  her 


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Enjoying  Paul  Douglas'  wit  at  swanky  dinner.  She 
was  accused  of  being  poured  into  gown  she  has  on. 


HELPING 

HAND  FOR  MARILYN 


Betty  Grable  will 

be  Marilyn's  co-star 

in  "How  To  Marry  A 

Millionaire." 

This  is  one  of  many 

breaks  for  Marilyn. 


faith  u  wit  iMj  m  twfo  u 


7 


At  a  favored  ringside  table,  on  the  edge  of  the  closely-packed,  postage 
i  stamp-sized  dance  floor  of  Hollywood's  plush  and  popular 
Mocambo  night  club,  two  well-known  producers  were  earnestly  watching 
Marilyn  Monroe.  She  was  swaying — and  not  too  smoothly,  either — 
in  the  arms  of  one  Joe  DiMaggio. 

"I  still  don't  get  it,"  said  one.  "Give  any  blonde  dame  that's  got  a  good 
figure,  the  will  to  go  places,  and  an  average  intelligent  mind,  plus 
provocative  publicity,  and  you've  got  a  potential  star.  The  treatment  can't  fail." 

The  other  producer  shook  his  head  dubiously.  "The  Cinderella 
stuff,  you  mean?  But  it  doesn't  always  work.  It  needs  more  than  a 
frenzied  publicity  campaign,  a  hopped-up  wardrobe,  the  so-called  'pull' 
to  make  a  star.  And  I  know  what  I'm  talking  about.  This  Marilyn  Monroe 
has  it  on  the  ball.  She  knows  how  to  project!" 

Conflicting  as  it  may  sound,  Hollywood  knows  that  both  qf  the 
above  remarks  contain  genuine  elements  of  truth.  Possibly  no  star  in  the 
last  decade  of  the  movies,  has  received  the  streamlined,  sink-or- 
swim  going  over  that  Marilyn  Monroe  has  gotten  at  the  hands  of  her 
sponsors,  her  believers — and  even  her  detractors. 

A  top  Hollywood  movie  star  today  is  only  as  interesting  as  her  entourage 
makes  her  out  to  be — and  that  goes  for  both  friends  and  enemies.  It's 
a  strange  thing,  but  Marilyn's  critics  have  contributed  as 
much  to  her  success,  as  have  her  fervent,  close-by  supporters. 

Controversy  may  not  build  a  character,  but — in  the    (continued  on  pace  51 ) 


A  toast  for  Marilyn  and  co-star  Jane  Russell  of  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes."  ► 


24 


to 


Even  when  you  know  what  brings  together  two 

such  different  people  as  Rosemary  Clooney 
and  Jose  Ferrer,  you  still  might  ask, 

"If  they  do  marry,  can  it  possibly  last?" 

By  MICHAEL  SHERIDAN 

ROSEMARY'S 
FANTASTIC  ROMANCE 

Mf  I  ^he  idea  of  Jose  Ferrer  and  Rosemary  Clooney 

falling  in  love  and  being  altar  bound,  is  as  far- 
fetched as  trying  to  place  a  rose  and  a 
cactus  plant  in  the  same"  flower  vase.  They  are  that 
opposite — in  everything  that  makes  them  breathe, 
live  and  perform.  However,  love,  like  Nature, 
sees  strange  miracles  happen." 

That  puts  into  words  the  consensus — from  the  noisy 
purlieus  of  Broadway's  Tin  Pan  Alley  to  the  jittery 
3-D  labyrinths  of  the  movie  world  of  Hollywood 
— at  the  startling  news  that  the  Number  One  Girl  of  the 
Ballad  World  and  the  First  Actor  of  the 
American  Stage  have  discovered  one  another. 

Fantastic  is  the  word  tied  to  this  romance  by  one 
of  their  closest  friends.  "What  started  as.  a 
devil-may-care,  take-it-or-leave-it  acquaintanceship, 
ripened  into  a  torrid  I-can't-live-without-you  romance 
that  has  astonished  equally  the  principals  concerned." 

"I  can't  understand  what  he  sees  in  me,"  says  Rosemary. 

"I'm  a  lucky  guy,"  says  Jose. 

Coast  to  coast,  show  business  is  watching  this 
fervent  romance  with  more  than     (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  571 


"I  can't  understand  what  he  sees  in  me," 
says  Rosie.  "I'm  a  lucky  guy,"  says  Jose. 


Now  25,  there's  no  doubt  that  Rosemary  would  like  to  get  married. 


~w$mimr(lA  jjwE  Ml/  yiw^C  f 


By  MAY  MANN  BAER 


second  try,  a  third  try,  a  fourth  try — I'm 


running  out  of  numbers,"  Sterling  Hayden  smiled 
whimsically.  "Pick  a  number  from  one  to 
ten.  My  story  is  full  of  ups  and  downs,  starts  and 
stops,  but  no  ending. 

"For  a  year  now,"  he  said,  "they've  been  trying  to 
put  my  life  story  together  for  a  movie.  I  tell  them 
that  for  every  story,  there's  got  to  be  a  beginning  and  an 
ending.  And  who  has  an  ending  at  thirty-six?" 

I'd  met  Sterling  Hayden  when  I  first  came  to  Hollywood, 
my  eyes  filled  with  Stardust.  Like  a  few  million 
other  femmes,  I  saw  this  husky,  outdoor-loving,  tall, 
broad-shouldered,  blond-headed  then  twenty- 
three-year-old — and  wisely  decided  then  and  there — 
I'd  like  to  be  just  good  friends  with  the  guy. 
Confidentially,  "He's  madly  in  love  with  Madeleine 
Carroll,"  the  studio  press  agent  had  told  me. 

This  current  second  try  of  his  at  a  screen  career  is 
convincingly  obvious  that,  at  long  last,  Sterling  Hayden 
is  taking  his  life  seriously.  I  had  seen  him  in 
"Hellgate"  (not  a  woman's  "picture),  but  this  eloquent 
performance  was  of  Academy  Award  calibre.  Then 
"Flat  Top,"  in  which  he  played  the  hard 
disciplinary  naval  officer,  which  Allied  Artists  had  sent  us 
to  view  aboard  the  big  plane  carrier  in  San  Diego 
harbor  where  it  had  been  filmed.  On  the  train  home,  I 
found  myself  seated  next  to  Sterling,  and  I  both 
commented  and  asked,  "This  time     (continued  on  pace  60) 

-4  "I  had  been  involved  with  the  Commies,  but  was  absolved." 


With  estranged  wife  Betty  and  two  of  their  four  kids. 
"I'm  not  running  away.  It's  too  complicated  to  discuss." 


31 


■ 


ike  to  teach  men 


Lcma  Turner  gives 
a  helpful  lesson  in  male 
behavior  you  might 
pass  on  to  boys  badly 
in  need  of  knowing 
what  brings  real  joy  to 
the  feminine  heart 


By  REBA  and  BONNIE 
CHURCHILL 


The  ABC's  you  were  taught  in  grammar  school  have  nothing 
whatever  to  do  with  the  particular  ones  Lana  Turner 
has  in  mind.  ABC's  can  also  stand  for  All-time  Bachelor  Complaints 
— those  horrible  little  habits  that  make  women  wince. 

The  beauteous  Lana  had  casually  mentioned  the  topic  during 
a  chat  with  us.  We  decided  it  was  our  duty  to  pursue  the  topic  and 
convey  her  ABC's  so  the  men  of  the  nation  could  take  fair  warning. 

Lana's  spacious  Holmby  Hills  home  was  buzzing  with 
excitement.  It  seems  we  really  picked  the  time.  She  was  leaving 
in  a  matter  of  hours — flying  to  Paris  to  star  in  MGM's  "The 
Flame  And  The  Flesh."  Not  only  was  there  last-minute 
packing  to  see  to,  there  were  dozens  of  instructions  for  the  staff, 
Lana's  mother  moving  in  to  watch  over  young  Cheryl,  and 
answering  one  phone  call  after  another  wishing  the  star  bon  voyage. 

When  we  quoted  Lana's  remark,  "What  I'd  like  -to  teach  men," 
we  were  afraid,  at  such  a  time,  she'd  much  prefer  to  label 
the  interview,  "what  I'd  like  to  teach  reporters,"  and  her  number 
one  point  would  be  to  give  us  a  hole  in  the  head.  But,  we 
should  have  known  her  better.  She  simply  closed  off  all  activity. 

Settling  comfortably  in  a  wing  chair  in  her  den,  she  took 
the  phone  off  the  receiver,  curled  up  with  her  feet  under  her,  and 
school  was  in  session. 

"You  might  think  this  a  bit  unusual  to  list  first,  but  I  feel  it  is 
important.  The  date  who,  every  other  breath,  says, 
'I've  got  news  for  you'  .  .  .  'Let  me  say  this'  .  .  .   (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  58 1 


There  wasn't  much  Lana  had  to  teach  Lex  Jan  Sterling,  Lana  at  party.  "Men  who 
Barker.  That's  why  she  fell  in  love  with  him.     repeat  pet  phrases,  drive  girls  crazy." 


■4  With  Ricardo  Montalban,  her  dancing  co-star  in  "Latin  Lovers." 


33 


Only  a  down-to-earth  girl,  who  doesn't  chase  after  him,  stands  a  chance  with  Bob  Wagner 


By  BEN  MADDOX 


No  matter  what  you  hear,  Bob  Wagner  hasn't  yet 
started  his  search  for  a  wife.  And  for  very  good 
reasons.  Romantically,  he's  no  playboy.  His  marriage 
musts  for  himself  are  astonishingly  sensible. 

Bob  talks  and  plans  in  an  adult  manner.  He  has  no 
desire  to  be  a  slick  operator  with  every  girl  he  meets, 
doesn't  hand  out  a  glib  line  nor  want  one  in  return.  When 
he  dates,  he's  all  for  relaxing  and  sharing  an  uncompli- 
cated good  time.  "This  doesn't  mean  insincere  promises 
on  either  side,"  he  says.  "It  doesn't  mean  pairing  off  to 
the  exclusion  of  everyone  else."  If  you  don't  relish  the 
company  of  friends,  you'll  be  too  self-centered  for  him. 

"I  don't  go  for  pseudo-sophistication.  A  girl  who's 
bored  ought  to  stay  home  until  she  decides  what  she's 
interested  in,  because  her  weary  air  will  never  attract  me. 
I  think  a  girl  can  go  way  overboard  on  trimmings.  A 
fellow  isn't  as  impressed  by  the  latest  styles  as  some 
women  fancy.  I  don't  like  false  beauty,  and  heavy  make- 
up doesn't  appeal  to  me.  Too  much  jewelry  annoys  me. 
A  gold  pin,  one  nice  thing  like  that,  is  distinctive.  I  think 
it's  a  mistake  for  a  girl  to  try  to  alter  her  own  personality. 
It's  better  to  be  what  you  really  are  from  the  beginning, 
than  to  have  it  turn  out  a  disappointment  later  on." 

He  has  no  special  feminine  looks  in  mind.  Appearance 
alone  won't  halt  him.  It's  the  whole  personality  that  he 
notices.  Recently  he  has  been  dating  Lori  Nelson  fairly 
often.  But  he's  still  taking  out  Kathleen  Crowley,  Char- 
lotte Austin,  Susan  Zanuck,  Melinda  Markey  (daughter 
of  Joan  Bennett),  and  Barbara  Darrow.  A  date  doesn't 
have  to  be  in  the  movies.  He  asks  out  girls  who  aren't. 
But  he's  firm  in  his  belief  that  a  smart  girl  does  no  chas- 


ing after  a  fellow.  She'll  get  nowhere  with  such  tactics. 

"I'm  going  to  marry  a  girl  who  isn't  that  aggressive," 
he  vows.  "What  man  wants  a  domineering  wife?  I'm  not 
the  night  club  type.  A  girl  who  has  to  be  at  a  ringside  ta- 
ble would  be  the  wrong  wife  for  me.  Social  snobbishness 
never  has  awed  me.  I  couldn't  be  interested  in  a  girl  who 
must  be  seen  in  a  certain  set.  It's  who  and  what  you  are, 
not  your  society  column  standing,  that  matters  in  the 
marriage  I  want.  I  would  much  rather  drop  in  informally 
at  the  home  of  some  friends  than  get  involved  in  any  big 
social  deal. 

^|  want  to  be  ready  for  the  sort  of  marriage  I'd  like  to 
I  have  someday,"  Bob  says,  his  intelligence  standing 
out  promptly.  "Being  prepared  is  one  of  the  important 
steps  in  love,  or  in  anything  else  you  want  to  do  your 
best  in,  it  seems  to  me.  I'm  optimistic.  I  suspect  there'll 
always  be  opportunities,  wherever  we  are.  It's  just  up  to 
us  to  recognize  them  What  I  worry  about  a  lot,  though, 
is  whether  I'm  actually  getting  ready  to  take  thorough 
advantage  of  a  great  break.  I  don't  want  to  leap  blindly 
.into  something  significant.  I  hate  to  fail.  Moving  too  fast, 
without  watching  out  for  what  you're  up  against,  is  a  sure 
way  to  fumble  badly.  My  hunch  is  that  if  I  figure  out 
what  I'm  trying  to  do,  what  the  situation  requires,  and 
then  prepare  to  deliver  what's  expected  of  me  when  I 
finally  get  a  chance,  the  odds  for  clicking  will  be  better. 

"My  idea  of  marriage  is  a  genuine,  lasting  love  that 
benefits  a  whole  family.  My  folks  have  had  this.  I  think 
it's  because  they  were  ready,  as  human  beings,  to  take  on 
all  the  problems  that  happen  after  (continued  on  pace  sd 


Susan  Zanuck  is  a  favorite  date,  and  not  Bob  and  Debbie  Reynolds,  chatting  with 
just  because  she  is  the  boss'  daughter.      Lita  Calhoun,  are  now  just  good  friends. 


Bob  has  dated  Melinda  Markey  since 
they  met  while  working  in  "Titanic." 


ALTHOUGH,  AS  WITH  ANY  OTHER  GIRL,  PIPER  LAURI 

W^^IPER  LAURIE  and  Rock  Hudson  dance  clieek-to-cheek 
f~at  the  Mocambo.   Wedding  bells  soon  7" 
"Piper  Laurie  is  engaged  to  Producer  Leonard  Goldstein." 
"Eastern  socialite  and  Piper  Laurie  hold  hands  at  '21.' 

This  is  serious.'" 

If  all  that  wa«  written  about-  Piper's  intentions  during 
the  past  three  years  were  true,  she'd  be  the  most  fickle 
girl  in  Hollywood.  Periodically,  columnists  have  her  en- 
gaged, secretly  married  and  separated 

Every  time  she  dates  a  fellow  more  than  once,  the 
rumor  mill  starts  to  grind  If  she's  seen  with  anyone  but 
her  "acclaimed"  choice  of  the  month,  more  gossip.  Chances 
are  the  cycle  won't  stop  till  Piper  gets  married — if  then! 

Piper's  problem^  is  serious — but  basically  no  different 
from  the  same  type  of  problem  encountered  by  thousands 
of  bachelor  girls  all  over  the  United  States.  Whether  the 


S  BIGGEST  PROBLEM  IS  FINDING  THE  RIGHT  MAN  TO 

gossip  starts  in  a  syndicated  column  or  by  a  nosey  neigh- 
bor, on  the  studio  set  or  across  the  backyard  fence  of  a 
mid-western  town,  the  causes  are  usually  similar — the 
effects  always  the  same! 

This  sort  of  tattle — in  word  or  print — can  hurt  in  more 
ways  than  one.  During  the  time  Piper  was  supposedly 
"engaged"  to  Leonard  Goldstein,  congratulatory  tele- 
grams and  presents  from  her  relatives  soon  started  to 
arrive.  The  much  embarrassed  Piper  then  had  to  sit 
down  and  write  apologetic  explanations  and,  of  course, 
return  the  presents 

Also,  when  word  spread  around,  men  outside  the  in- 
dustry who  weren't  familiar  with  Hollywood's  interpreta- 
tions of  romances,  refrained  from  calling  her  for  a  date. 
As  a  result,  she  spent  most  of  her  evenings  at  home  when 


Dates  often  expect  the  same  amorous  yielding  they  see  Piper  Piper  has  matured,  is  now  well  poised  under  any  conditions, 
perform  on  the  screen  with  leading  men  such  as  Tony  Curtis.        whether  it  be  on  the  set  or  in  her  dealing  with  eager  wolves. 


Piper's  biggest  break  career-wise  was  in  being  chosen  for  With  Rock  Hudson  at  Stork  Club.  Gossip  columnists  reported 
the  box-office  hit,  'The  Mississippi  Gambler,"  with  Ty  Power.        them  engaged  when  Piper  and  Rock  dated- more  than  once.. 


MARRY,  SHE  ALSO  HAS  OTHER  PROBLEMS  TO  WORRY  ABOUT  THAT  OFTEN  SEEM  BEYOND  SOLUTION 

man,  who  was  a  senior  at  a  nearby  university,  and  editor 
of  the  school's  "Weekly."  Timidly,  he  hinted  for  a  date 
with  Piper  for  that  night,  but  didn't  dare  to  come  right 
out  and  ask. 

Piper  indicated  her  willingness  to  accept,  but  that 
wasn't  enough — not  till  she  told  him  that  she  was  inter- 
ested in  the  local  sights,  and  had  no  one,  absolutely  no 
one,  to  take  her  around.  Then  he  popped  the  question. 

More  often,  however,  the  problem  is  to  keep  from  mak- 
ing the  "wrong"  date.  Wolves,  Piper  has  learned,  are 
neither  restricted  to  Hollywood,  nor  to  age  groups,  pro- 
fession, family  background,  weight,  height  or  color  of  hair. 

She  had  her  first  such  experience  when  she  was  eleven, 
on  her  first  date.  After  that  she  didn't  want  another  for 
three  years! 

The  boy  who  took  her  to  the      (continued  on  pace  56i. 


she  would  have  liked  to  go  dancing,  or  to  a  movie  or  party. 

Dating  is  a  problem  in  itself,  even  for  the  beautiful 
Piper — for  there  are  not  many  eligible  bachelors  among 
the  movie  crowd — eligible  as  far  as  Piper  is  concerned, 
for  her  standards  are  high.  Others,  outside  the  industry, 
are  often  too  bashful  to  ask  for  a  date,  or  afraid  that  a 
movie  star  of  Piper's  standing  wouldn't  even  consider  an 
evening  with  anyone  less  than  a  hotel  heir,  a  Texas  oil 
millionaire,  or  a  European  nobleman. 

^%iper  had  one  such  experience  during  her  recent  per- 
^sonal  appearance  tour  to  the  Eastern  Seaboard  states. 

In  one  of  the  New  England  cities,  a  luncheon  was  ar- 
ranged for  her  to  meet  representatives  of  the  local  press, 
as  well  as  college  publications. 

Among  the  reporters  was  a  tall,  handsome,  quiet  young 


Yu  cai  t  keep  out  if 


SCANDAL 


"There'll  be  more  disturbing  stories 
about  me  in  the  future,"  says  Glenn 

Ford,  "and  you  can  be  sure  I'll 
neither  confirm  nor  deny  them" 


By  PEER  J.  OPPENHEIMER 


lOn't  believe  everything  you 
hear,  Peer,"  cautioned  Glenn 


Ford,  "In  Hollywood  you  simply  can't 
keep  out  of  scandal." 

He  was  referring  to  my  inquiry  about 
the  recent  headlines  which  heralded 
that  he  and  Ellie  had  once  again  called 
it  quits,  that  their  marriage  this  time 
was  hopelessly  on  the  rocks,  that  he 
had  stormed  out  of  their  Beverly  Hills 
home  never  to  return. 

"But  what  about  you  and  all  those 
beautiful  girls  in  London  and  Paris 
while  you  were  abroad?" 

Glenn  only  smiled.  He  wouldn't 
confirm  and  wouldn't  deny  it. 

"And  in  Vienna,"  I  continued,"  I  saw 
pictures  of  you  and  three  beautiful 
Viennese  frauleins  at  the  Opera  . . ." 

Glenn  looked  at  me  quizzically. 

"Tell  me,  Peer,  how  long  have  you 
known  Ellie  and  me?" 

"Oh — about  six  years  .  .  ." 

"Do  you  think  we're  unhappy? 
About  to  separate?" 

Before  answering  I  looked  around 
the  room. 

Glenn,  obviously,  was  his  usual 
friendly,  contented,  cheerful  self.  El- 
lie, as  always  on  Thursdays — the  cou- 
ple's day  off — dressed  like  a  hausfrau 
but  looking  very  attractive,  was  busy 
cleaning,  cooking  and  had  been  chat- 
ting about  the  house,  school,  church 
and  neighbors.   And  Pete,  sitting  on 


the  floor  in  the  corner,  was  weaving 
pot  holders  he  hoped  to  give  his  moth- 
er as  a  birthday  present. 

This  was  not  the  picture  of  a  family 
about  to  break  up. 

"Ridiculous,"  I  admitted. 

"That's  your  answer.  But  unfor- 
tunately, in  Hollywood  you  can't  keep 
out  of  scandal  .  .  ." 

Glenn  refilled  his  pipe.  'Tn  other 
cities,"  he  went  on,  "a  wife  quarrels 
with  her  husband  and  no  one  cares — ■ 
except  the  husband!  A  fellow  gets 
drunk — -and  that's  his  business.  And, 
unless  a  person  gets  divorced  at  least 
five  times,  no  one  ever  seems  to  hear 
about  it. 

"But  here — if  an  extra  gets  into 
trouble,  or  a  guy  spends  one  night  at 
a  Hollywood  hotel,  on  his  way  from 
Honolulu  to  Kansas  City,  and  com- 
mits an  indiscretion,  or  a  doctor  who 
lives  in  Glendale,  fifteen  miles  away, 
gets  into  professional  difficulties,  Hol- 
lywood gets  the  entire  blame.  What's 
more,  the  better  known  you  are,  the 
more  likely  you'll  appear  on  page  one 
headlines.  Out  here  everything  from 
a  parking  ticket  to  a  black  eye  is  a 
nationwide  scandal!" 

Glenn  wasn't  bitter  about  it.  A  vet- 
eran of  nine  years  in  the  indus- 
try, he'd  gotten  used  to  it  like  a  mail 
carrier  does  to    (continued  on  pace  64) 


Diana  Lynn,  Glenn  in  "Plunder  Of 
The  Sun."  Stars  are  rumor  targets. 


Glenn  is  forever  being  accused  of 
falling  in  love  with  leading  ladies. 


<4  "Sometimes  I'm  really  astounded  by  what  I'm  supposed  to  have  done,"  says  Glenn. 


39 


JiMlfet vm  \A  km  fad  ilfm  om 

Id  rather 
kiss  a  married  man 


By  JOANNE  DRU 


John  Ireland,  Joanne's  husband,  with  his  two  sons. 
She  fell  in  love  with  him  during  making  of  a  picture. 


I have  made  many  movies,  and  have  kissed  many 
men.  It  was,  it  seemed,  my  good  fortune  to  kiss  a 
man  that  thousands  of  girls  everywhere  would  give 
their  best  lipstick  to  embrace.  His  name  is  Mont- 
gomery Clift.  On  the  screen  the  kiss  looked  effec- 
tive, but  .  .  but  ...  I  hate  to  say  this,  girls — you 
haven't  missed  anything. 

Frankly,  I  prefer  the  kisses  of  men  who  have  been 
married. 

It's  not  just  because  I  have  been  married  twice,  or 
because  I  am  an  actress  who  must  kiss  and  be  kissed 
repeatedly  before  the  camera's  eye,  that  I  have  such 
strong  notions  on  the  subject  Like  all  women  I'm 
not  infallible,  but — and  do  give  me  credit — I  think 
that  sexperience,  if  I  might  coin  a  word,  is  something 
not  only  to  watch  out  for,  but  to  be  grateful  for. 

BUT  to  go  back  to  Monty  Clift,  let's  give  him  the 
benefit  of  the  doubt.  It's  quite  possible  that  he 
doesn't  kiss  on  the  screen  as  he  does  off.  He  may  be 
one  or  those  expert  actors  who  can  put  life  into  a  role 
— and  forget  the  soul.  It's  also  possible  that  when  he 
does  find  a  girl  to  love  off  the  screen,  he  will  make 
her  very  happy. 

I  shall  always  remember  a  foreign  star,  a  top  exotic 
actress,  who  once  lamented  to  me,  "But  what  are 
these  young  American  leading  men?  They  kiss  you 
as  if  they  are  pushing  their  way  through  a  crowd. 
There  is  no  finesse,  no  consideration  for  the  feelings. 
They  have  no  words  to  make  the  actions  believable, 
or  acceptable.  They  are  like  bulls  in  a  china  shop, 


"I  know  that  many  girls  want  to  foe  first  in  a  man's  life  and  affections.   But  with  the  actress  it's  another  story." 


these  handsome  young  film  lovers  of  the  Americas." 

She  meant,  of  course,  the  United  States.  I  am  quite 
sure  that  if  she  had  ever  made  a  picture  south  of  the 
border,  she  would  have  changed  her  mind — in  a 
hurry.  Love,  even  on  the  screen,  is  not  always  where 
you  find  it — but  how  you  take  it 

Most  screen  lovers,  I  have  found,  are  hard  to  take. 
It  has  never  been  my  privilege  to  be  made  love  to  on 
the  screen  by  Gregory  Peck.  My  feeling  is  that  he, 
with  all  his  private  and  professional  experience, 
would  be  an  exciting  lover — on  and  off  the  screen.  A 
woman  in  love,  and  wanting  love,  whether  she  is 
acting  a  screen  role  or  living  a  real-life  part,  wants 
poise.  There's  so  little  poise  to  the  adolescent  lover. 

I  once  made  a  screen  test  with  a  heart-throb  of  the 
New  York  theatre.  He  was  all  (continued  on  pace  65) 


The  Ireland's  at  Mocambo.  "Men  don't  learn  the  art  of 
kissing  until  middle  age,"  says  she,  speaking  of  actors. 


By  JERRY  ASHER 

Rory  Calhoun  often  gives  his  hot-tempered  wife,  Lita,  reason  to  strangle  him 


Semetimes  Slit 


IF  Mrs.  Rory  Calhoun  weren't  so  in  love  with  her  tall,  dark  and  very 
handsome  husband — she'd  probably  strangle  him!   Mind  you, 
this  homicidal  urge  doesn't  consume  her  every  day  in  the  year.  Not  even 
on  odd  Sundays,  either.  It  just  creeps  up  on  occasions,  very  special 
occasions  like  the  time,  recently,  when  her  charm  chap  invited 
the  Ricardo  Montalbans  for  dinner. 

Now,  lovely  Lita  adores  Ricardo  and  his  Georgianna  and  having  been 
holed  up  for  weeks  with  a  cold,  she  was  starving  for  social  activity.  All  this 
Rory  included  in  his  mental  musings  as  he  drove  along  to  the  studio. 

It  was  the  last  day  of  shooting  on  "Powder  River,"  so  he 
could  sleep  late  in  the  morning.  Months  had  slipped  by  since  the  Montalbans 
and  Calhouns  had  seen  each  other,  and  it  was  worth  a  try.  Perhaps  they 
all  might  have  dinner  together  this  very  night!  Rory  pulled  up 
in  front  of  a  drug  store,  went  inside  to  a  phone  booth  and  called  them. 

The  Montalbans  happened  to  be  free,  they  were  delighted  to  accept 
the  dinner  invitation,  and  pleased  as  punch  with  his  ingenuity,  Rory 
made  his  happy  way  to  the  studio. 
"There  was  just  one  tiny  little  thing  I  forgot!"  He's  a   (continued  on  pace  68t 


"It's  a  temptation  for  a  man  to  be  lazy  if  there  Rory  is  absent-minded  and  given  to  day- 
is  someone  to  love  him  and  see  him  through."      dreaming.  He  adores  Lita's  fiery  temper. 


AS  TVS  WISE  AND  SYMPATHETIC  WAM.4,  AND  A  GRANDMOTHER  HERSELF,  PEGGY  WOOD  SEES  THE  AGE-OLD 


DOES  MOTHER 
ALWAYS  KNOW  BEST? 


Bv  VINCENT  ROGERS 


H^ometimes  I  wonder  if  Mother  always  knows  best.  When 

O  I  look  at  today's  younger  generation,  I  am  greatly 
encouraged  by  what  I  see.  Today's  moral  standards  are  just  as 
high  as  they  were  in  my  day — and  the  worst  that 
can  be  said  of  the  youth  of  our  time  is  that,  perhaps,  it  is 
growing  up  too  fast." 

These  are  the  words  of  actress  Peggy  Wood,  whose  own 
personality  reflects  the  blend  of  comedy,  subtle  humor, 
deep  sentiment  and  reality  in  the  title  role  she  so  eloquently 
plays  in  CBS-TV's  "Mama"  series. 

"I  don't  know  if  Mother  always  knows  best,"  she  goes 
on,  "because  everything  has  changed  so  much  in  the  past  fifty 
years  that  the  parent  is  often  as  bewildered  as  the  child. 
Fifty  years  ago  there  was  a  slow-paced  pattern 
of  life  that  hadn't  changed  much  in  a  long  while,  and  it  was 
quite  possible  for  Mother  always  to  know  better. 

"Of  course,  I  think  there  is  a  great  difference  between 
the  young  people  of  my  day  and  now,  because  there  was  more 
family  life  then,"  says  Miss  Wood.  "There  weren't  so 
many  outside  diversions  such  as  the  movies,  TV,  cars,  to 
take  the  family  away  from  the  home.  Consequently, 
Mother  held  a  firmer — and  perhaps  more  guiding  hand." 

This  actress  is  of  the  opinion,  despite  the  role  she  plays  in 
TV,  that  the  mother  who  thinks  she  is  infinitely  wise 
and  always  right,  gains  little  ground.  Mother  probably  knows 
best  from  her  own  experience  because  she's  older 
and  is  aware  of  similarity  to  cases  she's  either  experienced 
or  heard  about.  She  has  a  collection  of  facts  to  go  on. 

"I  think  Mother  often  knows  best  by  knowing  when  to 
keep  her  mouth  shut  and  let  her  child  learn  by  experience.  The 
child  expects  a  certain  amount  of  protection,  but  it 
doesn't  want  to  be  smothered.  The  older  generation  should 
not  dictate,  but  cooperate  with  the  younger 
generation,"  says  Miss  Wood. 

She  agrees  with  the  opinions  of  leading  educators  and  child 
psychologists  when  she  claims  that  there's   (continued  on  pace  66) 


Peggy  Wood  says  the  modern  mother  knows 
when  to  let  her  children  learn  by  experience. 

Papa  (Judson  Loire)  always  thinks  Mama 
knows  best,  even  when  the  children  doubt  it. 


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By  MACCI  McNELLIS 


Meeting  at  the  opening  of  "The  Stars  Are  Singing,"  Maggi  and 
Rosemary  Clooney  agree  on  the  misfortune  of  owning  mink. 


Rita  Hay  worth's  appearance  at  the  N.  Y.  telecast  premiere  of 
"Salome"  caused  a  stampede  and  a  horror  for  Faye  Emerson. 


WT'o  bob  or  not  to  bob,"  that  was  the  burning  question 
I  of  the  day  that  nosed  out  all  others,  after  singer 
Eddie  Fisher  completed  camera  rehearsals  for  his  NBC- 
TV  fifteen-minute  series.  Undecided  as  to  whether  or  not 
to  follow  Vic  Damone's  example  of  plastic  surgery,  friends 
of  Eddie  Fisher  think  he  should,  but,  personally  I  don't 
think  he  should. 


Rosalind  Russell's  "Never  Wave  At  A  WAC"  Coasi-to- 
Coast  plug  on  "Toast  Of  The  Town"  helped  the  film  do 
great  business  at  box-offices  all  over  the  country.  Her 
"in  person"  Broadway  musical  hit,  "Wonderful  Town,"  by 
the  way,  is  a  complete  sell-out  for  many  months  to 
come.  Roz  will  return  to  "Toast  Of  The  Town"  next 
October. 

Rosemary  Clooney  agrees  that  mink,  in  any  shade, 
never  televises  as  well  as  it  looks  in  the  movies.  On  TV, 
the  precious  pelt  takes  on  a  shabby  mink-dyed-muskrat 
appearance.  The  Clooney  lass  insists  that  inexpensive 
rabbit  fur  shows  up  a  lot  better  than  costly  ermine.  Could 
it  be  that  Imogene  Coca's  sleazy -looking  fur-pieces  in 
her  "Show  Of  Shows"  comedy  sketches  are  genuine 
sable  ...!?! 


46 


TV  joined  John  Ringling  North's  Circus  opening  night  with 
Marlene  Dietrich  as  Ringmaster,  Gloria  Stokowski,  chairman. 


Faye  Emerson  narrowly  missed  serious  injury  at  the 
N.  Y.  "Salome"  telecast  premiere  festivities  when  the 
platform  she  was  standing  on,  buckled  beneath  her  be- 
cause of  the  crushing  crowds  who  tried  to  get  close  to 
"Salome"  star  Rita  Hayworth.  A  terrifying  experience. 

Asked  what  the  Egyptian  swallow  bird  was  called,  Dag- 
mar  fractured  Jimmy  Durante  with  her  reply.  "It's  an 
Esophagus,"  she  answered. 

Barry  Nelson,  stage  and  screen  actor,  who  plays  the 
male  lead  opposite  Joan  Caulfield  in  the  CBS-TV  "My 
Favorite  Husband"  series,  was  once  "unofficially"  en- 
gaged to  Janet  Leigh  (Mrs.  Tony  Curtis)  while  starring  in 
the  Broadway  play,  "Light  Up  The  Sky,"  several  years 
ago.  During  their  courtship  he  sent  Janet  an  auto- 
graphed copy  of  the  Isabel  Scott  Rorick  novel,  "Mr.  And 
Mrs.  Cugat."  The  "My  Favorite  Husband"  video  series 
is  based  on  two  of  the  Rorick  books — "Outside  Eden"  and 
"Mr.  And  Mrs.  Cugat." 

Five  of  the  most  recent  Hollywood  films  to  be  released 
to  TV-viewers  are  "Rocketship  X-M,"  "Man  Bait," 
"Stolen  Face,"  "Lost  Continent"  and  (continued  on  pace  69i 


Desiderio  Alberto  Arnaz  IV,  in  christening  dress,  gives  2- 
year-old  sister  Lucy  the  once-over  as  ma  Lucille  Ball  beams. 


Linda  Christian  and  well-known  designer  Fontana  were 
mobbed  by  the  tremendous  crowd  at  the  "Salome"  premiere. 


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Chevron-embossed  Everglaze  cotton  in  a  boned-and-ruffled  bodice. 
For  small,  medium,  large  sizes.  Just  $1  at  most  KRESGE  Stores. 


Elasticized  tube  top  of  cotton  and  terry  is  reversible. 
89c  at  McCRORyS.  Cardigan  at  McLELI.AN'S.  $1.98. 


Terry  cloth  halter  from  H.  L.  GREEN  Stores  comes 
in  all  white  or  white  with  maize  or  aqua  trim.  $1. 


The  T-shirt  that  goes  everywhere — this  one  in  red  or  navy  stripes 
with  white.  In  small,  medium,  large  sizes.  $1.98  at  McLELLAN'S. 


SCREENLAND  FASHION  FEATURE 


Georgia  Landau,  NBC-TV  player,  models  Sea  Nymph's  faille  Las- 
tex  suit  (about  $11),  Pacific's  "Seahorse  Stripe"  towel  (about  $3). 


Dorothy  Hart,  NBC-TV  and  movie  star,  in  Catalina's 
"Success  Story"  suit  of  faille  Lastex.  About  $20. 


BE  A  PICTURE  AT  THE  BEACH  IN  A  NEW  SHIRRED  SUIT,  FRAMED  BY  THE  SUN  AND  SURF 


Sea^ 
Scams 


-Jm— 


By  MARCIA  MOORE 


A 


"Livin'  Doll"  is  the  name  of  this  Catalina  suit  worn  by  Dorothy. 
In  Fuller  cotton,  $10.95.   It  comes  in  pink,  blue  or  navy  stripes. 


problem  figure  is  no  longer  a 
problem — shirring  is  the  answer.  These 

new  suits  do  tricks  to  accommodate 
length  or  to  accent  curves  in  a  pretty  way. 
The  design  is  the  answer — in  candy  cottons, 
durable  nylon  or  acetate  Lastex.  Even  wool 
is  an  accepted  swim  suit  fabric. 
For  information  as  to  where  to  buy  the 

suits  shown  here,  write  to  Marcia  Moore, 
Screenland  Magazine,  10  E.  40th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 


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HELPING  HAND  FOR  MARILYN 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  24] 


case  of  Marilyn — controversy  has  done 
much  to  mould  a  well  established  figure 
in  the  public  eye. 

Is  Marilyn  a  film  flash-in-the-pan  ex- 
hibit, a  girl  whose  pin-up  allure  will 
fade  as  the  tastes — often  finicky  and 
fickle — of  the  fans  change? 

Or  has  Marilyn,  with  or  without  the 
platinum  build-up  that  has  been  given 
her,  carved  a  permanent  niche  for  her- 
self in  the  Hollywood  order  of  immor- 
tals? 

The  helping  hand  that  Marilyn  Mon- 
roe has  received  in  making  her  a  star 
has  been  a  generous  and  lavish  one. 
From  production  head  Darryl  F.  Zan- 
uck  to  the  lowliest  seamstress  in  ward- 
robe, the  enthusiasm  at  20th  Century- 
Fox  has  been  vigorous  and  constructive. 
Here  was  a  shining  newcomer  with  ail 
the  possibilities  of  one  of  the  biggest 
box-office  bets  since  Jean  Harlow.  What 
to  do  about  it? 

From  the  front  office,  the  word  went 
out.  "The  sky's  the  limit.  Give  her  the 
best  clothes.  The  best  training  in  every- 
thing from  elocution  to  dancing.  Build 
up  a  new  coterie  of  friends  for  her — 
people  of  intelligence,  people  of  sophis- 
tication, people  who  know  their  way 
around,  artistically  and  socially.  Let  the 
girl  learn  a  little  about  all  the  things  she 
never  had." 

The  idea  paid  off.  In  the  tip-to-toe 
grooming  that  was  given  Marilyn  Mon- 
roe on  the  home  lot,  the  best  experts 
went  to  work  to  produce  a  scintillating, 
polished  and  refined  product,  and  it 
seems  that  they  succeeded.  But,  and  this 
but  is  an  interesting  one,  the  experts, 
from  make-up  to  wardrobe,  are  all  of 
one  opinion. 

"Marilyn  is  a  cinch  to  work  with," 
they  will  tell  you.  "This  wasn't  an  or- 
dinary bit  of  clay,  but  a  good  model 
to  mould.  It  wasn't  hard  to  give  the 
right  coiffure  to  a  head  of  hair  that  al- 
ready existed;  the  right  kind  of  clothes 
that  only  her  body  could  wear;  the 
make-up  that  an  already  good  skin  could 
only  enhance." 

Enthusiasm?  Yes,  the  workers  on  Mari- 
lyn's home  lot  have  nothing  but  enthusi- 
asm for  the  girl.  So  far,  she's  been  a 
real  credit  for  all  the  hard  work  that's 
gone  into  providing  the  best  kind  of 
frame  for  the  picture.  Marilyn  has 
shown  herself  to  be  grateful,  the  public 
excited  and  interested,  the  studio  itself 
oozing  with  pride. 

Currently  one  of  the  things  that  wor- 
ries not  only  Marilyn's  friends,  but  her 
studio  itself,  is  her  state  of  health.  She 
is  greatly  addicted  to  colds,  very  bad 
ones.  But  lately,  she  has  learned  to  take 
care  of  herself,  and  contrary  to  what 
many  people  believe,  she  doesn't  burn 
the  midnight  oil. 

Night  clubs,  actually,  are  anathema  to 
her,  and  on  the  rare  occasions  when  Joe 
DiMaggio  shoots  into  town  and  stays  at 
the  Knickerbocker  Hotel,  she  indulges  in 
a  little  more  play  than  usual. 

"The  best  thing  that  Joe  can  give  Mari- 
lyn is  a  taste  of  the  kind  of  family  life 


she  has  never  had,"  reveals  one  of  her 
closest  friends.  "In  the  meantime,  she 
spends  most  of  her  evenings — like  Mar- 
lon Brando — in  bettering  herself.  Mari- 
lyn has  become  an  earnest  and  steady 
reader,  and  because  her  medical  advisors 
have  ordered  more  rest,  more  sleep — the 
picking  up  of  a  book  has  come  more 
naturally  to  her." 

Here  is  what  Marilyn  has  to  say  about 
that.  "Because  I  have  had  so  very  little 
education,  I  know  my  limitations.  While 
I  want  to  be  neither  a  quiz  kid  nor  a 
pseudo-intellectual,  I  would  like  to  know 
what  makes  things  tick." 

Highlight  of  Marilyn's  "helping  hand" 
was  the  studio's  wisdom  in  putting  her  in 
"Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes."  Says  Mr. 
Zanuck,  "If  anyone  has  ever  had  any 
doubt  as  to  her  future  here  is  the  answer. 
Just  as  a  top  star  can  never  turn  a  bad 
story  into  a  box-office  success,  so  will 
'Blondes'  prove  that  the  best  talents  in 
story-telling  and  star-appearances  are 
still  a  combination  that  can't  be  beaten." 

Consequently,  the  Cinderella  treat- 
ment, which  has  produced  many  divi- 
dends in  Marilyn's  first  years  before  the 
cameras,  is  going  to  continue.  But  with 
some  changes. 

In  Marilyn's  case,  it  is  known,  the  ac- 
cent will  no  longer  be  on  sex.  The  girl, 
it  seems,  has  talent,  too — and  long  be- 
fore the  gilt-edged  veneer  wears  thin, 
Marilyn's  producers  have  decided  to  em- 
phasize the  young  lady's  talents  rather 
than  her  physical  attributes. 

It  was  a  bit  of  a  blow,  you  see,  to 
even  those  who  believed  most  in  her, 
when  veteran  of  the  Hollywood  movie 
scene  Joan  Crawford  suddenly  blew  her 
top — and  just  because  of  Marilyn. 

The  incident  occurred  at  an  awards 
dinner,  when  Marilyn  put  on  a  hip- 
swinging  display  that  brought  down 
the  house.  "It  was  like  a  burlesque 
show,"  exclaimed  Joan.    "The  audience 


yelled  and  shouted.  But  those  of  us  in 
the  industry  just  shuddered." 

Later,  Miss  Crawford  said  in  connec- 
tion with  the  newcomer.  "Sex  is  import- 
ant in  everyone's  life,  but  no  one  likes 
to  see  it  flaunted.  And  that  goes  from 
the  grown-ups  to  the  kids.  Apparently, 
Miss  Monroe  is  making  the  mistake  of 
believing  her  own  publicity.  What  she 
should  really  know  is  that  the  public, 
although  liking  provocative  feminine  per- 
sonalities, invariably  insists  that,  under- 
neath it  all,  the  actresses  still  be  ladies." 

Merited  or  not,  Miss  Crawford's  bit- 
ter condemnation  of  Miss  Monroe's  pow- 
er to  appeal  set  the  front  office  thinking. 
Had  they  gone  perhaps  too  far  with  their 
sex  build-up  of  Miss  Monroe,  or  had 
the  young  actress  overplayed  the  weap- 
ons they  had  spent  so  much  time  and 
money  in  magnifying? 

The  proof  of  the  pudding  lies  in  what 
is  now  happening  to  Miss  Monroe. 

Joan  Crawford's  blow-up  notwith- 
standing, Marilyn  Monroe  is  being  given 
the  biggest  build-up  yet.  She  is  being 
put  into  pictures  with  Jane  Russell  and 
Betty  Grable.  And  the  word  has  gone 
out:  make  them  big  pictures,  make 
them  interesting,  and  make  them  real — 
and  don't  stint  on  Marilyn. 

Would  they  do  all  this  if  the  young 
woman  had  nothing  on  the  ball?  It  is 
extremely  doubtful.  Hollywood,  faced 
with  intensive  and  growing  competition 
in  all  fields  of  entertainment,  can't  af- 
ford to  take  chances.  In  Marilyn  Mon- 
roe, the  studios  believe  they  have  a 
property  the  full  values  of  which  have 
yet  to  be  exploited.  You  ain't,  if  you 
listen  to  the  studios,  seen  nuthin'  yet? 

The  reason? 

Marilyn  Monroe  doesn't  need  all  the 
help,  the  glamourizing,  the  encourage- 
ment that  has  come  her  way.  A  natural 
showwoman,  Marilyn  unquestionably  has 
the  ability  to  project.  And  you  can  spell 
that  in  capitals.  No  matter  what  any- 
one may  say  about  her,  Marilyn  Mon- 
roe's got  IT.  And  IT  has  always  paid  off 
at  the  box-office.  end 


For  Ann  Sothern,  the  world  is  a 
bright  and  shining  place  today,  and 
there  are  golden  skies.  But  it  wasn't 
always  so.  Ann  has  emerged  from  a 
storm,  a  dark  storm  that  lasted  three 
long,  disheartening  years  while  she 
clung  to  life  within  the  ominous  con- 
fines of  the  sick  room.  Two  major 
operations,  plus  a  serious  siege  of  in- 
fectious hepatitis  (a  liver  virus  that 
turns  its  victim  to  a  nice  pretty  daf- 
fodil shade)  took  their  toll.  Fortun- 
ately for  Ann,  out  of  her  harrowing 
experience  came  a  philosophical  view- 
point too,  expressed  in  one  of  her  fa- 
vorite songs. 

"When  you  walk  through  a  storm, 

keep  your  chin  up  high 
And  don't  be  afraid  of  the  dark, 
At  the  end  of  the  storm  is  a  golden  sky 
And  the  sweet  silver  song  of  the  lark." 

The  first  time  Ann  heard  these  lyrics 
from  "You'll  Never  Walk  Alone,"  she 
was  in  New  York  where  the  Theatre 
Guild's  memorable  "Carousel"  was 
playing  at  the  Majestic  Theatre.  The 
enchantment  of  the  Rodgers  and  Ham- 
merstein  hit  tune  made  a  lasting  im- 
pression on  Ann,  but  little  did  she 
realize  then  how  prophetic  the  words 
were  to  become. 

"Any  progressive  person  who  over- 
comes adversity,"  says  Ann,  "is  bound 
to  be  a  better  person.  By  this  I  mean 
there  has  been  uninterrupted  time  to 
take  mental  inventory.  Lying  there 
helpless,  your  entire  life  unfolds  until 
a  complete  metamorphosis  revolu- 
tionizes your  way  of  thinking.  Sud- 
denly you  become  so  aware  that  your 
thoughts  are  your  own,  that  you  do 
have  a  choice,  and  by  thinking  con- 
structively the  compensations  are 
endless." 

rP:iE  serenity  surrounding  Ann  when 
she  speaks  is  a  bit  baffling,  to  say 
the  least!  By  the  widest  stretch  of  the 
imagination,  it's  difficult  to  realize  how 
close  she  came  to  oblivion.  To  look  at 
her  and  listen  to  her  objective,  en- 
thusiastic outlook  on  life  is  to  know 
that  hers  is  a  tenacious,  inspired  spir- 
it. For  example,  (continued  on  pace  7i> 


After  three  long  years  of  illness, 

when  medical  science  had  done  all  it  could  for 

Ann  Sothern,  came  a  day  when  her  fate 

lay  solely  in  her  own  hands 

By  JERRY  ASHER 


In  a  brief  role  in  "The  Blue  Gardenia" 
with  Anne  Baxter,  Ann  stole  the  show. 


Before  operations  took  their  toll,  Ann 
was  a  favorite  in  the  "Maisie"  series. 


"Private  Secretary,"  Ann's  Sunday  TV 
show,  has  become  tremendously  popular. 


Serene  and  healthy,  Ann  spends  a 
deal  of  free  time  with  daughter 


great 
Tish. 
53 


Terry  stresses  the  importance  of  a  greaseless  suntan 
lotion  like  Tartan  to  keep  skin  smooth,  prevent  burn. 


That  young  enchantress,  Terry  Moore,  shows  you  some  basic 

ways  to  add  to  the  effectiveness  of  your  own  brand  of  magic 

By  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 


Eyebrow  pencil,  applied  by  sketching  Terry  uses  a  powder  brush  to  remove  Favorite  perfume  should  be  put  on  at 
strokes,  is  part  of  evening  glamour.  excess  powder  from  face,  shoulders.  many  pulse  points  to  get  full  effect. 
54 


I 


Mascara  helps  emphasize  eyes  and  frame  them  prettily.  Terry  Moore,  like  most  professionals,  uses  a  lip  brush 
After  application,  use  a  dry  brush  to  remove  the  excess.       for  greater  accuracy  in  getting  a  perfect  lipstick  outline. 


ASK  a  real  beauty  like  20th  Cen- 
i  tury-Fox's  Terry  Moore  how 
she  manages  always  to  look  as  "pretty 
as  a  picture"  and  she  may  not  be  able 
to  give  you  an  answer.  The  truth  is, 
she  may  not  even  realize  that  it's  be- 
cause she  never  takes  her  good  looks 
for  granted — never  stops  her  cam- 
paign to  look  even  lovelier.  It  would 
be  a  wonderful  thing  if  we  could  all 
adopt  the  habit.  As  it  is,  we  tend  to 
prevaricate,  and  put  off  doing  any- 
thing about  the  way  we  look  until 
we're  forced  into  action  by  the  sight 
of  ourselves  in  our  own  mirrors.  This 
means,  of  course,  that  unlike  Terry, 
we  have  no  consistency.  Our  level  of 
attractiveness  ranges  all  the  way  from 
exciting  heights  to  the  most  depress- 
ing depths.  There's  a  great  deal  that 
you  can  do  to  improve  this  situation 
— better  get  going  right  now  so  you 
can  start  reaping  the  rewards  of  your 
new-found  sorcery  this  Summer.  The 
beauticians  have  done  the  work — all 
that  you  have  to  do  is  take  advantage 
of  it. 

Take  permanent  waves  as  an  exam- 
ple.  When  beauticians  first  con- 
ceived them,  they  were  such  compli- 


cated affairs  that  they  could  only  be 
given  in  a  beauty  salon.  Next  came 
home  permanents.  Originally,  all 
home  permanents  were  very  nearly 
alike.  But  look  at  home  permanents 
now!  And  particularly,  look  at  what 
they  have  just  done  to  Lilt.  As  though 
it  weren't  enough  of  an  achievement 
to  improve  the  waving  lotion,  supply 
vastly  superior  end  papers  and  put  the 
simplified  directions  in  booklet  form, 
Proctor  and  Gamble  have  perfected 
an  instant  neutralizer.  This  instant 
neutralizing  saves  you  an  important 
amount  of  time  when  you're  giving 
yourself  that  pre-vacation  permanent. 
In  case  you're  wondering  just  how  it 
could  save  you  so  much  time  when 
there  are  home  permanents  that  cUt 
the  neutralizer  entirely,  we'd  better 
explain.  Neutralizing  has  to  take  place, 
you  know,  or  your  wave  couldn't  be 
"permanent."  When  you  don't  use  a 
chemical,  the  air  has  to  do  the  job. 
But  with  air  alone  it  takes  hours  and 
hours  to  complete  the  neutralizing. 
The  new  Proctor  and  Gamble  neu- 
tralizer and  method  involves  only 
enough  time  to  make  sure  that  your 
hair  has  been  wet  with  the  solution. 
The  moment  the  formula  touches  your 


hair  the  wave  is  "fixed."  Another  ad- 
vantage is  that  this  new  neutralizer 
has  a  built-in  wave  conditioner.  In 
other  words,  the  instant  neutralizer  is 
made  up  of  two  parts:  a  packet  of 
wave  conditioner  and  a  packet  of  neu- 
tralizer. Dissolved  together  they  com- 
plete the  new  formula  and  assure  you 
both  a  faster  wave  and  a  wave  that 
leaves  your  hair  in  better  condition. 
You  can  get  this  new  Lilt,  with  all 
these  important  improvements  (in- 
cluding a  plastic  turban)  for  a  paltry 
$1.50,  plus  tax. 

Another  facet  of  hair  beauty  that 
i  needs  thoughtful  attention  is 
the  matter  of  color.  This  is  particular- 
ly true  in  Summer  when  a  glaring  sun 
relentlessly  spotlights  streaks  or  un- 
successful encounters  with  a  perma- 
nent dye.  In  either  case  the  problem 
can  be  solved  quite  simply  by  giving 
your  hair  a  rinse  with  one  or  two  cap- 
sules of  Noreen  Super  Color  Rinse. 
Since  there  is  a  range  of  14  different 
natural-looking  shades  from  which  to 
choose,  it's  no  trick  at  all  to  find  one 
capable  of  "doing  things"  for  any  head 
of  hair.  Streaks  are  easily  blended  in 
with  a  rinse      (continued  on  page  70) 

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Piper  Laurie,  Rock  Hudson  and  member  of  supporting  cast  in  "The  Golden 
Blade."    Piper's   romantic   problems   differ   little   from   other   bachelor  girls. 


PROBLEMS  OF  A  BACHELOR  GIRL 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  37] 


Paramount  Theatre  in  Los  Angeles  at- 
tended the  same  class  at  John  Burrows 
Junior  High  School.  Several  times  he'd 
asked  her  for  a  date  before  the  shy  Pi- 
per had  accepted. 

He  started  out  like  a  perfect  little  gen- 
tleman. Brought  her  a  corsage.  Helped 
Piper  into  her  coat.  Opened  the  door. 
And  at  the  movies,  supplied  a  liberal 
amount  of  popcorn  and  candy. 

But  once  inside  the  darkened  theatre, 
he  quickly  grew  horns.  He  started  by 
putting  his  arm  around  Piper.  She  was 
too  timid  to  complain.  He  grew  a  little 
bolder  and  tried  to  draw  her  closer. 
Somehow  she  managed  to  wiggle  out  of 
his  embrace.  But  when  he  leaned  over  to 
kiss  her,  she  wanted  to  go  home.  "I'm  too 
young,"  she  insisted.  "Honest,  I  am  .  .  ." 

At  twelve,  an  amorous  romeo  may  be 
"cute."  At  twenty-five,  he  can  be  an- 
noying, embarrassing  and  repulsive — as 
Piper  found  out  again  only  a  short  time 
ago. 

Following  a  big  Hollywood  premiere, 
Piper  attended  an  official  party.  Her  date, 
a  doctor,  was  called  away  on  an  emer- 
gency. She  was  stranded  without  trans- 
portation home. 

An  enterprising  young  guest,  whom 
Piper  had  known  only  casually  before, 
quickly  took  advantage  of  the  situation 
by  offering  to  drive  her  home.  She  ac- 
cepted. On  the  way  back,  she  had  to 
wrestle  harder  than  Gorgeous  George  on 
television. 

To  Piper,  however,  there  is  a  difference 
between  a  date  who'll  see  how  far  he 
can  go  with  every  girl,  and  a  fellow  who 
may  take  too  much  for  granted,  but  is 
still  a  gentleman.  This  happened  to  Piper 
not  long  ago  when  her  date,  after  unsuc- 
cessfully trying  to  kiss  her,  apologized, 
red  as  a  beet.  She  knew  he  was  em- 
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barrassed  and  felt  kind  of  sorry  for  him. 

She  didn't  hear  from  him  again  till  aft- 
er her  next  picture  was  released.  Then 
she  received  a  pleasant,  but  formal,  note 
of  congratulations.  Quite  by  accident  they 
met  at  Wil  Wright's  Ice  Cream  Parlor 
the  day  after,  and  their  friendship  sprang 
up  anew — with  no  more  cat-and-mouse 
games.  They've  been  good  friends  ever 
since. 

Piper  is  indifferent  to  the  financial 
background  of  her  prospective  suitors. 
But  she  does  feel  more  at  ease  with 
someone  connected  with  the  film  busi- 
ness. Naturally,  she  can  relax  more  eas- 
ily discussing  motion  pictures  than  the 
social  aspects  of  TVA,  nuclear  fission,  or 
the  productivity  of  Rhode  Island  Red 
chickens. 

Before  meeting  someone,  Piper  prefers 
to  familiarize  herself  with  the  back- 
ground of  her  prospective  date  or  dinner 
partner.  When  she  doesn't,  she  is  liable 
to  get  into  an  embarrassing  position,  like 
at  the  dinner  party  a  couple  of  months 
ago. 

Next  to  her  sat  a  tall,  grey-haired,  dis- 
tinguished looking  man  who  talked  rath- 
er vaguely  of  the  industry  with  which  he 
was  connected.  Innocently,  Piper  asked 
what  sort  of  work  he  did.  He  turned  out. 
to  be  the  president  of  one  of  the  biggest 
steel  corporations  in  the  United  States! 

Piper  still  worries  whether  or  not  peo- 
ple like  her.  It's  an  aftermath  of  her 
school  days,  when  she  was  considered 
one  of  the  homeliest  girls  on  campus. 

Today  it  is  hard  to  believe  that  she 
was  once  described  as  a  "square  box  with 
a  carrot  red  top." 

Those  were  the  days  of  freckles  and 
pigtails,  when  no  one  would  ask  her  to 
dance,  when  she  learned  that  a  wallflower 
wasn't  something  decorative,  when  jibes 


could  be  more  vicious  than  a  mad  dog. 

Then,  as  well  as  today,  clothes  pre- 
sented a  very  special  problem,  and  often 
a  heartache. 

She'll  never  forget  the  week  preceding 
her  first  Junior  High  School  Prom  when 
she  was  the  only  girl  in  her  class  who 
didn't  have  a  long  dress. 

Most  of  her  wardrobe  consisted  of 
hand-me-downs  from  her  older  sister. 
A  new  dress,  particularly  a  formal,  was 
out  of  the  question  for  financial  reasons. 

The  day  before  the  dance,  Piper  went 
shopping  with  one  of  her  girl  friends 
who  purchased  a  lovely  new  gown  at 
the  May  Company.  While  waiting  for 
her,  Piper  noticed  a  chartreuse  dress — 
a  $25  dream. 

The  salesgirl  offered  a  solution.  "If 
you  don't  have  the  money  with  you,  we'll 
send  it  COD." 

Piper  didn't  dare.  In  those  days,  $25 
bought  half  a  month's  supply  of  grocer- 
ies! 

Nevertheless,  that  night  she  described 
the  dress  to  her  mother — because  Piper 
knew  that  without  an  evening  dress  she 
couldn't  even  attend  the  Prom. 

Her  mother's  philosophical  reply,  "If 
you're  supposed  to  be  at  the  dance,  you'll 
be  there  .  .  ."  didn't  help  her  daughter. 
That  night,  Piper  cried  for  hours  and 
filled  pages  and  pages  of  woeful  sorrow 
into  her  diary. 

The  next  morning  Piper's  mother 
found  a  $5  formal — not  as  pretty  as  the 
one  Piper  had  seen,  but  adequate. 

Today,  Piper  can  buy  $25  or  $250  dress- 
es, but  the  clothes  problem  is  as  much 
on  her  mind  as  it  was  ten  years  ago. 

Although  Piper  has  just  come  of  age, 
and  now  has  access  to  the  money  the 
court  made  her  save  during  the  past 
three  years,  she  is  unwilling  to  go  over- 
board in  her  expenditures.  Instead,  she 
lives  on  a  very  strict  budget. 

Piper  gets  most  of  her  clothes  from  a 
local  department  store,  and  consequent- 
ly more  than  once  has  attended  parties 
where  she  was  dressed  like  one,  and 
sometimes  two  other  girls. 

To  a  Hollywood  actress,  a  mink  coat  is 
as  important  as  a  pair  of  overalls  to  a 
mechanic.  (Aside  from  that,  Piper  is 
feminine  enough  to  crave  one  anyway.) 
If  she  wants  to  stay  within  her  budget, 
however,  she  can  afford  it  no  more  than 
her  mother  could  afford  to  give  her  a 
$25  dress  ten  years  ago. 

Clothes,  dates,  avoiding  gossip — these 
are  but  a  part  of  Piper's  most  important 
problem:  namely,  finding  the  right  man 
to  marry.  She  doesn't  want  to  make  a 
mistake.  Hollywood's  divorce  rate,  al- 
though lower  than  that  of  the  nation  as 
a  whole,  is  more  publicized,  more  pro- 
nounced, and  more  scaring  to  someone 
like  Piper  to  whom  marriage  is  an  insti- 
tution and  not  a  pastime.  At  least,  if 
she  doesn't  find  the  right  man,  she  has 
a  well  established  career.  Should  that 
fail,  she  can  always  find  a  job  as  a  typ- 
ist, for  early  in  life  Piper  decided  to  be 
able  to  depend  upon  herself — no  matter 
what  might  happen. 

So  you  see,  basically,  Piper's  problems 
differ  little  from  those  of  bachelor  girls  in 
all  the  big  and  little  towns  across  the 
nation.  END 


ROSEMARY'S  FANTASTIC  ROMANCE 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  29] 


unusual  interest,  wondering  not  only 
what  makes  it  tick,  but  what  the  future 
will  bring.  When  success  story  meets 
success  story,  and  a  merger  of  both  is 
planned,  a  lot  of  things  can  happen.  Es- 
pecially when  the  fields  of  endeavor  and 
achievement  are  as  widely  separated  as 
those  of  Mr.  Ferrer  and  Miss  Clooney. 

Each  in  his  own  sphere  has  achieved 
the  zenith,  with  plenty  more  to  come. 
They  can  well  be  proud  of  the  niche 
they  have  carved  for  themselves  in  their 
respective  spheres.  But  what  of  the  final 
mixture — can  the  rich  and  alien  ingredi- 
ents made  up  of  strictly  individual  per- 
sonal characteristics  be  whipped  into  a 
palatable  and  lasting  recipe  for  happi- 
ness? 

That  is  the  pungent  question  that 
show  business — from  Broadway  to  Vine 
Street,  Hollywood — is  asking.  The  an- 
swers could  be  very  interesting.  Cur- 
rently, it  is  said  that  Jose  Ferrer  only 
awaits  his  divorce  decree  from  actress- 
dancer  Phyllis  Hill  to  become  final  be- 
fore he  pops  the  big  question. 

As  for  Rosemary,  she  says,  "I  love 
Jose,  but  I  don't  want  anyone  to  be 
hurt." 

Perennial  authority  on  such  matters, 
Hollywood  columnist  Louella  O.  Parsons 
reveals,  "When  he  is  finally  in  a  position 
to  ask  her,  I'm  sure  that  Rosemary  will 
say  yes." 

Be  that  as  it  may,  the  question  that 
most  everyone  is  asking  is,  how  well  are 
they  suited  to  one  another?  And  if  they 
do  get  married,  will  it  last?  Or  will  the 
marriage  be  a  repetition  of  the  Ava 
Gardner-Frank  Sinatra  rigamarole  where 
their  divergence  of  interests  creates  one 
spat,  one  misunderstanding,  one  clash 
after  another? 

Let's  take  a  good,  inside  look  at  both 
personalities,  and  let  the  comparisons 
fall  where  they  will.  Jose  is  41,  Rose- 
mary is  25.  Can  the  16  years  difference 
in  ages  make  a  trouble  spot?  While  they 
may  not  feel  it  now,  how  will  it  be  ten 
years  from  now?  The  answer  to  that 
one  is  that  many  successful  show  busi- 
ness marriages  have  prospered  despite 
a  wide  discrepancy  of  ages. 

Career-wise,  Jose  Ferrer  is  a  perfec- 
tionist, determined  to  excel  in  every- 
thing. Rosemary  Clooney  has  a  calmer 
approach  to  her  career — and  against  Jose's 
fluent  knowledge  of  music — admits  she 
can't  read  a  note.  "I  can  tell  whether  the 
time  goes  up  or  down,  but  I  can't  tell 
how  far!" 

Jose  Ferrer  will  work  for  months  at  a 
role  he  intends  playing,  at  the  rate  of 
some  16  hours  a  day — rehearsing,  re- 
searching, perfecting,  fashioning  not  only 
his  voice  but  his  body  for  the  role.  When 
he  played  in  "Charley's  Aunt,"  one  of  the 
most  arduous  of  stage  parts,  he  went  into 
training  as  if  he  were  about  to  meet 
Rocky  Marciano. 

Innocent  of  all  musical  training,  Rose- 
mary will  tackle  a  song  without  even 
trying  to  read  the  notes  beforehand — 
she  gets  the  hang  of  the  tune  more  by 
intuition  than  anything  else.  When  some- 


one suggests  that  she  should  warm  up 
before  a  recording  (something  that  all 
great  and  established  artists  do),  she 
sighs,  "What  have  I  got  to  warm  up?" 

Question:  When  they  get  married,  will 
Jose  attempt  to  instill  in  Rosemary  some 
of  the  seriousness  with  which  he  tackles 
anything  he  attempts?  The  gruelling 
hard  work,  the  long  hours  of  study,  the 
tortuous  rehearsals  to  make  the  final, 
small  touch  as  near  perfect  as  it  can  be. 
Will  he,  in  other  words,  attempt  to 
change  Rosemary's  simple  and  fresh  de- 
livery for  a  more  polished,  dramatic 
product  that  might  spoil  all  its  charm? 

Or  will  Rosemary  open  Jose's  eyes  to 
the  fact  that  it's  a  short  and  beautiful 
world,  and  that  too  much  work  and  no 
play  is  not  good  for  any  man?  Not  that 
Rosemary  plays  at  her  work,  but  she 
takes  her  career  in  her  stride — effortless- 
ly, easily,  dusting  away  the  problems  as 
she  would  a  speck  of  cigarette  ash  on  a 
Ceil  Chapman  gown. 

Jose  lives  like  a  tautly  wound-up  mo- 
tor. Rosemary  rims  through  life  with 
an  innocent  breeziness,  the  like  of  which 
has  not  been  seen  in  show  business  in  a 
long  while.  And  both  have  got  to  the 
top,  and  are  likely  to  stay  there.  Will 
these  opposite  methods  continue  in  the 
final  welding  of  the  two  talents?  Will 
the  motor  rim  slower,  and  will  the  breez- 
iness become  a  whisper  rather  than  a 
purr  of  easy  ebullience? 

A  master  of  good  diction,  doing  rich 
justice  to  everyone  from  Shakespeare  to 
Maxwell  Anderson,  Jose  Ferrer  will 
have  to  listen  to  many  of  Rosemary's 
records.  "What  will  he  think,"  asks  a 
well  known  New  York  voice  teacher, 
"about  Rosemary's  delivery  of  song? 
She  has  a  malocclusion  of  the  jaw, 
which  gives  her  voice  an  occasional  lisp. 
If  you  listen  carefully,  words  like  'kiss' 
and  'caress'  come  out  as  'kish'  and  'ca- 
resh'."  This  might  be  part  of  her  charm. 


Chances  are  that  Jose  Ferrer  will  lis- 
ten very  carefully.  But  love  plays  many 
tricks,  overlooks  many  faults.  It  is 
doubtful,  fine  actor  and  great  director 
that  he  is,  that  Jose  Ferrer  will  attempt 
to  correct  the  faults  that  have,  so  far, 
not  hampered  the  career  of  the  possible 
future  Mrs.  Ferrer  one  bit. 

As  for  Rosemary  telling  Jose  how  to 
act,  Broadway  or  Hollywood  has  no 
fears  about  that.  No  one  can  tell  Mr. 
Ferrer  how  to  act.  He  has  got  that  down 
to  a  fine  art.  While  Jose  can  teach  Rose- 
mary a  lot  of  things,  it  is  doubtful  that 
Rosemary  can  give  Jose  anything  but 
love.  And  that,  of  course,  may  be  enough. 

As  regards  Broadway  and  appearing 
on  the  stage  proper,  Rosemary  has  been 
a  failure  and  Jose  has  no  use  for  fail- 
ures. Her  failure  has  been  that  she 
doesn't  have  a  "stage"  voice,  but  is  a 
microphone  hugger,  and  her  flair  for  act- 
ing is  merely  passable.  What  she  lacks 
in  both  departments,  she  makes  up  in 
personality,  as  anyone  will  quickly  ad- 
mit who  sees  her  in  Paramount's  "The 
Stars  Are  Singing." 

Broadway  sighs  at  what  may  happen 
if  Mr.  Ferrer  attempts  to  mould,  after 
his  own  ideas  of  an  acceptable  pattern, 
a  new  Rosemary  Clooney.  Broadway  re- 
members all  too  well  the  fine  acting  part- 
nership of  Jose  Ferrer  and  Uta  Hagen, 
and  how  the  marriage  finally  broke  up 
after  a  few  blissful  years,  when  Jose  had 
to  have  things  go  his  way — career-wise. 

There  is  no  question  in  anyone's  mind 
that  Rosemary  would  like  to  get  married, 
and  as  soon  as  possible.  After  all,  she  is 
already  25,  which  is  just  five  years  from 
30.  But  whether  Jose  Ferrer  is  the  right 
man  for  her  leaves  a  lot  of  people  furi- 
ously conjecturing.  When  two  people 
fall  in  love  and  get  married,  background 
counts  for  a  lot. 

Born  in  Santurce,  Puerto  Rico,  Jan- 
uary 8,  1912,  Jose  Vicente  Ferrer  Otero 
y  Cintron  was  brought  to  the  United 
States  at  the  age  of  6,  and  no  child  could 
look  forward  to  a  better  education.  Son 
of  a  brilliant  attorney  with  vast  holdings, 


he  started  at  a  Swiss  boarding  school  and 
ended  at  Princeton. 

Maysville,  Kentucky,  saw  Rosemary 
Clooney  come  into  the  world  on  May  23, 
1928.  One  of  three  children,  she  was  old 
enough  to  be  heartbroken  at  the  separa- 
tion of  her  parents.  She  found  that  full 
schooling  would  have  to  be  sacrificed  for 
a  possible  career  as  an  entertainer.  The 
daughter  of  a  house  painter,  her  early 
years  were  spent  in  a  singing  act  with 
sister  Betty,  playing  dance  halls,  Italian 
socials,  college  proms,  and  barn  dances 
in  tobacco  warehouses  until  2  a.m. 

As  a  Princeton  man,  Jose  Ferrer  tow- 
ers above  Rosemary  Clooney,  if  not  in 
stature,  at  least  intellectually.  He  is  five 
feet  11  inches,  but  doesn't  look  it  be- 
cause, "I  always  stand  crooked,  never 
straight.  I  have  short  legs,  and  a  big 
head."  Rosemary,  at  5  feet  4  inches,  is 
considered  long  legged,  and  willow-like. 
The  illusion  is  interesting,  but  there  is 
no  question  that  they  look  good  togeth- 
er. 

BUT — and  the  but  is  a  big  one — what 
the  turbine  motors  of  an  ocean  liner  are 
in  energy  to  the  outboard  motor  of  a 
small  fishing  boat,  so  is  Jose  Ferrer  to 
Rosemary  Clooney.  The  list  of  things 
with  which  he  occupies  himself  is  stag- 
gering. He  dances,  fences,  paints,  sings, 
plays  tennis,  cooks,  does  caricatures,  and 
speaks  five  languages. 

At  104  pounds,  flashing  blue  eyes,  and 
sporting  a  fair  complexion,  against  Jose's 
170  pounds,  swarthy  skin,  and  athletic 
build,  Rosemary  is  not  an  outdoors  girl. 
She  takes  an  occasional  plunge  into  a 
swimming  pool,  bats  a  tennis  ball  list- 
lessly, and  diets  carefully.  However,  she 
collects  phonograph  records  as  a  hobby. 


'The  party  is  a  ball'  .  .  .  etc.,  understand 
what  I  mean?  Personally,  I've  never  liked 
pet  expressions.  I  think  it  perfectly  fine 
for  a  man  to  brighten  the  conversation, 
but  not  incessantly  with  such  worn-out 
idioms. 

"Haven't  you  been  on  a  date  and  heard 
the  boy  use  similar  expressions  to  such  a 
degree  you  say  to  yourself,  'If  he  says 
that  one  more  time,  I'll  go  crazy!'  " 

We  agreed  overworking  pet  phrases 
was  terribly  annoying 

"After  awhile,"  Lana  pointed  out,  "the 
girl  doesn't  listen  to  his  conversation, 
she's  too  busy  waiting  for  him  to  say, 
'I've  got  news  for  you.'  I  like  a  man  to 
talk  in  an  easy,  normal  way  and  not  try 
to  be  cute  and  wear  a  date  out  with  the 
same  phrases,  over  and  over. 

"Of  course,"  she  continued,  tracing  her 
finger  over  the  fabric  design  on  the 
chair,  "if  men  practice  just  plain  good 
manners,  most  of  the  little  things  women 
find  objectionable  would  be  solved.  Good 
manners  have  never  gone  out  of  style, 
and  a  slight  brush-up  on  some  of  the 
basic  ones  would  improve  many  a  male's 
standing. 

"I  was  dining  out  with  a  group  of 
friends  the  other  night  and  noticed  a  girl 
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Their  mutual  love  of  music  will  bring 
them  close.  Once  an  exponent  of  hot 
jazz,  Jose  limits  himself  to  Haydn,  Mo- 
zart, and  Bach.  He  sings  rather  less  well 
than  Gsorge  Sanders,  which  is  to  say, 
he  shouldn't  sing  at  all.  But  in  various 
shows,  on  Broadway  and  elsewhere,  his 
talents  in  that  direction  have  passed 
muster. 

While  in  the  past  he  played  piano  du- 
ets with  Uta  Hagen,  his  first  wife, 
Broadway — especially  Tin  Pan  Alley — 
sees  him  teaming  up,  privately,  and  it 
is  to  be  hoped,  not  professionally,  with 
Rosemary  Clooney.  All  of  which  goes  to 
prove,  that  while  their  professional  en- 
deavors may  never  clash,  their  private 
achievements  may  well  be  a  helluva  lot 
of  fun. 

That  they  have  much  in  common  is  an 
accepted  fact.  Rosemary  likes  to  eat, 
and  Jose  is  a  perfectionist  even  at  that. 
She  can  dispose  of  a  7-course  Italian 
dinner  with  gusto,  and  Jose  loves  to  cook. 
He  is  a  master  at  turning  out  the  tops  in 
spaghetti  dinners,  but  because  he  wants 
to  be  a  perfectionist  at  that,  too,  he  also 
makes  the  bread! 

Few  women,  and  Rosemary  Clooney 
should  count  her  blessings,  can  love  a 
man  and  tell  her  closest,  most  intimate 
friends,  "What's  more,  my  man  can 
cook  too!" 

For  most  people,  and  all  doubting 
minds  notwithstanding,  the  alliance  of 
Jose  Ferrer  and  Rosemary  Clooney  is  an 
enviable  one.  Whatever  else  is  in  store 
for  them,  there's  lots  of  fun  ahead.  It 
may  easily  work  out — this  fantastic  ro- 
mance of  show  business — and  most  ev- 
eryone hopes  that  it  will.  END 


I  know  quite  well  being  very  attentive  to 
her  date.  I  smiled  hello  and  went  on 
talking  with  my  friends.  Next  time  I 
noticed,  she  was  sitting  alone  while  her 
escort  greeted  friend  after  friend  and 
got  into  conversation  with  each  one  of 
them.  The  poor  girl,  strictly  on  her  own, 
sat  there  15  minutes,  while  her  date 
visited  about  at  other  tables.  Finally,  I 
asked  her  if  she  would  join  our  party. 
She  told  me  how  embarrassed  and  hu- 
miliated she  was  sitting  there  by  herself, 
but  what  could  she  do?  Goon  Boy  was 
enjoying  himself.  Rudeness  like  that  is 
inexcusable. 

"If  a  man  invites  a  girl  out,  he  should 
have  enough  good  manners  and  interest 
to  be  considerate  and  never  leave  her 
in  such  an  awkward  position. 

"Another  complaint,"  continued  Lana, 
"You  can't  blame  a  girl  for  being  irri- 
tated if  she  is  dressed  in  a  new  evening 
gown  for  a  party  and  the  boy  shows  up  in 
sport  clothes  or  minus  a  tie.  I  will  admit, 
in  the  male's  favor,  that  most  of  them 
have  improved.  I've  observed  in  teen-age 
boys,  especially,  that  the  constant  urge 
to  be  nonchalant  and  to  wear  the  wrong 
thing,  is  going  out  of  style.  What  girl 
wouldn't  hedge  about  making  a  date  if 


the  boy  was  always  guilty  of  not  dress- 
ing correctly  for  the  occasion." 

Incidentally,  we  recall  one  week  when 
Lana  attended  a  charity  ball,  a  cocktail 
party,  and  hostessed  an  afternoon  of 
tennis.  For  the  ball  she  was  dressed  to 
the  teeth,  careful  thought  had  planned 
her  bouffant  gown  and  jeweled  acces- 
sories ...  at  the  cocktail  party  she  was 
in  a  navy  afternoon  dress,  not  over-done, 
but  in  simple  and  conservative  style  .  .  . 
and  at  the  tennis  party  white  shorts  and 
blouse  were  her  appropriate  costume. 

Like  most  women,  Lana  prefers  that 
men  follow  simplicity  in  jewelry.  There 
is  something  about  a  man  with  a  flashy 
diamond  ring  or  cuff  links  that  is  far  less 
attractive  than  one  free  of  jewelry  or 
wearing  a  conservative  gold  ring  or  tie 
clasp. 

"One  bit  of  advice  I  would  like  to  stress 
is — a  man  should  never  take  a  defeatist 
attitude.  The  shy  type,  and  believe  me 
he  is  much  more  in  the  majority  than  the 
wolf  that  is  so  publicized,  often  ruins  his 
own  chances  by  his  pre-conceived  ideas. 
He  wants  to  date  a  girl,  but  he  auto- 
matically thinks,  'What's  the  use?  She'd 
turn  me  down  anyway.' 

"Now  really,  what  kind  of  approach 
is  that?  A  man  should  never  assume  he 
hasn't  a  chance  with  a  girl  unless  he's 
told  so  directly  by  her. 

"Another  point,  even  closer  to  my 
heart,  why  do  men  often  assume  that 
just  because  a  woman  has  a  job  she  is 
a  hopeless,  dyed-in-the-wool  careerist? 
Many  girls  have  to  work  to  earn  a  living, 
others  use  a  career  as  a  stop-gap  until 
they  settle  down  and  marry.  It  is  really 
a  shame  that  every  woman  who  works 
has  to  be  labeled  'careerist.'  That  word 
may  apply  to  some  few  females  who 
actually  do  prefer  business  to  home  life, 
but  they  are  in  such  a  minority  it's  wrong 
to  hang  the  title  haphazardly  on  others. 

"I  love  my  work,  but  can  honestly  say 
nothing  can  replace  the  love  of  family 
and  home.  Often,  people  have  the  idea 
actresses  are  so  wrapped  up  in  their 
careers  they  never  think  of  anything 
else.  Believe  me,  I  would  love  to  have 
someone  else  earn  my  bread  and  butter 
for  me.  Other  actresses  feel  the  same 
way." 

We  could  just  hear  someone  criticize, 
"If  this  is  true  then  why  does  Lana  make 
so  many  pictures — why  not  leave  more 
time  for  home?"  Lana,  to  be  sure,  has 
had  a  particularly  crowded  movie  sched- 
ule, and  for  a  very  good  reason.  She  did 
one  film  after  another  during  the  past 
few  months  so  she  could  save  up  her 
vacation  for  this  European  trip. 

Lana's  young  daughter,  Cheryl,  will 
stay  here  in  school  until  June,  then  La- 
na's mother  will  accompany  the  young- 
ster to  Paris,  where  the  trio  will  start  off 
on  a  vacation.  It  will  be  a  wonderful 
European  holiday  for  Cheryl,  one  that 
may  be  the  highlight  of  her  life,  so  far. 

"Every  woman  would  probably  breathe 
a  grateful  sigh  of  relief,"  continued  Lana 
about  faults  in  men,  "if  men  would  real- 
ize that  a  girl  doesn't  want  to  marry 
every  man  she  goes  out  with. 

"There  has  been  so  much  publicity  on 
how  to  get  a  man,  that  males  automati- 
cally seem  to  vision  every  woman  is  out 
to  lasso  him,  unwilling  victim  that  he 


WHAT  I'D  LIKE  TO  TEACH  MEH 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  33] 


may  be,  into  marriage.   This  is  so  un- 
true. 

"Also  I'd  like  to  caution  males  against 
another  thing.  The  average  man,  if  he 
does  become  interested  in  a  girl,  imme- 
diately becomes  quite  possessive.  Yet,  if 
she  is  possessive  of  him  he  screams  out 
loud.  He  feels  he's  trapped  and  doesn't 
like  it  at  all.  Well,  this  possessiveness 
works  both  ways.  Some  men  want  a 
woman  to  do  everything  in  the  world  to 
please  them,  while  they  do  nothing  in 
return.  Yet  how  these  men  resent  it 
when  the  girls  demand  the  same  rights 
for  themselves. 

"Now  there  is  a  fault,  I  must  admit,  of 
which  women  are  equally  as  guilty  as 
men.  It's  the  annoying  habit  of  forcing 
friendship.  What  is  it  with  people  like 
this?  They  hardly  know  you,  and  by  pre- 
tending to  be  such  close  friends,  they  are 
making  it  a  positive  fact  that  they  never 
will  be.  A  person  was  brought  to  a  party 
at  my  house  and  casually  introduced  to 
my  friends.  None  of  my  friends,  except 
the  one  who  brought  him,  had  ever  met  • 
him  before.  Yet,  it  later  came  back  to  me 
from  several  sources  that  he  had  been 
name-dropping  all  over  town  telling 
about  his  dear,  dear  friends  and  what 
they  said  at  dear  Lana's  party.  At  first, 
the  whole  thing  was  amusing.  Then  I 
couldn't  help  but  feel  irritated.  Needless 
to  say,  he'll  never  be  invited  again  to  my 
house. 

"Males  should  never  heap  compliments 
on  a  girl  the  minute  they  meet,"  Lana 
cautioned.  "The  'you're  so  beautiful  .  .  . 
you're  the  kind  of  girl  I've  been  looking 
for  all  my  life  .  .  .  we're  so  emotionally 
alike,'  etc.,  etc.  sort  of  approach  is  ridicu- 
lous. Any  intelligent  girl  sees  through  it 
and  knows  it's  an  obvious  line.  For  how 
in  the  world  could  anyone  possibly  know 
such  things  "on  so  brief  an  acquaintance? 
After  all,  if  you  have  just  met  how  is  it 
possible  to  know  if  you  are  emotionally 
alike  or  not?  If  such  compliments  roll 
on  with  ease,  you  can  be  sure  he  un- 
doubtedly says  the  same  sweet  nothings 
to  every  girl  he  meets.  This  Goon  Boy 
should  be  promptly  listed  as  a  person 
to  avoid  completely,  but  completely. 

"Now,"  Lana  smiled,  "we  girls  like  to 
be  complimented  by  a  man,  but  one  sin- 
cere, simple  sentence,  honestly  meant, 
is  worth  a  bushel  of  the  others. 

"It  is  a  mistake  for  a  girl  to  change 
herself  too  much  to  please  a  man.  Even- 
tually, if  she  makes  herself  over,  he'll 
suddenly  exclaim,  'Where  is  the  girl  who 
first  attracted  me?' 

"By  changing,  nine  times  out  of  ten, 
she  loses  the  very  thing  that  first  attract- 
ed him." 

Lana,  who  made  her  first  picture  at 
MGM  in  1937  at  the  age  of  14,  has 
changed  remarkably  little.  From  her 
second  film  to  this  day,  she  has  worn 
her  hair  in  the  platinum  shade  that  has 
become  a  trademark.  She  still  loves  to 
dance.  Prefers  to  wear  the  same  light 
pink  shade  of  lipstick  and  favors  blue 
and  white  in  both  screen  and  private 
wardrobes. 

"There's  one  last  thing  I'd  love  to 
teach  men:  Tell  them  if  they,  them- 
selves, would  keep  all  the  rules  they 
want  their  young  ladies  to  keep,  it  would 
be  a  happier  world!"  END 


Which  can  be  a  threat  to  poise? 

I  I  A  callous  heart  Q  A  callused  heel 

We're  talking  about  those  beat-up  loafers  she's 
wearing.  The  soft  shoe  routine  is  fine  — "til 
they  get  too  loose;  then,  being  slip-shod  can 
cause  a  callus.  Shoes  should  fit  snugly.  Pro- 
tects your  looks;  poise.  Of  course,  at  problem 
time,  poise  and  Kotex  go  together.  That  safety- 
center  gives  extra  protection.  And  Kotex  holds 
its  shape;  is  made  to  stay  soft  while  you  wear  it. 


More  women  choose  KOTEX* 
than  all  other  sanitary  napkins 

*T.  H.  REG.  U.  S.  PAT    OFF.- *—           ■ 


I   I  Sure  of  the  date  Q  "Fashionably"  late 

You  were  positive  Mary's  mom  said  this 
Tuesday.  ("Dinner  ...  a  few  friends.") 
Or  did  she  mean  next  Tuesday?  Double- 
checking  would  have  spared  confuddle- 
ment.  Saved  barging  in,  a  week  ahead,  to 
find  the  family  re-hashing  Sunday's  roast! 
Better  not  be  "hazy"  about  certain  other 
"dates  ",  either.  Or  the  kind  of  sanitary 
protection  to  choose.  Remember,  Kotex 
prevents  revealing  outlines.  Those  special 
flat  pressed  ends  let  you  glide  through  any 
occasion —  with  a  heart  as  light  as  helium! 


If  he's  just  an  acquaintance — 

Q]  Try  siren  tactics        Q  Pay  your  own  fare 

Your  friendship's  casual.  Comes  along  a  bus 
—  and  suddenly  your  purse  develops  lock- 
jaw !  A  chance  meeting  doesn't  mean  he 
must  pay  your  way.  Best  you  pay  your 
own.  On"trying"days  discover"your  own" 
absorbency  of  Kotex.  You'll  see  — (by  try- 
ing all  3)— whether  Regular,  Junior  or 
Super  is  the  one  for  you. 


Have  you  tried  new  Delsey*  toilet  tissue— the  only  one  that's 
fine  and  firm  and  soft— like  Kleenex*  tissues  ?  Each  tissue  tears 
off  evenly  — no  shredding,  no  waste.  And  Delsey's  double-ply 
for  extra  strength.  Don't  you  think  your  family  deserves  this 
new,  nicer  tissue?  Ask  for  Delsey  at  your  favorite  store.  If 
Delsey  is  not  on  hand,  have  them  order  it  for  you. 


WHY  I  RAN  FROM  FAME 

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you're  really  serious.  You're  giving  your 
career — what  men  call — some  guts.  You're 
a  regular  Rock  of  Gibraltar,  but  under- 
standing, unwavering  and  with  a  heart. 
Before,  you've  always  run  away  from 
Hollywood.  Now — are  you  here  to  stay?" 

"I  hope  so,"  he  replied. 

After  seeing  him  in  "The  Star,"  with 
Bette  Davis,  then  in  Ross  Hunter's  "Take 
Me  To  Town"  and  now  in  "So  Big,"  with 
Jane  Wyman,  at  Warners,  I  put  in  a  call 
for  Mr.  Hayden.  He  promptly  replied 
and  the  next  day  there  he  was,  sitting 
right  in  my  living  room. 

His  most  outstanding  assets  are  his 
complete  honesty,  his  complete  lack  of 
guile  or  pretense  and  his  way  of  looking 
straight  into  your  eyes  when  he  speaks. 

"I  am  what  I  am  and  I  make  no  ex- 
cuses," reflects  in  his  manner  which  is 
on  the  analytical  side.  Coupled  with  a 
delightful  sense  of  humor,  he  is  a  fas- 
cinating and  intelligent  conversationalist. 

"A  lot  of  water  has  gone  under  the 
bridge,"  he  admitted,  "since  the  first 
time  I  talked  to  you.  Then  I  was  madly 
infatuated  with  Madeleine  Carroll,  had 
no  idea  what  a  motion  picture  career 
meant,  knew  I  wasn't  equipped  to  be  a 
good  actor,  and  cared  less.  I'd  served  no 
apprenticeship  in  this  profession,  didn't 
know  my  trade.  I  was  rushed  into  a 
lead  in  my  first  picture,  had  only  a  slight 
idea  what  it  was  all  about.  All  that  mat- 
tered to  me  then  was  to  make  some 
money  to  buy  a  new  schooner.  And,  of 
course,  I  was  a  gone-beaver  the  first  time 
I  saw  Madeleine.  I  was  in  love  and  my 
one  thought  was  to  persuade  her  to  mar- 
ry me.  There  was  a  certain  Frenchman 
she  liked  and  I  kept  trying  to  talk  her 
out  of  him.  If  I  was  any  good  in  love 
scenes,  it  was  because  they  were  real. 
With  her  in  my  arms,  I  could  forget  cam- 
eras, technique  and  what  have  you. 
When  she  wouldn't  marry  me,  Holly- 
wood wasn't  for  me.  So  I  left.  And  no 
matter  what  the  studio  said  about  throw- 
ing away  my  career,  it  didn't  matter. 

"That  was  in  '41 — after  my  first  year 
in  Hollywood.  I  had  the  feeling  that 
Madeleine  would  never  marry  an  ac- 
tor. I  was  out  of  my  element  in  the 
glamour  business  of  being  a  movie  hero. 
I  went  to  sea  to  run  away  from  it  all. 
Actually,  I  was  later  to  discover,  I  was 
always  running  away.  Away  from  my- 
self. 

"I  was  skippering  a  trading  schooner 
in  the  Caribbean.  Again  I  was  working 
at  something  I  knew,  but  my  mind  was 
still  on  Madeleine.  When  I  came  into 
New  York  port— and  heard  that  Mad- 
eleine was  there — well,  we  were  mar- 
ried. My  infatuation  for  her  and  our 
marriage,  I  hoped,  would  be  the  anchor 
I  needed  to  fasten  me  down  to  life,  as 
everyone  else  lived  it.  But  my  illusion 
was  not  practical.  My  trips  to  sea,  and 
her  work,  meant  a  couple  of  weeks,  a 
month  at  the  most  together.  There  were 
four  in  New  York,  two  in  Washington, 
D.C.,  and  again  we  met  in  Belgium.  By 
then,  our  love  had  long  passed  that  fever 
pitch  and  we  both  knew  it.  We  had  had 
60 


a  lot  of  pleasure  together,  but  it  was 
over.  I  weathered  out  the  residence  in 
Reno,  and  she  cross-filed  for  the  divorce. 
During  those  six  weeks,  I  learned  to  ski. 
I  had  to  do  something.  I  was  consumed 
with  a  driving  nervous  energy,  and  yet, 
I  couldn't  channel  it  in  a  constructive 
way  to  make  me  content  with  my  life. 
Always,  I  was  moving,  moving  on  to 
something  new,  seeking  something  in- 
tangible that  I  myself  didn't  understand 
nor  recognize. 

"When  the  War  broke,  I  wanted  to 
get  into  it,  get  at  the  bottom  of  it.  As  a 
civilian,  without  military  restrictions  and 
regulations,  I  sailed  to  England  with  a 
convoy.  Then,  I  went  to  Glasgow  to  train 
with  a  Polish  Commando  outfit  and  ar- 
rived the  night  of  Pearl  Harbor.  I  was 
trained  as  a  guerilla  and  later  I  trained 
them.  I  broke  my  leg  in  a  jump,  finally 
wound  up  in  the  Marines.  Then  I  was 
stuck.  My  roving  days  were  over.  All 
of  my  life,  I  had  jumped  around  and  still 
wanted  to  jump  around.  On  that  thought, 
I  had  a  lot  of  company,  except  the  Ma- 
rines had  different  ideas.  It  was  the  best 
thing  that  could  ever  have  happened  to 
me.  I  had  to  stick.  I  couldn't  run  away." 

Sterling  was  commissioned  a  lieuten- 
ant. Everywhere  he  went,  he  was  also 
known  as  Sterling  Hayden,  Hollywood 
movie  star. 

"I  disliked  the  handle  of  actor  pre- 
ceding me  everywhere  I  went.  I  had  my 
name  legally  changed  to  John  Hamilton, 
which  is  still  my  legal  name." 

The  Hayden  war  record  is  as  adven- 
turous and  dramatic  as  any  Hollywood 


thriller.  Assigned  to  top  secret  O.S.S., 
he  captained  a  boat  running  the  German 
blockade  of  the  Dalmatian  Coast,  para- 
chuted into  beleaguered  Jugoslavia, 
worked  getting  supplies  to  Tito's  anti- 
Fascist  forces  and  accomplished  regular 
cloak  and  dagger  assignments  into  Cai- 
ro, the  Big  Three  Conference  and  to 
the  Shangri-La  vastness  of  outer  Mon- 
golia. The  highest  decorations  for  an  in- 
credible war  record  were  his.  Today, 
Sterling  dismisses  it  with,  "Who's  a  hero? 
It's  hard  to  say  what's  a  terrific  war  rec- 
ord. Take  a  door  and  grenades  coming 
in  the  window  and  anyone  goes  out  the 
door.  Does  that  make  a  hero?" 

After  the  War,  Sterling  returned  to 
Hollywood.  Paramount  was  so  proud, 
they  not  only  upped  his  salary,  but  gave 
him  a  bonus  of  a  new  schooner.  "I  had 
everything  I  had  ever  wanted,  a  boat  of 
my  own,  but  there  was  still  that  old  rest- 
lessness always  fighting  some  unknown 
extremities  within  myself.  The  War  had 
mixed  me  all  up.  I  didn't  know  what  I 
wanted.  I  had  always  run  off  to  sea. 
When  a  man's  a  thousand  miles  or  so  out 
to  sea,  he  is  as  far  away  as  one  can  get. 
From  there,  there's  no  place  further  to  go. 

"I  had  left  school  when  I  was  fifteen. 
My  father  died  when  I  was  nine  and  my 
mother  and  I  lived  in  a  dozen  cities  in 
the  northeastern  states.  My  stepfather 
and  I  didn't  get  along,  and  my  whole 
childhood  was  unstable,  confused  and  in- 
secure, a  feeling  which  grew  up  with  me. 
There  was  old  Captain  Al  Mclntyre  who 
taught  me  the  tricks  of  sailing  when  I 
lived  in  Boothbay  Harbor  on  the  Maine 
seacoast.  My  life's  ambition  was  to  have 
my  own  boat  to  skipper.  When  I  had 
realized  that,  I  was  ready  to  try  some- 
thing else.  So  I  tried  Hollywood.  When 


"I  took  a  course  in  psychoanalysis  to  discover  why  I  had  been  so  filled  with 
inhibitions;  why  I  had  always  run  from  any  success,"  says  Sterling  Hayden. 


it  was  going  well,  I  ran  away.  Today,  I 
realize  that  it  was  all  emotional  imma- 
turity. I  was  still  a  kid,  and  had  not 
grown  up  to  face  life  realistically. 

"Betty  De  Noon  was  a  Pasadena  society 
girl  and  her  willingness  to  live  on  a  boat 
and  share  my  life  seemed  the  answer  to 
my  continuous  search  for  a  life  like 
other  people  knew.  But  sitting  on  a  boat 
that  never  went  anywhere,  every  day,  is 
neither  fish  nor  fowl.  There's  no  purpose, 
no  objective.  I  quit  Paramount  again 
and,  for  a  year,  I  sat  and  thought  my- 
self out.  I  had  become  an  escapist,  al- 
ways ready  to  get  away,  get  out  of  touch 
with  the  world.  I  had  resigned  my  con- 
tract. What  was  my  design  for  living? 
My  purpose  in  life? 

"During  the  War,  I  had  been  greatly 
shaken  by  the  things  I  had  seen.  They 
called  this  humanity?  I  became  inter- 
ested when  I  was  approached  to  help  in 
creating  a  better  world,  working  for  a 
better  world.  The  world  should  be  con- 
cerned about  doing  more  for  other  peo- 
ple. I  had  long  wanted  to  channel  my 
energies  to  worthwhile  things,  but  I  had 
never  had  a  plan  nor  a  way  of  going 
about  it.  That's  where  the  Commies  came 
in. 

"Hollywood  has  a  high  percentage  of 
emotionally  unstable  people.  Acting 
makes  them  feel  special  if  they  are  a 
success.  For  some,  even  that  form  of  rec- 
ognition isn't  special  enough.  For  peo- 
ple not  easily  adjusted  to  society  and 
filled  with  a  real  inner  loneliness,  people 
who  have  not  been  able  to  ingratiate 
themselves  and  have  homes,  happy  mar- 
riages and  children,  people  who  are  filled 
with  insecurity  and  who  want  to  be 
needed,  to  feel  important,  the  dinner  par- 
ties where  they  are  invited  to  speak  their 
piece,  to  spout  off  about  world  affairs 
and  making  a  better  world,  are  an  excel- 
lent foil  to  trap  them.  In  due  time,  the 
intelligent  ones  wake  up  to  what  all  of 
this  propaganda  means,  and  denounce  it 
for  what  it  stands  for. 

"So  I  had  to  run  away  from  pictures, 
had  been  involved  with  the  Commies,  had 
absolved  myself  and  now  I  am  back  in 
pictures.   Now,  I  began  to  try  to  make 


my  life  count.  If  pictures  offered  me  an 
opportunity,  I  now  wanted  to  make 
good.  I  had  the  basic  intelligence  to 
learn.  I  studied  acting  seriously.  I  took  a 
course  of  treatments  in  psychoanalysis  to 
discover  why  I  had  been  so  filled  with 
inhibitions,  why  I  had  always  run  away 
from  Hollywood,  from  pictures,  from 
any  success  that  I  might  attain.  I  found 
I  was  filled  with  inhibitions  that  tied  me 
up  in  knots.  I  had  never  been  able  to 
let  myself  go — to  give.  I  discovered  there 
are  no  mysteries  if  you  analyze  them  and 
their  applications  to  yourself.  It  is  a 
case  of  sweat,  work  and  self-appliance." 

Regarding  his  marriage  and  pending 
divorce  from  Betty,  and  their  four  small 
children — he  frowned,  "I'm  not  running 
away.  It  is  just  too  complicated  to  dis- 
cuss. This  was  not  just  an  infatuation, 
but  a  real  marriage  with  four  little  lives 
involved.  To  me,  it  is  far  too  serious  and 
personal  ever  to  talk  about  publicly." 
That  he  adores  his  children — Christian, 
four;  Dana,  three;  Gretchen,  two  and 
Matthew,  four  months — was  easy  to  see. 
He  sees  them  regularly. 

"This  cursed  state  of  single  blessed- 
ness is  no  good,"  he  remarked.  His  fam- 
ily lives  in  their  Beverly  Hills  home. 
Sterling  has  acquired  an  apartment  in 
the  Hollywood  hills. 

"I  dislike  it  intensely,  this  living 
alone."  With  a  shrug  of  his  shoulder  he 
concluded,  "I  am  looking  forward  to  put- 
ting together  a  small  stock  company  to 
make  pictures — perhaps  for  TV — with  a 
marine  angle.  Not  that  I'm  nostalgic  for 
a  boat.  I've  outgrown  that.  But  simply 
the  fact  that  I  know  the  sea — and  it  is 
something  I  can  do  with  some  amount 
of  knowledge  and  authority.  I  have  no 
idea  of  sitting  on  a  boat  at  Newport  and 
seeing  the  smog  go  by." 

As  he  left,  I  invited  him  to  a  party  the 
following  Sunday.  He  shook  his  head 
with  a  smile  and  I  found  myself  like  one 
of  those  Hollywood  hostesses — -coaxing. 

"First  things  come  first.  They  must," 
he  replied,  which  revealed  that  the  Hay- 
den  roles  he  plays  on  the  screen,  which 
have  shot  him  to  the  top — are  the  real 
Hayden.  END 


MARRIAGE  MUSTS  FOR  BOB 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  35] 


any  wedding.  I'd  like  to  do  as  well  as 
my  father  has.  Which  always  reminds 
me  of  the  distance  I've  got  to  travel!  It 
strikes  me  it's  up  to  a  man  to  be  quali- 
fied for  all  that  marriage  means  before 
he  proposes,  and  now  I'm  certainly  not. 
I  don't  want  to  fool  any  girl  I  date,  or 
myself,  on  this  score. 

"Take  only  one  of  the  elementary  ne- 
cessities— money!  Today  I  don't  have 
enough  even  to  speculate  about  marriage. 
It  takes  time  to  have  any  money  left 
from  what  you  can  earn  as  an  actor." 

Bob  financed  his  first,  trial  year  of 
tackling  the  movies  by  borrowing  from 
his  father.  He  repaid  that  loan  with  a 
glow  of  achievement,  since  it  was  his 
choice  when  his  dad  could  have  set  him 
up  safely  in  the  steel  business.  Like  all 


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strict  budget  administered  by  a  business 
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going  into  debt  to  put  on  a  phony  front 
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Bob  Wagner  and  Debbie  Reynolds  at  recent  Hollywood  premiere.  "I  don't  be- 
lieve I'll  be  ready,  emotionally,  for  marriage  until  I'm  about  30,"  declares  Bob. 


excited  by  change,  and  having  to  stretch 
my  imagination  takes  care  of  my  curios- 
ity. I've  found  that  show  people  can  be 
as  wonderful  as  I  thought.  They  have  so 
much  heart  and  humor  with  their  color- 
fulness. 

"I'm  not  deceived  by  star  billing,"  Bob 
says.  "It's  a  thrill!  But  how  many  real 
STARS  are  there?  Someday  I  want  to 
be  among  the  few  who  are  up  in  that 
rare  group.  You  are  positive  they  will 
furnish  first-rate  entertainment  because 
they  always  have.  Aside  from  ability 
and  technique  and  the  cooperation  they 
give  and  the  fine  luck  they  get,  it  also 
takes  time.  I'm  not  going  to  wait  until 
I'm  that  old  to  marry,"  he  adds  with  a 
grin.  "But  I  want  to  build  towards  such 
a  reputation.  I'm  glad  I  must  somehow 
be  better  in  each  role  or  else.  Nudging 
an  audience  with  more  than  it  bargained 
for  seems  a  logical  ladder  to  climb." 

A  date  can  see  that  Bob  isn't  out  mere- 
ly to  capture  enough  immediate  cash  to 
thumb  his  nose  at  the  demands  of  a  ca- 
reer. Nor  does  he  presume  that  devel- 
oping a  trademark  personality  is  all  he 
has  to  do.  A  date  gathers  he's  anxious 
to  act — on  the  screen,  not  off  it. 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  find  there  is  noth- 
ing silly  in  Bob's  attitude.  He  gives  you 
a  jolt  because  it  is  soon  evident  that  he 
is  as  bright  as  he  is  handsome.  Per- 
haps you  think  he'd  be  content  to  get 
by  on  his  appearance  and  winning  per- 
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sonality.  That  guess  couldn't  be  more 
wrong.  He  isn't  the  type  of  fellow  to  be 
satisfied  with  coasting,  and  he's  smart 
enough  to  realize  that  the  easiest  way  is 
not  for  him.  He  is  one  of  today's  fastest 
rising  favorites  because  he  makes  his  big 
decisions  with  a  steadfastness  of  purpose, 
and  then  isn't  half-hearted  in  his  efforts. 

At  twenty-three  he  has  already  ac- 
complished a  rare  feat.  He  has  earned  the 
respect  of  Hollywood's  solid  citizens. 
They  know  he  receives  star  billing  for 
the  third  time  in  "Titanic"  because  he's 
proved  a  draw  at  box-offices.  That  he 
is  not  overshadowed  when  cast  with 
highly  polished  performers  like  Barbara 
Stanwyck  and  Clifton  Webb  impresses 
the  most  discerning  casting  executives, 
too.  Altogether,  his  future  as  an  all- 
around  leader  among  the  new  stars  is 
shrewdly  predicted  by  the  insiders. 

When  you  meet  Bob  you  can't  help  re- 
sponding to  the  unaffected  friendliness 
in  his  wide,  warm  smile.  There  is  noth- 
ing standoffish  about  him.  He's  never 
too  busy  to  toss  a  merry  greeting  to  a 
passing  pal,  and  he  is  complimented 
when  he's  affectionately  kidded  in  re- 
turn. His  instinct  to  be  with  people, 
rather  than  to  be  alone,  obviously  can 
carry  over  into  the  love  he'll  be  able  to 
feel  as  a  husband. 

You  have  no  trouble  noting  his  swift 
enthusiasm  for  any  strain  of  hot  jazz. 
Bob  likes  to  sing  and  dance,  since  he's 


bursting  with  vigor.  He'll  stay  up  late 
discussing  everything  friends  can  crowd 
into  fascinating  talk,  which  makes  him 
most  welcome  at  a  party.  He  has  a 
passion  for  learning,  so  he  listens  eagerly 
instead  of  being  a  show-off.  The  sun 
attracts  him  as  well,  and  if  you  swim, 
water  ski,  ride,  play  golf  or  tennis,  or 
hunt  or  fish  you'll  see  his  outdoor  side. 

But  with  all  his  contagious  aliveness 
it  is  plain  he  can  tell  the  difference  be- 
tween enjoying  spontaneous  fun  and  self- 
indulgence.  He's  all  for  the  former,  and 
is  having  none  of  the  latter,  thanks  to  his 
good  judgment.  Bob's  basic  earnestness 
is  evident  in  all  his  moves.  He  is  very 
serious  about  making  one's  own  partic- 
ular dreams  come  true.  Anybody  who 
selects  sterling  goals  and  goes  after  them 
is  all  right  in  Bob's  book. 

I  credit  his  complete  seriousness  about 
worthwhile  ambitions  to  his  background. 
His  father  is  a  self-made  success,  and 
yet  never  has  been  the  least  forgetful  of 
his  family  in  the  process.  Bob  and  his 
dad  are  devoted  friends.  His  mother  has 
lived  up  to  the  high  ideals  she  believes 
in  without  losing  the  understanding  and 
light  touch  that  make  her  charming. 
Bob's  deep  regard  for  strong  character 
and  kindness  isn't  all  he's  been  blessed 
with,  however.  He's  inherited  an  ex- 
ceedingly realistic  viewpoint.  That's  why 
his  thinking  about  what  he  eventually 
hopes  to  experience  in  marriage  is  as  ma- 
ture as  is  his  clear  concept  of  his  pres- 
ent career  challenges. 

He  grew  up  in  Detroit  and  Los  An^ 
geles,  but  being  a  city  lad  didn't  doom 
him,  when  he  was  offered  his  first  star- 
ring part  if  he  could  be  convincing  in  a 
Western.  He  practiced  driving  a  six- 
horse  stagecoach  until  he  could  careen 
it  thunderingly  in  one  of  his  cowboy 
stunts.  I  think  it  noteworthy  that  he  re- 
sisted any  temptation  to  be  cute.  The 
script  declared  he  was  earnest  and  he 
seldom  even  smiled. 

Bob  didn't  stop  on  his  path  into  the 
movies  to  go  to  college,  either.  Yet  he 
plays  a  Purdue  University  tennis  cham- 
pion in  "Titanic"  as  though  he'd  stepped 
right  off  the  campus. 

The  variety  he  relishes  continues  in 
his  next  picture.  "Twelve  Mile  Reef" 
centers  around  Bob  in  the  role  of  a 
Greek  American  sponge  diver.  It's  been 
filmed  entirely  on  location  in  Florida, 
with  the  divers  Bob's  patterned  after 
watching  critically  on  the  sidelines.  He 
not  only  mastered  the  art  of  wearing  a 
diving  suit  nonchalantly  while  walking 
the  bottom  of  the  ocean,  but  he  let  the 
studio  dye  his  hair  coal  black  so  he'd 
look  as  though  he  had  Greek  ancestry. 

"Filming  it  in  CinemaScope  has  been 
such  a  marvelous  adventure,"  he  ex- 
plains. "The  wide  screen  with  the  3-D 
effect  will  pull  you  right  into  the  ac- 
tion! It's  fantastic  to  be  in  on  the  birth 
of  the  new  movies.  I  think  an  actor 
should  know  every  angle  of  the  business. 
At  least,  that's  my  excuse  for  being  as 
awed  as  I  am  with  everything  import- 
ant for  a  film  production.  You  know, 
close-ups  are  no  longer  necessary!  Sets 
have  to  be  built  in  a  new  way  to  fit  the 
new  manner  of  photographing.  But  the 
same  cameras  can  be  used  by  adding  a 
small  device.   There'll  be  no  distortion 


in  the  theatres  with  the  new  screens 
that'll  be  two-and-a-half  times  the  old 
size.  You  can  sit  in  the  front  row  or 
at  the  sides  and  be  in  the  story  with  the 
players!  The  sound  comes  from  the  ex- 
act spot  it  should,  too,  another  startling 
switch." 

When  Bob  was  a  freshman  in  high 
school  he  was  mentally  old  enough  to 
chum  with  the  seniors  and  this  tenden- 
cy persists.  He's  still  intrigued  by  the 
experience  and  ease  of  older  people. 
That  is  why  a  date  of  Bob's  is  liable  to 
accompany  him  to  Dan  Dailey's,  or  to  the 
home  of  Dick  and  Mary  Sale. 

On  his  last  birthday  Bob  expected  to 
drive  a  hundred  miles  for  dinner  with 
his  parents  in  their  new  house  near  San 
Diego.  Then  Lita  Baron  Calhoun  phoned. 
She  and  Rory  wanted  him  to  drop  by 
that  night.  Bob  telephoned  his  folks  that 
he  could  still  be  counted  on,  but  they 
insisted  he  stay  in  town  since  the  Cal- 
houns  had  asked  him  over.  When  he 
strolled  in  there  the  lights  all  suddenly 
blazed  and  happy  birthday  cries  rang  out 
from  all  his  other  pals  who  wanted  to 
celebrate  with  him.  Among  those  who 
conspired  to  be  present  were  Dan  Dailey, 
the  Sales,  Clifton  Webb,  the  Dale  Rob- 
ertsons, the  Jeffrey  Hunters,  the  Andy 
Russells,  and  Debbie  Reynolds.   It  is  a 


fact  that  Bob  and  Debbie  are  no  longer 
dating,  but  they're  remaining  mighty 
good  friends. 

"I  don't  believe  I'll  be  ready,  emotion- 
ally, for  marriage  until  I'm  about  thir- 
ty," Bob  estimates.  "I  want  to  see  much 
more  of  the  world,  and  know  myself  as 
I  actually  am.  Then  I  can  be  fair  to  the 
girl  who'll  say  yes.  I'm  nowhere  near 
ready  to  settle  down  now.  My  notions 
about  the  girl  for  me  probably  will 
change  half-a-dozen  times  in  the  next 
few  years,  and  I  think  this  ought  to 
occur  before  I  marry,  not  afterwards.  I 
imagine  a  California  farmhouse  type  of 
home  out  in  the  San  Fernando  Valley, 
where  we  could  keep  horses,  might  be 
an  ideal  house.  But  that's  way  off  in 
vague  space  yet!" 

Meanwhile,  he's  living  in  his  first 
bachelor  apartment  in  Westwood.  Its 
fireplace  is  the  center  of  his  hospitality. 
The  place  is  large  enough  for  his  par- 
ents to  visit  him  for  four  or  five  days 
when  they  want  to  come  into  the  city. 
He  won't  have  it  photographed  because 
he  feels  publicity  wouldn't  be  considerate 
of  their  privacy. 

When  wedding  bells  do  ring  for  Rob- 
ert Wagner  and  the  bride  he  chooses, 
don't  you  predict  mutual  happiness 
ahead?  END 


I  WORK  FOR  RITA! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  22] 


own.  Whether  it  is  a  letter  that  has  to  be 
answered  or  a  party  to  be  arranged,  she 
won't  interfere  or  criticize,  unless  she 
has  a  very  good  reason.  There's  never 
any  haggling,  indecision,  uncertainty. 

During  the  two  years  I've  been  work- 
ing for — I  should  say  with — Rita,  I've 
been  amazed  by  the  strange  contrasts 
that  make  up  Rita:  Glamour  and  sim- 
plicity. Public  life  and  longing  for  com- 
plete privacy.  Depressive  moods  and  a 
down-to-earth  sense  of  humor.  A  fiery 
personality  and  an  ability  to  control  her 
temper,  no  matter  what  happens. 

Rita  has  been  in  public  life  a  long  time 
and  prominently.  Yet  I've  never  met  any- 
one who  yearns  so  much  for  privacy. 

When  Rita  is  working,  her  social  life 
is  almost  non-existent.  But  even  between 
pictures,  she  prefers  to  stay  home  and 
play  with  Rebecca,  who's  eight  now,  and 
Yasmine,  who'll  soon  be  three,  read,  or 
listen  to  her  vast  record  collection. 

She  doesn't  like  to  go  to  parties  or 
other  official  functions,  for  once  she  steps 
out  of  her  house,  every  move,  every  word 
of  conversation  is  promptly  reported  and 
repeated. 

When  she  goes  to  a  restaurant,  Rita 
picks  out  the  least  conspicuous  table,  will 
never  call  noisily  for  the  waiter  or  de- 
mand any  special  attention.  Moreover, 
she  picks  quiet,  out  of  the  way  places,  not 
only  because  she  likes  privacy,  but  also 
because  she  prefers  plain  American  food 
to  fancy  foreign  dishes. 

I  believe  that  during  the  time  I've 
known  Rita,  more  has  been  written  about 
her  than  about  any  other  actress  in  Hol- 
lywood. If  she  (or  1)  had  kept  track  of  all 


the  columns  and  articles,  we  could  easily 
fill  the  den  of  the  new  house.  Yet  Rita 
neither  reads  a  gossip  item,  nor  keeps  a 
scrapbook.  She  secludes  herself  com- 
pletely from  any  news  that  may  hurt  her 
— or  the  girls. 

Until  a  short  time  ago,  Rita  lived  in  a 
rented  fourteen  room,  furnished  house  in 
Beverly  Hills.  When  she  bought  her 
new  home,  she  had  to  furnish  it  from 
scratch — starting  with  the  essentials,  such 


as  cooking  utensils,  stove,  refrigerator, 
etc. 

Anyone  who  has  looked  at  the  glamour 
pictures  of  Rita  in  the  magazines  would 
be  in  for  a  surprise  to  see  her  searching 
for  bargains  in  the  daily  paper,  on  sales, 
or  in  quaint  little  bazaars  in  far  off  places. 

Rita  can  be  quite  bargain  minded.  More 
than  one  morning  I've  rushed  into  her 
room,  a  newspaper  ad  in  my  hand.  "I 
just  saw  the  most  marvelous  furniture 
sale  advertised  .  .  ." 

"On  the  back  page  of  the  second  sec- 
tion," Rita  would  cut  in.  "Not  bad  .  .  ." 

We  had  both  thumbed  through  the  pa- 
per and  found  the  identical  item.  But 
more  of  'en  than  not,  "bargains"  turn  into 
booby  traps — with  spindly-legged,  out- 
dated furniture,  or  else  used  as  a  means 
of  luring  you  into  the  place  for  "Bigger 
and  better  buys."  Rita  knows  a  bargain 
when  she  sees  it.  She  also  knows  when  a 
bargain  isn't  a  bargain. 

Likewise,  Rita  has  a  weakness  for  auc- 
tions. When  she  doesn't  work,  we  often 
go  to  the  Beverly  Hills  shops  to  look  for 
home  furnishings. 

She's  good  at  bidding,  so  good  that  once 
when  we  stopped  at  a  quaint  little  bazaar 
in  Spain,  Rita  bought  a  pottery  jar  for 
a  third  of  the  asking  price. 

When  she  is  in  a  picture,  as  she  is  now 
in  "Miss  Sadie  Thompson"  at  Columbia, 
I  get  up  at  five  to  be  at  her  house  by  six, 
and  at  the  studio  by  seven. 

Often  I  join  her  for  breakfast  before 
we  leave  her  house.  Rita's  appetite — 
when  working — has  never  ceased  to 
amaze  me.  Unlike  many  women  in  ca- 
reers, Rita  eats  breakfast  when  she  is 
working.  The  reason  is  that  she  finds  she 
must  have  a  vast  supply  of  energy  to  get 
through  her  working  day  which  begins 
somewhere  around  6  a.m.  and  ends,  more 
often  than  not,  12  to  14  hours  later. 
Breakfast,  hot  and  hearty,  and  a  substan- 
tial lunch  are  necessary,  particularly 
when  she  is  dancing  several  hours  during 
the  day.  Dinner  for  this  working  woman 
is  frequently  served  to  her  on  a  tray 
after  she  goes  up  to  her  room  to  bed. 


"Rita's  been  in  public  life  a  long  time, 
so  much  for  privacy.  When  working, 


yet  I've  never  met  anyone  who  yearns 
her  social  life  is  almost  non-existent." 


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YOU  CAN'T  KEEP  OUT  OF  SCANDAL 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  39] 


When  she's  not  in  a  picture — and  not 
burning  up  so  much  energy — she  usually 
settles  for  two  small  meals — brunch  and 
early  dinner. 

Once  she  arrives  at  the  studio,  Rita 
turns  into  another  person.  Her  casual 
air  is  gone,  she  is  concentrated,  conscien- 
tious and  intense  on  the  job. 

I've  watched  her  getting  ready — in 
hairdressing,  in  makeup,  in  the  wardrobe 
department.  I've  noted  her  tenseness  as 
she  goes  over  her  lines,  works  out  the 
last  details  of  a  dance  number  and  then, 
as  the  camera  begins  turning,  she  is  com- 
pletely relaxed. 

Rita  is  very  popular  at  the  studio  be- 
cause she  takes  direction  without  argu- 
ing, is  sincere,  and  doesn't  throw  her 
weight  around.  She  is  conscientious 
about  her  work  to  the  point  of  getting 
into  trouble  with  the  law. 

Early  one  morning,  during  the  filming 
of  "Salome"  and  just  before  she  bought 
her  new  Ford,  we  were  driving  to  Co- 
lumbia Studios  in  the  old  sedan,  vintage 
of  1939,  belonging  to  Rita's  handyman.  In 
danger  of  being  late,  and  not  wanting  to 
hold  up  production.  Rita  broke  the  speed 
limit  on  Sunset  Boulevard  till  the  sound 
of  a  police  siren  forced  us  to  a  halt. 

A  tall,  brusque-looking  officer  with 
that  dreadful  little  book  in  his  hand 
jumped  out  of  his  car,  walked  over  to 
us,  and  put  his  foot  on  our  running- 
board.  "Do  you  know  how  fast  you  were 
going,  lady?"  he  barked. 

Rita,  uncomfortable,  said,  "No,  I'm  sor- 
ry. You  see,  I'm  late  for  an  early  call." 
She  sounded  resigned  to  her  fate.  "I 
guess  I  deserve  a  ticket  .  .  ." 

Surprised,  the  cop  looked  up — and  rec- 
ognized her.  "You're  Rita  Hayworth!" 
He  continued  to  stand,  the  little  book  in 
his  hand. 

"Well,"  Rita  said,  after  the  silence  be- 
came acute,  "come  on,  the  ticket,  please. 
You  finish  your  work  so  I  can  go  start 
mine." 

Muttering  that  he  hated  to  do  it,  he 
wrote  the  ticket.  Then  Rita,  because 
she's  like  that,  took  the  slip  of  paper 
and  said,  "Ever  been  on  a  studio  lot?"  He 
hadn't.  That  morning  he  was  the  guest 
of  Miss  Hayworth  at  the  open  air  coffee 
stand  at  Columbia.  I'm  sure  he  never 
tasted  the  two  doughnuts  he  ate. 

Rita's  knack  for  getting  along  with 
people  is  part  of  her  success.  At  work, 
she  insists  on  the  same  crew  for  each 
picture.  They,  in  turn,  work  twice  as 
hard  to  make  Rita  come  off  best.  At 
home,  the  nurse,  cook  and  housekeeper 
wouldn't  change  jobs  for  twice  the  money 
—I  think. 

Although  she  is  one  of  Hollywood's 
top  stars,  Rita  isn't  afraid  to  work  with 
her  hands — whether  sweeping  a  floor  at 
home,  unpacking  baggage  because  I  got 
sick  on  a  train,  or  (unsuccessfully)  trying 
to  change  a  tire  when  the  situation  calls 
for  it. 

Many  people  envy  Rita.  Others  feel 
sorry  for  her. 

I  do  neither.  Because  today  she  is  a 
beautiful  woman  with  two  lovely,  healthy 
children,  has  a  thriving  career  and  the 
admiration  of  many  thousands  of  fans. 
What  more  could  she  ask?  end 
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barking  dogs. 

Glenn's  recent  "marital  difficulties" 
are  typical  of  the  magnified  importance 
given  an  ordinary  every-day  house- 
hold tiff. 

It  started  at  a  garden  party  at  Glenn 
and  Elbe's  house.  Among  the  ten  or 
twelve  people  invited  was  a  writer,  whom 
Glenn  had  mistakenly  considered  a 
friend. 

During  the  course  of  the  afternoon, 
the  conversation  turned  to  television. 
Before  long,  Glenn  and  Ellie  were  ar- 
guing whether  their  son  Peter  was  or 
was  not  seeing  too  much  of  it — the  same 
kind  of  dispute  that  is  a  daily  occurrence 
in  seven  out  of  eight  homes  where  both 
kids  and  television  are  found.  By  the 
time  the  guests  departed,  Glenn  and  El- 
lie had  forgotten  their  differences.  The 
writer  "friend"  had  not. 

He  called  up  one  of  the  leading  col- 
umnists who,  anxious  for  a  scoop,  print- 
ed the  story  of  the  "battle  and  separa- 
tion" the  next  day.  From  there  it  built 
up  horribly  till  Hollywood  was  whisper- 
ing, "isn't  it  too  bad  about  Glenn  and 
Ellie.  This  time  they'll  never  get  to- 
gether again." 

Later,  the  columnist  found  out  the 
truth  and  wrote  Glenn  a  letter  of  apolo- 
gy. But  the  news  had  actually  spread 
and  been  embellished  all  over  the  Uni- 
ted States.  Reports  soon  had  Ellie  about 
to  sue  for  divorce — Glenn  was  involved 
with  co-stars,  night  club  entertainers, 
society  girls  in  almost  every  capital  in 
Europe — he  was  said  to  have  moved  to 
at  least  twelve  different  addresses  at  the 
same  time! 

This  sort  of  piercing  publicity  isn't 
new  to  Glenn.  Almost  from  the  very  be- 
ginning of  his  career,  his  name  had  been 
news.  Before  he  met  Ellie,  he  was  ro- 
mantically linked  with  just  about  every 
actress  from  Marie  Dressier  to  Marga- 


ret O'Brien.  Even  the  day  after  he  got 
married,  one  columnist  wrote  an  open 
warning  to  Ellie  about  having  married 
a  serviceman. 

Ever  after,  periodically  rumors  about 
their  impending  separation  appeared  in 
print.  One  Eastern  columnist  has  stated 
for  the  past  three  years,  always  in  her 
August  26  column,  that  the  Fords  would 
separate.  "If  there  is  no  other  news,  she 
probably  digs  out  last  year's  files  and 
uses  the  same  stuff  over  again,"  Glenn 
commented.  "And  as  long  as  I  am  in  pic- 
tures, no  doubt  she'll  keep  on  using  Ellie 
and  me  for  quips!" 

The  better  known  you  are,  Glenn 
found  out,  the  more  apt  you  are  to  get 
involved  in  scandals.  "It's  part  of  the 
acting  business,  just  as  it  is  in  politics, 
I  guess.  Sometimes  I'm  really  fascinated 
by  what  I'm  supposed  to  have  done  .  .  ." 

Glenn  confessed  that,  if  instead  of  the 
fictitious,  sensational  stories  that  are  be- 
ing published  about  him,  the  truth  would 
some  day  come  out,  he  might  be  much 
worse  off.  "Do  you  know  that  the  av- 
erage man  who  lives  a  perfectly  normal 
life  becomes  involved  in  enough  crimes 
during  his  lifetime  to  be  put  in  the  peni- 
tentiary for  at  least  three  years?" 

Of  course,  the  crimes  he  referred  to 
are  traffic  violations,  making  out  in- 
come tax  returns  too  liberally,  burning 
trash  after  ten  a.m.,  walking  your  dog 
without  a  leash  and  the  like. 

How  does  a  rumor  usually  start?  In 
most  cases — like  the  television  quarrel 
about  Peter — there  is  some  incident  that 
can  be  turned  and  twisted  into  news. 
For  instance,  the  rumors  about  Glenn 
and  Rita  Hayworth. 

One  evening,  when  they  were  out  at 
the  Columbia  Ranch,  shooting  "Affair  In 
Trinidad,"  the  director  anticipated  work- 
ing late  and  decided  to  break  for  dinner 
before  continuing  to  work  on  a  scene. 


Gary  Cooper  and  Glenn  Ford  at  Chapultepec  Theatre  in  Mexico  City  for 
premiere.    Friends  for  years,  both  know   the  sting  of  unfounded  rumors. 


Co-stars  Glenn  and  Rita  drove  to  a 
nearby  dimly-lit  Italian  restaurant  for 
a  bite  to  eat.  Quickly  rumors  started. 
They  were  meeting  secretly  in  hideaway 
roadhouses!  Since  neither  Rita  nor 
Glenn  bothered  to  deny  them,  within 
two  days  they  were  magnified  to  scan- 
dalous proportions. 

Or  Glenn's  trips  abroad,  which  gave 
more  than  one  opportunity  for  wagging 
tongues. 

Because  Ellie  felt  it  was  her  obliga- 
tion to  stay  home  and  look  after  Peter, 
Glenn  made  the  last  three  trips  to  Eu- 
rope without  her.  On  these  journeys 
there  are,  of  course,  numerous  oppor- 
tunities to  meet  and  be  seen  with  beau- 
tiful women — particularly  when  you  are 
a  handsome  movie  star  and  everyone 
wants  to  "show  you  off"  or  "fix  you 
up."  The  Captain's  table  on  board  ship 
is  a  perfect  setting. 

On  each  crossing,  customarily  on  the 
last  night,  a  big  party  is  given  for  all 
passengers.  Usually,  the  "celebrities"  are 
invited  to  the  Captain's  table.  Single 
men,  and  men  traveling  by  themselves, 
are  teamed  with  unattached  ladies, 
which,  in  Glenn's  case,  resulted  in  some 
sensational  stories  by  the  time  word 
about  it  came  back  to  Hollywood. 

Once,  in  London,  Glenn  attended  a 
party  which  lasted  till  two  a.m.  When 
he  left,  the  hostess  asked  if  he'd  mind 
taking  home  one  of  the  unescorted  young 
ladies.  Always  a  gentleman,  Glenn  ac- 
cepted. The  resulting  headline  the  fol- 
lowing day  about  "Glenn's  New  Ro- 
mance" embarrassed  the  young  woman 
a  great  deal  more  than  Glenn,  who  had 
grown  used  to  this  type  of  insinuation. 

What  about  the  incident  at  the  Vienna 
Opera  House?  Glenn  and  Moe  Sakin  had 
gone  to  see  "Boccaccio."  Next  to  them 
sat  three  extremely  attractive  Austrian 
girls.  A  candid  picture  snapped  by  an 
enterprising  photographer  was  used  all 
over  the  world.  "I  didn't  know  I  could 
be  that  popular,"  Glenn  laughed  when 
he  saw  himself  with  three  girls.  "Just 
wait  till  Ellie  gets  hold  of  this!" 

Ellie  did — long  before  it  appeared  in 
the  press.    And  from  a  most  reliable 


source:    husband    Glenn   Ford  himself! 

In  his  daily  letters  or  phone  calls, 
Glenn  always  describes  every  detail  of 
the  day.  Luckily,  Ellie  isn't  disturbed  by 
the  constant  break-up  rumors  about 
Glenn  and  herself.  In  show  business 
since  childhood,  she  too,  has  learned 
about  gossip  the  hard  way.  Now  she 
doesn't  even  bother  to  read  it  anymore. 

On  the  other  hand,  when  Glenn  start- 
ed in  his  career,  he  didn't  take  rumors 
and  scandals  lightly.  The  first  time  he 
was  accused  of  something  he  hadn't  done, 
he  stormed  into  the  office  of  the  column- 
ist who'd  started  the  rumor,  and  demand- 
ed a  retraction — which  he  finally  got. 
As  his  reputation  grew  and  Glenn  got 
more  and  more  into  the  limelight,  rumors 
became  almost  a  daily  occurrence.  Not 
only  did  he  waste  much  time  telephon- 
ing and  seeing  reporters,  but  he  also 
learned  that,  in  many  instances,  a  de- 
nial proved  the  strongest  confirmation. 

His  second  approach — to  confirm  ev- 
erything, no  matter  how  ridiculous — 
didn't  fare  much  better. 

Once  when  called  to  confirm  a  quar- 
rel with  Ellie  he  said,  kiddingly,  "Sure, 
it's  true.  I  chased  her  with  a  meat  cleav- 
er. The  blood's  all  over  the  house.  Want 
to  come  out  and  see  the  mess?" 

"What  time?" 

"  !  !  !" 

That  system  discontinued,  Glenn  re- 
sorted to  the  only  tactics  he  knew  he 
could  best  keep  up.  No  comment  at 
all!  "Did  you  and  Ellie  have  a  fight?" 
He'll  smile  at  you.  "What  about  that 
blonde  in  Paris?"  A  shrug  of  the 
shoulders.    That's  all. 

Rumors  don't  upset  Glenn  anymore.  To 
stop  them,  he  will  not  change  his  way  of 
life  and  become  a  hermit.  His  family 
and  friends — real  friends — know  what 
he's  like,  and  that's  what  matters  most. 

"There'll  be  many  more  disturbing 
stories  about  me  in  the  future,"  Glenn 
said  as  I  left.  "And  you  can  be  sure 
that  I'll  neither  confirm  nor  deny  them. 
You  see,  I'm  not  complaining.  In  Hol- 
lywood, no  matter  how  righteous  a  life 
you  live  you  simply  can't  keep  out  of 
scandal,  because  you're  forever  being 
maliciously  misconstrued."  END 


I'D  RATHER  KISS  A  MARRIED  MAN 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  41] 


hands  and  gasps.  "Look,"  I  said,  "you're 
supposed  to  be  making  love  to  me.  If 
you  don't  love  me,  please  at  least  pre- 
tend that  you  like  me." 

He  couldn't  get  that. 

Passion  on  the  screen  is  a  strange  ani- 
mal. It  can  cavort,  snarl,  and  paw — but 
how  many  times  is  it  real?  One  of  the 
most  effective  love  scenes  I  have  ever 
participated  in  on  the  screen  was  with  a 
man  who  played  a  heavy.  He  made  the 
young  hero  look  sick.  When  he  glanced 
at  you  over  candlelight,  your  heart 
danced.  I  didn't  know  him  too  well,  but 
in  between  scenes  I  found  that  he  had 
been  married  three  times. 

"Oooh,"  I  said,  "such  experience." 

"Not  as  an  actor,"  he  grinned.  "I've 


been  playing  husbands  all  my  real  life, 
and  now  here  I  am — a  man  at  large — and 
wondering  where  the  next  romance  is 
coming  from." 

He  was  an  actor  whose  name  was  un- 
familiar to  me,  and  it  seemed  that  he 
had  not  made  many  movies.  But  he 
brought  to  the  screen  romantic  mo- 
ments that  would  shame  the  young,  in- 
experienced screen  lover  of  today.  Mov- 
iegoers who  saw  him  felt  their  hearts 
throb,  and  in  the  audience  there  wasn't 
a  man  who  didn't  envy  him,  and  a  wom- 
an who  didn't  wish  she  were  in  my 
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Yes,  I  like  men,  who  play  lovers  on 
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desires  took  them,  but  permanently.  I 
think  that  men  who  have  loved  before — 
even  if  they  have  lost  in  the  end — are 
better  partners  in  romance,  on  the  screen 
or  off,  than  their  fumbling  adolescent 
brothers. 

In  my  work,  I  have  always  felt  that 
way.  Perhaps  because  there  is  so  much 
romance  attached  to  my  work,  it  is  easier 
for  me  to  accept  the  fact  that  if  a  man 
has  known  and  kissed  other  women,  he 
is  not  only  more  adept  at  lovemaking, 
but  is  more  at  ease. 

I  know  that  many  girls  want  to  be 
first  in  a  man's  life  and  affections.  To 
such  a  girl,  the  thought  that  the  ten- 
derness and  certainty  with  which  a  man 
caresses  her  comes  from  experiences 
with  another  girl  is  a  torture.  That's 
in  real  life,  but  with  the  actress  it's  an- 
other story. 

While  I  have  liked  all  my  leading  men, 
it  is  obvious  I  cannot  be  in  love — that 
is,  deeply  in  love — with  all  of  them. 
Yet,  I  must  pretend  to  be  in  love  with 
them,  so  that  the  performance  we  give 
on  the  screen  will  seem  true  and  real  to 
the  audience. 

Once,  while  making  a  movie  for  Uni- 
versal-International I  had  the  strangest 
experience.  In  its  fashion,  it  was  quite 
moving.  One  of  the  players  came  to  my 
dressing  room  in  tears.  At  first,  she 
didn't  want  to  explain  what  was  bother- 
ing her.  Then,  like  the  veteran  at  the 
game  that  I  was,  I  got  it  out  of  her. 

"It's  John,"  she  explained.  (He  was 
the  male  lead  and  this  was  one  movie  in 
which  I  didn't  get  the  hero.)  "I  know 
he's  married  and  I  can't  seem  to  sep- 
arate his  film  self  from  his  married  self. 
Every  time  I  go  into  a  clinch  with  him, 
I  worry  about  what  his  wife  may  think!" 

I  grinned.  "What  are  you,  Mary — "  I 
asked,  "a  woman,  or  an  actress?" 

She  managed  to  grin  back.  "I  thought 
I  was  a  woman,"  she  said,  "and  I  do  want 
to  be  an  actress.  But  I  find  it  hard  to 
play  a  love  scene  with  him  as  an  actor. 
I  feel — "  and  then  she  really  let  the  tears 
go,  " — well,  I  feel  awful." 

"He  excites  you?"  I  said. 

She  nodded.  "I  think  he's  wonderful," 
she  confessed. 

It  was  the  old  story,  of  course.  Here 
was  an  experienced  actor  playing  oppo- 
site an  inexperienced  girl — and  the  wide 
contrast  registered!  Clark  Gable  would 
have  created  the  same  sensations  in  the 
girl,  but  as  for  any  of  the  unmarried  eli- 
gibles,  who  parade  Hollywood  like  mod- 
els at  a  dress  show,  the  association 
would  have  been  negligible.  The  impact 
would  be  more  decorative  than  lasting! 

Yes,  I  like  the  married,  experienced 
man  as  an  acting  foil.  That  way  I  feel 
I  can  give  of  my  acting  best — with  all 
the  emotions  that  can  lend  credibility  to 
my  movie  roles. 

Doesn't  it  make  sense  that  the  man 
who  has  been  married  can  arouse  the 
most  familiar,  and  often  the  most  satis- 
factory of  emotions?  On  the  other  hand, 
if  he  is  not  married,  he  still  might  be 
experienced  enough  to  have  been  truly 
in  love  at  least  once.  But  the  latter,  un- 
fortunately, I  found  is  rare. 

Let's  face  it,  the  man  who  is  married 
or  who  has  been  deeply  in  love  before  is 
more  used  to  pleasing  women.  Is  there 
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anything  more  sad,  romantically,  than 
the  Big  Moment  when  the  moon  is  just 
right — and  your  boy  "goofs"  the  first 
kiss? 

Of  all  the  sorts  of  jealousy,  I  think 
the  worst  is  being  jealous  of  the  girl — 
or  man — in  the  past.  If  you  stop  to  think 
about  it,  almost  everyone  has  a  past, 
and  it's  because  of  that  past  that  they've 
become  the  people  you  love. 

When  I  made  "All  The  King's  Men"  for 
Columbia  and  saw  John  Ireland  for  the 
first  time,  I  thought,  "Here  is  a  man 
whose  arms  I  would  like  to  feel  around 
me." 

Although  still  a  young  man — in  his 
early  forties — he  had  all  the  earmarks 
of  an  experienced,  older  man,  once  mar- 
ried, the  father  of  two  splendid  children. 
He  kissed  me.  Not  once,  not  twice,  but 
many  more  times  than  the  script  called 
for  (J  swear).  And  what  happened? 

I  married  him. 

I  didn't  have  to  open  my  eyes  to  find 
out  that  I  wasn't  the  first  girl  John  had 
kissed  seriously.  Even  with  the  cameras 
going  full  blast,  and  under  the  hot  lights 
of  the  sound  stage,  and  with  the  director 
bawling  instructions,  John's  kiss  was  not 
a  movie  kiss.  It  was  something  I  felt 
all  over —  and  still  do! 

Every  romance  between  two  people  is 
a  special  relationship  that  could  never 
exist  between  any  other  two  people. 
When  you're  tempted  to  be  jealous  of 
the  girl  before  you,  just  remember  that 
she  could  never  experience  the  relation- 
ship you  have.  She  might  just  as  easily 
be  jealous  of  you!  And  with  more  reason! 


a  limit  to  Mother  knowing  best.  Once  the 
young  adolescent  starts  standing  on  his 
own  feet,  then  Mama  had  better  get  out 
of  the  way.  The  age  when  that  can  hap- 
pen is  flexible,  and  occurs  whenever  the 
child  shows  signs  of  maturity. 

A  mother  can  sometimes — or  often — 
be  wrong,  and  she  should  have  the 
courage  to  admit  it,  believes  Miss  Wood. 
It  will  only  make  a  fool  of  her  in  every- 
one else's  eyes — including  the  youngsters 
concerned — if  she  sticks  to  her  pro- 
nouncement through  stubbornness. 

Mama  knows  more  than  the  younger 
crowd  in  her  experience  with  people. 
The  youngsters  are  likely  to  be  taken  in 
by  people.  Nevertheless,  the  instinctive 
evaluation  of  youth  may  be  very  sound, 
but  it  depends  upon  their  age.  On  the 
other  hand,  children  know  more  about 
people  of  their  own  age,  because  Mama 
has  forgo'ten  how  she  felt  when  she  was 
young.  Any  adult  forgets  part  of  the  ex- 
act feelings  he  had  as  a  child. 

"Take,  for  instance,  the  little  girl 
Dagmar  in  our  show,"  says  Peggy  Wood. 
"She  has  less  evaluation  of  people  at  the 
age  of  11  than  when  she  grows  a  little 
older.  This  is  especially  true  of  girls 
who,  when  they  reach  the  ripe  old  age 
of  16,  don't  believe  Mother  knows  any- 
thing at  all.  Yet,  that's  standard  in  every 
family,  without  relation  to  the  earning 


Joanne  Dru  and  Dale  Robertson  in 
type  of  love  scene  she  enjoys  doing. 


We  all  know  that  boys  grow  up  more 
slowly  than  girls,  so  it  isn't  surprising 
that  they  need  experience  in  order  to 
kiss  properly.  I  have  found  that  the  old- 
er the  actor,  the  more  finesse  in  the  kiss 
— married  or  unmarried.  In  fact,  men 
don't  really  learn  the  art  of  kissing  until 
middle  age. 

Of  course,  my  ideas  on  kissing  are 
most  useful  to  me  when  I  am  making  a 
movie.  Then  I  like  best  to  have  a  lead- 
ing man  who  can  make  the  script  real. 

When  it  comes  to  my  private  life — well, 
I  don't  know.  You  see,  then  the  only 
person  I  kiss  is  my  husband.  end 


power  or  walk  of  life  of  the  family.  It's 
a  kind  of  growing-up  thing." 

Proof  that  such  statements  make 
sense,  and  that  Miss  Wood  (herself  a 
mother  and  grandmother)  is  something 
of  an  authority  when  it  comes  to  wheth- 
er Mother  knows  best,  lies  in  the  stand- 
ing of  "Mama,"  one  of  the  nation's  most 
popular  TV  shows.  Climbing  from  pro- 
gram obscurity  in  just  four  years  to  the 
top  ten  in  national  ratings,  it  gets  19,- 
800,000  viewers  each  week. 

If  you  haven't  caught  "Mama"  your- 
self, it  is  the  warm,  wistful  and  wonder- 
ful story  of  Norwegian-born  Marta  and 
Lars  Hanson  who  emigrated  to  San  Fran- 
cisco at  the  turn  of  the  century,  and 
their  youngsters — teen-agers  Nels  and 
Katrin,  and  11-year-old  Dagmar. 

Each  week,  the  show  features  an  epi- 
sode that  could  take  place  today  in  the 
home  of  any  American  family.  Mama 
herself  may  be  faced  with  Katrin's  first 
love  affair,  Papa's  loss  of  a  job,  Nels'  ju- 
bilation at  the  prospect  of  being  captain 
of  the  basketball  team  and  then  his  de- 
spondency when  he  doesn't  win,  or  Dag- 
mar's  mischievous  antics  that  lead  to 
trouble  with  the  neighbors. 

But  whatever  the  episode,  or  the  inci- 
dent, it  is  always  Mama  who  really 
knows  best.  For  instance,  in  one  of  the 
shows,  Katrin  goes  through  a  phase  of 


DOES  MOTHER  ALWAYS  KNOW  BEST? 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  44] 


wanting  to  know  only  important  peop'e. 
She  believes  that  importance  is  meas- 
ured only  by  money  and  success  in  ca- 
reer. Mama  tries  to  convince  her  that 
Papa  is  a  success,  despite  not  being 
wealthy. 

It  starts  when  Katrin  says  proudly  of 
the  boy  who's  taking  her  to  the  Senior 
Prom.  "Oh,  Mama,  he  isn't  a  boy!  He's 
captain  of  the  basketball  team  and  ad- 
vertising manager  of  the  yearbook,  and 
the  Seniors  are  going  to  elect  him  presi- 
dent!" 

"Is  that  why  you've  been  seeing  so 
much  of  him  lately?"  asks  Nels. 

"Well,"  exclaims  Katrin,  "you  don't 
think  I'd  throw  my  life  away  on  any- 
body who  wasn't  going  to  be  somebody, 
do  you?" 

Katrin  is  even  more  shocked  when 
Papa  loses  out  on  a  small  building  con- 
tract, and  tells  Mama  that  her  father  will 
never  amount  to  anything.  But  when 
Jerry  Winters,  the  boy  who  was  taking 
her  to  the  Prom,  does  lose  the  election 
for  president,  she  sees  everything  in  a 
new  light,  and  the  whole  situation  re- 
solves itself  satisfactorily. 

Thus,  Katrin  learns  through  her  own 
experience  that  Mama  is  right.  She  does 
know  best,  after  all. 

Travelling  a  long  and  lustrous  road  in 
show  business,  Peggy  Wood  has  appeared, 
and  mostly  been  starred,  in  sixty  shows. 
Her  father,  newspaperman  Eugene  Wood, 
had  his  eye  on  the  "Met"  for  his  only 
daughter  when  she  was  just  four  years 
old.  Later,  she  studied  voice  under  the 
celebrated  Emma  Calve,  the  greatest  Car- 
men the  opera  world  has  ever  known. 

But  a  career  in  opera  was  not  to  be. 
Peggy  was  18  when  she  joined  the  chor- 
us of  "Naughty  Marietta,"  at  the  hand- 
some salary  (for  those  days)  of  $20  a 
week.  Six  years  later,  Broadway  saw 
her  in  the  memorable  "Maytime,"  and 
her  career  in  light  opera  rather  than  in 
grand  opera  was  assured. 

Peggy  Wood  reached  the  peak  of  her 
career  in  two  Noel  Coward  hits,  "Bit- 
ter Sweet"  and  "Blithe  Spirit,"  and  Hol- 
lywood claimed  her  for  leading  roles 
with  Joan  Bennett,  Ginger  Rogers,  and 
Barbara  Stanwyck.  Her  last  screen  ap- 
pearance was  with  Betty  Hutton  in 
"Dream  Girl." 

Today,  Peggy  Wood  is  no  longer  sur- 
prised that  she  is  so  completely  iden- 
tified with  her  successful  TV  role  of 
Mama.  Hardly  a  day  passes  when  she 
leaves  her  Manhattan  house,  or  her 
Stamford,  Connecticut,  country  home, 
that  she  isn't  hailed  on  the  street  by  some 
passing  youngsters. 

A  fan  may  shout  to  her,  "Where's 
Dagmar?"  Another,  "Hi,  Mama!"  But 
sometimes  it  worries  her  a  little  that 
people  believe  she  is  truly  the  character 
she  plays  for  the  TV  screens,  and  in  pri- 
vate life  is  a  simple  Norwegian  mother 
who  can  solve  the  problems  of  one  and 
all.  Strangers  are  constantly  amazed, 
even  shocked,  that  she  shows  not  a  trace 
of  her  TV  accent! 

People  are  constantly  writing  in  to 
Mama  to  come  to  the  rescue,  because 
"Mama  knows  best."  One  of  the  most 
touching  letters  she  received  was  from 
a  woman  who  lived  with  her  large  fam- 


ily in  one  room  near  the  railroad  tracks. 

"She  had  enormous  problems,"  says  the 
real-life  Peggy  Wood,  "and  she  wrote 
that  she  wished  I  could  just  come  up  and 
see  her,  and  she  was  sure  I'd  be  able 
to  straighten  everything  out." 

Another  very  touching  letter  came 
from  the  mother  of  a  little  boy  in  a  New 
York  hospital  with  a  rare  blood  disease. 
"She  didn't  ask  for  my  time,  or  money, 
or  any  favors  whatsoever.  All  she  want- 
ed was,  'Please  send  my  little  boy  your 
prayers.'  " 

With  all  their  hearts,  the  entire  cast 
of  "Mama"  did  just  that.  The  bulk  of 
the  voluminous  mail  Peggy  Wood  re- 
ceives comes  mostly  from  grateful  par- 
ents. They  say  they  can  get  a  little  more 
cooperation  from  their  children  by  ex- 
claiming, "You  don't  think  that  Dagmar 
or  Nels  would  do  that!" 

That  the  show  is  accepted  more  than 
a  little  seriously  is  evident  by  the  fol- 
lowing incident.  After  one  week's  epi- 
sode that  dealt  wtih  the  teen-age  practice 
of  borrowing  things  back  and  forth,  let- 
ters poured  in  asking  if  she  wouldn't 
have  the  material  on  the  program  mim- 
eographed and  distributed  to  parents' 
groups  around  the  country.  It  was. 

What  is  most  lacking  in  the  younger 
generation,  Peggy  Wood  feels,  is  a  gen- 
eral acceptance  and  understanding  of 
the  act  of  courtesy.  "I'd  advise  young 
people  today  to  show  more  courtesy,  be- 
cause through  courtesy  and  considera- 
tion for  others,  you  learn  to  get  along 
with  other  people.  I  don't  think  youth 
should  bow  to  mere  age,  but  be  cour- 
teous to  all  ages,  and  in  so  doing  become 
a  better  citizen. 

"Courtesy  in  today's  young  crowds  de- 
pends entirely  on  how  they  were  brought 
up,"  she  goes  on.  "If  they  have  never 
been  exposed  to  courtesy  and  considera- 
tion for  others  in  their  own  home,  nat- 
urally they  won't  have  it  outside." 

Peggy  Wood  would  like  to  see  the  new 
generation  take  a  little  more  care  of  its 
deportment.  And,  she  adds,  Mother's 
duty  to  "know  best"  a  good  part  of  the 
time  is  most  needed  when  the  child  is 
young.  Despite  the  rule  of  self-expres- 
sion, a  small  child  isn't  entirely  ready 
to  make  all  its  own  decisions.  There  are 
many  times  when  it  needs  and  wants 
someone  older  and  wiser  to  give  it  re- 
assurance in  making  decisions. 

"A  child  has  to  feel  that  what  mother 
does  is  right  and  good.  Nothing  is  so 
frightening  to  a  child  as  finding  out 
Mother  isn't  right  or  good." 

The  star  of  CBS-TV's  "Mama"  feels, 
however,  that  there  is  more  need  for  Ma- 
ma's guidance  now  than  ever  before.  She 
thinks  the  children  of  today  are  so 
much  more  insecure,  with  two  wars  be- 
hind them  and  heaven  knows  what 
ahead.  All  of  which  makes  them  uneasy, 
wayward,  and  often  rebellious.  Were 
they  to  feel  that  there  was  even  one 
place  that  was  safe  and  steady  and 
filled  with  love,  they  would  get  on  bet- 
ter with  what  they  have  to  face  outside. 
As  it  is,  they  have  known  nothing  in 
their  backgrounds  but  insecurity. 

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three.  "The  youthful  generation  of  just 
yesterday  missed  a  lot  by  not  knowing 
how  to  sew,  cook,  knit,  or  be  machine- 
minded  and  handy  with  tools.  Today's 
youth  is  different  and  wants  very  much 
to  know  how  to  do  these  things.  And 
do  you  notice  how  women  have  changed? 
It  is  no  longer  fashionable  or  chic  for 
a  woman  to  make  a  darned  fool  of  her- 
self by  saying,  'I  can't  even  boil  water.'  " 
As  an  example,  Miss  Wood  mentions 
Dagmar  who  loves  to  sew  and  knit  and 
adores  cooking.  "While  they  teach  cook- 
ing and  sewing  in  school,"  explains 
Dagmar's    TV    mother,    "I    don't  think 


bit  abashed  when  he  admits  it,  but 
those  heavy-lashed  blue-green  eyes  for 
which  he  was  nicknamed  "Smoky,"  still 
gleam  with  amusement. 

"I  forgot  to  call  up  Lita  and  tell  her 
we  were  having  guests  for  dinner!" 

The  Calhouns  were  just  coming  out 
the  front  door  on  the  way  to  a  drive-in 
and  an  early  movie,  when  the  Montal- 
bans  drove  up. 

"What  a  wonderful  surprise!"  ex- 
claimed Lita,  "But  why  didn't  you  call 
us  first  to  make  sure  we'd  be  home.  One 
more  minute  and  you  would  have  missed 
us!" 

Ricardo  and  Georgianna  fixed  a  beady 
eye  on  Rory.  When  Lita  looked  up  and 
saw  the  expression  on  his  face,  she  knew 
the  inevitable  had  happened.  Being  a 
fiery  Mexican,  she  started  screaming. 

"It  was  a  riot!"  recalls  Rory  and  then 
he  breaks  himself  up  just  thinking 
about  it.  "You  see,  I  really  was  upset 
because  I  wouldn't  intentionally  offend 
anyone.  When  I  forget  things  Lita  gets 
furious.  But  she's  so  tiny  and  cute,  the 
madder  she  gets  the  funnier  she  looks. 
Then  when  I  start  to  laugh,  she  wants 
to  keel  me!" 

Of  course,  they  took  the  Montalbans 
out  for  dinner.  Both  Rory  and  Lita  re- 
ceive an  allowance  of  $25  a  week  from 
Iheir  business  manager,  but  most  of  it 
had  been  spent  already.  So  they  had  to 
borrow  from  the  $40  weekly  budget  al- 
lotted them  from  household  expenses.  It 
was  a  gay,  charming  evening  for  every- 
one— even  if  Lita  didn't  speak  to  Rory 
for  hours  after! 

"Just  to  think  is  a  strain  on  me,"  kids 
Rory,  "so  you  can  imagine  what  it's  like 
when  I  have  something  important  to.  re- 
member! You  know,  as  a  kid  I  used  to 
dream  a  lot.  I  wasn't  aware  of  it  until 
I  got  a  good  smack  on  the  seat  of  my 
pants.  Then,  young  villain  that  I  was,  I 
began  using  day-dreaming  as  a  handy 
excuse  and  it  finally  became  a  habit.  I 
guess  it  sort  of  caught  up  with  me,  be- 
cause at  times  it  turns  me  into  a  real 
character." 

One  of  those  times  was  the  day  he 
was  supposed  to  pick  up  visiting  friends 
he'd  met  while  making  "Way  Of  A  Gau- 
cho"  in  the  Argentine. 

"The  plan  was  for  me  to  pick  them  up 

68 


those  are  really  school  subjects,  but  good 
things  to  have  around  a  house.  Young- 
sters always  imitate,  and  when  Mama 
starts  cooking  and  making  pretty 
clothes,  they  want  to  copy  that  right 
away.  And  that  is  happening  now  every- 
where in  America. 

"Today,"  says  Peggy  Wood  with  a 
touch  of  satisfaction  that  is  more  charac- 
teristic of  the  simple  TV  Mama  than  the 
svelte,  sophisticated  actress,  "there  is 
currently  a  rediscovery  of  the  home  and 
the  dignity  of  its  work.  And  that  is  why 
I  have  great  hopes  for — and  faith  in — the 
new  and  younger  generation."  END 


at  the  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  at  noon,"  rues 
Rory.  "Then  I  was  to  return  them  to  the 
house,  pick  up  Lita  and  proceed  on  to 
lunch.  Suddenly,  I  looked  at  my  watch 
and  discovered  it  was  five  minutes  after 
twelve.  So  I  dashed  over  to  the  hotel, 
but  on  the  way  I  had  a  brainstorm.  I 
remembered  it  was  Lita's  birthday! 

"I  had  to  buy  a  present  for  my  wife, 
I  told  my  friends.  So  it  seemed  better 
to  eat  our  lunch  right  there,  then  I'd  do 
my  shopping  and  come  back  for  them  la- 
ter. Yes,  we  thoroughly  enjoyed  our 
lunch,  then  I  went  on  about  my  busi- 
ness. Finally,  in  an  exclusive  shop  I 
found  just  the  watch  I  was  sure  Lita 
would  love.  Delighted  with  my  purchase, 
I  drove  right  home  with  it — completely 
forgetting  about  my  friends  waiting  back 
at  the  hotel! 

"The  house  was  quiet  when  I  came  in, 
so  I  thought  Lita  had  gone  out.  As  I  was 
in  the  kitchen  having  a  cup  of  coffee  the 
door  flew  open.  There  stood  you  know 
who,  and  with  sparks  flying  out  of  her 
eyes,  Lita  thanked  me  acidly  for  NOT 
taking  her  to  lunch!  Then  she  blew  her 
top!  Finally,  as  she  slammed  the  door 
she  reminded  me  a  man  had  been  waiting 
for  me  for  hours,  insisting  he  had  an 
appointment.  I  was  stunned  for  a  sec- 
ond. Then  of  course  I  remembered  it 
was  someone  wanting  to  borrow  $100  to 
pay  his  rent.  When  Lita  heard  this — she 
blew  her  top  all  over  again!" 

Rory  managed  to  get  her  birthday  gift 
into  Lita's  hands  without  getting  conked 
on  the  head  with  it.  She  didn't  speak  to 
him  for  the  rest  of  the  day,  but  when 
she  came  down  to  dinner  put  her  arms 
around  him  tenderly  and  looking  up  at 
him  with  all  the  adoration  she  genuinely 
feels,  softly  said: 

"Thank  you,  daddy,  very  much." 

"Thank  you  for  what?"  he  asked  in  a 
surprised  voice.  Exercising  monumental 
self-control,  Lita  counted  to  ten  in  Span- 
ish. Then  she  counted  to  twenty — in 
English.  Throwing  up  her  hands  in  a 
gesture  of  hopeless  despair  and  resigna- 
tion— she  kissed  her  husband  all  over 
again! 

Make  no  mistake  and  receive  the 
wrong  impression.  The  Calhouns  are 
mad  about  each  other.  He  adores  her 
fiery   temper   and   inimitable  mad-cap 


Rory  Calhoun  and  wife  Lita.  His  day 
dreaming  often  catches   up  with  her. 


personality.  There  isn't  one  fraction  of 
his  six  feet  three  inches  that  she  would 
change,  even  if  it  were  within  her  power. 
Exercising  her  feminine  prerogative, 
however,  she  still  screams  her  pretty 
head  off  every  time  his  day  dreams  catch 
up  with  her.  Being  a  mere  male  with  a 
perverse  sense  of  humor,  Lita's  fury  tic- 
kles the  tar  out  of  Rory  and  he  secretly 
delights  in  needling  her! 

Last  November  15th,  the  initial  day  of 
duck  hunting  season,  Rory  and  Guy 
Madison  decided  to  drive  up  to  Lake 
Henshaw  and  bag  the  limit.  Now  Rory 
has  been  going  off  on  hunting  trips  for 
years  and  his  wife  rarely  accompanies 
him.  This  time,  she  suddenly  decided 
she  wanted  to  go  along. 

"That  lake  was  really  like  something 
out  of  a  horror  picture.  The  wind  blew 
fog  in  our  faces  leaving  them  soaking 
wet.  The  boat  was  shaky  and  Lita's  teeth 
chattered  until  they  sounded  like  casta- 
nets. Explaining  there  were  boats  all 
around  us  in  the  fog,  I  cautioned  the  little 
woman  to  remain  very  quiet. 

"Suddenly  there  was  a  fluttering  sound 
overhead.  The  air  was  filled  with  the 
eerie,  raspy  cry  of  the  wild  duck.  You 
could  actually  feel  the  tension  for  miles 
around  and  that  was  the  moment  my 
bride  chose  to  stand  up  in  the  boat 
shrieking — 'Here  they  come! — Here  they 
come!'  Well,  I  thought  all  the  buckshot 
was  going  to  be  emptied  on  us.  'Drown 
that  woman!'  shouted  every  hunter  on 
the  lake.  Poor  Lita!  Guy  and  I  ribbed 
her  unmercifully  all  the  way  home." 

With  just  and  due  credit  to  Lita,  she 
knows  when  she's  licked — but  it  doesn't 
necessarily  follow  that  she  has  to  re- 
main this  way.  A  few  weeks  later  the 
Calhouns  drove  up  to  San  Francisco 
where  a  group  of  Hollywood  stars  were 
scheduled  to  make  a  personal  appear- 
ance. Rory  was  to  be  master  of  cere- 
monies. 

As  past  history  proves,  it  seems  that 
something  happens  whenever  he  has  to 
make  introductions.  For  some  unex- 
plainable  reason,  at  times  like  this  Rory 
even  forgets  the  names  of  his  best  friends 
— which  is  exactly  what  happened! 

Standing  out  on  the  stage  in  his  white 
tie  and  tails,  Rory  had  every  woman  in 


SOMETIMES  SHE  COULD  MURDER  ME! 

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the  theatre  almost  hating  her  husband. 

"And  now,"  he  announced  in  his  finest 
fashion,  "I  want  you  to  meet  one  of  the 
finest  fellows  I  have  ever  known.  We've 
been  friends  for  years — he's  a  great  ac- 
tor— a  very  popular  man  about  town — 
everyone  loves  him  and  you  will  too 
when  you  meet — !" 

Rory's  mind  had  gone  completely 
blank!  He  stood  there  wishing  the  floor 
would  open  up  and  swallow  him.  It  was 
seconds,  it  seemed  like  years  and  out 
from  the  wings  marched  the  innocent 
victim,  who  leered  at  Rory,  bowed 
sheepishly  to  the  audience  and  said:  "My 
name  is — Cesar  Romero!" 

One  last  and  final  story  about  the  ebul- 
lient Calhouns,  who  five  and  love  to- 
gether and  get  a  kick  out  of  every  sin- 
gle second.  Because  Rory's  day-dreaming 
is  constantly  sneaking  up  on  him,  it's  a 
feather  in  his  famous  cap  when  he  can 
get  something  on  Lita.  He  had  the  op- 
portunity last  August,  the  month  he  was 


born.  At  the  breakfast  table  when  Lita 
didn't  mention  his  birthday,  it  gave  him 
ideas. 

"When  I  got  home  from  the  studio 
that  night,"  laughs  Rory,  "I  decided  to 
look  real  hurt.  I  built  it  up  through  din- 
ner, acting  cool  and  aloof.  Lita  finally 
couldn't  stand  the  suspense  and  demand- 
ed to  know  what  was  wrong.  I  told  her 
nonchalantly  that  it  was  really  nothing — 
after  all  a  husband's  birthday  wasn't 
very  important.  So  why  should  she  re- 
member it?  Lita  couldn't  have  looked 
more  sympathetic. 

"  'You  are  so  right  Daddy,'  she  dead- 
panned.  'I  don't  blame  you  a  bit.  I  know 
if  you  didn't  remember  my  birthday 
I  would  be  very  hurt,  too.  However, 
you  have  made  one  little  mistake.  I 
didn't  forget  your  birthday — YOU  did! 
It  isn't  today — it's  a  week  from  today! 
Which  would  you  rather  have,  darling? 
A  nice  new  calendar — or  a  daily  dale 
book?' "  END 


MAGGI'S  PRIVATE  WIRE 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  47] 


"Stronghold."  They  star  Lloyd  Bridges, 
George  Brent,  Paul  Henreid,  Lizabeth 
Scott,  Cesar  Romero,  Veronica  Lake  and 
Zachary  Scott  and  are  of  1951-1952 
vintage. 

"Adventure,"  the  new  and  exciting  tele- 
vision series  which  dramatizes  the  vast 
resources  of  the  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  will  soon  have  feminine 
audiences  coast-to-coast  drooling  over 
such  great  treasures  as  the  fabulous  Star 
of  India  sapphire  which  weighs  543  car- 
ats; a  "piece"  of  topaz  crystal  weighing  a 
quarter-ton  and  a  100-carat  ruby  which 
any  woman  in  her  right  mind  would  con- 
sider "a  girl's  best  friend." 

"Mr.  Saturday  Night,"  Jackie  Gleason, 
that  is,  whose  "Reggie  Van  Gleason  HI" 
characterization  has  found  great  favor 
with  his  vast  "Jackie  Gleason  Show" 
audience,  credits  much  of  the  success  of 
that  particular  comedy  gem  to  the  sup- 
port given  him  by  his  TV  "mother."  She's 
the  stage  and  screen  actress,  Zamah 
Cunningham,  who  as  the  dowager  Mrs. 
Gleason,  contributes  her  comedy  talents 
to  the  proceedings.  Jackie  Gleason  says 
"she's  merely  the  best  there  is."  As  for 
Miss  Cunningham,  her  evaluation  of  the 
Gleason  talents  is  simply  an  in-a-word 
description  "he's  the  MOST." 

William  Bendix,  who  lived  anything 
but  "The  Life  Of  Riley"  before  he  be- 
came a  Hollywood  star  wanted  to  be  a 
baseball  player,  but  took  a  job  as  a  gro- 
cery store  clerk  instead  in  his  pre-act- 
ing  days.  On  a  recent  telecast  of  his 
popular  show,  he  was  forced  to  eat  a  can 
of  sardines  when,  with  a  group  of  fishing 
friends,  their  rod  and  reel  expedition 
netted  them  nothing  from  the  briny  deep. 
The  tinned  sardines  he  consumed  during 
the  program  were  the  same  brand  he 


once  had  to  sell  the  most  of  in  order  to 
be  made  manager  of  the  grocery  store. 
He  was  promoted,  of  course,  and  he's 
remained  a  loyal  customer  to  the  same 
sardines. 

Susan  Douglas,  who  plays  Jimmy  Lip- 
ton's  serial-wife  on  "The  Guiding  Light," 
is  still  trying  to  convince  biographers 
that  she  wasn't  born  in  Vienna,  but  in- 
stead, is  a  native  of  Prague,  Czechoslo- 
vakia. Her  true  given  name,  Zuska  Zenta, 
was  a  famous  one  when  she  appeared  as 
an  actress  with  the  Czech  National  The- 
atre. In  private  life  she  is  Mrs.  Jan  Rubes, 
wife  of  a  concert  singer,  or,  as  she  puts 
it,  "I'm  Zuska  Rubes,  at  home.  On  TV 
I'm  Susan  Douglas,  but  please  check,  I'm 
a  Czech!" 

Dancers,  Bambi  Linn  and  Rod  Alexan- 
der (Mr.  and  Mrs.  off-TV),  anxious  to 
raise  a  family  of  their  own,  may  sponsor 
a  foster  child  until  such  time  as  they 
can  settle  down  in  one  place  and  build 
the  kind  of  home  and  home-life  they 
aspire  to.  They  were  refused  the  privilege 
of  adopting  a  youngster  from  a  famous 
Chicago  orphanage  on  the  grounds  that 
they  spent  too  much  time  away  from  a 
permanent  residence,  hence  the  foster 
child  negotiations. 

Hildy  Parks,  who  plays  Vanessa  Dale's 
roommate  on  "Love  Of  Life,"  made  her 
Broadway  stage  debut  opposite  James 
Mason  in  "Bathsheba."  Peggy  McCay 
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French  fluently  and  during  their  "Love 
Of  Life"  rehearsal  breaks,  Peggy  and 
Hildy  translate  their  working  scripts  into 
French.  Keeps  them  relaxed,  explains 
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much  a  part  of  our  American  entertain- 
ment scene,  they  seem  to  have  been 
neglected  by  most  program  directors.  Too, 
there  must  be  enough  video  fans  in- 
terested in  jazz  concerts.  Can't  viewers 
protest  this  oversight  and  start  a  petition 
to  their  local  TV  stations  and  get  the  ball 
rolling? 

Gene  Autry  is  a  shrewd  businessman 
when  on  the  lookout  for  antiquated 
stagecoaches  (he's  paid  as  much  as  $5,009 
for  a  1732  Concord  model  found  in  an  old 
barn  in  Hopkinton,  Mass.)  to  round  out 
his  collection  at  his  Melody  Ranch  home 
in  California.  Rather  than  rent  one  of 
these  old  hayburners  from  a  movie  studio 
for  use  in  his  Flying  A  Picture  films  for 
TV,  he  reconditions  those  he  collects,  and 
in  the  long  run  saves  thousands  of  dol- 
lars annually  on  rentals.  Wonder  if  Gene, 
in  turn,  rents  those  he's  collected?  So  far 
he  has  ten. 

Gertrude  Berg  is  being  considered  for 
bi-monthly  appearances  on  next  season's 
Milton  Berle  show.  .  .  Ann  ("Private 
Secretary")  Sothern,  can't  type,  but  is 
proficient  at  shorthand.  .  .  Jack  Benny 
has  his  blocd  pressure  checked  before 
and  after  each  telecast,  by  doctor's  or- 
ders. .  .  Gale  Gordon,  the  Mr.  Conklin 
on  "Our  Miss  Brooks,"  a  talented  painter, 
will  execute  a  series  of  oils  of  leading 
TV  stars  for  a  one-man  show  in  Los 
Angeles  early  in  December.  .  .  Mercedes 
McCambridge,  one-time  Academy  Award 
winner,  will  return  to  Hollywood  for  film 
work,  telefilms,  that  is,  only.  She  doesn't 
want  to  give  up  her  New  York  way  of 
life  and  steady  video  employment.  .  .  The 
Dean  Martin  &  Jerry  Lewis  gag  list  of 
"writers"  for  their  show,  which  always 
includes  the  names  of  "Bernie  Schwartz" 
and  "Ira  Grossell"  (they're  actually  Tony 
Curtis  and  Jeff  Chandler,  in  that  order) 
may  have  to  be  dropped  on  a  future  show. 
Tony  and  Jeff  are  working  on  a  comedy 
sketch  which  will  be  submitted  to  Martin 
&  Lewis.  They'll  receive,  in  addition  to 
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salary,  proper  camera  credits  as  Tony 
Curtis  and  Jeff  Chandler.  .  .  Jane  Powell 
is  very  unhappy  about  the  TV-showing  of 
an  early  film  she  made  with  Constance 
Moore  and  Ralph  Bellamy.  Called  "De- 
lightfully Dangerous"  it  isn't  Janie  at  her 
glamourous  best.  .  .  Eddie  Cantor  is  plan- 
ning a  coast-to-coast  personal  appearance 
tour  so  he  can  meet  his  TV  fans.  Wife 
Ida,  and  the  rest  of  the  Cantor  clan  are 
trying  to  discourage  him,  with  the  aid  of 
medicos  who  advise  him  against  it.  .  . 
Dinah  Shore  is  busy  denying  the  stork 
rumors  while  the  Johnnie  Johnstons 
(Shirley  Carmel)  are  hoping  their  first 
visit  from  the  long-legged  bird  will  be  a 
double -bundle,  twins! 

Jerome  Thor  and  his  actress-wife  and 
"Foreign  Intrigue"  co-star,  Sydna  Scott, 
learned  to  speak  fluent  French  the  hard 
way.  They  ensconced  themselves  in  a 
small  apartment  in  Paris  and  lived  in  the 
French  capital  like  Parisians,  never  once 
speaking  their  own  native  tongue.  They 
preferred  forcing  themselves  to  speak 
French  at  all  times.  It  wasn't  easy  but 
it  was  great  fun  and  in  time  they  mas- 
tered the  language.  The  happily-married 
Thors  are  now  thinking  of  learning 
Arabic.  If  they  repeat  their  Parisian  me- 
thods, won't  it  have  to  be  in  a  tent-for- 
two  on  the  sands  of  the  Sahara  and  is 


shade  to  match  your  original  hair  color 
— an  unbecoming  permanent  dye  job  can 
be  corrected  by  using  Noreen  either  in 
your  natural  hair  shade  or  a  darker  tone. 
Noreen  Silver  White  Rinse,  however,  is 
the  one  to  use  to  naturalize  both  the  look 
and  feel  of  over-bleached  hair.  None  of 
these  Noreen  Super  Color  Rinses  are 
permanent  dyes,  remember,  even  though 


that  really  going  to  be  worth  it,  Sahib? 

There  have  been  so  many  rumors  about 
why  Marie  Wilson,  the  "My  Friend  Irma" 
star  is  never  photographed  without  wear- 
ing gloves,  that  we  decided  to  investigate. 
Tossing  aside  such  ridiculous  reports  as 
those  which  claim  "she  lost  her  finger- 
nails when  very  young,"  "her  hands  are 
covered  with  birthmarks,"  and  "she's 
horribly  scarred,"  <his  reporter  asked  a 
direct  question  and  got  a  direct  answer. 
Marie  Wilson  favors  those  mittens,  lacy, 
silk,  cotton  and  other  fabrics,  because  she 
likes  them.  Further,  they  serve  a  dual 
purpose,  they've  become  a  Marie  Wilson 
"trademark."  Like  Marlene  Dietrich's 
legs,  Claudette  Colbert's  bangs,  Joan 
Crawford's  mouth,  Billie  Burke's  lacy 
jabots,  Hedda  Hopper's  hats  and  Adolphe 
Menjou's  moustache.  Pretty  simple  ex- 
planation, don't  you  think? 

There's  a  little-known  story  about  Neil 
Hamilton,  host-emcee  on  ABC-TV'S 
"Hollywood  Screen  Test"  that  should  be 
told.  Neil,  who  has  more  than  four  hun- 
dred movies  to  his  credit,  almost  spent 
his  life  as  a  cripple. 

As  an  infant  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  he 
escaped  serious  injury  when  his  mother, 
carrying  him  in  her  arms,  fell  from  the 
platform  of  a  moving  trolley  car.  Neil 
was  uninjured,  but  she  suffered  a  spine 
injury,  was  confined  to  a  hospital  for 
many  weeks  and  had  to  walk  stooped 
over  upon  her  release.  The  Hamilton 
family  filed  a  civil  lawsuit  against  the 
transportation  company  and  won  a  small 
amount  of  money. 

Before  Mrs.  Hamilton  collected  the 
damages  awarded  her,  young  Neil,  play- 
ing in  a  lumber  yard  with  other  young- 
sters, fell  off  a  five-foot-high  plank  pile 
and  shattered  an  elbow  bone.  Doctors 
wanted  to  amputate,  but  his  mother  re- 
fused to  permit  this.  His  arm  in  a  steel 
cast  (they  didn't  have  plaster  casts  in 
those  days)  he  accompanied  his  mother 
to  the  shrine  of  St.  Anne  de  Beaupre  in 
Canada,  and  spent  several  days  there  in 
prayer  and  meditation. 

On  the  third  afternoon,  Mrs.  Hamilton 
ascended  the  stairs  to  the  altar,  prayed 
and  returned  to  her  pew  cured.  She 
marched  to  her  seat  as  straight  as  a 
ramrod,  dissolved  in  tears.  Neil's  arm, 
suddenly  without  pain,  was  removed  from 
the  steel  brace  and  he  escorted  his  mother 
from  the  shrine  with  a  fully  healed  elbow. 
Neither  one  required  medical  attention 
after  that  miraculous  occasion.  end 


they  won't  "come  off"  on  things.  You 
apply  them  freshly  after  a  shampoo  and 
remove  them,  any  time,  with  another 
shampoo.  Boxes  of  Noreen  capsules  come 
in  30c  and  60c  sizes. 

Tracking  down  some  new  more  flatter- 
ing make-up  this  season  is  as  pleasant  as 
strolling  through  a  garden  of  flowers  in 
full  bloom.    Beautiful  pink  tones  pre- 


SORCERY  FOR  SUMMER 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  55] 


dominate,  but  there  are  fresh  reds  and 
orange  shades  too.  In  fact,  Helen  Neu- 
shaefer  has  a  new  version  of  each  of  the 
three,  designed  to  complement  every  one 
of  Summer's  fashion  colors.  Gaiety  is  a 
lively  orange,  full  of  mischief  and  drama. 
Joy,  the  1953  red  in  the  trio,  is  a  true, 
clear  color,  without  any  added  tones  to 
detract  from  its  redness.  First  Lady  Pink 
is  the  prettiest  pink  imaginable — it  will 
remind  you  of  the  soft  blush  tones  on  a 
camellia  petal.  Every  one  of  these  shades 
comes  in  indelible  Everon  and  regular- 
formula  lipsticks,  and  matching  nail  pol- 
ish. The  lipsticks  (in  two  sizes)  are  39c 
and  59c.  The  nail  polish,  made  with  Neu- 
shaefer's  secret  Plasteen,  sells  for  10c 
and  25c.  Your  neighborhood  variety  store 
has  all  these  newcomers. 

It  occurs  to  us  that  you  may  be  missing 
out  on  a  very  real  aid  to  glamour  if 
you've  never  investigated  the  full  poten- 
tialities in  a  bottle  of  Nestle  Lite  Hair 
Lightener  with  Conditioning  Oil.  This 


following  her  first  operation,  the  slightest 
sound  was  so  intensified  to  her  sensitive 
ears,  it  was  comparable  to  a  clap  of 
thunder. 

"The  nurses  in  my  hospital  room 
couldn't  even  wear  starched  uniforms," 
Ann  recalls.  "The  rustling  sounded  like 
a  roar  to  me.  For  the  benefit  of  those  who 
are  unfamiliar  with  a  thyroidectomy,  it 
is  the  removal  of  a  hard  substance  that 
deposits  itself  on  the  thyroid  gland,  and 
as  a  result  the  entire  nervous  system  is 
thrown  off  balance.  Dr.  William  E. 
Branch  performed  this  delicate  operation, 
and  although  the  incision  half-circled 
my  throat,  not  even  a  tiny  scar  remains." 

Ironically,  the  unexpected  major  op- 
eration that  closely  followed,  disclosed 
the  liver  virus  that  usually  manifests  it- 
self in  its  final  and  fatal  stage.  Ann  con- 
tracted it  from  contaminated  vaccine  that 
time  she  took  her  shots  and  attended 
the  Command  Performance  in  England. 
For  a  full  year  following,  she  was  aware 
that  her  usual  good  health  was  being 
challenged,  but  even  the  doctors  couldn't 
diagnose  it — then. 

"If  I  followed  the  dictates  of  my  own 
heart,"  Ann  reveals,  "I  would  close  the 
door  on  any  memory  of  my  illness,  for- 
ever. You  see,  even  after  passing  a  cri- 
sis and  recovering,  there  is  still  danger — 
the  danger  of  withdrawing  into  an  'ivory 
tower.'  At  first,  I  had  to  struggle  to  be- 
come active  again,  because  being  an  in- 
valid can  become  a  habit  too.  With  the 
outside  world  moving  by  at  a  catas- 
trophic clip  (it  seems!)  it's  very  difficult 
to  become  part  of  it  again.  I  believe  the 
toughest  thing  for  me  was  to  learn  to 
drive  my  car  in  today's  traffic. 

"I  realize,  however,  it's  very  selfish 
just  to  think  of  myself.  Perhaps  some- 
one can  benefit  by  reading  of  my  experi- 
ence. Hundreds  have  written  anxious, 
inquiring  letters  because  of  their  own 
misfortunes  and  bad  health.  And  of 
course  the  kind  encouragement  that  came 


time  we're  not  thinking  of  it  in  terms  of 
your  crowning  glory  at  all.  What  we're 
concerned  with  is  its  use  as  a  hair-light- 
ener  for  arms  and  legs.  Because  it  has 
absolutely  no  harsh  ammonia,  it's  a  par- 
ticularly safe  and  effective  way  of  mak- 
ing any  unwanted  fuzz  invisible.  It's  easy 
to  use  too — stirs  into  a  pleasant  froth  that 
lightens  the  hair  very  quickly.  In  the 
bare-armed,  bare-legged  months  it's  al- 
most a  "must."  A  regular  sized  bottle 
sells  for  $1.50 — a  smaller  one  for  69c. 

Lest  anyone  forget  that  the  omission 
of  a  deodorant  from  your  battery  of 
beauty-props  at  this  sultry  time  of  year 
can  go  a  long  way  toward  nullifying  the 
most  potent  of  feminine  charms,  we  re- 
mind you  of  Fresh.  It's  not  brand  new — 
it's  been  around  long  enough  to  gather 
an  impressively  devoted  following.  Why? 
It  won't  stain  clothes — won't  dry  out  in 
the  jar.  It's  kind  to  your  skin,  and  gives 
you  the  long-lasting  protection  you're 
looking  for.  Need  we  say  more?  end 


from  strangers  during  my  long  conva- 
lescence, just  touched  me  beyond  de- 
scription." 

Although  the  strides  made  by  medicine 
played  a  great  part  in  saving  Ann's  life, 
there  came  a  day  when  the  fate  of  her 
future  rested  in  her  own  hands.  The 
doctors  had  reached  an  impasse.  Their 
patient  was  well,  that  is  as  well  as  any- 
one could  be,  considering  the  long  haul. 

Being  unavailable  for  so  long,  Ann  and 
MGM  had  come  to  a  mutual  parting  of 
the  ways.  Now  more  than  ever  she  had 
responsibilities  to  face,  including  the  care 
and  education  of  her  growing  daughter, 
Tish.  In  other  words,  Ann  felt  the  need 
for  extra  strength  and  like  so  many  of 
us  in  time  of  trouble,  she  asked  for 
guidance  where  it  is  always  waiting. 

"Nothing  is  ever  lost,"  Ann  believes. 
"Something  rare  and  good  can  even  come 
out  of  serious  illness.  I  never  had  time 
before  to  read  all  the  traditional  great 
books,  which  included  reading  the  Bible 
again.  Instead  of  losing  faith,  mine  was 
enhanced  and  I  found  more.  While  I  have 
always  believed  in  the  power  of  prayer, 
my  belief  was  strengthened  more  by  the 
help  of  friends,  co-workers,  studio  asso- 
ciates who  sent  word  they  were  holding 
wonderful  thoughts  for  me. 

"I've  always  been  the  type  who  wants 
to  know  why.  So,  when  they  discovered 
I  had  infectious  hepatitis  I  asked  end- 
less questions.  When  I  take  medicine  I 
want  to  know  its  function.  I  guess  I'm 
just  naturally  interested — and  curious. 
Eventually  my  nurses,  Margaret  Lee  and 
Ruth  Vargo,  began  calling  me  Florence 
Nightingale!  Then  the  doctors  kidded  me 
about  their  symptoms  and  wanted  me  to 
prescribe  for  them!  My  very  dear 
friends,  Mai  and  Ray  Milland,  say  that 
I  know  about  pills  that  haven't  been  dis- 
covered yet!  I  hope  I  never  have  to  look 
another  one  in  the  face." 

During  her  illness  Ann  was  forced  to 
refuse  roles  at  20th  Century-Fox,  and 


Warner  Bros,  as  well  as  two  picture 
offers  in  Europe.  Fate  works  in  strange 
patterns  and  when  she  was  available 
again,  good  scripts  weren't.  Now  in  all 
honesty  the  last  thing  she  wanted  was 
to  close  up  her  home  in  Beverly  Hills 
and  do  a  New  York  play.  Ann  isn't  a 
ham  at  heart  and  the  so-called  "chal- 
lenge" of  the  theatre  has  never  intrigued 
her.  So  you  know  the  answer  to  that 
one! 

Like  it  or  not,  no  effort  was  spared 
until  she  agreed  to  appear  in  "Faithfully 
Yours"  and  it  proved  to  be  the  greatest 
professional  challenge  in  her  life. 

"Just  being  well  enough  to  face  a  cam- 
era seemed  so  remote  for  so  long,"  re- 
flects Ann.  "No  one  could  have  con- 
vinced me  that  one  day  I'd  be  facing  a 
New  York  audience.  Well,  I  guess  cer- 
tain things  are  meant  to  be.  Who  knows, 
perhaps  it  was  a  test.  If  we  put  our- 
selves in  God's  hands  then  there  can  be 
no  doubts  or  questions  in  our  hearts." 

While  the  readjustment  of  her  entire 
world  was  a  tremendous  task,  Ann's  per- 
sonal notices  more  than  compensated. 
Back  home  again  things  began  moving 
in  the  right  direction — Ann's  direction. 
The  Lucky  Strike  sponsors  were  looking 
for  a  television  series.  They  looked,  they 
listened,  they  considered  every  available 
star  and  property.  Out  of  all  they  were 
the  most  impressed  with  the  trials  and 
tribulations  of  a  "Private  Secretary" 
named  Miss  Susan  Camille  MacNamara. 

If  you  know  Susie  like  Ann  knows 
Susie,  it  means  you're  seeing  her  three 
Sunday  afternoons  out  of  four  on  tele- 
vision. Before  she  began  this  series  she 
managed  to  squeeze  in  a  brief  but  pic- 
ture-stealing role  in  "The  Blue  Gar- 
denia." After  a  three  year  absence  from 
the  screen,  the  night  of  the  preview  the 
audience  gave  Ann  an  ovation.  Individ- 
ual scenes  were  applauded  and  the  re- 
viewers said  in  effect — "Thank  heaven 
Ann  Sothern  was  in  the  picture!" 

About  Miss  Susan  Camille  MacNamara. 
The  response  has  been  terrific  and  liter- 
ally thousands  of  letters  have  poured 
in  thanking  Ann,  from  grateful  secre- 
taries.  They  write: 

"At  last  you've  made  us  look  and  be- 
have like  human  beings.  We're  so  sick 
and  tired  of  being  depicted  as  idiotic 
goon  girls." 

"Of  course  nothing  in  life  is  ever  per- 
fect," Ann  opines.  "Now  that  I'm  work- 
ing 12  hours  a  day,  the  tight  schedule 
eats  into  the  time  normally  spent  with 
my  Tish.  We  still  have  dinner  and  early 
evenings  together,  also  Sundays.  Re- 
cently, with  a  few  days  off  I  thought  it 
would  be  a  treat  to  fly  up  to  San  Fran- 
cisco and  visit  the  aquarium.  Tish  was 
thrilled,  and  with  typical  child-like  cur- 
iosity asked  if  the  aquarium  costs  money. 

"It  was  free,  I  assured  her,  as  the  full 
realization  swept  over  me  that  the  most 
precious  things  in  life  are  the  things  that 
money  can't  buy.  I've  been  so  aware  of 
this,  driving  along  the  beautiful  Pacific 
on  my  way  to  Malibu.  The  first  hyacinth 
in  my  garden  this  spring  reminded  me 
again.  If  I've  learned  nothing  else  from 
my  three  year  experience,  I  know  my 
blessings  are  infinite.  Being  deprived 
of  them  once,  I  shall  never  take  them  for 
granted  again."  END 

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THE  AMAZING  STORY  OF  ANN! 

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CAN  HE  DO  WITHOUT  YOU? 

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"Such  knowledge  and  this  kind  of 
awareness  come  with  maturity.  There 
were  a  couple  of  times,  when  I  was 
younger,  when,  like  all  girls,  I  thought  I 
was  indispensable  to  a  man.  While  I  was 
in  my  teens  I  was  more  than  a  little  taken 
with  a  handsome  young  man,  but  thought 
it  best  then  to  play  it  coy — the  mystery 
routine.  I  told  him  I  was  busy  a  couple 
of  times  when  he  called  for  a  date.  I 
talked  about  other  fellows  I  knew  when 
I  did  go  out  with  him.  Well,  I  must  have 
read  the  wrong  advice-to-the-lovelorn 
department,  because  it  wasn't  long  before 
he  was  just  too  busy  to  see  me.  My  little 
game  backfired. 

"Then  there  was  the  time  I  thought  I 
had  to  run  things — more  or  less.  I  had 
decided  at  this  stage  in  my  life  that  I 
should  be  the  positive  kind  of  woman — 
the  modern  counterpart  of  Carrie  Nation. 
I  was  sure  this  would  prove  I  had  a  mind 
of  my  own.  You  see,  somewhere  I'd  read 
that  no  man  likes  a  clinging  vine  so  I 
went  to  the  extreme.  And  I  promptly  lost 
out  on  this  romance. 

"All  girls  have  had  such  experiences. 
They  only  prove  that  no  matter  how  de- 
sirable we  think  we  are  to  men  we  can 
miss  the  boat  if  we  don't  stop  thinking 
that  the  men  will  pine  away  if  we  give 
them  up.  Don't  you  believe  it!  We'll  be 
a  lot  better  off  if  we  make  ourselves  so 
invaluable  that  they  won't  want  to  be 
without  us.  This  is  assuming,  of  course, 
that  we  really  want  them  to  begin  with. 

"I  don't  see  how  any  man  can  want  a 
girl  unless  she  is,  above  all,  honest  with 
him.  Not  that  there  aren't  occasions  for 
certain  feminine  wiles,  but  the  mere  busi- 
ness of  playing  a  game  to  get  and  keep  a 
fellow  is  never  going  to  be  a  lasting  state 
of  affairs. 

"Being  too  mysterious  and  hard-to-get 
is  one  way  of  playing  a  false  kind  of 
game.  When  a  man  is  thinking  of  a  last- 
ing romance — and,  goodness  knows,  it's 
hard  enough  to  get  him  thinking  along 
those  lines — he  doesn't  want  to  feel  he's 
a  whirling  dervish.  He  wants  to  know 
where  he  stands  and  if  he's  kept  guessing 
too  much  he  won't  remain  interested  for 
long.  There  are  far  too  many  girls  who 
want  to  find  real  romance  so  men  have  a 
wide  field  from  which  to  choose. 

"I  knew  a  girl  who  had  been  chasing  a 
fellow,  but  he  just  wouldn't  bite.  So  she 
asked  me  if  I  thought  it  would  be  a  good 
idea  if  she  simply  stopped  seeing  him  for 
a  while.  'Maybe  he'll  wonder  why  I've 
changed  and  will  start  chasing  me,'  she 
said.  I  told  her  she  was  wrong  in  the  first 
place  to  chase  him  so  obviously.  And  then 
I  reminded  her  that  if  she  did  stop  seeing 
him  she'd  at  least  find  out  whether  he  was 
interested  in  her  enough  to  want  to  see 
her  again.  But  once  she  knew — and  if  he 
were  really  interested  in  her— she  should 
drop  any  pretense  and  start  concentrating 
on  being  herself  and  making  herself  so 
interesting  she'd  never  again  have  to  re- 
sort to  games.  If  he  didn't  want  to  see  her 
again,  however,  at  least  she'd  know  where 
she  stood,  and  could  try  to  forget  him. 

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"On  this  matter  of  game-playing,  I've 
heard  girls  say  that  sex  appeal  is  the 
most  important  quality  of  all  if  a  man  is 
to  be  won  and  kept.  Those  with  this 
philosophy  go  in  for  the  cleavage,  the 
sultry  make-up,  the  worldly  sophistica- 
tion— and  then  wonder  why  men  get  the 
wrong  ideas.  In  short,  they  dress  and  act 
like  they  were  a  modern  Mata  Hari,  but 
expect  to  be  treated  like  an  Elsie  Dins- 
more.  Maybe  all  this  emphasis  on  sex 
appeal  is  intriguing  for  a  time,  but  what 
happens  when  the  facade  wears  thin? 
There  are  plenty  of  girls  who  can  use  sex 
appeal,  but  when  a  man  is  thinking  of 
marriage  he  wants  something  else — and 
something  more  solid  and  lasting. 

"Men  aren't  averse  to  sex  appeal,  but 
they  don't  like  it  thrown  at  them  too 
obviously.  For  example,  when  it  comes 
to  the  matter  of  dress,  girls  are  smarter 
to  appear  well-groomed  than  to  go  around 
looking  as  though  they  were  either  poured 
into  their  gowns  or  were  about  to  fall  out 
of  them.  Alluring  bedeckment  may  be  in- 
teresting for  a  short  time  to  a  man,  but  I 
don't  think  he's  going  to  like  the  ogling 
other  men  will  be  doing. 

"I  believe  that  girls  who  make  a  career 
out  of  dressing  in  a  come-hither  way  are 
going  to  great  lengths  to  seek  attention — 
and  to  create  jealousy  in  their  men.  Un- 
der normal  conditions,  however,  the  male 
of  the  species  enjoys  it  when  a  girl  is 
jealous  of  him.  It  makes  him  feel  impor- 
tant. But  no  young  one  will  hold  a  fellow 
long  if  she  is  forever  using  jealousy  to 
keep  him  interested.  After  all,  love  to  en- 
dure has  to  be  built  on  faith  and  trust  and 
not  on  superficial  deceit." 

Gloria  took  time  out  to  turn  on  the 
heat  for  some  heavy  romantics  with  Glenn 
Ford  for  Columbia's  "The  Big  Heat,"  and 
then  returned  to  our  discussion  of  Can  He 
Do  Without  You? 

"If  a  girl  is  to  make  herself  invaluable 
to  a  man  she  should,  at  least  in  my  opin- 
ion, give  him  sufficient  freedom — and  that 
means  freedom  from  such  romance-kill- 
ers as  jealousy  and  possessiveness,"  Gloria 
continued.  "In  the  courting  stage  and 
even  in  marriage  a  man  wants  to  feel  he's 
not  being  confined.  If  he  wants  to  go 
away  for  a  weekend  with  some  of  the 
boys  to  fish  or  hunt,  the  girl  shouldn't 
create  any  big  scene  about  being  left 
alone.  She  should  allow  him  to  indulge  in 
the  attitude  of  the  typical  male.  By  being 
understanding,  though,  she  will  endear 
herself  to  him  and  will  make  him  want  to 
be  with  her  more  and  with  the  boys  less. 

"No  man  wants  to  be  possessed.  He 
prefers  to  do  the  possessing.  Not  that  I 
agree  with  possessiveness  in  any  form,  but 
it's  best  for  the  girl  to  get  this  fact  in 
mind. 

"I  think,  generally  speaking,  a  girl  has 
to  give  more  than  a  man  does.  She  has 
to  be  willing  to  make  sacrifices.  This  isn't 
as  bad  as  it  sounds.  The  more  willing  she 
is  the  less  the  fellow  should  want  her  to 
make  any  concessions.  That  is,  of  course, 
if  he's  the  right  kind  of  person.  If  he's 
content  just  to  let  her  give  in  all  the  time 


while  he  only  takes  she  might  as  well 
learn  that  soon.  Again  it's  the  matter  of 
knowing  the  man  and  deciding  how  im- 
portant he  is  to  you. 

"Any  girl,  however,  can  make  herself 
invaluable  to  a  man  by  respecting  ths 
male  ego — and  that's  what  all  this  comes 
down  to.  Tradition  has  said  that  man  is 
the  dominant  one,  the  head-of-the-house 
routine,  so  the  minute  that  ego  is  tram- 
pled on  he  can  lose  interest  very  sud- 
denly. If  there's  anything  a  man  fights 
it's  an  attempt  to  dominate  him. 

"Whenever  I  meet  a  girl  who  is  invalu- 
able to  her  man  she  is  invariably  a  good 
conversationalist  and  has  a  great  sense  of 
humor.  She  also  knows  how  to  flatter  her 
man — honestly — by  being  interested  in 
what  he  has  to  say.  She  is  a  prize  in  any 
man's  realm. 

"In  addition,  she  is  never  given  to  spas- 
modic nagging  or  criticizing.  I've  known 
girls  who  excuse  their  critical  attitudes 
by  saying,  'I'm  only  trying  to  help  him  be 
the  man  he  should  be.'  Well,  they  will 
not  be  considered  indispensable  to  any 
male.  All  right — so  he  needs  to  change. 
It's  a  lot  better  to  let  such  alterations  of 
character  come  about  in  a  way  whereby 
he  thinks  he  made  the  changes  all  by 
himself.  A  girl  can  prod  him — delicately 
and  subtly — but  she  mustn't  act  as  though 
she's  the  last  word." 

Gloria's  career  has  been  rather  liber- 
ally dotted  with  the  various  types  of 
women  who  lose  romance.  She  has  been 
the  heavy  in  several  pictures  and  has,  as 
a  result,  been  thought  of,  career-wise,  as 
the  kind  of  girl  no  man  wants  to  hold 
on  to  for  long.  She  has  been  the  femme 
fatale,  the  cheating  female  in  "The  Bad 
And  The  Beautiful"  and  lost  everything. 
She  was  the  jealous,  possessive  girl  in 
"The  Greatest  Show  On  Earth,"  and  in 
"The  Big  Heat"  she's  again  up  to  her 
mercenary  tricks — and  winds  up  getting 
killed.  In  "The  Glass  Wall,"  however, 
she  won  the  man  because  she  was  sym- 
pathetic, understanding,  and  a  real  help 
to  her  guy. 

"Any  girl  can  get  and  keep  a  man  by 
putting  his  interests  first  in  her  mind  and 
heart,"  Gloria  went  on.  "By  being  sym- 
pathetic to  his  problems,  by  helping  him 
with  his  work — if  he  wants  help — by  un- 
derstanding his  moods.  A  man  demands 
much  more  strength  from  a  girl  than  he 
will  admit.  And  she  must  be  ready  to 
give  him  that  strength. 

"A  girl  can  make  a  break-up  impos- 
sible if  she  will  remember  a  few  simple 
things:  there  must  be  enough  real  love 
on  both  sides;  she  should  know  when  a 
man  wants  his  ego  flattered  and,  within 
reason,  flatter  it;  she  should  bolster  him 
up  when  he  needs  it  and  be  a  real  help- 
mate to  him;  she  ought  to  guide  him  with 
subtlety  and  honcty;  she  should  make 
him  feel  her  world  revolves  around  him; 
she  should  never  play  games  with  love. 

"If  you  know  your  man  and  want  him 
enough  to  make  the  necessary  concessions 
— and  if  he  really  finds  you  indispensable 
— you  will  never  have  to  face  the  situ- 
ation where  the  man  you  thought  was 
your  world  has  decided  that  somebody 
else  is  better  for  him.  There  won't  be  any 
looking  for  greener  pastures  if  the  grass 
in  your  back  yard  is  well  cared-for."  END 


DANTON  WALKER'S  HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

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Lyon)  were  among  the  celebrants  who 
enjoyed  the  festivities  at  a  handsomely 
decorated  banquet  table  laden  with  fa- 
vors, prizes  and  an  unlimited  quantity 
of  imported  champagne.  A  post-midnight 
continuation  of  the  progressive  party 
took  place  in  Lisa  Kirk's  Plaza  Hotel 
suite  and  the  fun  went  on  until  dawn. 

. .  The  following  night  at  midnight,  eve  of 
Earl's  Air  France  flight  to  Paris,  Bruno's 
Pen  &  Pencil  was  the  scene  of  an  entirely 
different  type  of  bon  voyage  party  for 
him,  albeit,  equally  enjoyable.  Close 
family  friends,  including  Arlene  Dahl  and 
Fernando  Lamas,  pitched  in  to  help  make 
this  soiree  a  gala  one.  Highlight  of  the 
evening  was  the  surprise  Hollywood-to- 
Bruno's  telephone  call  by  Joan  Crawford 
who  wanted  to  wish  Earl  bon  voyage. 

Ralph  Meeker  is  having  backstage 
headaches  at  his  stage  play,  "Picnic"- — a 
minor  misunderstanding  with  his  leading 
lady,  Janice  Rule,  having  created  the  im- 
pression that  Meeker  was  taking  his 
newest  success  Very  Big.  Seems  to  be 
the  price  any  former  movie  player  faces 
after  he's  left  Hollywood  and  lands  in  a 
sensational  stage  click  .  .  . 

Another  backstage  hassle  involving 
two  ex-Hollywood  players,  now  in  a 
smash  success  on  the  Broadway  stage, 
concerns  Vanessa  Brown  and  Tom  Ewell 


in  "The  Seven  Year  Itch."  Three  at- 
tempts have  been  made  to  straighten  out 
the  temperamental  outbursts  without 
avail.  Miss  Brown  and  Mr.  Ewell,  a 
superb  onstage  acting  team,  have  re- 
fused to  acknowledge  each  other  off- 
stage. Ewell's  solo  star  billing,  given  him 
several  months  after  the  play  had  its 
premiere,  is  one  cause  for  the  friction  in 
a  never-ending  stream  of  complaints  .  .  . 

A  group  of  Hollywood  stars  who  flew 
to  nearby  Westchester  for  a  house  party 
spent  half  the  night  agreeing  that  if 
Doris  Day  doesn't  give  up  wearing  those 
Johnny  collars,  jumper  dresses,  ribbon 
bows  in  her  hair  and  that  annoying  snap- 
crackle  chewing  gum  routine  she  affects, 
the  tide  will  turn  against  her  (socially 
speaking)  in  Hollywood.  On  screen  she 
can  get  away  with  these  youthful  affecta- 
tions, but  off-screen  it's  downright  silly. 
Seems  a  shame,  she's  really  a  talented 
star  .  .  . 

If  Jan  Sterling  isn't  the  most  talkative 
screen  star  to  ever  hit  town,  she  certainly 
is  the  most  energetic  when  it  comes  to  a 
gabfest.  Never  still  for  a  moment,  she's 
constantly  on  the  move,  even  at  dinner. 
She  bounces  up  and  down,  runs  a  comb 
thrqugh  her  hair  and  peeks  into  her  hand 
mirror  a  dozen  times  an  hour.  She  gesti- 
culates while  talking  as  though  no  one 
will  understand  or  see  her  and  after  all 


is  said  and  done,  by  her,  she  can't 
understand  why  anyone  criticizes  her  af- 
fectations. We'll  tell  you,  Jan.  It  annoys 
others  close  by  and  is  a  fairly  gruelling 
experience  for  anyone  not  prepared  for 
overly  dramatic  emphasis  while  you  des- 
cribe and  explain  a  point.  As  one  of  the 
sexiest  looking  gals  in  the  movies,  why 
not  try  the  old  Marlene  Dietrich  techni- 
que of  remaining  poised  and  calm.  You'll 
"say"  more  than  words  can  express  just 
by  being  reserved  and  quiet  .  .  . 

Lana  Turner  refused  to  confirm  or  deny 
rumors  she  was  investing  money  in  Lex 
Barker's  independent  film  company  pro- 
ductions. The  first  of  three  pictures  to 
be  made  in  Europe,  "The  Black  Pearl," 
has  already  been  financed  by  a  group  of 
anonymous  Beverly  Hills  backers.  En 
route  to  Paris,  she  gave  no  comment  at 
Idlewild  Airport  when  questioned.  Sev- 
eral of  her  intimates  insist  however, 
"there's  some  of  Lana's  loot  in  Lex's 
boot"  .  .  . 

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film  ended.  This  off-beat  screening  was 
witnessed  by  Spencer  Tracy,  himself,  who 
ducked  out  of  the  theatre  before  the 
lights  went  on.  Revivals  of  Ingrid  Berg- 
man pictures,  co-starring  her  with  other 
topflight  players,  will  pave  the  way  for 
her  return  to  Hollywood.  She's  due  in 
New  York  November  10,  in  Hollywood  a 
week  later  .  .  . 

Peggy  Lee's  glittering  opening  at  La 
Vie  En  Rose  had  the  tiny  boite  over- 
crowded with  Hollywood  friends  who 
forced  her  to  encore  "Lover"  three  times 
during  her  premiere  performance.  Stars 
in  her  eyes  included,  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor, 
Mary  Pickford,  Milton  Berle,  Joan  Ben- 
nett, Nina  Foch,  June  Havoc,  Shirley 
Booth,  Wendell  Corey  and  Dagmar. 

Alexis  Smith  stopped  traffic  on  Madi- 
son Avenue  during  the  rush  hour  when 
she  hailed  a  cab  with  her  charm  bracelet 
whistle.  Three  vehicles  piled  up  on  the 
corner  of  57th  Street.  No  one  hurt,  but 
fenders  were  dented.  The  driver  of  the 
first  car  thought  the  lusty  whistle-blow- 
ing was  that  of  a  policeman.  Alexis  jour- 
neyed to  her  hotel  by  bus  .  .  . 

Ethel  Merman  made  one  of  her  rare 
subway  trips  when  a  violent  thunder- 
storm made  getting  a  taxi  impossible. 
Crossed  Manhattan  from  her  Central  Park 
West  penthouse  apartment  building  to 
Grand  Central  terminal  on  the  east  side, 
while  sitting  beneath  an  advertisement 
for  "Call  Me  Madam."  La  Merman  had 
the  giggles  all  the  way  across  town  .  .  . 

Rosalind  Russell,  who  really  thinks  New 
York  is  a  "Wonderful  Town,"  will  never 
again  wave  at  a  wack  during  an  auction 
sale.  An  over-anxious,  and  none-too- 
bright  auctioneer  misinterpreted  a  ges- 
ture of  hers  and  she  found  herself  the 
"lucky"  buyer  of  a  full  gross  of  14-karat 
gold-filled  watch  cases.  Another  patron 
at  the  same  auction,  sensing  the  mistake 
made  by  the  wacky  salesman,  relieved  the 
glamourous  stage  and  screen  star  of  her 
loot  by  adding  a  single  dollar  bill  to  the 
price  "knocked  down"  to  her  and  took 
possession  of  the  watch  parts  .  .  . 

Lex  Barker's  "Tarzan  And  The  She- 
Devil,"  is  the  29th  film  in  the  popular 
series  and  the  fifth  starring  Lex  as  Tar- 
zan. En  route  to  Paris,  Lex  told  Gotham 
friends  it's  his  next-to-last  portrayal  of 
the  famous  jungle  character  .  .  . 

Producer  Samuel  Goldwyn  told  a  group 
of  New  York  film  critics  he  hopes  to 
film  "Guys  And  Dolls"  in  3-D  with  the 
original  Broadway  cast — Vivian  Blaine, 
Sam  Levene  and  Bob  Alda  .  .  . 

Esther  Williams,  due  in  town  for  a 
sliopping  spree  before  the  birth  of  her 
third  baby  early  in  the  Fall,  will  dis- 
cuss plans  for  a  forthcoming  Broadway 
musical  with  John  Murray  Anderson. 
Esther's  next  film,  "Athena,"  to  be  filmed 
in  January,  in  Hollywood,  may  be  her 
last  MGM  musical  until  1955  .  .  . 

Burt  Bacharach,  young  composer-pi- 
anist, who  is  Vic  Damone's  arranger  and 
accompanist,  double-dates  with  his  "boss" 

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Damone  at  various  off-beat  Lower  Fifth 
Avenue  cafes.  Burt's  steady  is  beautiful 
Paula  Stewart,  the  Versailles  singing 
starlet,  while  Vic  has  been  making  time 
with  a  breath-taking  beauty  he  intro- 
duces as  "Miss  Zilch  From  Upper  San- 
dusky." The  latter  is  a  dead-ringer  for 
his  on-again,  off-again  former  girl  friend, 
Joan  Benny  .  .  . 

Biggest  conversation  piece  in  town  is 
a  photograph  of  the  design  for  the  90- 
foot  mural  which  French  sculptor  Nicky 
Tregor  is  making  of  Shelley  Winters' 
Vittorio  Gassman.  "Gass"  will  pose  in 
the  nude  for  the  art  which  will  be  erected 
in  a  cemetery  on  the  outskirts  of  Paris. 
It  will  create  more  of  a  furore  than  the 
recent  Linda  Christian  gift  of  art  to  Ty 
Power  .  .  . 

Rosalind  Russell  may  suspend  per- 
formances of  her  fabulous  Broadway 
musical  hit,  "Wonderful  Town,"  late  this 
Summer  in  order  to  make  "You  Can't 
Judge  A  Lady,"  an  Independent  Artists' 
film  to  be  produced  by  her  husband,  Fred 


By  CLINT  BUEHLMAN 

6:00  to  9:00  A.M.  Monday  thru 
Saturday  WBEN,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Millions  of  upstate  New  Yorkers 
and  down-province  Canadians 
will  tell  you  that  for  more  than  21 
years  Clint  has  been  giving  them  the 
kind  of  news,  service  and  record  pro- 
grams they  most  enjoy.  They  never 
start  their  day  without  first  listening 
to  Clint. 

Tops  In  Movie  Music 

Ethel  Merman's  "Call  Me  Madam" 
album,  from  film  of  same  name,  for 
Decca  .  .  .  Doris  Day's  "By  The  Light  Of 
The  Silvery  Moon"  album,  from  film  of 
same  name,  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Richard 
Hayman's  "Ruby,"  from  film  of  same 
name,  and  "Love  Mood"  for  Mercury  .  .  . 
"Chi-Li,  Chi-Li,  Chi-Li,"  from  "Dream 
Wife,"  and  "Now  That  I'm  In  Love"  by 
Barbara  Ruick  for  MGM  .  .  .  "My  Flaming 
Heart,"  from  "Small  Town  Girl,"  and 
"Ruby,"  from  film  of  same  name,  by  Lew 
Douglas  for  MGM  .  .  .  Rosalind  Russell's 
"Wonderful  Town"  album  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Henri  Rene's  "Song  From  Moulin  Rouge," 
from  "Moulin  Rouge,"  and  "Street  Of 
Shadows"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Peggy  Lee's 
"Who's  Gonna  Pay  The  Check"  and 
"Sorry  Baby,  You  Let  My  Love  Get  Cold" 
for  Decca  .  .  .  Vaughn  Monroe's  "Ruby," 
from  film  of  same  name,  and  "Less  Than 
Tomorrow"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Dean  Martin's 
"There's  My  Lover"  and  "Little  Did  We 
Know"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  "Anna,"  from  film 
of  same  name,  and  "I  Loved  You"  by 
Silvana  Mangano  for  MGM  .  .  .  Hugo 
Winterhalter's  "Peter  Pan"  album  for 
Victor  .  .  .  "Ruby,"  from  film  of  same 
name,    and    "The    Song   From  Moulin 


Brisson.  Under  the  terms  of  her  contract 
with  producers  of  "Wonderful  Town," 
she's  permitted  to  make  one  film  during 
the  first  year. 


If  moviegoers  are  ever  going  to  have 
the  chance  of  seeing  Carol  Channing 
( she  starred  on  Broadway  in  "Gentlemen 
Prefer  Blondes"  in  the  role  Marilyn 
Monroe  filmed)  it  may  be  in  a  movie 
version  of  "Once  In  A  Lifetime,"  one- 
time Broadway  comedy  hit.  At  Sardi's, 
the  talented  Channing  doll  admitted 
she'd  "like  to"  get  on  the  nation's  silver 
screens  .  .  . 

Silliest  piece  of  exploitation  for  a 
movie  concerns  the  tour  of  important  key 
cities  throughout  the  nation  now  being 
made  by  ten-year-old  Tommy  Rettig,  in 
connection  with  the  Kramer  Company's 
Technicolor  film,  "The  5,000  Fingers  Of 
Dr.  T."  The  young  actor,  who  supposedly 
supplements  his  movie  earnings  by  carry- 
ing a  daily  newspaper  delivery  route  in 
Los  Angeles,  is  being  feted  by  fellow 
news  carriers  in  every  city  he  visits! 


Rouge,"  from  "Moulin  Rouge,"  by  Victor 
Young  for  Decca  .  .  . 

Other  Toppers 

J ONI  JAMES'  "Is  It  Any  Wonder"  and 
"Almost  Always"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Sau- 
ter-Finegan's  "Yankee  Doodletown"  and 
"Now  That  I'm  In  Love"  for  Victor  .  .  . 
Eddie  Fisher's  "I'm  Walking  Behind 
You"  and  "Just  Another  Polka"  for 
Victor  .  .  .  Dolores  Gray's  "Big  Mamou" 
and  "Say  You're  Mine  Again"  for  Decca 
.  .  .  Harry  James'  "One  Night  Stand" 
album  for  Columbia  ...  Jo  Stafford's  "My 
Dearest,  My  Darling"  and  "Just  Another 
Polka"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Nat  King  Cole's 
"Pretend"  and  "Don't  Let  Eyes  Shop  For 
Heart"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  "I'm  Sitting  On  Top 
Of  The  World"  and  "Sleep"  by  Les  Paul 
and  Mary  Ford  for  Capitol  .  .  .  "Dancin' 
With  Someone"  and  "Breakin'  In  The 
Blues"  by  Teresa  Brewer  for  Coral  .  .  . 
"Red  Canary"  and  "April  In  Portugal"  by 
Florian  Zabach  for  Decca  .  .  .  Red  But- 
tons' "Strange  Things  Are  Happening" 
and  "Ho-Ho  Song"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
Perry  Como's  "Say  You're  Mine  Again" 
and  "My  One  And  Only  Heart"  for  Victor 
.  .  .  Guy  Lombardo's  "Seven  Lonely 
Days"  and  "Downhearted"  for  Decca  .  .  . 

Grab  Bag 

WQay  Si  Si"  and  "I'm  With  You"  by 
the  Mills  Brothers  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Eartha  Kitt's  "Two  Lovers"  and  "Uska 
Dara"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "Lulu  Had  A  Baby" 
and  "The  Boys  In  The  Backroom"  by 
Spike  Jones  for  Victor  .  .  .  "Little  Red 
Monkey"  and  "The  Magic  Music  Box"  by 
Harry  Grove  Trio  for  London  .  .  .  Jerry 
Colonna's  "Down  By  The  Old  Millstream" 
and  "Sweet  Adeline"  for  Decca  .  .  .  "Mr. 
Piano  Player"  and  "Cuban  Carnival"  by 
Irving  Fields  Trio  for  King  .  .  .  De  Marco 
Sisters'  "Bouillabaisse"  and  "Pretty  Baby" 
for  MGM  ...  END 

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TV-LAND 

August,  1953 


European  Weekend  With  Bing  By  Angie  Curlitt   17 

Keeping  up  with  Bing  Crosby  can  be  a  breathless  whirl 

Hollywood  On  Broadway  By  Danton  Walker   19 

Visiting  stars  can  set  even  blase  New  York  back  on  its  heels 

Is  Being  Sexy  Enough?  By  Dee  Phillips   22 

"You  can't  win  with  sex  appeal  alone,"  says  Jean  Peters 

How  Enduring  Is  Young  Love?  By  Michael  Sheridan   24 

Does  marriage  in  Hollywood  aim  for  a  quick  divorce? 

My  Reasons  For  Not  Marrying  By  Jerry  Asher   26 

Rock  Hudson  wishes  he  had  chances  to  meet  other  than  actresses 

The  Tragic  Curse  On  Martin  And  Lewis  By  Elizabeth  MacDonald   29 

Dean  and  Jerry  have  not  escaped  the  inevitable  hex  on  comedians 

How  To  Spice  Up  Your  Marriage  By  Alice  L.  Tildesley   31 

Subtlety,  Cyd  Charisse  found,  accomplishes  as  much  as  more  startling  methods 

The  Critics  Be  Damned!  By  Peter  Sherwood   32 

Tony  Curtis  and  Janet  Leigh  ignore  their  adverse  publicity 

I  Was  A  Convent  Girl  By  Peer  J.  Oppenheimer   35 

Nuns  turned  tomboy  Leslie  Caron  into  a  lady.   Now  she  looks  back  gratefully 

John's  Incurable  Complex  By  Louis  Reid   36 

Typical  American  John  Wayne  has  yet  to  fall  in  love  with  an  American  girl 

Birthdays?  I'm  Agin  'Em  By  Ruth  Cummings  Rowland   38 

"We  are  as  young  as  we  want  to  be,"  says.  Doris  Day 

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10  Ways  To  Make  Happiness  Last  By  Richard  Widmark   43 

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Jane  Froman's  found  that  even  out  of  tragedy  can  come  some  good 

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Just  before  show  time,  in  walks  young 
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They'd  been  taking  in  the  sights — like 
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When  Jerry  Lewis  and  Dean  Martin 
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who  usually  has  a  better  score  than 
Jerry,  owns  one  set  of  clubs. 

Donald  O'Connor,  on  vacation  for  the 
first  time  in  quite  a  spell,  went  off  on  a 
fishing  trip  but  interrupted  it  to  play  a 
police  benefit.  On  his  way  back  to  Holly- 
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It's  kinda  strange  to  think  of  Jeanne 
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Fox.  She  started  there  ten  years  ago 
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"Gentlemen  Marry  Brunettes,"  Anita 
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who  always  came  through  for  her  studio. 
June  seemed  to  feel  she  hadn't  been 
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anything  else  he  wants  to  do,  like  sing, 
and  June  will  be  an  important  part  of 
this  setup. 

No  bets  are  being  made  on  whether 
the  Arlene  Dahl-Fernando  Lamas  idyll 
will  be  permanent  or  not.  But  Arlene  did 
take  the  Latin  boy  home  to  Minneapolis 
to  meet  the  family  and  they  are  co- 
starring  in  a  picture  to  be  made  in 
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Shelley  Winters,  who  always  seems  to 
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No  matter  what  the  skeptics  insist,  Arlene  Dahl  and  Fernando  Lamas  are 
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made  a  sensational  appearance  at  Mo- 
cambo,  Hollywood  got  very  conscious  oj 
our  gal  again  and  so  here  she  is  back. 
Oddly  enough,  of  all  the  gals  who  were 
kid  stars  at  that  time — Mary  is  the  only 
one  in  pictures  now.  However,  it  looks 
as  if  Jane  Withers  will  hit  the  come-back 
trail.  Maybe  just  in  TV,  but  she's  anxious 
to  get' going  again,  particularly  since  her 
marriage  to  Texas  oilman  Bill  Moss  is 
shaky.  I  can  report  that  Jane  looks  ter- 
rific. Mary  and  Jane  have  kept  up  their 
friendship,  which  started  when  they  were 
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When  Van  Johnson  made  his  sensa 


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started  a  new  fad  there — all  the  male 
citizens  started  copying  his  bright  red 
socks.  And  his  home  studio,  MGM, 
changed  their  minds  about  making  Van 
take  a  cut  in  salary — they're  just  glad 
to  have  him  back. 

Another  red  bird— J  ane  Wyman, 
whiled  away  the  off  hours  on  the  set  of 
"So  Big"  by  knitting  her  Freddie  Karger 
a  wild,  bright  red  sweater.  Claims  she 
can  find  him  more  easily  on  the  golf  links. 

"Elephant  Walk"  must  be  the  bad-luck 
picture  of  all  time.  First  Vivien  Leigh 


Pier  Angeli,  while  Kirk  Douglas  cavorts  in  Europe,  enjoys  a  restful  vacation  at 
Hotel  Nacional  in  Havana.  She'd  been  on  a  good-will  tour  of  Latin  America. 


The  first  photo  of  Ruth  Roman's  six- 
months-old   infant  son,  Richard  Hall. 


had  a  nervous  breakdown  and  had  to  be 
replaced  by  Elizabeth  Taylor.  Then  Liz 
caught  a  steel  splinter  in  her  eye  and  had 
to  go  to  the  hospital  when  it  got  infected. 
Speaking  of  Vivien — reports  are  that  she 
won't  be  able  to  work  for  about  a  year. 

Bob  Hope  got  orders  from  his  doctor 
to  shed  20  pounds.  This  is  no  fun  for 
anybody  but  especially  not  for  Ski -nose, 
who  adores  ice  cream.  Thing  that  made 
the  boy  finally  decide  to  give  it  up  and 
substitute  yoghurt  and  fruit  was  the  doc's 
remark  that  Hope  was  beginning  to  look 
like  Crosby  around  the  middle.  Anyway 
that's  the  crack  our  boy  made. 

Young  guy  named  Robert  Francis,  son 

(CONTINUED  ON   PACE  12) 


Leslie  Caron,  Mel  Ferrer  just  before 
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of  a  Pasadena  postman,  walked  right  out 
of  the  Army  and  into  the  Navy,  so  to 
speak.  Just  on  an  off  chance,  he  called 
Stanley  Kramer  and  reminded  him  that 
he'd  studied  dramatics  at  Columbia 
Studios  before  he  was  drafted.  Mr.  K. 
invited  him  over,  took  one  look  at  him 
and  tossed  him  the  plum  role  of  the 
young  Willie  Keith  in  "Caine  Mutiny." 
And  then  we  have  people  who  struggle 
for  years  for  a  break,  you  know. 

When  Joan  Crawford  winds  up  "Torch 
Song"  (and  I  hear  direct  from  Director 
Chuck  Walters  that  she's  the  sensation 
of  all  time,  singing  and  dancing  in  Tech- 
nicolor), she'll  dash  off  another  picture, 


for  "Pony  Express."  Her  co-star,  Charlton 
Heston,  gave  her  a  shove,  and  she  made 
contact  with  a  large  splinter,  which  went 
right  through  her  buckskin  pants  and 
punctured  what's  underneath. 

At  this  point,  all  seems  serene  in  the 
Bob  Mitchum  household.  He  and  Dorothy 
went  off  on  a  vacation  trip — to  Delaware 
to  visit  her  family  and  then  maybe  a 
Mexican  holiday. 

Never  heard  of  this  happening,  but 
maybe  it  did  in  the  real  plush  days  of  the 
theatre — Roz  Russell  was  given  a  large 
and  swanky  dressing  room  that  cost 
thousands  on  account  of  her  great  suc- 


Jane  Greer  and  husband,  Ed  Lasker,  at 
formal  premiere  of  Cinerama  on  Coast. 


Hayworth.  This  boy  has  a  lot  of  charm 
and  so  we  may  have  another  Princess 
around  by  the  time  you  read  this. 

A  Mexican  comedian  named,  of  all 
things,  Pedro  Gonzales-Gonzales  has 
been  keeping  U-I's  "Wings  Of  The 
Hawk"  set  jumping  with  his  antics.  One 
of  the  things  he  has  to  do  is  take  a  big 
slug  of  tequila.  Unused  to  the  Hollywood 
practice  of  substituting  water  for  clear 
type  spirits,  G-G  took  the  big  slug, 
registered  something  between  surprise 
and  horror,  and  sent  a  shower  of  the  stuff 
right  at  the  3-D  camera.  He  apologized 
afterward,  allowing  that  he  thought 
someone  was  trying  to  poison  him. 

And  then — Sex  Comes  To  3-D — in  the 
same  picture,  which  is  a  Western,  girl 
star  Julia  Adams,  in  the  flimsiest  of 
nightgowns,  comes  crawling  straight  at 
you  and  practically  into  your  lap.  Wonder 
how  long  it  will  be  before  the  novelty  of 
objects  coming  toward  you — exclusive  of 
pretty  girls  in  pretty  nightgowns,  say, 
will  wear  off. 


Lex  Barker  and  his  sweetheart,  Lana  Turner,  strolling  through  the  streets  of 
Capri,  Italian  vacation  spot.  They  had  just  completed  a  quick  tour  of  Europe. 


One  more  item  of  who's  wearing  what 
in  "Wings" — Van  Heflin  has  inherited 
quite  an  assortment  of  clothes  for  the 
movie.  He's  got  a  hat  that  Jimmy  Stewart 
wore  in  another  Western,  one  of  Joel 


"Lisbon,"  and  then  turn  her  terrific 
energy  toward  producing  and  directing  a 
picture  that  she's  bought.  Called  "Man- 
sion On  The  Lake,"  it'll  star  some  other 
gal,  not  yet  picked. 

MGM  finally  got  out  of  the  Mario  Lanza 
snarl.  It's  taken  a  year  to  come  to  an 
agreement.  They  dropped  their  5-million 
suit  against  him,  get  to  use  the  recordings 
he  made  and  will  spot  in  an  actor  who 
doesn't  sing  and  use  Lanza's  voice.  Now  I 
reckon  everybody's  happy,  except  pos- 
sibly Lanza. 

The  hazards  of  making  Westerns— little 
Jan  Sterling  was  sitting  down  real  ging- 
erly as  the  result  of  a  ride  in  a  stagecoach 
12 


cess  in  "Wonderful  Town,"  the  musical 
version  of  "My  Sister  Eileen."  Usually 
these  dolls  get  crowded  into  seamy  little 
holes  backstage  where  they  can't  even 
swing  a  cat. 

Sure  some  hassle  among  the  Andrews 
Sisters— seems  like  the  husband  of  one 
of  them  is  more  or  less  the  center  of  the 
conflict.  Anyway,  until  their  problems  are 
solved  they're  not  appearing  together 
which  is  a  durn  shame. 

Wonder  whatfll  happen  with  the  Gene 
Tierney-Aly  Khan  romance.  She's  got  a 
rock  (diamond  type)  that  weighs  her 
down  and  she  was  his  house  guest  at  the 
Ireland  castle  which  Aly  bought  for  Rita 


Anne  Jeffreys  and  hubby  Bob  Sterling 
who  are  a  new  night  club  sensation. 


Joanne  Dru  and  James  Stewart  have 
rugged  time  of  it  in  "Thunder  Bay." 


ing  by  his  fellow  prisoners,  Holden  for- 
sakes his  hustling  for  a  heroic  attempt 
to  nail  the  real  spy.  In  view  of  today's 
headlines,  it  seems  impossible  that  so 
much  fun  could  be  packed  into  the  script. 
Otto  Preminger,  Don  Taylor  and  Harvey 
Lembeck  of  the  New  York  cast  furnish 
excellent  support  for  Holden,  who  turns 
in  a  first-rate  performance.  Paramount. 

Let's  Do  It  Again 

The  fun's  contagious  in  this  free  wheel- 
■  ing  comedy  of  a  divorced  couple  who 
are  still  secretly  in  love.  When  sophisti- 
cate Jane  Wyman  learns  that  hubby 
Ray  Milland  is  faking  business  trips  to 
Chicago  so  that  he  can  make  the  night 
spots  with  Valerie  Bettis  and  study  mod- 
ern music,  she  decides  to  retaliate.  She 
returns  home  one  morning  with  a  mythi- 
cal yarn  of  spending  an  evening  stranded 
with  a  local  wolf-about-town.  Her  action 
starts  an  explosion  that  eventually  ends 
with  a  divorce,  final  in  60  days.  During 
the  two  months  deadline,  Jane  becomes 
engaged  to  millionaire  Aldo  Ray  and 
Milland  takes  up  with  socialite  Karin 
Booth.  Jane  decides  to  put  Milland's 
affection  for  his  fiancee  to  a  test  by  pos- 
ing as  his  hotcha  sister.  The  affair  ends 
in  a  broken  engagement  for  Karin  and 
a  reconciliation  for  Jane.  Movie,  which 
goes  all-out  for  fun  shenanigans,  finds 
Jane,  Milland  and  the  others  plunging 
in  wholeheartedly  in  the  slapstick  antics 
as  well  as  the  music  by  Ned  Washing- 
ton and  Lester  Lee.  Columbia. 

Jamaica  Run 

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schooner,  is  in  love  with  Arlene  Dahl, 
mistress  of  a  sugar  cane  plantation.  Ar- 
lene, however,  refuses  to  marry  Milland, 
feeling  responsibility  for  her  drink-lov- 
ing mother  (Carroll  McComas)  and  her 
ne'er-do-well  brother  (Wendell  Corey). 
It  is  only  through  her  efforts  that  the 
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1 


Greer  Garson,  Walter  Pidgeon  are 
so  excellent  in  "Scandal  In  Scourie." 


Betty  Grable  gives  Dale  Robertson 
trimming  in  "Farmer  Takes  A  Wife." 


William  Foster  and  William  Holden 
in   the   grim,   realistic   "Stalag  17." 


current  films 

CONTINUED 

plantation  has  been  saved  and  that  she 
has  been  able  to  resist  the  tempting  of- 
fers of  Patric  Knowles  to  turn  it  into  a 
resort.  Knowles,  refusing  to  give  up, 
finds  a  loophole  in  Arlene's  ownership 
of  the  estate  when  he  discovers  two  other 
prospective  heirs.  From  then  on  it  be- 
comes a  battle  of  temperament  and 
treachery.  The  film  is  a  Pine-Thomas 
special,  directed  by  Lewis  Foster,  and 
enhanced  with  Technicolor.  Paramount. 

The  Juggler 

The  new  republic  of  Israel  forms  the 
■  unusual    background    for  Stanley 
Kramer's  documentary  of  displaced  per- 


sons. The  film  traces  the  rehabilitation  of 
juggler  Kirk  Douglas.  An  international 
German  celebrity,  Douglas  thinks  of  him- 
self as  a  German  not  a  Jew,  and  there- 
fore immune  to  the  concentration  camps. 
When  his  wife  and  children  are  killed 
in  a  gas  chamber,  he  blames  himself  for 
their  death.  He  becomes  neurotic,  afraid 
of  being  confined,  constantly  on  the  run. 
Temporarily  placed  in  a  camp  in  Israel 
while  awaiting  assignment  to  a  work  vil- 
lage, he  becomes  panicky  and  overpowers 
a  guard  to  escape.  Believing  he  has  killed 
him,  he  begins  a  frantic  flight  across  Is- 
rael. In  his  travels  he  meets  Milly  Vitale, 
who  offers  him  love,  and  Joey  Walsh,  a 
young  fan,  who  rekindles  his  enthusiasm 
for  juggling.  It  is  through  their  efforts 
that  he  agrees  to  return  with  pursuing 
police  and  undertake  psychiatric  treat- 
ments. Douglas'  keen  perception  of  the 
part,  plus  the  rousing  folk  dances  add 
greatly  to  film's  standards.  Columbia. 


Dangerous  When  Wet 

\A/hen  the  farmer's  daughter,  Esther 
Williams,  meets  traveling  medicine 
man,  Jack  Carson,  she  doesn't  tumble  for 
his  line — but  he  sure  does  for  hers.  The 
result  is  that  Esther  and  her  health-ec- 
centric family  (William  Demarest,  Char- 
lotte Greenwood,  Barbara  Whiting  and 
Donna  Corcoran)  are  entered  by  Jack's 
vitamin  firm  in  the  English  Channel  race. 
While  training,  Esther  meets  playboy 
Fernando  Lamas,  who  manages  to  topple 
both  her  training  schedule  and  romantic 
barrier.  When  Esther  learns  that  her 
entire  family  has  been  disqualified  from 
the  race  and  that  she  is  the  only  entry, 
she  forsakes  Fernando  for  a  rigorous 
practice  session.  Although  she  makes  a 
fair  showing  in  the  race,  it  isn't  until 
Fernando  jumps  into  the  water  and 
swims  with  her  that  she  is  urged  on  to 

(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  69) 


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Kirk  Douglas  falls  in  love  with  Milly  Vitale  in  "The  Juggler,"  but  is  so  con- 
cerned with  eluding  the  police  their  romance  is  secondary  to  the  chase. 


irom  a  London  golf  course  to  Montmartre  and  the  banks  of 
the  Seine,  keeping  up  with  Bing  Crosby  can  be  a  breathless  whirl, 

yet  it's  one  way  to  learn  all  about  him 


European  Weekend  with  Bing 


By  ANCIE  CURLITT 


Following  Bing  Crosby  on  a  week- 
end in  Europe  is  like  trying  to  pin 
down  a  comet.  Just  when  you  think 
you  have  the  celestial  body  neatly 
cornered  and  you  pause  to  catch  your 
breath,  it  breaks  out  and  is  off  again, 
with  you  in  hot  pursuit.  Naturally, 
you  don't  give  up,  but  you  do  find 
yourself  thinking  that  there  must  be 
easier  ways  of  keeping  tabs  on  fab- 
ulous Der  Bingle. 

All  this  came  about  when  I  decided 
to  make  a  quick  trip  to  England  from 
Austria,  where  I  am  president  of  the 
Austrian  Club  Crosby,  to  catch  Bing 
in  a  golf  match,  and  then  move  over 
to  Paris  to  spend  the  remainder  of  the 
weekend  watching  him  work  on  his 
latest  movie,  "Little  Boy  Lost." 

It  was  the  day  before  he  was  sched- 
I  uled  to  leave  for  France,  and  Bing 
was  the  leading  attraction  at  a  golf 
match  for  the  National  Playing  Fields 
Association,  on  the  Temple  Golf 
Course,  so  with  my  young  sister  for 
company,  I  made  my  way  out  to  the 
course  in  the  pouring  rain.  There  was 
a  mob  on  hand,  and  I  assume  that  Bob 
Hope's  presence  there  too  might  have 
had  something  to  do  with  the  size  of 
the  crowd,  but  quite  obviously  our 
attention  was  focused  on  Bing. 

A  moment  after  the  first  tee-off  by 
an  English  player,  Bing  appeared.  He 
wore  a  maroon  shirt,  canary  yellow 
cardigan,  chocolate  brown  trousers, 
brown  shoes  and  a  wide  checked  cap! 
Quite  a  mixture,  and  certainly  not 
anything  a  conservative  Englishman 
would  ever  be  (continued  on  pace  71 ) 


Bing  might  seem  to  be  studying  hard,  but  actually  it's  unnecessary.  While  in 
Paris  for  the  filming  of  "Little  Boy  Lost,"  he  learned  the  language  fluently. 


TheyDoritjyj^  ^Better! 


GEORGE  WINSLOW  •  MARCEL  DALIO 
TAYLOR  HOLMES  •  NORMA  VARDEN 
HOWARD  WENDELL  •  STEVEN  GERAY 


PRODUCED  BY 


DIRECTED  BY 


SCREEN  PLAY  BY 


SOL  C.  SIEGEL- HOWARD  HAWKS  •  CHARLES  LEDERER 


BASED  ON  THE  MUSICAL  COMEDY  BY 
JOSEPH  FIELDS  and  ANITA  LOOS 


Music  and  Lyrics  by  JULE  STYNE  and  LEO  ROBIN  •  Presented  on  the  Stage  by  HERMAN  LEVIN  and  OLIVER  SMITH 


18 


SCREENLAND 


August  1953 


Geraldine  Brooks,  Anna  Magnani  and  Shirley  Booth  at  party  in  honor  of  the  celebrated 
Italian  star.   Magnani's  disheveled  appearance  was  big  disappointment  to  her  admirers. 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

AT  WORK  OR  PLAY,  VISITING  HOLLYWOOD  STARS  CAN  SET  EVEN  BLASE  NEW  YORK  BACK  ON  ITS  HEELS 


The  special  demonstration  of  CinemaScope  at  the  Roxy 
Theatre  proved  several  points  very  emphatically  dur- 
ing the  course  of  "How  To  Marry  A  Millionaire"  and 
"The  Robe."  In  the  former.  Betty  Grable  copped  top 
honors  as  the  most  polished  performer;  Lauren  Bacall, 
the  least  talented,  Marilyn  Monroe,  the  biggest  surprise. 
The  Mmmmm-mmm  girl  is  here  to  stay,  particularly  in 
the  new  wide-screen  process.  But  "Baby"  Bacall  never 
looked  worse  on  film.  The  latest  technique  is  apparently 
not  for  her.  Not  yet,  at  least.  Vic  Mature,  in  "The  Robe." 
will  surprise  his  many  fans  and  he'll  build  up  a  new  fol- 
lowing of  Mature  admirers.  Richard  Burton  surpasses  his 
"My  Cousin  Rachel"  and  "Desert  Rats"  acting  stints  .  .  . 

For  her  Cotillion  Room  singing  engagement,  Denise 
Darcel  wore  a  black  beaded  gown  with  narrow  shoulder 
straps.  As  she  finished  her  opening  night  performance, 
both  straps  gave  way — -beautijul  timing!  Among  those  in 
the  audience  who  gawked  and  gasped  were  Dorothy  La- 
mour,  Louis  B.  Mayer,  Gloria  De  Haven,  Richard  Carlson, 
Jack  Palance,  Ezio  Pinza,  Shirley  Booth,  Rosalind  Russell 
and  Bert  Lahr  ... 

At  the  Latin  Quarter,  Dagmar  had  opening  night  jit- 
ters and  trouble  with  her  gown,   (continued  on  next  pacei 


Denise  Darcel,  here  escorted  by  Dr.  Mato  Marinovich,  gave  New 
Yorkers  something  to  gasp  about  at  her  Cotillion  Room  opening. 


19 


Ethel  Merman  lunching  at  Stork  Club  with  her  children,  Robert  and  Ethel  Levitt.  Beaded 
eyelashes  are  Ethel's  trademark,  but  she  can't  wear  artificial  ones  unless  they're  nylon. 


Fabulous  ZsaZsa  Gabor,  with  Brian  Aherne  during  Pen  &  Pencil 
party,  keeps  flaxen  hair  that  way  with  a  family's  preparation. 


too.  In  an  enthusiastic  moment  when  the  buxom  singer 
took  too  deep  a  bow  and  curtsy,  she  had  to  hobble  off- 
stage facing  the  audience  .  .  . 

Phyllis  Kirk  and  Nanette  Fabray  walked  away  with 
top  honors  at  the  season's  biggest  cocktail  soiree  given 
for  out-of-town  newspaper  editors  and  publishers  at  the 
swank  Plaza  Hotel.  Adding  youth,  beauty  and  talent  to  a 
room  crammed  to  overflowing  with  top-ranking  stage  and 
screen  celebrities,  it  was  the  stars  of  "House  Of  Wax" 
and  "The  Bandwagon"  who  scored  the  biggest  hit  with 
visiting  members  of  the  Fourth  Estate  .  .  . 

Yvonne  DeCarlo  spumed  an  elaborate  luncheon  party 
a  friend  wanted  to  toss  for  her  at  the  Colony  Restaurant, 
in  favor  of  escorting  a  group  of  underprivileged  children 
to  the  Central  Park  Zoo  where  she  played  hostess,  sup- 
plied the  youngsters  with  popcorn,  candy,  balloons  and 
never-ending  rides  on  the  carousel.  As  she  later  ex- 
plained it,  "I  had  as  much  fun,  if  not  more  than  they  did 
and,  furthermore,  I  can  go  to  the  Colony  any  day,  but 
the  Park  Zoo  is  a  real  treat  for  me!"  .  .  . 

Dorothy  Lamour  believes  in  looking  like  a  movie  queen 
at  all  times,  for  which  we  salute  her.  But  the  full  movie - 
makeup  she  wears  spoils  the  illusion.  At  12  o'clock  noon 
it's  somewhat  disturbing  to  see  the  "jungle  princess" 
strolling  along  Fifth  Avenue  on  "The  Road  To  21"  with 
beaded  eyelashes  and  a  deep,  dark  Max  Factor  suntan  .  .  . 

Robert  Taylor,  en  route  to  Europe,  boarded  the  He 
de  France  looking  old  and  haggard.  He  admitted  to 
nervous  exhaustion  .  .  . 

Linda  Darnell  avoided  autograph  seekers  in  the  lobby 
of  the  Hotel  Plaza  by  using  the  room  service  elevator 
instead  of  the  passenger  lifts,  only  to  find  herself  stuck 
in  the  elevator  for  thirty  minutes.  When  the  emergency 
crew  came  to  release  the  car,  she  stalked  through  the 
lobby  and  found  herself  surrounded  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  72) 


Jean  Peters  chatting  with  Casey  Adams 
between  scenes  of  her  new  film,  "Vicki." 


"I  was  a  real  killer-diller  in  'Pickup  On 
South  Street,'  with  Richard  Widmark." 


Being 

SEXY 
Enough  ? 


"You  can't  win  with  sex  appeal 
alone,"  says  Jean  Peters,  "but  mix 
it  with  love  and  understanding 
and  you  have  a  formula  for  happiness" 

By  DEE  PHILLIPS 


<Jex  isn't  love  and  love  isn't  sex 
unless  some  other  very  important 
emotions  are  involved,"  says 
Jean  Peters,  who  happens  to  have  an 
ample  supply  of  that  mysterious 
thing  called  sex  herself.  "There 
are  still  emotions  like  companionship, 
understanding,  and  an  enduring 
love,  which  after  all,  make 
a  lasting  and  happy  marriage. 

"Perhaps  we  in  the  entertainment 
business  have  been  largely 
responsible  for  gilding  the  lily  until 
you  can't  see  its  beauty  for 
the  gilt,"  Jean  says.  "But  real 
living  and  the  'pretend'  of  drama  are 
two  separate  things  and  we 
women  at  least  should  recognize  that. 

"Not  that  I  don't  think  sex 
has  an  important  place.  I  couldn't 
very  well  sell  it  short  because  I 
finally  campaigned  myself 
into  a  real  killer-diller  in  'Pick  Up 
On  South  Street.'  I  had  a 
tough  time  getting  the  role.  The 
powers-that-be  wanted  a  blonde  with 
obvious  assets  for  the  job.  So 
I  started  wearing  patent  leather 
pumps,  tight  skirts,  and 
interesting  blouses.  Then  I  began 
running  into  Sam  Fuller,  the  director, 
quite  accidentally.   He  finally  got 
my  message  and  decided  a 
brunette  with  equivalent  assets 
would  do.  Actually,  it  wasn't  the 
sexiness  of  the  role  that  intrigued  me, 
it  was  really  the  change  of  pace." 

This  wasn't  the  first  time  Jean  had 
campaigned  for  a  part.  When 
she  wanted  to     (continued  on  pace  sh 


"Every  g'1*!  nas  sex 
appeal — because 
she's  a  female.  Used 
properly,  it's 
a  wonderful  asset; 
used  improperly 
it's  cheap." 


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low  Enduing  Is  Kong  live  ? 


IF  MARRIAGE  IN  HOLLYWOOD  BY-PASSES  THE  SLOW  TEST 
AND  AIMS  FOR  A  QUICK  DIVORCE,  COULD  IT  BE  THAT  OUR  STARS  ARE  SIMPLY  IMMATURE? 


By  MICHAEL  SHERIDAN 


^         ost  of  the  new  and  young  marriages  of  Hollywood 

mww  are  legalized  adultery!  Too  often,  the  younger 
stars  seem  unable  to  take  money,  glamour,  excitement  in 
their  proper  perspective  .  .  .  and  the  eventual  and  in- 
evitable result  is  chaos." 

Harsh  as  those  words  may  sound,  this  is  the  opinion  of 
columnist  Virginia  Chumley,  whose  nation-wide  word  on 
about  anything  and  everything  from  modes  to  marriages 
is  taken  by  the  American  public  with  no  little  seriousness. 

"Nine  out  of  ten  of  the  young  stars  seem  to  believe," 
she  goes  on,  "that  because  life  is  different  in  Hollywood, 
marriage  is  also  different.  The  theory  seems  to  be  that, 
'Oh,  well,  why  not  try  it,  anyway?  If  we  don't  get  along, 
we  can  always  get  a  divorce.' " 

From  such  a  habit  of  mind  comes  the  grim  accusation: 
legalized  adultery!  And  it  isn't  the  first  time  that  the 
marriage  manners  and  customs  of  the  movie  industry 
have  come  in  for  some  pretty  strenuous  dressing-down 
.  .  .  from  the  press,  civic  organizations,  religious  bodies. 

Not  so  long  ago,  an  English  newspaper  tersely  re- 
marked, at  the  latest  conclusion  of  a  union  of  a  seem- 
ingly happy  film  pair,  "Out  there  it  would  seem  that 
marriage  by-passes  the  slow  test  and  aims  for  divorce 
as  the  quick  goal." 


Thus,  with  the  eyes  of  the  world  on  Hollywood,  it's  no 
small  surprise  that  there  should  be  a  close  analysis,  plus 
much  criticism  of  the  marital  ways  and  means  of  the 
movie  colony — with  the  pivot  of  attention  on  romance  in 
the  adolescent  manner. 

How  enduring  is  young  love? 

There  are  two  answers,  whether  it  concerns  Hollywood 
or  any  other  town  in  the  United  States.  Marriage  in 
the  motion  picture  industry  isn't  any  different  from  mar- 
riage anywhere  else,  if  it's  to  be  a  successful  marriage. 
Everywhere  there's  the  need  for  the  basic  essentials  in 
choosing  a  mate. 

The  most  relevant  question  seems  to  be:  can  the  unions 
of  people  like  Jane  Powell  and  Geary  Steffen,  Elizabeth 
Taylor  and  Michael  Wilding,  June  AUyson  and  Dick 
Powell,  Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis,  Ann  Blyth  and 
Dr.  James  McNulty  stand  the  gaff  of  that  turbulent  hul- 
laballoo  of,  "Is  it  on  ...  or  is  it  off.  .  .  ?" 

Can  the  incessant  wonderment  of  the  fans,  the  con- 
stant probing  by  both  psychologists  and  the  press  (who 
pry  unrelentingly  into  their  lives  like  a  puppy  worrying 
a  bone)  can  all  of  this  make  or  mar  today's  modern  ro- 
mances of  the  young  stars?  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  54) 


Another  combination 
of  youth  and  experience 
is  the  Kirk  Douglas- 
Pier  Angeli  idyl 
which  may  yet  work. 


Maybe  girls  in  Hollywood 
would  do  better  with 
more  mature  men.  Leonard 
Goldstein,  28  years 
older  than  Piper  Laurie, 
is  a  favored  escort. 


My  reasons 

for 

not  marrying 


Rock  Hudson  wishes  he  had 
chances  to  meet  other  than  actresses  - 
the  loving-hands-at-home  type 


By  JERRY  ASHER 


"I  want  lots  of 

kids  and  want  them 
while  I'm  young." 


Big,  brawny  and  very  impressionable  Rock  Hudson 
was  too  startled  to  say  a  word.  He  just  sat  there 
staring — staring  at  the  stack  of  fan  mail  before  him. 

Minutes  passed.  Furtive  fingers  finally  extracted  a 
letter  from  the  bottom  of  the  heap.  Gingerly,  Rock 
read  it  again,  as  if  his  eyes  had  deceived  him  and  this 
time  the  contents  would  serve  to  soothe  his  ruffled 
feelings.  Alas,  reality  set  in  like  a  bolt  out  of  the 
well-known  blue! 

"If  you  get  married  I'll  never  go  to  see  another  one 
of  your  pictures,"  the  words  fairly  leaped  out  at  him. 
"What's  your  big  rush  anyway?  You're  just  getting 
started,  so  why  tie  yourself  down  with  a  wife.  It's 
much  more  romantic  to  watch  a  single  guy  making 
love  on  the  screen  and  all  my  girl  friends  feel  the  same 


With  Renata  Hoy,  Valerie  Jackson,  Anita  Ekberg  and  Alice  Kelley  on  "Golden  Blade"  set.  But,  actually,  Rock's  a  homebody. 


Rock,  Yvonne  DeCarlo  in  "S«;a  Devils."  He  fears  mistakes. 


way.  If  you  marry  Vera-Ellen — we'll  never  forgive 
you,  and  you'll  lose  some  fans." 

Now  the  official  announcement  of  his  engagement  to 
Vera-Ellen,  a  few  weeks  previous,  had  nothing  to  do 
with  it.  Had  it  been  Garbo,  Piper  Laurie  or  Marjorie 
Main,  his  fans  would  have  screamed  their  unhappy 
heads  off  just  the  same.  They  wanted  their  hot  Rock 
to  be  heart  whole  and  free  to  follow  his  fancy.  Be- 
cause he  was  a  fairly  new  and  naive  boy  in  Hollywood, 
those  letters  caused  their  intended  reaction. 

"I  must  be  honest  and  admit  they  gave  both  Vera 
and  me  a  great  deal  to  think  about,"  Rock  reassures, 
"but  they  weren't  the  reason  we  decided  against  mar- 
rying. During  the  time  we  were  engaged,  we  discov- 
ered many  things  about  ourselves  (continued  on  pace  56) 


27 


THE  TRAGIC  GURSE 
ON  MARTIN  AND  LEWIS 


DEAN  AND  JERRY  HAVE  NOT  ESCAPED  THE  INEVITABLE  HEX  ON  COMEDIANS 


By  ELIZABETH  MacDONALD 


It's  a  success  story  of  course,  the  story  of  Dean 
Martin  and  Jerry  Lewis.  They've  got  everything  most 
of  us  think  we  want,  the  fame  and  luxuries  and 
adulation  a  laughter-hungry  world  has  heaped  upon 
them.  They're  right  up  there  on  top,  the  funnymen  born 
with  the  gift  of  coaxing  laughter  to  take  the 
edge  off  other  people's  worries  and  responsibilities  and 
troubles.  And  yet  it's  not  a  success  story  at  all  if 
you  happen  to  be  the  sort  of  persons,  like  Dean  and  Jerry 
themselves,  who  count  good  fortune  in  such  non- 
negotiable  securities  as  peace  of  heart  and  soul  and 
mind.  Then  their  story  is  a  tragedy.  For  with 
all  their  luck,  and  they've  had  plenty  of  it,  they  haven't 
escaped  the  terrible  jinx  that  invariably  claims 
the  comedian  for  its  victim. 

Show  people  know  about  that  jinx.  Ask  anyone  of 
them  and  they'll  tell  you  that  it's  the  clowns  who 
lead  tragedians'  lives  with  the  laughter  they  give  others 
turning  to  dust  in  their  own  hearts.  To  them, 
who  have  seen  the  jinx  in  operation  time  and  time 
again,  Pagliacci  isn't  just  a  character  in  an  opera. 
He's  the  comic  who  is  tops  on  the  stage  or 
in  movies  or  radio  and  television.  He's  all  the 
funnymen  whose  antics  have  ever  jolted  you  out 
of  the  jitters.  He's  Red  Skelton,  who  has 
had  more  troubles  in  a  few  years  than  most  of 
us  are  called  on  to  face  in  a  lifetime,  what 
with  his  illnesses,  operations  and  marriage 
problems,  and  Lou  Costello  and  Jimmy  Durante. 
And  if  you  want  to  go  back  that  far,  he's  W.  C. 
Fields  and  Charlie  Chaplin,  whose  troubles 
are  no  less  real  because  they're  mainly 
self-inflicted.   To  bring  you  right  back  to  the 
present,  he's  Dean  Martin  and  Jerry  Lewis,  too. 
They're  going  to  howl  at  the  very  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  57) 


Trouble  and  unhappiness  privately  stalk  Dean  and  Jerry 


Patti  and  Jerry  Lewis.  She  has 
been  of  immeasurable  help  to 
him  during  his  unhappy  times. 


Dean  and  Jean  Mar- 
tin have  been  on 
verge  of  separation. 


Thinking  up  laughs 
for  routines  causes 
Jerry's  insomnia. 


^  Nothing  bothers 
Dean.  He's  always 
relaxed  and  rested. 


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SUBTLETY,  CYD  CHARISSE  FOUND,  GIVES  MARRIAGE  AS  MUCH  ZING  AS  MORE  STARTLING  METHODS 


A husband,  whether  or  not  he  realizes  it,  never  dis- 
covers all  there  is  to  know  about  a  clever 
wife.  Upon  occasion,  she  may  startle  her  man, 
leave  him  thunderstruck,  or  merely  curious;  again  she 
may  be  like  Cyd  Charisse,  so  subtle  that 
he's  only  dimly  aware  of  a  spicy  fragrance  when 
there  have  been  changes  made. 

Until  she  amazed  Hollywood  with  that  sultry  number 
in  "Singin'  In  The  Rain,"  most  people  thought  of 
Cyd  Charisse  as  a  lady — noble,  gifted  and  lovely.  A 
graduate  of  the  Ballet  Russe,  she  was,  they 
supposed,  at  her  best  as  a  ballerina;  always  ornamental, 
she  could  do  a  sad  scene,  yes  even  a  dramatic  scene. 
Now,  suddenly,  she  had  proved  she  could  be  dangerous. 

"There's  spice  in  Cyd  Charisse."  word  flew  about. 
She  was  given  another  wild,  exotic  dance  in 
"Sombrero,"  and  demanded  by  Fred  Astaire  for 
"The  Band  Wagon."  Reports  from  these  films  brought 
her  "Brigadoon,"  her  next  with  Gene  Kelly,  and 
"Kismet."  The  screen  expects  her  to  be  piquant,  daring. 
People  whisper:  "Cyd  Charisse,  what  now,  I  wonder?" 

"I  haven't  really  changed,"  confided  Cyd, 
earnestly.  "It  just  happened  I  had  the  opportunity 
to  do  a  striking  number.  It  was  good  for  me; 
it's  good  for  any  girl  to  snap  up  her  career,  and  nothing 
adds  spice  to  a  picture  like  a  brilliant  dance. 

WIn  private  life,  a  bit  of  spice  is  also  good,  but  you 

I  must  take  into  account  the  kind  of  man  you 
have  married.  Some  men  like  to  be  startled,  some  like  to 
be  left  guessing,  still  others  like  to  think  life 
goes  along  smoothly  by  magic — they  are  better 
pleased  not  to  find  out  how  it's  done. 

"Tony  Martin  is  the  easy-going  type.  To  him,  everything 
is  all  right  the  way  it  is.  I  have  to  effect  changes 
so  gently  he's  not  aware  of  them." 

When  Tony  and  Cyd  were  first  married,  they  had  a 
house  boy  who  had  looked  after  Tony  in  his  bachelor 
days.  Tony  thought  he  was  comfortable,  for 
nothing  much  needs  to  be  done  for  a  bachelor  except 
pick  up  after  him,  make  his  breakfast,  and  provide 
an  occasional  dinner.   Marcellus'  dinners  were  either 
curry  or  shrimp.  Since  Tony  ate  out  almost 
every  night,  he  thought  these  meals  were  delicious, 
and  so  they  were,  as  a  change. 

But  Cyd's  idea  of  marriage,  however,  meant  more 
dinners  at  home.  As  a  daily  diet,  shrimp  and 
curries  palled.  Cyd  doesn't  cook.  She  was  also  working. 
So  she  waved  her  magic  wand  on  a  spicy  breeze.  No 
one,  least-wise  Tony,  is  sure  at  this  date  just  how 
it  happened  that  a  New  Orleans  friend  insisted  on 
taking  Marcellus  back  to  Louisiana    (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  58) 


"Never  let  a  man  know  what  goes  on  behind  the  scenes,"  says 


how  to 

SPICE  up 

your 

MARRIAGE 


By  ALICE  L.  TILDESLEY 


With  Fred  Astaire  in  "The  Bandwagon,"  her  latest  film. 


31 


The  youthful  and  uninhibited  team  of  Janet  Leigh  and  To- 
ny Curtis  have  certainly  had  their  share  of  publicity  photos. 


Tony  and  Janet  feel  that  if  they  love  life,  their  careers 
and  one  another — why  shouldn't  the  world  know  about  it. 


Photographers  are  always  welcome  wherever  Janet  or  Tony 
are,  even  when  vacationing.  Film  folks  say  this  is  wrong. 


TONY  AND  JANET  CONTINUE  TO 
BE  UNMINDFUL  OF  THEIR  ADVERSE  PUBLICITY 


By  PETER  SHERWOOD 


EXHIBITIONISTS  OR  NOT,  JANET 

AND  TONY  ARE  HAVING  A  WHALE  OF  A  TIME 


Question  of  the  hour  in  Hollywood  is:  have 
Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  oversold  themselves? 
Many  a  young  actor  and  actress  have  crawled 
up  a  notch  or  two  on  the  ladder  to  movie  fame  and 
fortune  by  a  rash  of  homey  publicity,  but  .  .  . 

"You  can't  open  a  magazine  or  a  newspaper  today," 
wails  a  veteran  movie  star,  "and  not  be  confronted 
by  a  new,  intimate  phase  of  the  happy, 
home-loving,  uninhibited,  in-the-raw  existence  of 
the  Curtises.  They've  been  photographed  everywhere 
but  in  the  bathtub — and  the  end  is  not  in  sight!" 

On  the  other  hand,  here  is  the  opinion  of  Betty  L. . . 
who  happens  to  be  the  charming,  well-educated 
15-year-old  daughter  of  a  friend  of  ours.  "I'm 
a  movie  fan,  and  I  enjoy  knowing  everything  I  can 
about  the  private  lives  of  the  people  I  admire  on 
the  screen  or  stage. 

"Probably  I  know  more  about  Janet  and  Tony 
than  any  other  stars  on  the  screen  today,"  she  goes  on. 
"and  I  love  it.  I  have  seen  them  photographed 
around  the  clock,  living  in  every  room  of  their  home, 
working  in  the  kitchen,  playing  outdoors.  I 
think  that  sort  of  thing  is  very  exciting." 

Still  another  opinion  is  that  of  a  top  Hollywood 
agent  who  has  handled  some  of  the  biggest  stars  in  the 
business,  and  also  some  of  the  newcomers.  "The 
Curtises  suffer  from  an  exhibitionist  complex. 


The  true  stars  of  the  screen,  television — and  in  fact 
any  field  of  entertainment — avoid,  as  much 
as  possible,  the  limelight,  the  constant  public 
acclaim,  the  tried  and  trite  formulas  of  cheap  publicity," 
he  goes  on.  "But  Janet  and  Tony  don't  seem  happy 
unless  a  camera  lens  is  prying — night  and  day — 
into  the  most  private  moments  of  their  lives." 

To  all  these  accusations — from  foe  or  friend — the 
Curtises  answer,  "The  Critics  Be  Damned!"  They're 
having  a  whale  of  a  time  being  themselves — 
and  having  fun,  too!  And,  they  have  made  it  plain, 
that  as  long  as  the  press  and  the  photographers 
are  there  to  portray  the  progress  of  the 
saga  of  America's  most  publicized  movie  team,  they 
are  ready,  anxious  and  willing  to  please! 

The  simple  fact  is  that  quite  a  bit  of  their  publicity 
has  come  perilously  close  to  the  limits  of  taste — 
let  alone  good  taste — and  even  that  does  not 
deter  them.  They  have  been  photographed  lying 
across  a  double  bed  making  eyes  at  one  another, 
they  have  been  photographed  in  showers,  bathrooms 
and  doctors'  offices.  But  they  have  yet  to  be 
photographed  in  Bikini  bathing  suits  in  each 
other's  arms — underwater!  (continued  on  pace6i> 


Up  to  now,  neither  Janet  nor  Tony  have  hit  top  box-office, 
but  their  co-starring  film,  "Houdini,"  may  change  that. 


In  the  Paramount  picture,  Tony  has  a  role  that's  entirely 
different  from  anything  he  has  yet  attempted  on  the  screen. 


-1*1*  I- 


THE  CONVENTS  OF  PARIS  TURNED  A  TOMBOY  INTO  A  LADY.  NOW,  LESLIE  CARON  LOOKS  BACK  GRATEFULLY 


I  WAS 


A  CONVENT 


GIRL 


By  Peer  J.  Oppenheimer 


Tenaciously,  eight-year- old  Leslie  Caron 
held  on  to  the  side  of  the  eight 
wheel  truck  which  lumbered  through  a 
busy,  cobble-stone  street  of  Paris.  Her 
feet,  wearing  a  pair  of  shiny  new 
roller  skates,  sometimes  barely  touched 
the  ground,  but  her  eyes  were 
gleaming  with  excitement. 
Suddenly  the  truck  made  a  sharp 
left  turn  into  a  narrow  alley.  Leslie  lost 
her  grip  and  sailed  straight  into 
a  sidewalk  vegetable  stand,  spilling  fruit 
and  vegetables  all  over  the  street. 

Fifteen  minutes  later,  clothes  torn  and 
smeared  liberally  with  the  juices  and 
saps  of  tomatoes,  bananas,  squash,  and  a 
few  other  "legumes,"  Leslie  meekly 
confronted  her  mother.  "I  am 
very  sorry,  mamman,  I  .  .  .  I  .  .  ." 

Mamman  was  "very  sorry"  too.  More  than 
that!   "Mon  Dieu,  mon  Dieu,  we  cannot 
go  on  like  this.  We'll  have  to 
make  a  lady  out  of  you  somehow  .  .  ." 

Two  weeks  later,  Leslie  reported  to  the 
convent  school  in  La  Rue  Des  Dames. 

The  truck  incident  was  the  final  link  in 
a  chain  of  happenings  that  made  Mme. 
Caron  decide  that  an    (continued  on  page  60) 

Her  early  teachings  instilled  in  Leslie  what 
the  prime  functions  of  a  woman  really  are. 


By  LOUIS  REID 


John,  back  in  1933,  with  his  first  bride, 
Josephine  Saenz  of  Dominican  Republic. 


John  and  Josephine  were  happy  for 
eleven  years.  They  had  four  children. 


Jill's  liciraMe  Complex 

TYPICAL  AMERICAN  HE-MAN  JOHN  WAYNE  HAS  YET  TO  FALL  IN  LOVE  WITH  AN  AVERAGE  AMERICAN  GIRL 


Try  to  picture  strapping  he-man  John  Wayne  strum- 
ming a  sentimental  guitar  in  a  soft  serenade  beneath 
a  senorita's  window! 
It  just  isn't  possible. 

Nor  can  one  envision  him  tossing  roses  and  impassioned 
words  up  to  a  dark-eyed  charmer  on  a  moonlit  balcony, 
or  practicing  the  arts  of  hand-kissing  and  eye-rolling  in 
the  legendary  below-the-Rio  Grande  manner. 

He  definitely  doesn't  suggest  that  kind  of  lover. 

He  just  doesn't  seem  the  kind  of  suitor  that  south-of- 
the-border  belles  would  give  two  twirls  of  a  fan  for. 

Certainly  not  this  actor  who  has  been  so  clearly  iden- 
tified in  the  public  mind  as  a  strong  man  eternally  pitted 
in  a  great  struggle  against  the  sea,  against  the  dangerous 
frontier,  against  the  enemy  in  wartime. 

Yet,  there's  the  impressive,  incomprehensible  fact. 
John  Wayne  is  Hollywood's  all-time  champion  in  his 
appeal  to  Latin-American  women. 

The  6  feet,  4  inch  ex-football  herb,  as  American  as  his 
native  Waterloo,  la.,  now  the  screen's  No.  1  box  office 
star  with  an  income  of  $500,000  a  year,  is  filmdom's  chief 
romantic  exemplar  of  the  Good  Neighbor  Policy. 

For  a  Main  Street  fellow  who  was  once  called  Duke 
Morrison  it  comes  under  the  head  of  the  incredible. 

In  his  hemispheric  goodwill  over  a  score  of  years,  the 


big  46-year-old  symbol  of  the  big  outdoors  has  escorted 
two  Latin-American  girls  to  the  altar. 

And  he  is  now  courting  a  third,  notwithstanding  the 
failures  of  his  two  marriages. 

All  are  striking  brunette  beauties.  There  is  no  record 
that  Gentleman  John  has  ever  preferred  a  blonde — a 
northern,  so  to  speak,  blonde. 

Wayne's  first  wife  was  Josephine  Alicia  Saenz, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Jose  S.  Saenz,  former  consul  for 
the  Dominican  Republic  in  Los  Angeles.  She  divorced 
him  after  11  years  of  marriage,  and  was  given  custody 
of  their  four  children. 

His  second  wife  is  Esperanza  Baur,  Mexican  screen 
star.  Her  divorce  suit  is  pending.  The  couple  have  thus 
far  failed  to  agree  on  a  settlement. 

"I  tried  every  way  to  make  a  go  of  our  marriage,"  he 
said  recently.  "I've  gone  as  far  as  I  can  in  this  matter. 
I'm  still  hoping  we  will  reach  a  settlement  before  the 
trial  so  there  will  be  as  little  scandal  as  possible  for 
everyone's  sake. 

"We  tried  to  get  together  and  settle  before  filing  the 
divorce  papers,  but  we  didn't  make  it." 

Wayne  said  he  had  offered  Chata — his  nickname  for 
Esperanza  ( a  Spanish  word  (CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  62) 


36 


His  second  wife  was  Esperanza  Baur,  John  with  his  four  kids,  Michael,  Melin-  With  airline  hostesses.  But  average 
Mexican   film   star,   another   Latin.     da,  Patrick  and  Toni  while  on  vacation.     American  girls  just  don't  send  John. 


Pilar  Pallette,  Peruvian  beauty,  may  be  the  third  Mrs.  John  Wayne.  Why  do  the  south-of-the-border  girls  so  intrigue  John? 


MI  think  birthdays  are  wonderful  for  children. 

After  18  you're  stuck  with  your  birthday." 


"We  are  as  young  as  we  feel,  as 
young  as  we  want  to  be  and  could  be  if  that 

birthday  didn't  come  along  each 
year  to  remind  us  otherwise."  says  Doris  Day 


HI  AOIN  'EH ! 


By  RUTH  CUMMINCS  ROWLAND 


Doris  Day,  known  in  Hollywood  for  her  sparkling  smile, 
even  temper  and  pleasant  disposition  is  nevertheless 
very  adamant  on  one  thing.  She  doesn't  like  birthdays  and 
is  honest  enough  to  say  so  in  no  uncertain  terms. 

Since  Doris  looks  like  most  females  would  like  to -look 
.  .  .  slender  and  blonde  with  that  enviable  "scrubbed  look," 
which  is  so  attractive  to  the  opposite  sex,  and  is  so  fastidi- 
ously groomed  in  simple  blouses  and  skirts  and  besides, 
looks  far  more  seductive  in  a  high-necked  evening  gown 
than  most  girls  look  in  a  plunging  neckline  .  .  .  one  wonders 
why  she  is  so  "agin  birthdays."  After  all,  she  is  still  young 
enough  to  tell  her  age  without  flinching  about  it  and,  no 
matter  how  old  she  happens  to  be  at  this  moment,  she 
looks  a  good  five  years  younger  .  .  .  and  without  even  trying. 

"I  think  birthdays  are  wonderful  for  children  .  .  .  the 
presents  they  get  .  .  .  and  the  fun  they  have.  To  them  a 
birthday  means  a  party.  And  what  child  doesn't  love  a 
birthday  party?" 

One  might  argue  the  point  with  Doris  that  there  are  lots 
of  adults,  too,  who  love  a  party,  especially  a  birthday 
party.  Since,  let's  face  it,  a  great  many  bad  tempered  little 
minks  have  been  born  and  bred  to  make  a  lovely  present 
for  somebody's  birthday  .  .  .  and  no  woman  ever  feels  too 
old  to  get  one!  But  to  a  girl  like  Doris,  who  in  spite  of  her 
sensational  success  remains  essentially  simple  in  her  tastes 
and  philosophy  of  life,  material  things  are  unimportant.  She 
does  not  underestimate  the  luxuries  money  can  buy  .  .  . 
and  she  loves  pretty  clothes  as  well  as  the  next  girl.  In 


fact,  she  has  reached  the  pob 
extravagances  unattainable 
tainable  to  Doris.  But  her 
frank  point  of  view  of  life.  I 
"I  believe,"  she  said,  loo 
one  should  not  put  up  ba 
birthday  is  a  definite  barrif 
of  a  girl  who  is  22  and  is  n 
'Goodness,'  she  begins  to  Si 
be  23  and  suppose  I  should 
year  after  that  I'll  be  24!'  £ 
a  happy  one,  it's  sad,  beca 
old  she's  getting  .  .  .  and  tr 

II^uppose,"  continued  D. 

V  no  yard  stick  by  wh 
lived.  You'd  feel  young,  • 
should  we  be  stuck  with 
only  makes  you  aware  oi 
you  should  be  and  how  li 
instance,  a  woman  has 
suddenly  thinks  about  h 
is,  that  she's  sure  she's  . 
band  is  too  old  to  stay  uj. 
and,  even  if  she  believes 
rectly,  that  her  friends  s 
looks  young — even  thouj. 
years  of  marriage  that  s 
side  of  40  and  she  can't  r 
really  happy  she  would  b* 
could  all  skip  our  birthda 
"You  mean  just  give  th 
"Of  course,"  she  laughe 
wich,  and  enjoying  every  b 
away?   After  you  reach  1 
you're  stuck  with  your  bi 

^|  wish  we  could  all  d< 
I  did  .  .  .  give  our  birti 
bring  such  joy!  Wouldn't 
courage  and  the  whimsy 
birthdays!   I'm  going  to  £ 
I'm  going  to  forget  how  oi 
to  accomplish  all  the  thing 
there  is  nothing  which  ren. 
or  forty  or  fifty  .  .  .  and  tl 
venture  because  I'm  too  old 
don't  ache,  they  should  ach 
is  what  we  reveal  in  our  fac 
that  we  are  as  young  as  we 
be  and  could  be,  if  that  olc 
each  year  to  remind  us  that 
not  as  young  as  we  feel,  nor 
Her  philosophy  is  profoun« 
tion  of  one's  years  shocked 
ourselves  that  we  are  too  o 
foreign  language,  perhaps,  oi 
Sonata"  on  the  piano;  too  oh 
rhythm,  or  go  bowling  or  swim 
things.  We  are  trapped  by  alwf 


By  J.  W.  RICHARDSON 


^■'m  no  Marilyn  Monroe,"  said  Deborah  Kerr,  "But 
I  I  wish  I  were." 

Miss  Kerr,  her  customarily  red-gold  hair  bleached  to  a 
topaz  blonde  for  her  super-sexy  role  of  Karen  Holmes, 
the  captain's  wife  who  carries  on  a  love  affair  with  the 
sergeant  (Burt  Lancaster)  in  "From  Here  To  Eternity," 
tucked  her  shorts-clad  legs  under  her  on  the 
davenport  of  her  Columbia  Studio  dressing  room  and 
sat  tailor- fashion,  grinning  impishly. 

"This  is  my  first  undress  role,"  she  elaborated,  in  a  quiet, 
precise  British  accent  which  she  was  being  coached 
to  lose  for  the  part.  "And  I  wish  I  were  Marilyn  Monroe 
because  I'd  love  to  be  able  to  get  off  the  wonderful 
repartee  that's  always  credited  to  her,  on  the  subject  of  sex. 

"When  I  was  first  announced  for  this  part,  people 
I've  known  for  years  picked  up  their  morning  papers, 
read  the  item,  gasped  and  stared  at  each  other, 
then  exclaimed,  'WELL!  What  Do  You  Know?  SHE'S  ALIVE!' 

"Stewart  Granger  and  Jean  Simmons  and  some 
of  my  other  old  friends  came  to  me  and  said,  'Thank 
goodness  you  got  it.   You're  young  and  you're  fun  and 
you're  not  too  bad  to  look  at,  and  you've  played 
duchess  roles  for  long  enough.  Now  you  can  show  them 
that  there  is  blood  in  your  veins.' 


Q^ut  all  I  could  think  of  was  the  remark  my  mother 


made  after  I  received  an  Academy  Award 
nomination  for  the  role  of  a  drunken  old  woman  in 
'Edward,  My  Son.' 

"  'I'm  sure,  dear,  it's  very  good  acting,'  Mother  remarked, 
'but  I  don't  like  to  see  you  like  that.'  And  I'm 
sure  if  Mother  were  alive  today,  that's  the  sort  of  thing 
she  would  say  about  this  part,  too. 

"But  I  need  it,  to  give  me  a  complete  new  outlook 
on  my  future."  (continued  on  pace  66) 


As  the  very  sexy  Karen  Holmes  in  "From  Here  To 
Eternity,"  Deborah  has  affair  with  Burt  Lancaster. 


Deborah  was  fearful  of  what  hubby  Tony  Bartley 
would  say,  but  he  thought  it  was  a  wonderful  idea. 


DEBORAH  KERR,  ALWAYS  CONSIDERED  COLD  AND  ALOOF,  SHOWS  'EM  WHAT  SHE'S  REALLY  MADE  OF 


One  Widmark  rale  for  marital  bliss  is  that  the  wife  take  Dick  and  his  wife,  Jean  (with  Jan  Sterling),  have  learned 
care  of  children.  Ann,  7,  isn't  turned  over  to  a  nurse.        that  annoying  habits  must  be  faced  with  great  tolerance. 


/0  wm/s  /o  im^e 


mess 


Dick  has  evolved  a  set  of  rules  in  10  idyllic  years  of  building  a  successful  marriage 

By  RICHARD  WIDMARK 


Tms  is  no  marriage  counselor  giving  out  with  the 
wisdom.  This  is  only  one  guy's  opinion.  As  such, 
my  ideas  about  how  to  make  a  marriage  last  are  based 
only  on  what  has  worked  for  me  in  ten  years  of  a 
happy  married  life. 

It's  been  said  before,  so  I  won't  be  accused  of  being 
original,  that  the  first  part  of  marriage  is  the  tough- 
est. Once  the  flush  of  romance  begins  to  settle  into 
a  more  realistic  state,  suddenly  all  kinds  of  little 
personal  habits  become  rather  trying.  It's  only  the 
dreamer  who  expects  those  traits  to  change  com- 
pletely. Like  my  wife  Jean's  little  habit  of  leaving 


her  nightgown  piled  on  the  bathroom  floor.  So  I 
make  an  issue  about  it — and  for  a  while  it  disap- 
pears. But  before  long  it's  back — as  charming  as  ever. 

Then  there's  my  idiosyncracy,  among  others,  of 
hating  to  get  up  in  the  morning.  I  can  remember 
when  we  were  first  married  how  Jean  tried  to  look 
attractive  at  breakfast  just  to  please  me.  She  had 
several  nice  brunch  coats,  so  she  tells  me,  but  I  never 
noticed  them  because  when  I  did  get  up  I  always  had 
to  rush  right  out  without  even  a  cup  of  coffee.  She 
used  to  fix  me  a  nice  breakfast  too,  but  she  soon  got 
accustomed  to  the  idea  that  the  (continued  on  pace  67) 


^  "What's  worse  in  a  marriage  than  frustration?"  asks  Dick,  star  of  "Destination  Gobi. 


43 


NEVER  DOES  JANE  FROMAN  INDULGE  IN  SELF-PITY,  FOR  SHE'S  FOUND  THAT  EVEN  OUT  OF  TRAGEDY  CAN 

The  Lesson  To  Learn  From 


The  hopeful  lyrics  of  "I  Believe" 
have  become  Jane's  theme  and  credo. 


Jane  entertains  servicemen  twice  a 
week  on  CBS-TV's  "U.S.A.  Canteen." 


When  Jane  Froman  sings  the 
words  of  her  theme  song,  "I  Be- 
lieve," on  CBS-TV's  "U.S.A.  Can- 
teen," you  know  it's  Jane's  heart  sing- 
ing. Remember  the  opening  words: 
"I  believe  for  every  drop  of  rain  that 
falls,  a  flower  grows;  I  believe  that  in 
the  darkest  night  a  candle  glows  .  .  ." 
They  do  something  to  you,  don't  they, 
those  words?  And  no  heart  has  a  bet- 
ter right  than  Jane's  to  sing  them. 

For  Jane,  this  year  seemed,  at  its 
beginning,  a  promise  that  her  long 
travail  was  ended.  Ten  years  after  the 
Clipper  crash,  after  the  twenty-five 
operations  and  the  anguish  of  body 
and  mind  caused  by  them,  she  was 
well  again.  Except  for  a  brace  on  one 
leg  which  in  no  way  handicaps  her, 
even  for  dancing  (as  you  who  have 
watched  her  on  television  know)  the 
so-nearly  fatal  accident  might  never 
have  been.  Pain,  so  much  pain,  ap- 
pears to  have  left  the  lustrous  dark 
hair  more  lustrous,  the  blue  eyes  blu- 
er and  brighter,  the  rich  soprano  voice 
richer,  and  more  emotionally  stirring, 
than  ever  before. 

We  were  talking,  Jane  and  I,  in 
the  beautiful,  high-ceilinged 
library  of  the  house-that- Jane-bought, 
the  tall,  old  brownstone  on  East  93rd 
Street  in  New  York  which  Jane  and 
her  husband,  Captain  John  Burn  call 
— and  have  made — a  home.  As  I  looked 
at  her,  seated  on  an  old  Victorian  sofa, 
wearing  scarlet  slacks  and  royal-blue 
jacket,  vivid  as  a  painting,  I  thought 
that  now,  at  last,  Jane  can  turn  away, 
can  dance  away  if  it  pleases  her  fancy, 
from  the  dark  memory  of  all  those 
painful  yesterdays. 


She  can.  And  she  does. 

She  said:  "Looking  forward  instead 
of  looking  back  on  airplane  accidents 
and  how  I  got  through  twenty-five 
operations  (I  got  so  bored  with  it!)  is 
why  I  love  this  year  so  much.  Now 
it's  today  that  matters,  and  tomor- 
row. Now  it's  vital.  Now  it's  new! 
Now,  no  one  else  is  playing  Jane  Fro- 
man. Jane  Froman  is  playing  Jane 
Froman,  and  loving  it!  Oh,  it's*  fun 
to  get  working  again!  A  new  show 
twice  every  week.  Two  sponsors  who 
think  you're  all  right!  Wonderful  to 
get  involved  in  a  current  activity;  to 
tackle  problems,  for  there  are  always 
problems,  but  current  problems,  not 
going  back.  It's  fun  to  have  argu- 
ments, rhubarbs,  about  scripts,  about 
the  career  .  .  . 

^■t's  fun,  it's  wonderful  fun,  and 
I  it's  something  deeper  than  fun, 
for  John  and  me  to  have  our  own 
home.  Fun  to  look  for,,  and  find  the 
things,  the  old  things  we  love  and 
want  for  it  .  .  .  the  six  perfect  Queen 
Anne  dining-room  chairs  I  discovered 
only  last  week;  the  Queen  Anne  sec- 
retary, our  greatest  treasure;  this  little 
and  very  old  Victorian  sofa;  the  red 
damask  draperies  .  .  .  Fun  to  look  for- 
ward to  what  we  may  find,  as  we 
cruise  around  New  England  in  the  car, 
next  week,  the  week  after  next  .  .  . 
Fun,  too,  planning  for  our  Summer 
vacation  and  great  fun  looking  for- 
ward to  September  and  TV  again! 

"Forward,"  Jane  said,  and  laughed, 
"so  forward-looking  had  I  become, 
and  wanted  to  become,  that  my  eyes 
seemed  focused  and  permanently  fixed 
on  tomorrow  and  the  day  after  to- 


come  some  good        By  CLADYS  HALL 


morrow  and  the  day  after  that 

"Until  the  trial — until  my  case 
against  Pan-American  Airways,  which 
had  been  in  the  courts  for  ten  years 
before  the  lawyers  could  get  it  before 
a  jury,  came  to  trial.  Then,  in  that 
courtroom  I  was  obliged,  against  my 
will,  to  look  back  again.  For  me,  it 
was  pretty  grim.  I'd  got  over  the  shock 
of  the  crash.  I'd  got  over,  and  past, 
the  ordeal  of  the  operations.  But  dur- 
ing the  trial  my  doctors,  of  necessity, 
took  the  stand.  The  reports  of  my 
nurses  (covering  ten  years )  were  read 
into  the  testimony.  Every  X-ray  I'd 
had  made  was  exhibited  for  all  eyes, 
including  my  own,  to  see.  As  the 
evidence  of  what  I'd  undergone  and 
survived  was       (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  64) 


Jane  hopes  that  her  legal  fight  against 
the  airlines  will  benefit  other  people. 


Her  leg  brace  is  the  only  reminder  to  Jane  and 
her  husband,  John  Burn,  of  the  near-fatal  crash. 


MAG GTS 
PRIVATE  WIRE 

LISTENING  IN  ON  THE  LATEST  VIDEO  NEWS  — WHAT'S  GOING  ON  BEHIND  THE  SCENES  IN  TELEVISION 

By  MACCI  McNELLIS 


Whether  or  not  it's  true  that  all 
funnymen  aspire  to  play  "Ham- 
let," they  certainly  seem  to  want  to 
go  "straight"  once  in  a  while.  And 
Jackie  Gleason's  just  done  it  for  the 
first  time,  and  to  great  acclaim,  with 
his  appearance  in  "The  Laugh  Maker" 
on  Studio  One.  CBS-TV's  "Mr.  Sat- 
urday Night"  portrayed  a  comic  who 
skyrocketed  to  fame  in  television,  a 
role  which  must  have  seemed  familiar 
to  Jackie.  I  think  Gleason  proves  that 
all  fine  comedians  have  a  tinge  of  sor- 
row in  their  tomfoolery.  The  trage- 
dies in  his  own  early  life  have  given 
him  an  insight  into  characterization 
that  is  reflected  in  the  comedy  gems 
which  prove  so  delightful  to  his  ad- 
mirers. When  Jackie  was  three,  his 
fourteen-year-old  brother  died.  When 


he  was  eight  his  father  mysteriously 
disappeared,  never  to  be  found  or 
heard  from  again.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen his  mother  died,  and  several 
years  later  he  had  to  eke  out  a  living 
by  working  as  a  barker  in  a  carnival, 
daredevil  driver  in  an  auto  circus  and 
exhibition  diver  in  a  water  follies. 
Fifteen  years  ago  his  night  club  salary 
was  $75.00  a  week.  His  was  the  rugged 
path  to  show-business  stardom.  Since 
his  recent  success  on  Studio  One,  in- 
timates of  "Mr.  Saturday  Night"  pre- 
dict he'll  try  more  straight  dramatic 
roles  in  the  future,  and  find  himself 
in  a  class  with  Charles  Laughton, 
Spencer  Tracy  and  Fredric  March. 

If  Garry  Moore  takes  to  talking 
about  Thomas  Garrison  Morfit  on  his 


telecast  and  insists  this  "old  pal"  of 
his  was  a  real  great  guy,  be  advised 
the  comedian  is  talking  about  himself. 
He  adopted  the  new  moniker  in  Chi- 
cago a  dozen  years  ago  when  a  Pitts- 
burgh woman  won  $100.00  in  a  name 
contest  sponsored  by  Garry. 

Celeste  Holm's  contract  with  NBC- 
TV  will  give  her  an  opportunity  to 
display  the  full  range  of  her  abilities 
as  dramatic  actress,  singer  and  come- 
dienne. The  former  "Oklahoma!"  star, 
who  won  an  Academy  Oscar  for  her 
performance  in  "Gentlemen's  Agree- 
ment," is  one  of  the  few  actresses  ever 
to  be  nominated  three  straight  years 
for  an  Academy  Award.  After  win- 
ning her  golden  statuette  for  her  first 
dramatic  picture,  "Gentlemen's  Agree- 


Dinah  Shore,  soon  to  celebrate  a  reunion  with  Eddie  Cantor,  It's  a  moot  point  whether  it's  a  guy  named  Thomas  G.  Morfit 
dines  with  her  husband  George  Montgomery  at  the  Stork  Club.       or  Morgan,  the  basset  hound,  who  is  Garry  Moore's  best  pal. 


ment,"  in  1948,  she  was  nominated 
again  in  1949  for  "Come  To  The  Sta- 
ble" and  in  1950  for  "All  About  Eve." 
Scenes  from  all  three  films  will  be 
used  during  the  "Celeste  Holm  Show" 
in  addition  to  musical  comedy  num- 
bers she  made  famous  in  "Oklahoma!" 
and  "Bloomer  Girl"  on  the  Broadway 
stage. 

Although  the  financial  terms  of 
i  Bob  Hope's  General  Foods  TV 
program  scheduled  for  1953-1954  have 
not  been  disclosed  (he  will  be  assigned 


10  shows),  intimates  claim  "he'll  earn 
dollar-for-dollar  with  Milton  Berle  on 
one  of  TV's  biggest  contracts."  Inci- 
dentally, Bob  told  Herb  Shriner  he 
could  speak  French,  not  fluently,  but 
just  enough  to  have  his  face  slapped. 

She  won't  know  it  until  she  reads 
it  here,  but  Mindy  Carson,  the  "Club 
Embassy"  star,  is  due  for  a  birthday 
surprise  that  should  well  bowl  her 
over.  It's  no  secret  that  Mindy  was 
born  in  New  York  City  on  July  16, 
1927.  The  26-year-old  song  stylist  will 


have  to  lug  home  a  twenty -six  pound 
box  of  Rosemarie  de  Paris  candies  this 
year,  gift  of  the  confectionary  com- 
pany she  once  worked  for.  (At  the 
tender  age  of  18,  Mindy  was  assistant 
sales  manager  in  the  wholesale  de- 
partment of  the  firm.  She  left  the 
concern  several  years  later  to  begin 
her  singing  career.)  The  Carson  can- 
dy gift  package  will  undoubtedly  be 
shared  by  the  entire  "Club  Embassy" 
staff,  including  NBC  ushers  whom 
Mindy  champions  in  singing  auditions 
with  her  bosses,  (continued  on  pace  70) 


Clifton  Fadiman  and  Sam  Levenson  know 
it's  all  an  act  with  George  S.  Kaufman. 


Maggi  and  little  Meg  Newhouse,  all 
dolled  up  in  mother-daughter  costumes. 


Eddie  Jackson  and  Jimmy  Durante,  get 
ready  for  new  season  on  All-Star  Revue. 


47 


All  kinds  of  supplies  for  kitchens,  from  new  graters  to 
gleaming  pots  and  pans,  are  sold  at  GRANT  Stores. 


Colorful  cottons,  corduroys,  taffetas  and  velveteens 
for  those  who  like  to  sew  are  available  at  GREEN'S. 


SCREENLAND  VARIETY  VALUES 


IN  THE 


DIME 


By  Marcia  Moore 

If  you  like  to  browse,  you  can 
have  a  lot  of  fun  and  save  more  than  pennies 
in  your  neighborhood  Variety  Store 

jAAiDDGE  Ware  is  shown  here  spending 
a  profitable  afternoon  shopping.  She  found  it  is 
no  exaggeration  to  say  that  you 
can  buy  everything  "from  soup  to  nuts"  in 
Variety  Stores.  Note  the  talking 
parrot  sold  at  GRANT'S  Store  in  New  York 
City.  There  are  outstanding  buys  in  jewelry,  hosiery, 
yard  goods  and  as  for  kitchen 
necessities — all  the  latest  gadgets  and  well- 
known  brands  can  be  found  in  these  stores.  And 
more  than  one  budget-wise 
mother  has  discovered  the  cute  clothes 
for  the  little  ones  and  the  wide  selection  of  toys  and 

games  to  amuse  the  whole  family. 
Attractive  and  talented  Midge,  this  month's  shopper, 
has  been  appearing  in  the  Broadway 
play,  "The  Fifth  Season." 


For  the  amateur  artist,  complete  painting  kits  with 
outline  drawing  to  be  colored.  About  $1  at  KRESS. 


Tropical  fish,  pet  supplies,  canaries,  parakeets  and  a 
real  talking  parrot  are  sold  in  large  GRANT  Stores. 


Wanted  for  good  grooming,  polished  nails.  Midge 
makes  a  selection  of  Cutex  colors  at  H.  L.  GREEN. 


Glassware  for  every  table,  every  drink.  In  simulated 
crystal,  colorful  patterns.  At  S.  H.  KRESS  Stores. 


Screenland  Fashion  Feature 


By  Marcia  Moore 

Lovely  Dorothy  Parkington,  NBC-TV 
actress,  models  low-cut  "V-Ette," 
white  broadcloth  bra  priced  at  $2.50. 
Top  sketch:  "Blossom  Out,"  a  nylon 
sheer  with  beauty-mark  insert.  $3.50. 
Shown  below:  "Her  Secret," 
with  built-in  foam  rubber  inserts 
to  supplement  the  small  bustline.  In 
embossed  cotton.  $5.  Whirlpool 
bras  are  Hollywood-Maxwell  designs. 


50 


IS  BEING  SEXY  ENOUGH? 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  23] 


play  "Anne  Of  The  Indies,"  she  prowled 
around  the  lot  in  blue  jeans  and  all  but 
hurdled  fire  hydrants  and  small  cars  in 
a  subtle  attempt  to  prove  herself.  "How- 
ever, in  all  honesty,"  Jean  quipped,  "I 
think  I  got  that  part  because,  to  show 
the  agility  necessary  for  the  role,  I 
threatened  to  throw  George  Jessel  in 
the  air  and  whirl  him  over  my  head." 

Fortunately  for  Jean,  her  roles  have 
been  so  varied,  she  can  almost  always  be 
herself  without  adverse  criticism.  "I 
love  a  flashy,  sexy  role — when  it's  in 
character,"  says  Jean.  "But  to  be  built 
purely  as  a  Sex  Queen  can  be  dynamite 
to  a  career.  One  star  I  know  is  a  fine 
actress,  but  the  public  won't  accept  her 
in  anything  except  a  tight  sweater  and 
an  invitation  on  her  lips.  This  can  be 
tragic  for  a  career  that  has  much  more 
to  offer.  It's  also  murder  on  a  private 
life.  The  public  expects  sexation  stars 
always  to  be  breathing  heavily  towards 
some  tall,  dark,  and  handsome  male  in 
the  popular  night  spots.  Actually,  a  lot 
of  the  girls  just  really  aren't  the  type — 
except  on  film — but  they  can't  be  caught 
in  a  pair  of  blue  jeans  washing  their  own 
cars." 

As  Jean  sees  it,  too  much  emphasis  on 
sex  can  hurt  an  actress.  She  finds  her- 
self taking  too  much  time  to  be  sexy  and 
not  enough  for  acting.  Joan  Crawford, 
Barbara  Stanwyck  and  Bette  Davis  are 
perennially  popular  because  they  act  first 
and  use  sex  only  when  needed.  And 
that's  the  way  Jean  would  like  to  be. 

A  sharp  gal  knows  when  to  retreat 
from  sex  appeal.  "In  'Niagara,' "  J ean  re- 
calls, "I  took  one  look  at  the  script, 
inspected  Marilyn  Monroe's  wardrobe, 
buttoned  up  my  blouse  to  the  chin,  and 
concentrated  on  my  acting."  On  the 
other  hand,  in  her  new  picture,  "Vicki," 
Jean  has  a  chance  to  be  very  feminine 
and  wear  lovely  clothes.  It's  a  wonder- 
ful switch  from  "Pick  Up."  There  is  sex 
appeal  in  both  roles,  yet  in  entirely 
different  ways. 

Jean  doesn't  believe  in  pretense — and 
to  her  a  false  use  of  sex  is  pretense. 
"Actually,  many  men  are  afraid  of  wom- 
en," she  says,  "so  in  self-defense  they 
fall  into  a  pattern  of  first  things  first. 
That  is — greeting  gals  by  pitching  a  pass. 
I  think  most  men  would  like  to  be 
natural  and  not  make  like  an  eager 
beaver,  but  the  coy  look  complete  with 
an  off-the-waist  sweater  could  give  even 
Mortimer  Snerd  the  feeling  that  the  girl 
isn't  wanting  to  sit  before  the  fire  and 
read!  Yet,  this  same  gal  will  be  hurt 
and  furious  when  that  Romeo  takes  his 
cue  from  her  and  pitches  a  pass." 

In  Hollywood,  Jean  is  considered  some- 
thing of  an  oddity  because  she  refuses 
to  be  something  she's  not.  "I  guess  like 
attracts  like  because  the  men  I  date 
accept  and  seem  to  enjoy  the  same  type 
things,"  she  says.  "I  prefer  baseball  to 
night  clubs,  a  quiet  dinner  at  home  to 
opening  nights,  and  naturalness  above 
everything.    I'm  prejudiced,  of  course, 


but  I  feel  most  men  are  a  little  relieved 
to  find  their  date  open  and  honest  and 
with  a  healthy  respect  for  genuineness 
in  a  girl. 

"Every  healthy  American  girl  has  sex 
appeal — because  she's  a  female.  Not  every 
one  may  stop  traffic  on  Fifth  Avenue, 
but  each  has  it.  Used  properly,  it's  a 
wonderful  asset.  Used  improperly,  it's 
cheap. 

"Putting  sex  in  its  proper  place  will 
avoid  mistaking  sex  for  overwhelming 
love.  Love  must  surely  stem  from  a 
deep  and  lasting  desire  to  love,  not  just 
to  receive  love.  To  love  means  a  lot  more 
than  sex.  It  means  consideration,  kind- 
ness, happiness  in  giving,  and  respect  for 
the  other  person. 

"Too  many  girls  seem  to  confuse  femi- 
nine charm  and  femininity  with  sex. 
Charm  will  hide  a  multitude  of  physical 
deficiencies.  Charm  will  endure  even 
though  the  figure  does  not  continue  for- 
ever to  be  the  body  beautiful. 

"In  my  business,  charm  is  the  quality 
that  will  allow  an  actress  gracefully  to 
cross  the  bar  from  ingenue  to  character 
acting  and  take  her  ever-lovin'  fan  club 
with  her.  For  charm  doesn't  fade  with 
the  years — it  increases.  It's  the  small 
print  clause  in  a  contract  like  money  in 
the  bank." 

Femininity,  Jean  thinks,  is  also  very 
important.  She  and  her  mother  have 
been  on  their  own  since  Jean  was  ten, 
when  her  father  died.  "In  a  completely 
feminine  household,  you  learn  to  do  all 
things  for  yourself,"  Jean  admitted.  "It 
has  made  me  too  independent  and  ag- 
gressive. That's  a  bad  combination  and 
I'm  trying  to  do  something  about  it. 

"My  career  has  also  had  much  to  do 
with  my  being  a  positive  individual.  As 
an  actress  you  have  to  be  determined 
and  drive  yourself.  It's  difficult  to  turn 
those  impulses  off  when  you  clock  out 
at  the  studio.  Because  of  my  background 
and  my  career,  I  consciously  make  an 
effort  to  accentuate  the  feminine.  I 
think  a  lot  of  career  girls  unconsciously 
take  the  other  tack.  Overcome  with 
their  success  in  competing  with  males  in 
business,  they  lose  their  once  pretty 
little  heads  when  they  compete  for  the 
most  important  business  of  all — love. 
Too  often  they  give  their  date  the  un- 
comfortable feeling  he's  out  with  one  of 
the  boys." 

Of  course,  it's  the  accepted  thing  to 
regard  actresses  as  aggressive,  but  before 
you  think  they're  difficult  and  hard  to 
handle,  count  to  ten.  An  actress  is  told 
what  and  how  to  do  all  day  long.  Told 
about  the  most  feminine  things.  She  may 
hate  her  hair  in  an  up-do — ye  old  hair 
creator  at  ye  old  studio  says  "Up."  She 
may  detest  princess  style  clothes,  but  ye 
old  dress  designer  decided  princess  for 
the  entire  picture.  She  may  hate  red 
hair,  but  she  wears  it  three  months  for 
Technicolor.  The  only  things  she  has  for 
her  own  are  personality  and  acting — and 
sometimes  these  are  changed  for  a  part. 


Jean  Peters  is  one  of  the  most  prac- 
tical-minded actresses  in  Hollywood. 


So  you  can  understand  the  temptation 
to  be  a  dictator  on  the  home  front — or  a 
sudden  furious  revolt  at  the  color  of 
the  hair. 

"I  remember  a  perfectly  beautiful  hat 
that  LeMaire  designed  for  me  for  a 
picture,''  Jean  chuckled.  "I  loved  that 
crazy  thing.  Everyone  loved  it — except 
one  important  person.  So  during  'Vicki' 
I  dragged  it  in  again  and  everybody 
thought  it  divine,  but  it  was  turned  down 
once  so  it  couldn't  be  used.  Things  like 
that  become  an  obsession.  I'm  going  to 
buy  that  hat.  It's  the  kind  of  hat  that 
will  please  my  kind  of  man." 

What  is  Jean's  kind  of  man?  He's  one 
who  thinks  well-dressed  women  should 
leave  something  to  the  imagination.  He 
wants  what  most  men  want.  A  woman 
he  can  be  proud  of  and  who  will  be 
proud  of  him — at  all  times  and  loudly. 
A  woman  who  will  look  to  him  for 
major  decisions  and  yet  get  her  own 
way  with  subtle  dignity  and  leave  him 
his.  He  wants  a  woman  who  is  gay  and 
loves  fun  without  being  a  prude  or  un- 
comfortable to  live  with.  Jean's  ideal 
male  is  one  who  expects  a  woman  to 
behave  unpredictably  at  times — but  al- 
ways in  good  taste.  He  wants  a  woman 
with  his  interest  first  in  her  heart — even 
to  the  ability  to  look  concerned  when  he 
sneezes.  And  most  of  all,  he  wants  a 
woman  with  that  elusive  feminine  glow 
called  sex  appeal  that  allows  him  to  feel 
flattered  when  he  looks  at  her. 

"My  kind  of  man,"  Jean  concluded, 
"expects  ail  those  things  because  he'd 
know  that  sex  appeal  isn't  everything. 
And  we  find  what  we're  really  looking 
for.  I  want  my  man  to  baby  me,  not  as 
a  movie  star,  but  as  a  woman.  He'd  love 
me  in  spite  of  my  faults.  He'd  want  me 
with  all  of  my  idiosyncracies.  He'd  love 
and  cherish  me  when  I  am  most  difficult. 
He'd  respect  my  rights  as  an  individual 
up  to  a  point  and  then  he'd  clobber  me 
with  his  male  prerogative.  And  if  there 
were  children,  he'd  expect  me  never  to 
put  the  children  before  him  in  impor- 
tance and  to  build  his  beloved  male  ego 
'til  death  do  us  part. 

"No,  sex  appeal  can  never  be  enough; 
you  can't  win  with  it  alone.  But  mix 
appeal  with  genuine  love  and  affection 
and  understanding,  and  you  have  a  last- 
ing formula  for  happiness."  END 

51 


COOLING 


Pat  Crowley  soon 
to  be  seen  in  "Forever 
Female,"  Paramount  film. 


Pat  keeps  cool  indoors,  relies  on  Gaby 
Suntan  Lotion  for  protection  outdoors. 


It's  as  easy  as  falling  off  a  log  to 
look  cool  and  collected  if  you  don't 
have  anything  to  do  but  sit  under 
a  tree  and  relax.  The  trouble  is,  most 
of  us  can't  spend  the  Summer  in  that 
idyllic  state  of  suspended  animation. 
That's  why  we  asked  Paramount's 
young  (19,  to  be  exact)  Pat  Crowley 
to  help  us  help  you  work  out  some 
new  short-cuts  to  hot  weather  glam- 
our. Pat,  you  see,  is  a  new  recruit  to 
the  ranks  of  Hollywood  bachelor  girls. 
This  means  that  in  addition  to  her 
work  at  the  studio  she  has  the  domes- 
tic routine  involved  in  caring  for  her 
own  apartment.  It's  a  full  sched- 
ule that  allows  such  irregular 
snatches  of  free  time  for  any 
outdoor  sports  and  sunning  that 


52 


When  you  aoiv .  .  or  a  built-in  air-conditioner 

to  save  your  Summer  glamour,  take  heart,  there  are  other  ways  to  defy  that 

soaring  thermometer  and  help  you  to  raise  your  beauty-rating  at  the  same  time 


SYSTEMS 


By  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 


Pat  does  household  chores  in  shorts  and  Green  vegetables,  salads,  fruits  make  Colognes  and  toilet  water  will  be  valued 
cotton  shirts;  likes  to  do  work  barefoot.     Pat's  lunch  menus  ideal  for  Summer.     pick-up  if  you  keep  them  in  refrigerator. 


Pat  considers  her  suntan  lotion  the 
most  basic  prop  in  her  whole  cam- 
paign for  cool  beauty.  By  never  let- 
ting herself  get  a  sunburn  she  avoids 
that  greatest  heater-upper  of  all.  Be- 
ing a  "copy  cat"  in  this  case  is  one  of 
the  smartest  things  that  you  can  do — 
pleasant  too,  when  you  can  get  all  the 
protection  you  need  from  a  greaseless 
preparation  like  Gaby  Suntan  Lotion. 
The  Gaby  formula  lets  you  build  up 
a  wonderful  tan,  of  course;  it  just 
won't  let  you  burn.  Armed,  like  Pat, 
with  your  own  supply  of  this  glamour- 
insurance  for  sun-swept  hours  out- 
doors, the  remaining  problem  is  how 
to  keep  cool  indoors.  Pat  has  a  system. 

"The  first  thing  that  I  do  when  I  get 
up  in  the  morning  is  to  close  all  the 


Venetian  blinds,"  explained  Pat.  "No 
sun  gets  in  that  way,"  she  went  on, 
"so  the  apartment  can't  heat  up  too 
much  during  the  day.  Then,  instead 
of  taking  my  shower  before  I  get 
dressed,  I  just  pop  into  a  cool  cotton 
shirt  and  a  pair  of  shorts  and  get  busy 
with  the  dusting." 

This  comfortable  minimum  of 
clothing  is,  quite  literally,  all  that 
Pat  wears  while  she's  doing  her 
chores.  She  likes  to  go  barefoot  and 
does.  Whether  she's  aware  of  it  or 
not,  this  is  a  common-sense  proce- 
dure for  both  health  and  beauty.  The 
clothes  you  wear  in  hot  weather  have 
a  great  deal  to  do  with  the  amount  of 
fatigue  you  feel — and  going  barefoot 


is  also  one  of  the  best  ways  of  helping 
yourself  to  a  lovelier  pair  of  feet! 

When  the  apartment  has  been  com- 
pletely groomed,  Pat  gets  busy  on 
grooming  herself.  This  is  the  moment 
that  she  chooses  for  her  tub  or  show- 
er. Never  letting  the  water  run  any 
hotter  than  a  kindly  lukewarm  tem- 
perature, she  gets  full  cleansing  po- 
tentialities from  her  bathing  but 
avoids  inducing  excessive  perspira- 
tion. When  you  follow  her  system, 
you  might  give  yourself  an  extra 
bonus  of  cooling  by  rinsing  in  water 
that  runs  progressively  cooler.  Re- 
member too,  to  dry  yourself  gently — 
don't  work  yourself  into  a  lather  all 
over  again.  Complete  the  drying  proc- 
ess by  sprinkling  (CONTINUED  ON  pace  74) 


53 


RECORD  ROUNDUP 


By  DON  BELL 

(M.  C.  "Don  Bell  Show,"  "Don 
Bell  Matinee."  "Don  Bell  Revue" 
KRNT,  Iowa 


.  .  .  Freddy  Martin's  "There's  Music  In 
You,"  from  "Main  Street  To  Broadway,", 
and  "Featherfoot"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Barbara 
Ruick's  "Chi-Li,  Chi-Li,  Chi-Li,"  from 
"Dream  Wife,"  and  "Now  That  I'm  In 
Love"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Donald  O'Connor's 
"I'm  Walking  Behind  You"  and  "Crash" 
for  Decca  .  .  .  "Come  Back  Little  Sheba" 
and  "Ask  Her  While  You're  Dancing"  by 
Johnny  Prophet  for  Coral  .  .  .  Gordon 
MacRae's  "C'est  Magnifique"  and  "Horn- 
in'  Time"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  Percy  Faith's 
"Song  From  Moulin  Rouge"  and  "Swed- 
ish Rhapsody"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 


There  isn't  a  more  genial  disc  jockey 
than  Don  Bell,  who  was  a  news- 
paperman, then  band  leader  before 
entering  radio  12  years  ago.  Now  35, 
Don  is  married  and  the  father  of  six 
children.  Making  people  happy  is  his 
hobby.  He  has  run  many  contests  on 
his  programs,  but  his  most  successful 
was  a  Smile  Contest  on  WJW  in 
Cleveland  in  which  he  chased  every 
sourpuss  clear  out  of  town.  Here's 
Don's  list  of  the  best  recordings  of 
the  month  for  moviegoers: 


Other  Toppers 

Jerry  Vale's  "For  Me"  and  "Tired  Of 
Dreaming"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Kay 
Starr's  "Half  A  Photograph"  and  "Allez- 
Vous-En"  for  Capitol  .  .  .  "Tell  Us  Where 
The  Good  Times  Are"  and  "There's  Noth- 
ing As  Sweet  As  My  Baby"  by  Mindy 
Carson  and  Guy  Mitchell  for  Columbia 
.  .  .  "Little  Josey"  and  "Dennis  The 
Menace"  by  Rosemary  Clooney  and  Jim- 
my Boyd  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Fran  Warren's 
"A  Puppet  On  A  String"  and  "I  Challenge 
You"  for  MGM  .  .  .  Nat  King  Cole's  "I 
Am  In  Love"  and  "My  Flaming  Heart' 
for  Capitol  .  .  .  Ray  Anthony's  "Thunder- 
bird"  and  "Piccadilly  Circus"  for  Capitol 
.  .  .  Lu  Ann  Simms'  "I  Wouldn't  Want  It 
Any  Other  Way"  and  "Hand-Me-Down 
Heart"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Buddy  Morrow's 
"I  Wonder  Why"  and  "Heap  Big  Beat" 
for  Victor  .  .  .  "Don't  Ever  Cry"  and 
"You're  Mine,  My  Love"  by  Bob  Santa 
Maria  for  MGM  .  .  .  Rosemary  Clooney 
and  Marlene  Dietrich  dueting  "Dot's  Nice 
— Donna  Fight"  and.  "It's  The  Same"  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  Eddy  Howard's  "Broken 
Wings"  and  "Say  You're  Mine  Again" 
for  Mercury  .  .  .  Frankie  Laine's  "Ram- 
blin'  Man"  and  "I  Let  Her  Go"  for  Co- 
lumbia .  .  .  Jimmy  Palmer's  "Never, 
Never,  Never"  and  "Somebody  Stole  My 
Gal"  for  Mercury  .  .  .  "All  Night  Long" 
and  "Frenesi"  for  Coral  .  .  .  Eugenie 
Baird's  "Why  Should  I  Want  You"  and 
"Be  Good  To  Yourself"  for  Vinrob  .  .  . 


Tops  In  Movie  Music 

Bing  Crosby's  "There's  Music  In  You," 
from  "Main  Street  To  Broadway," 
and  "I  Love  My  Baby"  for  Decca  .  .  . 
"Anna,"  from  film  of  same  name,  and 
"The  Call  Of  The  Faraway  Hills"  by  Vic- 
tor Young  for  Decca  .  .  .  "Hi-Lili,  Hi-Lo" 
and  "Lili  And  The  Puppets,"  from  "Lili," 
by  Leslie  Caron  and  Mel  Ferrer  for  MGM 
.  .  .  "Ruby,"  from  film  of  same  name,  and 
"Palladium  Party"  by  Harry  James  for 
Columbia  .  .  .  "Take  The  High  Ground," 
from  film  of  same  name,  and  "Triumphal 
March,"  from  "Quo  Vadis,"  by  Johnny 
Green  and  Miklos  Rosza  for  MGM  .  .  . 
"The  Song  From  Moulin  Rouge,"  from 
"Moulin  Rouge,"  and  "Many  Are  The 
Times"  by  Buddy  De  Franco  for  MGM 
54 


Grab  Bag 

(iilVToEL  Coward  Favorites"  album  by 
1>  Paul  Britten  for  MGM  .  .  .  "If  I 
Had  A  Golden  Umbrella"  and  "Say  Si  Si" 
by  the  Cloverleafs  and  Art  Mooney's 
Little  Band  .  .  .  "Don't  You  Care"  and 
"Too  Late  Now"  by  The  Three  Dons  and 
Ginny  Greer  .  .  .  Frank  Murphy's  "Our 
Song"  and  "What  Can  I  Do"  for  Okeh 
.  .  .  "The  Wedding  Album"  by  Richard 
Ellsasser  for  MGM  .  .  .  Art  Waner's 
"Dancing  At  The  Latin  Quarter"  album 
for  MGM  .  .  .  "Uska  Dara"  and  "Cocoa- 
nuts"  by  Eydie  Gorme  for  Coral  .  .  .  Red 
Buttons'  "The  Ho  Ho  Song"  and  "Strange 
Things  Are  Happening"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
Ralph  Marterie's  "Go  Away"  and  "Crazy" 
for  Mercury  .  .  .  end 


HOW  ENDURING 
IS  YOUNG  LOVE? 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  24] 

The  real  answer  is  that  only  the  young 
stars  themselves  can  make  their  mar- 
riages succeed  or  fail.  More  often  than 
not,  however,  they  get  off  to  a  false  start, 
and  are  not  always  to  blame. 

Far  too  frequently,  parents  of  the 
young  star  either  do  not  have  the  con- 
trol over  their  child,  or  the  mature  men- 
tality, to  prevent  art  unfortunate  or  hasty 
marriage.  What  about  Liz  Taylor's  fam- 
ily allowing  her  to  marry  Nicky  Hilton, 
who  was  so  wrong  for  her?  Nor  is  it 
any  secret  that  Ava  Gardner's  family  and 
Lana  Turner's  mother  could  have  done 
something  towards  preventing  their 
many  experiences  of  early,  ill-fated  wed- 
dings. 

There  are,  if  you  listen  to  the  experts, 
several  sorts  of  young  marriages  in 
Hollywood. 

"For  instance,"  reveals  a  renowned 
Hollywood  psychologist,  "there  is  the 
marriage  of  youth  which  was  an  accom- 
plished fact  before  one  or  the  other  part- 
ner became  successful.  There  have  been 
many  cases  in  which  the  one  who  was 
not  the  success  couldn't  take  it — couldn't 
take  the  independence  and  the  money 
which  replaced  cozy  togetherness  and 
affection.  Or  where  one  partner  couldn't 
cope  with  the  increased  social  status." 

Dale  Robertson  and  his  wife  and  the 
Donald  O'Connors  are  but  two  examples 
of  the  sense  this  eminent  psychologist 
makes.  The  women  in  these  cases  re- 
belled against  the  inroads  that  their  hus- 
bands' careers  made  in  their  own  per- 
sonal, domestic  lives.  And  to  this  writer, 
in  New  York,  Dale  admitted,  "I  don't 
know  what  my  career  is  likely  to  do  to 
our  marriage.  What's  more,  I  don't  know 
how  to  avoid  what  it's  going  to  do.  It's 
a  hard  thing — when  you've  got  to  decide 
between  being  only  an  actor  or  only  a 
husband." 

Donald  O'Connor  was  even  more  to  the 
point.  "Jealousy  is  a  sickness,"  he  says. 
"Getting  married  doesn't  cure  it.  If  any- 
thing, it  makes  it  worse." 

Probably  that  is  one  of  the  best  rea-  „ 
sons  why  so  many  Hollywood  marriages 
fail.  When  there  is  an  unevenness  in 
earning  power,  popularity,  in  accom- 
plishments, there  is  bound  to  be  jealousy, 
envy,  a  gnawing  fear  that  half  of  the 
union  is  failing,  the  other  half  succeed- 
ing. 

One  young  actor  who  prefers  not  to  be 
identified  told  this  writer  recently  over 
luncheon  at  Danny's  Hideaway,  "I  know 
I'm  neglecting  B  .  .  .  but  what  can  I  do? 
We  want  kids,  we  want  a  happy  married 
life,  and  most  of  all  we  want  security. 
There  may  have  to  be  a  little  famine  be- 
fore the  deluge — when  it  comes  to  my 
all-out,  24-hour  a  day  devotion  to  my 
wife,  and  the  recognition  of  my  duties 
as  a  husband.  But,  hell,  a  guy's  got  to 
work,  too!" 

Bitter  bugaboo  to  the  bliss  of  many 
happy,  early  marriages  of  the  stars,  the 


principals  agree,  is  "insufficient  acquaint- 
ance." Among  many  others,  both  Terry 
Moore  and  Mona  Freeman  are  quick  to 
admit  that  their  marriages  didn't  have  a 
chance  because  neither  girl  really  had 
enough  time  to  get  to  know  the  man  she 
married. 

On  the  other  side  of  the  ledger  is  the 
harmonious,  well-coordinated  marriage 
of  Jane  Russell,  who  somehow  has 
worked  out  a  happy  life  with  the  boy  she 
loved  in  high  school,  and  who  despite  all 
her  glamour,  is  quite  content  with  him. 
You  never  even  hear  a  rumor  that  she  is 
getting  a  divorce. 

There  is  little  Joan  Evans,  whose  par- 
ents exercised  enough  authority  over  her 
to  make  her  take  time  to  consider  before 
she  married  at  the  age  of  18.  Her  under- 
standing and  popular  parents  are  two 
talented  writers,  Dale  Eunson  and 
Katharine  Albert.  And  the  former  told 
this  writer: 

"Of  course,  we  won't  stand  in  the  way 
of  what  Joan  thinks  is  her  real  happiness. 
But  a  youngster  of  18  is  like  a  high-pow- 
ered car,  and  it's  useless  on  the  road  to 
anywhere — especially  marriage — if  there 
aren't  any  brakes."  Joan's  parents  put 
their  feet  down  just  long  enough  to  in- 
sure a  safe  journey  for  their  adored 
youngster. 

Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  are  an- 
other couple  that  can  bear  a  little  analy- 
sis. While — as  with  almost  all  Holly- 
wood's married  couples — there  are  un- 
derground hints  that  things  could  be  bet- 
ter with  them,  it  seems  that  Cupid  is 
still  master  of  the  situation.  Why?  Be- 
cause they  have  stated  repeatedly  that 
they  put  themselves  through  a  sort  of 
testing  period  for  nearly  a  year  before 
they  finally  decided  to  go  ahead  with 
marriage. 

"Knowing  each  other  well,  first,  was 
the  best  insurance  we  could  take  out  for 
the  future,"  they  will  tell  you.  And  so 
far,  it  looks  as  if  the  idea  worked  out. 

And  Jane  Powell  had  certainly  known 
Geary  Steffen  quite  a  while.  But  the 
latest  news  is  that,  in  this  case,  the  mar- 
riage isn't  working  out  too  well.  One  of 
their  closest  friends  says,  "Geary  is  over- 
jealous.  He  is  so  devoted  to  Jane  that 
the  protection  often  becomes  a  burden. 
She  is  on  a  concert  tour  and  he  drops  out 
of  the  blue,  takes  one  look  at  her  face 
and  says,  'Oh,  honey,  you're  overworking. 
You're  pale  and  thin.  You've  got  to 
rest.' " 

Then,  so  the  story  goes,  without  further 
consideration  of  Jane  Powell  and  her 
important  commitments,  he  goes  off  into 
another  room,  grabs  the  phone  and  makes 
many  changes  in  his  wife's  program. 
Press  interviews  are  cancelled,  dates  are 
re-routed,  and  new  reservations  are 
made — for  a  plane  going  back  to  Holly- 
wood, and  more  rest  for  Jane. 

"It  isn't  always  easy  for  Jane,"  says 
this  friend,  "to  get  Geary  to  undo  some 
of  the  things  he  does  without  her  con- 
sent. As  an  artist,  she  knows  that  you 
can't  just  go  back  on  your  word,  even  if 
your  health  is  in  the  balance.  Jane  is  the 
kind  of  girl  who  will  go  until  she  drops 
— and  Geary  can't  see  that,  won't  stand 
for   it.    Hence  the   disagreements  that 


Tony  Curtis,  Janet  Leigh,  together  in 
"Houdini,"    have    withstood  rumors. 


everybody  who  knows  both  of  them 
hopes  won't  lead  to  anything  too  seri- 
ous." 

Paradoxically,  there  seems  to  be  quite 
a  vogue  for  romances  between  young 
love  on  the  one  hand,  and  experience  on 
the  other.  There's  Oona  O'Neill,  who  mar- 
ried Charlie  Chaplin,  and  who  has  grown 
from  a  teenager  to  a  mature  and  hand- 
some woman  ...  a  wife  who  is  willing 
to  share  her  husband's  exile  from  her 
native  land. 

There  is  Pier  Angeli,  who  chooses  Kirk 
Douglas,  and  Rosemary  Clooney,  who  is 
in  love  with  Jose  Ferrer.  Piper  Laurie 
is  taking  time  out  to  think  over  a  hus- 
band, but  hopes  he  will  be  Producer 
Leonard  Goldstein — a  man  28  years  her 
senior.  This  writer  has  known  Leonard 
(and  his  twin  brother  Bob)  for  over  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  and  there  couldn't 
be  a  nicer  guy! 

If  there's  a  moral,  perhaps  it's  that 
many  girls  in  Hollywood  will  do  better 
with  older  men.  A  good  number  of  "young 
love"  marriages  fail  because  the  young 
star  must  become  mature  and  responsible 
in  a  hurry,  and  because  the  partner  can- 
not mature  and  develop  at  the  same  pace. 
This  was  definitely  the  basic  flaw  in 
Mona  Freeman's  marriage  and  she,  too, 
if  you  believe  everything  you  hear,  is 
turning  to  an  older  man  in  Bing  Crosby. 

No  matter  which  way  you  slice  it, 
Hollywood  is  rough  on  love — real  love. 
Day  in  and  day  out,  it's  full  of  lying 
gossip,  tales  of  reported  tiffs  and  public 
scenes — anything  for  the  sake  of  news, 
and  everything  normal  magnified  out  of 
all  reason  and  given  the  most  fantastic 


publicity.  Rare  is  the  marriage  that  can 
survive  the  battering  Hollywood  gives 
some  of  its  families.  Few  people,  if  you 
listen  to  the  incessant  and  cruel  grape- 
vine, are  so  saintly  that  there  is  never 
a  moment  when  something  can't  be  mis- 
interpreted. 

Yet,  curiously  enough,  many  of  the 
young  stars  go  overboard  in  trying  to 
keep  up  with  what  is  expected  of  them — 
only  to  regret  it  afterwards,  when  it  is 
too  late.  Few  are  as  sensible  as  Tony 
Curtis  and  Janet  Leigh  who  state  flatly 
that  they  do  not  make  such  huge  salaries 
as  people  think,  and  therefore  don't  in- 
tend to  live  up  to  every  cent. 

Close  and  warm  family  ties  may  not 
insure  a  perfect  marriage,  but  they  can 
be  an  inducement.  Youngsters  like  Debbie 
Reynolds,  Debra  Paget,  and  Pier  Angeli 
have  much  to  be  thankful  for  that  they 
are  so  close  to  home,  and  able  to  get 
advice  from  the  source  that  counts  most. 

"When  the  young  stars  have  a  normal 
life  with  their  relatives,"  says  a  well- 
known  marriage  counsellor,  "obey  the 
normal  rules  of  the  family,  and  once 
home  from  the  studio  regain  the  sense 
of  normal  living,  the  future  looms  bright 
and  encouraging.  Instead  of  being  fast- 
paced  the  progress  to  the  altar  is  steady 
and  sure. 

"To  these  girls,  marriage  can  come  on 
the  same  basis  as  to  girls  everywhere — 
with  a  wise  period  of  courtship  and 
getting  to  know  each  other.  They'll  have 
time,  and  the  opportunity,  to  listen  to 
experienced  older  people  willing  and 
anxious  to  point  out  the  problems  of  a 
star  married  to  a  non-professional,  or 
the  perils  of  two  acting  careers  in  one 
family!" 

Nowadays,  every  marriage  in  Holly- 
wood seems  to  start  out  with  a  rash  of 
newspaper  and  magazine  articles  pro- 
claiming, "Our  love  is  different.  It  will 
last!!!"  After  which,  the  pattern  repeats 
itself. 

But  is  Hollywood  life  so  different  from 
life  anywhere  else?  What  are  the  sta- 
tistics on  divorce  for  the  various  age 
groups?  Are  there  more  divorces  when 
the  couples  married  very  young?  Are 
there  fewer  divorces  when  only  one  is 
young  and  the  other  is  ten  years  or  more 
older? 

These  are  questions  the  movie  industry 
has  always  asked  itself,  with  little  en- 
thusiasm for  what  the  answers  might  be. 
Chances  are,  young  love  doesn't  easily 
endure  anywhere  in  life. 

It  doesn't  endure,  unless  it  is  based  on 
a  greater  maturity  than  one  usually  finds 
in  these  marriages.  Or  unless,  through 
wise  older  guidance,  the  young  love  has 
fastened  on  the  person  who — young  or 
not — possesses  the  necessary  basic  quali- 
ties of  character  and  temperament  to 
complement  the  other. 

When  love  flies  in  the  window,  sense 
and  judgment — of  which  the  younger 
generation  hasn't  developed  much,  any- 
way—flies out  the  door!  When  Hollywood 
learns  to  keep  that  door  closed,  young 
love  among  the  up-and-coming  stars  will 
have  a  better  chance  to  endure  and 
flourish.  end 

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MY  REASONS  FOR  NOT  MARRYING 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  27] 


and  each  other  too.  It  was  terribly  im- 
portant not  to  make  a  mistake. 

"Our  careers  weren't  too  firmly  estab- 
lished. At  least,  I  know  mine  wasn't. 
There  were  automatic  signals  of  inse- 
curity surrounding  us.  So  we  finally 
realized  we  still  had  to  grow  up  in  several 
directions  and  we  both  had  personal  re- 
sponsibilities to  meet.  The  possibility 
that  an  early  marriage  might  impede 
the  progress  of  our  careers  certainly  did 
present  itself.  Last  but  not  least,  build- 
ing us  up  as  they  were,  our  individual 
studios  hoped  we'd  remain  single. 

"Being  a  beginner  in  pictures,  I  lacked 
the  self-confidence  I  feel  today.  So,  sum- 
ming it  all  up,  I  would  say  that  I  wasn't 
ready  for  marriage.  Allowing  those  fan 
letters  to  prey  on  my  mind  was  just  one 
more  indication.  Vera  and  I  have  re- 
mained the  best  of  friends,  which  proves 
our  decision  to  call  off  our  engagement 
was  based  on  mutual  understanding, 
agreement  and  a  sincere  consideration 
for  each  other." 

Nearly  five  years  have  passed.  During 
the  interim  Rock  Hudson's  come  of  age 
and  today,  replacing  emotional  block  and 
reticence,  he  has  a  natural  flow  of  charm. 
His  is  now  a  relaxed,  easier  acceptance 
of  life,  which  is  the  heritage  of  the  ex- 
perienced. Reminiscent  of  Gary  Cooper 
during  the  embryonic  stage  of  his  color- 
ful career,  Rock's  rough  edges  are 
smoothing  off.  Careerwise  there's  a  prom- 
ise of  fulfillment  that  can  only  carry  him 
to  the  summits  of  success. 

One  situation,  however  (one  strategic 
situation  for  the  local  lassies!),  remains 
unchanged.  Rock  Hudson  is  still  a  bach- 
elor, albeit,  so  eligible  it  baffles  the  ex- 
perts that  he's  managed  this  modern 
miracle.  Of  course,  it's  so  simple  to  Rock, 
he  just  quietly  grins  and  allows  specula- 
tion to  set  in  where  it  may.  Pressed  to 
the  point,  he  proves  he  has  the  situation 
well  in  hand  by  coming  up  with  all  the 
answers.    The  right  answers. 

"Good  advice  never  hurt  anyone.  So 
I've  listened  to  my  studio,  my  agents, 
my  friends,  my  fans,  older  and  more  ex- 
perienced stars  I've  worked  with,  even 
a  former  school  teacher  who  still  has  my 
interests  at  heart.  At  first,  it  was  pretty 
confusing,  as  you  may  well  believe,  be- 
cause their  points  of  view  were  so  di- 
versified. 

"They  can't  all  be  right — or  wrong,  I 
finally  told  myself.  So  I  had  to  make  up 
my  own  mind.  For  example,  some  of  my 
well-intentioned  fans  still  believe  that 
marriage  will  hurt  my  career.  Yet  peo- 
ple like  Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis 
are  surviving  well.  I'm  sure  Ann  Blyth, 
now  that  she's  married,  will  continue  to 
be  popular  at  the  box-office.  Then  there's 
the  opposite  point  of  view  and  those  that 
have  it  are  equally  adamant. 

"A  story  appeared  in  a  national  maga- 
zine in  which  I  was  quoted  as  saying  I 
thought  marriage  was  bad  for  an  actor's 
career.  What  I  actually  said  was,  mar- 
riage to  the  wrong  girl  was  bad  for  a 
career.  By  'wrong'  girl,  I  meant  one  who 
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couldn't  or  wouldn't  understand  that 
actors  are  different  from  the  average 
fellows.  Wot  better — different.  The  very 
nature  of  their  work  creates  problems 
in  marriage  that  don't  normally  exist. 
There  are  endless  exceptions. 

"Who  did  I  think  I  was,  letters  asked. 
Who  was  I  to  act  so  hard  to  get.  What 
was  so  special  about  me.  If  they  chose 
to  misunderstand,  I  just  couldn't  take 
them  seriously.  I  might  have  a  few  years 
ago,  but  not  today.  I  still  say  I'd  hate  to 
marry  a  girl  who  was  unsympathetic  to 
an  actor's  problems.  It  would  reflect  on 
my  work,  I  know.  So  I'm  instinctively 
cautious." 

While  Rock  sticks  to  his  stout  stand, 
he  admits  his  resistance  weakens  on  oc- 
casion. Such  a  one  occurred  recently 
when  U-I  gave  him  that  extended  vaca- 
tion. "The  Golden  Blade"  and  "Back  To 
God's  Country"  were  completed.  Rock 
was  about  to  take  off  in  his  car  for  far- 
away places.  Wrapping  newspaper  around 
his  riding  boots  as  he  packed,  a  picture 
attracted  his  attention.  Smoothing  the 
wrinkled  page  out  before  him,  as  he 
gazed  at  Maureen  O'Sullivan  Farrow  and 
her  seven  children — he  all  but  flipped! 

"Maybe  it's  because  I  am  an  only  child," 
Rock  reflects,  "but  I  want  lots  of  kids 
and  want  them  while  I'm  still  young 
enough  to  grow  along  with  them.  When 
I  saw  those  seven  wonderful  Farrow 
children,  I  felt  like  cancelling  my  vaca- 
tion plans  and  calling  up  a  marriage 
service  bureau!" 

Yes,  that's  the  way  Rock  felt  when  he 
saw  that  picture.  That  isn't  the  way  he 
felt  a  few  hours  later!  By  that  time  he 
was  behind  the  wheel  of  his  big  car  and 
thrilled  with  the  thought  that  the  world 
was  his  big  fat  oyster!  You  see,  while 
he  is  a  sentimental  softy,  there's  another 
side  to  his  nature  which  Rock  recognizes 
and  respects.  It's  his  strong,  practical 
side,  serving  as  a  barometer  and  assert- 
ing itself  at  a  time  most  needed. 

When  he  drives  and  especially  when 
he  takes  long  trips,  Rock  realizes,  he 
catches  up  with  himself.  This  is  when  he 
does  his  "serious"  thinking.  As  Hollywood 
disappeared  behind  him,  his  soliloquy 
went  something  like  this: 

"Now  look  ol'  boy,  about  this  marriage 
business.  The  truth  is  and  you  know  it 
— there  isn't  any  one  particular  girl  right 
now  who  you'd  like  to  marry.  Yes,  you 
delight  in  dating  beautiful  dolls,  but  you 
refuse  to  get  married  for  selfish  reasons. 
You  know  as  you  get  older  you're  be- 
coming more  of  a  homebody.  Oh  yes, 
you've  been  going  to  a  lot  of  parties 
recently,  but  you  weren't  kidding  your- 
self. You  didn't  enjoy  them  too  much. 
When  you  drove  home  alone  that's  when 
you  wished  there  were  someone  sitting 
beside  you,  to  sort  of  hash  over  the  eve- 
ning. 

"Another  thing,  up  until  recently  when 
there  was  some  small  crisis  you  could 
talk  it  over  with  your  family.  Of  course, 
you  still  can  as  far  as  they  are  concerned, 
but  you're  a  big  boy  now.  You'd  like  to 


Rock  Hudson  rests  on  location  in 
France  for  adventurous  "Sea  Devils." 


share  with  just  one  person — the  one  per- 
son. It  would  be  pretty  exciting  making 
plans  for  those  kids,  too.  But  wait  a 
minute.  Let's  not  lose  our  head!  With 
your  eyes  wide  open  you're  dreaming, 
Bub.  How  about  a  quick  gander  at  the 
opposite  side,  the  realistic  side  of  the 
picture? 

"Supposing  you  were  married  now, 
with  a  family  well  on  the  way.  You 
couldn't  be  taking  this  trip,  driving  all 
night  which  you  love  and  sleeping  in 
motels  by  day.  You  couldn't  do  what 
you  want  to  do  when  you  want  to  do  it. 
You  do  like  your  freedom,  remember? 
Bachelors  get  pretty  spoiled  of  course, 
but  you've  had  an  awful  lot  of  fun.  Think 
it  over,  chum. 

"If  you  get  married  you'll  sure  have  to 
mend  your  ways.  You  know  how  women 
are,  they  love  to  be  told  they  look  nice, 
they  love  little  attentions.  You're  thought- 
ful, but  why  are  you  so  shy  about  ex- 
pressing your  feelings?  What  would  hap- 
pen when  you  have  a  bone  to  pick,  as 
everyone  does.  Would  you  get  it  out  of 
your  system?  You  would  not!  You'd 
stew  for  a  week  maybe,  keeping  it  inside. 
Then  you'd  come  out  with  it.  Brother, 
you'd  be  murder  to  live  with! 


"While  you  take  three  showers  daily, 
you're  not  too  neat  around  the  house. 
All  right,  so  you're  lazy!  How  many 
times  have  you  told  yourself — why  put 
the  tooth  paste  cap  back  on?  You  only 
have  to  take  it  off  again.  You're  a  clothes- 
dropper,  remember?  Suppose  you  mar- 
ried a  girl  who  wasn't  a  picker-upper! 
You  get  so  impatient,  too.  Why  you'd 
rather  go  without  an  outside  pocket 
handkerchief  than  fold  it  properly.  You 
couldn't  get  away  with  that,  friend. 

"Remember  that  certain  actress  you 
met  recently?  Really  thought  you  were 
falling  for  her,  didn't  you?  Then  she 
showed  up  reeking  of  Jungle  Gardenia 
perfume  and  the  stuff  nearly  asphyxi- 
ated you.  You  thought,  she'd  probably 
be  the  kind  of  wife  who  spends  hours  in 
front  of  her  mirror,  while  you  get  dressed 
in  nothing  flat.  The  waiting  would  drive 
you  nuts!  How  about  that  other  gal,  the 
one  you  liked  a  lot — until  she  took  the 
initiative  and  pursued  you.  When  the 
little  woman  (you  should  pardon  the  ex- 
pression!) tries  to  wear  the  pants,  you 
lose  interest.  You  hate  the  aggressive 
type. 

"So,  let's  face  it.  Here's  what  the  situ- 
ation is  today.  You  really  want  someone 
to  come  home  to,  but  you're  afraid  of 
making  a  mistake.  You'll  never  marry 
with  the  idea  that  you  can  always  get 


idea  of  it,  I  know.  I  can  hear  Jerry 
screaming  now,  "What  is  Pagliacci?"  And 
Dean  coming  right  up  with  an  answer. 
"How  do  I  know?  That's  one  Italian  dish 
my  mom  never  cooked." 

But  don't  let  them  fool  you,  even 
though  they  did  have  Hollywood  fooled 
for  a  much  longer  time  than  that  hep 
town  is  usually  taken  in  by  anyone.  For 
at  first,  none  of  the  people  who  knew 
them,  even  their  closest  friends,  looked 
beyond  their  crazy  antics  that  were  as 
joyously  unrestrained  away  from  the 
camera  and  microphones  as  they  were  in 
the  hurly-burly  of  their  performances. 
To  all  of  us,  Dean  Martin  was  the  free 
and  easy  relaxed  guy  and  Jerry  Lewis  the 
same  fabulous  wit  offstage  that  he  was  on. 

They  were  different,  we  thought  then, 
from  all  the  other  comedians  we  had 
known.  They  were  not  like  Bob  Hope 
and  Eddie  Cantor  and  Fred  Allen  worry- 
ing themselves  and  their  writers  sick  as 
they  worked  for  hours  on  the  wording  or 
timing  of  a  gag  that  would  have  to  be 
followed  by  a  still  better  one  if  they 
hoped  to  keep  their  Hooper  or  box-office 
rating.  They  weren't  like  Lou  Costello, 
dragging  with  him  any  place  a  camera 
or  a  microphone  didn't  demand  all  his 
onstage  hilarity,  the  nagging  worry  of 
his  many  illnesses  and  the  terrible  mem- 
ory of  his  small  son  drowned  in  the 
swimming  pool  that  had  once  been  the 
proud  symbol  of  his  success.  They 
weren't  the  way  we  remembered  W.  C. 
Fields,  always  with  a  glass  in  his  hand 
and  a  bottle  to  fill  it,  bitter  and  caustic 


a  divorce  if  it  doesn't  work  out.  You 
wish  you  had  time  and  opportunity  to 
meet  other  than  actresses,  not  that  you 
object  to  marrying  a  career  woman.  But 
it  would  be  kind  of  cozy  if  she  just  hap- 
pened to  be  the  loving-hands-at-home- 
type.  As  for  marriage  slowing  down  your 
career,  could  be.  But  that's  a  chance 
you'll  have  to  take.  When  the  right  op- 
portunity lifts  its  beautiful  head,  you'll 
manage  somehow.  This  you  believe  with 
all  your  heart." 

Yes,  the  future  will  tell.  If  Rock  weren't 
as  indecisive  about  marriage  as  he  is  at 
this  particular  period,  he  would  be  an 
exception,  indeed!  In  the  meantime,  here's 
a  switch.  Rock  will  never  be  able  to 
say  he  ain't  been  asked! 

Recently,  Rock  received  two  fan  let- 
ters. The  first  from  a  grandmother  in 
Brooklyn  who  wanted  him  for  a  grand- 
son so  badly,  she  offered  to  bop  her 
granddaughter  and  make  her  marry  him! 
The  second  was  from  a  fourteen-year-old 
girl  in  Tennessee,  who  wrote: 

"No  one  knows  I'm  writing  this  letter, 
so  please  keep  it  a  secret.  My-  parents 
just  got  a  divorce  and  I  want  you  to  be 
my  new  father.  Will  you  please  ask  my 
mother  to  marry  you?  I  am  enclosing  a 
picture  of  her  in  a— Bikini  bathing  suit!" 

No,  neither  enclosed  two  dollars  for 
the  license!  END 


and  always  ready  with  words  that  looked 
so  funny  when  they  were  printed,  as  his 
epigrams  always  were,  but  that  only  man- 
aged to  sound  frightening  when  that  burr 
in  his  voice  made  you  recognize  them 
for  the  insults  he  meant  them  to  be.  No, 
Jerry  and  Dean  weren't  like  them  at  all. 
They  were  so  happy  and  gay  it  made  you 
feel  wonderful  just  to  be  with  them. 
Even  when  it  began  to  be  noised  around 


Hollywood  that  Jerry  had  insisted  on  a 
"time  out  for  nervous  breakdown"  clause 
in  the  new  Martin  and  Lewis  television 
and  radio  contract,  a  lot  of  people 
thought  it  was  a  publicity  gimmick,  and 
others  laughed  taking  it  as  just  another 
of  his  gags.  But  Jerry  wasn't  kidding. 
It's  there  in  black  and  white  and  it  calls 
for  seven  weeks  out  of  every  year  of 
that  fabulous  eight  million  dollar  deal. 
But  nervous  breakdowns,  you  say,  for  a 
guy  like  Jerry  who  hasn't  a  trouble  in 
the  world?  Don't  be  silly!  He  has  al- 
ready had  six  nervous  breakdowns  and 
his  family  and  doctors  and  friends  are 
once  again  begging  him  to  take  it  easy 
before  he  reaches  another  breaking  point. 

There  are  his  accidents,  too.  Other  peo- 
ple can  cross  against  the  lights  at  Sunset 
and  Vine  and  nothing  happens  but  a 
screaming  of  brakes  and  a  blaring  of 
horns.  But  Jerry  just  has  to  get  on  a 
scooter,  for  fun,  and  he  lands  in  the 
hospital.  That  wasn't  the  first  accident 
either.  There  was  the  time  his  ankles 
tangled  in  a  rope  at  the  end  of  a  comedy 
routine  and  the  other  when  he  missed 
a  handstand  in  the  act  and  ended  up 
with  a  slight  concussion,  just  to  mention 
a  couple  of  them. 

He  kids  about  them,  sure.  But  Jerry  is 
a  worrier  at  heart  and  you  can  be  sure 
he  isn't  laughing  inside.  He  worries  about 
Dean,  too,  for  he  loves  that  guy  right 
next  to  his  family.  And  the  only  time  he 
is  ever  caught  with  his  gags  down  is 
when  Dean  is  in  trouble. 

And  trouble  has  come  to  be  Dean's 
middle  name,  as  he'll  tell  you  himself, 
laughing  of  course.  But  is  he  really? 
Laughing,  I  mean.  There  was  that  time 
he  was  involved  in  such  a  maze  of  law- 
suits that  it  almost  looked  as  if  his  fi- 
nances would  never  be  straightened  out 
again.  Then  came  real  trouble  when  his 
second  marriage  broke  up.  But  now  he 
and  his  wife  are  reconciled  and  awaiting 
a  second  visit  from  the  stork. 

He  loves  that  pretty  Jeanie  of  his  and 
he's  crazy  about  his  kids,  so  much  so  that 


THE  TRAGIC  CURSE  ON  MARTIN  AND  LEWIS 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  29] 


he  insisted  his  four  children  by  his  first 
marriage  live  only  three  blocks  away 
from  him  with  their  mother  so  that  he 
can  see  them  as  often  as  possible.  Of 
course,  outwardly  he  still  seems  to  be 
the  casual  guy  he'd  like  to  be,  the  one 
he  used  to  be  and  is  no  longer.  But  steal 
a  glance  at  his  eyes  sometime  when  he's 
kidding  around.  Look  at  his  mouth  and 
you'll  see  the  tenseness  he  tries  to  hide 
even  from  himself.  And  he  wasn't  jok- 
ing that  time  he  told  an  old  friend  from 
Ohio  he  wished  he  had  never  left  Steu- 
benville.  But  he  can't  go  back  now  or 
find  that  easy-going  character  he  used 
to  be. 

So,  they're  paying  the  price  now,  Jerry 
and  Dean,  paying  it  in  more  ways  than 
one.  For  it's  a  hard  business  this  laugh 
producing  industry.  Some  of  it  is  phys- 
ical, especially  for  the  comedians  who 
handle  all  the  details  of  their  careers  as 
Jerry  does  for  Martin  and  Lewis.  Jerry 
even  goes  further  than  that.  Plagued  by 
insomnia  he  has  an  overwhelming  re- 
spect for  the  healing  properties  of  sleep. 
But  instead  of  resenting  Dean's  gift  for 
being  able  to  doze  off  whenever  the  need 
for  it  overcomes  him,  he  sees  to  it  that 
his  partner  be  allowed  to  relax  undis- 
turbed. 

So  it's  always  Jerry  who  shows  up 
for  early  rehearsals,  even  crooning  Dean's 
songs  for  him.  When  they're  on  tour  he 
insists  that  all  telephone  calls  to  their 
hotel  or  theatre  be  routed  through  his 
room  so  that  Dean  won't  be  awakened 
if  he  happens  to  be  asleep.  "What's  the 
difference,"  he'll  tell  you  with  one  of 
those  grimaces  that  somehow  aren't  so 
funny  when  you  know  something  of  the 
stress  that  lies  behind  the  clowning. 
"I'm  always  awake  anyhow,  so  why  dis- 
turb Dean?    He  needs  his  rest." 

But  the  physical  strain  is  the  least  of 
it.  It's  the  inward  turmoil  that  really 
is  the  crusher.  Of  course,  there  were 
worries  before  when  singly,  and  then 
later  as  a  team,  Jerry  and  Dean  were 
trying  to  break  into  show  business.  But 
mixed  with  those  worries  was  the  ex- 
citement of  trying  to  reach  the  goal  they 
had  set  for  themselves. 

Jerry  and  Dean  know  now  that  no 
triumph  is  as  exhilarating  as  the  strug- 
gle to  achieve  it.  They've  learned  too 
that  looking  up  is  far  less  terrifying  than 
staring  down  from  the  dizzy  heights  they 
scaled  in  such  an  amazingly  short  period. 
For  now  that  they  can  climb  no  further, 
when  there  is  no  place  further  to  go  but 
down,  they  have  discovered  that  being 
tops  means  living  with  the  constant  fear 
of  failure. 

They've  known  poverty,  both  of  them, 
and  it's  strange  how  most  comedians  have 
come  up  from  homes  shadowed  by  debts 
and  the  ever-pressing  need  for  money. 
Even  more  amazing  is  the  fact  that  so 
many  of  them  are  sons  of  fathers  who 
were  in  some  phase  of  show  business 
themselves  but  never  were  able  to  climb 
further  than  the  first  rungs  of  the  the- 
atrical ladder. 

Red  Skelton's  father  was  a  circus 
clown  and  Mickey  Rooney's  dad  was  a 
burlesque  comic.  Young  Donald  O'Con- 
nor, who  lost  his  father  before  he  was 
a  year  old  and  who  is  losing  his  wife 
58 


through  divorce  just  as  he  has  come  into 
real  success,  came  from  a  circus  family 
which  switched  to  vaudeville  and  its 
up  -  one  -  week  -  down-the-next  bookings. 
Chaplin's  parents  made  a  very  precarious 
living  in  the  dingy  third-rate  music  halls 
that  dotted  Soho  slums  in  London  where 
he  was  brought  up.  And  Jerry  Lewis' 
parents  followed  the  heart-breaking  trail 
of  the  five-a-day  vaudeville  houses. 

Jimmy  Durante  and  W.  C.  Fields  might 
as  well  have  been  stage  kids  themselves 
the  way  they  got  in  the  game  so  early. 
Jimmy  played  in  all  the  honky  tonks 
from  the  seamy  end  of  New  York's  East 
Side  to  Coney  Island.  He  didn't  realize 
then  that  there  was  a  time  coming  when 
he  would  gladly  have  given  up  every- 
thing he  had,  which  was  plenty,  to  be 
back  there  unknown  and  unnoticed  if 
by  going  back  he  could  find  the  light  heart 
he  lost  when  long  tragic  illnesses  resulted 
in  the  death,  not  only  of  his  wife  but  of 
his  best  friend  and  partner,  Lou  Clayton. 
Bill  Fields  had  a  harder  time  of  it,  run- 
ning away  from  a  home  he  never  men- 
tioned again  to  travel  as  a  kid  of  ten 
in  freight  cars  and  live  in  packing  cases 
down  near  the  city  slums  where  hobos 
naturally  gravitated  and  all  the  time 
learning  the  deft  sleight-of-hand  which 
was  to  bring  him  fame  and  riches,  by 
practicing  on  street  corners  for  the  pen- 
nies that  made  it  possible  for  him  to  eat. 
And  Dean  Martin  was  that  same  sort  of  a 
restless  boy,  too,  being  everything  from 
a  croupier  in  a  gambling  joint  to  a  prize- 
fighter before  he  settled  for  the  croon- 
ing that  brought  him  success  only  after 
he  teamed  up  with  Jerry. 

The  sameness  of  their  beginnings  is 


with  her;  no  one  is  certain  how  the  nice 
couple  came  to  take  his  place,  but  the 
Martins  now  have  a  competent  man  and 
a  miracle  of  a  cook. 

"Tony  thinks  he  should  diet,"  she 
sighed,  "so  I  go  along  with  him,  choosing 
his  food  carefully,  counting  up  calories 
and  so  on.  Then  every  once  in  a  while 
I  have  the  cook  prepare  a  simply  wonder- 
ful dinner  that  he  can't  resist,  and  he 
breaks  down  and  eats  it  all.  I'm  careful  to 
provide  also  whatever  is  on  his  diet,  but 
that  is  ignored!  Tony  is  easy  to  please, 
though:  his  idea  of  a  marvelous  meal  is 
hamburger  steak!" 

Housekeeping  at  the  Martins  is  often 
complicated,  with  the  demands  of  their 
two  careers.  But  Cyd  wisely  refuses  to 
get  ruffled.  The  other  night  they  gave  a 
party  for  their  friends  on  Tony's  new 
picture,  "English  Love."  The  idea  for  the 
party  came  about  when  Pete  Rugelo,  the 
composer  and  arranger  on  the  picture, 
boasted,  "You  haven't  tasted  food  until 
you've  eaten  my  Italian  specialties.  People 
may  feel  this  way  or  that  way  about  my 
music,  but  there  can  be  no  argument 
about  my  Italian  cooking.  I  will  show 
you!" 

The  day  of  the  party,  it  goes  without 


startling,  so  startling  that  I  wonder  if  the 
hex  of  unhappiness  that  has  touched  all 
of  them  might  not  be  somehow  involved 
in  those  early  precarious  days.  Is  it  that 
sense  of  insecurity  they  must  have  known 
and  that  children  privileged  to  lead 
normal  childhood  escape,  that  has  stayed 
with  them  in  spite  of  the  high  places 
they  have  reached,  making  it  impossible 
ever  to  find  the  inward  peace  that  alone 
makes  for  lasting  happiness? 

Was  that  the  reason  W.  C.  Fields  died 
a  lonely  and  embittered  man?  Why  he 
hated  children,  not  just  for  laughs  as 
many  thought,  but  so  vehemently  there 
had  to  be  a  reason  for  it.  Does  the  answer 
lie  in  that  precarious  childhood  and  did 
he  hate  all  children  because  so  many  of 
them  had  the  happiness  and  security 
denied  to  him? 

But  of  all  the  comedians  I  have  ever 
known  Fields  alone  was  bitter.  The  oth- 
ers have  gone  on  turning  their  hearts 
inside  out  for  the  laughter  they  were 
always  able  to  find  even  when  the  going 
was  the  hardest,  when  they  lost  their 
loved  ones  by  death  or  were  faced  with 
upsetting  problems.  They  carried  on  un- 
complainingly though  plagued  with  ill- 
ness or  the  tautly  stretched  nerves  that 
I  doubt  Jerry  has  complained  of  even  to 
Patti. 

For  the  clown  feels  he  never  can  be 
serious  even  with  his  friends.  He  must 
play  his  fool's  part  offstage  as  well  as 
on  and  the  luxury  of  tears  is  not  for  him. 
Maybe  there  is  something  in  that  old 
saying  after  all  that  "whom  the  gods 
love  they  destroy."  For  who  could  even 
the  gods  love  more  than  the  makers  of 
laughter?  END 


saying,  was  the  day  Cyd  had  to  do  three 
layouts  of  the  Martins  at  home,  plus  a 
commercial  tie-up  and  a  special  beauty 
shot  for  a  magazine.  She  had  just  fin- 
ished this  last  shot,  and  Pete  was  bustling 
about  the  Martin  kitchen,  when  the  first 
of  the  twenty  guests  arrived.  Cyd  warmly 
greeted  her  guest,  encouraged  Pete  among 
his  simmering  pans,  then  slipped  off  to 
change  her  dress.  Rejoining  the  party 
before  she  was  missed,  Cyd  was  as  serene 
and  unruffled  as  though  she  had  luxuri- 
ated for  an  hour  in  a  perfumed  bath. 

At  Martin  parties,  elaborate  entertain- 
ment is  unnecessary.  "Musical  people 
fight  for  the  center  of  the  stage,"  Cyd 
pointed  out.  "They'll  sing  or  play  or  tell 
stories  from  the  minute  they  say  'Hello' 
until  they  wave  goodbye.  So  restful  for  a 
hostess.  I  know  I  need  never  plan  bridge 
or  canasta  tables,  or  try  to  think  of  some 
new  game." 

To  any  other  wife,  the  supreme  problem 
in  the  Martin  household  would  certainly 
be  house  guests.  Tony  was  stationed  in 
India  during  the  War;  he  has  traveled 
and  still  travels  much  of  the  time,  and 
wherever  he  goes  he  meets  people.  Since 
Tony  loves  everybody,  he  is  always 
heartily  crying:  "When  you're  in  Holly- 


HOW  TO  SPICE  OP  YOOR  MARRIAGE 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  31] 


wood,  you  must  come  and  stay  with  us!" 

"And  they  always  come,"  related  Cyd, 
with  her  rare  smile.  "Last  night  when  I 
got  home  from  work,  the  cook  asked: 
'Did  you  know  you  have  a  house  guest?' 
'No,  who  is  it  this  time?'  I  replied.  We 
were  busy  packing  for  our  Hawaiian  trip, 
but  I  wasn't  surprised.  I'm  used  to  it. 
I  see  whoever  it  is,  give  him  a  key  to  the 
house  so  he  can  come  and  go  as  he 
pleases,  lend  him  a  car  and  tell  him  to 
ask  for  anything  he  wants.  Usually  I'm 
working,  so  guests  understand  that  they 
are  on  their  own  and  like  it  that  way. 

"Naturally,  I  find  out  if  my  guest  has  a 
special  diet  but  unless  a  guest  is  ill,  he 
eats  what  is  on  the  table;  we  always  have 
good  meals  and  a  nice  variety. 

"Tony  was  in  New  York  on  a  singing 
engagement  when  his  great  friends,  the 
Maharajah  and  Maharanee  of  Jaipur,  ar- 
rived in  Hollywood.  Of  course  they  came 
directly  to  our  house,  where  they  stayed, 
although  their  entourage  put  up  at  a  hotel. 
I  was  working  in  'Sombrero,'  so  I  was 
not  home,  but  they  know  a  good  many 
people  in  town.  The  Maharajah  had  some 
business  to  attend  to,  the  Maharanee  de- 
cided to  take  tennis  lessons  at  a  nearby 
club,  and  they  both  seemed  thoroughly 
to  enjoy  the  freedom  of  a  hostessless 
home.  By  great  good  luck,  Tony  flew  in 
for  the  cocktail  party  I  gave  for  the 
royal  couple.  I  meant  to  be  there,  but  at 
the  last  moment  I  found  I  had  to  work, 
so  my  secretary  asked  the  guests,  ordered 
the  food,  saw  to  details  and  took  care  of 
emergencies,  and  Tony  got  home  in  time 
to  play  host." 

Cyd  makes  it  sound  so  easy!  Tony  took 
the  smooth-running  party  for  granted, 
never  wondering  how  it  came  about  that 
a  houseful  of  important  guests  could  en- 
joy it  with  no  harried  hostess  hovering  in 
the  background.  It  is  a  mistake,  Cyd  in- 
sists, to  draw  any  man's  attention  to  what 
goes  on  behind  the  scenes. 

Spice  in  dress  is  a  point  on  which  both 
Tony  and  Cyd  agree.  "Tony  loves  smart 
clothes.  For  daytime  I  like  easy  clothes, 
suits  or  things  that  open  down  the  front 
so  I  can  get  into  or  out  of  them  quickly. 
For  evening,  the  more  extreme  the  bet- 
ter," commented  Cyd. 

She  chooses  her  own  wardrobe.  Only 
once  did  Tony  accompany  her,  when 
shortly  after  they  were  married  he  took 
her  to  Bergdorf-Goodman  in  New  York. 

"When  the  models  saw  Tony,  they  must 
have  passed  the  word  along,"  surmised 
Cyd,  "for  all  the  girls  began  to  parade, 
even  the  little  stock  girls  who  aren't  sup- 
posed to  wear  the  gowns.  Tony  knew 
something  was  going  on  and  it  embar- 
rassed him;  he  was  so  rattled  that  when- 
ever a  model  stopped  before  him  and 
made  her  slow  turn,  elaborately  exhibit- 
ing whatever  she  was  wearing,  he  would 
say:  'I'll  take  it!'  I  did  very  well  that 
day,  but  it  was  the  last  time  Tony  helped 
me  shop." 

Since,  as  a  top  entertainer,  night  clubs 
are  Tony's  business,  he  doesn't  welcome 
the  idea  of  dressing  up  to  go  out  socially 
on  a  free  evening.  Cyd,  understanding 
this,  never  pushes  him.  She  adores  the 
ballet,  however,  and  when  a  famous 
troupe  came  to  town,  she  suggested  at- 
tending a  performance.  Tony's  reply  was 


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less  than  enthusiastic  about  such  a  plan. 

"We  could  ask  another  couple  to  go 
with  us,"  Cyd  slyly  offered,  "then  you 
and  the*man  could  talk  on  the  way  there 
and  back." 

That  did  the  trick. 

"Guess  who  he  invited?"  she  laughed, 
remembering.  "Leo  Durocher!  Can  you 
imagine  Leo  at  the  ballet?  Laraine  and 
I  loved  it,  of  course,  and  later  Tony  told 
me  he  thoroughly  enjoyed  himself  be- 
cause Leo  was  excruciating!" 

Tony's  notion  of  fun  is  sports — baseball, 
football,  fights,  tennis  championship 
matches,  any  big  sports  event.  "If  Tony 
isn't  working,  I  always  know  where  to 
find  him:  call  up  the  Hillcrest  Country 
Club!  I  had  never  seen  a  ball  game  until 
after  we  were  married,  then  Tony  took 
me  and  explained  each  play;  now  I  can 
enjoy  them  with  him.  I  can't  go  often, 
because  of  my  work,  but  I  listen  to  his 
description  afterward.  He  likes  that." 

It's  wise  to  marry  your  opposite,  Cyd 
believes,  for  then  you  complement  one 
another.  Tony  loves  people,  likes  crowds, 
is  never  happier  than  when  in  the  midst 
of  many  friends.  Cyd,  although  she  loves 
dancing  and  some  few  outdoor  sports, 
enjoys  quiet.  One  gives  in  to  the  other, 
and  life  is  nicely  balanced.  Now  they 
are  off  to  Honolulu  for  their  first  real 
vacation  together  in  five  years  of  married 


life,  for  this  is  the  first  time  they've  been 
free  at  the  same  time.  "One  had  to  sit  on 
the  sidelines  watching  while  the  other 
worked,"  said  Cyd.  "Now  we  have  a 
whole  month  together — •"  crossing  her 
beautiful  fingers —  "except  for  a  few 
singing  dates  for  Tony.  He's  terribly 
tired;  instead  of  flying  over,  we're  taking 
the  boat  so  he  can  rest.  He's  the  type  who 
likes  to  sit  and  sun  himself  with  a  cross- 
word puzzle.  I  enjoy  sunbathing,  too, 
but  I  can  take  or  leave  a  crossword  puz- 
zle. I  love  to  swim.  I  learned  to  water-ski 
last  Summer,  and  I  want  to  learn  to  surf- 
ride,  or  even  to  aquaplane,  if  that  is 
possible.  Fortunately,  we  enjoy  watching 
each  other  have  fun." 

Cyd  believes  that  any  marriage  that  is 
broken  must  have  shown  signs  of  wear 
along  the  way.  The  time  to  pick  up  those 
threads  is  when  the  first  one  pulls  out. 
"Constant  worry  will  wear  out  any  such 
thread.  I  never  worry  unless  one  of  the 
children  (the  Martins  have  two  sons, 
Tony,  Jr.  not  yet  three,  and  Nicky,  Cyd's 
boy  by  a  former  marriage,  age  ten)  is  ill. 
I'd  worry  about  Tony,  if  he  were  ever  ill, 
of  course,  but  anything  less  than  those 
calamities  isn't  worth  the  effort." 

Serenely  she  goes  along,  smoothing  life's 
way;  only  once  in  a  while  there's  a  waft 
of  spice  in  the  air.  Things  look  brighter. 

People  whisper:  "Cyd  Charisse  I 

wonder  ?"  END 


I  WAS  A  CONVENT  GIRL 


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upbringing  in  a  convent  school  would  be 
the  best,  the  only  solution  for  her  tom- 
boyish  daughter. 

While  other  girls  her  age  had  played 
house,  hopscotch,  or  jumped  rope,  Leslie 
chased  cars,  swung  from  trees  or  went  on 
the  warpath — in  the  French  version  of  an 
American  Sioux — terrorizing  the  neigh- 
borhood in  her  own  little  ways. 

In  America,  this  sort  of  tomboyishness 
may  be  considered  "cute"  and  within  lim- 
its, condoned  by  the  public  at  large.  Not 
in  France,  however,  where  proper  behav- 
ior for  young  ladies  is  prescribed  by  strict 
etiquette — and  this  doesn't  include  war 
games  and  the  like. 

From  the  time  she  was  eight  until  she 
was  graduated,  Leslie  attended  a  variety 
of  convents  and  parochial  schools — first 
L'Ecole  in  La  Rue  des  Dames,  till  she 
turned  ten.  During  the  German  invasion 
of  France,  her  parents  sent  her  to  the  St. 
Jean  de  Lug  convent,  near  the  famous 
resort  town  of  Biarriiz,  on  the  Bay  of 
Biscay.  Then  back  to  Paris  and  the  Con- 
vent de  L' Assumption  and  finally  the  pa- 
rochial school  in  the  Rue  de  Lubeck,  near 
L'Eville. 

Different  in  names  and  location  only, 
the  life  in  these  convents  and  parochial 
schools  was  very  much  the  same.  It  was 
based  on  strict  discipline,  insistence  on 
good  manners  and  rigid  concentration  on 
learning. 

Punishment  even  for  minor  misde- 
meanors was  swift.  Offenses  such  as  for- 
getting to  curtsy  to  a  Sister,  not  getting 
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up  quickly  enough  when  the  teacher  came 
into  the  room,  or,  as  happened  more  than 
once  to  Leslie,  letting  vanity  get  the  up- 
per hand,  quickly  placed  one  in  the  "pun- 
ishment seat"  in  front  of  the  class,  or 
eliminated  the  offender  from  the  two  daily 
recreational  exercises. 

Leslie's  own  love  for  pretty  clothes 
somewhat  contradicted  her  tomboyishness. 


Particularly  her  weakness  for  silly  little 
hats,  which  she  herself  made.  This,  more 
than  anything  else,  got  young  Miss  Caron 
into  the  most  uncomfortable  situations. 

At  the  Convent  de  L' Assumption,  for 
instance,  students  wore  a  prescribed  uni- 
form— a  navy  blue  sailor  girl  dress  with 
pleated  skirt,  and  a  matching  beret.  Im- 
agine the  Sister's  shock  when  among  for- 
ty-five girls  in  her  class,  forty-four  wore 
sailor  hats,  while  the  forty -fifth — Leslie, 
who  else? — came  to  school  in  a  dashing 
little  red  and  white  checkered  bonnet.  As 
a  result,  she  was  banned  from  the  ten- 
minute  morning  recreational  games  for  a 
week — to  show  that  neither  vanity  nor 
disobedience  would  be  tolerated  in  the 
convent. 

As  could  be  expected,  at  first  Leslie 
built  up  a  certain  amount  of  resentment 
against  her  new  environment.  It  wasn't 
easy  to  get  used  to  the  discipline,  the  uni- 
formity, the  long  working  hours — every 
day  from  eight  to  twelve  in  the  morning, 
from  two  to  five  in  the  afternoon,  with 
plenty  of  homework  to  keep  oneself  busy 
during  the  evenings. 

Yet,  what  Leslie  objected  to  during  her 
youth,  she  learned  to  appreciate  when 
she'd  grown  up.  Her  training  paid  ample 
dividends.  It  helped  her  to  get  adjusted 
to  the  many  problems  she  faced  in  later 
years,  to  get  along  with  people,  even 
further  her  career. 

However,  her  transition  from  the  shel- 
tered convent  life  to  the  exciting  existence 
of  a  ballet  dancer  was  so  abrupt  that  it 
didn't  come  about  without  a  severe  shock 
— which  almost  ended  her  career  before 
it  really  started,  and  nearly  sent  her  back 
to  the  protective  walls  of  the  convent. 

Artists,  generally,  live  more  carefree 
lives  than  any  other  group  of  people.  But 
even  among  artists,  ballet  dancers  stand 
out  as  a  group  all  their  own,  whose  easy- 
goingness  is  traditional.  Due  to  their 
work,  they  are  constantly  either  all  the 
way  up,  or  all  the  way  down  emotionally. 
A  bad  performance,  and  half  the  cast  will 
be  in  tears.  A  good  critique,  and  their 
happiness  knows  no  bounds. 


Leslie  Caron  clowning  with  her  husband 
She  attracted  much  praise  and  prestige, 


,  George  Hormel  Jr.,  at  recent  premiere, 
won  honors  at  the  Cannes  Film  Festival. 


Leslie  joined  the  ballet  shortly  before 
they  went  on  a  tour  of  the  provinces. 
Training  was  hard  and  intense,  and  by 
the  time  they  gave  their  first  perform- 
ance in  Lyons,  the  ballet  master,  the  cho- 
reographer and  the  members  of  the  bal- 
let would  hardly  say  hello  to  each  other 
any  more.  Little  misunderstandings  turned 
into  major  disagreements,  and  emotional 
outbursts  were  as  common  as  tourjetes 
and  pirouettes. 

Leslie,  absorbed  in  her  new  work,  her 
surroundings,  the  people  she  met  and  the 
places  she  visited,  was  first  startled  and 
then  depressed,  by  the  tensions  and  sup- 
posed conflicts  she  saw  mounting  around 
her.  Then  came  opening  night — a  glorious 
success — and,  to  celebrate,  a  completely 
gay  and  happy  party  afterward.  Gone 
were  all  signs  of  discord. 

She  soon  came  to  realize  that  frayed 
tempers  were  to  be  expected  in  the  hard- 
working days  of  rehearsals,  among  people 
whose  careers  put  them  in  a  world  all 
their  own.  But,  her  first  experiences  with 
the  tensions  bound  to  be  a  part  of  the  cre- 
ative development  of  a  ballet,  all  but  sent 
her  running.  And  had  she  gone,  neither 
the  citizens  of  France  nor  American  au- 
diences would  have  heard  of  Leslie  Caron. 

It  was  lucky  for  Leslie  that  she  was 
taken  under  the  wing  of  the  ballerina 
Nathalie  Philippart,  daughter  of  the  May- 
or of  Bordeaux.  Nathalie  became  mother, 
sister,  adviser  and  confidante.  Under  her 
watchful  eyes,  the  transition  from  con- 
vent to  ballet  became  more  gradual,  more 
cushioned,  more  acceptable  to  Leslie. 

Today,  thinking  back  on  her  training  in 
the  convent  and  parochial  schools,  Leslie 
can  at  last  appreciate  the  many  benefits 
of  her  early  upbringing.  In  little  things, 
in  big  things,  her  thinking  and  actions  are 
influenced  by  the  teachings  of  the  Sisters 
who  didn't  train  her  to  be  a  good  ballet 
dancer,  but  who  instilled  in  Leslie  the 
knowledge  that  the  prime  function  of  a 
woman  is  to  become  a  good  mother  and 
a  perfect  lady. 

Modesty,  which  annoyed  the  young  Les- 
lie of  the  Convent  de  L' Assumption,  to- 
day puts  her  in  good  standing  in  Holly- 
wood. She  has  already  earned  a  reputa- 
tion for  being  one  of  the  most  lady- like 
young  actresses  in  the  movie  capital. 

Whereas  a  few  years  ago  she  thought  it 
smart  to  go  to  school  in  a  flashy  little  bon- 
net when  the  rest  of  her  class  wore  sailor 
hats,  today  she  wouldn't  think  of  being 
seen  outside  her  house  without  gloves. 


Sometimes  this  gets  her  into  rather  pe- 
culiar situations.  .  . 

A  few  weeks  ago,  while  completing  a 
painting  she'd  started  at  the  Palos  Ver- 
des  Art  School,  she  suddenly  craved  a 
chocolate  ice  cream  soda  and  headed  for 
Schwab's  Drug  Store,  a  few  minutes 
drive  from  Leslie's  Laurel  Canyon  home. 

Ten  minutes  later,  the  soda  jerk  at 
Schwab's — who  thought  he'd  seen  every- 
thing Hollywood  had  to  offer — did  a  dou- 
ble take  when  he  saw  the  petite  French 
actress  walk  over  to  the  fountain,  dressed 
in  an  old  blouse,  pedal  pushers,  play  shoes 
— and  a  pair  of  white  gloves! 

There  are  other  traits  deeply  embedded 
in  Leslie's  conscience.  The  long,  intense 
study  hours  at  the  convent  make  anything 
her  studio  demands  from  the  young  ac- 
tress look  like  child's  play.  While  many 
other  stars  may  regard  their  working 
schedule  as  rigid — early  hours,  constant 
rehearsals,  wardrobe  changes  and  inter- 
views— to  Leslie,  movie  work  such  as  she 
is  currently  doing  in  "Two  Girls  From 
Bordeaux,"  is  like  a  perpetual  vacation 
which  leaves  her  ample  time  to  go  after 
all  her  beloved  avocations — from  paint- 
ing to  bathing  her  dogs. 

In  her  relationships  to  studio  officials, 
reporters  and  the  public,  Leslie's  natural 
politeness,  a  direct  result  of  the  curtsies 
of  former  days,  is  a  definite  asset. 

Another  advantage  of  her  convent-day 
schooling  is  the  practical  things  she's 
learned:  cooking,  sewing,  embroidery, 
keeping  house. 

Geordie  Hormel,  Leslie's  husband,  says 
that  she's  never  bought  a  dress  which 
compares  with  the  clothes  she  herself  de- 
signed and  sewed.  Her  embroideries  have 
won  praise  at  many  Hollywood  parties, 
and  her  knowledge  of  materials  has  al- 
ready saved  the  young  couple  a  pretty 
penny. 

What  Leslie  learned  in  the  convent  is 
today  of  utmost  importance  to  her,  to  Ge- 
ordie, to  the  family  they  hope  to  have.  It 
gave  her  an  aim  in  life,  a  pillar  to  lean 
on  in  trying  times.  It  taught  her  that  ma- 
terial things  are  only  temporary,  it  trained 
her  to  concentrate  on  values  which  are 
far  longer  lasting,  and  much  more  grati- 
fying. 

Looking  back  at  her  .early  life  today, 
Leslie  Caron  no  longer  minds  the  curtsies, 
the  front  seats  in  classes,  the  uniforms  and 
strict  conformance  to  rules.  She  is  glad 
she  was  a  convent  girl,  for  the  experience 
gave  her  a  happy,  gratifying  attitude 
toward  life.  END 


THE  CRITICS  BE  DAMNED! 

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Verily,  the  youthful  and  uninhibited 
team  of  Leigh  and  Curtis  has  certainly 
given  their  movie  public  its  money's 
worth.  But  another  question  poses  itself. 
Having  gotten  the  fans  interested,  agog, 
tongue-hanging-out  for  the  next  chance 
to  see  them  in  a  film — has  it  perhaps  been 
a  disappointment  to  find  that,  after  all, 
they  are  just  another  pair  of  young  aspir- 
ing actors  struggling  to  reach  the  top? 


In  Hollywood,  the  thought  of  most  peo- 
ple is  whether  the  film  and  personal  union 
of  Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  will  ever 
be  able  to  live  down  the  avalanche  of 
publicity  they  have  been  accorded — by 
their  very  eagerness  to  be  a  party  to  the 
fantastic  campaign. 

There  is  no  secret  that,  in  print  and 
picture,  Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  have 
garnered  more  space  than  Eisenhower. 


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One  irate  magazine  editor  made  this  tabu- 
lation when  a  slew  of  new  material 
reached  his  desk  (Leigh  and  Curtis  catch- 
ing fish  off  the  island  of  Catalina)  and 
asked  acidly,  "Say,  doesn't  anyone  live 
out  in  California  except  these  two?  What- 
ever happened  to  the  rest  of  the  movie 
colony?    An  earthquake  or  something?" 

In  the  present  Hollywood  crisis — with 
contracts  being  cancelled,  options  over- 
looked, players  and  technical  staff  alike 
being  laid  off  the  payroll  wholesale — it 
will  be  interesting  to  see  what  will  hap- 
pen to  the  Leigh-Curtis  partnership. 

In  the  opinion  of  many,  and  despite  this 
rash  of  homey  publicity,  neither  Janet 
Leigh  nor  Tony  Curtis  have  hit  top  box- 
office  with  the  moviegoing  public.  There 
is  even  fear — at  Janet's  home  studio — 
that  all  this  publicity  may  have  boom- 
eranged,  topped  by  rumors  that  her  next 
option  may  be  dropped.  As  for  Tony  Cur- 
tis, there  is  no  question  but  that  for  the 
loyal,  hypo'd  support  of  his  wife,  his  own 
career  would   not  have  progressed  as 


smoothly  as  it  has  up  to  the  present. 

One  of  Hollywood's  press  photograph- 
ers, who  has  had  a  hand  in  staging  many 
of  the  intimate  layouts  of  the  Curtises  at 
home,  has  (his  to  say:  "Behind  all  these 
photographic  shots,  these  publicity  blurbs, 
lies  sincerity.  Janet  and  Tony  are  madly, 
deeply  in  love,  and  wholeheartedly  one 
for  the  other,  a  mutual  admiration  so- 
ciety. Their  feeling  is  that,  if  they  love 
life,  their  careers,  and  one  another — why 
shouldn't  the  world  know  about  it — with 
all  the  trimmings." 

But  no  matter  how  you  look  at  it,  it  is 
the  trimmings  that  seem  to  be  getting 
their  critics  down.  All  this  stuff  of  look- 
ing at  one  another  goo-goo  eyed  over  a 
frying  pan,  Tony  battling  with  the  fasten- 
ing on  her  petticoat,  Janet  brushing  her 
teeth  in  the  bathroom  mirror  while  her 
husband  devotedly  holds  a  glass  of  water, 
a  towel  and  the  tube  of  toothpaste. 

How  far  can  it  go?  Too  far,  warn  the 
critics. 

Only  time  will  tell.  END 


JOHN'S  INCURABLE  COMPLEX 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  36] 


meaning  "the  snub-nosed  one") — every 
"reasonable"  chance  of  a  property  settle- 
ment, and  she  had  turned  them  all  down. 

Meanwhile,  the  actor  is  much  in  the 
company  of  Pilar  Palette,  Peruvian  ac- 
tress. 

Hollywood  is  asking:  "Will  Pilar  be 
No.  3?" 

At  last  reports  the  Lima  beauty  is  now 
definitely  the  girl  in  John  Wayne's  life. 

Pilar  recently  divorced  Richard  Weldy, 
an  executive  with  a  South  American  air- 
line in  Peru.  Since  winning  her  decree, 
she  has  visited  various  Hollywood  night 
clubs  in  Wayne's  company. 

What  is  the  absorbing  fascination 
Latin-American  women  have  for  Wayne 
is  a  question  that  justifiably  is  puzzling 
U.SA.  girls. 

"What,"  ask  the  latter,  have  the  below- 
the-Rio-Grande  girls  got  that  bowls  him 
over  so  consistently?" 

North -of -the -border  women  believe 
they  have  just  as  much  charm,  warmth 
and  dark  good  looks  as  their  sisters  to 
the  South. 

Wayne,  one  of  the  more  discreet  and 
diplomatic  actors,  has  vouchsafed  no  an- 
swer. Perhaps  he  finds  in  the  Latin- 
Americans  an  irresistible  blend  of  raven 
black  hair,  eyes  like  midnight  pools,  vi- 
brant radiance,  keen  intelligence  and 
sympathetic  understanding. 

Certainly,  the  objects  of  his  affections 
cannot  be  termed  obvious  types  of  equa- 
torial sirens.  None  of  the  actor's  senoritas 
has  been  of  the  sinuously  sultry  mold. 
Indeed,  none  of  them  has  ever  displayed 
any  of  the  outward  fripperies  of  sexiness. 

The  film  star  was  married  to  Josephine 
Saenz  in  June,  1933.  He  was  26  years  old, 
and  well  established  on  his  fabulous 
screen  career.  Josephine  was  22. 

Scene  of  the  ceremony  was  the  Holly- 
wood home  of  film  star  Loretta  Young, 
62 


and  Miss  Young  served  as  Josephine's 
matron  of  honor. 

With  her  quick  smile,  her  animation, 
and  her  charming  sense  of  enjoyment, 
Josephine  adapted  herself  easily  to  Holly- 
wood life.  For  the  first  few  years  they 
were  contented. 

But  despite  their  pleasant  domesticity, 
blessed  by  four  children,  Josephine 
wanted  her  husband  to  give  more  atten- 
tion to  the  film  town's  social  activities. 
Wayne,  however,  preferred  to  spend  a 
large  part  of  his  time  with  his  male  com- 
panions. 

All  the  time  he  continued  to  profess 
that  women  were  a  mystery  to  him — 
their  ideas  about  life,  their  clothes,  their 
customs. 

In  May,  1943,  after  nearly  ten  years  of 
marriage,  John  Wayne  and  his  beautiful 
and  popular  Josephine  separated.  A  year 
and  a  half  later  they  were  divorced,  the 
actor  not  contesting  the  action. 

They   had  been   considered  an  ideal 


couple  and  one  of  the  happiest  families  in 
the  film  colony.  Apparently,  in  their  case, 
as  in  many  others,  money  and  world- 
wide fame  brought  only  heartaches. 

Josephine  charged  that  John's  numer- 
ous activities  kept  him  away  from  home 
at  odd  hours,  and  she  told  the  court  of 
discovering  a  woman's  cloak,  not  her 
own,  in  his  automobile  after  the  actor's 
return  from  a  popular  resort. 

She  was  given  custody  of  the  children 
— Michael,  Toni,  Patrick  and  Melinda, 
ranging  in  age  from  nine  to  three  years. 
But  Wayne  was  allowed  to  see  the  chil- 
dren whenever  he  liked  and  to  take  them 
when  he  liked. 

They  accompanied  him,  indeed,  to  Ire- 
land in  1951  when  he  co-starred  with 
Maureen  O'Hara  in  "The  Quiet  Man."  He 
even  induced  his  good  friend,  Director 
John  Ford,  to  give  them  small  parts  as 
Irish  youngsters. 

The  resemblance  between  Josephine 
and  Wayne's  second  wife,  Esperanza 
Baur,  was  not  confined  to  their  Latin- 
American  origin. 

John  and  Esperanza  were  married  on 
January  17,  1946,  in  the  United  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Long  Beach,  California. 
He  was  then  38,  and  she  24.  It  was  the 
second  time  she  had  become  a  Mrs.  Mor- 
rison. Esperanza  was  divorced  in  1941 
from  Eugene  Morrison,  a  Mexico  City 
student. 

She  was  well-known  in  the  South-of- 
the-border  film  world,  having  co-starred 
in  Mexico  with  the  popular  Arturo  De 
Cordova  in  "The  Count  Of  Monte  Cristo." 

It  was  in  the  Mexican  capital  that 
Wayne  met  Esperanza.  It  was  love  at  first 
sight  for  both  of  them.  After  their  mar- 
riage she  discovered,  like  Josephine,  that 
the  actor's  studio  commitments  kept  him 
busy. 

He  was  making  four  or  five  pictures  a 
year  for  three  different  studios — RKO, 
Warner  Bros.,  and  Republic — -and  he  also 
had  business  dealings  with  numerous  in- 
dividuals of  the  motion  picture  world. 

"My  husband,"  Esperanza  said,  "is  one 
of  the  few  persons  who  is  always  inter- 
ested in  his  business.  He  talks  of  it  con- 
stantly. When  he  reads,  it's  scripts.  Our 
dinner  guests  always  talk  business.  And 
he  spends  all  his  time  working,  discussing 
or  planning  pictures." 

Yet  Wayne  called  Esperanza  "under- 


John  Wayne  and  his  attorney,  Frank  Belcher,  during  alimony  squabble  in  Los 
Angeles  court.  The  outcome  doesn't  seem  to  disturb  John's  happy-heartedness. 


standing."  He  once  declared  that  she 
knew  "how  miserable  I  was  when  I 
wasn't  working,"  and  she  never  com- 
plained when  he  spent  most  of  his  time 
at  his  studio. 

"After  all,  I  was  making  more  pic- 
tures than  any  other  actor,"  he  said.  He 
added  that  his  wife  "doesn't  like  to  get 
dressed  up  any  more  than  I  do." 

On  January  17,  1952,  the  sixth  anniver- 
sary of  their  marriage,  Wayne  announced 
"with  regrets"  that  he  and  Esperanza  had 
separated. 

There  was  a  brief  reconciliation,  but  on 
May  7,  1952,  she  left  him  for  good. 

A  stormy  court  battle  followed. 

Last  September  both  filed  divorce  ac- 
tions. It  was  a  spirited  race  as  to  who 
would  get  to  the  court  first  with  the  pa- 
pers. Esperanza  won,  her  attorney  reach- 
ing the  Santa  Monica  court  40  minutes 
ahead  of  the  time  Wayne's  lawyer  ar- 
rived at  the  Los  Angeles  court. 

She  charged  the  actor  with  physical 
and  mental  cruelty.  Wayne,  in  turn,  ac- 
cused her  of  general  cruelty. 

Esperanza  asked  for  a  receiver  in  order 
to  tie  up  her  husband's  complicated  busi- 
ness enterprises.  She  listed  more  than 
100  corporations  and  individuals  with 
whom  he  had  business  associations,  and 
asserted  that  he  earned  at  least  $500,- 
000  a  year  through  these  sources. 

Among  the  individuals  named  were 
Red  Skelton,  Joan  Crawford,  Fred  Mac- 
Murray,  John  Ford,  and  Bo  Roos, 
Wayne's  business  manager. 

Esperanza  also  stated  Wayne  possessed 
$1,000,000  in  property,  and  she  demanded 
a  "fair  division"  of  this.  She  declared 
they  lived  on  a  scale  of  $13,000  a  month, 
or  more  than  $150,000  a  year. 

The  actor  was  resolved  "not  to  give 
in"  to  his  wife's  demands. 

Since  the  bust-up  of  their  marriage, 
John  Wayne  has  reportedly  been  seeing 
his  first  wife  socially.  Hollywood  friends 
were  hoping  it  meant  a  reconciliation. 

However,  remarriage  with  Josephine  is 
out  of  the  question,  according  to  Wayne. 

"Too  much  has  happened,"  he  said. 

Wayne  was  only  six  years  old  when 
his  family  moved  to  California  from  Iowa. 
As  he  grew  older  he  became  known  to 
his  pals  as  Duke  Morrison.  It  sounded 
much  better  than  Marion  Morrison  which 
his  parents  had  named  him. 

A  high  school  football  star,  Duke  won 
a  scholarship  to  the  University  of  South- 
ern California.  It  proved  a  lucky  break 
for  him.  It  led  directly  to  the  movies. 

It  was  Ford  who  plucked  the  powerful 
215-pound  youth  from  the  USC  team 
to  be  a  studio  property  man.  He  was  just 
another  muscle  man,  however.  He  had 
more  ambitious  ideas.  His  opportunity 
came  one  day  when  he  volunteered  as  a 
stunt  man  for  an  ocean  picture.  His 
exploit  of  simulating  a  sailor  emerging 
from  the  water  as  if  escaping  from  a 
torpedo  tube  of  a  submarine  impressed 
Ford.  He  was  given  other  small  acting 
jobs. 

Ford  recommended  Duke  to  Director 
Raoul  Walsh,  and  after  a  few  dramatic 
lessons  he  was  assigned  to  a  pretentious 
Western,  "The  Big  Trail." 

But  Walsh  had  one  demurrer.  He  told 
young  Morrison  he  could  not  have  a 


name  that  "sounds  like  a  girl's,"  refer- 
ring to  Marion.  So  the  director  changed 
the  name  to  John  Wayne. 

The  ex-football  star  was  on  his  way. 

Then  one  day  his  great  friend  and  ben- 
efactor, Ford,  sent  for  Wayne.  He  wanted 
him  for  the  lead  in  a  big  Western  called 
"Stagecoach."  It  was  the  chance  of  a 
lifetime. 

The  production  and  the  performance 
paid  off.  It  set  Wayne  firmly  on  the 
High  Road. 

In  his  first  year  in  the  movies  he  made 
eight  pictures,  and  he  learned  early  that 
his  most  valuable  screen  asset  was  his 
resourcefulness  in  word  or  deed.  He  was 
ready  to  get  rough  on  a  second's  notice  if 
occasion  arose.  He  also  talked,  as  Hem- 
ingway might  say,  "low  and  strong  and 
true." 

Meanwhile,  he  built  up  a  huge  follow- 
ing with  men  and  women  and  children. 

John  Wayne  reached  the  film  peaks  in 
1950  when  he  was  named  the  top  money- 
maker among  all  screen  stars.  In  the 
last  three  years  he  has  surpassed  Bing 
Crosby  and  Martin  and  Lewis  in  box- 
office  popularity. 

One  rule  he  has  rigidly  clung  to.  He 
will  drop  everything  at  any  time  to  work 
for  John  Ford.  Wayne  was  busy  with 
other  plans  when  Ford  wanted  him  for 
the  leading  male  role  in  "The  Quiet 
Man."  He  abandoned  his  projects  and 
hurried  to  Ford. 

When  Ford  won  the  Academy  Award 
of  1952  for  his  direction  of  "The  Quiet 
Man,"  the  happiest  man  in  Hollywood 
was  Wayne. 

In  his  screen  career  Wayne  has  made 
150  pictures,  the  majority  of  them  box- 
office  clicks. 

He  admits  he  could  never  have  been 
the  type  of  actor  he  is  had  he  not  lived 
most  of  his  boyhood  on  a  ranch  near  the 
Mojave  Desert  where  he  learned  to  ride 
and  swim  and  take  care  of  livestock. 

He  has  never  lost  his  love  for  outdoor 
life.  He  enjoys  most  taking  his  17-year- 
old  son,  Michael,  on  hunting  and  fishing 
trips. 

"I  enjoy  working,"  he  said.  "I  like  to 
ride,  and  I  guess  I've  worn  every  uniform 
known  to  this  country  in  one  picture  or 
another." 

But  though  he  insists  that  Josephine 
and  Esperanza  are  "understanding" 
women,  he  still  maintains  the  social  life 
is  not  for  him. 

He  hates  parties,  and  he  agrees  he  used 
to  give  his  first  wife — and  Esperanza,  too 
— a  hard  time  when  he  pal'ed  around  in 
old  clothes,  talking  over  big  film  plans 
with  his  male  friends. 

However,  he  learned  that  his  success 
in  "Iwo  Jima,"  "She  Wore  A  Yellow  Rib- 
bon," "Flying  Leathernecks,"  "Operation 
Pacific,"  "Trouble  Along  The  Way,"  and 
other  pictures,  plus  the  many  bids  from 
the  studios  and  the  big  money  did  not 
spell  happiness. 

Not  even  John  Ford  could  patch  up 
Wayne's  marital  troubles. 

Hollywood,  ever  looking  for  signs,  be- 
lieves that  his  recent  picture,  "The  Sun 
Shines  Bright,"  was  a  symbol  of  promise. 

It  is  inclined  to  think  John  Wayne  may 
yet  find  the  romantic  happiness  that  thus 
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BIRTHDAYS?  I'M  AGIN  'EM! 

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thinking  about  how  we're  growing  older. 

"If  we  could  only  forget  these  years 
that  we've  lived,"  continued  Doris,  "and 
only  remember  there  are  so  many  things 
still  to  be  accomplished,  we  would  remain 
young  in  our  hearts.  Our  enthusiasm  for 
living  would  keep  us  happy  and  healthy. 
Why  worry  about  the  past?  Why  worry 
eternally  about  the  future?  Live  today, 
and  do  the  best  you  can  in  every  way 
you  can!" 

Doris,  exuberant  and  vitally  alive,  is 
the  best  exponent  of  the  ideas  she  so 
strongly  believes  in. 

"I  never  have  to  be  reminded  that  today 
is  my  husband's  birthday,  and  that  I  must 
dash  madly  into  the  stores  and  get  him  a 
tie  or  a  sweater  or  a  shirt  so  he'll  know 
that  I  know  it's  his  birthday.  This  is  just 
silly.  Why  must  I  wait  for  some  special 
day  to  buy  a  present  for  Marty?  I  don't, 
believe  me.  As  far  as  I'm  concerned  any 
time  I  see  something  that  I  think  Marty 
would  like,  I  go  in  and  buy  it.  I'm  always 
bringing  home  a  present  for  him!  And 
he's  always  buying  me  a  present  which  I 
love  of  course  .  .  .  because  his  taste  is 
flawless,  for  one  thing  ...  for  another 
it's  nice  to  know  that  he  has  me  on  his 
mind.  You  should  see  all  the  things  he 
buys  ...  a  compact  to  carry  in  my  new 
evening  bag  ...  a  blue  cashmere  sweater 
he  thinks  matches  a  certain  color  blue  in 
my  eyes  ...  a  jewelled  belt  which  has 
intrigued  him  ...  a  tiny  handkerchief 
.  .  .  and  no  matter  what  the  actual  value 
of  the  gift,  it's  exciting  to  receive  these 
things  because  I  know  how  busy  Marty 
is  and  appreciate  he  has  taken  the  time 
to  get  them.  But  I  wouldn't  feel  that  way 
if  he  came  home  loaded  with  presents 
because  it  was  my  birthday  and  then  for- 
got about  it  promptly  until  another  year 
rolled  around!  I  tell  you,  birthdays  are 
an  outmoded  custom.  They've  got  to  go! 

"Perhaps  we  females  over  18  could  get 
together  and  petition  Congress  to  pass  a 
law  .  .  .  NO  MORE  BIRTHDAYS! 

"And  then  no  woman  would  have  to 
lie  about  her  age  and  they  wouldn't  need 
psychiatrists  to  banish  their  frustrations. 
They  could  be  free  and  happy  as  birds. 
They'd  never  be  hemmed  in  by  'years.' 
They'd  have  no  fear  of  getting  old! 

"Fear  is  such  a  destructive  thing.  No 
one  can  be  happy  who  has  'fear'  in  his 
heart.  Fear  is  the  greatest  handicap  to  a 
rich  full  life.  I  know  that  everyone  can- 
not be  courageous,  that  he  can't  go  out 
and  slay  the  dragon,  but  I  wish  people 
would  only  have  a  little  more  faith  in 
themselves  and  in  their  friends  and  in 
their  God.  If  they  tried  to  make  'Today' 
important  and  didn't  throw  themselves  in 
a  panic  of  fear  with  a  hundred  foolish 
worries  that  were  never  a  solution  to 
any  problem.  Now  let's  talk  about  your 
birthday." 

"You've  talked  me  out  of  ever  having 
birthdays  again,"  I  answered.  "As  of  to- 
day, Doris,  I'm  giving  my  birthday  to  the 
little  boy  who  lives  next  door  to  me!  I 
never  want  to  have  it  again!  I'll  tell  him 
that  when  he  gets  to  be  18,  he  must  give 
the  birthday  I  gave  to  him  to  some  other 
64 


little  boy.  He  may  not  know  what  I'm 
talking  about — but  I  will  —  And  next 
week,  I'm  taking  my  first  skiing  lesson! 
I'd  always  thought  I  was  too  old  to  be- 
gin that  sport!" 

"There  is  so  much  around  us,"  Doris 
declared,  "to  bring  us  contentment  if  only 
we  didn't  put  a  price  on  everything  .  .  . 
a  monetary  price!" 

One  has  but  to  look  in  her  Springtime 
kind  of  face  to  know  definitely  that  her 
values  will  never  change  in  spite  of  her 
enormous  success  which  has  not  only 
brought  her  fame,  but  fortune,  as  well. 
She  is  aware  that  "the  price  of  every- 
thing and  the  value  of  nothing"  is  an 
empty  kind  of  philosophy,  but  the  kind 
too  often  practiced. 

"There  is  nothing  so  wonderful,"  she 
said,  "as  the  honest  enthusiasm  and  af- 
fection of  a  child.  My  son,  Terry,  for  in- 
stance, who  loves  everyone  and  every- 
thing, came  home  the  other  day  from  his 
Boy  Scout  meeting  with  stars  in  his  eyes. 
'Do  you  know  what  happened  to  me,  to- 
day?' he  asked.  'I  saw  an  Eagle  Scout. 
.  .  .  a  real  Eagle  Scout!'  This  was  the 
most  exciting  event  to  Terry  because  he 
knew  that  to  be  an  Eagle  Scout  one  must 
have  accomplished  great  deeds  of  hero- 
ism!  He'll  never  forget  it." 

Incidentally,  freckle-faced  blond  Terry 
is  a  carbon  copy  of  his  famous  mother 
and  is  quite  a  good  pianist.  Doris  beamed 
proudly  discussing  her  young  son.  "You 
know,  it's  funny.  Terry  looks  anything 
but  a  pianist.  The  laugh  about  it  all  is 
that  he  really  plays  very,  very  well.  He 
is  already  planning  to  be  my  accompanist 
and  does  play  for  me  sometimes.  "Si- 


lent Night"  and  other  songs.  You  should 
see  him  sitting  up  there  at  the  piano  seri- 
ous and  proud  as  you  please,  his  little 
boy's  hands  hitting  all  the  right  keys  and 
making  music." 

"If  we  just  had  the  sense  to  enjoy  ev- 
erything that  comes  along  ...  to  get  as 
excited  about  seeing  an  Eagle  Scout  as 
Terry  and  as  thrilled  about  playing  the 
piano  as  he  does — if  we  had  the  sense  to  be 
as  wise  and  unaffected  as  children,"  I  said. 

"Every  day  is  an  event  for  Terry,"  Dor- 
is went  on.  '  Whether  he's  playing  base- 
ball, going  on  a  hike  with  his  friends.  You 
should  see  him  when  we  have  company. 
He  loves  it,  because  he  just  naturally 
loves  people  so  much.  He  wants  to  help 
serve  and  does,  too.  He  keeps  asking  my 
guests,  'Don't  you  want  a  drink  of  water 
or  wouldn't  you  like  some  more  cake?'  He 
wants  everybody  to  be  completely  happy 
and  has  all  that  wonderful  charm  of  a 
head  waiter.  Wouldn't  surprise  me  one 
bit  if  that's  what  he  turned  out  to  be!" 
she  laughingly  said  with  a  light  of  mis- 
chief in  her  very  blue  eyes. 

Getting  ready  to  return  to  the  set  to  re- 
cord one  of  her  songs  for  "Calamity  Jane," 
she  said,  "If  we  just  didn't  worry  about 
every  little  thing  and  didn't  complicate 
our  lives  with  foolish  barriers.  Live  to 
the  fullest  today.  Tomorrow  is  another 
day  .  .  .  and  believe  me,  if  we  do  live  to 
the  fullest  today,  we  find  we  are  much 
too  busy  to  worry.  There  is  no  such  thing 
as  Age.  The  whole  world  lies  ahead  of  us. 
We  have  the  power  to  accomplish  what 
we  want  to,  no  matter  how  great  or  how 
modest  our  ambition  might  be."  Then 
she  suddenly  started  to  laugh.  "Oh,  my 
goodness  .  .  .  I'm  sounding  much  too 
profound  .  .  .  and  we  started  to  talk 
so  amusingly  about  not  having  birth- 
days!" 


THE  LESSON  TO  LEARN  FROM  JANE 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  45] 


paraded  before  me  I  found  myself  think- 
ing for  the  first  time:  How  did  I  ever 
get  through  it?   Why  am  I  here? 

"The  verdict  went  against  me.  Hav- 
ing sued  for  $2,500,000  I  was  awarded 
$8,300  plus  some  extra  dollars  to  cover 
'loss  of  wardrobe.'  "  (Loss  of  wardrobe — 
to  Jane  who,  each  oj  the  twenty-five 
times  she  came  out  oj  an  anesthetic  ges- 
tured toward  her  leg,  asking  "Is  it  still 
there?") 

"At  the  trial,  waiting  for  the  jury  to 
come  in  I  remember  thinking  that  all  I 
ever  wanted  to  do  in  all  my  life  was  to 
sing  a  good  song. 

"For  a  couple  of  days  after  the  verdict, 
I  was  crushed,  absolutely  crushed.  But 
I  have  had  so  much  happen  to  me  I've 
learned  that  for  every  bad  thing,  you  can 
find  something  good. 

"I  mean,  for  instance,  that  out  of  the 
Clipper  crash  and  the  ten  years  in  hos- 
pitals that  followed  it,  I  came  to  know 
that  you  can  lose  legs  and  arms  and  take 
it,  if  your  spirit  is  right. 

"From  my  husband's  crash  and  close 
shave  with  death  in  Cuba  last  year  I 


learned  how  very  little  you  matter  to 
yourself,  compared  with  the  safety  of  one 
you  love. 

"Just  so,  out  of  a  bad  verdict  has  come 
something  good  because  a  great  white 
light  has  been  thrown  on  a  law  that  is 
bad,  not  only  for  me,  but  for  every  pas- 
senger who  gets  on  an  airplane  for  inter- 
national travel  either  unaware  (as  I  was ) 
of  the  terms  of  the  insurance,  or  unable 
to  do  anything  about  them. 

"But  although  the  verdict  was  morally 
wrong,  it  was  within  the  limits  of  the 
Warsaw  Convention  as  interpreted  by  the 
trial  judge  unless  reversed  by  a  higher 
court,"  Jane  explained.  "The  limits  of 
the  Warsaw  Convention  expressed  in  dol- 
lars and  cents  equal  about  $8300  as  of 
now.  You  will  find  this  limitation  on  the 
back  of  every  ticket.  However,  in  my 
particular  case,  I  didn't  see  my  ticket  for 
the  reason  that  we  were  an  entertain- 
ment unit,  a  USO  unit,  and  all  entertain- 
ers' tickets  were  purchased  at  that  time 
and  held  by  the  manager  of  USO  Camp 
Shows. 

"Furthermore,  the  terms  of  the  Warsaw 
Convention  were  made  when  the  airplane 


business  was  new  and  quite  small.  In 
1928  the  United  States  signed  the  Con- 
vention. Now  then,  time  goes  on.  The 
airplane  business  gets  older  and  bigger 
and  more  important,  but  the  insurance 
is  not  increased.  It  is  an  obsolete  law, 
definitely  out  of  step  and  out  of  date, 
but  still  legal.  The  only  way  to  win  your 
case  according  to  law  is  to  prove  'wilful 
misconduct'  on  the  part  of  the  pilot.  And 
here's  the  trick:  try  to  prove  the  word 
'wilful.'  Try  to  interpret  it  on  your  own 
behalf.  The  judge  who  tried  our  case 
interpreted  the  word  'wilful'  to  mean  that 
the  pilot  intended  to  crash — which  is,  of 
course,  unthinkable. 

"So,  the  verdict  went  against  me.  The 
verdict  which  allowed  me  the  'legal' 
$8,300  and  some  other  dollars  as  com- 
pensation— which  I  did  not  accept  be- 
cause we  are  going  to  appeal  the  case. 
We  are  going  to  fight  it  for  just  as  long 
as  we  can.  It  will  require  courage  to  go 
through  it  all  again.  It  is  going  to  cost 
me  thousands  of  dollars,  but  you  know, 
I'm  stubborn.  I'm  just  as  stubborn," 
Jane  laughed,  "as  I  can  be!  Besides,  to 
appeal  is  the  right  thing  to  do.  I  would 
love  to  get  back  my  doctors'  bills  which, 
including  the  expense  of  my  nurses  and 
hospital  care,  totalled  $350,000.  But  this 
is  the  least  of  my  reasons  for  appealing. 
I  can  eat,  I  have  a  beautiful  home,  I  can 
work  and  my  doctor  bills  are  paid,  every 
last  cent  of  'em!  But  there  are  many 
injured  people  who  are  not  this  fortu- 
nate, this  blessed.  Inflation  has  made  the 
amount  of  this  recovery  even  more  un- 
just. If,  in  appealing,  we  can  get  a  bill 
through — if,  at  the  least,  we  can  call  at- 
tention to  the  situation  so  that  when 
people  go  out  to  the  airports  they'll  look 
at  their  tickets,  take  out  extra  insurance 
on  their  own,  my  bad  turn  will  have  done 
a  good  turn. 

"As  a  matter  of  fact  Senator  Brecker 
has  introduced  already  a  bill  which  will 
make  the  passage  of  laws  of  this  sort 
more  difficult.  If  this  Brecker  bill  had 
been  in  force  at  this  time,  the  Warsaw 
bill  could  never  have  gone  through. 

"In  some  measure,  in  good  measure,  it 
has  already.  Ever  since  the  verdict  mail 
has  been  pouring  in.  Letters  from  people 
all  over  the  United  States,  who  write 
'We  didn't  know.  Now  we  do.  We  are 
sorry  that  our  gain  comes  from  your  loss.' 
The  night  of  the  verdict  I  couldn't  sleep, 
so  I  turned  on  the  radio  and  got  Barry 
Gray  just  in  time  to  hear  him  say,  'I 
want  you  to  know  that  when  you  get  on 
a  plane  for  overseas  your  life  is  worth 
just  $8,300.'  I  get  into  cabs  and  the  cab- 
bies hail  me,  'Hey,  aren't  you  Jane  Fro- 
man?  Love  you  on  TV.  Say,  wasn't  that 
a  dirty  deal  you  got!' 

"But  perhaps  not,  perhaps  not  ...  it 
would  have  been  so  easy,  I  admit,  to  go 
under  after  the  trial.  So  easy  to  think, 
bleakly,  self-pityingly — this  is  the  pay- 
off for  ten  years  of  physical,  mental  and 
financial  suffering — why?  Why?  I  did 
have,  as  I've  mentioned,  two  very  bad 
days.  Then,  the  weekend  after  the  trial, 
John  and  I  went  to,  of  all  places,  At- 
lantic City!  We  got  in  a  chair  and  rolled 
up  and  down  the  boardwalk,  ate  cotton 
candy,  peanuts,  breathed  in  that  strong 
sea  air,  didn't  look  at  anyone  (except 
each  other),  slept  twelve  hours  a  night 


and  by  the  time  we  got  home,  I  was 
saying,  'I'll  get  this  creaky  old  law  out 
into  the  open,  put  my  energies,  channel 
my  energies  into  accomplishing  that  and 
not  into  my  sufferings,  which  are  past!' 

"John  helped  me.  John  always  does. 
We  get  good  and  mad  together  then  we 
get  over  it  together.  This  was  no  excep- 
tion. Another  good  thing — I  was  work- 
ing. With  eighty-five  people,  including 
the  technical  people  and  the  cast  on  my 
'U.S.A.  Canteen'  show  depending,  two 
nights  every  week,  on  me,  I  couldn't 
stew  too  much.  I  had  to  get  back  on  my 
job,  put  the  matter  of  the  trial  and  the 
verdict  in  their  proper  place,  turn  my 
eyes  forward  again.   And  I  did — I  do. 

"Looking  forward  I  would  like  to  go 
on,  indefinitely,  in  television.  I  love  it 
because  its  arms  reach  out  .  .  .  and  I 
hope  that  next  year  'I  Believe'  will  be 
my  theme  song  on  the  'U.S.A.  Canteen' 
show  as  it  has  been  this  past  year.  I 
hope  that  it  will  become  an  identifying 
trademark  of  a  song  for  me  as  'With  A 
Song  In  My  Heart'  was  for  so  long. 

"I've  had  offers,  quite  a  number  of 
offers,  to  do  musicals  on  Broadway.  I've 
also  been  offered  two  plays,  which  pleases 
me  very  much.  But  until  I  get  the  right 
play  with  a  real  meaty  part,  for  with 
the  repetition  a  stage  play  requires 
you've  got  to  love  to  do  it,  the  answer 
will  be  'Thank  you  so  much,  but  No!' 
Moreover,  I  do  not  want  my  career  to 
take  all  of  my  time;  have  organized  it, 
in  fact,  so  that  it  doesn't. 

"Yes,  now  it's  Today  that  matters,  as 
I  said,  and  Tomorrow — not  going  back, 
not  even  looking  back  except  for  an  en- 
forced glance,  over  my  left  shoulder, 
during  the  trial  and  then,  very  soon,  eyes 
forward  again,"  Jane  laughed,  "which 
proves,  I  hope,  that  when  I  say  'Out  of 
every  bad  thing,  you  can  find  something 
good,'  I  mean  it.  Mind  you,  I  think 
everybody  has  to  find  in  himself  the 
way  to  handle  a  problem,  a  grief.  But 
the  courage,  the  strength  of  people  is 
amazing.  You  don't  know  what  you  can 
take  until  you  are  right  up  against  it, 
and  God  never  gives  us,  I  believe,  a 
heavier  burden  than  we  can  carry.  And 
there  is  always  a  way  out,  so  that  if  you 
look  for  the  way  hard  enough,  you  can 
find  it.  Even  if  your  grief  is  for  the  loss 
of  one  you  dearly  love,  a  grief  all  too 
tragically  common  today,  you  cannot  say 
'I've  had  it.  I  give  up.'  Because  of  the 
loved  one  who  loved  you,  and  believed  in 
you,  you  can't  do  it. 

"Sounds  pretty  corny,  perhaps,"  Jane 
smiled,  "but  it's  true.  Lots  of  corny 
things  are  pretty  true.  Such  as  when, 
coming  home  from  Portugal  after  the 
Clipper  crash,  I  saw  the  Statue  of  Liberty 
and  as  I  looked  up  at  her  I  remembered 
how  many  times  I'd  sung  'The  Star  Span- 
gled Banner,'  smiling  as  I  sang,  but  that 
time  I  hummed  it,  being  too  weak  to 
sing  aloud,  with  tears  in  my  eyes  and  in 
my  throat  and  in  my  heart.  Tears  that 
were  a  kind  of  grateful  prayer  to  what 
she  stands  for;  tears  that  were  a  prayer 
to  God  ... 

"Yes,  I  believe,"  Jane  said,  her  speak- 
ing voice,  like  her  singing  voice,  rich  and 
stirring,  "I  do  believe  that  'in  the  darkest 
night,  a  candle  glows  .  .  .' "  end 


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THE  DUCHESS  DISROBES! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  41] 


For  anyone  who  has  read  James  Jones' 
controversial  best-seller  about  Army  life 
in  Honolulu  just  prior  to  Pearl  Harbor, 
the  character  of  Karen  Holmes  will  con- 
note SEX  in  capital  letters.  Betrayed  by 
her  faithless  husband  (played  in  the  film 
by  Philip  Ober),  Karen  turns  to  the  ser- 
geant (Burt  Lancaster),  whom  she  finds 
irresistibly  attractive.  Entering  into  a 
clandestine  romance  with  him,  she  falls 
desperately  in  love. 

Virtually  every  top  feminine  name  in 
Hollywood  had  either  been  considered  for 
the  part  or  had  openly  asked  for  it,  or 
both.  But  no  one  seemed  to  quite  fill  the 
bill.  Nobody  at  Columbia  had  even  con- 
sidered Deborah  Kerr  until  her  agent, 
Bert  Allenberg,  came  up  with  the  idea. 

"It's  the  sort  of  thing  you  ought  to  play 
to  show  them  that  you've  got  some  ver- 
satility," he  told  her. 

"But  I  can't  imagine  them  even  think- 
ing of  me,"  she  told  him. 

Nevertheless  he  insisted  on  taking  her 
to  Columbia  for  an  interview. 

"They  practically  kicked  me  out  of 
the  office,"  she  laughed.  "But  it  planted 
the  idea.  Two  days  later  they  offered  me 
the  part.  I  immediately  got  the  shakes 
at  the  idea  of  doing  it,  but  Bert  carried 
all  before  him. 

"  'You're  a  bunch  of  so-and-so's  if  you 
don't  let  her  play  it,'  he  had  told  them  or- 
iginally. Now  he  had  to  re-sell  the  idea 
to  me.  'You  know  perfectly  well  you  can 
do  it,'  he  said.  'And  if  I  hear  you  as  much 
as  mention  again  that  you're  afraid  of  it, 
I'll  throw  you  right  out  of  my  office.'  " 

The  blue-eyed,  usually  demure  Miss 
Kerr  thinks  of  herself  as  "a  kind  of  meek 
creature"  who  had  been  typed  in  "duch- 
ess" roles,  as  her  friends  Stewart  Grang- 
er and  Jean  Simmons  described  it,  until 
she  just  expected  to  put  on  layers  and  lay- 
ers of  period  costumes  each  time  she  was 
given  a  new  role  to  play  in  a  picture. 


"To  Mother,  I  was  always  "The  Pris- 
oner Of  Zenda,' "  she  explained.  "And 
I  suppose  I  got  used  to  other  people 
thinking  of  me  in  the  same  way.  So  even- 
tually I  was  typed  as  a  'lady'  in  the  worst 
sense,  despite  the  fact  that  in  England  I'd 
played  virgins,  tarts,  nuns,  drunks,  Shak- 
espearean parts,  comedy  parts,  old  wom- 
an character  parts,  and  even  took  on  a 
heavy  Swedish  accent  for  a  role  in  'The 
Avengers.' 

"But  I  accepted  many  a  part  which  I 
didn't  particularly  care  for,  because  I  don't 
like  to  get  into  arguments  and  be  difficult. 
Mother  was  a  very  gentle  person  who  ha- 
ted excess  in  anything,  in  the  typically 
British  conservative  manner,  and  my  bro- 
ther and  I  were  brought  up  in  the  same 
tradition.  Mother  adored  Leslie  Howard. 
To  her,  he  was  everything  gentle  and  gen- 
tlemanly. I'm  sure  she  would  have  loved 
to  have  had  me  appearing  opposite  him. 
But  there  was  nothing  prissy  or  prudish 
about  her.  When,  at  17, 1  went  off  to  Lon- 
don to  play  my  first  stage  role,  her  friends 
demanded  'My  dear,  are  you  mad?' 

"  'We  shan't  have  to  worry  about  Deb- 
orah,' said  Mother.  'She  has  her  head 
screwed  on  the  right  way.' 

"I  like  to  think  she  would  still  say  that, 
despite  the  reaction  I'm  sure  she'd  have  to 
seeing  me  as  Karen  Holmes." 

Having  actually  signed  for  the  part,  De- 
borah broke  the  news  to  husband  Tony 
Bartley,  anticipating  that  he  might  have 
some  qualms  about  seeing  his  wife  delin- 
eate a  lady  of  somewhat  questionable  mor- 
als. 

"Great,  good,  marvelous,"  said  Tony,  in 
the  offhand  British  manner,  and  assured 
her  that  it  was  the  best  thing  that  had 
ever  happened  to  her,  career-wise. 

"You  won't  mind  my  showing  my  legs 
and,  er,  sticking  my  chest  out?"  she  per- 
sisted. 

"They  always  looked  quite  all  right  to 


me,"  he  replied,  in  the  gallant  manner. 

So  Deborah  re-read  the  book,  "waded 
through  the  four-letter  words,"  and  won- 
dered how  script  writer  Dan  Taradash 
would  ever  get  his  adaptation  past  the 
Johnston  Office. 

"As  soon  as  I  could  get  a  copy  of  the 
script,  I  stayed  up  all  night  with  it,"  she 
declared.  "And  the  agonizing  days  I'd 
spent  worrying  about  the  part  just  melted 
away.  Because  I  began  to  realize  that  Ka- 
ren Holmes  is  not  the  biggest  tart  of  all 
time.  She's  a  tragic  figure,  but  her  sex  is 
real,  and  womanly,  and  understandable. 
And  I  hope  I  can  make  it  come  across  that 
way  on  the  screen. 

"Of  course,  I  have  a  lot  of  fans,  partic- 
ularly in  England,  who  may  be  greatly 
shocked  when  they  see  me  in  'From  Here 
To  Eternity.'  They  write  me  letters  that 
say,  in  effect,  'We  love  you  because  we've 
never  seen  you  with  a  drink  in  your  hand 
or  a  cigarette  between  your  lips.'  Well,  I 
hope  I  don't  lose  them  as  fans,  but  if  I 
do,  perhaps  I'll  pick  up  some  of  the  kind 
who  adore  Marilyn  Monroe. 

"As  soon  as  I  started  work  at  Columbia, 
the  nurse  who  takes  care  of  our  two 
youngsters  began  reading  the  book,  and  I 
could  see  her  looking  at  me  quite  askance 
when  I  came  home  the  first  night.  I  could 
also  practically  see  what  she  was  think- 
ing: 'I'd  always  thought  I  was  being  em- 
ployed by  a  nice  person.  But  NOW!' 

"Well,  I  guess  a  single  day's  work  at 
Columbia  simply  ruined  my  standing. 

"But  I  don't  regret  it  one  ounce.  My 
ambition  is  to  force  a  charming  gentle- 
man who  wrote  an  article  about  me  for  a 
London  magazine,  titled  'Beautiful  But 
Dull,'  to  eat  his  words." 

When  Deborah  was  playing  opposite 
Cary  Grant  last  year  in  "Dream  Wife,"  his 
customary  salutation  to  her  was  "Good 
morning,  you  hideous  thing,"  or  "Hello, 
Ugly."  Knowing  that  the  grin  on  his  face 
belied  the  words,  his  co-star  soon  loved 
to  hear  the  expressions,  but  nevertheless 
wished  that  Cary  could  have  been  on  the 
set  the  first  time  she  appeared  in  a  tight 
blouse  and  shorts  for  "Eternity."  The 
wolf  whistles  of  the  crew  thrilled  her  to 
the  bone. 

"It  made  me  feel  as  if  I'd  arrived,"  she 
confessed. 

"You  see,  my  fans  have  admired  me, 
I  think,  because  I'm  an  actress — not  be- 
cause of  my  legs  or  (and  she  slapped 
herself  on  the  chest)  my,  er,  well,  chest. 
Well,  it's  very  gratifying  to  think  that  I 
can  qualify  in  those  departments,  too,  but 
I'd  like  to  reassure  them  that  I  don't  in- 
tend henceforth  to  go  around  taking  off 
my  clothes  just  to  display  myself.  Though 
I  suppose  to  be  a  really  monumental  suc- 
cess in  Hollywood,  perhaps  I  should." 

She  smiled  wickedly  for  a  moment,  then 
as  quickly  frowned.  "No,  no.  Cross  out 
that  last  line.   I  don't  mean  it. 

"Parts  never  stick  to  me.  I  don't  go 
around  playing  them  weeks  and  months 
after  the  picture's  over,  as  some  actresses 
do.  At  MGM  they  told  me  I  looked  like 
Olivia  de  Havilland  in  'Julius  Caesar.'  I 
certainly  don't  look  like  her  in  this  pic- 
ture. Anyway,  friends  I  haven't  seen  for 
five  or  ten  years  assure  me  that  I  haven't 
changed  a  particle  when  I  happen  to  run 
into  them  again,  so  I  guess  whatever  roles 


I've  played  haven't  affected  me  too  mucn. 

"I  want  to  be  versatile.  It's  fun  to  be 
versatile.  But  I'm  a  peaceful  soul  who 
doesn't  like  to  fight  to  be  versatile.  Some- 
how, I  had  to  get  away  from  old  associ- 
ations to  play  Karen  Holmes.  I  couldn't 
have  done  it  at  my  own  studio,  though 
they've  been  marvelous  to  me  there.  If 
you  don't  have  a  very  aggressive  ego — 
and  I  don't — you  get  to  feel  that  other 
people  are  right  in  believing  that  there 
are  certain  things  you  can't  do.  So  your 
talent  becomes  lost,  or  drowned. 

"I  needed  the  self-confidence  this  role 
is  giving  me.  My  friends  have  encouraged 
me  so  much,  now  that  I  have  it.  I'm  sure 
I'll  never  be  afraid  again  to  go  out  after 
what  I  want.  I've  never  been  one  to  fuss 
about  the  little  things  like  the  furniture  in 
my  dressing  room,  or  whether  I  have  the 
right  to  drive  my  own  car  onto  the  lot, 
or  petty  things  that  some  actresses  raise 
the  roof  about.  I'm  glad  I  saved  my  guns 
for  something  big.  Now,  when  I  need  to, 
I'll  use  them." 

Miss  Kerr  took  the  last  bite  of  a  lettuce 
sandwich,  drank  the  last  of  a  thermos 
bottle  full  of  milk,  closed  her  lunch  box, 
stretched  her  bare  arms,  smoothed  the 
front  of  her  sheer  blouse,  brushed  the 
crumbs  off  her  shorts,  set  her  red  loaf- 


ers firmly  on  the  floor  and  took  a  few  de- 
cisive steps  up  and  down  the  room. 

"I  realized  from  the  beginning,"  she  re- 
marked, "that  I'd  have  to  sell  myself,  De- 
borah Kerr,  over  and  above  any  ability  to 
act  this  part.  It  isn't  the  part  about  which 
the  whole  story  of  'From  Here  To  Etern- 
ity' revolves,  but  it  is  sort  of  the  extra 
ounce  on  the  scales.  So  I've  got  to  give  it 
a  lot  of  personal  vitality — oomph — what- 
ever you  want  to  call  it.  Fortunately,  you 
can  be  sexy  without  being  dirty. 

"My  five-year-old  daughter,  Melanie, 
who's  my  greatest  fan,  and  who  had  been 
used  to  seeing  me  in  the  fabulous  sort  of 
costumes  I  wore  acting  Catherine  Parr, 
Henry  VIII's  last  wife,  in  'Young  Bess,' 
noticed  I  was  coming  home  with  bare  legs, 
and  makeup  on  them  clear  up  to  my 
thighs,  and  wanted  to  know  why.  I  ex- 
plained to  her  that  I  was  playing  a  lady 
who  lived  in  Hawaii,  where  people  wear 
fewer  clothes,  and  where  they  love  to  lie 
on  the  beach  in  bathing  suits  and  get 
tanned. 

"That  satisfied  her  completely,  and  now 
it  seems  perfectly  normal  to  her  if  I  come 
home  in  a  bathing  suit,  and  a  rather  brief 
bathing  suit  at  that. 

"It's  beginning  to  seem  perfectly  nor- 
mal to  me,  too."  end 


10  WAYS  TO  MAKE  HAPPINESS  LAST 


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eggs  would  always  be  cold  and  that  I'd 
never  eat  them  so  she  gave  up.  Consid- 
eration?  Not  exactly. 

It's  the  enormity  of  little  things  you 
don't  think  about  that  can  cause  trouble. 
It's  about  such  things  that  a  husband  and 
wife  have  to  learn  tolerance,  to  give  as 
well  as  take.  Certainly  they  need  ad- 
justing but  you  can't  adjust  them  with  a 
sledge  hammer. 

All  of  which  leads  to  the  first  point  on 
the  subject:  Don't  try  to  change  one 
another.  I've  heard  men  and  women  say, 
"When  we  get  married,  I'll  see  that  Joe 
or  Sue  changes."  That's  the  dynamite. 
This  is  one  good  way  not  to  keep  a  mar- 
riage happy.  It's  better  to  learn  to  accept 
the  faults  and  if  changes  are  absolutely 
necessary,  they  can  be  brought  about 
subtly. 

I  think  women,  especially,  have  a  lot 
of  fixed  things  in  their  minds  about  what 
they  want  to  do  when  they  get  married. 
Most  of  them  are  too  dreamy  and  ro- 
mantic, so  it's  something  of  a  struggle  to 
get  them  to  adjust  to  reality. 

Probably  what  all  this  comes  down  to 
is  that  when  you  think  of  marriage  you 
think  of  love,  but  you  also  have  to  like 
someone  very  much  if  it's  to  click.  What 
better  way  to  learn  to  like  another  than 
by  being  tolerant? 

One  big  problem  in  many  marriages  is 
in-laws,  which  brings  up  point  number 
two. 

As  a  whole,  Jean  and  I  have  been  lucky 
in  this  respect,  although  I  had  a  rough 
time  with  her  father.  You  see,  he  was 
a  banker,  and  he  thought  a  good  husband 
was  one  who  worked  in  a  bank,  or  was 
in  business.  Being  an  actor  I  was  out- 


side the  pale  for  a  long  time.  It  wasn't 
until  he  saw  that  actors  made  money  too 
that  he  began  to  accept  me. 

In-law  problems  seem  to  occur  only 
when  either  partner  in  a  marriage  is 
tied  emotionally  or  otherwise  to  a  parent 
and  still  accedes  to  that  parent's  wishes. 
This  is  a  lack  of  maturity  and  calls  for  a 
definite  stand.  Ordinarily,  it's  the  man 
who  is  still  mama's  boy.  Having  left 
home  early  I  wasn't  tied  to  my  mother. 
I  respected  her  but  I  wasn't  the  possessed 
son.  When  a  man  and  woman  marry, 
their  lives  from  then  on  are  for  each 
other.  Parents  must  realize  that  and  ac- 
cept it.  If  they  don't,  then  is  the  time 
to  make  the  issue  clear  to  them.  This  is 
one  marital  problem  that  can't  be  escaped 
by  running  away  from  it. 

From  in-laws  to  the  "other  woman"  is 
quite  a  jump,  but  this  predatory  female 
can  be  a  problem.  From  the  man's  view- 
point, which  is  naturally  the  egotistical 
one,  if  a  wife  does  her  job  and  the  man 
his,  there  should  be  no  reason  for  his 
looking  around  for  another  woman  to 
comfort  him.  But  there  are  wives  who 
have  a  habit  of  complaining,  "Oh,  he's 
always  out  playing  golf"  or  "He  never 
pays  any  attention  to  me."  All  of  this  is 
said  to  their  friends  so  they  can  get 
sympathy.  Or  they  make  deprecating  re- 
marks about  their  husbands  in  front  of 
friends,  knowing  how  much  they  can 
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but  behind  every  such  man  there  is  a 
wife  who  is  too  self- centered  to  take  a 
good  look  at  her  man — and  thereby  keep 
him  home. 

I  hasten  to  add  that  I've  never  had  any 
desire  to  go  any  place  but  home.  It's 
given  me  all  the  happiness  I  want. 

Of  course,  there's  no  problem  that  a 
sense  of  humor  can't  settle — point  number 
four.  Look  what  a  laugh  can  do  when 
there's  an  argument  going.  Now,  I  am 
not  going  to  issue  any  old  bromide  that 
Jean  and  I  never  argue.  Certainly  we 
do — and  frankly  I  believe  in  having  ar- 
guments. It  would  be  a  false  kind  of 
relationship  otherwise.  It's  good  at  times 
for  people  to  shout  at  one  another,  to 
let  it  rip,  to  feel  free.  This  is  a  lot  better 
than  going  around  like  a  martyr  and 
holding  grudges.  What's  worse  in  a  mar- 
riage than  frustration? 

With  Jean  and  me — and  with  most  mar- 
ried couples — no  one  ever  wins  an  argu- 
ment. You  can  shout  all  you  want  and 
get  it  out  of  your  system,  but  there's 
no  real  winner.  I  get  angry  at  Jean  be- 
cause she's  not  as  neat  as  I  like  to  be. 
I  come  in  the  kitchen,  and  if  she  has  been 
cooking  and  has  spilled  food  around  a 
bit,  I  yell  at  her.  She'll  then  remind  me 
how  much  she  has  to  do,  that  she  hates 
cooking,  that  it  isn't  her  main  talent 
( she's  a  good  writer,  by  the  way),  and 
then  each  of  us  will  Stalk  off  indignantly 
to  other  parts  of  the  house.  But  for  a 
week  I'll  notice  that  Jean  is  neater — and 
I  usually  change  habits  that  annoy  her 
for  about  that  long  too.  Of  course,  you 
always  swear  you'll  never  change  what 
is  causing  the  trouble,  but  some  little 
needling  of  conscience  makes  you  change. 
As  long  as  you  can  laugh  at  yourself 
after  an  argument  you'll  alter  your  ways 
all  right. 

Some  arguments  are  caused  by  a  need 
for,  and  a  lack  of,  personal  freedom  and 
privacy — point  number  five.  I'm  the  quiet 
type.  When  I've  had  a  hard  day  at  the 
studio  (and  I  had  more  than  a  jew  while 
making  "Destination  Gobi,")  I  come  home 
and  want  to  say  and  do  nothing.  Often 
Jean  feels  like  talking  a  lot  since  she 
hasn't  had  such  a  full  day.  It's  probably 
not  the  subtlest  thing  for  me  to  do,  but 
I  have  at  times  simply  said,  "I  don't  want 
to  talk."  Jean,  as  a  rule,  realizes  the 
mood  I'm  in  and  leaves  me  alone. 

There  are  moments  when  I  feel  like 
sounding  off — and  usually  at  dinner.  Jean 
manages  in  various  and  subtle  ways  to 
get  me  to  calm  down  at  least  until  after 
dinner. 

Everyone  gets  in  moods — and  it's  the 
wise  husband  or  wife  who  has  respect 
for  the  other's  need  for  privacy,  for  per- 
sonal freedom.  I  admit  such  moods  mean 
you're  concentrating  too  much  on  self, 
and  self-centeredness  can  be  bad  in  any 
marriage,  but  this  is  all  still  human  na- 
ture. The  thing  to  watch  though,  is  to 
be  sure  self  doesn't  take  over  so  much 
that  possessiveness  enters  into  the  pic- 
ture. No  wife  or  husband  should  possess 
the  other — freedom  to  be  individuals  is 
more  important. 

When  each  is  allowed  that  necessary 
personal  freedom  the  question  of  who  is 
to  be  the  boss  does  not  arise — and  that's 
rule  number  six.  I  don't  think  either  the 
68 


husband  or  wife  should  be  boss.  In  every 
marriage,  it  does  seem  that  one  is  better 
at  handling  some  things  than  the  other. 
Besides,  marriage  has  to  be  based  on 
sharing  and  not  on  domination. 

For  one  thing,  the  house  is  usually  the 
wife's  responsibility  and  it  strikes  this 
guy  that  the  man  who  takes  an  abnormal 
interest  in  the  house  and  who  does  a  lot 
of  cooking  and  shopping  belongs  to  the 
dark  ages.  A  little  of  being  interested 
in  a  home  is  okay  and  if  a  man  wants  to 
cook  occasionally,  that's  all  right  too.  In 
fact,  I  enjoy  cooking  at  times — mainly  at 
Sunday  breakfast.  My  specialty,  if  you 
can  call  it  that,  is  thin  Swedish  pancakes. 
But  I  never  try  to  take  over  the  respon- 
sibilities of  the  house.  That's  Jean's  de- 
partment. And  that's  the  way  it  should 
be. 

I  think  almost  any  marriage  can  be  kept 
happy  if  sharing  is  the  uppermost  thought 
in  mind.  After  all,  what  is  marriage  any- 
way but  a  partnership? 

Most  married  couples  run  into  snags 
about  finances  sooner  or  later — and  here 
is  where  sharing  is  important. 

Jean  and  I  know  a  couple  who  have 
had  a  happy  marriage  for  quite  some  time, 
but  recently  they  had  financial  reverses, 
and  their  lives  seem  to  be  tottering. 
Their  case  is  not  unique. 

When  Jean  and  I  were  first  married 
we  made  it  a  point  to  keep  a  budget  and 
stick  to  it.  If  sacrifices  had  to  be  made 
we  made  them  willingly.  I  don't  think 
money  should  upset  a  couple  if  they  only 
remember  one  thing:  the  reason  they  got 
married  in  the  first  place  and  the  mar- 
riage contract  itself.  When  you  paid  that 
two  dollars  for  the  license  and  stood  be- 
fore the  preacher  you  promised  to  share 
the  troubles  as  well  as  the  happiness. 
Maybe  this  is  a  smug  attitude  to  take. 
Some  may  say,  "Listen  to  him — a  guy  in 
the  movies  with  all  that  dough!"  But  what 
profession  a  fellow  may  be  in  has  nothing 
to  do  with  the  vows  that  were  taken  on 
the  wedding  day. 

As  far  as  the  practical  aspects  of  fi- 
nances are  concerned,  I  don't  believe  in 
a  wife's  and  husband's  having  separate 
bank  accounts.  If  a  wife  works,  she 
should  pool  her  money  with  her  hus- 
band's— and  yet  some  wives  feel  they 
must  keep  their  earnings  to  assure  them 
of  independence.  Independence?  If  they 
wanted  that  kind  of  independence,  what 
did  they  get  married  for  in  the  first  place? 


victory.  It's  a  warm-hearted  comedy  with 
everyone  splashing  about  with  happy 
abandon  in  the  song  and  swim  depart- 
ments. MGM. 

Thunder  Bay 

Jimmy  Stewart  and  Dan  Duryea  bring 
in  more  than  a  prize  oil  gusher  with 
this  action-packed  account  of  off-shore 
drilling  in  Louisiana.  Stewart  and  Dur- 


And  that  business  about  the  wife's 
working  brings  up  point  eight — should 
she  or  shouldn't  she? 

My  attitude  is  strictly  male.  I  don't 
think  she  should  unless  there's  a  very 
real  economic  necessity.  For  the  wife 
to  work  detracts  too  much  from  her  rela- 
tionship with  her  husband,  and  it's  an 
especially  bad  thing  if  there  are  children 
involved.  If  there's  anything  that  irks 
me,  it's  a  mother  who  waltzes  merrily  off 
to  her  career  and  leaves  her  children  in 
the  care  of  some  nurse. 

The  working  wife  or  mother  too  easily 
falls  into  the  habit  of  ducking  her  re- 
sponsibilities in  the  home,  and  she  be- 
gins to  go  off  into  her  own  little  world. 
This  is  the  beginning  of  the  end. 

The  ninth  point  in  my  little  book  is  the 
amount  of  attention  and  affection  a  hus- 
band and  wife  give  one  another.  I  like 
attention — I  admit  it  frankly — and  what 
man  or  woman  doesn't?  I  believe  in  giv- 
ing marriage  all  the  affection  you  have 
in  you.  Jean  had  an  aunt,  for  instance, 
who  made  her  husband  fudge  every  night 
because  he  liked  it.  That  may  be  over- 
doing attention  a  little,  but  it  didn't  hurt 
that  marriage.  There  should  be  an  atti- 
tude of  giving  to  the  other  all  the  time 
because  the  more  you  give  the  more  you 
get  back.  This  business  of  50-50  is  better 
put  at  100-100. 

Some  husbands  and  wives  complain 
that  they  don't  get  enough  attention  or 
affection.  Well,  nine  times  out  of  ten  if 
they'll  look  carefully  they'll  find  they 
aren't  giving  much  themselves.  The  best 
way  to  be  sure  that  a  marriage  doesn't 
die  from  lack  of  affection  is  to  start  out 
not  being  self-conscious  about  giving  or 
thinking  who  should  give  the  most  to 
whom. 

The  last  point  and  the  most  important 
is  an  atmosphere  of  religion  or  Christi- 
anity that  should  pervade  a  home.  A 
belief  in  the  principles  of  Christianity 
and  the  practicing  of  those  principles  give 
a  home  its  real  meaning.  And  why 
shouldn't  it?  After  all,  you  were  mar- 
ried in  a  church  and  if  you  stay  with 
the  promise  you  made  to  God  then  you'll 
be  all  right.  The  contract  you  signed 
was  a  declaration  to  God.  It's  not  a 
contract  you  can  ignore.  There's  no  real 
happiness  in  any  home  that  is  without 
the  presence  of  God. 

Such  are  my  views.  How  do  they  stack 
up  with  yours?  END 


yea  are  ex-Navy  men  who  have  per- 
suaded Jay  C.  Flippen  to  back  them  in 
their  drilling  venture.  With  a  three- 
months  deadline  to  meet,  the  boys  find 
nothing  but  opposition  among  the  local 
inhabitants.  The  fishermen  believe  the 
drilling  will  affect  the  shrimp  beds;  Jo- 
anne Dru  thinks  that  Duryea's  attention 
to  her  sister  (Marcia  Henderson)  isn't 
sincere,  and  Robert  Monay  and  Gilbert 
Roland  are  convinced  that  the  oilmen  are 


YOUR  GUIDE  TO  CURRENT  FILMS 

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a  couple  of  con  men  out  to  ruin  the  vil- 
lage. It  isn't  until  Stewart  and  Duryea 
have  weathered  a  hurricane,  sabotage 
and  the  jibes  of  the  people,  that  they 
strike  oil  and  a  new  bed  of  shrimp.  Pic- 
ture projects  a  new  side  to  the  oil  busi- 
ness, plus  providing  some  thrilling  pho- 
tographic effects.  Universal-International. 

The  Farmer  Takes  A  Wife 

I  an'sake,  now  Betty  Grable's  a  cook 
™  on  a  canal  boat.  She  works  for  rail- 
road-hating John  Carroll,  whose  frequent 
bouts  with  the  locomotive  lads  land  him 
in  jail.  To  keep  things  moving  during 
Carroll's  absence,  Betty  hires  Dale  Rob- 
ertson, a  farmer  who  hopes  to  make 
enough  money  to  buy  his  own  spread.  The 
couple  fall  in  love,  but  disagree  about 
Dale's  farming  plans.  Their  differences 
are  abruptly  brought  to  a  head,  when  Bet- 
ty bails  Carroll  out  of  the  clink  and  joins 
him  in  a  big  boat  race  against  Robertson. 
Although  a  little  slow  to  start,  by  the 
time  he  crosses  the  finish  line,  Dale's 
won  both  the  bet  and  Betty.  With  all  the 
attractive  "fixin's"  that  have  been  heaped 
on  this  period  musical,  it  somehow 
doesn't  seem  to  catch  fire.  Everything's 
a  little  too  pat  and  placid.  20th  Century- 
Fox. 

Scandal  At  Scourie 

The  "Mrs.  Miniver"  team — Greer  Gar- 
son  and  Walter  Pidgeon — are  reunited 
in  a  charming,  family -type  comedy  of  a 
middle-aged  Canadian  couple  who  adopt 
a  little  orphan  girl  (Donna  Corcoran). 
Although  the  new  parents  are  prominent 


Protestant  churchgoers,  terms  of  the 
adoption  specify  that  they  continue  to 
raise  the  child  as  a  Catholic.  Such  an 
arrangement  starts  speculation  among  the 
townspeople  who  believe  that  Pidgeon  is 
using  the  child  to  win  support  of  both 
sects  during  his  forthcoming  race  for 
the  Canadian  Parliament.  He  decides  to 
return  Donna  to  the  orphanage,  but  she 
overhears  him  and  rims  away.  It  isn't 
until  Greer  takes  a  hand  in  matters  that 
the  family  is  reunited  and  the  gossips 
are  set  straight  on  the  couple's  motive. 
Film  offers  gentle  humor  that's  pleasantly 
paced  and  tinted  in  Technicolor.  MGM. 

Francis  Covers  The  Big  Town 

rNoNALD  O'Connor  and  his  philosophy - 
*^  spoutin'  pal,  Francis  the  talking  mule, 
give  the  newspaper  business  a  whirl  in 
their  latest  venture.  Don,  a  copy  boy  on 
a  metropolitan  paper,  has  delusions  of 
becoming  an  ace  reporter  like  Larry 
Gates.  He  makes  about  as  much  progress 
as  a  hitch-hiker  in  a  hurricane,  until 
Francis  starts  giving  him  tips  on  items 
before  they  happen.  Francis,  who  has 
been  ge.ting  his  tips  from  his  equine 
pals  (after  all  there's  nothing  like  get- 
ting it  straight  from  the  horse's  mouth), 
refuses  further  aid  until  Don  demands 
to  be  made  a  top  reporter.  Don  not  only 
wins  the  promotion,  but  the  interest  of 
society  editor  Nancy  Guild,  and  a  neigh- 
bor's daughter,  Yvette  Dugay.  It  takes  a 
few  words  of  wisdom  from  Francis  to 
nudge  him  into  the  arms  of  Yvette.  Latest 
in  the  O'Connor-Chill  Wills  (Francis) 
series  is  not  as  high  steppin'  as  previous 
entries.    Universal-International.  end 


MAGGI'S  PRIVATE  WIRE 

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Ed  Wynn  will  appear  on  "Jane  Fro- 
man's  U.S.A.  Canteen"  in  a  reunion  that 
should  be  chock  full  of  nostalgia.  It  was 
comedian  Wynn  who  appeared  with  Jane 
in  the  first  USO  Camp  Show  before  Pearl 
Harbor,  at  Fort  Belvoir.  Jane  will  sing 
her  arrangement  of  "It  Ain't  Necessarily 
So,"  which  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt  partic- 
ularly liked  to  hear,  and  funnyman  Wynn 
will  repeat  his  "Hooray  For  What" 
comedy  routines.  This  special  telecast 
will  be  produced  at  Fort  Belvoir  late  in 
October. 

Speaking  of  reunions,  Dinah  Shore 
hopes  to  visit  Eddie  Cantor  on  his  TV 
show  before  the  end  of  this  year.  It  was 
just  a  dozen  years  ago  that  Dinah  first 
broadcast  on  Eddie's  radio  show,  and  as 
one  of  the  many  Cantor  "discoveries," 
she  sang  "Yes,  My  Darling  Daughter." 
For  this  flash-back  sequence  on  video, 
the  banjo-eyed  comedian  and  Dinah  will 
recall  that  day  in  1941,  and  the  Shore  gal 
will  once  again  sing  the  song  that  started 
her  on  the  road  to  fame. 

Look  for  a  big  shakeup  in  the  support- 
ing  cast    of   next   season's   "Show  Of 


Shows,"  with  Sid  Caesar  and  Imogene 
Coca  starring  as  before,  but  with  a 
change  in  their  featured  performers. 

Paul  Gregory,  the  producer  of  such 
noted  stage  productions  as  "Don  Juan  In 
Hell"  and  "John  Brown's  Body,"  will  ac- 
cept a  producer's  berth  with  a  major 
network  beginning  January  1,  1954. 

Doris  Day  will  enter  the  Dinah  Shore- 
Mindy  Carson  fold  with  a  musical  tele- 
film series  to  be  made  in  Hollywood  next 
Winter  and  released  early  in  the  Summer 
of  1954. 

Mickey  Rooney  is  trying  to  convince 
Judy  Garland  that  she  should  team  up 
with  him  in  a  bi-monthly  telefilm  series 
in  which  they  would  recreate  some  of 
their  former  movie  successes — "Babes  In 
Arms,"  "Strike  Up  The  Band"  and 
"Words  And  Music,"  all  one-time  hits. 

Earl  Godwin,  veteran  Washington  com- 
mentator, who  appears  on  "Meet  The 
Veep,"  has  known  Alben  W.  Barkley, 
former  Vice  President  of  the  United 
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they  first  met  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives in  1913.  At  their  initial  meet- 
ing, it  was  Godwin  who  introduced  Bark- 
ley  to  an  audience  in  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives. Now,  four  decades  later, 
he's  doing  the  same  thing,  but  to  a  bigger 
"house,"  20  million  homes  to  be  specific. 

It  was  almost  twenty  years  ago  that 
Charles  ("My  Little  Margie")  Farrell  and 
Ralph  ("Man  Against  Crime")  Bellamy 
bought  some  real  estate  in  Palm  Springs, 
California,  then  just  a  sprawling  desert, 
with  the  idea  of  building  some  tennis 
courts.  What  began  as  a  block  of  courts 
developed  into  one  of  the  country's  most 
famous  resort  areas.  Who  says  actors 
aren't  shrewd  businessmen? 

Sam  Levenson  will  make  a  guest  ap- 
pearance on  Jack  Benny's  TV  show  and 
will  bring  along  his  violin.  Although  he 
can  play  the  instrument  with  a  flourish, 
it's  been  years  since  he  has  had  any  les- 
sons. "I  should  be  just  as  good  as  Benny 
and  he's  still  practicing!"  said  the  hu- 
morist as  he  dusted  off  his  fiddle. 

The  oft-repeated  rumor  that  Kate 
Smith  and  Ted  Collins  will  end  their 
partnership,  which  has  lasted  almost  24 
years,  can  be  discarded  as  just  that — 
rumor,  rumor.  Acknowledged  to  be  one 
of  the  most  successful  associations  in  the 
entertainment  world,  their  partnership 
was  founded  on  a  verbal  agreement  in 
the  beginning,  and  to  this  day  the  Smith- 
Collins  team  has  never  had  a  written 
contract.  The  "Kate  Smith  Hour,"  soon 
to  begin  its  fourth  year,  has  proven  that 
their  combined  skilled  showmanship,  en- 
tertainment know-how  and  an  uncanny 
ability  to  understand  public  preferences, 
have  been  the  hallmark  of  their  long  as- 
sociation. Queried  as  to  the  latest  report 
on  a  rift  between  them,  both  were  em- 
phatic in  denying  the  gossip  as  "ridicu- 
lous!" 

Former  President  Harry  S.  Truman  is 
due  for  a  commentary-interview  series 
beginning  early  in  January,  1954.  Daugh- 
ter Margaret,  cancelled  out  of  three  TV 
guest  appearances  on  Summer  replace- 
ment shows,  will  spearhead  a  classical 
concert  program  beginning  November  15, 
if  her  concert  manager  can  switch  Cana- 
dian recital  dates. 

Playwright  Tennessee  Williams  ("A 
Streetcar  Named  Desire,"  "Camino  Real" 
and  "Summer  And  Smoke")  has  finally 
given  his  approval  to  a  video  series  based 
on  his  book  of  one-act  plays  called,  "27 
Wagons  Full  Of  Cotton."  The  author  will 
have  final  say-so  in  the  matters  of  cast- 
ing, directing  and  production.  Like  screen 
director  Alfred  Hitchcock,  Williams  will 
appear  briefly  in  each  play. 

If  George  S.  Kaufman,  playwright, 
critic,  director  and  sometime  comedian  on 
"This  Is  Show  Business"  strikes  you  as 
being  unnecessarily  grumpy,  remember 
he's  "had  everything"  and  will  be  sixty- 
four  years  young  in  November,  it  you 
think  he's  bored,  you're  mistaken.  He's 
merely  playing  that  bit  the  smart  way. 
He  likes  being  known  as  "the  man  who 
170 


came  to  dinner  on  TV." 

Despite  the  popularity  and  appeal  of 
Arthur  Godfrey's  Talent  Scout  show,  it's 
the  "Original  Amateur  Hour,"  with  Ted 
Mack  now  at  the  helm,  that  is  credited 
with  having  introduced  more  talent  to 
the  entertainment  business  than  any 
other  similar  type  program.  Graduates 
of  the  "Original  Amateur  Hour"  include, 
among  many  famous  names  in  varied 
fields,  Robert  Merrill,  Mimi  Benzell, 
Vera-Ellen,  Muriel  Smith,  Ray  Malone, 
Thelma  Carpenter,  Jack  Carter,  Paul 
Winchell  (and  Jerry  Mahoney),  Frank 
Sinatra  and  Bert  Parks.  When  Major 
Edward  Bowes,  the  show's  creator,  died 
in  1946,  Ted  Mack  took  over  the  show, 
after  having  served  under  the  beloved 
Major  for  more  than  ten  years  as  his  as- 
sistant. Host  Ted  Mack,  who  once  aspired 
to  being  both  a  cartoonist  and  a  lawyer, 
never  made  the  grade  as  either,  became  a 
band  leader  instead  and  began  his  mu- 
sical career  as  a  professional,  never  an 
amateur. 

Christine  Karner,  one  of  the  Kateds  on 
"The  Kate  Smith  Hour"  spends  most  of 
her  spare  time  converting  her  TV  dance 
routines  into  a  night  club  act.  She  and 
her  two  partners  plan  making  an  excur- 
sion into  cafe  circles  later  this  year  via 
the  famous  Copacabana.  The  surround- 
ings won't  be  new  to  Christine,  however. 
She  once  danced  there  as  a  Copa  Girl  for 
$100.00  a  week  before  she  joined  the  Kate 
Smith  show. 

Jack  Webb  will  try  to  sandwich  in  his 
TV  duties  as  creator,  director  and  star  of 
"Dragnet"  while  attending  night  classes 
at  the  University  of  Southern  California. 
When  he  was  Student  President  of  Bel- 
mont High  School  in  Los  Angeles,  he  was 
offered  a  scholarship  to  the  college,  but 
couldn't  accept  because  he  had  to  work 
for  a  living.  Now  he  wants  that  degree. 

After  his  first  year  as  the  star  of  "Mr. 
Peepers,"  Wally  Cox  gained  an  inch  in 
height,  added  six  pounds,  and  lost  a  little 
more  hair,  but  his  salary  was  tripled  from 
the  day,  a  year  ago  last  July  3,  that  he 
began  being  one  of  the  nation's  leading 
laugh-makers  .  .  .  Red  Buttons,  the  CBS- 
TV  buffoon,  on  the  other  hand,  added 
nothing  to  his  height  and  lost  eight 
pounds,  but  like  Wally  Cox  found  his 
salary  demands  being  met  every  time  an 
extension  of  his  contract  came  up  for 
consideration. 

Maurice  Evans,  distinguished  stage, 
screen  and  TV  star,  whose  "Hamlef  on 
"Hallmark  Hall  Of  Fame"  may  be  re- 
peated during  the  Christmas  season,  if  a 
two-hour  presentation  of  "Richard  11" 
isn't  substituted  instead,  has  been  an 
American  citizen  since  1941.  He  came  to 
these  shores  in  1935  from  his  native  Eng- 
land for  his  initial  visit  and  now  refers 
to  his  first  twelve  years  as  a  citizen  as  his 
"Golden  Dozen." 

When  Alan  Reed,  the  "Life  With 
Luigi"  player,  joined  Biff  Elliot  in  the 
cast  of  "I,  The  Jury,"  the  3-D  movie  be- 
ing made  of  Mickey  Spillane's  detective 


thriller  of  the  same  name,  it  was  Biff 
Elliot  who  said  he  wanted  Alan  in  the 
film  even  if  it  killed  him.  And  it  does  just 
that  when  Biff,  in  the  role  of  Mike  Ham- 
mer shoots  it  out  with  racketeer  Reed, 
who  drops  with  a  tummy  full  of  lead. 

The  new  weekly  series  titled,  "The 
Search,"  which  begins  next  month  (Sept. 
'53)  with  21  universities  throughout  the 
country  joining  CBS  Television  in  a  pro- 
gram dramatizing  higher  education's 
scientific  and  cultural  contributions  to 
individual  and  national  welfare,  will  be 
given  a  show  business  boost  when  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  offers  one 
of  the  three  open-air  dramas  written  by 
Pulitzer  Prize  winner,  Paul  Green.  Either 
"The  Lost  Colony,"  "The  Common  Glory" 
or  "Faith  Of  Our  Fathers,"  with  non- 
professionals in  support  of  a  few  top- 
flight TV  stars  in  major  roles,  will  spark 
the  proceedings. 

Lee  Tracy,  the  "Martin  Kane"  star, 
vows  he'll  never  return  to  film  making 
in  Hollywood  unless  the  screen  work  is 
for  TV,  or  the  part  offered  him  is  "some- 
thing Alfred  Lunt  might  like  to  do." 
Most  of  the  more  than  fifty  films  he  has 
appeared  in  since  1929  keep  popping  up 
on  TV  and  he's  decided  to  remain  in  New 
York  from  here  on  in. 

NBC -TV  has  big  plans  for  two  young 
performers  who  answer  to  the  names  of 
Helen  Halpin  and  Betty  Ann  Grove.  The 
former,  spotted  in  New  York's  chic  Blue 
Angel  night  club,  is  a  sort  of  female 
Jerry  Lewis.  Miss  Grove,  another  come- 
dienne, is  also  a  first-rate  singer.  Both 
stars -of- tomorrow  have  a  rigorous  sing- 
ing-dancing-acting schedule  planned  for 
them  by  network  execs, 

Rapid  expansion  throughout  the  coun- 
try of  the  Mr.  Wizard  Science  Clubs  has 
far  exceeded  all  expectations  of  Mr. 
Wizard  and  his  staff.  Don  Herbert,  the 
Mr.  Wizard  on  the  weekly  NBC-TV  sci- 
ence series,  completed  a  compilation  of 
the  first  year's  requests  for  club  charters 
and  membership  cards.  To  date  there  are 
almost  3,000  clubs  in  600  cities  and  towns 
of  41  states,  with  each  club  averaging 
about  10  members,  and  the  end  is  no- 
where in  sight. 

The  "Television  Playhouse"  will  begin 
its  sixth  year  in  October  with  a  revival  of 
its  first  star-studded  production  of  "Din- 
ner At  Eight"  which  was  presented  on 
October  3,  1948.  Original  members  of  the 
cast  are  being  approached  to  recreate 
their  roles,  among  them  being  Peggy 
("Mama")  Wood,  Dennis  King,  Mary 
Boland,  Vicki  Cummings,  Matt  Briggs, 
Joyce  Van  Patten,  Royal  Beal  and  Jud- 
son  Laire. 

One  of  John  Cameron  Swayze's  hobbies 
is  collecting  unusual  neckties  from  all 
over  the  world,  and  many  of  his  fans  and 
friends  have  contributed  to  that  hobby. 
The  one  four-in-hand  that  gave  him  the 
biggest  surprise  came  from  Cairo,  Egypt, 
and  the  rather  subdued  maroon- black- 
and-white  hand-printed  silk  fabric  bore 


the  following  inscription: — "Illana  Redo 
Li  J  Melody  Zoog  S'nan  Gee  Daddy."  The 
noted  commentator  took  the  tie  to  the 
NBC -TV  foreign  department  to  have  the 
"message"  decoded  and  as  near  as  any- 
one could  come  to  it,  it  was  deciphered  to 
read,  "All  I  Want  For  Christmas  Is  My 
Two  Front  Teeth." 

Penny  and  Johnny  Olsen,  the  "Home- 
maker's  Jamboree"  stars  of  W ABC-TV, 
just  got  their  first  baby  chinchilla.  The 
Olsens,  who  are  raising  chinchillas  on 
their  Connecticut  farm,  have  named  the 


mite  Sherman,  in  honor  of  Sherman 
Billingsley,  at  whose  famous  Stork  Club 
they  were  dining  when  they  received 
word  of  the  chinchilla's  birth.  If  their 
next  baby  chinchilla  is  a  female,  they'll 
call  it  Shermane  and  in  the  years  ahead 
Penny  Olsen  may  appear  on  "The  Stork 
Club  Show"  wearing  a  stole  of  rare  Bil- 
lingsley pelts. 

Hear  Maggi  broadcast  her  radio  ver- 
sion of  "Maggi's  Private  Wire"  at  12:15 
PM.  E.D.S.T.  Monday  through  Friday 
over  WABC,  New  York.  END 


EUROPEAN  WEEKEND  WITH  BING 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  17] 


caught  in,  dead  or  alive. 

Bing  is  an  extremely  youthful -looking 
man  in  person — even  more  so  than  on  the 
screen,  or  in  his  photographs.  His  man- 
nerisms and  his  banter  belie  his  mid- 
forties  age,  and  his  deep  blue  eyes  are 
easily  his  outstanding  facial  feature.  As 
for  his  physique,  don't  believe  Bob  Hope 
when  he  makes  those  remarks  about 
Bing's  spreading  waistline.  Bob  should 
be  so  lucky! 

As  the  day  moved  on  and  the  crowd 
grew  larger,  it  was  inevitable  that  it 
would  get  out  of  hand.  It  did.  Suddenly 
hundreds  of  people  seemed  to  want  to 
touch  Bing,  and  they  bore  down  on  him. 
He  was  wonderfully  controlled  about  it 
all,  despite  the  pushing  and  pulling,  and 
when  the  officials  later  apologized,  Bing 
diplomatically  explained  that  he'd  worry 
only  when  people  didn't  want  to  see  him. 
After  the  match,  Bing  went  in  to  London 
to  take  part  in  a  charity  show,  and  late 
that  evening,  he  took  off  for  France. 

It's  always  a  wonderful  experience  to 
awake  in  Paris  and  look  out  of  the  win- 
dow at  postal  card  views  in  every  direc- 
tion. But  Paris,  on  this  occasion,  was  to 
be  secondary,  because  we  were  awaiting 
a  message  from  Bing's  agent  about  where 
he'd  be  shooting  scenes  for  the  movie. 
Hardly  had  we  had  our  tea  and  crumpets 
when  the  telephone  rang  and  we  were 
told  to  meet  Bing  at  the  Ponts  du  St. 
Michel  bridge. 

When  we  arrived,  no  one  was  in  sight! 
Now,  we  thought,  where  would  one  find 
Bing  in  the  entire  city  of  Paris. 

Presently  a  car  pulled  up  near  the 
bridge,  and  Bing  alighted.  He  waved  a 
greeting,  and  walked  over  to  us.  He  wore 
a  grey  hat,  light  brown  raincoat  and 
matching  brown  suit,  and  he  wore  the 
thick  screen  makeup.  Bing,  as  you  may 
know,  is  an  excellent  subject  to  inter- 
view. We  didn't  have  to  ask  him  ques- 
tions, because  he  fired  inquiries  at  us  in  a 
steady  stream.  He  asked  about  movie 
making  in  England,  what  stars  are  pop- 
ular, what  American  films  have  been 
drawing  good  audiences,  what  the  rank 
and  file  of  the  English  population  thinks 
about  Hollywood,  and  how  his  latest  film, 
"Just  For  You,"  had  been  doing  at  the 
box-office. 

Then  Nicole  Maurey,  the  pretty  French 
girl  who  plays  his  wife  in  "Little  Boy 


Lost,"  arrived  and  the  director  called  to 
them  to  start  the  scene.  It  took  place  on 
the  boulevard  opposite  the  bridge,  and 
Bing  and  Nicole  got  into  the  car  and 
drove  down  the  avenue.  Suddenly  the  car 
stopped  and  Nicole  rushed  out,  with  Bing 
following  her,  calling  her  name.  When 
he  reached  her,  she  stopped  and  they 
broke  into  an  argument.  As  they  quar- 
reled, they  failed  to  notice  a  priest  near- 
by, until  he  touched  Nicole's  arm  and 
shook  his  finger  at  her.  This  ended  the 
spat,  and  arm  in  arm  Nicole  and  Bing 
returned  to  the  car. 

The  scene  was  done  five  or  six  times, 
and  then  the  company  broke  for  lunch. 
We  made  short  work  of  eating,  and  Bing 
announced,  "Next  station  is  the  Boule- 
vard Haussman,  so  come  along  with  me 
and  ride  in  my  car."  On  the  way  over, 
Bing  asked  about  the  reception  given 
"The  Emperor  Waltz,"  and  he  sang  a  few 
bars  from  the  well-known  "Blue  Danu- 
be." 

Since  the  death  of  Mrs.  Crosby,  Bing 
has  been  closer  than  ever  to  his  sons.  We 
asked  him  if  he  had  a  picture  of  the  boys. 
He  said,  almost  sadly,  "Too  bad  I  don't 
have  them  with  me  today.  Yesterday  I 
was  carrying  a  whole  batch  of  the  kids' 
pictures.  It  would  have  been  nice  to  show 
them  to  you." 

Bing  doesn't  speak  any  German,  but  he 
has  a  wonderful  command  of  French. 
When  we  mentioned  how  agreeably  sur- 
prised we  were,  he  laughed,  "You  don't 
believe  everything  you  read  in  the  pa- 
pers, do  you?" 

The  scene  at  the  Boulevard  Haussman 
was  a  short  one,  with  Bing  and  the  small 
boy  who  meets  him  outside  a  glove  store. 
Next  we  went  to  Montmartre,  where 
Nicole,  Bing,  Claude  Dauphin  and  a 
French  girl  worked  in  a  picture -snapping 
scene. 

Bing  had  several  golf  balls  which  he 
autographed.  Presenting  them  to  us,  he 
said,  "Here's  a  souvenir  of  the  day,  and  if 
I  shouldn't  see  you  again,  goodbye  and 
auf  wiedersehen.  Give  my  regards  to 
everyone  in  London." 

But,  luckily,  we  did  see  him  again  two 
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square  in  the  town  and  a  noisy  fair  was 
going  on. 

It  was  near  luncheon  time,  so  we  sat  at 
a  sidewalk  cafe,  watching  the  activity 
while  we  nibbled  sandwiches  and  sipped 
coffee.  Soon  Bing  came  along  and  stopped 
at  our  table,  and  a  sudden  thought  struck 
him.  Since  we  were  reporting  on  his 
weekend  of  acting,  he  said,  "Why  don't 
you  do  this  thing  up  right  and  do  bit 
parts  as  people  at  the  fair?  Then,  when 
the  movie  shows  in  your  neighborhood, 
you  can  ask  the  theatre  manager  to  put 
your  name  on  the  marquee  as  'Also  Star- 
ring Angie  Gurlitt.' " 

When  Bing  finished  the  final  take  on 
the  scene,  he  came  and  paid  us,  explain- 
ing, "Now  you  can't  sue  me  for  unpaid 
services."  Since  nothing  had  been  said 
about  pay  of  any  kind,  it  was  like  found 
money,  and  we  decided  we'd  simply 
frame  the  francs  as  another  memento  of 
the  weekend. 

I'd  been  told  that  Bing  was  a  difficult 
man  to  interview,  simply  because  it  was 


by  more  jans  and  signature  requests 
than  she'd  have  had  to  oblige  if  she  had 
used  the  proper  elevator  in  the  first 
place.  .  .  . 

Before  Abbe  Lane,  his  actress-singing 
wife,  joined  him  at  the  Paramount 
Theatre  Xavier  Cugat  telephoned  her  in 
Hollywood  twice  nightly.  Their  talks 
never  lasted  less  than  thirty  minutes  nor 
more  than  an  hour.  And  Cugie  called 
collect.  .  .  . 

Sonja  Henie  left  for  Paris  via  Pan 
American  Airways  with  her  large,  tooled- 
leather  jewel  case  chained  to  her  tiny 
waist.  The  safety  device,  a  small-link 
affair,  was  24  karat  gold-plate.  .  .  . 

Jimmy  Boyd  met  Joni  James  jor  the 
first  time  at  La  Vie  En  Rose  and  she 
asked  him  jor  his  autograph.  He  obliged, 
but  didn't  return  the  compliment.  .  .  . 


Roberta  Haynes  waves  greeting  as  she 
hits  big  town  on  publicity  buildup. 
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an  impossibility  to  set  a  date  with  him. 
Our  weekend  of  cooperation  from  him 
certainly  disproved  this.  That  a  star  of 
his  stature  would  have  devoted  so  much 
time  to  a  visitor,  including  her  in  his 
plans  for  several  days  running,  even 
giving  her  a  small  spot  of  acting  in  his 
film,  was  most  unusual. 

I  had  heard,  too,  ihat  Bing  tended  to  be 
a  nonconformist,  and  yet  the  only  proof  I 
saw  of  this  was  in  the  clothes  he  wore.  He 
couldn't  have  been  more  agreeable  or 
patient  on  the  set,  doing  scenes  over  and 
over,  and  talking  with  everyone  from  bit 
players  and  crew  members  to  bystanders 
watching  him  work. 

Finally,  my  mental  picture  of  Bing  has 
always  included  a  pipe  in  his  mouth,  and 
yet  during  the  weekend,  I  saw  him  smoke 
a  pipe  only  once,  and  then  only  for  a 
short  time.  All  of  which  brings  to  mind  a 
rephrasing  of  a  quote  from  Bing:  "You 
shouldn't  believe  everything  you  read, 
nor  should  you  believe  everything  you 
see!"  END 


Gordon  MacRae  exited  the  Lombardy 
Hotel  with  24  pieces  of  luggage — it  took 
three  taxis  to  get  him  to  the  airport  for 
his  return  to  Hollywood.  His  excessive 
luggage  charges  must  have  been  astro- 
nomical. Most  of  the  suitcases  were 
crammed  full  with  books  and  musical  ar- 
rangements he  bought  at  auction  from 
the  estate  of  a  famed  composer.  .  .  . 

Nina  Foch  wears  two  gold  anklet  brace- 
lets, both  on  the  left  leg.  Johnnie  Ray, 
who  was  persuaded  to  give  up  sporting 
his  silver  identification  bracelet,  did  so — 
in  favor  of  a  solid  gold  one,  heavier  than 
the  first!  .  .  . 

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High  School  males  in  and  around  the 
Metropolitan  area  have  a  new  kick.  They 
get  a  charge  out  oj  abandoning  their 
usual  Summertime  crew  haircuts  in  favor 
oj  the  shorter  Mark  Antony  cut  worn 
by  Marlon  Brando  in  "Julius  Caesar." 
The  jad  will  spread  throughout  the  na- 
tion bejore  Labor  Day.  On  the  other 
hand,  Tyrone  Power  has  decided  to  let 
his  crew  cut  grow  out  in  javor  oj  a  long, 
flowing  mane  .  .  .  Ditto  jor  Jan  Sterling 
who's  more  glamourous  with  long  hair. . . . 

Ethel  Merman,  whose  beaded  eyelashes 
have  become  her  trademark,  has  an  al- 
lergy to  artificial  eyelashes  unless  they 
are  made  of  nylon.  Mae  West,  another 
gal  who  has  never  been  seen  on  or  off 
stage  or  screen  without  thick,  imitation 
lashes  (she  admits  she  even  wears  them 
to  bed)  contracts  make-up  poisoning  if 
she  uses  mascara.  .  .  . 

Zsa  Zsa  Gabor,  originally  a  brunette, 
was  once  a  redhead  before  she  switched 
to  blonde  tresses.  She  keeps  her  flaxen 
hair  bright  with  a  home  remedy  discov- 
ered by  her  mother,  Jolie  Gabor.  The 
product  may  soon  hit  the  market  as  an 


Ralph  "Picnic"  Meeker,  with  Jean  Car- 
son, at  "Come  As  You  Were"  TV  party. 


aid  to  girls  who  want  to  be  as  Golden 
as  the  Gabors — Zsa  Zsa,  Eva  and  Mama 
Jolie.  Sister  Magda  remains  a  redhead 
for  the  nonce,  although  she'll  switch  to 
blonde  for  a  forthcoming  film  job.  .  .  . 

Jean  Arthur  had  a  preview  screening 
of  "Shane"  held  for  her  and  a  few  close 
friends  in  the  dining  room  of  her  New 
York  hotel,  the  Carlyle,  where  she  main- 
tains a  year-round  apartment.  Room 
clerks,  maids  and  porters  were  allowed 
to  witness  the  movie  from  special  tables 
and,  like  the  other  guests,  were  served 
a  buffet  supper.  .  .  . 

Richard  Widmark  had  his  morning 
coffee,  not  in  his  Hotel  Plaza  suite,  but  at 
Walgreen's  drug  store  on  Broadway 
where  he  used  to  hang  out  before  he  got 
his  first  big  break  in  show  business.  For 
his  luncheon  interview  appointments,  his 
studio  press  agents  had  to  pick  him  up 
at  Walgreen's  and  escort  him  to  "21,"  the 
Stork  Club,  Toots  Shor's  and  Sardi's.  No 
one  ever  thought  to  interview  him  at  his 
favorite  drug  store.  It  might  have  made  a 
great  story.  .  .  . 

Jane  Powell  and  Gene  Nelson  aban- 
doned their  plans  to  form  a  joint  night 
club  act  upon  the  advice  of  mutual 
friends.  Seen  at  "21"  (at  separate  tables) 
the  same  day,  before  Jane  decided  to  re- 
concile with  Geary  Steffen,  they  dili- 
gently avoided  being  seen  together  for 
fear  newshounds  would  report  they  were 
continuing  their  highly  publicized  ro- 
mance. As  corny  as  it  may  seem,  it  was 
Janie  and  Gene  who  rode  through  Cen- 
tral Park  in  a  hansom  cab  from  mid- 
night until  3  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and 
in  a  driving  downpour  of  rain.  This 
three  hour  clip-clop  through  the  park 
must  have  been  their  "farewell"  meet- 
ing. The  next  day  Jane  and  Geary  set- 
tled their  differences.  .  .  . 

Mario  Lanza  need  only  say  the  word 
and  he'll  be  starred  in  the  Broadway 
musical  comedy,  "The  Land  Of  The 
Laughing  Dollar"  .  .  . 

Don't  be  surprised  if  Constance  Ben- 
nett teams  up  with  her  sister,  Joan,  in  a 
forthcoming  Broadway  play,  adding 
Melinda  Markey  (Joan's  daughter)  for 
extra  glamour.  Connie,  who  opened  and 


DANTON  WALKER'S  HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  20] 


closed  in  a  flop  play  called,  "A  Date 
With  April,"  proved  to  be  a  shining  ex- 
ample of  that  old  show  business  magic, 
beauty,  brains  and  talent  despite  the 
creaky  script  she  had  to  work  with.  .  .  . 

A  film-biography  based  on  the  career 
of  Nancy  Valentine,  the  estranged  wife 
of  the  Maharajah  of  Cooch-Behar,  is  be- 
ing readied  as  a  future  vehicle  for  Rita 
Hayworth.  .  .  . 

Johnnie  Ray  signed  autographs  in  front 
of  the  Warwick  Hotel  then  took  fifteen 
of  his  fans  into  a  neighboring  drug  store 
and  loaded  them  up  with  sodas,  sundaes 
and  assorted  packages  of  candies,  co- 
lognes and  vitamins.  He's  a  bug  on  the 
latter  since  his  return  from  England.  .  .  . 

Lawrence  Tierney,  better  known  to 
New  Yorkers  for  his  Third  Avenue  bar- 
and-grill  athletics  than  as  an  actor  (or 
Scott  Brady's  brother)  has  taken  up 
chess  playing  in  a  big  way.  Betsy  Von 
Furstenberg,  Franchot  Tone's  longtime 
"fiancee,"  is  teaching  Tierney  the  rules  of 
the  game.  .  .  . 

Anna  Magnani,  the  celebrated  Italian 
star  of  "Volcano"  and  "Bellissima,"  un- 
accustomed to  the  manners  of  New 
York's  free-loading  cocktail  mob,  sought 
refuge  in  a  locked  room  at  the  Savoy 
Plaza  Chateau  suite  to  avoid  being 
trampled  at  her  first  U.  S.  reception.  With 
a  hairdo  looking  like  something  the  cat 
dragged  in  on  a  dark  and  stormy  night, 
Magnani  emerged  from  her  hiding  place 
only  to  be  met  by  moans  and  groans  of 
the  disappointed  guests.  Her  baggy  skirt 
and  wrinkled  blouse  gave  her  the  right 
to  walk  away  with  top  honors  as  The 
Worst  Dressed  Movie  Star  Of  The 
Year!  .  .  . 

Tyrone  Power  and  Linda  Christian 
dined  a  dozen  friends  at  Luchow's  the 
night  his  privately  owned  radio  station 
KIXL  in  Dallas,  Texas,  won  the  Variety 
Award  for  "small  station  enterprise."  Ty's 
idea  to  slant  the  station's  programs  at 
women  listeners  only,  paid  off.  At 
Luchow's  he  won  the  hearty  congratu- 
lations from  the  Freddie  Brissons  (Roz 
Russell),  the  Rex  Harrisons  (Lilli  Palm- 
er), Elsa  Maxwell,  Van  Johnson,  Cole 
Porter,  John  Lund,  Jan  Sterling  and  Paul 
Douglas.  .  .  . 

That  diamond-studded  bathing  suit 
Cyd  Charisse  wears  in  "Easy  To  Love" 
was  sent  here  to  be  copied  by  a  local 
rhinestone  jewelry  manufacturer  who 
will  help  promote  the  gaudy  seashore 
attire  as  a  positive  "must"  for  resort 
wear  in  1954.  .  .  . 

Cesar  Romero  flew  into  town  to  dis- 
cuss nightclub  bookings  for  his  cafe  act 
which  will  star  the  handsome  screen 
hero  and  four  beautiful  singing-dancing 
models.  He's  been  offered  the  Copaca- 
bana,  Persian  Room,  Cotillion  Room  and 
Versailles  for  his  unit.  At  this  writing 
the  Copa  offer  looms  large  as  the  spot 
he'll  make  his  Gotham  debut  in.  The 
Palladium  in  London  will  follow.  .  .  . 

Broadway's  Capitol  Theatre  will  pay 
Joan  Crawford  a  flat  sixty-cents-on-the- 


dollar  if  she'll  make  a  personal  appear- 
ance there  at  her  own  convenience,  sing- 
ing and  dancing  excerpts  from  her  forth- 
coming MGM  musical,  "Torch  Song."  La 
Crawford  could  coin  $60,003  per  week 
at  those  terms.  .  .  . 

Humphrey  Bogart's  dialogue  in  "Beat 
The  Devil"  was  written  by  one  of  the 
most  controversial  authors  of  our  time, 
Truman  Capote.  A  play  by  the  ultra- 
sophisticated  writer,  "The  Grass  Harp," 
flopped  on  the  Broadway  stage,  but  its 
revival  downtown  at  the  Circle-in-the- 
Square  has  lured  Gene  Nelson,  Diana 
Lynn,  Jean  Pierre  Aumont,  Richard 
Carlson,  Gloria  De  Haven  and  Ezio  Pinza 
south  of  14th  Street  to  the  tiny  playhouse 
where  the  production  is  accorded  an  ova- 
tion nightly.  .  .  . 

Rita  Gam,  upon  her  return  from  Mar- 
rackech,  Morocco,  and  "Saadia,"  told  pals 
at  Manhattan's  El  Morocco  that  night 
filming  of  the  MGM  picture  had  to  be 
regulated  by  the  local  mezzuins'  public 
invocations  to  pray  at  20  minute  inter- 
vals. She  brought  out  an  album  of  color 
photos  of  the  27  mosques  in  the  Moroc- 
can city  that  she  had  taken  herself  and 
every  screen  celebrity  in  the  place 
flocked  to  her  table,  at  twenty-minute 
intervals.  Rita  felt  as  though  she  were 
back  in  Morocco  at  El  Morocco.  .  .  . 

Rosalind  Russell,  the  "W  onderful 
Town"  star,  will  turn  Broadway  producer 
in  association  with  her  husband,  Freddie 
Brisson,  when  the  play,  "Nightshade," 
gets  a  New  York  stage  presentation  early 
next  Winter.  Incidentally,  the  night 
Rosalind  Russell  received  a  special  cita- 
tion from  General  Omar  Bradley  on  the 
stage  of  the  Astor  Theatre  where  her 
film,  "Never  Wave  At  A  WAC,"  was 
showing,  a  dozen  young  women  volun- 
teered for  the  Women's  Army  Corps. 
Three  nights  later  they  were  her  guests 
at  a  performance  of  her  big  musical 
comedy  hit,  "Wonderful  Town"  .  .  . 

Gypsy  Rose  Lee  wants  to  take  over  the 
play,  "Sextette,"  which  Charlotte  Francis 
wrote  expressly  for  Mae  West.  "Gyps" 
wants  to  adapt  it  herself  and  have  it 
filmed  in  3-D  in  Italy.  .  . . 

Starlet  Carole  Matthews  and  U-I  pro- 
ducer Ross  Hunter  were  inseparable  dur- 
ing their  recent  visits  to  town.  They 
shared  an  around-the-clock  date  at 
Bruno's  Pen  &  Pencil  that  lasted  from 
twelve  o'clock  noon  until  midnight  dur- 
ing which  time  they  lunched,  had  cock- 
tails, dinner  and  finally  supped  before 
returning  to  their  respective  hotels.  They 
granted  nine  interviews  during  their 
twelve  hour  "date"  .  .  . 

For  her  role  in  "Peg  O'  My  Heart," 
which  brought  fame  to  a  number  of  ac- 
tresses, Debbie  Reynolds  visited  the  New 
York  Public  Library  and  spent  hours 
digging  through  old  newspaper  files  just 
to  read  and  bone  up  on  the  title  role  of 
the  famous  Hartley  Manners'  play.  Deb- 
bie was  thrilled  to  find  the  Theatre  Col- 
lection Department  has  a  mammoth  index 
of  pictures  and  clippings  devoted  to  her. 
When  she  walked  into  the  Main  Reading 


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Room  she  found  a  group  of  fan  club 
members  thumbing  through  the  Debbie 
Reynolds  documents.  They  got  the  sur- 
prise of  their  lives  when  their  idol  sat 
down  and  joined  them.  .  .  . 

Anne  Baxter,  at  the  Camillo  Restau- 
rant, confirmed  reports  she  wants  to 
travel  the  countryside  in  a  one-woman 
show  reading  romantic  prose  and  love 
letters  of  literary  greats.  The  projected 
tour  is  earmarked  to  get  underway  dur- 
ing the  Christmas  holidays.  .  .  . 

Despite  two  days  of  the  worst  early 
Summer  rainy  weather  in  memory,  Eddie 
Fisher  broke  the  Dean  Martin  &  Jerry 
Lewis  opening  day  record  and  the  week- 
end record  of  Johnnie  Ray  at  the  New 
York  Paramount  Theatre.  .  .  . 

Marilyn  Monroe  turned  down  a  pub- 
licity stunt  dreamed  up  for  her  by  an 
enterprising  press  agent  for  Atlantic 
City,  so  former  screen  player,  Janis 
Paige,  stepped  into  a  bathing  suit  (natch) 
and  posed  for  300  art  students  on  the 
boardwalk.  .  .  . 

Roberta  Haynes,  hit  town  for  publicity 
stunts  in  connection  with  "Return  To 
Paradise"  and  steered  most  of  the  news- 
men and  magazine  editors  into  the  Blue 
Angel.  Her  gimmick,  so  she  said,  was 
she  wanted  to  hear  Arthur  Blake,  the 
impressionist.  In  truth,  it  was  just  be- 
cause she  likes  the  chic  cafe.  She  used 
to  work  there  as  hatcheck  girl. 

Gwen  Verdon,  the  new  "Can-Can"  sen- 
sation who  danced  in  so  many  20th  Cen- 
tury -  Fox  musicals,  was  accorded  a 
tremendous  ovation  the  night  the  Cole 
Porter  show  premiered  at  the  Shubert 
Theatre.  Her  dressing  room  was  flooded 
with  congratulatory  telegrams  and  flow- 
ers, with  the  largest  basket  of  blossoms 
arriving  from  Betty  Grable,  just  as  the 
show's  final  curtain  dropped  after  the 
finale.  When  she  got  back  to  her  hotel 
apartment  she  found  a  telephone  mes- 
sage to  call  Mrs.  Harry  James  in  Holly- 
wood collect.  They  talked  for  hours  and 
Gwen  read  Betty  the  first  batch  of  press 
notices  for  "Can-Can,"  everyone  of  them 
a  rave  for  the  Verdon  lass.  .  .  . 


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sweet  bouquet)  and  Festival  fa  brand 
new  woodsy  blend).  Frosty  Bouquet  has 
such  a  generous  quota  of  perfume  oils 
that  you'll  find  yourself  surrounded  by  a 
most  refreshing  cloud  of  fragrance.  Fol- 
low Pat's  suggestion,  and  keep  your  sup- 
plies in  the  refrigerator.  This  pre-cooling 
makes  toilet  waters  and  colognes  even 
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Jack  Palance  and  his  wife,  Virginia 
Baker,  who  gave  up  her  career  to  wed. 


For  Pictures  No  Artist  Could  Paint 
Dept.: —  Joe  DiMaggio  stopped  for  his 
autograph  in  front  of  a  Times  Square 
book  shop  which  displays  nothing  in  its 
windows  but  calendars  of  you-know- 
who  .  .  .  Tallulah  Bankhead  and  Ralph 
Meeker  at  twin  pianos  at  he  Ruban  Bleu 
improvising  a  medley  of  Rodgers  and 
Hammerstein  tunes,  as  the  composers  sit 
at  a  nearby  table  laughing  hysterically. 

The  Academy  Award  committee  might 
just  as  well  face  it — Marlon  Brando's 
Mark  Antony  in  "Julius  Caesar"  will 
head  the  list  of  1953  nominees.  Cornered 
at  the  Mont  D'Or,  he  admitted  he  enjoyed 
seeing  himself  in  the  Shakespearean 
drama,  but  thought  there  was  room  for 
improvement  in  his  own  performance.  Is 
this  the  "new"  Brando?  .  .  . 

Best  Dressed  Screen  Star  Of  The 
Month: — James  Stewart,  the  "Thunder 
Bay"  star,  seen  at  the  pool  of  the  Sands 
Point  Bath  Club  in  a  long  robe  of  beige 
terry  cloth  with  dark  brown  striped  pat- 
tern. His  swim  trunks  were  dark  brown 
with  a  white-and-yellow  swordfish  de- 
sign. Moccasin  type  sandals  were  in  putty 
color  with  deep  rope  soles  and  his  duck 
hat  of  brown  crash  linen  toped  off  his 
ensemble.  .  .  .  END 


member  to  use  a  deodorant.  We  know  it's 
something  of  a  problem  to  find  one  that 
isn't  irritating  to  skin  that  is  being  con- 
stantly de-fuzzed  by  one  means  or  an- 
other. The  American  Medical  Association 
Committee  on  Cosmetics,  however,  has 
approved  Yodora,  the  McKesson  and 
Robbins  cream  deodorant.  Yodora  is  made 
with  a  base  of  soothing  beauty  cream — 
while  you  use  it  to  banish  odors  it's  also 
doing  a  fine  job  on  smoothing  the  texture 
of  your  skin.  Because  of  this  double  ac- 
tion it  works  wonders  on  your  hands  and 
feet,  as  well  as  under-arm  territory.  The 
cream  is  actually  so  light-textured  that  it 
feels  like  your  favorite  beauty  balm — you 
can't  quite  believe  that  it  is  so  efficient. 


Keeping  your  hair  looking  pretty  in 
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using  a  dry  shampoo  between  her  regular 
shampooings.  Probably  the  best  known 
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brush  it  off.  The  whole  procedure  takes 
less  than  ten  minutes  and  because  there's 
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worry  about  upsetting  your  curls  or 
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sifter- top  shaker  with  its  own  applicator 
brush.  Enough  for  30  dry  shampoos  is 
only  $1.  so  you  can  see  that  it's  a  thor- 
oughly economical  proposition. 

Pat  had  another  hint  that  concerns 
hair.  She  points  out  that  one  of  the  best 
ways  to  stay  cool  is  to  change  your  hair- 
do to  a  style  that  keeps  your  hair  away 
from  your  neck.  Cut  it  shorter  in  the 
Italian  manner,  give  it  an  up-sweep  or 
what  you  will,  but  don't  let  it  hang  down 
enough  to  heat  you  up  like  a  fur-piece. 
A  hair  spray  will  prove  a  great  boon  in 
controlling  any  wisps  inclined  to  stray. 
The  people  who  make  Venida  hair  nets 
have  a  new  one  called  "Mist-O-Spray" 
that  is  guaranteed  non-inflammable.  It 
comes  in  an  atomizer  squeeze-bottle  so 
there's  no  trick  at  all  to  aiming  the  spray 
just  where  you  want  to.  The  spray  itself 
is  transparent  and  fast  drying — gives 
your  hair  a  nice  luster. 

When  we  asked  Pat  if  she  wasn't  just 
about  running  out  of  ideas  on  cooling 
systems,  she  laughed  and  told  us  that  she 
hadn't  even  started  on  two  of  her  fa- 
vorite subjects — "food  and  make-up." 
"Food,"  Pat  confessed,  "plays  an  impor- 
tant part  in  my  own  plan  for  keeping 
cool.  I  try  to  eat  lots  of  fruits  and  vege- 
tables and  keep  my  diet  light.  This 
doesn't  mean  that  I  cut  out  good  sustain- 
ing food — you  need  protein  for  energy  in 
Summer  just  as  much  as  at  any  other 
time  of  year.  But  I  do  try  to  eliminate 
heavy  foods.  I've  found  too,  that  a  hot 
cup  of  tea,  strange  to  say,  is  a  wonderful- 
ly cooling  drink. 

"As  for  make-up,"  Pat  continued,  "I 
always  feel  cooler  without  any — just  lip- 
stick, at  least  during  the  daytime.  At 
night  when  I  have  a  date,  I  do  wear  face 
powder  too."  If  you're  going  to  follow 
Pat's  example,  we'd  suggest  that  you 
use  a  non-smear  lipstick  like  Hazel 
Bishop's.  It  frees  you  from  the  bother  of 
constant  re-touching  and  you  don't  have 
to  worry  about  eating  it  off  during  meals, 
wiping  it  off  on  cr;  rettes,  or  branding 
people  with  it  when  you  kiss  them!  Re- 
member though,  that  you  must  blot  your 
lips  carefully  with  a  facial  tissue  after 
you  apply  a  Hazel  Bishop  lipstick  if  you 
expect  it  to  do  its  long- lasting  best  for 
you.  The  question  of  a  powder  for  eve- 
ning is  another  easy  one  to  answer. 
Woodbury  has  a  new  color,  Tropic 
Dream,  in  their  Dream  Stuff  formula.  It's 
a  wonderfully  flattering  suntan  shade 
that  can  do  a  lot  for  your  Summer  color- 
ing. You  don't  need  to  fuss  with  any 
foundation  to  make  Dream  Stuff  stay  on, 
you  know.  It  has  foundation  cream  built 
right  into  the  formula.  (Both  Dream  Stuff 
and  Hazel  Bishop  Lipsticks  are  sold  at  all 
the  drug  and  variety  stores).  end 

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brass  into  giving  them  a  job  there.  Now 
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Maureen  O'Hara  with  brother  James 
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At  same  opening  Corinne  Calvet,  with 
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they're  the  reigning  royalty  and  it 
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Missy  Crawford,  who's  been  gifting 
her  director,  Chuck  Walters  (of  "Lili" 
fame),  with  weekly  presents,  got  sur- 
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John  Morris  portrait  of  herself  in  the 
spectacular  costume  for  the  big  dance 
number  of  "Torch  Song."  She's  out  of 
her  mind  about  it. 

Looks  like  Greg  Peck  ain't  comin' 
home  for  a  long,  long  time.  Having 
served  out  his  18-month  tax  free  stretch 
in  Europe,  he  lingers  on  to  make  an- 
other film,  "The  Cannibals."  Scoop  is 
that  the  rift  between  Greg  and  Greta  is 
ever  widening. 

"Magnificent  Obsession,"  the  picture 
that  put  Bob  Taylor  on  the  map  and  is 
well  remembered  by  everybody  who  is 
anybody  in  movie  audiences,  is  about 
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(and  former  actor)  Ross  Hunter  has 
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Claude  Rains  and  Agnes  Moorehead,  plus 
Technicolor,  for  the  new  version  of  Lloyd 
C.  Douglas'  famous  novel.  So  if  it  did 
it  for  Taylor,  why  not  for  Rock? 

It  wasn't  particularly  smooth  going  for 
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marriage.  The  couple  surprised  a  prowl- 
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night  when  they  came  home  from  a  date. 
Week  before  that,  there  was  another 
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With  Robert  Taylor  in  Europe,  Ursula 
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Leslie  Caron's  Navy  escort  at  "Young 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Keel  arrive  at 
the  swank  premiere  of  "Young  Bess." 


concessions  about  custody  of  the  chil- 
dren, property  agreements  and  what 
not.  Town's  still  rocking  from  this  one — 
surprising  and  quite  a  little  sad. 

The  other  spectacular  one,  the  John 
and  Chata  Wayne  hassle,  took  a  slight 
recess  while  big  Duke  went  to  Mexico 
to  make  his  picture,  "Hondo,"  but  you 
can  bet  all  the  sympathy  was  and  is 
with  Mr.  W.,  since  he  behaved  like  a 
gentleman  all  the  way  through,  refrain- 
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persions at  the  distaff  side  which  many 
Hollywoodians  felt  would  be  justified. 

When  Eve  Arden  and  the  family  took 
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elements  of  a  slapstick  comedy.  The  car 
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couple  minutes  before  train  time.  Then 
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Cary  Grant  and  Edward  Arnold  meet  in 
the  lobby  at  the  opening  of  "Shane." 


The  Pat  O'Briens  and  Helen  Ferguson 
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what  hollywood  itself  is  talking  about! 


(CONTINUED) 


health,  figure  back,  all  set  to  go  in  "A 
Star  Is  Born"  at  Warners  and  Cary 
Grant  for  her  leading  man.  It's  been  a 
long,  dry  spell  for  both — no  pictures  for 
either  of  them  in  much  too  long  a  time. 

June  Allyson  didn't  let  any  grass  grow 
under  her  feet  after  she  departed  from 
MGM.  TJ-I  grabbed  her  real  fast  for  "The 
Glenn  Miller  Story,"  along  with  Jimmy 
Stewart.  Think  she's  too  tall  for  him? 

Remember  the  captivating  boy  of  "The 
Big  Sky,"  Dewey  Martin?  Well,  nothing 
happened  in  big  chunks  to  him  until 
MGM  latched  on  to  him  for  a  prize  fight 
type  picture  called  "Tennessee  Champ." 
It'll  be  nice  to  have  him  back  in  the 
game  again. 

That  cute  boy,  Robert  Wagner,  finally 


got  back  to  town  from  Florida  and 
"Twelve  Mile  Reef."  He'll  be  a  real  true 
blond  for  his  next  one,  "Prince  Valiant" 
of  the  funnies.  How  come?  My  old  pal 
Prince  Val  is  a  definite  brunette.  Seems 
like  all  that  noise  about  R.  W.  and  Terry 
Moore  was  just  that — they're  not  in  love, 
so  there.  But  she's  in  the  minority — 
most  gals  swoon. 

The  girl  comedienne  who  is  rocking 
this  town,  Mary  McCarty,  skipped  right 
from  the  comedy  lead  in  RKO's  Tech- 
nicolor model  pic,  "French  Line,"  to 
Las  Vegas,  for  a  night  club  engagement. 
The  Summer  replacement  on  "Show  Of 
Shows,"  Mary  has  been  so  busy  work- 
ing she  hasn't  had  much  chance  to  enjoy 
her  new  house  with  the  swimming  pool. 
RKO's  also  got  great  plans  for  Mary, 
if  someone  doesn't  beat  them  to  her  with 


Those  lucky  Skelton  children!  When  Red's  kids  had  a  birthday  party  recently 
their  daddy  and  Ken  Murray  dressed  up  as  clowns  and  entertained  the  guests. 


Don  Taylor  and  his  vivacious,  blonde 
wife  on  an  evening  of  fun  at  Ciro's. 


a  big  fat  contract  for  future  films. 

Kind  of  quiet  the  way  Joan  Bennett 
and  Walter  Wanger  reconciled — no  pub- 
lic announcement,  no  statements  of  un- 
dying affection,  just  started  appearing 
around  together  again  and  the  news 
gradually  seeped  out  that  he  was  back  in 
the  family.  Joan's  young  daughter,  Me- 
linda,  is  the  newest  heartbreaker  around 
Hollywood — pretty  girl  and  lots  of  cour- 
age, getting  out  and  establishing  herself 
career- wise  without  the  family  help. 

Casey  Adams  had  just  about  time  to  tip 
his  hat  to  his  favorite  girl  and  bride-to- 
be.  Marjie  Millar,  when  she  returned 
from  a  p.a.  trip  and  TV  stuff  in  New  York. 
Because  he,  with  two  cuties,  was  just  tak- 
ing off  for  the  same  spot  to  do  some 
personals  for  "Farmer  Takes  A  Wife." 
The  gals  he  took  along  are  Charlotte 
Austin  and  Mary  Anders,  both  in  the 
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The  Dennis  O'Keefes  arrive  at  Roman- 
off's  for   a   rare   glamour   spot  visit. 


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Jack  Entratter,  host  of  The  Sands  in 
Las  Vegas,  with  Desi  and  Lucy  Arnaz. 


To  start  school  with  a  bang  — 

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Don't  let  those  hermit  blues  set  in!  Have 
you  a  special  talent,  hobby?  Gang  up  with 
kindred  souls  who  share  it.  Help  with  the 
school  paper,  or  posters  for  the  fall  prom. 
Or,  hop  on  the  bandwagon  (who  knows  — 
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What's  on  a  smart  job-holder's  mind? 

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Your  heart's  set  on  a  big-time  career? 
Better  keep  your  mind  on  the  future  in- 
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take  kindly  to  dunkings;  stay  flat  even  after  countless  washings. 
Why  not  buy  two  .  .  .  for  a  change! 


what  Hollywood  itself  is  talking  about!  (CONTINUED) 


Joan  Blondell  and  Dick  Powell,  long  since  divorced,  were  reunited  at  their 
son  Norman's  graduation  from  prep  school.  Between  them  is  daughter,  Ellen. 


picture.  They  were  rehearsing  their  act 
like  crazy  before  the  takeoff — first  time 
out  for  any  of  them  on  the  p.  a.  circuit. 
Charlotte,  who  has  all  the  signs  of  being 
a  cute  little  comedienne,  is  the  daughter 
of  old-time  singer,  Gene  Austin. 

Ann  Sothern,  plenty  hot  now,  since  she 
made  such  a  splash  with  her  new  TV 
show,  still  sees  the  town  with  Richard 
Egan  (and  who  can  blame  her — didn't 
you  fall  for  his  rugged  good  looks  in 
"Split  Second"?)  but  she  up  and  swears 
it's  not  romance.  Ann's  also  chummy  as 
anything  with  Gar  Moore,  so  don't  ask 
us  which  is  top  man  in  her  life  because 
we  might  just  tell  you. 

Kind  of  unusual  arrangement  for  John 


Agar  when  he  agreed  to  having  a  watch- 
dog around  during  the  filming  of  "Bait," 
the  new  Hugo  Haas  picture.  John  has  a 
penchant  for  trouble  and  on  account  of 
Haas  took  a  chance  on  him  he  was 
willing  to  have  a  fellow  follow  him 
around  to  see  that  he  didn't  give  in  to 
an  unexpected  impulse  before  he  finished 
the  picture.  Everybody's  pulling  for 
Jack's  success. 

Tony  Curtis  and  Janet  Leigh  hardly 
got  back  in  town  from  a  slight  vacation 
before  Tony  had  to  tear  off  to  Honolulu 
for  a  picture.  Janet  stayed  here  to  emote 
with  Bob  Wagner  in  "Prince  Valiant." 
Lori  Nelson,  Tony's  partner  in  "All 
American,"  doesn't  like  the  butch  hair- 
cut that  he  had  to  have  for  the  picture. 


Says  she  likes  her  men  long-haired,  see. 

Well,  everybody  has  to  get  in  the  act. 
Now  it's  Shelley  Winters  who  has 
whipped  up  a  night  club  routine  for  a 
Las  Vegas  bit.  Shell's  really  wingin' 
these  days  with  her  husband  back  in 
town,  her  kid,  and  the  prospect  of  a 
new-type  career  thing.  But  there  are  a 
few  bets  going  around  about  what's  going 
to  happen  when  Vittorio  goes  back  to 
Italy — will  Shell  give  up  her  career  to 
be  with  her  boy?  Hmmmm? 

Lot  of  excitement  about  Geraldine 
Page,  the  Broadway  actress  who  made 
such  a  splash  in  "Midsummer."  She's 
here  to  be  John  Wayne's  leading  lady 
in  "Hondo"  but  the  town  didn't  get 
so  much  as  a  gander  at  the  girl  because 
she  flipped  right  down  to  Mexico  for  the 
flicker.  She's  a  girl  with  real  talent. 


Tete-a-tete  at  Romanoff's  the  hand- 
some Martins,  Tony  and  Cyd  Charisse. 


Good  deal  for  Marjorie  Rambeau,  who's 
been  out  of  the  picture  biz  for  a  few 
years  because  of  a  terrible  accident 
that  left  her  unable  to  walk  without 
crutches.  She's  had  three  good  parts  in 
a  row — Irving  Rapper  spotted  her  in 
"Forever  Female,"  later  in  "Scalpel,"  and 
she's  just  finished  as  Joan  Crawford's 
mother  in  "Torch  Song."  All  the  parts 
were  re-written  for  her  so  she  wouldn't 
have  to  walk  around. 

Sounds  funny  but  Johnny  Ray  is  going 
to  play  the  son  of  Dan  Dailey  in  "There's 
No  Business  Like  Show  Business."  This 
is  the  picture  that  will  star  Ethel  Merman 
again — after  the  smash  "Call  Me  Ma- 
dam." Miss  M.  comes  back  a  married 
lady — one  of  the  best  kept  secrets  this 
town  has  known.  Ethel  and  airplane  man 
Bob  Six  were  married  for  five  months 
before  they  let  anybody  know. 

Little  Joanne  Gilbert  can  run  a  race 
anytime  she  wants  to  with  Rosemary 
Clooney  on  the  Paramount  lot.  Both 
gals  have  their  own  personal  bicycles, 
which  is  to  say,  they  are  veddy  important 
people  now.  Not  everybody  rates  a 
wheel,  you  know. 

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in  3-D  yet.  Seems  like  their — well,  the 
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Keefe  Brasselle,  star  of  "The  Eddie 
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actors  don't  catch  cold  and  sneeze. 

Merv  Griffin,  boy  singer  who  used  to 
warble  with  Freddie  Martin's  band  but 
is  now  an  actor  fellow  at  Warners 
C with  Katie  Grayson  in  "So  This  Is 
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specially  designed  automobile  (21  grand 
it  cost  him).  Which  is  heaps  more  than 
what  he  used  to  ride  around  in — busses 
— are  worth.  Merv  is  seeing  the  country 
and  enjoying  the  feeling  of  piloting  his 
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Fred  Astaire  and  Cyd  Charisse  bring  something  new  to  the  murder  mystery  novels  of  today.  It's  the  climax  of  their 

screen  in  their  ultra-modern  satiric  dance  on  the  popular  spectacular  Technicolor  musical,  MGM's  "The  Band  Wagon." 


Friend  Mary  Jo  Tarole  tries  to  hide  her  feelings  as  Victor  Mature  and  his  wife, 
Jean  Simmons,  discuss  their  marital  status  in  "Affair  With  A  Stranger." 

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The  Band  Wagon 

Iump  on  "The  Band  Wagon"  for  an 
«*  evening  of  spritely  entertainment,  for 
that  master  craftsman,  Fred  Astaire,  is 
up  to  his  shiny  toe -tapping  best.  Astaire, 
a  song  and  dance  man,  returns  to  New 
York  since  Hollywood  has  pegged  him  a 
former  great.  Back  on  Broadway,  he 
meets  the  writing  team  of  Nanette  Fab- 
ray  and  Oscar  Levant,  who  tell  him  they 
have  scripted  the  ideal  musical  for  him. 
Amusing  problems  present  themselves 
when  Jack  Buchanan,  ably  playing  a 
Broadway  genius,  decides  to  direct,  pro- 
duce and  rewrite  the  musical  so  it's  a 
modern  day  version  of  "Faust."  The  stag- 
ing is  further  complicated  by  the  fact 
that  they've  chosen  ballerina  Cyd  Char- 
isse for  Astaire's  dancing  partner.  Both 
Cyd  and  Fred  are  afraid  they  can't  dance 
together,  she  being  from  the  ballet  and  he 
from  the  fast-paced  tap  world.  The  try- 
out  flops,  but  when  Astaire  takes  over 
and  reverts  to  the  original  story  line 
they  have  a  hit  and  he  has  a  new  love 
in  Cyd.  Highlights  of  this  Technicolor 
Arthur  Freed  production  include  Astaire's 
solo  on  a  shoe  shine  stand  in  a  penny 
arcade  .  .  .  the  triplet  number  where 
Fred,  Nanette  Fabray,  and  Buchanan 
dance  on  their  knees  .  .  .  and  the  imagi- 
native climax,  "Girl  Hunt,"  where  As- 
taire makes  like  a  musical  private  eye. 
The  picture  is  directed  with  a  light,  gay 
touch  by  Vincente  Minnelli.  MGM, 


Dawn  Addams  tells  off  William  Holden 
in  "The  Moon  Is  Blue,"  racy  comedy. 


Gunman  Bob  Taylor  holds  fascination 
for  Ava  Gardner  in  "Ride,  Vaquero." 


The  Moon  Is  Blue 

\A/ illiam  Holden  and  David  Niven's 
*  *  wooing  of  Maggie  McNamara  pro- 
vides the  amusing  theme  of  this  adult 
comedy  of  the  battle  of  the  sexes.  Much 
of  the  racy  overtones  and  flip  dialogue  of 
the  N.Y.  stage  play  have  been  retained 
by  Director  Otto  Preminger.  Although 
during  most  of  the  action,  Maggie  pro- 
claims a  preference  for  necking,  like  most 
strategists  she  manages  to  capture 
Holden  in  the  traditional  orange  blos- 
som ceremony.  Film,  which  is  a  real  rib- 
tickler,  finds  Holden  and  Niven  battling 
it  out  for  comedy  honors,  with  Miss 
McNamara  and  impish  Dawn  Addams 
(as  Niven's  daughter)  adding  immeas- 
urably to  the  fun.  United  Artists. 

Affair  With  A  Stranger 

\A/HEN  Vic  Mature  begins  to  stray 
"  "  from  home  and  wife  Jean  Simmons, 
a  gossip  columnist  prints  they  are  plan- 
ning a  divorce.  How  the  announcement 
is  received  by  the  couple,  their  friends 
and  potential  homewrecker,  Monica  Lew- 
is, comprises  the  story  line  of  the  Robert 
Sparks  production.  Mature  plays  a  self- 
styled  writer,  Miss  Simmons  his  model- 
wife,  and  Jane  Darwell,  Wally  Vernon, 
Mary  Jo  Tarola  and  Olive  Carey,  their 
well-meaning  friends.  It's  a  drawing 
room  comedy,  which  provides  quite  a 
few  chuckles  while  cutting  up  the  pro- 
verbial romantic  triangle.  RKO 

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The  White  Witch  Doctor 

There's  enough  spine-tingling  action 
'  in  this  Otto  Lang  production  to  spill 
over  into  a  serial.  There's  never  a  dull 
moment.  When  nurse  Susan  Hayward  ar- 
rives in  the  Belgian  Congo  to  join  a  mis- 
sionary group,  local  authority  Walter 
Slezak  assigns  Robert  Mitchum  to  escort 
her  into  the  interior.  Although  he  is  hos- 
tile about  guiding  Susan,  he  agrees 
when  Slezak  points  out  that  this  will  get 
him  safely  into  the  forbidden  Bakuba 
country,  where  it  is  believed  there  is  a 
fabulous  gold  collection.  As  the  safari 
progresses,  Mitchum  sees  Susan  subdue 
a  witch  doctor,  stop  an  epidemic  and 
save  a  chief's  son.  When  the  boy  again 
becomes  ill  because  of  witch  doctor  in- 
terference, Susan  is  held  captive.  It  is 
then  that  Mitchum  realizes  he  loves  her 
and  faces  the  decision  of  whether  to 
sacrifice  his  quest  for  gold  or  her  life. 
From  here  on,  it's  topnotch  acting  with 
lots  of  thrill  sequences.  20th  Century- 
Fox. 

Houdini 

The  spellbinding  effect  of  Houdini's 
*  numerous  escape  acts,  plus  the  lik- 
able teaming  of  Tony  Curtis  and  Janet 
Leigh,  provides  a  happy  blending  for 
this  George  Pal  production.  Tony  as 
Houdini  begins  his  career  as  part-time 
wildman-magician  in  a  carnival.  When 
the  "wildman"  starts  acting  too  tame  to- 
wards a  girl  in  the  audience  (Janet 
Leigh),  he  loses  his  job,  but  wins  her 
affection.  They  are  married  and  she 
joins  his  act.  From  here  on,  the  film 
becomes  a  narrative  of  some  of  the 
magician's  greatest  tricks— including  his 
escape  from  a  safe,  from  the  Tower  of 
London  and  from  under  the  ice-caked 
Detroit  River.  Curtis's  dexterity,  plus  the 
behind-the-scenes  preparations  for  the 
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death-defying  stunts  provides  the  movie 
with  an  unmistakable  fascination.  Para- 
mount. 

South  Sea  Woman 

The  Marines  always  have  the  situa- 
tion well  in  hand — and  when  the 
object  is  Virginia  Mayo,  who's  to  blame 
them?  Marine  Sgts.  Burt  Lancaster  and 
Chuck  Connors  are  on  leave  in  Shang- 
hai, when  Connors  sees  Virginia,  a  night- 
club photographer,  and  determines  to 
marry  her.  Lancaster  is  against  the 
merger,  and  while  trying  to  break  up  the 
romance,  his  company  ships  out  without 
him  and  Connors.  The  resulting  action 
finds  the  boys,  accompanied  by  Virgin- 
ia, in  a  series  of  misadventures  stem- 
ming from  their  inability  to  catch  up 
with  the  Marines.  The  story's  premise, 
which  is  highly  improbable,  still  pro- 
vides enough  interest  and  imagination 
for  lighthearted  entertainment.  Warner 
Brothers. 

Man  From  The  Alamo 

D  ancher  Glenn  Ford  deserts  the 
fighting  at  the  Alamo  to  warn  his 
family  and  neighbors  of  the  approaching 
Mexican  Army.  He  arrives  too  late,  for 
the  entire  town,  including  his  wife  and 
son,  has  been  wiped  out.  An  eye-witness 
to  the  massacre,  11-year-old  Butch 
Cavell,  tells  him  it  was  not  General 
Santa  Ana,  but  Victor  Jory  and  a  group 
of  white  men  masquerading  as  Mexicans 
who  rampaged  the  town.  While  seeking 
a  home  for  Butch,  Ford  finds  only  Julia 
Adams  willing  to  help  the  youngster,  for 
word  of  the  Alamo's  fall  and  Ford's  de- 
sertion is  beginning  to  be  circulated. 
Realizing  that  no  One  will  believe  his 
true  motive,  Ford  launches  his  own  pri- 
vate and  hazardous  crusade  against  Jory. 
Before  his  revenge  is  complete  he  par- 


Glenn  Ford  meets  with  outlaw  leader 
Victor  Jory  in  "Man  From  The  Alamo." 


Susan  Hayward  and  Robert  Mitchum  in 
love  scene  in  "White  Witch  Doctor." 


Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  in  their 
first  co-starring  picture,  "Houdini." 


Marine  Burt  Lancaster  and  night  club  photographer  Virginia  Mayo  have  rough 
time  in  court  after  a  series  of  misadventures  together  in  "South  Sea  Woman." 


ticipates  in  some  of  the  most  grueling 
action  footage  ever  filmed.  Especially 
noteworthy  is  a  knife  fight  staged  in  the 
path  of  stampeding  horses.  Universal- 
International. 

Arrowhead 

Cavalry  scout  Charlton  Heston,  wise 
to  the  ways  of  the  murderous 
Apaches,  unsuccessfully  tries  to  warn  his 
company  commander,  Lewis  Martin,  of 
the  Indians'  treacherous  customs.  Martin, 
intent  on  effecting  a  peace  treaty  with 
the  tribe,  refuses  to  heed  Heston's  warn- 
ing. When  he  and  his  troops  are  wiped 
out,  much  of  the  blame  falls  on  Heston 
as  scout.  Especially  bitter  is  Mary  Sin- 
clair, wife  of  a  dead  officer,  who  is  se- 
cretly in  love  with  Heston.  When  a  new 
truce  is  proposed  by  the  succeeding  com- 
mander, Brian  Keith,  he  is  again  warned 
of  treachery,  particularly  by  tribe's 
leader,  Jack  Palance.  Again  the  warning 
goes  unheeded  and  the  troops  are  im- 
periled, until  Heston  manages  to  sur- 
prise Palance  and  force  him  at  knife 
point  into  a  blood  brother  pact.  Enter- 
taining fare,  that  has  Technicolor,  action 
and  lots  of  outdoor  scenery.  Paramount. 

The  Master  of  Ballantrae 

Crrol  Flynn  is  back  in  his  swashbuck- 
ling  stride  with  an  account  of  two 
brothers  who  flip  a  coin  to  see  which  will 
become  a  rebel  to  fight  for  the  Stuarts 
and  which  will  remain  loyal  to  the 
crown.  Flynn  and  his  nobleman  brother, 
Anthony  Steel,  feel  that  by  being  repre- 
sented on  both  sides  their  vast  holdings 
at  Ballantrae  will  be  safe.  It  is  Errol  who 
becomes  the  Stuart  rebel  and  leaves  his 
fiancee,  Beatrice  Campbell,  and  his  legacy 
in  the  keeping  of  his  brother.  When  the 
Stuart  troops  are  defeated,  Flynn  be- 
comes  an   outlaw   and   appeals  to  his 


brother  for  money  to  escape  the  country. 
Instead,  he  is  almost  captured  by  the 
king's  troops,  whom  Flynn  believes  were 
notified  by  Steel.  He  vows  revenge,  but 
by  the  time  he  gets  enough  money  as  a 
pirate  to  assert  himself,  things  have  al- 
ready worked  themselves  out.  Film 
offers  an  appropriate  springboard  for  the 
usual  Flynn  heroics,  lavish  production 
values  and  some  interesting  photograph- 
ic effects.  Warner  Brothers. 

Ride,  Vaquero! 

Everyone  seems  to  have  some  kind  of  a 
complex  in  this  story  of  pioneer 
homesteaders.  Bob  Taylor  is  a  hired 
gunman  who  hates  his  lot,  Ava  Gardner 
a  Southern  belle  who  married  for  se- 
curity, and  Howard  Keel,  her  husband 
who  has  ambitions  of  becoming  a  land 
baron.  The  only  one  without  any  pho- 
bias is  Taylor's  adopted  brother,  bandit 
Anthony  Quinn,  who  admits  he's  just 
a  no  good  guy.  Conflict  flares  immediate- 
ly when  Quinn  realizes  that  home- 
steaders Ava  and  Howard  represent  the 
law  and  are  a  threat  to  his  plundering 
raids.  He  declares  war  on  them.  Taylor 
manages  to  volley  back  and  forth  on 
both  sides  until  his  stepbrother  forces 
him  to  make  his  fatal  choice.  Picture  is  a 
psychological  Western  that  depends 
more  on  mood  than  action.  It  was  di- 
rected by  John  Farrow  and  it's  in  Ansco 
color.  MGM. 

The  Last  Posse 

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Charles  Bickford  and  adopted  son  John 
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what  Hollywood  itself  is  talking  about! 


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with  a  whole  bunch  of  musicians. 

Those  pink  undies  that  fly  from  the  raft 
Burt  Lancaster  and  Virginia  Mayo  occupy 
in  "South  Sea  Woman"  were  supposed 
to  be  her  own — but  hers  were  so  dainty 
and  small  that  the  wardrobe  department 
had  to  whip  up  an  oversized  pair  so  they 
could  be  seen  as  a  distress  signal.  Well, 


From  "Salome"  to  "Sadie  Thompson" 
to  "Mary  Magdalene"  is  quite  a  switch 
but  Princess  Rita  is  the  girl  who  picks 
up  all  these  marbles.  Just  as  soon  as 
she  stops  being  the  gaudy  Sadie  Thomp- 
son in  the  picture  of  the  same  name,  her 
highness  steps  into  "The  Story  Of  Mary 
Magdalene." 

Well,  they  burned  down  the  old  jail- 
house  at  U-I  the  other  day.  It's  the  same 
old  jail  that  was  used  in  the  days  of 
Tom  Mix,  John  Barrymore,  Hoot  Gibson, 
Douglas  Fairbanks,  etc.,  etc.  Last  one  in 
was  Van  Heflin  for  "Wings  Of  The 
Hawk,"  but  he  got  out  before  the  fire 
started.  It  was  not  Van's  fault — the  his-; 
toric  old  building  (circa  1923)  had  a  bad 
case  of  termites  so  it  had  to  go. 

Wait'll  you  get  a  load  of  this  Pat 
Crowley,  who  debuts  in  Paramount's 
"Forever  Female."  This  little  gal  wants 
to  be  known  as  a  siren-type  because 
she  doesn't  believe  girls  get  very  far  in 
the  acting  game  if  they're  cookie  makers 
and  house-tidiers.  She's  so  right— does 
Marilyn  Monroe  cook? 

John  Barrymore,  Jr.,  got  a  bundle  of 
money  from  an  inheritance  and  promptly 
bought  himself  and  bride  a  new  home. 
He  needed  part  of  the  money  for  the 
police,  too.  Got  a  traffic  ticket,  went  to 


pay  it,  paid,  walked  out  and  got  tagged 
again  for  jaywalking. 

Funny  gag  Jan  Sterling  and  Coleen 
Gray  whipped  up  to  play  on  John  Payne. 
While  the  three  were  making  "The  Van- 
quished," John  had  a  day  off  but  the  girls 
didn't.  They  got  into  cahoots  with  the 
prop  department  and  had  John's  dressing 
room  door  sprayed  all  over  with  cobwebs. 
Inside  the  room,  a  vase  full  of  withered 
flowers.  John  allowed  he  was  just  as 
glad  he  got  back  because  they  might 
have  thought  about  moths  next. 

Some  chatter  going  on  over  "The  Moon 
Is  Blue."  It's  too  blue  for  a  lot  of  people, 
apparently,  but  it's  an  awful  lot  of  fun 
and  very  adult  and  if  you  go  to  see  it 
you'll  find  Maggie  McNamara  a  delight- 
ful new  personality. 

For  the  "Red  Garters"  musical  at  Para- 
mount, dolls  Rosie  Clooney,  Pat  Crow- 
ley and  Joanne  Gilbert  wear  very  brief 
chorus  girl  type  clothing.  Walking  around 
the  lot,  they  distracted  the  male  workers 
so  that  they  were  finally  requested  to 
wear  neck-to-toe  smocks.   So  they  did. 

With  all  the  dates  Don  and  Gwen  O'- 
Connor had  after  their  bustup,  they  got 
better  acquainted  than  when  they  were 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  It's  too  bad  they  decided 
on  a  divorce. 

Ruth  Roman,  on  location  in  Mexico  for 
"Blowing  Wild,"  had  herself  a  nice  wild 
time  at  her  first  bull  fight.  She  wanted 
a  good  seat,  so  she  got  one  in  the  front 
row.  So  a  bull  went  a  little  wild,  tried 
to  climb  the  fence  and  sit  in  her  lap. 
Miss  R.  wasn't  having  any  and  scurried 
off  just  like  the  rest  of  the  customers 
to  a  safe  place  until  El  Toro  got  back 
where  he  belonged.  END 


Gary  Cooper,  French  star  Martine  Carol,  Italy's  Gina  Lollobrigida  and  Greg 
Peck  hold  their  "Samothrace  Victory"  statues,  French  version  of  the  Oscar. 


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Danton  Walker 


Paulette  Goddard  visited  her  N. 
Y.  bank  safety  deposit  vault  three 
days  in  a  row  and  spent  a  full  three 
hours  every  morning.  Upon  arrival 
and  departure  she  was  met  by  a  bat- 
tery of  lawyers  and  other  legal  aides 
for  lengthy  confabs.  Quite  the  big- 
gest mystery  in  town  .  .  . 


SCREEN  LAND     September,  1953 


Steve  Cochran  ducked  a  raft  of  upper  crust  society 
functions,  arranged  in  his  honor  by  leading  socialite  host- 
esses, in  favor  of  joining  a  group  of  old  cronies  on  a  tour 
of  off-beat  Greenwich  Village  night  clubs — the  Bon  Soir, 
Village  Vanguard  and  El  Chico.  Rugged  Steve  preferred 
tooting  around  town  in  informal  attire  rather  than  don 
"soup  and  fish"  for  the  Park  Avenue  soirees.  For  each 
swank  party  he  skipped,  he  sent  mammoth  bouquets  of 
roses  to  his  would-be  party-givers,  along  with  his  regrets 
advising  them  he  was  "too  exhausted"  to  accept  their 
hospitality  .  .  . 

Diana  Lynn  made  daily  visits  to  the  Central  Park  Zoo 
in  time  for  the  noontime  feedings  of  the  seals  and  mon- 
keys and  always  was  followed  by  several  dozen  admirers 
who  saw  to  it  she  had  a  ringside  view  of  the  proceedings. 
As  a  treat  for  her  fans'  kindness,  Diana  hired  a  fleet  of 
horse-and-buggy  cabs,  eleven  all  told,  and  the  entire  en- 
tourage clip-clopped  through  the  park  on  a  three-hoar 
whirl  with  Diana  in  the  lead  rig  .  .  . 


BOLLYWOOD 
ON 

BROADWAY 


A  gay  Gotham  whirl  behind  her,  Pier  Angeli  joins  Producer 
Joe  Pasternak,  Lana  Turner,  Dir.  Richard  Brooks  in  Rome. 


John  Wayne,  dining  with  Cobina  Wright  and  Pilar  Palette, 
doesn't  mind  the  interruption  when  a  fan  asks  for  autograph. 


Celeste  Holm  almost  stepped  back  into  the  leading 
role  in  "The  King  And  I"  on  short  notice  when  the 
musical  play's  star,  Constance  Carpenter,  was  suddenly 
stricken  with  an  attack  of  indigestion  while  the  under- 
study was  also  indisposed.  Miss  Carpenter  recovered  in 
time  for  her  performance  (opposite  Yul  Brynner),  but 
Celeste  was  still  hovering  backstage  as  the  curtain  went 
up,  just  in  case.  Having  starred  in  the  musical  for  six 
weeks  a  year  ago,  while  the  late  Gertrude  Lawrence  was 
vacationing,  Celeste  figured  she  could  give  an  impromptu 
performance  in  an  emergency.  And  knowing  Celeste, 
we'd  say  she  could  too!  (continued  on  next  page* 


Jack  Benny  seems  to  be  in  a  tizzy  as  he  converses  with  Mer- 
vyn  LeRoy.  Jack  wants  Lena  Horne  to  do  a  film  with  him. 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

(CONTINUED) 


Ben  Gage  puts  a  loving  arm  around  Esther  Williams,  soon  to 
be  a  mother  again,  as  they  enter  theatre  to  see  "Young  Bess." 


Eddie  Fisher,  Vic  Damone  and  Johnnie  Ray  were  a 
merry  trio  at  the  same  table  the  night  singer  Rusty 
Draper  made  his  Gotham  debut  at  La  Vie  En  Rose.  Drap- 
er, a  West  Coast  favorite  from  San  Francisco,  gave  vocal 
impressions  of  his  three  friends  sitting  at  ringside  and 
the  uncanny  take-off  rocked  the  audience,  particularly 
the  Messrs.  Fisher,  Damone  and  Ray  .  .  . 

Before  leaving  for  Hollywood,  Ethel  Merman  tossed 
an  elegant  luncheon  party  in  honor  of  Betty  Grable  at 
the  Stork  Club.  Guests  included  Jan  Sterling,  Arlene 
Dahl,  Gwen  Verdon,  Tony  Martin,  Cyd  Charisse  and  John 
Lund.  Ever  since  Betty  and  The  Merm  appeared  in  the 
same  Broadway  musical,  "DuBarry  Was  A  Lady,"  they've 
remained  close  personal  friends.  Now  with  Ethel  Merman 
signed  to  star  on  Betty's  Hollywood  home  lot,  20th  Cen- 


Mona  Freeman  and  new  escort,  Greg  Bautzer,  in  deep  huddle 
with  their  table  companions  during  supper  party  at  Mocambo. 


At  Mocambo  after  premiere  of  "Young  Bess,"  Stewart  Gran- 
ger, Jean  Simmons  and  Spencer  Tracy  hash  over  the  film. 


Paulette  Goddard's  daily  visits  to  her  bank  where  she  was 
met  by  battery  of  lawyers,  was  big  town's  biggest  mystery. 


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tury-Fox,  in  future  Technicolor  filmusicals,  they're  trying 
to  cook  up  a  scheme  whereby  they  might  appear  in  the 
same  movie  together.  The  Stork  Club  get-together  looked 
like  the  beginning  of  that  very  same  plot  .  .  . 

Richard  Greene  and  his  "Dial  M  For  Murder"  leading 
lady,  Faith  Brooks,  were  inseparable  during  his  first 
New  York  vacation  in  years.  "Dickie,"  as  he  is  called  by 
friends,  by-passed  many  former  pals  because  his  romantic 
doings  around  town  with  Miss  Brooks  were  supervised 
by  her.  She  arranged  everything — the  places  they  dined, 
the  friends  they  met,  his  tailoring  appointments  and  the 
on-time  scheduled  visits  to  his  hotel  barber  shop  .  .  . 

Wendell  Corey  almost  slugged  a  noisy  patron  at  the 
Blue  Angel  during  a  performance  of  Alice  Pearce,  come- 
dienne and  long-time  friend  of  Corey  and  his  wife.  The 
inebriated  customer  was  willing  to  pick  a  fight  until  the 
screen  star  stood  up.  That  stopped  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  72) 


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Bing  Crosby's  love  for  Paris  is  understandable 
tor  only  there  is  he  able  to  go  about  unhampered,  unhindered  and 


eighty  percent  of  the  time,  unrecognized 


BINGS 


FLING 


BY  MARIA  RUESEL  (In  Paris) 


With  female  caddies  at  Monte  Carlo  golf  club. 
Bing  found  golfing  more  relaxing  in  Ireland. 


Bing  joins  French  actress  Martine  Carol  in 
selling  tickets  for  veterans'  charity  bazaar. 


I  an — Paris!  It's  the  greatest,"  Bing  was  saying.  "It's 
free.  The  air's  free."  Literally, 
Bing  was  saying — it's  the  first  time  since  he  was 
stricken  with  fame  that  he  could  go  about  unhampered, 
unhindered,  and  eighty  percent  of  the  time,  unrecognized.  It's 
a  great  relief  not  to  be  a  sensation  every  time  you  venture  out. 

Bing  fell  head  over  heels  in  love  with  Paris  when 
he  found  that  Parisians  were  not  Der  Bingle  conscious. 
(How  Bob  Hope  envied  that!)  He  could  stroll 
along  the  Champs  Elysees,  sip  coffee  at  a  sidewalk  cafe 
and  sun  himself  in  the  park  and  no  one  said  a  word.  Except 
that  one  time  when  the  gendarme  threatened  Bing 
with  the  pokey  until  Bing  finally  understood  that  you 
have  to  pay  a  small  fee  of  two  francs  to  sit  in  the  public 
park.  From  then  on  Paris  was  clear  sailing.  And 
this  year — ooh,  la-la! 

Bing  with  a  French  beret  instead  of  his  straw  topper 
whizzing  by  the  Arc  de  Triomphe  in  his  fire  engine  red 
Mercedes  Benz — Bing  at  the  Folies  Bergere  surrounded 
backstage  by  the  Parisian  cuties  clamoring,  "Take 
us  to  Hollywood,  Beeing!"  Bing  at  Longchamps — Bing  at 
the  Ritz — at  Maxim's — astonished,  delighted  Parisians' 
exclamations,  "That  was  Beeing  Crrrosby!"  And 
whenever  Bing's  feminine  admirers  did  salute  him  too 
persistently,  his  sixteen-year-old  son,  Lindsay,  was 
there  "chaperoning  his  old  man,"  as  Bing  said. 

One  night  at  the  White  Elephant,  a  favorite  bistro  of  the 
International  set,  Bing  even  stole  the  spotlight  away 
from  King  Farouk,  Aly  Khan  and  Gene  Tierney.  He  was 
with  a  group  of  friends  and  when  the  crowd  recognized 
him  they  shouted,  "Sing  Monsieur  Crosby!"  And  he  did.  Bing 
sang  "Blue  Skies"  and  a  dozen  more,  and  the  elegant 
White  Elephant  went  wild  with  applause. 

He  danced  with  the  glamourous  Marchesa  de  Partago  and 
with  Queen  Alexandra  herself.  They  were  both  in 
his  party.  And  then  they  all  sat  sipping  champagne  and 
talking  about  Paris  and  Bing  was  telling  about 
the  grand  fling  he'd  had,  not  with  the  beauties  of  the 
Folies  Bergere,  or  the  can-can  cuties  in  Montmartre — 
but  with  his  youngest  offspring,  and       (continued  ON  pace  54) 


At  a  brilliant  Paris  ball.  Bing  devoted  most  of  his  time,  however,  to  his  young  son,  Lindsay.  ^ 


Impetuous  males  are  no  problem  to 
Debbie  Reynolds,  who  seems  to  have  found 
the  key  to  safe  and  sound  dating 


With  Rexford  Alan  Phillips.    At  Ciro's  with  Carleton  Carpenter. 


BY  JACK  HOLLAND 


No  telltales  for  Bob  Fosse. 


A  date  with  Robert  Wagner. 


If  a  girl  as  popular 
as  Debbie  Reynolds  is  in 
Hollywood  can  enjoy  a 
date  and  keep  her 
integrity  and  decency, 
certainly  a  girl  in  any  other 
town  can  do  just  as  well. 
It  isn't,  after  all, 
where  you  live — it's  what 
you,  yourself,  are 
really  after  and  honestly 
want.  You  can  wrestle  or 
be  smart.  It's  up  to  you. 


WHEN  DO  YOU 

MAKE  HIM  STOP? 


You're  out  with  a  guy,  he's  making 
with  the  sweet  talk,  he's  heading 
towards  that  parking  place,  he  parks, 
leans  towards  you  and  you  know  what 
he's  got  on  his  mind. 

This,  young  lady,  is  where  you  have 
to  know  how  to  get  out  of  a  spot. 

The  business  of  putting  the  brakes 
on  the  impetuous  male  is  not  a  new 
problem.  Every  girl  who  has  dated 
has  had  to  call  on  her  wiles  and  wits 
to  meet  a  situation.  Dates  may  be  fun, 
but  they  can  also  be  headaches  to  the 
young  lady  who  still  is  hanging  on  to 
a  few  desirable  virtues. 

Hollywood  actresses  have  the  same 
problems  to  meet  as  those  of  any  girl 
in  any  town.  Some  have  learned  when 
to  get  the  man  to  stop. 

Debbie  Reynolds  is  one  young  lady 
who  seems  to  have  found  the  key  to 
safe  and  sound  dating.  She  has  dis- 
covered that  if  a  girl  is  interesting  as 
a  personality,  if  she  has  self-respect, 
a  gentleman  isn't  too  likely  to  turn 
suddenly  into  a  wolf.  And  she  has 
found  that  if  a  girl  keeps  her  sense  of 
values  uppermost  in  her  mind  there 
is  usually  no  problem. 

Of  all  the  young  stars  in  Hollywood, 


Debbie  has  probably  kept  her  head 
better  than  anyone  you  can  think  of. 
The  fellows  she  dates  know  she  isn't 
in  the  mood  for  anything  serious,  that 
there's  no  desire  on  her  part  for  any 
heavy  romance,  so  they  treat  her  with 
the  respect  she  naturally  commands. 
With  Debbie,  they  know  she's  the 
kind  of  a  girl  who  can  get  a  kick  out 
of  little  things  like  eating  popcorn  at 
a  movie,  having  a  ride  on  a  roller 
coaster,  eating  a  hamburger  instead 
of  marching  off  to  some  club.  Because 
she  finds  a  real  zest  in  living  and  in 
being  young,  she  doesn't  have  to  seek 
out  vicarious  pleasures. 

In  most  cases,  if  a  girl  finds  herself 
in  a  parked  car  with  a  guy  with 
too  much  amour  on  his  mind,  she  very 
likely  has  herself  to  blame.  She  has 
probably  given  the  man  a  few  wrong 
ideas  during  the  evening  by  her  ac- 
tions. Possibly  she  tried  to  be  sultry 
and  glamourous  by  wearing  too  much 
siren-like  make-up.  Or  maybe  she 
dressed  in  such  a  way  as  to  create  a 
false  impression.  Undoubtedly,  she 
was  unnecessarily  coy  and  flirtatious 
or  was  a  tease,    (continued  on  pace  55) 


Of  the  young  stars  in  Hollywood,  Debbie  has  kept  her  head  better  than  anyone.  ^ 


2< 


There  are  strange,  inconsistent 
rumors  circulating  on  Linda  DarneWs 
loves.  Now  at  last  she  breaks 
her  silence  about  her  private  life 

By  DENNY  SHANE 


IDA'S  HECTIC 


"I've  been  entangled  since  I  was  born,"  says  Linda,  now  linked  with  several  ra< 


him,* 


"Of  course  I  love 
Linda  says  about 
Giuseppe  Amato. 


LOVE  LIFE 


Linda  Darnell  came  to  Hollywood  with  the 
'  looks  of  a  sensuous  woman  and  the  heart 
of  a  little  girl.  She  was  only  a  teen-ager  and 
her  life  was  an  open  book.  She  loved  gayety 
and  there  was  no  secret  about  her  popularity 
and  her  dates.  When  she  was  courted  and 
won  by  Pev  Marley,  the  cameraman  who 
personally  supervised  all  her  tests  and  guid- 
ed her  camera  behavior,  that  was  no  surprise. 
She  lived  out  in  the  open. 

Today,  Linda  Darnell  surrounds  herself 
with  such  a  steep  wall  of  privacy  that  Holly- 
wood is  baffled  by  her  and  retorts  with  ru- 
mors. One  hears  a  strange  and  inconsistent 
assortment  of  tales. 

One  story  has  it  that  Linda  is  lonely  and 
disturbed.  Another  guesses  at  a  big  romance 
with  a  secret  love.  A  third  and  much  pub- 
licized tale  is  that  she  is  madly  in  love  with 
the  Italian  movie  producer,  Giuseppe  Amato, 
and  has  bought  a  fabulous  home  on  the  out- 
skirts of  Rome,  where  she  will  live  per- 
manently to  be  near  him.  Still  another  story 
has  Linda  dating  nightly  a  wealthy  and  per- 
sistent Chicago  business  man. 

"That's  one  of  the  funniest  of  all,"  Linda 
grinned  up  at  me.  She  was  leaning  down  to 
slip  into  some  comfy,  low-heeled  slippers 
after  coming  off  a  long  session  in  high  heels 
on  the  set  of  "Second  Chance,"  at  RKO.  "I 
read  in  the  paper  that  I  was  having  a  mad 
whirl  here  in  Hollywood  with  Milton  Stev- 
enson of  Chicago.  The  truth  is,"  she  re- 
vealed, "that  his  car  may  have  been  spotted 
outside  my  house  any  number  of  times  after 
our  first  date,  although  we've  never  seen 
each  other  since. 

"What  happened,"  she  explained,  "is  that 
my  maid  and  Mr.  Stevenson's  chauffeur  took 
one  look  at  each  other  the  night  Milton  and 
I  had  the  date — and  his  chauffeur  started 
courting  my  maid!" 

Linda  postscripted  her  story  with  an  after- 
thought. "Milton  was  very  nice.  Unfortu- 
nately when  he  called  me  a  couple  of  times 
after  that  I  was  out  of  (continued  on  pace  57) 


And  is  escorted  to  an 
opening  by  Bill  Dozier. 


Linda  Darnell's  screen  love  life  is  hectic,  too. 


rt's  easy  to 

Csttoh  A  M strips  Eye 


In  this  last  year  Jeanne  Crain,  who  catches  a  man's  eye 
quicker  than  most  females,  has  become  Hollywood's  favorite 
legend  of  glamour.  Fabulous  is  the  one  word  most  frequently 
used  these  days,  in  describing  her.  It  isn't  her  sensational  figure,  nor 
is  it  simply  the  change  in  the  color  of  her  hair,  but  rather 
the  new  person  she  has  studiously  become.  Now  everyone  who 
wants  to  be  sure  of  a  party's  success  endeavors  to  get 
Jeanne  as  a  guest.  Her  arrival  guarantees  the  occasion.  An 
invitation  from  her,  as  well,  is  equally  treasured.  Although  the 
mother  of  four  children,  she  still  knows  how  to  catch  a  man's  eye 
and  just  how  she  does  it  is  worth  following. 

Always  she  is  stunning.  Her  face  has  a  haunting  loveliness. 
She  sets  styles  with  her  flair  for  the  smartest  clothes,  but 
never  is  a  cold,  high-fashion  type  model.  There's  no  trace  of 
artificiality.  Always  warmth  and  understanding.  Glances  given  her, 
by  men  and  women  alike,  reflect  overall  admiration  and 
approval.  But  it  isn't  merely  Jeanne's  appearance,  but  rather 
her  personality. 

When  you  talk  to  Jeanne,  you  leap  into  a  fascinating 
conversation  for  surprisingly,  she's  anything  but  monotonously 
one-track.  She's  gay  or  serious,  depending  on  the 
mood  of  the  listener  of  the  moment.  Her  sensitive 
awareness  of  your  personal  interests  and  deep  feelings 
creates  a  lasting  bond.  As  she  speaks  you  soon 
discover  her  intelligence  and  genuine  sweetness  make 
her  an  exciting  human  being.  She  views  life 
and  love  as  a  closely  entwined,  magnificent  adventure 
not  to  be  missed.  Vividly,  she  applies  what 
she  has  learned  so  far.  Her  attraction  is  specific.  No 
normal  male  can  keep  his  eyes,  however  well 
guarded,  off  Jeanne. 


Yet,  with  it  all,  Jeanne  has  remained  a  dream  wife 
to  her  own  husband  and  this  is  a  romantic, 
realistic  achievement  far  more  difficult 
than  the  temporary  attachments  you  read  about 
in  various  gossip  columns. 

How  did  Jeanne  get  this  enviable,  wonderful  joy  of 
living  that  spills  over  when  you're  with  her?  When 
does  she  have  time  to  accomplish  so  much?  What 
does  a  girl  have  to  do  to  become    (continued  on  pace  SI) 


THE  REAL  SECRET,  ACCORDING 

TO  JEANNE  CRAIN, 

IS  NOT  IN  THE  APPEAL  OF  YOUR 

FIGURE,  BUT  RATHER  IN 

THE  MAGIC  OF  YOUR 

CHARM  AND  PERSONALITY 


By  TEX  LEE 


At  Cinerama  preem 
with  hubby  Paul  Brink- 
man.  She  hates 
her  "sweet  little 
thing"  reputation. 


"Glamour  is  not 

a  veil  you  mysteriously 

throw  over  your 

real  self  only 

when  you  go  out." 


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I'M  ALL  MIXED  UP ! 


44 


I  thought  I  knew  what  I  wanted,"  admits  Dale  Rohertson.  "Now  I'm  not  so  sure  I  do' 


Bv  VINCENT  ROGERS 


Once  there  was  a  youngster — tall,  lanky  and  handsome 
— who  said  in  a  strong  Oklahoma  drawl,  "I'm  in 
Hollywood  for  only  one  reason.  I  want  to  get  me  enough 
money  to  buy  a  horse  ranch.  After  that  I'm  clearing  out." 

His  name  was  Dale  Robertson,  and  you  didn't  see 
him  in  night  clubs,  or  duded-up  in  tails  and  white  tie 
at  a  party,  or  sitting  in  a  box  for  the  horse  racing. 
It  wasn't  that  he  was  exclusive  or  hiding  under  a  rock 
somewhere.  You  could  find  him  easily — 
at  home  with  his  young  wife.  Most  every  night 

Maybe  they'd  be  having  a  few  friends  in  for  the 
evening  or  fooling  around  the  backyard,  and  their  friends 
were  just  people — like  the  owner  of  a  restaurant, 
or  a  couple  of  standins  with  their  wives. 

And  when  you  talked  to  Dale  Robertson — which  was 
mighty  easy  to  do  in  those  days — he'd  tell  you, 
"I  figure  if  I  have  five  to  seven  years  in  this  business, 
IH  think  I'm  lucky.  In  the  meantime,  I'm  preparing 
for  the  day  when  it  ends." 

It's  all  different  now — or  is  it?  Has  Dale  Robertson 
really  gone  Hollywood,  or  is  he  the  same  casual  guy  he 
always  was,  but  buried  under  the   (Continued  on  pace  57) 


In  somewhat  of  a  trance  with  Marilyn  Monroe  at  charity  ball 
game.  His  marriage  has  been  series  of  misunderstandings. 


Dale's  success,  the  adulation  of  fans,  his  absence  from  home,  has  his  wife  fed  up. 


KEEP  IN  STEP  WITH  MARGE  AND  GOWER 


CHAMPION  TO  ALWAYS  LOOK  FRESHLY  IN  LOVE 


look 


^  There's  nothing 
settled  or  taken  for 
granted  in  their 
wooing  of  each  other. 


By  TOM  CARLSON 


Hollywood  married  couples  are  like  all 
other  married  couples — they  wear 
that  married  look!  That  is,  all  except  one. 
Movie  audiences  everywhere  are  constantly 
amazed  to  discover  that  Marge  and 
Gower  Champion  are  not  only  a  gay,  light-as- 
a-feather,  young-as-Springtime  dance  team, 
but  they  are  also  a  prosaic,  down-to- 
earth,-  dyed-in-the-wool  MR.  and  MRS. 

It  is  not  unusual  to  sit  in  a  darkened  theatre 
today  and  hear  the  whispered  comments 
of  the  ticket  buyers:  "Aren't  they 
wonderful?  .  .  .  Isn't  she  pretty?  .  .  .  Isn't  he 
graceful?  ...  I  wish  I  knew  more  about 
them.  ...  I  wonder  if  they're  married, 
and  to  whom  .  .  .  ?" 

No  one  could  believe,  to  look  at  the 
Champions,  that  they  have  been  married  for 
five  years — and  to  one  another! 

Half  the  success  and  popularity  on  the 
screen  of  Marge  and  Gower  Champion,  most 
anyone  will  tell  you,  is  that  they  don't 
wear  that  certain  look,  so  often  moulded  in 
varying  degrees  of  harassed  intensity 
to  denote  that  a  couple  are  man  and  wife. 

Oh,  there  are  couples  who  look  happy  and 
relaxed  enough  not  to  signal  a  dual 
marriage  certificate  as  soon  as  they  make 
the  least  move  or  open  their  mouths,  but  they 
are  in  the  minority,  say  the  experts.  Not 
so  the  Champions,  who  dance  as  if  it 
were  love  at  first  sight,  and  they  had  just  met! 

Even  on  the  big  screen — which  sees  all 
and  reveals  all — there  is  nothing  of  the 
tell-tale  gray  of  wedlock  about  the  Champions. 
None  of  that  illusion  where  even  married 
couples  gradually  seem  to  grow  to 
look  like  each  other.  Nothing,  in  Marge,  of 
the  married  woman  whose  face  seems 
sort  of  settled,  or,  in  Gower,  of  a  man  who 
wears  a  faintly  hangdog  expression. 

Actually,  to  those  who  know  they  are 
married,  the  very  feeling  of  freedom, 
spontaneity,  gaiety  or  what  have  you  that 
pervades  the  mere  presence  (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  58 1 


Every  time  the  Champions  dance  together  they 
^  fall  in  love  all  over  again  before  your  eyes. 


'N'^he  playtime  girl  may  have  a  lot  of  fun  for  a  while, 

I  but  when  the  day  of  reckoning  comes  she's 
going  to  be  in  for  much  sadness  and  trouble." 

Betty  Grable  wasted  no  time  getting  into  the  subject  of 
"Where  are  you  going,  little  play  girl?"  As  vibrant 
and  as  glamourous  as  ever,  Betty  had  just  finished 
wowing  the  town  with  her  work  in  "How  To  Marry  A 
Millionaire"  for  20th  Century-Fox  and  was  getting 
ready  to  go  on  loan-out  to  Columbia  for  "The 
Pleasure  Is  All  Mine."  Those  who  have  seen  la  Grable  in 
"Millionaire"  have  agreed  that  there's  only  one 
Grable  and  no  one  will  ever  take  her  place.  She  looks 
terrific  and  is  a  sensation  in  the  picture. 

"I've  never  been  the  type  "who  could  be  a  play  girl," 
Betty  said  honestly.  "For  one  thing,  I've  worked 
at  my  career  since  childhood.  But  I  haven't  ever  liked 
going  to  a  lot  of  parties,  I  didn't  date  more  than 
one  fellow  at  a  time,  and  I  never  got  myself  in  the  position 
where  I  was  seeing  and  doing  so  much  I  was  bored 
with  life.  I  still  can't  take  any  gay  gadding  about.  Why, 
I've  never  even  gone  to  a  premiere  here. 

"To  be  perfectly  candid,  there  are  those  with  whom 
I  work  who  complain  because  I  go  out  so  little.  They 
feel  I'm  not  being  glamourous.  Well,  maybe  they're 
right,  but  I  have  fun  in  my  own  way  and  I  love  my  life. 

"Because  of  my  background,  I  find  it  hard  to 
understand  just  what  a  girl  sees  in  leading  the  flip, 
merry-go-round  kind  of  existence.  It's  not  a  life.  Where 
does  it  lead?  I  also  find  it  difficult  to  understand 
why  some  young  actresses  starting  out  in  the  movie 
business  feel  their  fame  is  dependent  on  how 
many  times  they  get  their  names  in  the  gossip  columns. 

Wix  may  be  important,  publicity- wise,  for  them  to  go 

I  out  a  little  and  to  be  seen  with  the  eligible  bachelors 
— if  there's  no  other  way  for  them  to  be  noticed.  I 
was  lucky,  I  guess,  because  when  I  started,  my  publicity 
came  not  from  being  seen  at  night  clubs  but 
from  my  still  pictures.  The  big  confusion,  then,  facing 
young  actresses  today  is  not  knowing  when  to  stop 
making  a  career  out  of  the  gay  life  and 
start  using  some  talent,  if  any,  as  a  foundation. 

"The  case  of  the  starlet  isn't  much  different  from  that 
of  any  young  girl.  The  more  they  go  out,  the  more 
things  they  do,  the  less  there  is  to  look  forward 
to  and  the  sooner  they  get  bored.  Besides,  everyone  soon 
gets  tired  of  hearing  about  the  cocktail 
glass  and  romantic  exploits  of  these  play  girls. 

"There's  a  lot  more  to  life  than  going  to  night  clubs, 
parties,  or  having  an  endless  round  of  dates.  To 
prevent  complete  stagnation,  girls  should  adopt  more 
lasting  interests.  Anything  that  is  not  superficial. 

"When  there's  nothing  to  look  forward  to  there  is  a  real 
danger  of  turning  to  artificial  kinds  of  pleasures  in 
search  of  new  excitements.  The        (continued  on  pace  59) 

For  publicity,  Betty  relies  on 
still  pictures,  like  this  one  with 
Thelma  Ritter,  not  night  club  art. 


At  wrestling  matches  with  hubby  Harry  James  and  Jo 
Stafford.  "Fast  living  shows.  It  ages  you,"  says  Betty. 


the  nimble 
non-conformist 

With  all  that's  been  printed  about  Marlon  Brando, 
you've  been  conditioned  to  expect  the  unpredictable. 
However,  you're  in  for  more  surprises 

By  FREDDA  DUDLEY  BALLING 


Atmospheric  conditions  are  likely  to  be  what  is  known  in 
i  Weather  Bureau  parlance  as  variable  when  one  ap- 
proaches Marlon  Brando.  Most  people,  both  fellow  actors  and 
innocent  bystanders,  are  conscious  of  an  awesome  fog  and  a 
raging  storm  at  one  and  the  same  time.  Lightning  is  expected 
to  flash,  snow  may  be  anticipated  in  August,  and  roses  may 
bloom  over  igloos. 

It  is  likely  that  more  prose,  both  laudatory  and  critical,  has 
been  written  about  Marlon  Brando  than  about  any  other 
player  able  to  look  back  on  so  brief  a  public  career.  It  is  this 
press,  as  much  as  anything,  that  has  conditioned  readers  to' 
expect  the  unpredictable  from  the  nimblest  non-conformist 
of  our  age. 

Writers  dearly  love  colorful  characters,  but  the  inclination 
of  theatrical  folk  in  recent  years  has  been  to  stick  as  closely, 
sweetly,  and  conservatively  as  possible  to  the  kitchen  and  the 
nursery.  By  speaking  his  mind  with  raw  honesty,  and  by 
responding  to  impulses  which  other  individuals  on  the  far  side 
of  twenty  would  reject,  Marlon  Brando  has  established  a  fresh 
aspect  of  the  celebrity  rampant. 

Naturally,  typewriters  began  to  click  when  a  mature  and 
highly  competent  man,  having  completed  a  difficult  and  pow- 
erful motion  picture,  "The  Men,"  relaxed  by  driving  to  Ocean 
Park,  the  Coney  Island  of  the  West,  and  spending  an  evening 
on  the  roller  coaster,  the  serpentine  slide,  the  airplane  swing, 
and  other  stomach-reversers.  The  chap  who  went  along  with 
Marlon  on  this  junket  lost  his  interest  in  roller  coasters  after 
the  second  ride  and  left  the  scenic  railway  to  hang  greenly 
across  a  nearby  shooting  gallery  counter,  while  Marlon  con- 
tinued to  sandblast  his  teeth  with  the  ocean  wind. 

Pilots,  back  from  perilous  missions,  have  been  known  to 
put  their  planes  through  acrobatics  as  a  cooling  off  exercise. 
Standard  masculine  procedure  for  unwinding  is  usually  to  get 
plastered,  but  Brando  does  not  drink.  Apparently  the  roller 
coaster  served  the  same  purpose  for  an    (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  60) 


"Julius  Caesar"  represented  one  of  the  finest  spoils  systems 
of  Brando's  career  when  he  secured  jobs  for  former  co-workers. 

The  social  rules  for  covering  a  yawn  mean  nothing  to  Brando.  J 


WHAT  DO  MEN  KNOW  ABOUT  WOMEN!. ..WHj 


"You  men  are  all 
alike  .  .  .  I've  always  been 
a  man's  woman,  I'm  afraid 
I  always  will  be  and  think 
if  anyone's  earned  the 
right  to  do  some  frank 
talking  f  have,"  declares 
Zsa  Zsa  Gabor  emphatically. 

"Men  completely 
misunderstand  the  meaning 
of  love  and  romance.'" 

By  HENRY  KAUFMAN 


The  fabulous  Gabors  clustered  about 
their  vivacious  mother,  Mrs.  Jolie 
Gabor,  are  Magda,  Eva  and  Zsa  Zsa. 


Zsa  Zsa  and  Fernandel,  co-stars  of 
"Public  Enemy  Number  One,"  on 
the  set  at  St.  Maurice,  near  Paris. 


38 


MEN  KNOW  ABOUT  WOMEN!... WHAT  DO  MEN 


EVERY  MAN  take  cover!  The  zingy,  zestful  Zsa  Zsa  of  the 
fabulous  clan  Gabor  is  on  the  warpath,  and  how! 

I  hardly  had  my  foot  in  the  door  of  her  dressing  room  at  St. 
Maurice  near  Paris,  where  she  was  making  "Public  Enemy 
No.  1"  with  the  French  comedian,  Fernandel,  when  she  pro- 
ceeded to  attack  me — sorry,  only  verbally. 

"You  men  are  all  alike,  every  one  of  you.  You're  going  to 
sit  down,  keep  your  mouth  shut  and  listen  to  some  bitter 
truths.  I've  always  been  a  man's  woman,  I'm  afraid  I  always 
will  be.  And  I  think  if  anyone's  earned  the  right  i.o  do  some 
frank  talking,  I  have."  Somewhat  taken  aback,  I  half-stum- 
bled on  to  a  studio  couch,  meekly  prepared  to  listen. 

"First,  you  feel  you  must  dominate  every  woman  you  meet, 
or  want— the  same  thing,  to  you  men!  Why,  oh,  why?  Are  you 

so  weak,  so  afraid  that  you  can't 
stand  equality  with  a  woman?  Is  that 
it?  Why  can't  you  and  all  the  others 
get  it  through  your  heads  that  wom- 
en don't  exist  just  to  serve  as  your 
tool,  or  puppet,  or  servant?  If  you'd 
only  realize  how  much  simpler  life 
would  be  for  everyone,  if  every  male 
didn't  think  it  was  his  destiny  to  act 
Pygmalion  and  Svengali  night  and 
day. 

"Second,  you  completely  misun- 
derstand the  meaning  of  love  and 
romance."  She  stopped  momentarily,  her  eyes  undulating 
wickedly.  "Well,  not  all  of  you.  There  are  some  magnificent 
exceptions,  simply  marvelous.  Perhaps  I've  known  a  few  who 
understood  a  woman's  heart  and  knew  how  to  reach  a  woman's 
soul.  But  most  of  you  completely  misunderstand  us.  I'll  give 
you  a  perfect  example.  Who  have  you  men  made  one  of  your 
great  heroes?  That  utterly  ridiculous  Don  Juan,  who  went 
from  woman  to  woman  day  after  day,  night  after  night.  What 
a  pitifully  sad  little  man  he  must  have  been,  and  what  a  hope- 
less failure  as  lover.  And  yet,  men  worship  him.  You  write 

books,  plays,  poems,  symphonies, 
even  operas  about  him.  What  you 
don't  seem  to  understand  is  that  the 
real  test  of  a  lover's  capacity  is  his 
ability  to  hold  a  woman's  love  over 
a  long  period  of  time.  That's  some- 
thing every  woman  understands  with 
every  beat  of  her  pulse,  with  every 
breath  she  takes. 

"And  there's  a  third  thing.  You 
fight  like  fury  to  keep  a  woman  from 
self-fulfillment.  You  try  everything 
— force,  flattery,  (continued  on  page  62) 


Confiding  to  Kaufman. 


"George  hasn't  helped." 


With  her  husband,  George  Sanders,  when  he  won  an 
Academy  Award.  "Our  marriage  is  difficult,  very  dif- 
ficult. But  so  many  are,  aren't  they?  I  can't  help 
thinking  that  I  love  George  more  than  he  loves  me." 


39 


IS  IT 

WORTH 

THE 

EFFORT? 


By  DONNA  REED 


"From  Here  To  Eternity"  gives  Donna 
a  sexy  role  opposite  Frank  Sinatra. 


Some  women  might  balk  at  the  hard  work 
glamour  demands.  To  Donna  it's  a  challenge 


Dress  to  please  your  man  is  Donna's  theory, 
which  she  practices  for  husband  Tony  Owen. 


"ost  women  pursue  two  things — men  and 
glamour.  Both  pursuits  require  work. 
Even  though  I'm  playing  a  rather  seductive  role 
as  a  young  lady  interested  only  in  men  in  Columbia's 
"From  Here  To  Eternity,"  I'll  leave  the  business  of  hints  on, 
catching  a  man  to  more  capable  hands,  and  concentrate 
on  glamour  or  beauty  or  whatever  you  want  to  call  it. 

Let's  not  kid  ourselves — it  takes  work  to  be 
attractive.  It's  a  career  in  itself.  But  it's  also  one  of  the 
most  stimulating  challenges  any  woman  can  face. 

Actresses  have  to  make  glamour  a  real  production.  Yet, 
some  stars  complain  that  there's  too  much  emphasis 
put  on  glamour  as  such.  They  say  they're  bored  with  it.  1 
can't  understand  this  attitude.  Ninety  percent  of  this 
business  is  prettiness  and  beauty.  It's  what  makes  people  go 
to  theatres.  It's  the  product  known  as  sex  appeal — 
the  kind  that  sells  tickets.  And  yet  I've  seen  some  rather 
important  stars  attend  social  functions  looking 
like  they  were  advertisements  for  the  Bohemian  life. 

I've  always  believed  that  those  of  us  in  pictures 
owe  it  to  the  public  to  look  as  glamourous  as  possible 
when  we  go  out.  The  most  sensational  gowns  should 
be  worn,  jewels  (even  if  they're  fake)  should  adorn  the  so- 
called  form  divine,  and  the  coiffures  and  make-ups 
ought  to  be  perfection.  If  all  this  seems  like  too  much  of  a 
chore,  then  I'd  say  it's  better  to  skip  the  affair  entirely. 

I'll  never  understand  why  there  has  been  such  a 
concerted  move  to  make  stars  look  like  the  girl  next 
door.  In  the  first  place,  who  was  it  who  decided  what  the 
girl  next  door  looked  like?  Certainly  she  can't  be 
the  hard  type  that  emerges  as  the  result  of  what  I  call 
"documentary  photography."  Actresses  are  put  under  harsh 
lights,  they're  made  to  look  as  plain  as  an  old  shoe 
— and  this  is  supposed  to  be  the  girl  next  door.  The  girl 
next  door  should  sue. 

This  type  of  publicity  does  little  to     (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  63) 


A  bevy  of  experts  groomed  Donna  for  "Raiders  Of  The  Seven  Seas"  with  John  Payne. 


40 


THE  HOLLYWOOD  BACHELOR  is  a  special  species  of 
man.  True,  bachelors  anywhere  are  at  a  premium,  and  can  afford  to  be 
choosy  about  the  girls  they  date.  But  when  a  man  is  the  idol  of 
thousands  of  fans,  and  has  an  address  book  full  of  movie  lovelies  to 
pick  from — his  idea  of  a  good  date  is  likely  to  be  that  mythical 
combination  of  beauty,  brains,  talent,  charm,  sex  appeal,  sense  of  humor, 
and  maybe  even  money.  We  asked  some  of  the  most  attractive  and 
eligible  young  men  about  movie  town  to  tell  us,  without  mincing 
words,  who  their  favorites  were.  Considering  the  fact  that  these  men 
have  all  dated  a  number  of  pretty  glamourous  women,  our  request 
meant  that  some  handsome  necks  would  be  stuck  out  to  the  danger  point. 
But  not  one  hesitated.  And  from  the  answers  you  may  get  not 
only  the  composite  picture  of  the  perfect  woman,  but 
several  surprising  revelations  about  what  makes  a  guy  happy. 

TAB  HUNTER:  I  wasn't  yet  sixteen  when  I  had  my  best  date — 
to  date.  I  was  in  the  Coast  Guard  at  the  time.  Sure,  I  was  under 
age,  but  I  had  managed  to  join  up.  We  were  in  New  York  for  a  time  and 
one  evening  I  set  out  to  have  fun  It  had  to  be  a  bit  limited, 
however,  seeing  as  how  I  had  almost  nothing  to  spend.  I  went  to  a 
skating  rink  and  there  was  this  pretty  blonde  girl,  about  my 
pwn  age.  She  kept  looking  at  me  and  presently  she  came  over.  "I  know 
this  sounds  awfully  corny,  but  you  remind  me  of  my  brother,"  she 
said.  She  proceeded  to  prove  it  by  showing,,  me  a     (continued  on  pace  66) 


The  answer  to  the  eternal 
question  of  what  a  man  looks 
for  in  a  girl  may  be  found 
in  the  frank  confessions 
of  these  Hollywood  bachelors 
about  favorite  dates 


No  night  club  gal  for  Peter  Lawford. 


By  SARA  CORPENING 


Robert  Stack  had  a  magical  evening. 


Farley  Granger  lost  heart  in  Paris.       Tab  Hunter  dated  the  girl  only  once. 


Many  men  will  agree  with  Craig  Hill. 


By  MICHAEL  SHERIDAN 


ON  YOUR  OWN, 


Elizabeth  Montgomery  knows  that  it  takes  more  than  a  famous  father  to  get  ahead 


Girl  with  one  love. 


66  A  CTING,"  says  Robert  Montgomery,  who  should  know, 
"is  a  very  exciting,  stimulating — and,  at  times — 
terribly  discouraging  profession." 

Guiding  light  behind  "Robert  Montgomery  Presents" 
(NBC-TV,  Mondays,  9:30—10:30  PM.  EDT.)  and  one  of 
the  most  competent  of  players,  Mr.  Montgomery  voiced 
the  above  statement  in  relation  to  two  subjects  very  close 
to  his  heart  .  .  .  acting  in  general  .  .  .  and  acting  as  the 
logical  career  for  a  lovely  young  girl  bent  on  following 
in  her  father's  footsteps. 

The  girl  is  blonde,  blue-eyed,  20-year-old  Elizabeth 
Montgomery,  who  has  already  carved  for  herself — on  her 


own  grounds  and  without  any  undue  parental  support — 
a  comfortable  little  niche  in  the  rising  medium  that  is 
television. 

Not  so  long  ago,  if  you  remember,  she  was  the  bright 
young  co-star  of  NBC-TV's  "Top  Secret,"  playing  the 
daughter  of  her  distinguished  father,  and  through  the 
Summer  of  1953  she  will  be  part  of  the  Summer  stock 
version  of  his  regular  successful  television  show. 

"You  say  you're  going  to  call  this  story,  'You're  On 
Your  Own,  Elizabeth!'  "  remarked  Bob  Montgomery,  with 
more  pride  than  humor.  "Well,  let  me  tell  you,  that  will 
come  as  no  news  to  Elizabeth.  She  (continued  on  pace  67) 


For  her  TV  debut  with  her  father  in  "Top  Secret"  Elizabeth 
went  through  an  audition  like  anyone  else.  She  had  no  pull. 


Elizabeth's  mother,  the  former  Elizabeth  Allen,  and  Bob  were 
divorced  a  few  years  ago.  She  has  a  brother,  Robert,  Jr.,  17. 


45 


MAG  GTS  PRIVATE 


Listening  in  on  the  latest  video  news  —  what's  going  on  behind  the  scenes  in  television 


Roz  Russell,  Edith  Adams  put  on  show  Frank  Sinatra,  with  Ava  Gardner,  is  quietly  On  the  17th  of  every  month  Desi  Arnaz 
during  gay  Pen  &  Pencil  supper  party,     working  out  a  format  for  dramatic  TV  series,    presents  Lucille  Ball  with  red  roses. 


One  of  the  year's  biggest  surprise  appearances  on  TV 
may  be  a  guest  shot  performed  by  Shirley  Temple 
on  Guy  Madison's  Wild  Bill  Hickok  series.  This  out-of- 
retirement  acting  stint  by  the  former  screen  actress  will 
be  marked  by  a  well-planned  publicity-promotion  cam- 
paign. It  was  in  a  major  Shirley  Temple  film  epic,  "Since 
You  Went  Away,"  that  a  young  Guy  Madison  made  his 
motion  picture  debut  in  a  scene  that  lasted  less  than  three 
minutes  but  remained  indelibly  in  the  hearts  of  feminine 
bobby-soxers  throughout  the  world.  Having  scored  with 
movie  audiences  in  subsequent  films,  Guy  then  dropped 
out  of  the  public's  eye  only  to  return  bigger  and  better 
than  ever  as  the  youngest  and  handsomest  video  ranger 
of  them  all  .  .  . 

TV's  Edith  Adams  isn't  going  to  tour  the  countryside 
in  the  smash  hit  musical,  "Wonderful  Town"  in  which 
she's  Roz  Russell's  younger  sister,  Eileen.  Too  many  video 
and  Hollywood  film  offers  have  come  her  way  and  a 
major  network  plans  starring  her  in  her  own  weekly 


Tony  Curtis,  Vic  Damone,  Janet  Leigh,  Paul  Winchell,  Jerry 
Lewis  turned  out  en  masse  for  Harry  James'  opening  in  N.Y. 


WIRE 


By  MACCI  McNELLIS 


Dorothy  (Kilgallen)  and  Dick  (Kollmar)  plan  to  do 
TV  series  along  lines  of  their  popular  radio  show. 


Bedecked  in  a  Ceil  Chapman  gown  and  Harry  Winston's  $12,000  diamond 
necklace,  Maggi  McNellis  greets  Gloria  DeHaven  at  a  Gotham  premiere. 


variety  show  emanating  from  Gotham.  During  the  gala 
midnight  champagne  supper  party  given  at  Bruno's  Pen 
&  Pencil  Steak  House  by  the  Outer  Circle  drama  critics ' 
(Broadway  correspondents  for  out-of-town  newspapers), 
Edith  and  Roz  Russell  danced  and  sang  the  title  song 
from  their  show  after  accepting  scrolls  which  named 
"Wonderful  Town"  the  "best  musical  for  1952-  53." 

Jack  Benny  wants  Ann  Sothern  to  bring  her  short- 
hand notebook  and  pencil  over  to  his  "house"  on  a  future 
telecast.  To  date,  Ann  has  demurred,  despite  the  fact 
generous  Jack  has  offered  to  send  Rochester  in  the  Max- 
well to  bring  her  to  the  Benny  homestead  for  the  video 
visit  .  .  . 

Although  Frank  Sinatra  doesn't  want  to  be  hnigi  in 
i  the  series  which  became  so  popular  with  teleview- 
ers when  J.  Carrol  Naish  played  the  role,  the  actor- 
singer  is  quietly  working  on  a  telefilm  format  that  will 
give  him  an  opportunity  to  concentrate  on  dramatics 


rather  than  vocal  abilities.  Tipsters  insist  Sinatra  is 
angling  for  a  program  tailored  along  the  Robert  Mont- 
gomery lines.  That's  a  very  ambitious  goal  for  any  actor 
firmly  established  internationally  as  a  singer  .  .  . 

Mary  Sinclair,  who  favors  milk  baths  over  the  bubbly 
kind,  works  on  jigsaw  puzzles  while  soaking  in  her  tub 
— it's  her  way  of  relaxing  completely  after  a  busy  day 
around  town,  rehearsing,  performing,  shopping  .  .  . 

Perry  Co  mo  eats  spaghetti  as  much  as  he  likes  and 
never  gains  an  ounce  by  indulging  himself  in  his  favorite 
food.  "It's  the  sauce  you  use  that  adds  the  calories,"  cau- 
tions Perry.  "I  use  tomatoes,  chives  and  mushrooms, 
nothing  else  added"  .  .  . 

ON  the  19th  of  every  month,  Desi  Arnaz  presents  the 
Lucy  he  loves  with  a  box  of  his  favorite  cigars,  in 
honor  of  the  January  19th  birthdate  of  their  son  Desiderio 
Alberto  Arnaz  IV.   Lucille  Ball      (continued  on  pace  69) 


47 


SCREENLAND  VARIETY  VALUES 


BY  MARCIA  MOORE 


COUNT  ON  CASUALS 


The  comfortable  way — the  casual  way  and  the 
way  to  economy.  Casual  clothes  to  see  you 
through  many  different  activities.  None  are 
expensive — all  in  good  taste 

Modeling  some  of  the  better  buys  we've  found,  actress 
Evelyn  Keyes,  shown  below,  (!)  appears  in  "Step  By  Step" 
and  "Around  The  Clock,"  both  United  Artists'  releases. 
Pat  Benoit  (2-5),  NBC-TV  attraction,  is  part  of  "Mr. 
Peepers"  cast,  plays  role  of  girlfriend  Nancy  on  show. 


1.  Red  taffeta  bow  on  black-and-white  checked  rayon  dress. 
White  collar  is  detachable.  $5.98.  Sizes  9-15.  At  GRANT'S. 

2.  Wool  sweater,  with  elbow-length,  dolman  sleeves.  In  grey  or 
tan.  $1.98.  A  skirt  to  live  in,  this,  $3.98.  In  grey  flannel 

for  sizes  24  to  28.  With  self  belt  Both  at  KRESS  Stores. 

3.  Slipover  with  scallop  detail  at  neckline,  in  wool.  Grey  and 
white  tweed  skirt  with  hip  pockets.  $3.98.  From  McCRORY'S. 

4.  White  sweater  has  navy  trim — grey  sweater  has  black.  In 
navy,  black,  green  and  red,  contrast  stitching  is  in  white. 
$3.98.  Corduroy  skirt,  $3.98,  in  many  colors.  At  GRANT'S. 

5.  Corduroy  "boy's"  jacket  with  back  vent  comes  with  leather 
buttons.  About  $7.  Colors  are:  Clay,  charcoal,  French  blue, 
forest  green,  rust  and  navy.  Plaid  skirt,  $3.98.  At  MURPHY'S. 


Screenland  Fashion  Feature 


A  new  shoe  last  by  Connie.  The  pointed 

toe  in  a  dressy  pump;  the  vamp  accented  with  grosgrain 

and  rhinestone.  In  black  suede.  About  $6.95. 

Vivacious  Evelyn  Keyes  appears  in  two  new  releases  by  United  Art- 
ists. Mystery-drama  "Shoot  First"  and  "Cross  Town"  will  add  fans. 


step  stop 


bft  mwuda  mm 


Sleek  jersey  blouse  and  bouffant  taffeta  skirt 
by  Ciro  Sportswear.  Her  shoes,  Connie's,  above. 


Soft  calf  Connie  with  button  detail  in 

red  or  black.  Also  comes  in  black  suede.  About  $6.95. 

The  ideal  walking  shoe  in  red  or  benedictine 

calf  and  black  suede.  $6.95.  Another  Connie. 


A  practical  black  suede  pump  with  decorative 
stitching.  Also  comes  in  benedictine 

or  red  calf.  About  $8.  By  Connie. 


IT'S  EASY  TO  CATCH  A  MAN'S  EYE 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  29] 


an  exciting  personality,  not  only  to  other 
women  but  overwhelmingly  to  men,  as 
well?  What  are  her  actual  glamour 
secrets?  No  one  is  born  glamourous.  It's 
definitely  an  acquired  asset. 

For  my  research,  I  went  directly  to 
Jeanne.  She  doesn't  depend  upon  a 
tricky  backdrop.  She  met  me  in  an  of- 
fice at  20th  Century-Fox.  She  wore  a 
sophisticated  sapphire  blue  street  dress 
with  no  contrasting  colors,  and  no  jew- 
elry except  her  wedding  ring  and  dash- 
ing earrings.  Her  hair  sweeps  across  her 
ears  into  a  luxurious  bob  again,  but  not 
to  her  shoulders. 

You  are  quite  wrong  if  you  guess  that 
Jeanne,  born  beautiful,  has  relied  on  her 
looks  for  what  she  has.  She's  never 
paused  to  be  pampered,  and  is  remark- 
ably modest. 

"A  man,  above  anything  else,  wants 
a  good-natured  woman!"  said  Jean.  This, 
to  him,  is  far  greater  than  beauty. 

However,  her  disposition  doesn't  give 
a  girl  license  to  let  everything  else  slide. 

"Glamour  always  begins  and  matters 
most  right  in  your  own  home.  It's  not  a 
veil  you  mysteriously  throw  over  your 
real  self  when  you  go  out  and  cautiously 
remove  and  put  on  a  shelf  when  you  re- 
turn." 

We  tried  to  pin  down  a  terse  definition 
of  the  term.  An  alluring  personality 
invariably  has  a  tremendous  vitality  that 
is  thrilling.  Imagination  certainly  is  an 
essential  ingredient.  The  courage  to  in- 
vent when  others  are  monotonous  is 
another  facet  of  the  individual  with 
charm.  Reactions  are  enthusiastic,  never 
indifferent. 

"Glamour,"  Jeanne  said,  "starts  at 
breakfast.  No  girl  should  ever  greet  her 
family  over  the  morning  toast  with  her 
face  all  buttered  up,  and  with  scraggly 
hair.  No  one  will  mind  your  other  face, 
the  one  with  no  make-up,  if  you  splash 
water  on  it  and  beam,  and  whisk  your 
hair  into  a  neat  effect.  The  attractive 
morning  coats  you  can  buy  now  are  per- 
fect for  early  morning  glamour.  I  jump 
into  one,  pull  the  zipper,  and  I've  solved 
my  first  wonder  about  what  to  wear. 

"Shortcuts  are  what  we  all  need.  A 
lack  of  rest  is  the  worst  enemy  of  looks, 
so  budgeting  time  is  a  game  we  all 
must  carefully  play.  My  home  dryer  is 
one  of  my  prize  possessions.  When  I'm 
making  a  picture  I  leave  home  at  7  a.m. 
to  have  my  hair  fixed  at  the  studio  by 
an  expert  hairdresser.  Between  films, 
there  are  so  many  things  I  want  to  do, 
so  I  save  a  trip  by  shampooing  my  hair 
myself  once  a  week  at  home.  I  set  it 
with  half  water  and  half  cologne  so 
it'll  dry  twice  as  fast,  then  I  sit  conven- 
iently under  my  dryer.  I  bought  a  used 
one.  An  inexpensive  hand  dryer  can  be 
as  much  of  a  time-saver. 

"It  takes  a  lot  of  planning  for  any 
woman  to  stay  presentable  and  still  at- 
tend to  all  her  obligations.  I  had  to 
learn  to  put  my  plans  into  definite  ac- 
tion. By  nature  I  anticipated,  then  want- 
ed to  hesitate.  Since  I  was  a  small  girl 


I've  made  scrapbooks,  and  still  do.  I  have 
boxes  and  boxes  of  my  projects,  scrap- 
books  on  so  many  subjects — on  geogra- 
phy, history,  architecture,  all  that  could 
go  into  a  house  for  comfort  and  to  dec- 
orate it,  fashion  ideas,  color  schemes  in 
detail,  what  I'd  like  to  buy  if  I  ever  can. 

"I  study  all  the  newest  styles  in 
clothes,  save  my  clippings  and  notes  on 
what  I  might  try.  I  won't  consider  what 
obviously  isn't  right  for  me." 

She  isn't  afraid  to  be  original,  nor  to 
wear  brilliant  colors.  When  Jeanne  likes 
a  color  she  doesn't  stick  narrowly  to  one 
hue.  She  has  five  new  ensembles  in 
different  tones  of  green. 

"I  avoid  picking  up  isolated  bargains 
now.  You  may  emerge  victorious  from 
a  marvelous  sale,  but  how  does  the 
trophy  finish  an  outfit  that's  been  crying 
for  the  final  touch?  I  have  learned  to 
think  of  an  entire  costume  suitable  for 
an  occasion,  instead  of  losing  my  head 
over  a  single  thing." 

She,  as  you  can  see,  takes  care  of 
her  large  wardrobe  personally. 

"A  woman's  anxious  to  be  admired  by 
the  man  she  loves,"  Jeanne  accented, 
"because  to  be  taken  for  granted  by  him 
is  her  worst  temporary  fate.  No  wonder 
it's  instinctively  feminine  to  change. 
We  can,  every  so  often,  do  something 
surprising  about  our  hair  and  eyebrows. 
This,"  she  smilingly  added,  "is  a  minor 
switch,  comparatively,  but  any  improve- 
ment is  fine." 

Hair  stylists,  this  year,  decree  hair 
should  be  shorter.  Jeanne,  having  tried 
that  a  year  ago,  is  having  none  of  this 
fad. 

"Today  women  have  a  distinct  advan- 
tage. We  don't  have  to  be  sheep.  All 
the  emphasis  really  is  on  expressing  your 


own  self  at  its  best,  whatever  that  is. 
Appeal  is  only  partially  visual  now.  You 
develop  your  own  special  look  and  per- 
sonality, and  keep  changing  it  because 
that's  normal." 

She  frankly  admits  she's  never  been 
content  with  herself. 

On  the  screen  Jeanne  has  to  compete 
with  a  steady  stream  of  ravishing  figures. 
Her  own  form  and  grace  indicate  she 
is  acutely  aware  of  proper  diet  and  ex- 
ercise. She  has  disciplined  herself  on 
both  scores.  Alibis  would  photograph  ap- 
pallingly! 

Her  gentle  voice  has  a  vibrant  qual- 
ity that  is  another  of  her  many  charms. 
She's  studied  speaking  attractively,  com- 
pellingly,  so  no  shrillness  stabs  a  listen- 
er. If  your  voice  doesn't  come  from 
your  diaphragm,  rather  than  your  chest, 
it  can't  be  low  and  well-pitched  like 
hers. 

She  insists  she  has  overcome  handi- 
caps that  were  habits. 

"I  was  too  shy,  wasn't  able  to  talk 
enough.  I  listened  endlessly,  because  I 
didn't  want  to  appear  foolish  or  unin- 
formed by  giving  an  opinion.  Gradually, 
I  found  I  would  survive  a  few  mistakes. 
A  fault  can  become  a  matter  of  false 
pride  if  we  evade  living  fully  in  this 
world  we're  all  very  much  a  part  of. 
Women  aren't  helpless,  I  recognized,  as 
I  felt  satisfactions  from  efforts  I'd  sup- 
posed beyond  me.  I'm  glad  I  got  over 
pretending  to  like  or  know  what  I  didn't 
like  or  know.  By  tactfully  being  honest, 
but  not  insistent,  people  respond  whole- 
heartedly. And  I  never  would  identify 
myself  with  a  group  only  of  my  own 
age  anymore.  You  don't  have  to  be  that 
limited.  You  can  understand  what  any 
age  is  up  against,  and  what  it  appreciates. 
Today  belongs  to  everyone  who  wants 
to  be  mentally  clear,  not  to  one  favored 
generation.  The  only  girl  who's  passed  by 
is  the  one  who  doesn't  want  to  do  her 
utmost  today."  END 


Jeanne  Crain  getting  make-up  refreshed  before  going  into  scene.  Declares 
Jeanne,  "All  the  emphasis  really  is  on  expressing  your  own  self  at  its  best." 


Phyllis  Kirk,  the  talented  charmer  of  Warners' 
"The  City  Is  Dark,"  feels  strongly  that  there  is 
nothing  quite  like  an  exciting  new  hair-do  for  raising 
a  girl's  glamour  rating.  "But,"  she  told  us,  "I  do  think 
the  styling  has  to  be  right  for  the  structure  of  the  face 
that  goes  with  it  or  the  result  will  provoke  more  com- 
ments than  compliments." 

After  these  words  of  wisdom  we  knew  that  Phyllis  was 
just  the  person  we  needed  to  help  us  show  you  what 
sense-making  styling  can  do  by  adapting  a  fashion  to  fit 
an  individual's  needs.  Our  project:  a  new  hair-style 
for  Phyllis  would  illustrate  how  artistry  can  make 
an  asset  out  of  the  current  rage  for  bangs.  Our  guest 
expert:  Mme.  Marguerite  Buck,  famous  President  of 
Fashion  Futures  and  recipient  of  goodness  knows  how 
many  styling  awards  here  and  abroad. 

In  the  photographs  you  can  see  the  flattering  results 
of  Mme.  Buck's  design  for  Phyllis,  and  three  other 
treatments  of  bangs  for  quite  different  effects.  You'll 
notice  that  with  Phyllis,  Mme.  Buck's  basic  problem  was 
to  build  an  asymmetrical  line  to  compensate  for  the 
square  shape  of  the  piquant  Kirk  face.  (  Faces,  as  you 
probably  know,  are  described  in  such  unimaginative 
terms  as  square,  round,  oval,  or  diamond-shaped.)  This 
Mme.  Buck  accomplished  by  adding  height  at  one  side 
with  what  she  calls  a  "TV  curl,"  and  making  the  bangs 
soft  and  fluffy  and  slightly  raised.  There  is  a  short  cen- 
ter part  that  only  continues  to  the  middle  of  the  head, 
where  it  meets  semi-circular  sections  that  are  drawn 
from  the  left  temple  to  the  temple  hairline  at  the  right. 
The  right  side  has  that  reversed  curl  we  mentioned  be- 
fore. To  get  the  same  soft  effect  with  your  own  bangs 
be  sure  they're  set  in  sculpture  curls,  and  the  left  side 
set  in  a  plain  stand-up  curl.  - 
For  Phyllis,  Mme.  Buck  has     (continued  on  pace  65) 


HEAD 

START 

FOR 


BEAUTY 


* 


By  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 


A  star  and  a  hair 
stylist  show  you  the 
kind  of  magic  that  can  be 
worked  with  coiffures 
built  around  bangs 


A  side  view  shows  you  how  the  styling  is  Phyllis  shows  you  how  becoming  it  is  to 
kept  flat  at  the  temples  and  soft  above,     have  the  bangs  raised  from  the  forehead. 


Phyllis  Kirk,  soon  to  be  seen  in  "The  City  Is  Dark,"  looks  prettier  than  ever  with  the  new  hair-style  designed  by  Marguerite  Buck. 


Bing  Crosby  reflects  seriously  during  interview.  He  told  Paris  press  that 
French  women,  unlike  the  American  girls,  eat  as  if  they  were  really  hungry. 


BING'S  FLING  IN  PARIS 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  22] 


Bill  Morrow  of  his  radio  show. 

Bing  and  Bill  and  Lindsay  had  taken 
a  Rue  de  Lille  apartment  on  the  arty 
left  bank  of  the  Seine.  Bill  sported  a 
French  car,  Bing  the  Mercedes  Benz, 
and  Lindsay  bought  his  first  car — a  small 
English  model — with  his  "old  man"  ad- 
vancing the  cash  to  be  paid  back  on  the 
installment  plan  against  Lindsay's  ranch 
and  Summer  wages  in  Nevada. 

Someone  had  argued,  "Ah,  why  don't 
you  give  the  kid  the  car?  You  can 
never  spend  all  of  your  money." 

"My  boys  could  so  easily  turn  into 
drips  if  I  handed  them  everything,"  Bing 
replied.  "I  may  appear  to  be  a  lazy, 
easy-going,  indifferent  kind  of  a  guy,  but 
I  don't  give  my  boys  that  idea.  I  tell 
them,  'You  boys  will  have  to  earn  your 
living  some  day — just  like  everyone 
else.' 

"My  first  job  was  in  a  pickle  factory 
in  Spokane  where  my  dad  worked.  Then 
I  carried  a  newspaper  route,  worked  as 
janitor  for  six  months  in  a  men's  club, 
ushered  at  the  boxing  matches,  and  I 
worked  my  way  through  the  University, 
in  hopes  of  becoming  a  lawyer.  Kids  are 
never  too  young  to  accept  certain  respon- 
sibilities. Every  year  we  work  and  sweat 
together  on  that  cattle  ranch.  The  boys 
get  paid  exactly  as  any  hired  hands. 
Makes  men  of  them." 

"In  fact,"  Bing  grinned,  "one  of  them 
said  recently,  when  I  was  a  little  short 
of  cash,  'Don't  worry,  Pop,  we  hope  to 
be  able  to  support  you  some  day.'  " 

Bing  took  Lindsay  to  Rome,  for  an 
audience  with  the  Pope,  and,  of  course, 
they  had  to  visit  Florence  where  the 
Dennis  O'Keefes  and  the  Alan  Ladds 
had  postcarded  the  news  of  a  Ristorante 
Bing  Crosby  at  No.  23  Via  Delle  Terme. 

But  always  they  returned  to  Paris. 

"This  trip  has  been  sort  of  an  educa- 
tional one  for  Lin.  He'd  had  a  touch  of 

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pneumonia  with  a  succession  of  flu  and 
since  he's  a  year  ahead  of  his  age  at 
school,  I  said  come  along,  son,  and  see 
all  the  places  you  read  about  in  history 
books.  His  mother  would  have  liked 
that. 

"You  know,  it's  really  a  small  world," 
Bing  observed.  "One  day  I  was  walking 
down  the  Champs  Elysees,  and  I  saw  a 
big  lanky  guy  loping  towards  me. 
Couldn't  mistake  that  walk.  It  was  Gary 
Cooper,  lonesome  as  all  get  out.  My 
eldest  son  is  Gary's  namesake. 

"In  Barcelona,  we  were  looking  at  art 
treasures  when  who  comes  up  to  Lin  but 
a  Spanish  girl.  'I  know  your  cousin, 
Molly.  Went  to  Westlake  School  together 
last  year  when  I  was  in  the  States,'  she 
said.  Sure  enough,  she  was  the  school- 
mate of  my  brother  Larry's  nineteen- 
year-old  daughter,  Molly. 

"And  in  London,  the  first  people  we 
ran  into  were  the  Alan  Ladds.  Just  like 
we  were  right  back  at  Paramount.  The 
Ladds  were  all  set  with  a  fine  view  for 
the  Coronation.  I  had  decided  to  skip  it, 
but  I  accepted  their  kind  invitation  to 
send  Lin  along  with  them  to  see  it.  Then 
who  do  I  run  into  but  Bob  Taylor.  Bob 
had  a  grand-stand  seat  in  his  suite  at 
the  Dorchester  House,  but  he  had  been 
asked  to  vacate  Coronation  week  for 
General  Ridgeway." 

While  Bing  was  in  London,  the  Pal- 
ladium approached  him  for  the  ump- 
teenth time  asking  if  he  would  play  an 
engagement.  "I'll  do  it  when  I  get  short 
of  money,"  Bing  told  them.  The  Palla- 
dium manager  shook  his  head.  "We  know 
when  that  will  be,"  he  said  sadly.  "With 
that  touch  of  making  everything  turn  to 
gold — that  could  be  never!" 

It  doesn't  matter  that  Bing  is  forty- 
nine,  and  a  devoted  father  to  his  four 
sons.  He  could  be  dining  with  friends, 
but  he  had  only  to  look  up  long  enough 


to  be  introduced  to  any  French  charmer, 
and  immediately  the  Paris  papers  said 
it  was  a  romance.  Bing  wouldn't  be  hu- 
man if  he  weren't  aware  of  pretty  girls — 
but  the  tragic  heartbreak  of  the  loss  of 
Dixie  is  too  recent  for  him  to  allow  his 
heart  to  become  involved.  On  Decora- 
tion Day,  he  cabled,  from  Paris,  a  huge 
floral  piece — white  gardenias  and  or- 
chids— for  Dixie's  resting  place  in  the 
Inglewood  Cemetery  and  also  for  his 
father. 

During  his  stay  in  Paris,  there  was 
much  speculation  as  to  whether  Mona 
Freeman  would  arrive.  The  papers  even 
said  there  would  be  a  wedding  in  Swit- 
zerland. Then  Mona  was  scheduled  to 
arrive  in  Paris  to  make  a  picture,  but 
the  picture  plans  were  changed.  Bing 
said,  "I  don't  know  anything  about  a 
wedding,  and  I  doubt  if  she  does.  Mona 
and  I  have  been  good  friends  since  she 
was  fourteen  and  first  came  to  Para- 
mount." Mona,  back  in  Hollywood,  said, 
"Now  that  Bing's  said  it — maybe  every- 
one will  believe  me,  that  we  are  just 
good  friends  of  many  years  like  every- 
one who  has  worked  together  at  Par- 
amount." But  Bing  called  Mona  two  or 
three  times,  and  she  received  a  couple 
of  letters.  And  it  is  certain  that  they  will 
be  seeing  each  other  again  when  he  re- 
turns. 

Bing  was  asked  that  oldie  by  the  Paris 
press,  "How  do  the  European  women 
differ  from  the  American  women?"  Com- 
pletely honest,  Bing  replied,  "I  notice 
they  don't  play  with  their  food.  They 
eat  as  if  they  are  really  hungry,  which 
makes  a  man  enjoy  paying  for  their  din- 
ner." Genial  with  the  press,  who  didn't 
make  a  field  day  of  his  every  appearance 
on  the  streets,  nor  report  his  sartorial 
flare  for  color — like  the  blue  flannel 
sports  blazer  with  gold  buttons,  grey 
flannel  slacks  and  a  red  and  aqua  blue 
sports  shirt  and  a  tan  straw  hat. 

Bing  was  asked  much  about  TV  and 
he  said,  "Sure,  I'll  get  into  TV  eventual- 
ly, when  I  think  the  format  is  right. 
But  I  don't  think  radio  is  dead  nor  ever 
will  be.  The  reason  why  I  kept  running 
back  to  Paris  every  week  is  due  to  my 
show  being  recorded  here. 

"Television  is  murder,  but  radio  just 
takes  a  few  hours  a  week.  All  I  have  to 
do  is  stand  up  to  the  mike  and  sing.  But 
TV — that  goes  on  and  on." 

Bing  answered  his  own  telephone  at 
his  residence.  Naturally,  he  was  asked 
many  questions  and  many  of  them  in 
French,  which  he  was  able  to  handle. 
But  when  he  was  too  quick  with  a  ready 
wit,  one  backfired.  To  one  inquirer,  he 
quipped,  "Yes,  I  am  available  as  soloist 
for  weddings,  clam  bakes,  taffy  pulls. 
I  have  a  tuxedo  and  will  travel  or  baby- 
sit." And  suddenly  his  smile  vanished, 
for  from  the  other  end  of  the  wire  came 
in  perfect  English,  "Mr.  Crosby  I  am 
perfectly  obliged.  And  I  shall  let  you 
know  the  dates  I  shall  set  up  for  you." 
That  was  when  Bing  had  his  telephone 
number  changed! 

Bing's  love  for  Paris  is  understandable, 
even  when  he  ordered  broiled  steak  and 
it  arrived  on  the  table  boiled.  People 
in  general  just  didn't  recognize  him.  He 
could  browse  around  the  small  shops, 


the  streets,  the  parks,  and  watch  the 
artists  with  their  paint  brushes  and 
canvases.  But  playing  golf  became  more 
intimate.  It  seemed  the  female  Crosby 
fans  in  high  heels  would  hear  the  word 
and  start  running  all  over  the  golf 
course.  They  had  women  caddies  at  the 
St.  Cloud  course,  and  Bing  couldn't  drop 
a  cigarette  but  what  it  was  picked  up 
to  be  pressed  into  service  as  a  me- 
mento of  Beeng  Crrrosby.  So,  he  flew 
to  Ireland  for  golf. 

One  famous  lingerie  designer,  who  last 
year  sold  Bing  a  small  fortune  in  hand- 
made nighties  etc.  for  Dixie — found  no 
buyer  in  Bing  this  year.  "No,"  he  said 
sadly,  "I've  no  one  to  take  them  home 
to!"  Nor  would  he  buy  French  postcards. 
Bing's   usual   bounce   and   gaiety  had 


Girls  who  lead  a  man  on  during  the 
evening  by  such  devices  can  only  ex- 
pect one  end  to  that  evening.  They 
shouldn't  be  surprised  if  he  draws  the 
wrong  picture.  But  the  young  ladies 
who  make  it  clear  that  a  date  is  not  go- 
ing to  evolve  into  a  wrestling  match 
usually  have  no  trouble.  This  doesn't 
mean  they  must  be  prudish  or  constant- 
ly put  up  a  "Stop"  sign,  but  it  does 
mean  the  honest  approach  pays  off. 

Men  will  usually  try  to  see  how  far 
they  can  go.  They  may  resort  to  the 
casual  patting  of  the  knee  at  first.  Or 
they  may  try  the  routine  of  nonchalant- 
ly letting  the  arm  fall  on  the  girl's 
shoulder.  If  she  doesn't  move  away  or 
cast  some  pointed  glances  in  the  gent's 
direction,  he's  going  to  think  all  is  well. 

If  a  girl  has  no  romance  in  mind  she 
would  do  better  to  keep  the  conversa- 
tion during  the  evening  on  subjects  other 
than  heavy  sentiment.  She  can  always 
get  the  man  to  talk  about  himself — and 
all  men  love  that.  Or  she  can  discuss 
things  like  pictures,  books,  friends  they 
both  know — anything  that  will  be  safe 
and  yet  not  boring.  One  thing  she  should 
never  do  is  discuss  how  fresh  her  other 
dates  had  been.  She  may  believe  that  by 
passing  out  this  bit  of  information  her 
gentleman  of  the  evening  will  think 
she's  not  interested  in  amorous  pyro- 
technics. This  doesn't  always  work  since 
some  men  feel  that  where  others  have 
failed  they  might  succeed. 

But  supposing  the  girl  has  handled 
herself  with  decorum  all  evening  and 
the  guy  has  seemed  to  be  a  gentleman? 
And  yet  he  still  heads  for  that  parking 
spot  and  starts  the  advances.  What  does 
she  do  then? 

There  are  only  two  courses  open  to 
her  then.  For  one,  she  can  kid  the  fel- 
low out  of  his  mood — and  that's  a 
toughie.  A  guy  with  romance  on  his 
mind  isn't  going  to  feel  like  being  laughed 
at.  He  may  simply  get  up  more  steam. 
Or  she  can  firmly  tell  him  that  this  sort 
of  deal  is  not  for  her  and  pull  away.  This, 
too,  can  boomerang  because  there  are 


settled  to  the  more  serious  side  of  his 
nature.  Even  as  he  laughed  and  talked 
to  the  many  beautiful  women  who  sought 
out  Hollywood's  now  most  eligible 
widower — he  talked  about  Lindsay  and 
his  other  sons  and  their  plans  together 
at  the  ranch  at  Hayden  Lake  in  Idaho 
for  fishing,  and  their  home  in  Holmby 
Hills,  and  the  new  place  Dixie  com- 
pleted for  them  in  Palm  Springs.  Bing 
is  due  back  at  Paramount  to  star  in 
"White  Christmas"  in  September. 

"Yes,"  Bing  sighed,  "Paris  in  the 
Spring,  Summer,  Winter,  and  Fall.  It's  all 
the  same.  The  freedom  is  great.  Now  of 
course,  I  am  anxious  to  get  back  home 
to  see  the  boys.  We  are  having  our 
usual  grand  reunion  at  our  ranch  outside 
of  Elko,  Nevada."  END 


men  who,  when  resisted,  only  try  that 
much  harder. 

One  girl  in  town  had  come  up  against 
this  type  of  routine  on  several  occasions. 
She  had  tried  the  sense  of  humor  sys- 
tem and  the  firm  approach  and  found 
both  worked  but  only  after  quite  a 
struggle.  So  one  evening  she  suddenly 
thought  of  another  way.  As  the  fellow 
started  on  his  amorous  way  she  stopped 
him  cold  with,  "You  know,  I  didn't  think 


you  were  the  type  to  do  this.  When  I 
agreed  to  date  you  it  was  because  I 
thought  I  had  finally  met  a  gentleman. 
I'm  sorry  to  see  I  was  mistaken — that  you 
are  like  all  the  others  I've  known."  And 
she  just  sat  there  waiting  to  see  what  he 
would  do. 

He  looked  as  though  he'd  been  slapped 
across  the  face  with  a  cold  fish.  He 
stared  at  her  in  amazement  and  then 
gradually  moved  away  with  "I'm  sorry." 
Sure  he  looked  like  the  martyr,  the  poor 
oppressed  thing,  but  his  ego  had  been 
punctured  and  that  did  it.  Nothing  hits 
a  man  harder  than  to  be  told  he's  like 
every  other  guy. 

Such  situations  can  be  handled  even 
more  positively  if  the  girl  makes  every 
effort  first  to  know  what  kind  of  a  fel- 
low she's  dating  and  to  make  it  clear  to 
him  what  kind  of  a  girl  she  is. 

This  holds  true  for  ninety  percent  of 
the  men.  It's  the  ten  percenters  who 
throw  the  curves.  They're  the  boys  who 
are  perfect  gentlemen  for  weeks.  And 
then  suddenly — they  let  go  of  all  their 
finer  instincts  and  decide  to  be  rugged. 

This  happened  to  one  girl.  She  had 
dated  the  man  for  weeks  and  he  couldn't 
have  been  nicer.  One  night  she  suggested 
he  come  up  to  her  apartment  and  have 
coffee.  Once  he  got  inside  he  seemed  to 
go  berserk.  She  had  quite  a  fight  on  her 
hands  and  only  a  skillet  bounced  neatly 
off  his  head  convinced  him  she  meant 
business.  He  did  a  none  too  graceful  exit 
and  she,  needless  to  say,  didn't  see  him 
again.  She  had  taught  him  a  quick  lesson. 


Youth  has  its  day  and  its  problems  in  Debbie  Reynold's  latest  film,  "The  Affairs 
Of  Dobie  Gillis."  Bobby  Van  gives  her  plenty  of  romantic  decisions  to  make. 


WHEN  DO  YOU  MAKE  HIM  STOP? 

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Debbe  dating  Tab  Hunter  at  formal  dinner.  Debbie  is  not  interested  in  mar- 
riage now.   But  there  have  been  fellows  who  have  tried  to  change  her  mind. 


Such  men  are  ever-present.  All  of 
which  proves  that  it's  a  good  idea  for  a 
girl  to  be  prepared  for  any  eventuality. 

There  are  other  aspects  to  this  putting 
a  stop  sign  on  a  man.  There's  also  the 
fellow  who  has  marriage  on  his  mind — 
even  if  the  girl  isn't  in  the  altar-bound 
mood. 

Debbie  Reynolds  has  never  had  to  face 
this  situation  because  she  has  made  it 
very  clear  she's  not  interested  in  mar- 
riage now.  There  may  have  been  fellows 
who  have  hoped  they  could  change  her 
mind,  but  none  has  succeeded.  Debbie 
is  such  a  forthright  person  she'd  never 
kid  a  man  into  thinking  she  was  inter- 
ested in  marriage  if  she  wasn't. 

The  man  with  marriage  on  his  mind 
usually  starts  out  by  making  extensive 
compliments  to  a  girl.  He  can't  praise 
her  enough.  Then  comes  a  shower  of 
gifts.  First,  they  are  little  trinkets  and 
gradually  they  are  more  expensive  un- 
til they  are  embarrassing.  And  usually 
with  such  gifts  come  new  lines. 

One  girl  had  every  indication  that  the 
man  was  heading  for  a  proposal.  He  used 
such  stalwart  lines  as  "I've  never  met  a 
girl  like  you,"  "You're  so  different  from 
others  I've  known,"  "We  could  make 
beautiful  music  together,"  "I'd  like  to 
spend  the  rest  of  my  life  with  you,"  "I 
feel  as  though  I  began  to  live  when  I 
met  you." 

This  girl  knew  how  to  puncture  those 
pretty  phrases.  She  knew  she  didn't 
dare  smilingly  accept  them  because  she'd 
encourage  the  fellow.  So  she  deflated  this 
line-laden  man  with  quips  like,  "I  bet 
you  say  that  to  all  the  girls"  or  "Oh, 
come  now,  let's  be  original." 

When  the  gifts  come,  a  girl  can  accept 
them  gracefully  if  they're  not  too  per- 
sonal or  expensive.  But  if  they  become 
too  meaningful,  then  is  the  time  for  the 
girl  to  say  honestly,  "I  appreciate  your 
thoughtfulness,  but  you  must  stop  spend- 
ing your  money  on  me.  I  really  don't 
like  it — or  what's  behind  it."  This  may 
seem  blunt  and  perhaps  cruel,  but  well 
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meant  honesty  is  often  blunt  and  cruel. 

The  same  is  true  of  the  man  who 
spends  his  last  cent  on  taking  a  girl  to 
the  most  expensive  restaurants  and 
night  clubs.  He's  out  to  impress  her — ■ 
and  he's  not  going  to  spend  all  that 
money  on  a  girl  about  whom  he  has  no 
serious  ideas.  This  is  where  the  girl 
should  bring  him  to  a  halt  by  telling  him 
to  save  his  money — and  to  remind  him 
he's  taking  her  much  too  seriously.  Of 
course,  there  is  the  possibility  that  this 
consideration  of  his  finances  may  only 
impress  him  so  much  he'll  think  she's 
really  a  prize.  If  that  happens,  she  can 
only  tell  him  flatly  he's  put  his  stamp 
on  the  wrong  girl. 

Usually,  a  man  with  marriage  on  his 
mind  asks  for  many  dates  in  succession. 
If  the  girl  knows  how  he  feels  and  if 
she  doesn't  share  his  serious  intentions, 
it's  a  lot  better  for  her  to  cut  off  all  dates 
fast.  She  may  hurt  him  but  he'll  be  hurt 
a  lot  more  if  she  lets  him  go  on  dating 
her  and  then  when  he's  really  "gone" 
tell  him  she's  not  interested. 

She  may  like  him  as  just  a  friend.  That's 
fine.  She  then  must  tell  him  exactly  how 
she  feels  and  if  he  wants  to  continue  on 
that  friendship  basis,  that's  up  to  him. 
She  has  at  least  been  honest. 

There  is  the  type  of  girl,  though,  who 
may  not  be  at  all  interested  in  the  man 
but  will  continue  to  date  him  just  to  be 
able  to  go  out.  She  naively  expects  to 
toss  him  overboard  when  she  finally 
meets  someone  she  likes. 

A  certain  young  lady  tried  this  sys- 
tem once.  Selfishly,  she  thought  of  her- 
self first  and  the  guy  last.  He  fell  more 
and  more  in  love  with  her  and  he  bored 
her  more  and  more.  One  day  she  met 
the  man  she  thought  was  for  her  so  she 
casually  called  up  the  other  fellow  and 
said  she  wasn't  going  to  see  him  any 
more.  He  went  into  a  tailspin.  She  simply 
hung  up. 

She  had  quite  a  situation  on  her  hands 
after  that.  In  fact,  the  fellow  threatened 
to  commit  suicide  and  a  rather  nasty 


headline  was  kept  out  of  the  papers  at 
the  last  minute  by  a  third  party  who 
proceeded  to  tell  the  man  a  few  truths. 
A  girl  is  flirting  with  danger  to  treat  any 
man  this  way. 

The  easiest  kind  of  Romeo  to  stop  is 
the  one  who  keeps  selling  a  bill  of  goods 
about  what  a  big  shot  he  is — and  what 
a  fine  husband  he'd  make.  He  probably 
has  a  basic  inferiority  complex  but  you'd 
never  know  it  to  hear  him  talk. 

The  would-be  big  shot  can  simply  be 
cut  off  fast  by  the  girl's  refusal  to  see 
him  after  the  first  date.  She  can  also 
puncture  his  ego  by  laughing  at  his  re- 
marks about  himself.  This  type  of  man 
needs  a  receptive  audience.  He  can't 
take  a  sense  of  humor.  If  he  gets  the 
bum's  rush  he's  egotistical  enough  to 
get  annoyed,  take  the  girl  home,  and 
then  tell  all  of  his  friends  what  a  dull 
dope  she  was.  She  will  have  to  expect  to 
hear  from  others  how  "easy"  she  was  and 
how  she  was  left  broken-hearted  when 
he  called  the  whole  thing  off.  The  big 
shot  has  no  qualms  about  tearing  down 
some  girl's  reputation  if  it  will  build  his 
own  warped  ego. 

Most  men  can  be  stopped  but  only  if 
the  girl  wants  them  stopped.  If  she  has 
a  decent  set  of  values,  if  she's  honest, 
if  she's  not  playing  games,  if  she's  not 
out  for  her  own  gains,  if  she  knows  the 
man,  she  should  be  all  right. 

If  a  girl  as  popular  as  Debbie  Rey- 
nolds is  in  Hollywood  can  enjoy  a  date 
and  keep  her  integrity  and  decency,  cer- 
tainly a  girl  in  any  other  town  can  do 
just  as  well.  It  isn't,  after  all,  where  you 
live  that  decides  your  date  fate.  It's 
what  you,  yourself,  are  after  and  honest- 
ly want.  You  can  wrestle — or  be  smart. 
It's  up  to  you.  END 


Debbie's  career,  zooming  sky  high, 
comes  first  until  she  grows  older. 


I'M  ALL  MIXED  UP! 

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veneer  of  success? 

It  was  the  old  Dale  Robertson  who  said, 
honestly,  that  he  and  Jackie  had  had  a 
spat  and  he'd  moved  out  for  a  cooling 
down  period.  "All  married  couples  have 
quarrels,"  he  said  later.  "We're  no  dif- 
ferent." 

Hollywood,  and  Dale's  friends,  thought 
differently.  It  was  whispered  that  the 
Robertsons  had  been  incompatible  for 
quite  a  while.  Dale,  it  was  said,  had  only 
hung  around  until  after  the  birth  of  their 
daughter,  Rochelle,  and  no  one  had  ex- 
pected him  to  stick  it  out  much  longer. 

What  is  the  real  Dale  Robertson  today? 
A  mixed-up  guy  who  loves  his  wife  one 
day,  wants  to  make  a  go  of  his  marriage, 
and  veers  around  tomorrow  to  the  opin- 
ion that  "every  husband  should  have  a 
weekend  or  a  month  to  go  off  fishing  or 
hunting  by  himself." 

Is  Dale  Robertson  just  another  plain 
ordinary  nice  guy  who's  taking  the  count 
in  Hollywood,  via  gossip,  the  innuendo 
that  he's  "gone  Hollywood" — or  is  he  try- 
ing honestly  to  adapt  himself  to  his  new 
success,  to  work  out  a  compromise  be- 
tween the  town  that's  brought  him  fame 
and  money  and  the  plans  he  used  to  have 
for  his  life  and  marriage? 

Perhaps,  he  was  bitterly  disappointed 
that  their  child  was  a  girl.  "A  he-man 
wants  a  he-boy,"  he  said  to  this  writer, 
before  the  baby  was  born.  "I've  always 
wanted  to  play  ball  with  my  kids,  to 
watch  them  play  football,  take  them 
hunting.  You  can't  do  those  things  with 
a  little  girl." 

Perhaps,  too,  the  Robertson  marriage  is 
just  another  example  of  "marry  in  haste, 
repent  at  leisure."  Dale  had  known  Jac- 
queline Wilson  a  scant  week  before  they 
were  married — and  the  Dale  Jackie  mar- 
ried was  a  very  different  Dale  from  Mrs. 
Robertson's  husband. 

"The  first  thing  people  ask  is  what 
Jackie  and  I  have  in  common,"  Dale  said 
shortly  after  the  wedding.  "Well,  right 
now  we've  only  just  gotten  married  and 
we  don't  have  too  much  in  common  yet. 
Our  marriage  is  smooth  enough,  but  no 
one's  is  a  bed  of  roses  in  the  beginning. 
You  get  things  in  common  after  you've 
been  married  for  quite  a  little  while." 


town,  really  out  of  town,  but  he  prob- 
ably thought  he  was  just  getting  a  po- 
lite excuse  for  a  brush-off.  Oh  well,  that's 
life  for  you,"  she  shrugged.  "Hollywood 
is  just  full  of  bores  who  won't  take  no 
for  an  answer,  and  then  when  you  have 
an  interesting  date  with  a  man  you'd  like 
to  see  again  sometime,  he  stops  calling 
because  you're  not  around  when  he 
phones." 

I  mentioned  to  Linda  the  fact  that 
she's  seen  so  rarely  in  public  that  she 
has  people  wondering  about  her.  She 


It  looks  as  though  the  Robertsons,  how- 
ever, never  did  get  enough  in  common  for 
a  firm  marriage.  Dale  is  a  man's  man, 
who  enjoys  hunting,  fishing,  horses,  sports 
of  any  sort,  and  in  company  with  men 
rather  than  women.  Reared  by  a  mother 
and  two  aunts,  he's  been  spoiled  and  has 
become  a  little  over-demanding  of  women. 

"I  guess  my  marriage  means  everything 
to  me,"  he  said  in  the  beginning.  "My 
wife  expects  me  to  be  a  little  more  atten- 
tive and  aware  that  she's  around.  I'm 
very  conscious  that  she's  around,  though 
I  don't  act  it,  but  that's  because  I  don't 
know  how  to  show  my  feelings." 

Hollywood  thinks  that  Jackie  may  be  a 
little  fed  up  with  all  this  taking  things  for 
granted.  It's  not  much  fun  to  stay  home 
with  the  baby  while  your  husband  works 
six  days  a  week  and  spends  the  seventh 
on  the  golf  links  with  a  bunch  of  men. 
Even  Dale's  large  salary  and  almost  con- 
tinuous schedule  at  the  studio  can't  en- 
tirely compensate  for  never  seeing  her 
husband. 

With  an  impressive  string  of  picture 
credits  to  his  name,  Dale  Robertson  seems 
to  have  lost  his  suspicion  that  Hollywood 
will  only  keep  him  for  seven  years.  It  be- 
gins to  look  as  though  he'll  be  around  for 
quite  a  while,  and  he's  learning  things  all 
the  time. 

That  it's  fun  to  go  to  Ciro's,  that  there 
are  plenty  of  people  willing  and  ready  to 
be  friends,  that  interviews  are  a  bore,  and 
that  publicity  isn't — he  thinks — quite  so 
necessary  since  20th  Century-Fox  recent- 
ly picked  up  his  option. 

On  the  other  hand,  in  a  confiding  mood, 
Dale  recently  told  a  close  man  friend,  "I 
guess  I'm  all  mixed-up,  Bob.  Once  I 
thought  I  knew  what  I  wanted  and  how  I 
would  get  it.  Now  I'm  not  so  sure  I  know 
what  I  want,  or  when  I  do  know,  if  I'll 
fight  hard  enough  to  get  it.  But  you  can 
bet  on  one  thing,  I  won't  let  Hollywood 
lick  me — like  it's  licked  other  people." 

The  truth  of  the  matter  is  that  he  still 
says  he's  only  staying  until  he  makes  a 
pile.  Then  he's  clearing  out  in  favor  of  a 
ranch  and  horses,  but  while  the  words  are 
the  same,  the  tune  is  different,  and  his 
closest  friends  don't  think  his  heart  is  in 
it.  END 


grinned  impishly  at  me.  "What's  wrong 
with  that?"  she  asked.  "Just  because 
I've  had  enough  night  clubs  and  res- 
taurants to  last  a  lifetime  doesn't  mean 
I'm  sitting  home  alone  brooding,"  she 
declared  spiritedly.  "Just  why  does  a 
single  girl  have  to  be  involved  in  a  tor- 
rid romance  or  have  constant  dates  in 
the  nightspots  or  be  planning  a  wedding 
in  order  to  convince  people  that  she 
isn't  neurotic  or  blue?  I've  been  en- 
tangled since  I  was  born,"  she  said,  "and 
I'm  having  the  time  of  my  life  being 


one  hundred  per  cent  footloose  and 
free! 

"I  have  dozens  of  things  I  want  to  do 
and  places  I  want  to  see,"  Linda  said 
emphatically.  "There  isn't  enough  time 
in  a  day  or  enough  days  in  a  year  to 
satisfy  me — and  I've  never  been  happier 
in  my  life!" 

Linda's  appearance  is  misleading.  Her 
solemn  facial  expressions  probably  give 
rise  to  a  lot  of  groundless  rumors  about 
her.  Those  huge  brown  eyes  of  hers 
have  a  way  of  looking  pensive  when  she's 
sitting  quietly  on  a  movie  set  waiting 
for  the  cameras  to  roll.  Oftentimes  she 
is  thinking  of  nothing  more  disturbing 
than  that  her  feet  hurt. 

Unlike  many  girls  in  show  business, 
Linda  doesn't  go  in  for  much  small  talk 
or  joshing  on  a  movie  set.  She's  inclined 
to  keep  quiet  unless  there's  something 
she  really  wants  to  say  or  unless  she's 
with  her  own  chums.  She  usually  rests 
quietly  on  the  sidelines  until  time  to 
take  her  place  before  the  camera,  or  she 
slips  off  to  her  dressing  room,  where 
she  keeps  a  typewriter  on  which  she 
pounds  out  endless  letters  to  friends  in 
various  parts  of  the  world.  Add  to  this 
the  fact  that  her  conversations  with 
her  maid  cannot  be  understood  even 
when  heard  by  co-workers,  because 
they're  in  Spanish — and  you  begin  to 
realize  why  Linda  seems  a  mystery  and 
rumors  about  her  remoteness  get  their 
start. 

Despite  the  fact  that  Linda  has  a 
broad  and  lusty  sense  of  humor,  an  ex- 
tremely entertaining  wit,  lots  of  curiosity 
and  an  enormous  zest  for  living,  people 
who  meet  her  casually  seldom  realize  it. 
Linda  has  to  know  you  before  she  makes 
it  possible  for  you  to  know  her.  She 
has  a  keen  eye  for  sizing  up  people  and 
picks  her  own  friends. 

"How  about  this  big  ranch  I  heard 
you  were  dickering  for  in  New  Mexico?" 
I  asked  her.  "Are  you  planning  to  live 
there  some  day  if  the  deal  goes  through 
for  you  to  buy  it?" 

She  shrugged  off  that  thought  in  a 

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LINDA'S  HECTIC  LOVE  LIFE 

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hurry.  "Heck  no,"  she  replied.  "Who 
wants  to  live  in  any  one  place  all  the 
time.  I  think  it'll  be  fun  to  take  my  little 
girl,  Lola,  there  for  nice,  wholesome 
vacations  now  and  then,  but  the  ranch 
will  be  a  money-project.  We'll  raise 
cattle  and  horses." 

"Oh,"  I  said,  "and  I  guess  you'll  enjoy 
riding  horses  there,  hmm?" 

"Not  me,"  she  grinned.  "I  don't  ride." 

"Aren't  you  from  Texas?"  I  prompted. 

"I'm  from  Texas  all  right,"  she 
chuckled,  "but  I'm  strictly  an  indoor 
girl.  I  don't  ride,  hunt,  fish,  play  tennis, 
golf  or  anything  else  athletic." 

"How  about  dancing?"  I  asked.  "Don't 
you  like  that?" 

"Oh  sure,"  she  responded,  "I  like  to 
dance  if  there's  anyone  around  who 
really  knows  how.  So  few  men  do.  But 
dancing,"  she  pointed  out  with  a  twinkle, 
"is  an  indoor  sport!" 

Encouraged  by  Linda's  frank  and 
breezy  retorts,  I  summoned  up  the  nerve 
to  ask  about  her  much  discussed  romance 
with  Amato. 

"Remember,  Linda,  you  arrived  in 
Rome  last  Fall  while  I  was  there,"  I 
reminded  her,  "and  you  hit  all  the  head- 
lines. The  newspapers  told  of  a  big  ro- 
mance between  you  and  Amato.  Do 
you — uh,  do  you  love  him?"  I  asked  hes- 
itatingly. 

"Peppino?"  she  said  warmly,  "I  call 
him  Peppino.  Of  course  I  love  him.  I 
adore  him.  He's  so  wonderful.  I  love 
Peppino  very  much — but  that  doesn't 
mean  that  I'm  in  love  with  him  with 
marriage  on  my  mind! 

"I  don't  want  to  marry  anyone  now," 
she  said  emphatically.  "I  want  to  be 
free  and  I  want  to  travel  a  lot,  but  only 
to  places  where  I  can  take  Lola  with 
me.  I'll  never  leave  her  home  again," 
she  confided.  "I  tried  it  once,  and  I 
was  miserable  worrying  about  her.  A 
child  of  five  must  have  her  mother's 
companionship.  I  phoned  her  every  night 
when  I  was  in  Jamaica  making  a  picture 
there,"  she  continued,  "but  phone  calls 
are  not  enough  for  a  small  child." 

"I  suppose  your  folks  could  watch  out 
for  her,  though?"  I  conjectured.  "They 
live  here  in  Los  Angeles  now,  don't 
they?" 

"Oh  yes,  they're  here,"  she  assured 
me.  "My  dad's  retired  now,  but  he  was 
a  postman  here  for  years.  My  folks 
don't  live  with  me,  though,  and  I  don't 
want  them  to,  either,"  she  said  firmly. 
"I  had  enough  family  while  I  was  grow- 
ing up.  I  want  to  look  after  Lola  myself 
until  it's  time  to  turn  her  loose." 

"What's  this  I  hear  about  a  house  you 
bought  on  the  edge  of  Rome?"  I  asked 
her.  "That  sounds  kind  of  permanent." 

Linda  laughed.  "First  of  all,  I  haven't 
yet  bought  this  castle  I'm  supposed  to  be 
having  built  behind  a  big  wall.  I  did 
look  around  when  I  was  there,"  she  ad- 
mitted, "because  I'm  crazy  about  Italy. 
I  love  the  sunlight  and  the  language  and 
the  works  of  art  and  the  people.  I'd  like 
to  go  over  every  year  for  a  while,"  she 
went  on,  "or  as  often  as  possible,  BUT 
I  don't  intend  to  live  there  all  the  time 
any  more  than  I  intend  to  live  in  Holly- 
wood or  on  a  ranch  or  anywhere  else 
ALL  the  time.  I  want  to  see  the  world. 


"I'd  like  to  buy  one  of  those  modern 
Roman  homes,"  she  reflected,  "decorate 
it  myself  and  have  it  to  live  in  whenever 
I'm  there."  Like  the  excellent  young 
businesswoman  that  she  is,  Linda  added, 
"and  you  know  how  easily  I  could 
rent  it  out  when  I'm  not  there.  Houses 
and  luxury  apartments  are  at  a  premium 
in  Rome  these  days." 

Linda  is  planning  to  leave  shortly  for 
Rome.  She'll  take  her  little  girl  and  her 
secretary-maid  with  her  while  she  makes 
a  movie  there  for  her  most-mentioned 
beau,  Giuseppe  Amato.  She  may  buy  or 
build  a  home  when  she  gets  there  this 
trip.  She  doesn't  know  yet  just  how 


long  she  will  stay.  That  depends  on 
work,  she  explained  to  me.  One  thing 
she  stated  definitely  about  the  trip  is 
that  she  does  not  plan  to  stay  in  Europe 
for  an  eighteen-month  period.  Her  fu- 
ture movements  depend  upon  film  offers. 

"Is  your  work  very  important  to  you?" 
I  asked  curiously. 

Again  Linda  grinned  at  me  and  replied 
with  refreshing  candor.  "I'd  much  rather 
sit  and  paint  pictures  or  edit  the  movies 
I  take  on  trips,"  (she's  highly  skilled 
at  making  and  cutting  her  own  hobby 
movies),  "or  just  sit,"  she  insisted,  "but 
somebody  has  to  pay  for  all  that — and 
that  somebody  is  me!"  END 


HOW  TO  AVOID  THAT  MARRIED  LOOK 

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on  the  screen  of  the  Champions  spells 
something  else.  To  these  people,  Marge 
and  Gower  are  a  walking  advertisement 
of  "How  To  Be  Happy  Though  Married." 

And  there  you  have  the  Champions. 
Married  five  years,  their  faces  are  just  as 
bright  and  enthusiastic  as  newlyweds. 
How  do  they  do  it?  It's  no  secret. 

"We  love  our  work,  we  love  each 
other,"  they  say.  "We  share  everything 


together,  every  single  minute  of  the  time." 

Even  when  you  do  know  it,  watching 
them  dance  together,  it's  still  hard  to  be- 
lieve they  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  There's  no- 
thing settled  or  taken  for  granted  in  their 
wooing  of  each  other  while  they're  danc- 
ing— and  that's  part  of  their  secret. 

Another  part  of  their  secret  is  the  re- 
lationship they've  worked  out  to  avoid  the 
ordinary  marital  difficulties.   Sharing  a 


Marge  and  Gower  Champion  believe  that  dancing  is  a  happy  thing  that  calls 
for  a  smile  on  the  face  and  for  bright  eyes  and  gaiety.   Romance  in  rhythm. 


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career  means  each  one  understands  all 
the  problems  of  the  other. 

"If  Gower  is  kept  late  at  the  studio," 
says  Marge,  "I  don't  sit  home  wondering 
and  growing  angry.  I  know  from  my  own 
experience  what  must  have  happened, 
and  when  he  arrives  tired  and  irritable, 
I  can  understand  why  he  doesn't  want  to 
talk." 

Biggest,  and  perhaps  best  thing  of  all  is 
that  there  is  no  division  of  authority  in 
their  marriage.  It's  Gower  who  leads  in 
every  way,  and  Marge  who  happily  fol- 
lows his  directions.  And  as  most  marriage 
clinics  agree,  women  are  usually  happier 
when  the  man  leads  and  they  can  look  up 
to  him. 

In  Hollywood,  where  careers  and  mar- 
riages are  notoriously  bad  mixers,  the 
Champions  seem  to  have  the  right  solu- 
tion. They  work  together,  and  they  en- 
joy their  work.  There's  no  fretting  be- 
cause one  is  working  and  too  exhausted 
for  social  life  when  the  other  is  taking  it 
easy.  The  Champions  are  exhausted — or 
full  of  life — at  the  same  moment. 

There's  no  worrying  about  gossip  be- 
cause of  studio-publicized  extra-marital 
appearances  with  the  stars  of  their  sep- 
arate pictures,  because  they  star  with 
each  other.  And  because  they  share  the 
most  important  things  in  their  lives  with 
each  other,  all  the  dissimilarities  in  taste 
or  opinion  become  too  unimportant  to 
quarrel  about. 

"Marriages  fail  when  one  partner 
makes  more  money,  or  is  a  bigger  success 
than  the  other,"  reveals  a  close  friend. 
"While  the  Champions  could  be  success- 
ful on  their  own — Gower  as  a  dance  di- 
rector, and  Marge  as  a  soloist — they  are 
wise  enough  to  stay  together,  and  thus 
remove  the  possibility  of  separations  in 
their  success  or  failure." 

In  reality,  the  saga  of  the  Champions 
was  a  love  idyll  from  the  start.  They  both 
attended  Hubert  Howe  Bancroft  Junior 
High  School  together.  Gower  was  one  of 
Ernest  Belcher's  star  dancing  pupils,  Mr. 
Belcher  being  Marge's  father.  Gower  won 
a  dancing  contest  at  the  Cocoanut  Grove 


headlines  in  the  papers  are  full  of  cases 
where  girls  just  couldn't  settle  down  and 
take  on  a  sense  of  values,  a  balance  in 
living.  Why  else  do  you  read  about  the 
tragic  errors  in  the  lives  of  so  many 
teen-agers? 

"My  daughters  will  some  day  be  at 
the  age  when  they  will  want  to  go  out  a 
lot — and  to  do  all  the  normal  things 
young  people  do.  This  is  fine  with  me  as 
long  as  they  stay  with  normal  things.  I 
hope  to  have  complete  supervision  over 
them,  though,  until  they're  eighteen — 
and  that  means  they're  not  going  to  have 
the  chance  to  do  all  they'll  probably 
want  to.  Nor  are  they  going  to  date  just 
any  boy.  One  night  a  week  for  a  date 
will  be  their  allotment — and  in  that  way 
they'll  not  see  and  do  so  much  they'll  be 


with  Jean  Tyler,  and  together  they  suc- 
cessfully toured  the  nation  as  a  team. 

In  the  meantime  Marge  was  scoring  in 
light  operettas,  in  Walt  Disney  movies  as 
the  model  for  "Snow  White"  and  the 
"Pinnocchio"  Blue  Fairy,  finally  landing 
on  the  New  York  stage.  World  War  II 
took  Gower  from  behind  the  footlights 
and  into  the  Coast  Guard — with  stints  in 
the  Atlantic  and  Pacific.  Following  his 
discharge,  he  found  himself  without  a 
partner — Jean  having  married  and  retired 
from  show  business. 

It  was  in  New  York  that  he  met  Marge 
again,  eventually  to  form  a  dance  team. 
They  were  doing  all  right  when  Marge 
got  an  offer  to  appear  in  "Allegro." 

"This  meant  breaking  up  the  act,"  says 
Gower,  "and  so  we  were  married,  thus 
preserving  the  team." 

Finally,  it  was  their  sensational  engage- 
ment at  the  Sunset  Strip  night  spot,  the 
Mocambo,  that  paved  the  way  for  their 
career  before  the  cameras.  And  the  rest 
you  know. 

As  for  that  married  look,  or  rather  the 
absence  of  it — that,  too,  can  depend  on  a 
choice  of  profession.  The  Champions 
were  lucky  in  the  pursuit  they  had  picked 
for  themselves.  Dancing  isn't  something 
that  requires  "emoting"  or  tragedy. 
Dancing,  especially  when  done  by  Marge 
and  Gower  Champion,  is  a  happy  thing. 
It  calls  for  a  smile  on  the  face  and  for 
bright  eyes  and  gaiety. 

Everybody  knows  those  apparently 
simple  but  breathtaking  twirls  and  spins 
are  the  result  of  hard  physical  work  and 
weeks  of  rehearsal.  Everybody  knows 
Marge  occasionally  gets  a  bad  bruise,  and 
Gower's  muscles  ache  while  they're  work- 
ing on  a  particularly  strenuous  routine. 

But  in  the  finished  performance,  when 
the  dance  routine  is  perfected,  they  let 
themselves  go,  and  the  result  is  as  excit- 
ing for  an  audience  as  sitting  in  on  the 
birth  of  romance. 

Yes — they're  married,  but  the  romance 
is  still  there.  They're  young,  they're  in 
love,  and  they're  partners  in  rhythm.  And 
every  time  they  dance  together,  they  fall 
in  love  all  over  again  before  your  eyes. END 


bored  to  death  within  a  very  short  time. 

"I  admit  I'm  raising  them  the  way  I  was 
raised — and  they'll  probably  think  I'm 
just  as  'unreasonable'  as  I  thought  my 
mother  was.  Needless  to  say,  I'm  now 
very  glad  mother  took  the  stand  she  did. 
I  was  never  allowed  to  be  out  after 
eleven-thirty  at  night  until  I  was 
eighteen.  Oh,  I  thought  she  was  being 
very  cruel  then  but  because  of  this 
training  everything  is  exciting  to  me 
now.  I've  never  been  bored  in  my  life 
and  I  haven't  a  single  frustration  run- 
ning around  inside  me. 

"The  play  girl  is,  in  a  way,  a  contra- 
diction. She  has  to  depend  on  a  certain 
amount  of  attractiveness  to  be  in  demand 
enough  to  lead  the  giddy  life.  And  yet 
she  forgets   that   the   more  frantically 


she  runs  about  searching  for  something 
new  to  do,  the  faster  she  will  age.  Fast 
living  shows  quickly.  It  doesn't  take  long 
for  that  wonderful  freshness  to  fade.  And 
once  that  is  gone,  so  is  her  appeal. 

"Getting  a  sense  of  values  is  important 
to  any  girl.  To  be  really  happy  she 
can't  live  twenty  years  in  two.  If  she 
takes  it  easy  and  doesn't  try  to  do  every- 
thing today  or  yesterday  she'll  have  some 
great  tomorrows  to  look  forward  to." 

The  play  girl  usually  feels  that  she 
must  have  a  lot  of  dates.  And,  as  a  rule, 
it  doesn't  matter  what  the  fellow  is  like 
as  long  as  he'll  take  her  somewhere.  It's 
the  restless  urge  to  be  doing  something,  a 
feeling  that  the  more  she  dates  the  more 
popular  she  is. 

Betty  has  never  gone  along  with  this 
line  of  thinking.  When  she  was  the  belle 
of  New  York  while  doing  "DuBarry  Was 
A  Lady"  she  was  asked  out  a  good  deal 
— and  always  by  the  most  popular  men. 
The  girls  in  the  show  would  drool  at 
Betty  with  envy,  but  she  never  accepted 
a  single  date.  She  was  not  interested  in 
playing  the  field.  She  was  content  to 
wait  until  she  found  the  right  man. 
That's  why  she  later  became  a  happy 
Mrs.  Harry  James. 

"Lots  of  dates  may  be  all  right  for 
some,  but  they  didn't  intrigue  me,"  Betty 
went  on.  "However,  there  is  a  certain 
value  to  going  out  with  several  differ- 
ent men  because  a  girl  gets  a  better  idea 
as  to  the  kind  of  man  she  wants  to  marry. 
I  frankly  hope  my  daughters  won't  start 
going  steady  too  soon.  But  I  also  will 
try  to  be  sure  that  they  don't  get  so 
superficially  date-conscious  that  they  for- 
get what's  important  in  life.  I'm  sure 
this  won't  happen  to  them. 

"The  play  girl  dates  so  many  different 
men  that  eventually  she  loses  interest  in 
all  men — and,  whether  she'll  admit  it  or 
not,  in  herself.  What's  even  more  im- 
portant— a  man  soon  loses  interest  in  her 
when  he  sees  her  with  so  many  other 
fellows. 

"Some  play  girls  think  that  the  more 
they  date  the  more  desirable  they'll  be  to 
men.  I  don't  agree  with  this  philosophy. 
I  think  that  when  a  man  is  interested  in 
a  girl  he  wants  her  to  go  with  him  and 
no  one  else.  This  is  quite  a  natural — 
and  commendable — attitude. 

"The  girl  who  goes  out  with  anyone 
just  to  be  going  out  sooner  or  later 
should  wake  up  and  find  that  what  she 
has  always  really  wanted  is  a  husband. 
But  by  now  she  has  burned  herself  out 
so  much  that  while  she  may  only  be 
twenty  she  looks  thirty-five,  so  she  has 
to  start  the  date  routine  all  over  again — 
but  with  a  different  attitude.  The  trouble 
is  that  by  this  time  she's  not  going  to  be 
so  desirable  to  the  kind  of  man  she  sud- 
denly wants. 

"Dates  are  a  perfectly  normal  part  of 
a  young  girl's  life — as  long  as  they're 
not  made  into  a  production.  Every  girl 
wants  to  date  the  football  captain.  The 
danger  comes  when  she  starts  envisioning 
herself  as  the  femme  fatale  whose  duty 
in  life  is  to  play  games  with  men. 

"The  play  girl  has  a  tendency,  as  a 
result,  to  think  too  much  of  her  own  im- 
portance. And  sooner  or  later  she  be- 
comes dominant,  aggressive.  Gradually, 

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PITY  THE  POOR  PLAY  GIRL 

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she  builds  herself  into  a  3-D  sized  let- 
down. 

"Maybe  some  girls  act  this  way  because 
they're  basically  afraid  of  marriage — or 
because  they're  insecure  within  them- 
selves and  need  some  kind  of  self-con- 
fidence. They  believe  that  by  playing  and 
running  away  from  all  responsibilities 
they  can  have  a  gay  time  and  feel  im- 
portant to  themselves.  But  the  day  al- 
ways comes  when  they  realize  that  if 
they  want  a  good  life  they  have  to  stop 
running  and  face  facts.  Usually,  they 
learn  this  too  late. 

"Yet,  I've  seen  some  girls  go  to  great 
lengths  to  be  popular  and  alluring.  For 
one  thing,  they  adopt  every  trapping 
known  in  an  attempt  to  be  glamourous 
and  only  end  up  being  phony  and  ob- 
vious. They  play  the  alluring  female  so 
convincingly  they  wonder  why  men  get 
the  wrong  ideas  about  them.  They  also 
like  to  surround  themselves  with  people 
who  are  as  phony  as  they  are.  So  they 
and  their  friends  end  up  merely  using 
one  another. 

"The  false  conception  of  glamour  is  a 
typical  mistake  the  play  girl  makes.  If 
all  the  trimmings  she  has  adopted  went 
up  in  a  fire  she'd  be  stuck.  Glamour  is 
not  a  white  fox  cape  or  a  Bikini  bath- 
ing suit.  It's  an  inner  quality  that  shines 
through  —  and  that  quality  can  never 
come  to  life  if  a  girl  wastes  her  time 
on  an  endless  round  of  playful  pleasures. 

"I  can't  be  bothered  with  the  phony 
ideas  of  glamour.  Why,  it's  hard  even  to 
get  me  to  plan  on  what  to  wear  the  few 
'imes  I  do  go  out.  Recently  Harry  and 
I  were  invited  to  the  annual  Jockey  Ball 
and  I  didn't  have  an  evening  gown  to  my 
name.  So  I  bought  one — and  I'll  probably 
never  wear  it  again.  One  thing  for  sure — 
I  can't  wear  it  to  next  year's  ball. 

"I've  never  been  one  to  like  shopping 
for  clothes.  If  I  need  something  for  a 
special  occasion  I  do  get  excited  and  then 
enjoy  going  to  a  store.  Otherwise,  you 
couldn't  drag  me  out  for  a  shopping 
spree." 

Betty  has  based  her  whole  life  on  the 
importance  of  a  happy  marriage.  And, 
to  her,  there's  only  one  way  to  prepare 
for  it.  That  is  to  fill  your  life  with  the 
right  ideals,  to  build  your  moments  not 
towards  the  next  cocktail  bar  but  to- 
wards your  future  home. 

"A  man  wants  to  marry  a  girl  who 
still  has  a  few  ideals  and  illusions  left," 
Betty  said.  "If  there  are  any  changes 
for  her  to  make,  he'll  tell  her  about  them 
afterwards  but,  basically,  he  wants  to  feel 
she  has  waited  all  her  life  for  him.  Of 
course,  after  I  married,  Harry  wanted  me 
to  make  some  changes.  Like  my  blonde 
hair,  for  instance.  Once  I  became  Mrs. 
Harry  James  he  wanted  me  to  darken 
it.  I  reminded  him  I  was  a  blonde  when 
he  asked  me  to  marry  him.  He  saw  the 
point. 

"But  marriage  has  changed  me — and 
it  changes  every  girl.  Harry  is  respon- 
sible for  some  personality  alterations.  He 
has  the  disposition  of  an  angel — and  I 
have  not.  He  got  me  to  relax  more,  not  to 
fly  off  the  handle  so  much.  He  was  a 
balance  wheel  for  me.  I  was  willing  to 
make  such  changes  because  I  had — and 
still  have — very  great  respect  for  him." 
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Betty  didn't  add  this,  but  she  was  able 
to  change  too  because  she  had  gone  into 
marriage  with  self-respect.  She  had 
lived  a  decent  kind  of  life  and  was,  there- 
fore, not  filled  with  the  frustrations  that 
are  part  and  parcel  of  every  play  girl. 
She  had  a  happy  home  and  marriage  as 
her  goal  —  and  no  superficial  gaiety 
blocked  the  clear  view  ahead  for  her. 

"If  only  the  play  girl  would  realize 
how  much  fun  she  is  missing  by  being 
on  the  merry-go-round  she'd  get  back 


actor  who  had  spent  a  month  in  a  wheel- 
chair in  a  paraplegics'  hospital  in  order 
to  give  an  honest  interpretation  of  the 
problems  and  triumphs  of  such  men. 

The  reason  most  people  are  somewhat 
afraid  of  Marlon  Brando  is  that  he  is 
a  natural-born  clipper  of  ears  that  he 
decides  have  grown  too  long.  Whether 
a  situation  warrants  it  or  not,  Marlon 
is  likely  to  bring  out  the  scissors. 

Laslo  Benedek,  Marlon's  friend  and 
director  of  "The  Wild  One,"  is  a  busy 
man;  normally  he  has  more  to  do  in  24 
hours  than  the  average  person  could  do 
in  48,  so  occasionally  he  has  to  be 
brusque  in  dealing  with  the  horde  of 
job-seekers  who  pester  every  director. 

Marlon  was  in  Mr.  Benedek's  office 
one  afternoon  when  a  call  came  in  from 
a  lad  who,  having  read  the  short  story 
from  which  "The  Wild  One"  was  fash- 
ioned, wanted  a  part  which  he  felt  was 
tailor-made  for  him.  Unfortunately  the 
character  had  been  eliminated  from  the 
screen  play,  but  Mr.  Benedek  didn't  have 
time  to  explain  that  change.  He  said 
merely,  "I'm  sorry,  but  I  can't  use  you," 
and  hung  up. 

Marlon  Brando,  sitting  across  the  desk 


to  earth  faster,"  Betty  said  with  great 
sincerity.  "Why  not  start  living  now? 
Why  wait  until  you're  tired  of  playing 
and  then  find  the  boat  has  sailed?  Why 
not  take  time  to  look  at  yourself  and  ad- 
mit that  you're  running  away  from  the 
very  things  that  will  bring  you  real  and 
lasting  happiness? 

"Or  is  the  giddy  whirl  your  idea  of 
the  way  to  find  honest  love  and  complete 
living?  If  so,  good  luck  to  you.  You'll 
need  it."  END 


from  the  director,  his  chin  sunk  into  his 
chest,  his  neck  disappearing  into  the 
seat  of  the  chair,  growled,  "So  that's  the 
way  the  great  director  gets  rid  of  the 
poor  devils  who  are  trying  to  get  jobs 
.  .  .  "  He  continued  this  needling  for 
several  minutes  until  the  director,  a 
kindly  man,  made  arrangements  to  inter- 
view the  boy  and  explain  in  person 
that  the  coveted  part  simply  didn't  exist 
in  the  picture. 

Marlon  Brando,  personally,  summons 
from  sound  stage  to  New  York  theatre 
and  back  again  a  group  that  might  be 
called  the  Brando  Repertory  Company. 
When  Brando  works,  so  do  they.  "Julius 
Caesar"  represented  one  of  the  finest 
spoils  systems  of  Brando's  career,  be- 
cause the  mob  scenes  were  numerous  and 
populous.  Practically  everyone  with 
whom  Marlon  had  ever  worked  was  with 
him  somewhere  in  the  busy  and  bloody 
tale  of  the  Roman  dictator. 

When  Marlon  went  to  work  in  "The 
Wild  One"  he  handed  Mr.  Benedek  a 
long  list  of  names  and  telephone  num- 
bers. "These  are  the  people  I'd  like  to 
have  working  with  me,"  he  said  in  a 
tone  of  sweet  compliance,  as  if  the  list 


Betty  Grable  and  her  husband,  Harry  James,  enjoying  their  favorite  sport. 
"Harry  has  the  disposition  of  an  angel.   I  have  not.   He  taught  me  to  relax." 


THE  NIMBLE  NON-CONFORMIST 

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The  indifferent  Marlon  Brando  has  been  known  to  treat  world  famous  colum- 
nists as  if  they  were  imbeciles,  yet  grant  interview  to  high  school  paper. 


had  been  sought  from  him  well  in  ad- 
vance of  production  and  he  was  happy 
to  do  management  this  favor. 

Marlon  has  been  known  to  treat 
world-famed  columnists  as  if  they  were 
imbeciles,  but  when  the  seventeen-year- 
old  daughter  of  a  friend  of  a  studio 
workman  asked  for  an  interview  to  be 
published  in  her  school  paper,  Marlon 
was  charming.  He  spent  almost  two 
hours  on  the  set  with  the  girl,  answer- 
ing her  questions  with  grave  consider- 
ation, talking  to  her  about  her  exper- 
iences in  Europe  (she  was  a  native  of 
Austria)  and  asking  advice  about  sights 
to  see  and  places  worth  visiting  on  the 
Continent. 

She  went  away  wondering  how  cer- 
tain powerful  reporters  could  be  so  un- 
fair to  a  man  of  the  greatest  courtesy. 
The  answer  was,  of  course,  that  Marlon 
Brando  does  not  hunt  rabbits.  When  he 
goes  gunning,  it  is  for  game  equipped 
to  inflict  as  much  damage,  or  ideally, 
more,  than  he  can. 

Quite  a  lot  has  been  written  about  his 
financial  foibles.  For  years  he  made  it 
a  practice  to  borrow  money  indiscrim- 
inately, and  never  pay  it  back.  The  re- 
verse side  of  this  coin  was  that  anyone 
who  needed  a  loan  could  ask  Marlon 
for  it  and  be  assured  of  his  turned-out 
pockets.  If  he  had  fifty  dollars  or  five 
cents  it  went  to  the  petitioner  and  Mar- 
lon didn't  expect  to  be  repaid.  Money, 
his  attitude  seemed  to  say,  was  like  air; 
everyone  should  be  able  to  get  as  much 
for  personal  use  as  he  needed.  Who 
would  think  of  storing  up  air?  Or  at- 
tempting to  return  it,  once  used? 

Marlon's  father,  an  orthodox  type, 
began  to  collect  Marlon's  checks,  invest 
the  funds,  and  dole  out  a  weekly  allow- 
ance. Marlon,  nowadays,  is  always 
broke  on  allowance-day-plus-one,  main- 
ly because  he  now  repays  everything  he 
has  borrowed  during  the  lean  six  days 
of  the  previous  week. 

It  would  be  unrealistic  to  say  that  he 
doesn't  appreciate  the  problem  and  the 
power  of  money,  because  he  does — in 
his  own  way.  During  the  filming  of 
"The  Wild  One"  a  workman  was  injured 
in  one  of  those  rare  accidents  that  some- 
times occur  during  a  complicated  se- 
quence. 

The  following  day,  one  of  the  man's 
friends  took  up  a  collection.  Most  fel- 
low workers  gave  five  or  ten  dollars; 
Marlon  had  been  in  touch  with  his  agen- 
cy and  had  floated  a  loan  of  two  hun- 
dred dollars  which  he  dropped  in  the 
hat,  in  cash. 

The  collector  protested  that  Marlon 
was  being  too  generous,  but  Marlon  in- 
sisted on  giving  the  whole  amount. 

"It's  really  swell  of  you  to  give  so 
much,"  the  man  said. 

Marlon  looked  thoughtful.  "It's  nice 
to  have  it  so  that  it  can  be  given,"  he 
murmured.  "Sometimes  I  haven't  been 
able  to  help  as  much  as  I've  wanted, 
but  it's  great  to  have  it  when  someone 
needs  it." 

The  air-for-all  attitude  once  again, 
you  will  notice. 

Even  the  Brando  sense  of  humor  con- 
tains, for  other  people,  almost  as  much 
shock    as    laughter.    After    a  several 


months'  absence  from  Hollywood,  he 
turned  up  in  the  office  of  a  friend  one 
afternoon.  During  a  previous  stay  in 
Hollywood  he  had  been  a  great  favorite 
of  the  wife  of  the  man  to  whom  he  was 
talking.  When  Brando  asked  after  the 
lady's  health,  her  husband  nodded  to  the 
telephone  and  suggested,  "Why  don't 
you  call  her?  She'd  love  to  hear  from 
you — might  invite  you  out  for  dinner." 

Eagerly,  Brando  dialed  the  number. 
When  the  woman  he  liked  so  well 
answered,  he  said  in  a  disguised  but 
magnificently  official  voice,  "This  is  the 
Edison  Gas  Company  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia and  I  regret  to  inform  you  that, 
because  of  your  failure  to  pay  for  serv- 
ice, and  your  ignoring  our  repeated  no- 
tices of  delinquency,  we  must  cut  off 
your  service  this  afternoon.  Only  your 
immediate  appearance  at  our  offices  can 
forestall  this." 

There  is  no  Edison  Gas  Company  in 
Southern  California,  of  course,  a  fact 
that — in  the  excitement — escaped  the 
lady.  She  checked  her  receipted  bills, 
telephoned  the  company  which  did  sup- 
ply her  service  and  gave  them  a  bad 
thirty  minutes.  She  still  doesn't  know 
what  imp  tossed  the  monkey  wrench  in 
the  gas  works. 

On  another  occasion  Brando  had  been 
awol  for  forty-eight  hours  when  he 
was  needed  for  retakes.  At  length  he 
wandered  into  the  office  of  a  friend  and 
was  told  that  Stanley  Kramer,  his  agen- 
cy, and  half  of  the  West  Coast  was  fer- 
reting for  Brando.  Marlon  made  no 
answer.  He  simply  dialed  his  agency  of- 
fice, growled,  "This  is  Stanley  Kramer. 
Unless  you  bring  Brando  to  my  office 
within  the  next  hour,  our  deal  is  off," 
and  hung  up. 

Every  man  in  the  agency  was  alerted 
and  dispatched  in  search  of  a  man  who, 
if  he  chose  to  avoid  apprehension, 
couldn't  be  found  by  a  psychic  St.  Ber- 
nard accompanied  by  a  brace  of  blood- 
hounds. 

Now  and  then  the  telephonic  Brando 
has  dialed  a  wrong  number.  One  drowsy 


three  a.m.  when  a  Brando  picture  was 
about  three -fourths  completed,  Marlon 
telephoned  a  studio  official  to  say,  "This 
is  Jones  of  The  Times.  We  have  a  report 
that  Marlon  Brando  has  been  critically 
injured  in  an  automobile  accident.  Have 
you  any  further  information?" 

Shot  back  the  official,  "We  understand 
that  both  legs  and  both  arms  are  broken 
and  we  shall  have  to  replace  him  in  the 
picture." 

There  was  a  shocked  silence  and  then 
a  plaintive  reply,  "My  gosh,  that's  a  fine 
attitude.  You  don't  even  sound  sorry." 

Occasionally  his  sense  of  humor  takes 
a  quotable  turn.  While  he  was  working 
in  "The  Wild  One"  he  reported  to  the 
set  one  morning  to  spy  cameraman  Hal 
Mohr  bundled  up  in  beret,  woolen  muff- 
ler, windbreaker,  riding  trousers  and 
puttees,  an  oufit  that  was  traditional  in 
the  more  exotic  days  of  motion  pictures. 
Brando  studied  this  jazz  age  costume  and 
queried  with  a  straight  face,  "Where's 
Clara  Bow?" 

It  is  pleasant  to  be  able  to  report  that 
so  self-possessed  a  human  being  has  his 
weaknesses.  He  has  a  terrible  time  re- 
membering both  names  and  faces.  The 
average  human  being  recalls  one  or  the 
other,  suffers  agonies  during  mental 
delving  for  the  missing  jigsaw  of  iden- 
tity. Brando  loses  both  completely  out 
of  his  consciousness. 

He  tells  this  story  on  himself:  he 
boarded  a  New  York  bus  one  afternoon, 
sat  next  to  a  man  who  greeted  him  in- 
stantly by  name  and  whose  conversa- 
tion indicated  that  the  speaker  was  fa- 
miliar with  Brando's  latest  play,  with 
his  previous  successes,  and  with  his  con- 
templated future.  Marlon  was  more  than 
affable  while  writhing  mentally  in  an 
effort  toward  even  partial  recall. 

Not  until  several  hours  later  did  Mar- 
lon remember  that  his  "intimate  friend" 
had  been  the  attendant  in  the  men's 
room  in  a  small  Harlem  night  club  which 
Marlon  had  visited  at  wide  intervals. 

It  is  also  pleasant  to  report  that  Mar- 

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Ion  Brando  is  flexible.  A  good  deal  has 
been  written  about  his  addiction  to 
sneakers,  sweat  shirts  and  jeans.  How- 
ever, when  he  had  completed  arrange- 
ments to  spend  the  Summer  in  Europe, 
he  ordered,  and  stood  patiently  to  be 
fitted  for,  three  tailor-made  suits.  He 
also  invested  in  the  essential  white  shirts, 
ties,  socks,  and  shoes  demanded  by  the 
suits. 

Let  not  these  purchases  be  interpreted 
as  an  indication  of  the  emergence  of 
"the  new  Marlon  Brando,"  however.  A 
few  hours  after  taking  the  suits  home, 
he  rushed  down  to  Main  Street  to  take 
advantage  of  the  bankrupt  sale  of  a 


anger,  intrigue,  anything  at  all.  Must 
love  always  be  a  battle?  Well,  let  me 
tell  you  right  now  that  no  man  is  going 
to  keep  me  from  leading  the  life  I  want. 
Everybody  is  entitled  to  fulfillment,  and 
that  includes  me  and  every  other  woman 
in  the  world." 

The  arrival  of  the  make-up  artist  gave 
Zsa  Zsa  a  chance  to  catch  her  breath  and 
me  my  balance.  So  Zsa  Zsa  had  revived 
the  battle  of  the  sexes  with  a  vengeance 
and  had  taken  over  the  starring  role. 
Glamourous,  tantalizing,  witty  and  expe- 
rienced, she  was  certainly  a  formidable 
general  to  lead  the  fray  against  us  poor, 
defenseless  males.  As  she  is  the  first  to 
admit,  in  her  disarming  manner,  she  has 
had  an  extraordinary  opportunity,  fully 
taken  advantage  of,  to  study  the  male  of 
the  species  intimately  in  a  dozen  coun- 
tries, through  five  languages  and  three 
marriages — the  first  to  Burhan  Belgee,  the 
one-time  Turkish  ambassador  to  Hun- 
gary; the  second  to  American  business 
tycoon  Conrad  Hilton,  and  the  third  to 
Hollywood  star  George  Sanders. 

I  watched  Zsa  Zsa  loosen  her  tight- 
fitting,  white  terry-cloth  robe,  revealing 
her  perfectly-molded  shoulders,  as  she 
discussed  lipsticks  and  pancake  shad- 
ings. I  had  come  from  Paris  to  ask  Zsa 
Zsa  several  questions,  but  I  decided  to 
postpone  them  to  another  time  and  to 
stimulate  her  train  of  thought  instead. 
I  bluntly  asked  her  if  George,  who  was 
just  finishing  a  film  in  Rome  with  In- 
grid  Bergman,  had  something  to  do  with 
her  state  of  mind.  She  looked  at  me 
sharply  through  the  mirror,  then  smiled, 
her  face  softening. 

"Naturally.  He's  my  husband,  isn't 
he?  He's  so  maddening.  He  simply 
refuses  to  remember  that  after  all,  I'm 
a  person  too.  You  know  what  he  said? 
That  if  a  woman  had  to  have  a  head, 
they  ought  to  operate  and  remove  the 
brain!   I  don't  like  that  kind  of  talk." 

She  turned,  looked  into  my  eyes,  al- 
most a  little  girl  uncertain  of  her  be- 
havior. "Perhaps  it's  not  a  good  idea  to 
talk  about  George  and  me  as  much  as  I 
do.  But  I  can't  seem  to  help  it.  Our 
marriage  is  difficult,  very  difficult.  But 
so  many  are,  aren't  they?  Other  men 
end  women  have  serious  problems  to 
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sports  store.  Among  such  theft-priced 
items  as  surplus  skiis,  racing  skates, 
catcher's  mitts,  and  safari  equipment,  he 
located  two  pairs  of  boxing  gloves, 
hastened  to  the  home  of  Dick  Erdman 
( the  hour  was  midnight  and  Dick  had 
to  work  the  next  day)  and  conned  Dick 
into  a  boxing  match. 

"A  little  exercise  is  the  best  thing  in 
the  world  for  a  guy,"  said  Marlon 
Brando.  "Especially  when  he  has  a  hard 
day  ahead." 

Dick  Erdman  refrained  from  answer- 
ing. The  Brando  left,  like  many  other 
of  his  attributes,  is  tricky.  And  author- 
itative. END 


contend  with,  and  painful  periods  of 
adjustment,  and  have  worked  things  out 
successfully,  haven't  they?  We  quar- 
reled again  this  morning,  but  tonight, 
when  he  calls  from  Rome,  we'll  make 
up.  I  know,  because  I  love  him.  I  love 
him  very  much,  but  I  can't  help  think- 
ing that  I  love  him  more  than  he  loves 
me."  She  turned  back  to  the  mirror, 
suddenly  wistful.  She  studied  herself  for 
a  moment,  then  allowed  the  make-up 
woman  to  start  rouging  her  piquant  lips. 
Almost  at  once,  she  pushed  the  lipstick 
from  her,  and  twisted  her  slender  body 
toward  me. 

"I've  sounded  a  bit  harsh,  haven't  I? 
Forgive  me,  mon  cher.  Let  me  tell  you  a 
joke  on  myself,  and  you'll  see  that  I 
really  haven't  changed.  You  know  how 
unintentionally  I  say  foolish  things. 
Well,  I  was  on  the  radio  in  Philadelphia 
just  before  I  came  to  Paris.  The  station 
was  owned  by  the  man  who  runs  the 
Philadelphia  Inquirer.  The  nice  woman 
who  was  interviewing  me  asked  me  what 
I  knew  about  her  city.  I  went  blank. 
All  I  could  remember  were  the  cute 
ads  I  saw  in  magazines,  so  I  said:  'Only 
that  everybody,  but  everybody  reads  the 
Bulletin!'  I  saw  her  face  freeze.  I  only 
found  out  later  that  I'd  given  the  rival 
paper  all  that  free  publicity!" 

We  both  laughed  heartily.  The  make- 
up artist,  without  understanding,  broke 
into  a  grin.  Just  then  the  script  boy  came 
in  to  tell  LoZa  La  Blonde — as  Zsa  Zsa  is 
known  in  "Public  Enemy  No.  1" — 
that  she  would  be  wanted  on  the  set  in 
fifteen  minutes.  I  said  I  would  wait  out- 
side so  that  she  could  get  dressed. 

Hundreds  of  extras  ready  for  the  next 
take  were  moving  about  in  the  lovely 
gardens  just  outside  the  sound  stage.  It 
was  a  beautiful  day  and  it  was  pleasant 
to  be  out  in  the  air.  I  began  to  chat  with 
a  group  of  actors,  and  discovered  that 
one  of  them  was  David  Opatoshu,  fea- 
tured as  Slim  The  Killer,  the  only 
other  American  imported  to  France  for 
the  film. 

Before  long,  the  always-on-time  Zsa 
Zsa  came  toward  me,  dressed  in  a 
handsomely-tailored,  black  gabardine 
suit,  its  simple  lines  relieved  by  a  jaunty 
black-and-white     polka-dot    hat  and 


"Believe  me,  at  heart,  I'm  what 
you  call  a  conformist,"  says  Zsa  Zsa. 


matching  scarf.  Several  diamond  clips 
glittered  in  the  sun. 

Fernandel,  her  co-star,  stopped  her. 
Zsa  Zsa  brought  him  over  and  intro- 
duced him.  "Such  a  master  of  comedy, 
absolument  jormidable.  And  he's  taught 
me  so  much  about  timing,  too.  He's 
such  a  darling."  Fernandel  grinned  from 
ear-to-ear,  kissed  her  affectionately  on 
both  cheeks.  "Jose  Ferrer  was  very 
patient  with  me  in  'Moulin  Rouge,' 
and  taught  me  a  great  deal  too."  "And 
George,"  I  asked?  "George  hasn't  taught 
me  a  thing.  Not  one  darn  thing!  I'm 
going  to  become  a  good  actress,  in  spite 
of  him.  I'm  very  serious  about  my  ca- 
reer. Of  course,  it  takes  time  and  work, 
and  after  all,  in  acting,  as  in  love,  it's 
experience  that  counts." 

"You've  had  a  lot  to  say  about  men. 
How  about  some  straight  talk  about  wo- 
men?" I  suggested.  Zsa  Zsa  stood  pen- 
sive for  a  moment,  then  began. 

"Primarily,  a  woman  must  have  self- 
fulfillment,"  she  started.  "This  comes 
through  work,  marriage,  motherhood,  or 
in  a  combination  of  the  three.  Marriage 
is  an  absolute  necessity  for  me.  I'm  a 
woman  who  must  be  married,  always. 
Now  I  know  that  surprises  you.  You're 
thinking  only  of  my  escapades  and  my 
caprices.  But  believe  me,  at  heart,  I'm 
really  what  you  call  a  conformist.  I 
have  George — at  least  I  think  I  do,  my 
beloved  little  Francesca,  Conrad's  daugh- 


WHAT  DO  MEN  KNOW  ABOOT  WOMEN! 

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ter  who's  now  five,  and  my  work,  which 
I  absolutely  adore.  In  many  ways,  I'm 
a  very  lucky  woman,  though  I  under- 
stand just  what  the  exquisite  Marlene 
Dietrich  meant  when  she  once  said  to 
me  that  she  might  have  been  better  off 
with  a  happy  marriage  and  five  children 
instead  of  her  career. 

"I  think  I  know  a  very  sound  test  for 
self-fulfillment.  Every  woman  should 
ask  herself,  am  I  at  peace  with  myself, 
deep  down  in  my  heart?  I  wonder 
whether  my  dear  friend,  Ava  Gardner, 
has  asked  herself  that  question?  She's 
in  Spain  now,  supposedly  to  rest.  I 
worry  about  her.  No  one  is  lovelier  or 
more  talented.  She  is  really  such  a 
sweet  and  simple  girl,  but  she  is  ruining 
her  health,  and  even  perhaps  her  future, 
trying  so  desperately  to  be  what  she 
isn't.  I  long  to  say  to  her,  'Ava,  darling, 
relax.  Relax,  and  be  yourself.' 

"I  am  myself  in  pictures,  I  think.  And 
that's  why  I  enjoy  making  them.  I'm  a 
firm  believer  in  the  term  'show  business.' 
It  means  exactly  that  to  me.  Show 
yourself,  your  own  personality.  I've 
tried  to  do  that,  and  so  far,  thank  hea- 
vens, the  public  has  been  interested. 

"There  is  no  fulfillment  whatsoever  in 
trying  to  be  different,  trying  to  be  some- 
body else.  I  know!  This  -  is  true  even  in 
the  clothes  a  woman  chooses  for  her- 
self. A  woman  makes  a  serious  mistake 
if  she  allows  what  she  wears  to  over- 


Zsa  Zsa  at  Paris  fashion  show  with 
Porfirio  Rubirosa,  Doris  Duke's  ex. 


whelm  her  personality.  Her  clothes 
must  accentuate  her  own  special  charm, 
her  own,  real  quality.  This  is  as  true  of 
the  exquisite  Dior,  Fath  and  Griffe  gowns 
that  I  adore  as  it  is  of  clothes  far  less 
expensive.  Have  you  noticed  the  French 
girls?  Of  course,  you  have!  They  have 
very  little  to  spend  on  clothes,  much  less 
than  the  average  American  girl,  and 
yet,  they  are  so  clever  with  what  they 
have.  Give  them  a  well-tailored  skirt, 
a  simple  sweater  and  blouse,  and  voila! 
So  chic,  and  with  their  good  taste,  so 
successful  in  revealing  the  individual 
qualities  which  are  truly  theirs. 

"There's  one  more  thing  I  think  is 
very  important.  To  have  faith.  Faith 
in  yourself,  faith  in  God.  If  you  do,  you 
can  do  anything  you  set  your  mind  and 
heart  to.  Anything.  I  believe  that  with 
all  my  soul.  I  believe  it,  because  so  far, 
it's  worked  for  me." 

The  assistant  director  interrupted  to 
tell  Zsa  Zsa  that  Lola  La  Blonde 
would  be  wanted  on  the  set  in  two  min- 
utes. "Darling,  I  must  go,  toute  de  suite. 
Isn't  Paris  simply  wonderful?  Doesn't  it 
do  things  to  you?"  I  agreed  that  Paris 
did.  "The  truth  is  that  I  exist  for  men. 
But  I  also  exist  for  myself.  If  men  could 
only  recognize  that  we  can  give  them  so 
much  more,  as  wives,  companions,  and 
partners  in  love,  if  we  are  fulfilled  as  hu- 
man beings.  Love  doesn't  have  to  be  a 


stimulate  women  so  that  they  want  to 
adopt  a  little  of  the  glamour  of  the  movie 
star.  On  the  contrary,  it  encourages  a 
laziness.  It  makes  a  woman  feel  that 
it's  not  important  to  be  attractive.  She 
then  refuses  to  do  the  work  necessary 
to  put  her  best  self  forward. 

Of  course,  it's  not  too  hard  for  a  star 
to  look  great  in  front  of  the  camera 
with  a  bevy  of  hairdressers,  wardrobe 
designers,  and  coiffure  experts  on  hand  to 
help.  But  when  she  goes  home  at  night 
she  faces  the  same  temptations  ordinary 
housewives  do — the  temptation  to  say, 
"Hang  the  glamour.  I  want  to  be  com- 
fortable." A  hesitant  hand  then  reaches 
for  a  pair  of  untidy  slacks,  a  mussed-up 
blouse.  And  the  hair  is  allowed  to  hang 
in  strings. 

Here  is  where  the  mental  attitude 
towards  glamour  comes  in.  A  woman  has 
to  school  herself  to  be  attractive.  She 
has  to  make  up  her  mind  that  she  is  go- 
ing to  let  nothing  make  her  look  sloven- 

ly. 

I  have  days  when  having  to  be  glam- 
ourous at  the  studio  all  day  becomes  tire- 
some. When  I  go  home  I  have  three 
youngsters  to  take  care  of — Penny,  7, 
Tony,  6,  and  Timmy,  4.  I  could  easily 
use  my  children  as  an  excuse  for  getting 
sloppy.  This  is  when  I  call  upon  that  ex- 
tra amount  of  energy.  This  is  when  I 
remember  I  must  please  my  husband  by 
looking  attractive  and  still  be  dressed  in 
such  a  way  so  that  I  can  romp  with  the 
children.  I  put  on  pedal  pushers,  a  clean 
T-shirt,  perhaps  with  a  turtle  neck,  I 


battle.  It  shouldn't  be.  No  woman  wants 
it  to  be!" 

The  lovely  Zsa  Zsa  suddenly  laughed 
and  put  her  hand  on  my  arm.  "If  after 
all  the  things  everybody  knows,  you  dare 
say  that  I  hate  men,  I'll  never  speak  to 
you  again.  I  get  along  very  well  with 
men."  "And  women,"  I  quickly  interject- 
ed? "Most  women,"  she  replied  just  as 
quickly,  her  eyes  wicked  again.  "Men  are 
so  attractive!  Yul  Brynner,  for  example. 
If  he  and  I  make  a  picture  together,  I 
guarantee  you  that  we  won't  need  3- 
dimension!  And  Robert  Mitchum,  ooo- 
la-la.  And  I'd  have  no  objection  in  the 
world  to  kicking  Marlon  Brando  around 
— in  a  picture,  of  course,"  she  added  with 
a  sly  wink.  "And  then  there's  George. 
There's  always  George.  I  hope  there  al- 
ways will  be.  I  could  be  so  happy  with 
him.    So  very  happy." 

She  smiled,  squeezed  my  hand.  "La 
vie  continue,  n'est-ce  pas?"  I  nodded. 
"Au  revoir,  mon  ami.  Merci  mille  fois 
pour  votre  visite." 

I  watched  her  go  on  to  the  set,  Lola 
La  Blonde,  leader  of  the  gang  in  "Pub- 
lic Enemy  No.  1."  The  battle  of  the  sexes 
might  wax  hotter  and  heavier  in  the 
months  to  come,  but  all  I  could  think  of 
was  what  fun  it  would  be  to  fight  with 
the  tantalizing  and  beguiling  Zsa  Zsa. 
What  man  wouldn't? 

Paris,  France 


tie  my  hair  back  with  a  ribbon,  and  I'm 
all  set  for  a  session  with  my  youngsters. 
Maybe  I'd  like  to  dress  in  velvets  and 
silks,  but  if  I  did  I'd  have  to  spend  my 
time  with  the  children  saying,  "Get  off 
of  Mommy." 

Fortunately,  my  husband,  Tony,  likes 
me  in  pedal  pushers.  He  thinks  they 
look  cute — and  I'm  not  sure  whether  that 
is  a  compliment  to  me  or  not. 

After  I've  played  with  the  children 
and  they've  gone  to  bed,  I'm  frankly 
tired.  But  many  times  I've  had  to  get 
dressed  again  to  go  to  a  premiere  or  par- 
ty. Often  I  have  wanted  to  skip  the 
whole  thing  and  just  stay  home,  but  I 
have  learned  this  is  one  temptation  I 
must  resist.  Part  of  my  job  is  going  to 
such  places — and  I  have  to  look  my  best. 
The  housewife  has  the  same  problem  to 
meet.  She  can  stagnate  at  home  and  be 
a  bore  to  her  husband  and  herself  or 
she  can  get  up  that  extra  energy,  dress 
up,  look  attractive,  and  go  out  for  the 
evening. 

Getting  dressed  up  needn't  be  a  big 
production.  Some  women  waste  a  lot  of 
time  applying  generous  amounts  of 
make-up,  perhaps  to  hide  a  face  that 
wasn't  carefully  washed.  Or  they  put  on 
a  dress  in  a  haphazard  manner  because 
they're  too  lazy  to  spend  time  working 
out  an  attractive  outfit  to  wear.  The  time 
spent  in  putting  on  the  make-up  is  all- 
consuming  when  good  soap  and  water  on 
the  face  will,  in  most  cases,  look  a  lot 
better  and  take  half  the  time.  So  in 
dress  or  cosmetics,  it's  the  mental  ap- 

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IS  IT  WORTH  THE  EFFORT? 

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proach  to  the  situation  that  counts.  It's 
the  attitude  of  wanting  to  be  well 
groomed. 

It  takes,  time  to  choose  the  proper  ac- 
cessories to  wear  with  a  dress  and  to  be 
sure  the  various  colors  in  an  outfit 
match,  but  the  results  will  be  worth  it. 
If  such  care  and  time  are  taken  you'll 
feel  sharp  instead  of  dumpy.  Ever  go 
to  a  party  when  you  knew  you  hadn't 
taken  lime  to  look  your  best?  Remember 
how  uninteresting  you  were  to  yourself 
and  others? 

The  biggest  problem  about  looking  at- 
tractive is  the  budget.  And  yet  even 
that  has  been  taken  care  of  recently. 

I  enjoy  dressing  up.  I  love  clothes. 
And  yet  I  have  learned  that  they  needn't 
be  a  forbidding  expense,  not  with  the 
many  stores  around  that  feature  fine 
fashions  at  low  prices.  I  try  to  conserve 
my  money  by  buying  suits  or  dresses 
that  will  either  fit  accessories  I  already 
have  or  that  will  establish  a  pattern.  As 
a  result,  I'm  safe  with  greys  and  blacks. 
Even  when  I  buy  an  evening  gown  I 
try  to  make  it  match  other  things  I  al- 
ready own.  Planning  such  a  wardrobe 
is  a  detailed  kind  of  job,  but  a  necessary 
one. 

Some  women  use  a  budget  as  an  ex- 
cuse for  looking  untidy.  "I  can't  afford 
to  buy  a  new  dress,"  they'll  say.  Per- 
haps this  is  true  in  some  cases,  but  how 
often  is  this  used  as  an  "out"  for  a  lazy 
nature?  Maybe  shopping  is  a  bore  to 
such  women.  Maybe  they  hate  to  try  on 
clothes.  These  seem  to  be  the  more  like- 
ly reasons  because  most  women  have  a 
way  of  getting  a  new  dress  if  they  want 
it  enough. 

It  is  possible  on  small  budgets  to  look 
well-groomed.  Not  only  are  there  stores 
featuring  low  prices  on  good  clothes,  but 
there  are  countless  women's  and  fan 
magazines  that  give  invaluable  tips  on 
how  to  buy  smart  but  inexpensive 
clothes.  If  a  woman  is  sufficiently  inter- 
ested in  how  she  looks,  she'll  find  a  way 
to  keep  herself  attractive —  and  do  it  in- 
expensively. 

Most  women  claim  they  dress  to  please 
their  husbands  first,  but  at  the  same  time 
some  will  say  they  can't  be  the  pretty 
little  housewife  and  take  care  of  a  house 
and  children  all  day.  It's  startling  how 
often  children  are  used  to  excuse  a  wo- 
man's lack  of  interest  in  herself. 

Certainly  it  takes  effort  for  any  mother 
to  be  attractive  and  interesting  to  her 
husband  after  a  day's  work  in  the  house. 
But  that's  just  when  she  has  to  work 
harder  to  keep  from  getting  sloppy.  She 
is,  after  all,  setting  an  example  by  her 
appearance  for  her  children  to  follow, 
and  she  is  either  going  to  make  her  hus- 
band more  interested  in  her  or  more 
bored  by  her.  It  all  depends  on  her  atti- 
tude. 

If  she  regulates  herself  and  budgets 
the  time  right  she  can  do  all  she  is  sup- 
posed to.  She  can  take  care  of  the  chil- 
dren, straighten  the  house,  do  her  chores, 
and  she  still  can,  if  she  wants  to,  find 
fifteen  minutes  to  make  herself  look  at- 
tractive before  her  husband  comes  home. 
Not  that  he  wants  her  to  look  like  Lana 
Turner  all  the  time — if  he  does  he's  in 
for  a  few  surprises!  Nor  does  he  expect 


her  to  flit  around  the  place  saying,  "See 
how  neat  the  house  looks,  dear?"  There 
is  the  right  balance — and  it's  the  balance 
all  women  find  if  they're  to  be  seen  to 
advantage. 

Again  it's  how  a  woman  feels  inside. 
She  doesn't  have  to  have  a  fancy  hairdo 
to  be  attractive.  She  doesn't  have  to  have 
a  large  wardrobe.  The  key,  at  least  as  I 
see  it,  is  simplicity  in  appearance  and, 
above  all,  a  sparkle  in  the  eyes,  a  shiny 
face,  and  a  ready  smile.  These  are  the 
big  requirements  for  real  glamour. 

No  woman  will  get  in  a  rut  of  com- 
placency and  indifference  if  she  will 
adopt  interests  outside  of  her  home.  If 
she  just  goes  shopping  one  day  a  week 
or  plays  a  game  of  cards  or  has  lunch 
with  a  friend,  she  will  be  sufficiently 
stimulated  to  go  back  to  her  home  and 
its  duties  without  letting  them  engulf 
her.  She  will  then  not  be  tempted  to 
become  slovenly. 

She  will  also  be  in  better  spirits  when 
her  husband  comes  home  because  she  has 
had  a  little  change  in  her  daily  schedule. 
Yet,  some  women  have  said  they  can't 
find  the  time  to  take  off  even  once  a 
week.  Any  woman  can  find  the  time — if 
she  really  wants  to. 

It's  not  even  a  bad  idea  for  a  woman 
to  try  something  entirely  different  in  the 
matter  of  dress  or  hair-do  just  to  have  a 
change.  There  is,  of  course,  the  possibility 
that  her  husband  won't  like  what  she's 
done,  but  she  should  not  be  afraid  to 
change! 

Once  I  came  home  sporting  a  new  hair- 
do. Tony  took  one  look  at  it  and  yelled. 

"Just  a  minute,  dear,"  I  said  quietly. 
"It  will  look  different  when  I  put  on  my 
evening  gown  tonight." 

He  still  yelled,  but  when  I  put  on  the 
gown  he  reluctantly  admitted  that  the 
hair  wasn't  so  bad.  However,  I  didn't 
keep  it  that  way  for  long. 

Another  time  I  had  to  be  a  blonde  for 
a  picture  and  Tony  hated  my  hair  that 
color.  I  kept  assuring  him  it  was  only  for 
the  picture,  but  he  said,  "Maybe  you'll 


learn  to  like  it  and  won't  want  to  change 
it."  And,  "Maybe  you'll  get  another  pic- 
ture and  you'll  have  to  be  a  blonde 
again." 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  another  picture 
did  come  up  where  I  was  to  be  a  blonde, 
but  I  managed  to  convince  the  studio  I 
should  have  my  hair  naturally  dark. 
My  point,  then,  is  simply  this — even  if 
I  had  liked  myself  as  a  blonde  I  wouldn't 
have  kept  it  that  shade  because  Tony 
didn't  like  it.  You  see,  I  work  on  the 
theory  that  women  dress  first  for  their 
husbands,  then  for  what  they  feel  best 
in,  and  finally  to  intrigue  other  men 
they  meet — as  well  as  women  who  are 
constantly  surveying  them  with  a  crit- 
ical eye. 

Speaking  of  hair,  for  a  long  time  I 
had  wanted  to  darken  mine,  part  it  in 
the  middle,  and  wear  bangs,  but  when 
I  was  at  MGM  I  was  told  bangs  wouldn't 
look  good  on  me.  Finally,  when  I  went 
to  Columbia  for  a  Western,  I  asked  Helen 
Hunt,  the  women's  hairdresser,  if  she 
could  fix  my  hair  differently.  She  sug- 
gested bangs  and  a  part  in  the  middle — 
and  a  darker  shade.  That's  the  way  I 
wear  it  now  and  it  feels  wonderful. 

Women,  to  be  attractive,  should  con- 
centrate on  hair.  Beauty  parlors  are  fine 
once  a  week  for  proper  styling  if  you 
can  afford  them,  but  if  not  you  can  take 
care  of  your  hair  yourself  by  reading 
tips  in  magazines.  If  your  hair  isn't  na- 
turally curly,  a  short  bob  that  is  easy  to 
manage  is  a  real  aid  to  your  appearance. 
And  an  occasional  permanent  can  help. 
This  you  can  also  do  yourself.  I  know 
it  takes  time  to  do#  all  this  work  but 
it's  time  well  spent.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
I  do  my  own  hair  very  often. 

It's  a  good  idea,  I  think,  to  try  new 
hair-dos  as  well  as  to  try  new  outfits. 
Take  the  time  to  figure  out  what  makes 
you  look  best.  If  you  try  something 
radically  different  and  it  doesn't  work 
out,  at  least  you're  trying. 

I've  never  made  any  radical  changes 
in  manner  of  dress,  but  I  did  decide  to 


buy  a  hat  once.  It  was  when  I  started 
work  at  MGM.  I  was  so  impressed  by 
my  weekly  salary  of  $75  a  week  that  I 
went  shopping  in  a  swank  store.  The 
saleslady  showed  me  every  hat  possible 
and  finally  out  of  desperation  I  bought 
one.  It  was  a  tangerine  shade  and  went 
way  up  one  side  and  had  a  feather  on 
it.  I  never  wore  it,  but  I  had  fun  buy- 
ing it. 

However,  of  all  the  problems  women 
face  to  be  attractive,  the  biggest  is 
weight.  This  is  especially  true  after  mar- 
riage. And,  let's  be  honest,  in  most  cases 
unsightly  pounds  are  usually  due  to 
laziness. 

Most  girls  before  they  marry  are  very 
careful  about  their  weight.  They  have 
to  look  attractive  to  land  their  men.  So 
what  happens  to  this  interest  in  their 
appearance  after  marriage?  The  attitude 
changes  abruptly. 

Doctors  advise  women  to  find  their 
proper  weight  and  stick  to  it,  and  not 
even  allow  for  a  variance  of  three  pounds 
one  way  or  the  other.  To  lose  and  gain 
pounds  too  often  works  havoc  on  the 
skin.  Too  much  weight  is  a  demoraliz- 
ing thing  to  a  woman.  When  she  finds 
her  clothes  no  longer  fit  she  begins  to  feel 
listless  and  defeated.  Yet,  this  can  largely 


be  corrected  by  proper  diet  and  exercise. 
Please  note  that  both  "cures"  require 
work  and  a  real  interest  in  improving 
an  appearance. 

As  far  as  any  tips  are  concerned  for 
general  attractiveness,  they  involve  work 
and  care — but  they're  important. 

In  matters  of  make-up  and  dress,  I  be- 
lieve in  simplicity.  The  less  make-up 
and  fewer  accessories  the  better.  The 
smarter  and  simpler  the  dress  the  better. 
In  the  matter  of  dress,  though,  I  don't 
believe  in  women's  caring  so  little  about 
their  own  individuality  that  they  adopt 
any  new  fashion  trend  that  comes  along. 
A  fashion  is  not  right  if  it  doesn't  look 
good  on  you,  so  that's  why  I  have  an 
aversion  to  following  "high  fashion." 
Not  every  woman  can  be  the  tall,  slender 
girl  you  see  in  smart  fashion  magazines. 
Nor  can  she  wear  all  the  accessories. 
Each  must  find  what  is  the  right  style 
for  her  and  ignore  the  tendency  to  fol- 
low the  mob.  Think  of  yourself  as  an 
individual. 

I'm  all  for  glamour — and  the  job  it 
involves  because  in  working  at  being  at- 
tractive you  become  a  more  interesting 
person  to  yourself  and  to  others.  To  look 
sloppy  is  an  admission  to  everyone  of 
your  own  inefficiency!  END 


HEAD  START  FOR  BEAUTY 

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kept  the  hair  length  at  a  happy  medium 
and  the  line  of  the  coiffure  fairly  flat 
at  the  sides.  In  her  design  in  the  small 
top  photograph  the  line  is  quite  differ- 
ent and  there  is  a  certain  amount  of 
fullness.  The  middle  photograph  shows 
even  longer  hair,  with  the  bangs  curled 
into  a  pompadour  effect.  The  third  hair- 
style is  planned  for  very  short  hair  and 
the  bangs  are  the  merest  fringe. 

No  matter  which  one  of  these  arrange- 
ments you  choose,  you're  going  to  find 
that  the  hairdressers'  best  friend  is  also 
your  own  friend — that  fine  mist  that 
they  spray  on  to  add  sheen  and  keep 
every  hair  in  place.  You  can  safely  bet 
that  it's  Helene  Curtis'  Spray  Net,  a 
grooming  aid  that  had  endeared  itself  to 
professionals  a  long  time  before  it  was 
available  across  the  counter.  Try  using 
it  regularly  and  you'll  discover  that 
you  have  to  set  your  hair  much  less 
frequently.  The  trick  is  to  spray  your 
hair  lightly  just  after  you've  finished 
"doing"  it.  The  Spray  Net  will  keep  the 
arrangement  intact  so  efficiently  that 
waves  and  curls  don't  get  a  chance  to 
relax  and  go  limp. 

We've  been  putting  the  cart  before  the 
horse  so  to  speak,  in  not  suggesting  a 
series  of  reconditioning  treatments  be- 
fore we  started  on  hair-dos.  If  your 
hair  is  out  of  condition  from  a  Summer 
of  drying  sun-scorch,  Breck  treatments 
are  really  tops  in  this  field,  and  they 
have  an  especially  good  one  for  coping 
with  sun-damaged  hair.  Your  beauti- 
cian would  be  delighted  to  give  you 
these  Breck  Cream  Treatments,  of 
course,  or  you  can  buy  a  tube  to  use 


at  home.  In  either  case,  the  procedure 
is  the  same.  First,  a  thorough  shampoo 
and  rinse.  Next,  a  conscientious  applica- 
tion of  the  Cream  Treatment  to  your 
wet  head.  Comb  your  hair  after  you've 
put  on  the  cream  so  the  distribution  will 
be  even.  Follow  this  by  a  heat  treat- 
ment (dip  a  towel  in  hot  water,  wring 
it  out  and  wear  it  as  a  turban  until  it's 
no  longer  warm ) .  There's  nothing  in 
the  least  complicated  about  the  routine. 

Perhaps  your  hair  isn't  out  of  condition 
at  all  and  what  you'd  like  most  to  do 
would  be  to  glamourize  its  color  to  make 
your  new  hair-do  even  more  effective. 
Probably  the  easiest  solution  of  all  is  to 
use  a  Roux  Color  Shampoo.  There  are 
sixteen  natural-looking  Roux  shades  to 
choose  from  so  that  you  can  see  what  a 
simple  matter  it  will  be  to  find  a  color 
you  like.  The  shampoo  is  worked  right 
into  the  hair  without  benefit  of  any  spe- 
cial equipment,  then  water  is  added  to 
produce  a  cleansing  lather.  Rinsing  is 
the  final  step.  The  time  required  from 
start  to  finish  is  only  25  minutes.  Your 
favorite  beauty  salon  gives  these  Roux 
treatments  and  you  can  also  get  the 
Color  Shampoo  at  drug  and  department 
stores  for  use  at  home. 

A  quite  different  preparation  that  you 
should  know  about  is  Richard  Hudnut's 
Light  and  Bright.  This  is  neither  a 
shampoo,  a  dye  nor  a  rinse.  You  just 
apply  it  to  your  hair  to  lighten  and 
brighten  the  color.  You  don't  even  have 
to  time  it  or  rinse  it  out  afterward.  The 
action  is  controlled  and  very  gradual  so 
that  there's  no  possibility  of  going  too 
light.    With  the   first  application  you 


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notice  definite  brightening  and  a  slight 
lightening.  Each  application  after  that 
will  lighten  more.  (Light  and  Bright 
won't  wash  out  or  fade  out ) .  You  your- 
self decide  whether  you  want  your  hair 
a  little  or  a  lot  lighter  and  plan  the 
number  of  applications  accordingly. 
You'll  find  that  there's  absolutely  no 
ammonia  or  alkali  in  the  formula  nor 
any  unpleasant  odor.  In  fact,  it  won't 
even  stain.  All  of  these  advantages  help 
to  put  it  in  a  class  by  itself. 

Another  thing  that  could  make  a  big 
difference  to  your  hair  is  the  introduc- 
tion of  Clairol's  new  Hairdew  in  beauty 
salons  throughout  the  country.  A  Hair- 
dew  treatment  costs  under  a  dollar,  but 
it  accomplishes  all  the  things  that  pom- 
ades, waving  lotions  and  cream  rinses  are 
used  for,  plus  improving  the  condition 
of  the  hair.  In  other  words,  it's  quite  a 
remarkable  preparation.  The  treatment 
takes  practically  no  time  at  all.  Hair- 
dew  is  sprinkled  onto  your  hair  imme- 
diately after  it's  been  shampooed.  Your 
hair  is  then  combed,  set,  and  dried.  The 
new  chemical  principle  utilized  in  Hair- 
dew  lets  it  combine  instantly  with  the 
hair  so  that  all  its  good  work  can  be 
done  in  the  short  period  it  takes  to  com- 
plete the  setting  of  your  hair. 

Up  to  this  point  we  haven't  said  a 


picture  of  her  brother.  We  did  look  alike. 
She  was  a  wonderful  skater  and  she 
tried  to  work  on  my  technique,  which 
is  terrible  I  wanted  to  ask  to  take  her 
home  but  I  had  only  ten  cents  left  at 
that  point.  Finally  I  told  her  the  truth. 
She  laughed  and  said  that  she  would 
furnish  subway  fare.  We  walked  up  and 
down  Broadway  and  talked  and  talked. 
She  was  so  sweet.  After  I  shipped  out, 
she  wrote  me  several  times.  I  haven't 
seen  her  since  and  probably  I  never  will 
again,  but  I  will  never  forget  her  sweet 
friendliness  to  a  lonely  kid  during  the 
war. 

ROBERT  STACK:  A  date  I  will  never 
forget  was  a  completely  unexpected  one. 
It  took  place  several  years  ago  when  I 
had  been  vacationing  at  Lake  Tahoe. 
A  dear  friend  of  mine  of  many  years 
was  recuperating  from  a  serious  illness 
at  a  place  nearby.  I  telephoned  her  and 
after  much  persuasion  on  my  part,  she 
consented  to  let  me  take  her  out  for  an 
evening  of  fun.  It  was  wonderful  seeing 
her  again.  We  talked  and  danced  for 
hours.  Late  in  the  evening  the  band 
broke  into  a  familiar  song,  and  I  and 
the  others  present  asked  my  companion 
to  sing.  She  was  reluctant,  but  she  final- 
ly consented.  Something  magical  seemed 
to  happen  to  her  as  she  stood  before 
that  unfamiliar  audience  and  began  to 
sing.  Something  magical  seemed  to  hap- 
pen to  the  crowd  also.  I  sat  and  listened, 
and  I  knew  that  my  friend  was  going 
to  get  well,  that  she  would  lick  her  ill— 
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word  about  shampoos,  so  without  more 
ado  we'll  remind  you  that  these  hard 
working  essentials-to-beauty  have  an 
enormous  amount  to  do  with  the  suc- 
cess of  your  hair-do.  A  good  shampoo 
is  a  primary  means  of  maintaining  a 
good-looking  head  of  hair.  It's  also  the 
simplest  means  of  erasing  every  trace 
of  an  unsuccessful  hair-style  so  you  can 
start  fresh  for  a  new  arrangement.  If 
you've  been  using  Lustre-Creme,  you 
already  know  that  it  contains  enough 
lanolin  to  give  it  very  special  non- drying 
qualities.  What  you  may  not  know  is 
that  Lustre-Creme  now  can  be  had  in  a 
new  lotion  form  with  all  the  superior 
properties  of  the  well-loved  creme 
shampoo  incorporated.  It's  economical, 
too — bottles  are  priced  from  30c  to  $1. 

And  now,  before  you  get  to  work  on 
the  business  of  giving  yourself  a  head 
start  to  beauty,  we'd  like  to  caution  you 
about  bobby  pins.  Be  sure  to  get  rubber- 
tipped  pins  and  be  sure  that  they  have 
a  crimp  that  will  keep  them  in  place. 
It  may  sound  elementary  but  it's  impor- 
tant. Solo  Bob  Pins  have  both  virtues 
and  the  advantage  of  being  on  sale  in 
your  own  neighborhood  variety  store. 
You  can  get  90  petite  size  Solo  pins  for 
25c,  or  75  of  the  regular  size  for  the 
same  price.  END 


ness.  As  the  last  strains  of  "Over  The 
Rainbow"  ended — for  that  was  the  song — 
Judy  Garland  returned  to  my  table  with 
tears  in  her  eyes,  but  with  hope  in  her 
heart. 


TOM  MORTON:  My  best  date  took  place 
in  Mary  Pickford's  old  dressing  room  on 
the  Goldwyn  lot,  where  we  were  shoot- 
ing "Main  Street  To  Broadway."  The 
lady  in  question  was  Miss  Tallulah 
Bankhead.  She  was  occupying  Miss 
Pickford's  dressing  room,  and  one  day 
she  invited  me  to  come  in  for  lunch.  I 
was  pleased  and  flattered  at  her  interest 
and  friendliness.  She  sat  and  talked  and 
gave  me  wonderful  advice  about  my 
career.  "You  will  be  another  John  Gar- 
field," she  told  me.  She  told  me  tales 
of  her  own  stage  and  screen  experiences. 
I  sat  listening,  enthralled  by  this  fascin- 
ating woman.  We  have  since  become  good 
friends.  I  shall  never  forget  that  very 
special  date,  with  a  great  lady  of  the 
theatre,  in  the  dressing  room  of  one  of 
the  greatest  ladies  the  screen  will  ever 
know. 

PETER  LAWFORD:  My  best  date?  I'm 
afraid  I  can't  name  a  special  glamour 
girl  and  tell  you  that  she  was  my  best 
date  on  a  special  occasion.  But  this  is 
the  kind  of  date  I  enjoy  most.  I  like 
nothing  better  than  to  put  my  surf  board 
in  my  station  wagon,  drive  to  San  Or- 
ofre,  which  is  below  Laguna,  and  spend 
the  day  surfing.  I  like  to  take  along 
food  and  cook  it  on  the  beach  when  night 
is  beginning  to  fall.  I  like  to  sit  on  the 
beach  afterwards  and  talk  and  listen  to 
the  waves  and  even  sing  a  bit  perhaps. 
If  I  am  fortunate  enough  to  have  a  com- 
panion with  me  who  is  at  home  in  blue- 
jeans,  who  shares  my  love  for  the  wa- 
ter, who  enjoys  a  meal  cooked  in  the 
open  more  than  one  in  a  night  club, 
then  that's  my  idea  of  a  tip-top  date. 
Know  what?  A  lot  of  fellows  feel  very 
much  the  same  way,  I've  found. 

FARLEY  GRANGER:  A  memory  I  will 
treasure  forever  was  a  date  I  had  in 
Paris.  The  young  lady  was  the  charming 


One  of  the  most  dated  girls  in  Hollywood  since  the  breakup  of  her  engage- 
ment is  Mitzi  Gaynor,  here  shown  with  Jack  Bean  arriving  for  gala  premiere. 


MY  BEST  DATE  SO  FAR 

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Jeanmaire.  I  love  Paris,  and  to  have  the 
privilege  of  spending  an  evening  with 
one  who  knew  and  appreciated  its  beauty 
and  magic  as  much  as  I,  was  a  true  thrill 
for  me.  We  went  to  a  wonderful  place 
for  dinner,  a  restaurant  owned  by  a 
young  GI  who  had  returned  to  Paris 
after  the  War  and  established  a  highly 
successful  eating  spot.  Later  we  went  to 
Montparnasse  and  danced.  It  was  de- 
cidedly different  from  any  other  night 
club  I  have  ever  been  to.  At  one  point 
all  the  dancers  on  the  floor  get  down  on 
their  knees  and  do  a  crazy  dance,  and 
when  the  music  stops,  each  gentleman 
kisses  the  lady  who  happens  to  be  beside 
him.  It  sounds  as  crazy  as  a  high  school 
party,  and  it  was,  and  just  as  much  fun. 
Later  we  went  to  other  spots  and  dawn 
was  just  coming  up  when  I  took  Jean- 
maire home.  It  was  a  date  which  will  re- 
main in  my  memory  as  a  lovely  evening 
with  a  wonderful  companion  in  the  most 
captivating  of  all  cities. 

CRAIG  HILL:  Two  particular  dates  stand 
out  in  my  memory  and  I  can't  honestly 
say  which  of  them  I  enjoyed  most.  Each 
was  spontaneous;  maybe  combustible  is 
a  better  word.  The  young  lady  of  the 
first  instance  was  Debbie  Reynolds.  One 
afternoon,  on  the  spur  of  the  moment, 
we  put  on  old  bluejeans  and  went  tear- 
ing off  to  the  opening  of  the  Clyde  Beatty 
circus,  which  had  arrived  in  town.  We 
did  all  the  crazy  things  two  kids  do  at 
a  circus — ate  peanuts,  popcorn,  went 
to  all  the  side  shows,  and  laughed  our- 
selves sick  at  the  clowns.  When  I  got 
home  that  night,  that  little  stick  of  dyn- 
amite had  given  me  such  a  run  that  I 
fell  into  bed  and  didn't  move  a  muscle 
until  the  next  morning. 

The  other  date  I  remember  vividly  was 
with  Susan  Zanuck.  We  had  been  to  a 
formal  party  given  by  Hedda  Hopper, 


and  we  were  dressed  fit  to  kill.  We  left 
with  Norma  and  Keefe  Brasselle,  and  for 
no  good  reason  except  natural  foolish- 
ness, we  decided  to  go  to  an  amusement 
park.  We  rode  roller  coasters,  raced 
each  other  in  the  midget  autos,  looped 
the  loop  until  we  were  dizzy,  and  had 
the  time  of  our  lives.  Miss  Hopper  would 
have  been  surprised  if  she  could  have 
seen  her  bedraggled  guests  when  we 
finally  got  ourselves  home  from  her  very 
formal  party. 

RICHARD  ALLAN:  I've  been  lucky  to 
have  had  a  number  of  very  glamourous 
and  charming  dates  since  I  came  to 
Hollywood,  but  I  can't  honestly  say  that 
any  of  them  has  given  me  quite  the  thrill 
of  a  date  I  had  back  in  Ohio  when  I  was 
sixteen.  The  governor's  inauguration 
ball  was  coming  up  in  Springfield,  which 
was  about  35  miles  from  our  home.  By 
conniving,  four  of  us  youngsters  had  con- 
trived to  get  invitations.  My  date  was 
Mary,  my  childhood  sweetheart,  who 
was  sixteen  also.  It  was  the  first  formal 
affair  for  either  of  us.  I  borrowed  tails 
for  the  occasion  and  let  me  tell  you,  when 
I  got  the  first  look  at  myself  in  the  mir- 
ror, I  felt  like  a  real  man!  I  knew  that 
Mary  was  to  wear  a  lovely  organdy  dress 
and  I  had  carefully  selected  a  corsage, 
the  first  flowers  I  ever  gave  a  girl. 
Imagine  my  consternation  when  I  went 
to  call  for  her  to  find  she'd  decided  to 
wear  another  dress!  However,  the  flow- 
ers proved  adaptable.  The  four  of  us 
drove  through  a  heavy  rain  to  the  ball, 
danced  our  feet  off  until  they  put  out 
the  lights,  then  stopped  at  an  all-night 
stand  for  hamburgers.  We  got  home 
around  four  in  the  morning.  It  was  a 
date  I'll  never  forget.  Mary  is  married 
now  and  has  two  children,  and  when  I 
go  back  home  we  have  a  fine  old  time 
reminiscing  about  that  great  night.  end 


YOU'RE  ON  YOUR  OWN,  ELIZABETH! 


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already  knows  she's  on  her  own,  and 
I  think  it  would  almost  be  redundant 
for  me  to  repeat  publicly  what  I've  said 
to  her  privately." 

Inspired  portrayer  of  the  psychiatric 
killer  in  movies'  unforgettable  "Night 
Must  Fall,"  and  the  tragic  alcoholic  of 
TV's  still  talked-about  "Appointment  In 
Samarra,"  Mr.  Montgomery  has  no  false 
illusions  about  acting  as  a  career — espe- 
cially where  it  concerns  his  own  flesh 
and  blood. 

"I  think  that  Elizabeth  has  a  sane, 
sober  view  of  the  pitfalls  and  problems 
of  her  vocation,"  he  says.  "There's  a 
theory,  for  instance,  that  failure  in  the 
profession  is  a  pretty  tragic  thing.  It's 
pretty  well  founded,  too,  because  failure 
in  anything  to  which  someone  is  per- 
sonally dedicated  is  sad. 

"But  equally  sad,  I  think,  is  the  lack  of 
ability  on  the  part  of  most  people  to  ac- 
cept success  gracefully,  or  to  recognize 
what  actually  IS  success,"  he  goes  on. 
"In  other  words,  there's  always  confu- 


sion between  notoriety  and  fame,  and 
stardom  as  we  know  it  today  is  an  emi- 
nent position  which,  to  my  own  know- 
ledge, has  so  far  been  attained  by  five 
horses  and  four  dogs  (at  least  as  far  as 
motion  pictures  are  concerned.)  So  mere 
stardom  wouldn't  be  what  you  might 
call  success." 

In  Robert  Montgomery's  opinion,  star- 
dom really  has  to  do  with  personal  de- 
velopment— which,  it  seems,  Elizabeth  is 
accomplishing  admirably  on  her  own — 
and  a  certain  amount  of  ego,  which  Eliz- 
abeth perhaps  has  yet  to  recognize. 

Guardedly  he  says,  "Nobody  worth 
his  salt  in  this  business  lacks  ego,  and  I 
assume  that  anybody  who's  in  any  form 
of  activity  must  have  a  certain  amount 
of  ego  about  what  he  does,  no  matter 
how  simple  or  complicated  his  job.  What 
Elizabeth  will  have  to  understand  is 
that  it's  a  question  of  not  letting  the 
ego  grow  out  of  proportion  to  the  actual 
accomplishment." 

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Robert  Montgomery  and  daughter,  Elizabeth,  20,  rehearsing  scene  for  her 
TV  debut.    When  she  was  12  he  promised  he'd  appear  in  her  first  show. 


asked  Mr.  Montgomery,  "What  have  you 
done  so  far  in  showing  Elizabeth  the 
ropes?" 

"That's  a  good  phrase,"  he  acknow- 
ledged, "because  I  haven't  handed  the 
ropes  to  her,  nor  have  I  attempted  to 
pull  them." 

For  example,  in  setting  up  Elizabeth 
Montgomery's  NBC-TV  debut  in  "Top 
Secret,"  her  father  only  went  so  far  as 
to  fulfill  a  promise  he  had  made  her 
when  she  was  12.  The  promise  was  that 
when  she  made  her  first  public  appear- 
ance, Robert  Montgomery  would  make  it 
with  her. 

"Elizabeth  asked  for  that,  I  didn't  de- 
mand it,"  he  says.  "I  had  promised  1hat 
when  the  time  came,  I'd  be  there.  Maybe 
only  as  a  stage  manager,  but  I'd  be 
there." 

When  Neptune  Productions,  which 
Mr.  Montgomery  owns,  got  the  script,  it 
called  for  a  father-daughter  relation- 
ship, and  Elizabeth  was  tremendously 
excited  about  doing  it  with  him.  He  told 
her  she  could,  if  she'd  go  to  Norman 
Felton,  the  director,  and  read  for  him. 

"I  told  Elizabeth  that  if  Mr.  Felton 
were  satisfied  with  her  reading,  I  was 
sure  he'd  let  me  know,"  recalls  Robert 
Montgomery.  "On  the  other  hand,  if  he 
were  dissatisfied,  I  was  equally  sure  he 
would  let  me  know." 

But  the  director  liked  the  young  ac- 
tress' reading.  And  she  went  through  the 
regular  routine  that  any  player  has  to 
go  through  in  order  to  get  the  job.  But 
even  then,  Robert  Montgomery — proud 
father  and  important  NBC-TV  execu- 
tive^— didn't  kid  himself. 

"Perhaps  during  the  reading,  Eliza- 
beth didn't  do  as  well  now  and  again  as 
she  should,  and  perhaps  they  thought, 
'Well,  she's  Mr.  M's  daughter — maybe 
we'd  better  do  something  about  it' — but 
I  don't  think  they  thought  that  way," 
he  says.  "Their  instructions  from  me 
63 


were  that  Elizabeth  was  coming  up  to 
read,  and  that  I  knew  she  would  have 
competitors — so,  if  her  reading  wasn't 
right,  I  would  understand  perfectly." 

Truth  of  the  matter  is  that  Elizabeth 
went  at  it  very  professionally,  worked 
very  hard  at  her  first  professional  as- 
signment, and — in  the  opinion  of  her 
father — did  an  acceptable  job.  Good 
press  notices,  and  the  recognition  of 
NBC  production  bigwigs  that  here  was 
a  new  and  promising  young  actress, 
earned  her  the  coveted  contract  for  the 
Summer  stock  appearances — and  no  one 
could  have  been  happier  than  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery himself. 

"Stage  fathers,"  he  will  tell  you  truth- 
fully, "can  find  that  if  the  help  they 
provide  is  real  help,  it  can't  boomerang. 
But  if  the  father,  in  trying  to  help  his 
child,  is  also  trying  to  help  himself— 
that  can  be  very  bad,  indeed. 

"A  desire  on  the  part  of  the  father  to 
direct  the  progress  of  the  child's  career 
would  do  irreparable  harm,"  he  con- 
tinues. "The  child  should  have  the  right 
to  make  his  own  mistakes — that's  a 
right  he  shouldn't  be  deprived  of.  My 
hope,  of  course,  is  that  Elizabeth  will 
be  able  to  profit  by  her  successes  and 
learn  from  her  failures.  While  she  may 
always  feel  that  her  father  is  there  to 
discuss  things  if  she  wants  to — it  should 
always  be  on  an  adult  basis.  That  way, 
we'll  both  feel  more  comfortable." 

Actually,  Elizabeth  Montgomery  has 
much  to  be  thankful  for  in  her  own 
right.  Born  on  April  15,  1933,  in  Los 
Angeles,  her  life  and  her  schooling  has 
been  a  well-planned,  well-rounded  one. 
She  attended  the  Westlake  School  for 
Girls  for  11  years,  the  serenity  of  her 
life  interrupted  only  by  an  exciting  trip 
to  London  and  Paris  with  her  father, 
when  she  was  six. 

In  Elizabeth's  junior  year  of  high 
school,  she  moved  to  New  York  to  at- 


tend the  famous  Spence  School,  from 
which  she  was  graduated  in  June,  1951. 
A  devotee  of  drama,  English  literature 
and  history,  Elizabeth  also  swings  a 
mean  hockey  stick,  has  acquired  a  num- 
ber of  ribbons  for  her  superb  horseman- 
ship, but  bows  her  head  in  defeat  to 
her  tennis -minded  father  on  the  tennis 
courts.  Graduation,  after  two  years  of 
hard  work  at  the  American  Academy  of 
Dramatic  Arts  in  New  York  City,  finds 
her  facing  the  acting  world  as  an  appe- 
tizing oyster. 

When  you  meet  Elizabeth  for  the  first 
time,  there  is  a  refreshing  breeziness,  a 
buoyancy  about  her  that  in  some  people 
could  be  exhausting,  but  in  Elizabeth,  on 
the  contrary,  is  strangely  relaxing.  Her 
voice  is  full  and  rich,  her  words  swift, 
and  to  the  point— all  of  it  accompanied 
by  movement.  Her  eyes  are  as  alive  as 
her  hands,  and  on  the  stage  she  is  not 
unlike  Elisabeth  Bergner,  insofar  as  her 
whole  figure  (lithe  and  articulate)  talks! 

On  or  off-stage,  she  spells  enthusiasm. 

And,  like  all  young  and  aspiring  ac- 
tresses who  know,  deep  down,  that  they 
have  a  certain  talent  (although  Eliza- 
beth won't  always  admit  it),  she  would 
like  to  play  Peter  Pan.  "I  would  also 
like  to  do  Tracy  Lord  in  'Philadelphia 
Story,'  again,  knowing  that  I  would  do 
it  better  this  time." 

She  has  found  Helen  Hayes,  Laurence 
Olivier  ("and  my  father,  of  course") 
inspiring  players  to  watch.  She  likes 
Chinese  foods,  dancing,  swimming  and 
riding,  but  the  stage  is  her  only  serious 
love.  She  speaks  French,  and  "I  also 
sing — after  a  fashion."  She  wears  little 
make-up,  likes  tailored  suits  of  blue  and 
green  for  day  wear,  and  the  ultimate 
in  frothy,  feminine  evening  clothes. 

Her  beaux  are  many — neatly  divided 
between  Yale  and  Harvard  graduates. 

The  anecdote  that  Robert  Montgom- 
ery remembers  best  in  connection  with 
her  flair  for  the  theatre  occurred  some 
years  ago.  That  was  when  Walt  Dis- 
ney's "Snow  White  And  The  Seven 
Dwarfs"  came  out,  and  Elizabeth  was 
very  much  impressed  with  it  —  which 
was  certainly  true  of  several  million 
other  children. 

"Elizabeth  was  in  her  room  with  her 
brother,  Skipper,  aged  about  four,  doing 
the  Wishing  Song,'  "  recalls  her  father. 
"She'd  fixed  herself  up  as  her  concept 
of  Snow  White  and  was  singing  the 
Wishing  Song'  into  a  scrap  basket. 
She'd  sing  a  phrase,  and  wait,  and  from 
off  in  the  corner  would  come  this  awful 
little  grunting  voice  of  her  brother.  What 
Elizabeth  had  obviously  figured  out  care- 
fully was  that  she  couldn't  do  her  own 
echo,  and  somebody  else  had  better  do 
it  for  her." 

What  worries  Robert  Montgomery 
somewhat  is  that  the  opportunities  for 
training  for  a  young  person  in  the 
theatre  today  are  limited. 

"Twenty  to  twenty-five  years  ago," 
he  recalls,  "there  were  a  number  of 
stock  companies  to  which  young  people 
could  go  who  had  preliminary,  or  no, 
experience  at  all.  The  training  had  to 
do  with  facing  an  audience,  knowing 
what  audience  reaction  was,  and  that 


when  a  gesture  or  tone  of  voice  was  used, 
what  response  the  audience  would  have ' 
to  that  gesture  or  tone." 

Today,  Robert  Montgomery  recognizes 
that  the  mechanical  media— motion  pic- 
tures, television,  radio — do  not  give  the 
essential  opportunities  for  training,  be- 
cause the  player  is  not  really  facing  an 
audience.  So  Elizabeth  was  told  to  choose 
a  school  where  she  could  get  basic  train- 
ing, and  go  on  from  there. 

"Elizabeth  went  on  from  there  with 
intelligence,"  concedes  her  father.  "She 
joined  young  Phil  Barry's  Easthampton 
stock  company,  where  she  was  plunged 
into  problems  not  only  of  acting  but  of 
production.  She  had  the  opportunity  of 
playing  small  parts,  watching  some  very 
good  experienced  people  at  work,  and 
she  had  the  glorious  chance  of  painting  a 
considerable  amount  of  scenery." 

Wonderful  experience  for  the  charm- 
ing Elizabeth  Montgomery  was  playing  a 
small  part  in  "Brigadoon,"  and  opposite 
Luise  Rainer  enacting  the  ingenue  in 
"Biography."  "The  rest  of  the  time," 
says  her  father,  in  undisguised  satisfac- 
tion, "Elizabeth  did  everything,  includ- 
ing selling  soda  pop  in  front  of  the 
theatre.  It  was  a  good  move — because 
it  meant  that  she  served  her  apprentice- 
ship before  her  senior  year  at  the 
Academy." 

Just  how  far  Robert  Montgomery  will 
go  in  helping  his  daughter  along  the 
hard,  rocky  road  to  potential  stage  fame, 
is  worth  recounting. 


"I  like  to  think  I'm  a  wise  father 
(although  I'm  sure  I'm  not),"  he  phil- 
osophizes. "My  attitude  toward  Eliza- 
beth's decisions  is  that  they  are  hers  and 
hers  alone.  While  I'm  always  available 
for  discussion  of  her  problems,  the  de- 
cisions as  to  whether  she  will  follow  my 
advice  or  her  own  ideas,  are  entirely  up 
to  her." 

Robert  Montgomery  recognizes,  and  is 
grateful,  that  Elizabeth  is  an  adult  hu- 
man being  in  many  respects,  and  capable 
of  making  her  own  decisions  in  regard 
to  her  career.  "It  would  be  perfectly  ri- 
diculous for  me  to  set  myself  up  as  an 
oracle.  I  wouldn't  be  helping  her;  I'd 
simply  be  hurting  her." 

Most  of  all,  he  hopes  that  Elizabeth 
will  evaluate  correctly  the  meaning  of 
applause — its  stimulation,  its  excitement, 
and  also  its  unreality.  "While  it  may  be 
wise  for  anyone  in  the  acting  profession 
to  enjoy  it,  it  may  also  be  healthy  if  one 
would  never  quite  believe  it.  I  hope 
that  Elizabeth  will  never  see  applause 
as  the  beginning  or  end  of  the  picture 
of  success." 

And  in  conclusion  Robert  Montgom- 
ery sums  up  his  relationship  to  Eliza- 
beth Montgomery  as  far  as  a  stage  ca- 
reer is  concerned.  "I  think  my  daughter 
considers  me  merely  as  part  of  the  audi- 
ence while  she's  on  stage.  I  think  she 
would  like  to  hear  me  say  I  liked  her 
performance,  but  I  don't  think  she'd  be 
heartbroken  if  the  audience  liked  her — 
and  I  didn't!"  END 


MAGGI'S  PRIVATE  WIRE 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  47] 


doesn't  mind  it  a  bit  that  Desi  enjoys 
the  smoke  himself  because  two  days  be- 
fore, on  the  17th  of  every  month,  he 
sends  Lucy  two  dozen  red  roses  as  a 
remembrance  of  the  July  17,  1951  birth 
of  their  daughter  Lucie  Desiree  .  .  . 

There  will  be  no  more  ice  skating  for 
Arthur  Godfrey  for  a  long  time  to  come, 
according  to  his  doctor.  For  his  next 
annual  TV  Ice  Show,  the  humorist  will 
be  confined  to  a  horse-drawn  sleigh  .  .  . 

It  isn't  iust  because  he's  starred  on 
TV  as  Wild  Bill  Hickok  that  Guy  Madi- 
son doesn't  drink  or  smoke — he  just 
doesn't  care  to.  He  prefers  milk  at  any 
hour  of  the  day  or  night,  and  chewing 
gum  continuously  .  .  . 

Dorothy  (Kilgallen)  and  Dick  (Koll- 
mar)  plan  a  TV  series  based  along  the 
lines  of  their  daily  radio  show,  "Dor- 
othy &  Dick,"  with  a  completely  equipped 
studio  being  erected  in  the  new  Kollmar 
town  house  on  Gotham's  smart  East 
Side  .  .  . 

Harry  James  termed  it  "merely  fan- 
tastic," the  night  his  band  opened  at  the 
Hotel  Astor  Roof  in  Manhattan,  when 
Hollywood  friends  gathered  at  one  table 
and  tried  to  break  him  up  in  between 
dance  sets — Tony  and  Janet  Leigh  Cur- 


tis, Vic  Damone,  Jerry  Lewis  and  Paul 
Winchell  were  the  friendly  culprits. 
Winchell  brought  along  his  sidekick, 
dummy  Jerry  Mahoney,  and  from  the 
ringside  table  heckled  the  good-natured 
Harry  as  he  danced  by  with  wife  Betty 
Grable.  The  repartee  became  so  hilar- 
ious, Mrs.  J.  laughed  so  hard  she 
cried  .  .  .  What  a  TV  comedy  bit  that 
would  have  made!  .  .  . 

Marie  Wilson  declined  a  six  weeks 
"all  expenses  paid"  trip  in  Peru  because 
her  husband,  TV  producer  Bob  Fallon, 
couldn't  rearrange  his  busy  production 
schedule.  The  South  American  offer  still 
stands,  at  this  writing,  and  the  Fallon 
family  may  accept  at  a  later  date  should 
they  find  themselves  in  a  second  honey- 
moon holiday  mood  .  .  . 

Bennett  (""What's  My  Line?")  Cerf  has 
hit  the  jackpot  with  his  latest  book  en- 
titled, "Good  For  A  Laugh."  Published 
by  Hanover  House,  one  of  the  funniest 
anecdotes  in  the  collection  is  a  particu- 
lar favorite  of  Bishop  Fulton  J.  Sheen's, 
to  wit: -Fulton  J.  Sheen  relates  that 
shortly  after  his  elevation  to  the  rank 
of  Bishop,  he  made  the  first  of  his  many 
appearances  on  television,  and  stopped 
for  a  cup  of  coffee  at  the  drugstore  in 
the  building  where  the  studio  was  lo- 
cated, with  his  red  cape  already  in  place. 


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The  girl  at  the  counter,  obviously  used 
to  serving  actors  in  every  kind  of  cos- 
tume, took  the  red  cape  very  much  in 
stride  and  asked  blithely,  "What's  yours, 
Cock  Robin?" 

Gleeful  Gleason  was  a  Jack-of-all-Ti- 
rades  when  he  attended  the  Town  Hall 
recital  featuring  Florian  Zabach  and 
found  many  of  the  youngsters  in  the 
audience  were  more  interested  in  watch- 
ing Jackie  Gleason  in  his  seat  during  the 
performance,  than  they  were  in  the  mul- 
tiple talents  being  displayed  by  his  friend 
Zabach.  Declining  to  sign  autographs  for 
fear  it  would  disrupt  matters  further,  the 
semi-rotund  comedian  stormed  out  of  the 
theatre  and  seemingly  left  in  a  huff. 
Actually,  he  raced  backstage,  took  a 
seat  in  the  wings  and  watched  the  rest 
of  the  show  from  that  vantage  point. 
When  a  topflight  star  does  that  for  an- 
other up-and-coming  personality,  it's 
news  .  .  . 

Imogene  Coca  got  together  with  Mrs. 
Sid  Caesar  and  planned  a  surprise  party 
in  honor  of  Imo's  husband,  ex-actor  Bob 
Burton.  All  went  well  until  Sid  told  his 
wife  that  Bob  and  he  were  planning  to 
arrange  a  surprise  party  for  Imogene. 
The  Caesars  decided  to  leave  matters  as 
they  were  and  proceed  with  the  plans 
for  the  parties  scheduled  for  the  same 
night.  Most  amazed  guests  at  the  soiree 
were  Sid  and  his  wife  Florence.  Imogene 
and  Bob  Burton  tossed  the  shindig  in 
honor  of  the  Caesars  who  fell  for  the 
separate  "secrets"  of  the  host  and 
hostess  .  .  . 

NBC-TV  (with  RCA)  has  not  signed 
with  the  Academy  of  Motion  Picture 
Arts  and  Sciences  for  a  second  Coast-to- 
Coast  telecast  for  next  year's  Oscar 
awards.  The  annual  prize  derby  event 
is  available  to  any  other  sponsor  who 
may  be  interested,  although  NBC-TV 
and  RCA  do  have  first  call  .  .  . 

Nita  Talbot  wants  to  portray  Topsy 
in  a  straight  dramatic  production  of  the 
classic  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin."  It's  the  one 
acting  challenge  she's  always  wanted  to 
take  ever  since  she  made  her  profession- 
al acting  debut,  at  the  age  of  4,  in  black- 
face. Charles  Laughton,  who  once  tu- 
tored her  in  dramatics,  considers  Nita 
Talbot  "another  Garbo"  .  .  . 

June  Valli  has  a  mad  passion  for  flow- 
ers and  her  chic  New  York  apartment 
is  never  without  a  variety  of  blooms  in 
every  room.  She  favors  white  petals  in 
her  bedroom,  pinks  and  blues  in  her  liv- 
ing room  and  the  foyer  leading  into  her 
dining  room  is  usually  banked  with  as- 
sorted flowers  of  various  hues.  The  ivy 
in  her  kitchen  isn't  artificial  either.  Tip 
to  male  admirers:  if  you  want  to  make 
a  hit  with  your  favorite  singer,  you 
know  what  to  send  June  Valli  .  .  . 

Sable  is  the  name  of  the  German 
Shepherd  in  the  Alan  Hale,  Jr.,  house- 
hold. As  "Biff  Baker,  U.S.A.,"  Alan  de- 
lights his  followers  with  his  adventur- 
ous encounters  with  criminals  and  spies, 
but  when  it  comes  to  walking  the  family 
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canine,  he's  as  meek  and  mild  mannered 
as  any  of  his  three  children.  Alan,  a  6'2" 
240-lber  takes  Sable  for  her  morning  walk 
and  most  times  can  be  found  being  led 
everywhere  by  the  animal.  Alan  hasn't 
the  heart  to  tug  and  jerk  the  dog's  leash, 
so  they  just  wander  until  Sable  is  tired 
and  wants  to  go  home.  By  that  time 
Alan's  wife  and  kiddies  are  out  looking 
for  them  both!  The  last  morning  "air- 
ing" lasted  three  hours  and  Alan  had  to 
cab  it  back  to  the  house  with  Sable  to 
the  tune  of  a  taxi  tariff  totaling  fifteen 
dollars!  .  .  . 

Lilli  Palmer  re-visited  the  famous 
Moulin  Rouge  in  Paris  during  her  Eur- 
opean vacation  with  husband  Rex  Har- 
rison and  found  several  nostalgic  me- 
mentoes in  one  of  the  backstage  dressing 
rooms.  An  ivory-framed  hand  mirror, 
a  silver  encased  miniature  of  herself  and 
a  tiny  wooden  horse  which  had  been 
given  to  her  as  a  child.  The  articles, 
once  used  by  the  glamourous  star  when 
she  entertained  in  the  celebrated  music 
hall  some  years  ago,  had  been  kept  in 
storage  by  a  waiter  on  the  Moulin  Rouge 
staff.  When  the  large  cafe  reopened  in 
time  for  the  Summer  tourist  season,  the 
old  employee  dusted  the  items  off  and 
presented  them  to  her  during  a  back- 
stage tour  .  .  . 

Peggy  Lee  is  writing  the  words  and 
music  for  a  new  Broadway  musical 
comedy  which  she'll  preview  on  TV  dur- 
ing the  Winter.  The  former  Jamestown, 
North  Dakota,  farm  girl,  may  have  the 
music  published  as  Norma  Egstrom,  her 
real  name.  Peggy  thinks  the  hometown 
folks  would  like  that  .  .  . 

Nina  Foch,  whose  TV  and  movie  ca- 
reers have  never  been  better,  has  had 
a  bit  of  hard  luck  on  other  scores.  After 
spending  two  days  in  a  Manhattan  hos- 
pital, she  returned  to  her  apartment  to 
find  some  culprit  had  broken  in  and 
made  off  with  her  new  mink  jacket — a 


present  she  had  given  herself  last  Spring, 
with  the  lining  fondly  inscribed:  "To 
Nina,  with  love — Nina."  A  week  after 
the  robbery  she  locked  the  doors  to  her 
new  Austin  convertible  and  forgot  to 
take  the  car  keys  with  her.  She  was 
forced  to  break  one  of  the  car  windows 
and  in  doing  so  cut  her  hand  so  severely 
she  had  to  be  hospitalized  all  over 
again — but  not  before  she  went  by  her 
apartment  and  bolted  all  doors  and  win- 
dows .  .  . 

"Next  to  Dale  Evans,  I'm  tops!"  boasts 
beautiful  "Maggie"  Hayes,  who  says  her 
four  year-old  son,  Rusty,  never  paid 
her  video  career  much  mind  until  he 
happened  to  glimpse  her  as  leading 
lady — buckskin  and  all — on  a  couple  of 
"Hopalong  Cassidy"  vehicles  revived  on 
TV.  Now  the  moppet  thinks  his  talented 
mom  is  just  great.  "Maggie"  has  just  one 
more  hard-to-impress  customer  to  win 
over  and  that's  Tracy,  her  16-month-old 
daughter  who's  more  interested  in  dolls 
than  dialing  in  on  TV  ... 

Lu  Ann  Syms  won't  switch  to  blonde 
tresses  despite  the  fact  she  had  consid- 
ered making  a  change.  A  series  of  color 
tests  proved  her  to  be  more  telegenic  as 
a  natural  brownette  than  with  a  honey- 
blonde  wig  she  used  for  some  scenes. 
With  color  TV  coming,  she  will  remain 
a  "brownie"  for  the  future  Godfrey 
shows  .  .  . 

For  their  first  wedding  anniversary 
celebration,  John  Baer  gave  his  wife, 
Noureen,  a  solid  gold  bracelet  featuring 
a  dozen  charms,  one  for  each  month, 
with  a  different  "Terry  And  The  Pirates" 
character  saying  "Happy  Anniversary" 
in  Chinese!  .  .  . 

Eddie  Fisher  can't  give  up  his  old 
G.I.  habit  of  consuming  ten  to  fifteen 
bottles  daily  of  his  favorite  thirst  quen- 
cher. He  even  has  a  bottle  with  his 
breakfast  and  pauses  many  times  during 


Bill  Holden  appearing  as  a  guest  on  Maggi  McNellis'  program  which  comes 
from  the  Cafe  de  la  Paix,  Hotel  St.  Moritz  in  N.  Y.,  Monday  thru  Friday. 


the  day  to  refresh  himself  with  the  same 
beverage.  Luckily,  he's  never  far  away 
from  "the  stuff,"  not  when  his  TV  show 
is  sponsored  by  the  concern  making  the 
soft  drink  .  .  . 

Jeff  Donnell,  the  new  Blondie  on  TV, 
wants  servicemen  from  nearby  Army, 
Navy  and  Marine  bases  to  be  part  of 
each  studio  performance.  She  feels  they 
will  appreciate  her  interpretation  of  the 
title  comedy  role  more  than  most.  A 
"regular"  of  weekly  entertainment 
groups  visiting  GI  hospitals,  she  con- 
siders the  military  her  greatest  audi- 
ence .  .  . 

The  wardrobe  worn  by  George  Raft 
in  his  "I  Am  The  Law"  telefilm  series 
was  designed  by  the  star  and  in  an  at- 
tempt to  prove  how  fashion-wise  he  is, 
a  complete  line  of  sportswear  which  he 
has  created  for  male  fashion-plates  to 
wear  in  semi-tropical  resorts,  will  be 
put  on  the  market  during  the  coming 
Christmas  holidays  .  .  . 

Tallulah  Bankhead's  whim  of  wearing 
the  same  Hattie  Carnegie  dress  during 
each  of  her  telecasts,  will  continue  dur- 
ing the  coming  season.  The  loquacious 
Tallulah  will  also  adhere  to  the  tradi- 
tional Bankhead  coiffure,  long  and  silken 
albeit  somewhat  bleached  for  her  TV 
return  .  .  . 

Bill  and  Maria  Riva  have  scheduled 
the  TV  debuts  of  their  off-spring,  John 
Michael  and  John  Peter,  on  a  future  tele- 
film to  be  made  in  Israel  when  "Ameri- 
ca's Most  Glamourous  Grandmother," 
Marlene  Dietrich,  visits  the  Riva  clan 
early  in  1954  for  the  event  .  .  . 

Patsy  Kelly  and  her  new  smile,  all 
pearly  and  perfection,  will  make  a  guest 
appearance  on  a  future  Red  Skelton 
program  during  which  the  inimitable 
Kelly  lass  will  be  gowned  by  Adrian, 
made-up  by  Eddie  Senz  and  bejewelled 
by  Harry  Winston.  She'll  do  a  boiled- 
down  version  of  "Lady  For  A  Day"  in 


Wally  Cox  is  devoting  much  of  his 
spare  time  away  from  the  "Mr.  Peepers" 
schedule,  to  completing  his  first  novel — 
a  science  fiction  tome  laid  in  the  year 
2053.  The  book's  hero  is  described  as 
5'6"  tall,  sandy -thatched  and  weighing 
approximately  135  lbs.  Sounds  like  a  "Mr. 
Peepers"  of  the  future,  doesn't  it?  .  .  . 

Banners  and  bunting  were  part  of  the 
"Life  Begins  At  40"  decoration  scheme 
devised  by  Chamber  of  Commerce  offici- 
als in  Schenectady,  New  York,  in  honor 
of  Dave  Garroway's  fortieth  birthday. 
Born  at  13  Van  Velsen  Street  on  July 
13,  1913,  he  was  named  David  Garro- 
way  just  to  have  13  letters  round  out 
matters  .  .  . 

Bert  Parks'  wife,  Annette,  doesn't  want 
any  TV  career  for  herself  because  tak- 
ing care  of  Bert  and  their  three  children 
keeps  her  busy  enough.  However,  Bert 
admits  he  wouldn't  stand  in  the  way  of 


any  professional  appearances  she  might 
wish  to  make  in  the  future.  There  have 
been  bids  to  have  Annette  Parks  guest 
on  several  network  shows,  but  at  this 
writing  she's  still  saying  "no,  thanks"  .  .  . 

Garry  Moore  donned  a  long,  flowing 
man's  wig  over  his  celebrated  crew-cut 
and  walked  through  the  lobby  of  his 
studio  building  unrecognized  by  audien- 
ces who  had  just  witnessed  one  of  his 
programs.  "It  was  a  horrible  experience," 
moaned  Garry  as  he  ran  into  a  barber 
shop.  His  crew-cut  is  here  to  stay.  He's 
one  star  who  likes  to  be  spotted  by  fans 
he  chats  with  to  find  out  what  they  think 
of  his  program  antics.  "If  I  don't  have 
time  for  them,  I  shouldn't  be  on  TV," 
he  explains  .  .  . 

Buff  Cobb  exercises  daily  to  keep  her 
waistline  trim  and  her  legs  shapely  and 
slim,  but  it  is  with  ballet  routines  that 
she  starts  each  and  every  day.  A  former 
ballet -student,  she's  never  danced  pro- 
fessionally but  has  remained  in  top  form, 
according  to  husband  Mike  Wallace,  by 
rising  early  and  devoting  a  full  hour 
each  morning  to  her  limbering-up 
chores  ... 

When  the  work  piles  up  and  gets  to  be 
too  much  for  her  two  secretaries,  Patti 
Page  pitches  in  and  helps  until  a  third 
temporary  girl  is  hired  to  handle  the 
heavy  fan  mail.  An  expert  typist,  Patti 
can  type  as  fast  as  both  her  employees, 
but  admits  she's  not  "up"  on  her  short- 
hand. She  can  take  down  notes,  but 
when  it  comes  to  transcribing  them  that's 
a  horse  of  another  color.  And  just  as 
the  "way"  she  has  with  a  song,  so  the 
Patti  Page  Pittman  steno  method  stands 
alone — her  jottings  are  "Greek"  to  her 
secretarial  staff  .  .  . 

Anna  ("It's  News  To  Me")  Lee  is  get- 
ting mail  from  every  state  in  the  Union 
from  male  viewers  who  plead  with  her  to 
give  up  her  one-woman  crusade  against 
plunging  necklines  and  strapless  gowns 
on  TV  .  .  . 

NBC-TV  is  being  plagued  with  re- 
quests to  have  their  "Today"  repeated 
later  in  the  afternoon  for  those  night 
workers  who  sleep  until  the  crack  of 


Jackie  Cooper  would  pay  almost  any- 
thing to  kill  the  television  showings  of 
an  old  movie  he  did  called,  "Gang- 
ster's Boy."  The  former  screen  moppet 
finds  it  all  very  embarrassing  .  .  . 

Adolphe  Menjou  and  his  stunning  wife, 
Verree  Teasdale,  may  do  a  "Mama" 
series,  but  the  time  would  be  now,  the 
locale  New  York  and  the  sponsor  a  beer 
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everything.  The  show  went  on  with  no 
further  interruption  .  .  . 

John  Beal,  who  has  always  lived  in 
the  same  West  55th  Street  apartment 
building,  when  he  is  in  town,  took  over 
the  running  of  the  house  elevator  when 
the  operator  was  taken  ill.  During  the 
four  hours  he  remained  at  his  post  calling 
floors  and  accepting  packages,  he  earned 
three  dollars  in  tips  which  he  turned 
over  to  the  ailing  employee.  None  of  the 
new  tenants  recognized  the  actor  who 
manned  his  up-and-down  cage  sans  his 
toupee  .  .  . 

Audrey  Hepburn  witnessed  a  special 
showing  of  her  co-starring  film  with 
Gregory  Peck,  "Roman  Holiday,"  with- 
out a  single  other  person  in  the  N.  Y. 
projection  room.  She  wouldn't  explain 
the  reason  for  it  .  .  . 

Metropolitan  Opera  singer  Robert  Mer- 
rill secretly  tested  for  the  Mario  Lanza 
role  in  "The  Student  Prince"  in  Gotham, 
but  declined  discussing  film  matters  with 
MGM  execs  after  seeing  the  finished 
footage  .  .  . 

Rosemary  De  Camp  was  mobbed  on 
Fifth  Avenue  when  fans  spotted  her  and 
yelled,  "There's  Doris  Day's  mother!" 
The  youthful  (despite  her  film  charac- 
terizations) actress  took  cover  in  a 
crowded  Radio  City  Music  Hall  line  of 
movie -bent  patrons.  It  cost  her  $1.80  to 
escape  the  onslaught  .  .  . 

Nanette  Fabray,  linked  with  every 
young,  rich  and  eligible  male  in  Man- 
hattan, still  prefers  the  company  of  her 
ex-husband,  publicist  Dave  Tabet,  de- 
spite the  fact  the  "Band  Wagon"  star 
insists  they'll  never  remarry  .  .  . 

Janet  Leigh  and  Tony  Curtis  squabbled 
in  a  Madison  Avenue  shop  over  the 
selection  of  ties  made  by  the  handsome 
actor.  Tony  was  insistent  on  making 
his  purchases  despite  his  wife's  crit- 
icism of  his  taste  in  the  matter  of  hand- 
painted  cravats.  Apparently  Janet  won 
out.  Next  day,  ten  ties  were  returned 
and  exchanged  for  "something  sub- 
dued" .  .  . 

Pier  Angeli  went  nightclubbing  until 
dawn — Stork  Club,  El  Morocco  and  Little 
Club — with  a  handsome  blond  male  es- 
cort, without  her  mother  hovering  in 
the  background.  It  was  the  first  time  the 
young  star  had  appeared  in  any  of  these 
famous  cafes  with  a  lone  date.  According 
to  observers,  she  never  had  a  better 
time  .  .  . 

Dean  Martin,  Jerry  Lewis  and  Danny 
Kaye  travelled  all  the  way  upstate  to 
a  borscht  circuit  hotel  just  to  catch  the 
break-in  comedy  act  of  a  newcomer  in 
the  funnymen  ranks — Larry  Best.  The 
trio  of  topflight  comedy  stars  had  noth- 
ing to  offer  the  younger  comic  by  way 
of  advice.  They  agreed  he's  "on  his 
72 


way"  and  shouldn't  be  confused  with 
conflicting  opinions  about  how  to  be  a 
success.  "He's  loaded  with  talent,"  con- 
fided Danny  Kaye  .  .  . 

Dean  and  Jerry  stopped  in  at  Le  Ruban 
Bleu  to  catch  another  rising  young  en- 
tertainer— comedienne  Ceil  Cabot.  The 
unpredictable  zany  is  a  femme  Jerry 
Lewis  and  Producer  Hal  Wallis  plans 
using  her  in  a  forthcoming  Martin  & 
Lewis  film  in  which  she  will  play  Jerry's 
younger  sister.  When  she  mugged  and 
shouted  her  hilarious  laugh  routine, 
Jerry  exclaimed,  "It's  me  with  a  wig  and 
dress  on!"  .  .  . 

Jack  Benny  talked  business  with 
Lena  Home  at  The  Embers,  fifteen  min- 
utes after  Groucho  Marx  had  exited  the 
premises  with  a  near-promise  from  the 
talented  songstress  that  she  would  con- 
sider a  role  in  Groucho's  planned  re- 
turn to  Hollywood  film-making.  Benny, 
who  also  wants  to  make  another  movie, 
may  try  to  get  before  the  3-D  cameras 
with  an  original  musical  that  would  have 
him  co-starring  with  the  glamourous 
Lena.  From  where  the  much-sought 
after  Lena  Home  sat,  the  3-D  race  is  on 
between  Marx  and  Benny  .  .  . 

John  Forsythe  narrowly  escaped  ser- 
ious injury  when  the  plate  glass  window 
of  a  Lexington  Avenue  florist  shop  gave 
way  and  crashed  to  the  pavement  just 
as  the  actor  walked  out  of  the  shop 
with  a  box  of  posies  .  .  . 

Zsa  Zsa  Gabor  startled  the  Powder 
Room  attendant  at  Bruno's  Pen  &  Pen- 
cil when  she  ankled  in  and  shed  five 
crinolines  from  under  her  billowing  Ceil 
Chapman  gown  and  asked  to  have  them 
checked  until  she  was  ready  to  leave  for 
home  .  .  . 

Edward  Everett  Horton  told  friends 
he  didn't  expect  to  ever  make  another 
Hollywood  film  unless  it's  in  color.  As 
he  prepared  to  leave  the  Pierre  Grill 
after  issuing  that  statement,  his  West 
Coast  agent  telephoned  wanting  to  know 
if  he  would  accept  a  role  in  the  remake 
of  "Magnificent  Obsession."  The  aging 
comedy  star  said  he'd  consider  it,  despite 
the  fact  it  was  scheduled  to  be  filmed  in 
black-and-white.  Queried  as  to  why  he 
changed  his  mind,  Horton  replied,  "In 
'Magnificent  Obsession'  they're  suggest- 
ing me  for  a  straight  dramatic  part. 
That's  O.K.  It's  only  in  Technicolor  that 
I  want  to  be  funny!"  .  .  . 

Basil  Rathbone  will  return  to  the  New 
York  stage  as  the  star  of  "Sherlock 
Holmes"  for  Producer  Bill  Doll.  After 
the  premiere  of  the  play,  a  filmed  version 
of  the  production  will  be  made  in  16  mm 
and  distributed  to  high  schools  and  col- 
leges .  .  . 

As  a  lure  to  early  morning  patrons,  a 
Broadway  movie  theatre  announced,  that 
the  first  500  customers  to  reach  the  box- 


Ann  Blyth  and  her  husband,  Dr.  James 
McNulty,  are  both  native  New  Yorkers. 


office  would  have  their  polarized  viewers 
autographed  by  Joan  Vohs,  featured  in 
"Fort  Ti."  The  pretty  blonde  from  St. 
Albans,  Queens,  excited  because  she 
plays  the  romantic  lead  opposite  George 
Montgomery,  and  because  most  of  her 
old  neighbors  were  on  hand  for  the  open- 
ing, got  even  a  bigger  thrill  when  she 
found  the  first  person  in  line  was  Mrs. 
Montgomery — Dinah  Shore!  .  .  . 

John  Lund  and  Jean  Arthur  are  plan- 
ning to  co-star  in  a  new  Broadway  stage 
play.  They  huddled  daily  in  the  lounge 
of  the  Algonquin  Hotel  and  chatted  with 
such  friends  as  Biff  Elliot,  Basil  Rath- 
bone,  Mary  Pickford,  Helen  Hayes  and 
Hedy  Lamarr.  Conferences  about  the 
prospective  production  were  also  held  in 
the  hotel  lobby  because  Lund's  upstairs 
room,  too  small  to  accommodate  more 
than  three  people  at  any  one  time,  was 
being  redecorated  to  please  him.  It's 
the  same  tiny  room  he's  occupied  in  the 
past,  long  before  his  Hollywood  success, 
and  the  hotel  management  wants  him 
to  feel  "at  home"  .  .  . 

Arlene  Dahl  ducked  into  town,  sans 
Fernando  Lamas,  and  wouldn't  tour  any 
of  the  glitter  spots  without  his  tele- 
phoned-from-Hollywood  approval.  When 
she  arrived  at  El  Morocco  for  supper  and 
dancing,  with  several  of  her  agents  and 
their  wives,  Arlene's  favorite  late-hour 
snack,  diced  creamed  chicken,  was  being 
brought  to  her  table  even  before  she 
sat  down — as  ordered  by  Lamas  .  .  . 

Lee  Marvin  is  the  envy  of  most  young 
Broadway  actors  who  have  been  strug- 
gling for  recognition.  After  being 
spotted  on  TV's  "Dragnet"  by  Producer 
Stanley  Kramer  and  given  a  role  in  last 
year's  "Eight  Iron  Men,"  he'll  next  be 
seen  in  "The  Wild  One,"  "Gun  Fury" 
and  "The  Caine  Mutiny."  His  Gotham 
actor  pals  gather  at  their  favorite  Broad- 
way hangout,  the  drug  store  in  the  Hotel 
Astor,  once  a  week  and  each  read  aloud 
letters  received  from  the  busy  Lee.  Upon 
his  return  to  New  York  for  a  brief  va- 
cation, Lee  will  be  the  honored  guest  at 
a  midnight  Coke-and-cofjee  party  being 
tossed  by  his  friends.  The  management 
of  the  Astor  drugstore  has  approved  the 


party  plans.  Closed  to  the  general  pub- 
lic, the  soda  fountain  will  be  made  avail- 
able to  any  and  all  of  Lee  Marvin's 
friends  and  acquaintances  invited  to  at- 
tend .  .  .  thatfs  the  way  young  Marvin 
wants  it  .  .  . 

Judy  Holliday's  leading  man  in  "A 
Name  For  Herself,"  Jack  Lemmon,  made 
his  New  York  stage  debut  in  last  sea- 
son's flop  revival  of  "Room  Service"  at 
the  Playhouse  Theatre.  The  night  he 
was  told  Columbia  Pictures  wanted  to 
screen  test  him  for  the  Holliday  film, 
he  stood  up  on  his  dressing  room  chair 
and  scribbled  his  name  on  the  ceiling 
along  with  the  date  of  the  good  news. 
Coincidentally,  his  signature  is  just  be- 
low that  of  Shirley  Booth's — she  occu- 
pied the  very  same  room  years  before 
when  she  had  a  featured  role  in  "Three 
Men  On  A  Horse."  Her  name  and  the 
date  marked  the  occasion  that  comedy 
closed  after  playing  835  performances  .  .  . 

Richard  ("The  Robe")  Burton  believes 
in  saving  transportation  money  when  his 
studio  isn't  footing  the  bill.  His  luggage, 
eleven  pieces,  preceded  him  to  New  York 
via  Skycoach,  the  non-scheduled  air- 
line. Weeks  later,  the  star  followed 
aboard  the  same  airline  with  budget- 
minded  tourists  and  servicemen  as  his 
fellow-passengers.  Partaking  of  the 
paper  box  dinner  provided  by  the 
stewardess  en  route,  he  pitched  in  and 
did  what  everyone  else  had  to  do  upon 
arrival — tote  his  luggage  from  the  La 
Guardia  terminal  to  a  waiting  bus  . 

The  name  "Scott  Brady"  was  paged 
continuously  every  two  minutes  for  at 
least  twenty  minutes  at  Idlewild  Air- 
port before  the  star  of  "El  Alamein" 
would  answer.  Of  course,  as  was  to  be 
expected  (planned  and  hoped  for?)  the 
Pan-American  reservation  desk  was 
mobbed  with  Brady  fans  .  .  . 

If  Carleton  Carpenter  isn't  the  most 
forlorn  looking  ex-Hollywood  star  in 
New  York  these  days,  who  is?  His 
friends  are  trying  to  cheer  him  up  with 
the  advice  that  he's  bound  to  click  in  a 
new  Broadway  stage  play  that  will  send 
him  back  to  MGM  bigger  than  ever  .  .  . 

Mamie  Van  Doren  is  very  unhappy 
over  the  fact  a  noted  Manhattan  photog- 
rapher has  a  batch  of  provocative  pic- 
tures taken  of  her  during  rehearsals  of 
a  night  club  show  which  starred  Jackie 
Gleason,  when  she  was  known  along  the 
Great  White  Way  as  Joan  Olander  .  .  . 

Brian  Aherne,  who  portrays  the  cap- 
tain of  the  ill-fated  luxury  liner  in 
"Titanic,"  had  to  console  a  weeping 
movie  fan  who  spotted  him  in  the  audi- 
ence after  the  film  ended  at  a  showing 
in  an  exclusive  East  side  movie  theatre. 
The  sobbing  woman  just  couldn't  be- 
lieve that  actor  Aherne  hadn't  gone 
down  with  his  ship  and  she  kept  insist- 
ing he  was  "so  brave,  so  brave,"  as  the 
theatre  patrons  milled  about  the  lobby 
during  the  embarrassing  incident.  Aherne 
finally  put  the  woman  in  a  cab  and  paid 
her  fare  in  advance  .  .  . 


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Tommy  Noonan,  featured  with  Jane 
Russell  and  Marilyn  Monroe  in  "Gentle- 
men Prefer  Blondes,"  arrived  in  New 
York  for  a  series  of  press  interviews 
during  which  he  refused  to  divulge  his 
impressions  of  both  glamourous  stars. 
All  he  wanted  to  yak  about  was  Betty 
Grable  whom  he  has  yet  to  meet  .  .  . 

The  two-reel  3-D  comedy,  "Spooks," 
starring  the  Three  Stooges,  had  Gotham  i 
film  audiences  squealing  and  gasping 
as  they  ducked  pies,  glue  and  buckets 
of  water.  In  retaliation,  a  bobby-soxer 
witnessing  3-D  for  the  very  first  time, 
got  carried  away  and  tossed  a  candy 
bar  at  the  picture.  The  young  patron's 
aim  wasn't  deadly,  it  landed  in  the  lap 
of  an  elderly  gentleman  who  assumed 
it  had  come  from  the  screen.  Convinced 
the  3-D  technique  was  truly  amazing, 
the  candy  bar  recipient  planned  to  stay 
through  several  shows  in  order  to  stock 
up  a  supply  of  confectionery.  When 
other  candy  bars  weren't  forthcoming, 
the  aged  gentleman  complained  to  the 
management  and  demanded  a  refund  .  .  . 

Alexis  Smith  created  a  near -panic  in 
the  grand  ballroom  of  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  when  her  multi-stranded  pearl 
necklace  broke  and  scattered  tiny  beads 
all  over  the  waxed  floor.  Several 
rhumba-enthusiasts  skidded  and  slipped 
and  knocked  other  dancers  to  the  floor  in 
a  scene  that  would  have  warmed  the 
cockles  of  the  late  Mack  Sennett's  heart. 
Deeply  embarrassed  by  the  incident, 
Alexis  did  everything  but  help  the  hotel 
porters  sweep  the  mammoth  floor  before 
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By  DICK  BRUCE 


Barry  Sullivan  was  a  daily  handball 
fiend  at  a  local  athletic  club  while  vis- 
iting Manhattan.  Paired  off  with  John 
Sutton,  they  trounced  Bruce  Cabot  and 
Eddie  Bracken  every  game  .  .  . 

The  so-called  "Gorgeous  Gabors"  have 
made  concrete  plans  to  film  a  semi- 
documentary  comedy-drama  in  Gotham 
starring  themselves — Zsa  Zsa,  Eva,  Magda 
and  "Mama"  Jolie — in  a  plot  based  on 
their  individual  and  collective  "careers." 
Night  club,  movie  and  TV  players  who 
make  any  attempt  to  malign  any  of  the 
Gabors  with  impressions  or  imperson- 
ations, will  be  hailed  into  court,  or  so 
goes  the  Gabors'  new  edict.  Legal  ad- 
visers to  many  performers  who  ape  the 
colorful  Hungarian  celebrities,  say  none 
of  the  Gabors,  from  Eva  to  Zsa  Zsa  have 
a  leg  to  stand  on  .  .  . 

The  Vic  Damone-Marge  and  Gower 
Champion  "situation"  is  going  to  remain 
touchy  for  some  time  to  come  and  their 
mutual  friends,  Tony  and  Janet  Leigh 
Curtis,  are  in  the  middle  trying  to  be 
loyal  to  both  parties.  Insiders  report  the 
dancing  Champions  and  the  song  star 
Damone,  will  never  appear  in  the  same 
filmusical  together,  not  if  they  can  help 
it.  The  whole  matter  exploded  over  a 
matter  of  billing  and  presentation  at  a 
night  club  in  the  East  where  both  acts 
were  starring  attractions.  Signed  by  the 
cafe  operator  first,  Damone  had  the  edge 
on  the  Champions  and  rightly  so.  Never- 
theless it  created  a  wide  split  in  their 
former  friendly  alliance  .  .  . 

Joan  Crawford  celebrated  the  com- 
pletion of  her  musical,  "Torch  Song,"  by 
wiring  flowers  to  all  of  her  Gotham 
friends  who  had  gathered  at  "21"  to  await 
a  long-distance  telephone  call  from  her 
and  her  director,  Charles  "Chuck" 
Walters,  the  last  night  of  production. 
Having  brought  the  picture  in  under  a 
one  million  dollar  budget  (unheard  of 
for  a  topflight  musical  in  color  and 
widescreen  at  MGM)  within  a  record 
number  of  days  shooting — three  weeks 
exactly — thoughtful  Joan  wanted  her 
New  York  friends  to  be  part  of  the  movie 
set  party  being  given  by  her  on  the  back 
lot  at  MGM.  Everyone  in  New  York  had 
to  talk  to  everyone  on  the  "Torch  Song" 
set  and  they  did  for  $137.00  .  .  .  END 


CURRENT  FILMS 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  17] 

by  sheriff  Brod  Crawford.  Apprehend- 
ing the  thieves,  Bickford  shoots  them  be- 
fore Crawford  can  bring  them  safely 
back  to  town.  Enraged,  Crawford  claims 
that  Bickford  used  a  similar  trick  to  kill 
Derek's  real  father.  To  silence  the  sheriff, 
Bickford  shoots  him,  but  in  turn  is  killed 
by  Derek.  Concentrating  most  of  the 
action  on  the  chase,  picture  gallops 
along  at  a  fast  pace  with  Bickford  and 
Crawford  scuffling  for  top  acting  honors 
and  Derek  and  Wanda  Hendrix  hand- 
ling the  romance.  Columbia.  end 
74 


(Our  guest  columnist  this  month  is 
one  of  the  nation's  most  popular  disc 
jockeys.  Dick,  a  husky,  handsome  young 
man,  telecasts  from  the  WLW-TV 
chain  which  covers  Cincinnati,  Dayton 
and  Columbus,  Ohio.  When  first  he  start- 
ed as  a  disc  jockey  in  New  Orleans,  Dick 
ran  a  jingle  contest  and  insisted  upon 
presenting  the  first  prize,  a  bicycle,  in 
person  to  the  winner.  She  happened  to 
be  lovely  Audrey  Garde.  Cupid  promptly 
speared  them  both  and  before  long  Aud- 
rey became  Mrs.  Dick  Bruce.) 

Tops  In  Movie  Music 

Jane  Russell  and  Marilyn  Monroe  in 
MGM's  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes" 
album,  from  film  of  same  name  .  .  - 
Percy  Faith's  "Moulin  Rouge,"  "Ruby," 
"Return  To  Paradise"  and  "Bad  And 
The  Beautiful"  album,  from  films  of  same 
name  for  Columbia  .  .  .  "The  President's 
Lady,"  from  film  of  same  name,  and 
"White  House  Serenade"  by  Jackie  Glea- 
son  for  Capitol  .  .  .  Columbia's  "Danny 
Kaye  Entertains"  album  .  .  ."The  Call  Of 
The  Far  Away  Hills,"  from  "Shane," 
and  "Darling,  The  Moon  Is  So  Bright 
Tonight"  by  Dolores  Gray  for  Decca  .  .  . 
Paul  Weston's  "Shane,"  from  film  of 
same  name,  and  "Gigi"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
David  Rose's  "Return  To  Paradise, ' 
from  film  of  same  name,  and  "The 
Bad  And  The  Beautiful,"  from  film 
of  same  name,  for  MGM  .  .  .  Doris  Day's 
"Kiss  Me  Again,  Stranger''  and  "A  Pur- 
ple Cow"  for  Columbia  .  .  .  Ken  Remo's 
"Ufemia,"  from  "Sombrero,"  and  "You, 
You,  You"  for  MGM  .  .  .  "You"  and  "No- 
where Guy,"  both  from  "The  Girl  Next 
Door,"  by  Beryl  Davis  for  MGM  .  .  . 
Judy  Garland's  "Send  My  Baby  Back  To 
Me"  and  "Without  A  Memory"  for  Col- 
umbia .  .  .  "Shane"  and  "Limelight,"  from 
films  of  same  name,  by  Richard  Hayman 
for  Mercury  .  .  . 

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Tony  Bennett's  "Somebody  Turned 
The  Moon  Upside  Down"  and  "I'll  Go" 
for  Columbia  .  .  .  Rosemary  Clooney's 
"When  I  See  You"  and  "It  Just  Happened 
To  Happen  To  Me"  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
"Butterflies"  and  "This  Is  My  Song"  by 
Patti  Page  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Russ  Morgan's 
"Too  Many  Times"  and  "Ring  My  Finger" 
for  Decca  .  .  .  June  Valli's  "Crying  In  The 
Chapel"  and  "Love  Every  Moment  You 
Live"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "Laugh  To  Keep 
From  Crying"  and  "Send  My  Baby  Back 
To  Me"  by  Billy  Eckstine  for  MGM  .  .  . 
Vaughn  Monroe's  "Don't  You  Care"  and 
"My  Good  Girl"  for  Victor  .  .  .  Eddie 


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Fisher's  "When  I  Was  Young"  and  "With 
These  Hands"  for  Victor  .  .  .  "I'm  Your 
Girl"  and  "Someone's  Been  Readin'  My 
Mail"  by  Jo  Stafford  for  Columbia  .  .  . 
"Blue  Willows"  and  "I'm  In  Love"  by 
Guy  Lombardo  for  Decca  .  .  .  Johnny 
Long's  "I  Wanna  Know"  and  "Till  The 
Moon  Turns  Green"  for  Coral  .  .  .  Gor- 
don Jenkins'  "No  Other  Love"  and  "Allez 
Vous  En"  for  Decca  .  .  .  "Thunder  And 
Lightning"  and  "For  Me,  For  Me"  by 
Georgia  Gibbs  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Tony 
Martin's  "Sorta  On  The  Border"  and  "Un- 
fair" for  Victor  .  .  .  Toni  Ar den's  "Lov- 
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Mills  Brothers  for  Decca  .  .  .  Capitol's 
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Richard  Hayman's  "Simonetta"  and 
"Dansero"  for  Mercury  .  .  .  Richard 
Bowers'  "Tear  Drop  In  The  Rain"  and 
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Volume  Fiity-Seven,  Number  Twelve     i    October,  19p3 


FIRST    RUN  FEATURES 


Hollywood  On  Broadway  By  Danton  Walker   19 

Visiting  stars  can  set  even  blase  New  York  back  on  its  heels 

My  Husband,  Our  Baby  And  I  By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill   25 

Elizabeth  Taylor  lets  her  hair  down  in  a  frank  discussion  of  her  private  life 

Excitement  For  Clark  In  Africa  By  Paul  Marsh   26 

Living  in  the  jungle  was  a  happy  experience  for  Clark  Cable 

Will  Marilyn  Escape  The  Sex  Hex?  By  Dorothy  Culman   29 

Fame  and  misfortune  have  been  the  lot  of  sexy  stars  like  Marilyn  Monroe 

Fallen  Idol?   By  Tom  Carlson   31 

Will  Jane  Powell's  romance  with  Gene  Nelson  imperil  her  career? 

What  Do  I  Know  About  Love!  By  Gene  Morris   33 

Lana  Turner  reveals  the  ache  in  her  heart,  the  hopes  that  remain 

It's  A  Lie!  By  Mildred  Gibson   35 

Don't  ever  tell  Kathryn  Grayson  a  movie  actress  leads  an  easy  life 

The  Amazing  Miss  Hayworth  By  Jose  Ferrer   36 

Rita  Hayworth,  admired  for  beauty  and  sex  appeal,  has  different  charm  for  Jose 

The  Number  One  Hot  Water  Boy  By  Louis  Reid   39 

Errol  Flynn  continues  getting,  into  serious  trouble  over  and  over  again 

The  Truth  About  Vittorio  And  Me  By  Shelley  Winters   40 

"The  first  period  of  our  marriage  was  tough,  but  we  lived  thru  the  adjustment" 

Don't  You  Believe  It!  By  Charlton  Heston   42 

This  rugged  Heston  man  can  tell  you  how  to  snare  a  husband 

Dance  Your  Worries  Away  By  Mrs.  Arthur  Murray   44 

"To  put  fun  in  your  life — try  dancing!" 

Maggi's  Private  Wire  By  Maggi  McNellis   46 

Listening  in  on  what's  going  on  behind  the  scenes  in  television 


EXCLUSIVE    COLOR  PHOTOS 


Marilyn  Monroe,  starring  in  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes"  

Jane  Powell  and  Gene  Nelson,  starring  in  "Three  Sailors  And  A  Girl". 

Lana  Turner  and  Ricardo  Montalban,  starring  in  "Latin  Levers"  

Kathryn  Grayson,  starring  in  "So  This  Is  Love"  


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THE    HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


What  Hollywood  Itself  Is  Talking  About  By  Lynn  Bowers   6 

Your  Guide  To  Current  Films  By  Reba.  and  Bonnie  Churchill   14 

Record  Roundup  By  Jane  Pickens   51 


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Make  The  Sweater  Sweeter  By  Marcia  Mocre. 
Starred  For  Autumn  By  Elizabeth  Lapham  


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(CONTINUED: 


Dolores  came  sweeping  into  the  delight- 
fully gay  and  beautiful  party  that  Lou- 
ella  Parsons  and  Dorothy  Manners  tossed 
for  their  respective  boy  friend  and  hus- 
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Shelley  Winters  and  hubby  Vittorio 
Gassman   at   "Red   Garters"  reception. 

fun  of  it — with  a  Spanish  motif  (this  for 
his  chum  Ann  Sheridan  who  is  made  for 
everything  Spanish).  Cute  touch  in  the 
decor  was  the  fireplace,  which  was  filled 
with  big  fat  balloons.  Annie  was  with  her 
friend,  Rudy  Acosta— he  was  in  the 
Hollywoods  and  away  from  his  family 
and  she  was  seeing  he  got  around  and 
not  too  lonesome  while  he  was  doing  a 
picture.  Ann's  gone  off  to  Mexico  again, 
to  live,  and  will  only  come  back  here 
for  movies.  John  Lund  had  just  returned 
from  a  long  tour  of  Shakespearean  reper- 
tory and  it's  nice  to  have  that  funny  guy 
around  the  parties  again. 

At  another  party  we  got  a  look  at  a 
performance  by  John  Hodiak  that  should 
really  hit  the  night  club  circuits.  This 


Anthony  Quinn,  Hedy  Lamarr  at  part} 
in  Rome  to  promote  her  "Femina"  film. 

boy  couldn't  be  funnier  and  everyone  at 
the  gathering  begged  him  to  get  the  act 
together  and  put  it  on  the  road.  Seems 
Hody's  been  doing  these  comedy  bits 
all  over  at  parties  but  never  quite  got 
around  to  making  it  a  professional  do. 
New  York  writer-publicist  Mike  O'Shea 
had.  just  come  back  from  a  fast  trip  tc 
Alaska  and  was  showing  all  of  us  the 
gold  nuggets  he  had  picked  up  at  a  placer 
mine.  That's  our  next  stop.  We  met  the 
young  singer,  Mike  Rayhill,  who  is  just 
back  from  Paris  and  you're  going  to  hear 
more  about  this  boy  very  soon. 

Went  on  to  another  one  at  Jean  Stein's 
— a  very  late  one  it  was — and  a  lot  oi 
the  kids  from  the  "Top  Banana"  show 

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Giants  Buddy  Baer,  Johnny  Weissmuller  at  Chase  Hotel  party  in  Santa  Monica, 
argue  as  to  which  one  will  dance  with  tiny  Vicki  Graves,  diving  champion. 


There'll  be  a  touch  of  Marlon  Brando 
in  Marilyn  Monroe's  new  picture — she'll 
wear  a  torn  shirt  like  he  did  in  "Street- 
car Named  Desire" — it's  called  a  plung- 
ing shirt  back. 

Hollywood  went  to  Florida  on  "The 
Naked  Jungle"  picture.  Charlton  Heston 
and  Eleanor  Parker  took  off  to  film  the 
story  of  man's  battle  against  man-eating 
ants.  We  don't  want  none  of  them  crit- 
ters around  these  parts — let  Florida  have 
'em.  (The  ants,  we  mean.  Eleanor  and 
Charlton  may  return ). 

Jan  Sterling  got  busy  while  Paul 
Douglas  was  in  Europe  making  personal 
appearances  with  "Forever  Female."  This 
little  forever  female  did  the  whole  house 
over  for  her  man  and,  best  of  all,  saved 
all  the  bills  for  him. 

When  Alan  Ladd  returns  from  his  year 
and  a  half  away  from  Hollywood  he's 
got  an  unpleasant  surprise  waiting  for 
him.  He  and  Susie  moved  in  from  their 
ranch  to  a  fairly  wild  spot  in  the  hills — 
but  it's  been  tamed.  About  three  huge 
new  homes  have  been  built  right  around 
him  in  his  absence  and  all  the  under- 
brush is  gone.  There  just  ain't  no  pri- 
vacy any  more. 

Got  a  good  look  at  Coleen  Gray's  new 
romance  at  the  Universal  Art  Gallery 
ball.  He's  a  very  handsome  Army  o.Ti- 
cer  and  they  are  really  in  looove. 

So  are  Gene  Nelson  and  Jane  Powell, 


who  make  no  secret  of  their  being  happy 
together.  And  so  are  Rita  Hayworth 
and  Dick  Haymes — which  strikes  a  lot 
of  people  as  a  rather  odd  combination 
— don't  ask  us  why. 

The  Ty  Powers  got  back  in  town — he 
finally  had  to  get  back  for  this  picture 
he's  committed  to — in  time  to  see  a 
couple  of  much  discussed  portraits  of 
themselves  being  auctioned  off.  They'll 
get  away  again  before  long  and  after  the 
baby's  born.   Like  Europe,  see. 

Bobby  Wagner's  hired  a  press  agent 
to  keep  him  out  of  the  papers  a  little 
bit  more.  Seems  he  thinks  too  much 
publicity  spoils  the  broth  of  a  boy.  He's 
had  nothin'  but  covers  on  the  mags  and 
interviews  inside. 

Collier  Young  isn't  afraid  of  anything. 
He's  co-starring  Ida  Lupino  and  Joan 
Fontaine  in  "The  Bigamist."  Ida's  his 
ex,  Joan  his  present  wife.  Howard  Duff, 
Ida's  present  husband,  is  the  male  star. 
And,  hold  onto  the  arms  of  your  rocker, 
his  mother-in-law,  Lillian  Fontaine,  is 
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Nicole  Maurey  portrays  Crosby's  wife 
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Merv  Griffin  not  only  helps  but  falls 
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Jack  Palance  plans  to  liquidate  gun 
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sacrifices  for  her  career.  Her  suitors  in- 
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Marilyn  Maxwell 
Anthony  Quinn 
Suzan  Ball 


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Oirected  by  BUOO  BOETTICHER  •  Screenplay  by  FRANK  GILL,  JR. 
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Clark  Gable  falls  headlong  into  love 
trap  set  by  Ava  Gardner  in  "Mogambo." 

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the  Tennessee  schoolgirl  launch  her 
career  in  New  York  and  who  takes  her 
to  singing  coach  Fortunio  Bonanova  who 
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Warner  Brothers. 

Mogambo 

Safari  leader  Clark  Gable  is  so  busy 
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Princess  Audrey  Hepburn  plays  hookey 
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the  "bum's  rush."  He  is  forced,  however, 
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arranged  by  Donald  Sinden  and  wife 
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the  hunter,  Ava's  needling  and  wise 
cracks  are  to  cover  over  her  awareness 
of  Gable's  romantic  interest  in  Grace 
Kelly.  As  the  caravan  plods  deeper 
into  the  jungle,  the  whole  company  be- 
comes aware  of  the  couple's  attachment, 
and  finally  a  guide  informs  Sinden.  It 
takes  some  fast  thinking  by  Ava  and 
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the  triangle  into  an  idyllic  twosome. 
Filmed  entirely  in  Africa,  Director  John 
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guide.  The  duo  are  accompanied  on  their 
sight-seeing  jaunt  by  Peck's  photog- 
rapher pal,  Eddie  Albert,  who  has  a 
camera  hidden  in  his  cigarette  lighter 
and  manages  to  get  some  scandalous 
candids  of  Her  Highness.  Greg,  however, 
refuses  to  cash  in  on  them,  for  he  and 
the  princess  are  hopelessly  in  love.  It 
isn't  until  the  interlude  is  over  and  she 
is  holding  a  press  conference  that  Au- 
drey realizes  who  Peck  is  and  the  sacri- 
fice he  has  made  by  keeping  their  secret. 
The  film,  shot  entirely  in  Rome,  is 
charming  and  consistently  entertaining. 
It  provides  an  impressive  debut  for  Miss 
Hepburn  and  another  topnotch  credit 
for  Peck.  Paramount. 

Forever  Female 

Aging  stage  star,  Ginger  Rogers,  like 
»»  most  females,  has  overlooked  a  few 
birthdays  and  seems  determined  to  be  a 
perennial  29.  She  insists  that  her  ex- 
husband  and  play  producer,  Paul  Doug- 
las, have  playwright  William  Holden  re- 
write his  script  of  a  19-year-old  girl  and 
her  domineering  mother  to  fit  her  talents. 
Although  both  Douglas  and  young  ac- 
tress Pat  Crowley,  who  aspires  to  play 
the  teenager,  are  against  the  script 
change,  Holden  is  so  fascinated  by  Ginger 
that  he  sacrifices  the  story.  An  unsuc- 
cessful out-of-town  opening  temporarily 
interrupts  the  romance,  while  Holden 
starts  doctoring  the  play.  His  plans  are 

(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  69) 


SCREENLAND 


October,  1953 


TV's  Red  Buttons  kisses  the  hand  of  Patrice  Munsel  as  she 
arrives  with  husband  for  Gotham  preem  of  her  hit,  "Melba." 


Joe  DiMaggio,  at  the  Bon  Soir,  hotly  denied  that  he 
and  Marilyn  Monroe  were  secretly  married.  The 
usually  calm  Joltin'  Joe  snapped,  "It's  none  of  your  busi- 
ness!" when  a  femme  scribe  persisted  in  her  attempt  to 
get  him  to  admit  he  and  his  favorite  cinemactress  tied  the 
knot  in  Marin  County,  across  the  bay  from  San  Francisco 
a  year  ago  last  July  .  .  . 

Tyrone  and  Linda  Christian  Power  tiffed  in  the  lobby 
of  the  Hampshire  House.  She  stormed  up  to  their  suite 
and  he  strode  out,  hopped  into  a  waiting  horse-drawn 
buggy,  rode  a  block  and  dismissed  the  carriage.  Linda's 
refusal  to  ride  in  the  open  barouche  spoiled  a  surprise  Ty 
had  waiting  for  her — a  new  silver  blue  mink  cape  at  a 
Fifth  Avenue  furrier  to  which  he  was  taking  Linda  in  the 
surrey  with  the  fringe  on  top.  PS.  She  got  the  costly 
fur  piece  anyway,  after  they  kissed  and  made  up  later 
that  same  night  .  .  . 

The  exclusive  New  York  showing  of  "Julius  Caesar" 
at  the  Booth  Theatre  had  audiences  applauding  scenes  in 
which  Marlon  Brando  as  Mark  Antony  appeared.  Hidden 
in  the  audience  during  one  such   (continued  on  next  pace) 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY , 

Danton  Walker 

Betty  Grable,  with  Mrs.  Buddy  Rich,  visits  John  Bruno  at  his  Pen  &  Pencil.  Hubby  Harry  James  and  John  are  old  friends. 


HOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

(CONTINUED) 

demonstration,  Brando  mopped  his  brow  free  of  perspir- 
ation with  one  hand  and  held  onto  the  arm  of  Movita 
with  the  other.  Every  time  the  neighboring  moviegoers 
would  start  applauding,  Brando  would  slink  down  further 
in  his  seat  as  Movita  burst  into  tears.  Multi- talented 
Marlon  now  wants  to  play  the  title  role  in  "Richard  HI" 
on  the  Broadway  stage  before  making  a  film  of  it  in 
Hollywood.  There's  only  one  hitch  to  this,  however. 
Laurence  Olivier  is  very  much  in  the  running  for  the 
same  acting  plum  .  .  . 

There's  a  very  lucrative  contract  awaiting  Jane  Wy- 
man's  signature  in  the  Broadway  offices  of  the  famous 
Shubert  Brothers,  whenever  she  decides  to  take  a  fling 
at  starring  in  a  New  York  musical  revue.  She  can  debut 
in  the  forthcoming  "Ziegfeld  Follies,"  earnfarked  for 
early  Spring  presentation,  if  she  wishes  .  .  . 

When  autograph  seekers  mistook  Monte  Woolley  for 
Clifton  Webb  at  the  Baccara  Restaurant,  the  bearded 
actor  stormed  out  of  the  place  in  a  rage  .  .  . 

One  of  Bing  Crosby's  first  telephone  calls  to  Hollywood 
upon  his  return  from  Europe  went  to  Mona  Freeman — 
so  who  says  this  romance  is  a  thing  of  the  past?  .  .  . 

Richard  Burton  would  not  sign  autographs  for  fans 
who  waited  several  hours  for  him  outside  of  his 
Park  Avenue  hotel;  but  Richard  Todd,  back  from  Eng- 
land, was  not  only  grateful  to  his  youthful  admirers  for 
their  signature  requests,  he  invited  them  all  to  a  special 
early  morning  preview  showing  of  Walt  Disney's  "The 
Sword  And  The  Rose"  .  .  . 

Peter  Lawford  threw  his  New  York  fans  into  an  up- 
roar every  time  he  left  his  hotel  in  full  make-up,  jumped 
into  his  Jaguar  and  tore  across  town  to  location  sites  for 
"A  Name  For  Herself."  Groups       (continued  on  pace  22) 


Jack  Palance  and  his  wife  toast  each  other  at  the  Stork  Club. 
A  sensation  in  Hollywood,  yet  he  can't  stay  away  from  N.  Y. 


Returning  from  France  on  the  Liberte,  Bing  Crosby  and  son, 
Lindsay,  spent  but  a  few  hours  in  N.  Y.  Left  for  his  ranch. 


Producer  Jacques  Bar  with  stars  Fernandel  and  Zsa  Zsa  Gabor  on  location  in  N.  Y.  for  "Public  Enemy  Number  One.' 


BOLLYWOOD  ON  BROADWAY 

CONTINUED 

of  fans  would  hail  taxis  and  instruct 
the  drivers  to  "follow  that  car."  When 
the  morning's  shooting  was  scheduled 
for  Columbus  Circle,  five  blocks  from 
his  hotel,  hawford  took  his  followers 
on  a  merry,  wild  goose  chase  through 
Central  Park  and  over  to  Riverside 
Drive  where  he  was  able  to  lose  the 
trailing  cabs.  Unlike  her  co-star,  Judy 
Holliday  journeyed  by  subway  from 
her  Greenwich  Village  apartment  and 
arrived  on  the  set  without  any  fuss. 
Sporting  a  black  silk  turban  to  hide 
her  platinum  tresses,  and  being  en- 
tirely devoid  of  any  make-up,  she 
went  unrecognized  and  few  of  the 


milling  spectators  knew  her  when  she 
approached  the  restricted,  roped-ofj 
areas  .  .  . 

Rumors  that  Rita  Hayworth  flew 
to  town  to  join  Dick  Haymes  for  a 
week's  holiday  away  from  Hollywood 
snoopers  were  rampant  because  they 
were  seen  dining  together  in  several 
east  side  boites.  What  most  of  the  Hay- 
worth-Haymes  "insiders"  didn't  know 
was  that  Rita's  main,  purpose  in  visit- 
ing Manhattan  was  to  confer  with  her 
local  attorneys  about  Aly  Khan's  plan 
to  make  his  lavish  Riviera  estate, 
Chateau  de  L'Horizon,  available  to 
film  companies  for  location  shots.  Ex- 
Princess  Rita  wanted  it  clearly  un- 
derstood that  the  former  honeymoon 


abode  she  shared  with  Aly  was  not  to 
be  given  any  "Rita  Hayworth  Slept 
Here"  exploitation  .  .  . 

Judy  Canova  hit  the  big  town  for  a 
fast  shopping  spree  and  the  word 
of  her  arrival  got  around  in  record 
time.  Dozens  of  packages  and  boxes 
were  sent  to  her  hotel  apartment  by 
department  store  managers  when  they 
learned  the  reason  for  her  visit.  Hats, 
shoes,  gloves,  dresses  and  jewelry  had 
to  be  returned  just  as  quickly  as  they 
arrived.  Hollywood's  newest  "mama" 
wanted  baby  clothes  for  her  recent 
offspring,  nothing  for  herself,  and  the 
usually  large  Canova  purchasing,  an- 
ticipated by  storekeepers,  bit  the  dust. 
Judy,  about  to   (continued  on  pace  70) 


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Elizabeth  Taylor  lets  her  hair  down 
in  a  frank  and  forthright  discussion  of 
the  private  and  public  lives  of 
Mrs.  Michael  Wilding,  her  husband  and  young  son 


By  Reba  and  Bonnie  Churchill 


AND. 


AND  I 


^  Jm  just  naturally  lazy,"  said  Elizabeth  Taylor 

I  as  she  stretched  luxuriously.  The  sigh  oozed  forth 
and  caused  even  her  velvet  slippers  with  the  turned- 
up  Turkish  toes  to  wiggle  as  she  yawnfully  relaxed. 

"Lazy?"  we  puzzled.  We  considered  for  a 
moment.  Her  baby  son  wasn't  eight  months  old,  and  she 
had  already  starred  in  two  of  Hollywood's  most 
important  pictures.  On  her  vanity  mirror  were  neatly 
pasted  congratulatory  telegrams  carrying  best 
wishes  on  the  start  of  her  new  MGM  film,  "Rhapsody." 

One  wire  was  signed,  "Mother,  Daddy  and  Uncle 
Howard,"  another  "Irving  'Elephant  Boy'  Asher" —  the 
producer  of  "Elephant  Walk,"  her  initial  film 
since  the  birth  of  the  baby.  So  much  activity  spelled 
anything  but  a  ho-hum  attitude. 

We  looked  at  Liz  in  her  striped  taffeta  lounging  coat.  Its 
vivid  tones  of  rose,  blue  and  gold  seemed  to 
reflect  the  shiny  smile  that  teazed  in  her  eyes.  Its 
large  velvet  collar  framed  her  face  and  made 
her  look  more  lovely  than  lazy. 

No,  we  decided,  we  couldn't  agree  with  her.  We'd 
have  to  take  exception  to  her  statement.  "Someone's 
generating  energy  in  the  Wilding  household," 
we  argued.  "Michael  must  be  the  dynamo." 

"My  husband,"  affirmed  Elizabeth  (continued  on  pace  54) 


Liz,  with  hubby  and  Bill  Powell,  says  she  and  Mike  are 
too  lazy  to  quarrel,  but  truth  is  they  are  ideally  mated. 


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EXCTTEMEWT 

FDR 
CLARK 


The  Mau  Mau  terrorists  planned  to  kill  Clark  Gable, 
while  more  friendly  African  natives  reverently  called  him 
'Bwana  Makuba"  after  he  saved  one  from  the  jaws  of  a 
crocodile— all  in  a  day*s  work  on  "Mogambo' 

By  PAUL  MARSH 


2<winrv 


Sexy  stars  like  Marilyn,  few  but  fabulous, 
were  unquestionably  the  most  flamboyantly  fascinating 
women  in  all  Hollywood  history.  Yet  fame  and 
misfortune  proved  their  common  lot! 

By  Dorothy  Gulman 


will  Marilyn 


W^%oor  Marilyn  Monroe — I  wouldn't  swap  futures  with 
wr    her  for  a  million  dollars!" 

Suppose  you  heard  another  actress  make  that  remark? 
Would  you  call  it  Sour  Grapes  and  say  she  was  lying? 
In  that  case,  you  could  be  doing  the  lady  a  rank  injustice. 
If  she  knows  her  Hollywood  history  and  happens  to  take 
it  seriously,  honesty,  rather  than  envy,  prompted  her 
words.  A  superstition  is  not  to  be  laughed  at  or  lightly 
dismissed  when  overwhelming  statistics  support  it.  Ac- 
cording to  Hollywood's  strongest  superstition  of  this  sort, 
Marilyn  Monroe  has  inherited  a  tradition  of  trouble  and 
tragedy. 

Even  those  who  neither  approve  nor  understand  agree 
Marilyn  is  the  hottest  property  in  pictures  today,  follow- 
ing "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes."   She  outdraws  estab- 


lished favorites  at  the  box-office  and  overshadows  them 
in  the  press.  Both  as  topic  and  target,  she  is  the  most 
talked-about  personality  in  Hollywood.  Not  in  spite  of 
but  actually  because  of  her  very  present  popularity,  old 
settlers  in  the  film  colony  pity  the  poor  girl.  They  regard 
her  future  with  positive  pessimism.  They  dig  deep  into 
their  memories  and  come  up  with  a  vast  store  of  eerie 
evidence  to  explain  why.  .  .  . 

Hollywood  is  practically  packed  with  beautiful  women, 
but  the  Marilyn  Monroes  are  something  else  again.  Girls 
with  that  indefinable  extra  ingredient  are  hard  to  find. 
In  almost  50  years  of  film-making,  there  have  been  only 
a  handful  of  other  stars  who  have  had  what  Marilyn's 
got.  So  far,  everything  is  happening  to  her  exactly  as  it 
happened  to  them;  the  same  fast    (continued  on  pace  62) 


In  happier  days,  Jane,  Geary  at  Expectant  Father  party  with 
the  Spike  Joneses,  Liz  Taylor  and  hubby,  Michael  Wilding. 


FALLEN  IDOL? 


Will  Jane  Powell's  marital  breakup  and  her  romance 
with  Gene  Nelson  seriously  imperil  her  career? 


By  TOM  CARLSON 


It  was  during  the  film- 
ing of  "Three  Sailors 
And  A  Girl"  that 
Janie  and  Gene  really 
fell  in  love.  Yet  it 
was  not  until  later  on 
at  her  birthday  party 
at  Ciro's  that  their 
intense  feelings  for  each 
other  became  known.  It 
does  seem,  however, 
that  if  it  were  not  Gene 
it  would  have  been 
some  other  man  Jane 
would  have  become  in- 
terested in,  for  her 
marriage  with  Geary 
definitely  had 
long  been  on  the  rocks. 


In  spite  of  all  that's  been  said,  it  was  inevitable — 
Jane  Powell  is  filing  for  divorce  from  Geary  Steffen. 
For  weeks  rumors  about  their  divorce,  trial  separation 
and  reconciliation  appeared  in  the  press.  Statements 
by  friends,  relatives,  insiders  and  outsiders,  as 
well  as  of  the  two  principals,  involved,  tended  to 
confuse  rather  than  clarify  the  situation. 

From  the  day  of  Janie's  birthday  party  at  Ciro's,  which 
brought  to  light  her  interest  in  Gene  Nelson,  till  the 
hour  Janie  announced  her  divorce  six  weeks 
later,  Geary  kept  insisting  that  everything  was  going 
to  work  out  all  right. 

When  the  press  first  reported  their  quarrel,  Geary 
said  it  was  no  more  than  a  personal  disagreement  and 
had  it  happened  to  John  and  Mary  Truesdayle  in 
Oklahoma  City  or  Larry  and  Jean  McKintcsh  in  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  no  one  would  have  paid  any 
attention.  It  would  have  blown  over  in  24  hours.  Because 
they  were  prominent  in  the  public  eye,  a  great 
deal  of  fuss  was  made  about  nothing. 

Geary's  explanation  sounded  logical  ...  so  much  so 
that  he  not  only  convinced  most  of  his  friends,  but  himself 
as  well,  and  nearly  Janie.  He  might  have,  if 
a  simple  "misunderstanding"  had  been  the  sole 
cause.   It  wasn't. 

In  the  following  weeks,  Geary  did  a  great  deal  more 
than  tell  himself  that  reconciliation  was  inevitable.  When 
his  letters  and  phone  calls  to  Janie   (CONTINUED  ON  PACE  571 


31 


Lana  Turner,  fearful  of  another 
romantic  setback,  reveals  the  ache  in 
her  heart,  the  confusion  in  her 
mind,  the  hopes  that  remain 

By  GENE  MORRIS 

WHAT 
MOW  ABOUT  LOVE ! 

Rome,  Italy 

know  nothing  about  love,"  said  the  exquisitely-shaped  lips 
L  that  have  been  passionately  kissed  time  and  time  again  on  movie 
screens  throughout  the  world. 

I  watched  the  lips  move  as  they  formed  these  words,  and  could 
hardly  believe  what  I  heard.  And  then,  as  if  to  prove  conclusively 
that  I  was  not  the  victim  of  hallucinations,  the  lips  moved  again  and 
I  heard  practically  the  same  words  repeated,  carefully  and  clearly. 
"What  do  I  know  about  love?" 

Were  they  actually  emanating  from  the  piquant  mouth  of  one  of 
Hollywood's  most  glamourous,  most  sought-after  women?  Were  they 
really  coming  from  the  heart  of  this  stunning  beauty,  thrice  married, 
and  always  romantically  linked  with  the  most  attractive  and  eligible 
men  in  the  world? 

Was  this  the  beauteous  Lana  Turner  talking? 

I  stared  hard  at  her  constantly  mobile  face,  but  there  wasn't  the 
slightest  indication  of  a  playful  smile  to  be  seen.  And  as  I  looked  into 
Lana's  eyes,  as  she  sat  so  quietly  and  pensively    (continued  on  pace  60) 


Fernando  Lamas  brought  her  unhappi- 
ness,  after  Lana's  3  marriages  failed. 


Many  thought  Lex  Barker  the  kind  of 
husband  she  needed.  Lana  doesn't  agree. 


Left  and  Below:  With  Ricardo  Montalban  in  "Latin  Lovers."  Says  she,  "My  life's  not  always  as  I  want  it,  but  whose  is?" 


Don't  ever  tell  Kathryn  Grayson  a  movie 
actress  leads  an  easy  life  because  she'll  promptly 
inform  you  how  untrue  that  is 

By  MILDRED  CIBSON 


Kathryn  Grayson's  outlook  is  always  sunshine  bright, 
but  the  one  thing  that  causes  her  temperament 
to  cloud  up  and  explode  is  the  sentence  that  begins,  "You 
movie  stars  have  such  an  easy  life!  .  .  .  Two  pictures 
a  year,  and  you  call  that  work?  .  .  .  Must  really  be  a  very 
dull,  colorless  sort  of  job,  though,  what  with  everything 
already  planned  for  you." 

"It's  a  lie!"  Kathryn  firmly  declares.  "No  player 
can  placidly  walk  through  a  career  with  his  eyes  shut." 

One  look  into  Katie's  personal  and  professional 
life  and  you'll  find  how  hectic  and  uneasy  it  is.  There's  never 
a  dull  moment  and  she  must  always  look  out  for 
herself  and  keep  planning. 

"Yesterday,"  she  smiled,  "I  had  one  of  those  'dull' 
times.  I  awoke  to  find  gas  leaking  into  the  house.  I 
frantically  aroused  my  child  and  my  parents,  who  live  with 
me,  before  we  all  got  asphyxiated.  That  afternoon 
the  dog  bit  my  daughter  Patty  Kate's  pet  duck,  and  that 
evening  Patty  tripped  while  carrying  a  dish  and 
had  to  have  six  stitches  taken  in  her  hand." 

Life,  Grayson  fashion,  is  about  as  boring  as  a  six-ring 
circus,  and  as  calm  and  settled  as  a  bronco  rider  at 
his  first  rodeo. 

Even  sleep  has  its  share  of  the  unexpected. 
"My  sister  was  moving  last  week,"  Kathryn  told  us,  "so 
her  daughter,  Jessica,  came  to  stay  with  us.  That  night 
I  started  to  go  to  bed  and  noticed  two  little  heads 
peering  out  from  the  covers.  Patty  and  Jessica  wanted  to 
sleep  in  my  big  bed.  I  consented  and  we  knelt 
to  say  our  prayers. 

"God  bless  Jessica  and  make  her  grow  up  and  be  a 
beautiful,  healthy  young  lady,"  I  said.  "To  which  Patty 
Kate,  who  had  climbed  bitterly  back  to  bed,  complained, 
"  'You  don't  say  that  about  me.'  " 

Then  there  was  the  customary  .  .  .  "May  I  have  a 
drink  of  water"  .  .  .  and     (continued  on  pace  59) 


"Although  I've  had  no  vacation  in  three  years,  I'd 
be  at  a  loss  without  the  many  demands  of  a  career." 


With  John  Mahin  at  premiere.  She's  fancy  free. 


I  J 


u 


Kathryn  does  vibrant  shimmy  in  "So  This  Is  Love." 
"Wardrobe  fittings  take  time,  effort  and  patience." 


By  JOSE  FERRER 

"The  love  goddess/'  whom 
men  admire  for  her  beauty 
and  sex  appeal,  has  a  different 
charm  for  Jose  Ferrer.  Also 
to  him  Rita  needs  no 
expert  direction  to  make  her 
personality  shine 


"Our  Hawaiian  location  for  'Miss  Sadie  Thompson' 
was  anything  but  a  picnic . . .  but  Rita  never  let  on." 


"She  loves  to  laugh;  has  a  wacky  sense  of  humor. 
Is  amazing  with  her  command  of  languages." 


AMAZING 


Men  admire  Rita  Hayworth  for  a  variety  of  reasons.  Beauty, 
glamour,  warmth,  sex  appeal — she  has  them  all 
abundantly.  My  own  admiration  for  her  is  based  on  the  little 
recognized  fact  that  she  troupes  with  a  poised  and  assured  profes- 
sionalism that  is  the  mark  of  a  highly  competent  performer. 

In  other  words,  Rita  is  a  much  better  actress  than 
she  is  given  credit  for.  She  knows  her  job  thoroughly.  She 
performs  it  thoroughly. 

She  won't  remember  this,  but  I  first  met  her  in  1946 — January, 
1946,  to  be  exact — at  a  party  at  Henry  Fonda's.  We  were 
introduced,  said  the  usual  "How  do  you  do's,"  and  I  never  got 
a  chance  to  say  another  word  to  her  all  evening.  But  I 
must  have  been  impressed,  to  remember  the  date. 

The  next  time  I  met  her  in  person  was  in  May,  1953,  on  a 
Columbia  Studio  sound  stage,  where,  in  the  title  role  of  "Miss 
Sadie  Thompson,"  she  was  singing  a  song  to  a  group  of 
Marines,  doing  a  jitterbug  dance,  reading  dialogue,  being  whirled 
around  from  one  Marine  to  another,  and  doing  it  all  without 
missing  a  step  or  a  line.  The  song  was  being  done  to  a  playback, 
which  demands  a  high  degree  of  concentration  and  perfect 
synchronization.  She  did  it  over  and  over  again  without 
a  mistake.  My  first  impression,  then,  was  of  a  tremendous  profes- 
sionalism, which  I  admire  enormously.  And  later  experience, 
as  I  played  Mr.  Davidson  to  her  Sadie,  confirmed  this  impression. 

I  noticed  too,  that  when  the  scene  was  over,  she  went  to 
her  dressing  room,  relaxed  quietly,  and  came  back  to  the  set 
as  soon  as  she  was  called.  I've  seen  a  great    (continued  on  pace  64) 


36 


-  * 


THE 


HOT  WATER  BOY 


Wife  Pat  is  understanding. 


Gillian  Lynne,  Errol  during  filming  of  "The  Master  Of  Ballantrae." 
His  real-life  escapades  overshadow  those  he  performs  on  screen. 


Errol  Flynn,  since  the  start 
of  his  career,  continues  getting  into 
serious  trouble,  over  and  over  again 
By  LOUIS  REID 


Discussing  troubles  with  Director  Bill  Keighley  aboard  ship  at 
Palermo.  Errol  yearns  to  live  a  quiet  life,  but  never  succeeds. 


I  he  linotypes  and  lenses  continue  to  work 
overtime  in  recording  the  trials  and  tribula- 
tions of  America's  No.  1  Hot  Water  Boy, 
Errol  Flynn. 

Wars,  political  campaigns,  crime  investiga- 
tions have  come  and  gone,  but  Errol,  still  ad- 
venturous, though  not  quite  as  flamboyant — 
continues  to  hold  his  rating  as  a  baffling  social 
phenomenon  and  a  problem  in  physics. 

Consider  the  first  rating!  In  his  Hollywood 
career  he  has  produced  a  romantic  saga  that 
has  snared  publicity  effortlessly. 

The  physics  puzzle  is  that  although  romance 
and  adventure  have  invariably  landed  him  in 
hot  water,  he  has  never  been  scalded. 

Errol  has  the  unerring  gift  of  striding 
through  his  difficulties  with  superlative  bra- 
vado. He  has  had  need  of  bravado  in  his  dif- 
(ficulties  with  women,. for  they  have  been,  as 
Hollywood  would  say,  colossal. 

Three  teen-age  girls  charged  that  he  at- 
tacked them  Another  young  woman  asserted 
he  was  the  father  of  her  child.  And,  as  if 
these  troubles  were  not  enough,  Errol  has  had 
three  wives — a  definite  hazard  in  the  alimony 
sweepstakes. 

During  his  Mediterranean  honeymoon  with 
his  third  bride,  dancer-actress  Patrice  Wy- 
more,  he  had  to  go  ashore  from  his  yacht  to 
defend  himself  against  one  of  the  attack 
charges. 

Few  bridegrooms  have  had  a  more  awkward 
and  embarrassing  (continued  on  pace  66) 


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Vittorio,  now  that  he  speaks  English  quite  well,  is  less  dependent  on  me.  At  first  it  seemed  like  I  was  trying  to  do  his  thinking.' 


THE  TRUTH 

ABOUT 
VITTORIO  AND  ME 

"The  first  period  of  our  marriage  was  rugged  and  understandably  tough.  We  lived  through 
the  adjustment,  however;  now  have  an  understanding  of  each  other  on  which  is  based  our  compatibility" 


by  SHELLEY  WINTERS 


Despite  what  you  hear,  Vittorio  loves  to  stay  home 
with  me  and  the  baby.  He  never  argues  about 
going  out  to  parties  or  premieres  or  night  clubs.   If  he 
doesn't  feel  like  going  he  just  says  quietly,  "We're 
not  going."  And  that's  the  way  it  is. 

The  first  period  of  our  marriage  was  rugged  and 
understandably  tough.  We  come  from  completely  different 
backgrounds,  not  to  mention  different  countries, 
plus  the  facts  that  we  couldn't  speak  the  same 
language  and  have  two  totally  different  temperaments. 
We  lived  through  our  first  period  of  adjustment, 
however,  and  now  have  an  understanding  of  each  other, 
on  which  is  based,  as  someone  put  it,  our  compatibility. 

On  Vittorio 's  return  from  Italy  he  had  a  bad 
cold  and,  as  we  were  also  having  baby  nurse  problems, 
we  just  stayed  home  all  the  time  and  played  with 
the  baby  and  had  a  wonderful  time.  Then  along  came 
a  big  premiere,  given  by  Universal-International, 
my  own  studio,  and  we  were  eager  to  attend.  When 
I  told  Vittorio,  his  expression  was  one  of  "Do  we 
have  to  go?"  which  diluted  into  noble  acquiescence. 
There  was  endless  popping  of  bulbs  by  the 
photographers  that  night  even  during  the  picture.  And 
later  at  Ciro's  they  kept  right  on  taking  pictures. 
Finally,  Vittorio  said  to  me,  "How  many  must  they  take!" 

'This  is  Hollywood,  darling,"  I  reminded  him,  for 
in  Italy  they  politely  ask  permission  to  take  a  picture. 

It  is  just  another  change  of  custom  for  Vittorio.  It 
seems  every  time  we  go  out  to  get  in  the  car  I 
forget  and  open  the  door  myself  and  jump  in.  Vittorio 
will  say,  "Okay,  now  get  out  and  get  back  in  again 
properly."   I  can't  remember  that  a  gentleman 
always  opens  the  car  door  for  a  lady,  but  Vittorio  has 
been  raised  that  way.  I  try  to  remember  and 
appreciate  all  of  the  gentlemanly  little  courtesies 
he  pays  me.  (continued  on  pace  65) 


Anita  Eckberg,  Scott  Brady  with  Shelley  and  Vittorio  at  premiere.  Vittorio  had  wanted  instead  to  stay  at  home  with  the  baby. 


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This  rugged  Heston  man  can  tell  you  how  to  snare  a  husband. 

And  if  anyone  else  tells  you  it's  best  to  play  hard  to  get  — 

out  iiou  M«  it ! 


By  CHARLTON  HESTON 


Charlton,  feverishly  kissing  Katy  Jurado  in  "Arrowhead," 
doesn't  think  marriage  the  be-all  and  end-all  for  a  girl. 


IT  seems  to  me  that  girls  nowadays  are  getting  a  lot  of 
wrong  advice  about  some  important  matters,  if  I  can 
judge  from  the  heartthrob  columns  which  adorn  the 
women's  magazines  and  the  fluffier  pages  of  the  news- 
papers. So  many  of  the  columns  I've  been  reading  are 
about  how  to  please  men  and  snare  husbands  and  one 
thing  that  is  wrong  with  them  is  that  they  all  seem  to  be 
written  by  women!  Advice  about  how  to  please  men 
should  be  written  by  men.  That's  only  logical. 

In  the  first  place,  the  estimable  ladies  who  dish  out  the 
advice  seem  to  assume  that  marriage  is  the  be-all  and 
end-all  of  any  normal  girl's  existence.  Just  marriage. 
Period.  They  don't  advise  her  to  seek  contentment  or 
peace  of  mind  or  plain,  old-fashioned  happiness.  They 
seem  to  aim  all  these  deliberate  wiles  at  the  sole  objective 
of  getting  a  man  to  the  altar — as  if  that  were  all  there 
was  to  it.  They  are  so  feverish  about  it! 

I  think  marriage  is  like  an  acting  career — something 
you  shouldn't  get  into  unless  you  can't  possibly  be  happy 
in  any  other  way.  When  I  was  first  dating  Lydia,  when 
she  was  seventeen,  we  were  both  certain  that  we  didn't 
want  to  be  married.  We  fought  a  lot,  too.  One  day  I 
asked  her,  "Well,  if  you  ever  did  decide  you'd  like  to  be 
married — would  it  be  to  someone  like  me?"  She  said, 
"No."  Just  like  that,  very  definitely. 

Gradually  I  began  to  realize  that  in  spite  of  our  fight- 
ing, I  could  never  be  happy  away  from  Lydia  and 
finally,  a  long  time  later,  she  told  me  she  felt  that 
way,  too.  But — and  this  is  important — when  she  did  begin 
to  feel  that  way,  that  her  happiness  lay  in  being  my  wife, 
she  admitted  it  honestly  and  without  any  false  coyness. 

That's  another  thing  that  our  "adviser" — let's  call  her 
Susie  Snodgrass  for  convenience — has  all  wrong.  She 
doesn't  tell  girls  how  important  it  is  to  be  honest  with  a 
man.  And  I'm  not  inventing  any  of  this.  These  are  actual 
bits  of  advice  I  have  read  in  various  columns  in  different 
periodicals. 

"Be  aloof,"  advises  Susie.  "Be  hard  to  get.  Make  him 


42 

  "  


When  Charlton  first  said  to  his  Lydia,  "If  you  ever  decide  to 
be  married — would  it  be  to  someone  like  me?"  she  said,  "No." 


think  you  are  popular  and  sought-after.  Keep  him 
guessing." 

Balderdash!  Men  aren't  that  naive.  The  first  thing  he'll 
think,  if  a  girl  puts  on  such  an  act  for  him  is,  "My,  my, 
how  she  hates  herself!"  And  when  he  begins  to  see 
through  the  masquerade — and  believe  me  he  will  see 
through  it  pretty  promptly — he  will  be  annoyed  with  her 
for  trying  to  fool  him.  As  for  "keeping  him  guessing," 
men  don't  like  to  guess.  They  like  to  know  where  they 
stand. 

What's  wrong,  anyhow,  with  a  girl  being  just  plain 
friendly  and  being  honest  about  it?  Why  not  let  him  date 
her  as  often  as  he  likes,  if  she  likes  it,  too?  A  man  likes 
to  be  liked,  especially  by  a  nice  girl,  and  he  doesn't  espe- 
cially enjoy  having  her  imply  that  hordes  of  much  more 
attractive  men  are  vying  for  her  attention. 

Susie  goes  even  further  than  this.  I  can't  think  what 
gets  into  the  woman  when  she      (continued  on  pace  63) 


If  the  Heston-type  man  is  for  you,  remember,  he  hates  mothering. 


"Greatest  release  in  the  world  from 
worries,  tension,  an  inferiority  complex,  is  to 
do  something  rhythmically  ...  to  put  fun 
in  your  life — try  dancing!" 


athryn,  I'm  a  nervous  man.  I'm  a  worrier. 
Half  the  people  who  work  for  me — and 
that  includes  some  of  the  biggest,  highest-paid  stars  in 
the  business — are  the  same  way.  I  took  up  dancing 
only  a  year  ago — and  I've  learned  to  relax.  I 
wish  that  everyone  in  my  studio  would  dance  for 
at  least  one  hour  a  day." 

I  remember  smiling  a  little  at  this  remark  from  one 
of  the  top  executives  of  a  big  movie  studio,  because, 
after  all,  that  was  hardly  news  to  me.  "I'm 
so  glad,"  I  said,  sincerely,  "because  I  know  how 
many  people  feel  the  same  way." 

But  what  he  said  next  was  news.  "But  do  they, 
Kathryn,"  he  continued,  "do  they  take  it  up  and  keep 
at  it  faithfully?  Is  dancing  as  accepted  a  form 
of  good  medicine  as  reading,  or  listening  to  music — 
or  indulging  regularly  in  outdoor  sports? 

This  producer  didn't  think  so.  He  felt  that  dancing 
as  a  wonderful  pastime,  and  as  a  great  therapeutic 
method,  has  still  to  be  sold  to  the  public  in 
mass.  And,  in  a  way,  I  agree  with  him — because,  aside 
from  the  fact  that  dancing  is  our  business,  I  would 
like  to  see  more  people  dance  for  many  good  reasons. 

In  Hollywood  I  recognized,  slightly  more  than  in 
any  other  town  in  the  United  States,  that  the 
pace  is  fast,  the  time  to  relax  short.  This  producer  told 
me  that  he  used  to  go  daily  to  the  Turkish  baths 
and  sweat  away  his  worries.  Now  he  turns  on 
a  record  player  in  his  home,  dances  with  his  wife  or  his 
young  daughters — anyone  who  drops  in  of  an 
evening.  It  makes  him  feel  wonderful. 

Rhythm  in  any  shape  or  form  is  a  wonderful, 
exciting,  stimulating — and  still  calming — thing!  Because 
I  happened  to  have  married  a  man  who  made  his 
way  in  life  via  a  ballroom  floor,  I  have  been 
dancing  solidly  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century.  I 
dance  professionally  on  our  CBS-TV  show, 
"The  Arthur  Murray  Party,"  on  Sunday  nights  from 
9:30  to  10  EDT.,  in  our  various  studios  to  instruct 
teachers  and  encourage  students,  in  charity  shows — and 
I  still  dance  at  home,  in  the  arms  of  my 
husband.  Figure  that  one  out! 

Ballroom  dancing  has  a  basically  sexual  attraction — 
you  want  to  dunce  with  someone  of  the  opposite 
sex.  It  doesn't  have  to  go  further  than  that, 
but  underneath  there  is  a  magnetism  that  comes  from 
sex.  You  don't  even  need  to  be  partnered  by  the 
most  attractive  person  of  the  opposite  sex.  If  he's  just 
merely  personally  acceptable  to  you,  you  like  to 
move  in  rhythm  with  him.  (continued  on  pace  68> 


"Dancing  is  the  nicest  when  you're  dancing  with  the  one  you 
love."  The  Arthur  Murrays  have  danced  away  28  happy  years. 


Lloyd  Nolan  is  among  the  many  stars  who  find  dancing  a  good 
escape  from  cares.   It  also  has  a  basic  sexual  attraction. 


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Alice  Faye  and  her  husband,  Phil  Harris,  having  a  steak  at  the  Pen  &  Pencil  while  Marguerite  Piazza,  of  the  Met  and  TV, 
vacationing  in  Gotham,  Alice's  home  town,  before  resuming  their  popular  radio  series,    announcing  Lenther.ic's  Red  Lilac  queen. 


MAG  GTS  PRIVATE 


The  re-telecast  of  "This  Is  Your  Life"  which  starred 
movie  hero  Rock  Hudson,  drew  a  bigger  second  au- 
dience than  those  repeats  which  showed  the  "Life"  of  Roy 
Rogers,  Dinah  Shore  and  Joan  Caulfield.  Video  produc- 
ers are  now  hoping  to  come  up  with  a  TV  format  which 
could  utilize  the  talents  of  the  bobby-soxer  delight  .  .  . 

Danny  Kaye  will  sing  "I'm  Anatole  Of  Paree"  on  "Your 
Show  Of  Shows"  when  he  makes  his  TV  debut  on  that 
program.  The  song,  written  by  his  wife,  Sylvia  Fine,  was 
first  introduced  years  ago  by  Danny  in  a  flop  Broadway 
musical  called,  "Straw  Hat  Revue" — Imogene  Coca  was 
among  the  unknowns  in  the  cast  at  the  time.  The  produc- 
tion had  been  conceived  by  Max  Liebman  and  his  un- 
canny sense  of  showmanship  projected  Danny  Kaye  to  a 


waiting  world.  As  producer-director  of  the  Sid  Caesar- 
Imogene  Coca  telecast,  Liebman  wants  once  again  to  be 
able  to  "give"  Danny  Kaye  to  audiences — TV-viewers, 
this  time  .  .  . 

John  Cameron  Swayze  is  being  persuaded  by  actor 
friends  to  try  his  hand  at  acting  on  stage  early  next 
Summer  in  a  production  of  "Harvey"  .  .  . 

Film  player  John  Hodiak  may  be  a  surprise  guest  on 
"Name  That  Tune"  during  which  time  he  will  sing 
"Yes.  My  Darling  Daughter"  using  the  original  Ukranian 
lyrics.  Originally  a  folk  tune,  it  was  translated  and 
adapted  for  Dinah  Shore  to  sing  and  was  the  song  that 
brought  her  international  acclaim  .  .  . 


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- 


A  stationary  bicycle  proved  invaluable  to  Eve  "Our  Miss  Brooks"  Arden  sails  on  Glamourous  Rita  Gam,  who  forsook  mov- 
Arthur  Godfrey  in  strengthening  legs.     Queen  Mary.  Her  hubby  went  along,  too.     ies  for  TV,  gives  autograph  to  an  avid  fan. 


WIRE 


By 

MACCI 
McNELLIS 


Having  completed  a  series  of  26  films  which  will  fulfill 
his  weekly  "Dragnet"  schedule  through  next  February, 
Jack  Webb  now  plans  an  extended  holiday  in  Europe. 
He  will  be  the  special  guest  of  honor  at  a  banquet  to  be 
given  by  London's  famous  Scotland  Yard,  at  which  time 
Ben  Lyon,  former  U.S.  screen  star,  and  now  the  top  rank- 
ing favorite  on  British  Broadcasting  Company  TV,  will 
act  as  toastmaster  .  .  . 

Rosemary  Clooney  may  appear  on  the  Colgate  Comedy 
Hour  when  it  returns  in  October  as  the  lone  femme  sing- 
ing star  on  each  program  that  will  star  Bud  Abbott  and 
Lou  Costello,  Eddie  Cantor,  Jimmy  Durante,  Dean  Martin 
and  Jerry  Lewis,  and  Donald  O'Connor.  It  would  be 
something  new  in  the  way  of  guest  appearance  bookings . . . 


A little  late,  but  nevertheless  worth  telling,  is  the 
inside  story  of  what  Roy  Rogers  had  to  go  through 
the  day  he  was  chosen  "TV  Father  of  the  Year"  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Boys'  Club  of  America.  More  than  360,000 
boys  in  the  350  clubs  throughout  the  country  participated 
in  the  Fathers'  Day  poll.  Roy,  voted  "King  Of  The  Cow- 
boys" for  the  10th  consecutive  year,  was  also  honored 
with  the  Boys'  Club  of  America's  Golden  Man  and  Boy 
Award  for  his  outstanding  public  work  for  the  youth  of 
the  country.  The  morning  of  the  celebration,  Roy  and 
his  co-star  wife,  Dale  Evans,  had  to  tend  to  their  daugh- 
ter Linda,  10,  when  she  was  taken  ill  with  indigestion. 
This,  after  being  up  all  night  with  their  two  adopted 
children,  Sandy,  5,  and  Dodie,  1,  because  the  young- 
sters were  recovering  from  heavy    (continued  on  page  72> 


47 


For  unusual  detail  (5),  use  bone  rings  from  any  Variety  Store 
(10c  per  package)  and  Bur-Mil's  %"-grosgrain  ribbon 
folded  in  half.  Weave  rings  together  with  two  lengths  of 
ribbon  alternately  threaded  through  each  ring.  Sew  around 
neckline.  Make  another  strip  long  enough  to  form  a 
circular  yoke  running  around  the  front,  over  the  shoulder 
seam  and  across  the  sweater-back.  For  a  Spanish  flair 
(6),  sew  row-upon-row  of  cotton  or  rayon  ball-fringe  on  any 
cardigan.  (A  good  way  to  cover  moth  holes,  stains.) 
G.  C.  MURPHY  has  a  selection.  MURPHY'S  also  has 
grosgrain  ribbon  about  *4"-wide  (7)  which  adds  a  color  note  to 
this  sweater.  Sew  two  rows  around  neck,  down  front 
and  around  bottom,  just  above  the  ribbing.  Another  collar  for 
Mala,  this  one  (8)  of  angora.  At  H.  L.  GREEN'S  for  $1.  A 
mock  collar  is  formed  here  (9)  of  narrow  rickrack  in  contrast 
color.  Set  rickrack  along  outer  edges  of  button-front  in  single 
or  double  rows,  as  you  wilL  McLELLAN  has  an  assortment. 
Try  it  on  the  cuffs,  too.  Express  yourself  as  you  choose 
with  applique  (10).  Buy  a  patterned  scarf  and  cut  out  a  motif 
that  suits  you.  Or  you  might  make  appliqued  figures  cut 

from  brightly  colored  felt  and  add 
easy-to-apply  rhinestones  or 
brilliants.  Heavy  wool  yarn  in 
blanket  stitch  makes  another 
personalized  cardigan  (11).  Out- 
line sweater  neck,  front  and 
cuffs  in  contrasting  color. 


This  is  the  year  of  the  cardigan,  not 
just  something  to  wear  for  warmth,  but 
the  cardigan  deluxe  to  wear  for  your 
dressiest  evenings  out  or  at  home.  Here 
are  some  inexpensive  ways  to  have 
some  of  the  prettiest  ones  in  town.  For 
the  neckline  (1),  braid  and  press 
flat,  three  26"-lengths  of  %"  Bur-Mil 
grosgrain  ribbon  and  sew  around 
neckline,  forming  collar.  Make  snap 
closing  and  finish  with  KRESS'S  rhinestone  button 
on  ribbon.  Replace  sweater  buttons  with  rhinestones.  Braiding  may 
be  repeated  on  cuffs  with  ends  tacked  under.  To  make  this 
design  (2) ,  about  4%  yards  of  plaid  ribbon  were  used  (striped 
ribbon  looks  pretty,  too).  To  make  one  side,  cut  one  ribbon  strip 
slightly  longer  than  length  of  cardigan.  Pleat  or  gather  another 
strip  and  stitch  to  one  edge.  Turn  under  ends  and  sew  unpleated 
strip  to  cardigan,  just  outside  button  edge.  Repeat  for 
other  side.  Turn  back  cuffs  and  make  pleated  ribbon  to  fit 
in  the  same  manner.  From  KRESS  (3),  39c  packages  of 
Venice  cut-outs  appliqued  to  this  cardigan.  For  added 
glitter,  replace  original  buttons  with  25c  per-card 
rhinestone  ones.  Mala  Powers  (4)  wears  mouton 
lamb-look  collar.  It  snaps  at  center  neck.  $1.98  plus 
tax.  From  W.  T.  GRANT'S.  And  she  wears  soft 
orlon  sweater,  also  from  GRANT'S.  $458. 
Mala's  next  film  for  RKO  is  "Gambler's  Moon." 


SWEATER  SWEETER 

very  own  with  one  of  these  easy -to -add  touches  'l—~J? 


FOR  a  regal  look  (12)  in  this  coronation  year,  use  velvet 
rope  (sold  in  almost  every  Variety  Store  for  15c  per  yard). 
Sew  one  length  around  edge  of  neckline.  Make  scroll  formed 
of  loops  with  a  continuous  strand  of  velvet  rope,  tacking 
each  loop  as  you  make  it  to  sweater.  Cut  rope  only 
after  each  row  is  completed.  Pearls  and  rhinestones 
on  the  white  sweater  which  Mala  Powers  models  (13)  come 
in  a  kit.  Package  containing  jewel  trim  and  pattern  costs 
approximately  $2  at  most  of  the  H.  L.  GREEN  CO.  Stores.  For 
the  younger  set  (14),  an  initialed  sweater.  Sew  initial 
of  first  name  (a  strip  of  Cash's  woven  name  tape,  10c  per 
package)  on  sweater-front,  down  the  buttonhole  side.  On 
the  button  side,  sew  a  strip  of  the  initial  of  last  name.  Another 
easy-to-do  trick  (not  shown),  a  tape  measure  stitched 
to  cardigan  front.  Ribbon  yoke  (15)  was  formed 
of  strips  of  pico-edged  double-faced  satin  ribbon  (sometimes 
called  feather-edged)  cut  in  graduated  lengths.  KRESS 
has  this  ribbon  in  pale  pastels  for  6c  per  yard.  A 
simple  novelty  (16),  this  one  made  of  a  10c  package  of  %"- 
wide  bone  rings  spaced  evenly  around  the  neckline.  Sew 
one  side  of  each  ring  (make  them  stand  up) 
to  neckband  and  slip  a  scarf  through  each  ring. 


The  "Jane  Pickens  Show" 
is  heard  coast-tO'Coast,  six  times  a  week, 
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Monday  through  Friday,  2:45-2:55  P.M.  EDT. 
and  Thursday,  10:35-11:00  P.M.  EDT. 


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We  proudly  welcome  singing  star 
Jane  Pickens  who  each  month 
will  select  the  finest  current  record- 
ings for  you  readers.  This  lovely  lady 
from  Macon,  Georgia,  has  been  mak- 
ing entertainment  history  since  the 
age  of  six,  when  she  sang  three-part 
harmonies  with  her  sisters,  Helen  and 
Patti.  Leaving  high  school  at  14  with 
a  scholarship  to  the  Curtis  Institute 
in  Philadelphia,  she  continued  her 
studies  in  Paris,  and  then  attended 
New  York's  famous  Juilliard  Gradu- 
ate School — again  on  a  scholarship. 
Versatile  Jane  Pickens  has  scored  per- 
sonal triumphs  in  every  field  of  music. 
In  1949,  she  was  the  Broadway  star 
of  "Regina,"  the  musical  version  of 
"The  Little  Foxes,"  and  previously 
was  co-starred  with  Bobby  Clark, 
Fanny  Brice  and  Ed  Wynn.  She  has 
appeared  as  soloist  with  the  New  York 
Philharmonic  Symphony  Orchestra 
and  the  Philadelphia  Orchestra.  Mil- 
lions of  fans  remember  her  as  the 
vocal  delight  of  NBC's  "Chamber  Mu- 
sic Society  Of  Lower  Basin  Street." 
This  year,  Jane  continued  to  blaze 
new  trails  with  her  six  nationwide 
telethons  (averaging  17  hours  each) 
in  behalf  of  Cerebral  Palsy. 

Tops  In  Movie  Music 

ENTLEMEN  PREFER  BLONDES"  album, 

\y  with  Jane  Russell  and  Marilyn 
Monroe  (MGM)  .  .  .  Vic  Damone's  "Eter- 
nally" from  "Limelight,"  and  "Simonetta" 
(Mercury)  .  .  .  "The  Sword  And  The 
Rose"   from   film    of   same   name,  and 


"Shadows"  by  the  Melachrino  Strings 
(Victor)  .  .  .  "All  I  Desire"  from  film  of 
same  name,  and  "No  Other  Love"  by 
David  Rose  (MGM)  .  .  .  "The  Bandwa- 
gon" album  with  Fred  Astaire,  Nanette 
Fabray  and  Jack  Buchanan  (MGM)  .  .  . 
"The  President's  Lady"  from  film  of 
same  name,  and  "Habanera"  by  Le  Roy 
Holmes  (MGM)  .  .  .  Dinah  Shore's  "Eter- 
nally" from  film  of  same  name,  and 
"Blue  Canary"  (Victor)  .  .  .  "Volcano" 
from  film  of  same  name  and  "The  Melba 
Waltz"  from  "Melba"  by  Tony  Craig 
(Vogue)  .  .  .  Judy  Garland's  "Go  Home, 
Joe"  and  "Heartbroken"  (Columbia). 

Other  Toppers 

TOMMY  DORSEY'S  "The  Most  Beau- 
tiful Girl  In  The  World"  and  "One 
Kiss"  (Decca)  .  .  .  Joni  James'  "My  Love, 
My  Love"  and  "You're  Fooling  Someone" 
(MGM)  ...  "I  Ain't  Gonna  Do  It"  and 
"Toys"  (Coral)  .  .  .  Richard  Hayman's 
"Simonetta"  and  "Dansero"  (Mercury) 
.  .  .  Percy  Faith's  "Tropic  Holiday"  and 
"Gaviotta"  (Columbia)  .  .  .  "Please  Play 
Our  Song"  and  "Falling"  by  the  Fontane 
Sisters  (Victor)  .  .  .  Joan  Regan's  "Till 
They've  All  Gone  Home"  and  "I'll  Al- 
ways Be  Thinking  Of  You"  (London)  .  .  . 
Eddy  Howard's  "Love  Every  Moment 
You  Live"  and  "The  Right  Way"  (Mer- 
cury) .  .  .  Bailey's  "Nothin'  Nothin'  Baby" 
and  "As  Long  As  I  Live"  (Coral)  .  .  . 
"What  Happened  To  The  Music"  and 
"The  Glad  Song"  by  Don  Cornell  and 
Teresa  Brewer  (Coral)  .  .  .  "You,  You, 
You"  and  "Once  Upon  A  Tune"  by  the 
Ames  Brothers  (Victor)  .  .  . 

Grab  Bag 

Eartha  Kitt's  album  (Victor)  .  .  .  Ed- 
die Fisher's  "Irving  Berlin  Favorites" 
album  (Victor)  .  .  .  "Pretty  Butterfly" 
and  "Don't  Let  Me  Dream"  by  the  Mills 


M.C.'s  Jane  Pickens  and  Art  Ford  with 
Patrice   Munsel   at  "Melba"  premiere. 

Brothers  (Decca)  .  .  .  "Vaya  Con  Dios ''' 
and  "Johnny"  by  Les  Paul  and  Mary 
Ford  (Capitol)  .  .  .  Doris  Day's  "Kiss  Me 
Again,  Stranger"  and  "A  Purple  Cow" 
(Columbia)  .  .  .  Nat  King  Cole's  "A  Fool 
Was  I"  and  "If  Love  Is  Good  To  Me" 
(Capitol)  .  .  .  Don  Cornell's  "Please  Play 
Our  Song"  and  "If  I  Should  Love  Again" 
(Coral)  .  .  .  Rosemary  Clooney's  "Chee- 
gah  Choonem"  and  "Stick  With  Me" 
(Columbia)  .  .  . 

51 


BY  ELIZABETH  LAPHAM 


Lovely  Donna 
she's  about  to 


Reed  stars  in  Columbia's  "From  Here  To  Eternity,"  but  in  our  photo 
star  at  tennis,  with  a  quickie  make-up  built  around  a  cream-powder. 


The  first  lesson  every  actress  learns  is 
to  cleanse  skin  before  applying  make-up. 


You  may  not  think  that  Columbia's 
Donna  Reed  looks  much  like  a 
conspirator,  but  she  is  one.  So  are 
you  and  so  is  every  other  woman  who 
cares  enough  about  how  she  looks  to 
try  to  improve  on  nature.  Being  this 
kind  of  a  conspirator  can  be  fun  and 
it  certainly  pays  off — in  compliments. 

Donna  admits  that  in  her  own  cam- 
paign-for-beauty,  make-up  takes  first 
place.  Don't  misunderstand  her,  she 
doesn't  mean  "theatrical"  make-up. 
The  lovely  Miss  Reed  would  no  more 
wear  a  heavy  make-up  off  the  set 
than  she'd  wear  sequins  to  the  super- 
market. Donna  believes  that  make- 
up should  lend  nature  a  helping  hand 
but  never  be  "obvious."  She  goes  in 
for  soft,  misted  complexion  tones. 
These,  by  the  way,  are  the  very  shades 
that  you  too  should  use  for  Fall  1953. 
Coty  has  added  a  full  complement  of 
"Muted"  colors  to  their  regular  range 
in  both  Air-Spun  Face  Powder  and 
Cream  Powder.  There's  Muted  Coty- 
rose,  to  enliven  a  pallid  skin;  Muted 
Sun  to  clear  the  sallow  tones  from  a 
tanned  complexion;  Muted  Beige,  to 
add  a  soft  warmth  to  neutral  toned 


52 


STARRED  FOR  AUTUMN 


Donna  uses  misty  complexion  tones  so 
her  make-up  will  have  a  natural  look. 


skin,  and  Muted  Bronze  to  natter  an 
olive  skin.  Coty  also  has  a  brand  new 
Indelible  "Sub-Deb"  Lipstick  that, 
believe  it  or  not,  contains  vitamins. 
The  vitamins  and  other  protective  in- 
gredients are  put  in  the  formula  to 
help  prevent  dryness  and  chapping  of 
the  lips.  If  you've  ever  had  cracked 
lips  (and  who  hasn't)  you'll  appre- 
ciate this  improvement.  The  lipstick 
range  now  includes  a  dozen  lovely 
shades  plus  Riviera  Lilac  which  is 
that  hardest  of  all  colors  to  find — a 
shade  to  wear  with  fashions  that  are 
mauve  or  violet. 

To  Donna  it  seems  very  strange 
that  there  are  still  girls  who 
haven't  learned  to  use  eye  make-up. 
She  can't  understand  this  neglect 
when,  with  a  little  emphasizing,  eyes 
can  add  so  much  more  beauty  and 
character  to  a  face.  Donna  uses  very 
natural-looking  eye  make-up  herself. 
Just  a  whisper  of  eye  shadow  on  her 
upper  lids,  light  feather  strokes  of 
eyebrow  pencil  to  accent  her  brows, 
and  a  careful  application  of  mascara 
for  luxuriant-looking  lashes.  In  shop- 


Donna  shows  you  how  to  use  two  coat- 
ings of  mascara  to  get  twice  the  effect. 


ping  for  your  own  equipment  you 
won't  have  to  travel  any  further  than 
your  neighborhood  variety  store 
where  the  very  famous  Maybelline 
Eye  Cosmetics  are  on  sale  at  pin- 
money  prices. 

We  asked  Donna  if  she'd  caught  up 
with  the  latest  whimsey  in  nail  lac- 
quer, the  color-cued  Dura-Gloss  Pas- 
tels. She  confessed  that  she  hadn't 
seen  them  yet  so  we  had  the  pleasure 
of  bringing  her  up  to  date  on  this 
newest  way  to  pick  up  the  color  of 
your  costume.  It's  really  quite  an 
idea,  lacquering"  your  finger  nails  to 
match  your  dress!  There's  a  pretty 
variety  of  shades  too — 6  to  be  exact. 
And  all  of  them  the  superior  Dura- 
Gloss  polish  that  can  be  counted  on 
to  coat  evenly  and  resist  chipping. 
The  low  25c  price  is  almost  as  much 
of  a  surprise  as  the  original  inspira- 
tion to  have  hands  provide  a  new  ac- 
cessory note. 

Speaking  of  new  and  exciting  cos- 
metics, have  you  seen  the  very  hand- 
some Satin  Finish  compact  that  Bour- 
jois  has  added  to  their  Evening  in 
Paris  series?      (continued  on  page  73) 


News  of  what  the  well  dressed 
face  will  wear  and  some 
pointers  on  other  developments 
of  importance 
to  you  who  are  interested 
in  improving  your  glamour  rating 


For  formal  evenings  Donna  uses  make-up 
with  two  eyeshadow  tones,  two  lipsticks. 

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in  one  quick  puncture,  "is  as  lazy  as  I. 
He's  even  more  absent-minded.  Do  you 
realize  he's  lost  his  wallet  so  many  times 
that  I've  now  convinced  him  he  must 
carry  a  money  clip?" 

She  smiled,  "When  he  isn't  working, 
Michael  comes  over  three  or  four  days  a 
week  for  lunch  with  me  in  my  dressing 
room.  But  it's  hard  not  seeing  the  baby 
more — he  is  changing  every  single  day. 
I  look  in  on  him  before  I  come  to  work, 
and  if  there  are  no  late  scenes,  I  can  get 
home  before  his  7  o'clock  bedtime. 

"But,"  agreed  Liz,  "Sundays  are  the 
best.  I  sleep  late  and  indulge  in  my  fa- 
vorite pastime,  breakfast  in  bed."  She 
stopped  and  closed  her  eyes  as  if  trying  to 
recapture  some  ecstatic  scene. 

"What  brings  that  ethereal  glow  to 
your  face?"  we  asked. 

"Hummm,"  Liz  murmured,  "Hash 
browned  potatoes!  I  was  thinking  of  a 
steaming  plate  of  them  with  eggs,  bacon 
and  toast.  Doesn't  that  sound  divine! 
That's  what  I  have  for  breakfast  every 
morning  when  I'm  not  working.  But 
when  I'm  on  a  picture  I  leave  for  the 
studio  too  early  for  breakfast.  My  hour 
of  gloom  came  the  other  morning  when 
I  discovered  the  commissary  doesn't  open 
now  until  11:30.  All  that's  available  on 
the  set  are  coffee  and  doughnuts.  I  eat 
them,  but  I  still  look  forward  to  Sunday 
and  hash  browned  potatoes." 

If  you're  getting  the  idea  Liz  isn't  the 
black  coffee  and  grapefruit  type,  you're 
right.  She  has  the  appetite  of  a  long- 
shoreman. 

"After  a  Sunday  breakfast  in  bed,  you 
get  up,  and  then?"  we  pursued. 

"I'd  like  to  go  back  to  bed,"  she 
laughed.  "Really  though,  I  have  time  to 
get  re-acquainted  with  Mikie,  and,  of 
course,  there  is  swimming  in  our  new 
pool.  Last  Sunday,  Michael  held  the 
baby  in  the  water  to  introduce  him  to 
the  idea  of  swimming.  Although  the  pool 
is  heated  Mikie  screamed  and  didn't  like 
it  at  all.  We'll  have  the  pool  fenced  in  as 
soon  as  the  baby  gets  to  that  exploring 
stage. 

"Sometimes  on  the  weekend  we  give 
a  very  informal  party.  One  with  no  more 
than  eight  people,  so  they  can  relax  and 
sit  on  the  floor  if  they  wish. 

"I've  given  more  thought  to  the  house 
than  to  my  clothes.  The  two  pictures 
coming  one  right  after  the  other  haven't 
given  me  a  chance  to  indulge  in  a  post- 
baby  wardrobe.  Anyway,"  she  posed  a 
mock  frown,  "our  business  manager 
might  clamp  down  on  too  much  of  a 
shopping  spree.  He  keeps  us  on  a  month- 
ly budget  with  a  weekly  allowance  and  if 
either  of  us  goes  overboard  he  taps  us 
heavily  on  the  knuckles. 

"Before  the  baby  I  was  so  underweight, 
102  pounds,  that  I  had  to  have  all  my 
clothes  taken  in.  Now,  none  of  them  fit 
me.  I  only  had  three  dresses  and  some 
slacks  that  I  could  get  into. 

"When  could  I  shop?  I  did  'Elephant 
Walk'  at  Paramount  and  then  my  eye  in- 


jury put  me  in  the  hospital,  then  learn- 
ing the  piano  for  this  picture,  and  now 
actual  production  for  'Rhapsody.' " 

We  had  been  chatting  for  some  time 
and  hadn't  seen  one  baby  picture.  Proud 
parent,  Mrs.  Wilding,  was  just  waiting  for 
some  of  the  crew  to  return  a  large  en- 
velope. Soon  as  they  did  she  stopped 
conversation  and  the  room  was  crowded 
with  varied  photos  of  her  tiny  son. 

"I  know  we're  the  typical  parents,"  she 
laughed,  "but  everyone  asks  about  the 
baby,  so  whenever  we  go  out  at  night 
either  Michael  puts  30  color  photos  in 
his  pocket  or  I  in  my  purse.  Then,  when 
friends  inquire  about  our  son,  we  are 
ready." 

The  most  important  event  on  Master 
Mikie's  schedule  is  his  christening.  Al- 
though they  want  to  take  the  baby  to 
England  for  Wilding's  parents  to  glimpse 
their  grandson,  the  tot  will  be  christened 
here  in  the  United  States. 

"In  England,  you  are  allowed  two  sets 
of  godparents  and  I  hope  you  are  here," 
Elizabeth  explained.  They  will  be  close 
friends,  Stewart  Granger  and  Jean  Sim- 
mons, and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ted  McClennan. 
The  latter  is  the  couple  the  Wildings 
bought  their  home  from.  The  event  will 
take  place  at  lovely  St.  Albans  Episcopal 
Church  in  Westwood. 

When  Liz  does  manage  a  day  off,  it's  a 
safe  bet  Michael  won't  accompany  her 
shopping.  He  would  never  even  consider 
(as  some  husbands  do)  the  idea  of  select- 
ing his  wife's  clothes. 

"If  he  likes  something  I  wear,  he  tells 
me,"  she  explained,  "but  bless  his  little 
heart,  he  does  like  to  surprise  me  with 
other  type  gifts. 

"When  I  was  in  the  hospital  he  brought 
me  a  beautiful  wrist  watch  with  jeweled 
days  of  the  week  forming  links  that  are 
separated  by  fresh  water  pearls-*7 

We  remembered  that  last  year  her 
combined  wedding  and  birthday  gift  to 
him  was  a  silver  Jaguar.  "But,"  inter- 
rupted the  practical  Mrs.  W.,  "that  was 
last  year  before  the  baby  and  the  house." 

For  his  birthday  this  year,  she  has  be- 
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on  Sundays  with  the  family  plus  their 
four  dogs  and  four  cats.  Liz  kids,  "May- 
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mammoth  doghouse  and  dog-run  in  the 
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While  Liz  was  letting  her  hair  down, 
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late.  When  we're  invited  to  a  friend's 
house  he  thinks  it  extremely  rude  if  we 
don't  arrive  on  the  dot.  But  you  know 
how  I  am  .  .  ." 

Our  conversation  was  changed  when 
the  hairdresser  and  wardrobe  woman 
came  in  to  get  Liz  ready  for  the  next 
scene.  "Here  comes  the  wrecking  crew," 
she  grinned. 

"This,"  she  told  us,  "is  my  favorite 
scene  coming  up.  Would  you  like  to 
watch  it?" 

We  nodded  that  we  would. 

"I  play  the  entire  sequence  in  bed. 
You  see  I  told  you  I'm  lazy."  end 


EXCITEMENT  FOR  CLARK  IN  AFRICA 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  27] 


metropolis,  as  modern  and  up  to  date  as 
the  cities  of  America.  "Somehow,  despite 
everything  you've  heard  beforehand,  you 
still  picture  the  cities  filled  with  grass 
huts  and  warlike  natives,"  Gable  told  us 
a  few  days  after  his  return  to  London. 
"Instead,  I  was  pleasantly  surprised  to 
find  Nairobi  a  progressive  city  with  12  fine 
hotels,  and  a  reputation  as  'the  Paris  of 
all  Africa  below  Cairo.'  " 

MGM  chose  Nairobi  for  the  hub  of  its 
huge  location  for  "Mogambo"  because  of 
its  many  cosmopolitan  advantages,  and 
more  so  because  it  is  the  center  for  big 
game  excursions  to  all  parts  of  Africa. 
Veteran  firms  there  outfit  safari  parties 
for  hunting  in  the  colony  and  in  the 
neighboring  country  of  Tanganyika,  and 
the  city  is  connected  by  air  with  regular 
plane  service  to  England,  Australia,  India 
and  South  Africa.  Obviously,  anything  of 
this  nature  fascinated  Gable. 

"It  didn't  take  us  long  to  discover  that 
a  mere  ten  miles  or  so  outside  of  the  city 
limits  there  were  plenty  of  lions,  ele- 
phants, giraffes  and  other  forms  of  wild 
life  wandering  about  unhampered,"  Clark 
said.  "Only  a  few  years  ago  it  wasn't 
uncommon  for  a  lion  to  stroll  unconcern- 
edly down  the  main  street  of  the  town. 

"It  was  exciting,  too,  to  learn  that  mem- 
bers of  the  dreaded  Mau  Mau  Society,  the 
native  terrorist  organization  which  has 
sworn  to  drive  the  white  man  from  Africa, 
are  carrying  on  their  plundering  and 
murders  within  a  few  miles  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's home.  As  a  result,  there's  a  cur- 
few each  night,  and  practically  everyone 
carries  some  form  of  arms  for  protection." 

Gable  pooh-poohed  the  rumor  that  the 
Mau  Maus  had  planned  to  kill  him  to 
draw  attention  to  their  activities,  but  the 
local  police  thought  differently  of  the 
threat.  They  screened  all  the  native 
drivers  for  the  film's  safaris,  and  learned 
hat  two  of  them  belonged  to  the  terror- 
ists. They  were  promptly  escorted  back 
to  their  villages. 

The  "Mogambo"  company,  headed  by 
Gable,  Ava  Gardner,  Grace  Kelly  and 
Director  John  Ford,  stayed  at  the  New 
Stanley  Hotel  and  the  first  ten  days  were 
spent  working  in  and  around  Nairobi. 
Prominent  members  of  the  local  colony, 
including   one   viscount,   acted   in  the 


movie,  and  1000  Samburu  tribesmen  never 
before  photographed  for  a  motion  picture, 
were  collected  for  the  native  cast. 

When  the  company  moved  into  the 
jungle  on  the  first  safari,  80  vehicles — 
including  a  refrigerator  truck  for  the 
highly  sensitive  Technicolor  film — were 
required  to  transport  the  small  army.  The 
first  camp  was  established  on  the  shores 
of  the  crocodile-infested  Kagera  River, 
and  it  was  here  that  Clark  Gable  had  the 
opportunity  to  show  what  an  expert 
marksman  he  is. 

Gable  had  just  returned  from  a  hunting 
trip  with  a  professional  guide  when  he 
was  attracted  by  the  frantic  shouts  of  na- 
tives who  were  working  on  the  construc- 
tion of  one  of  the  sets  for  the  picture. 
Rushing  to  the  scene,  he  found  that  a 
giant  crocodile  had  crawled  from  the 
river,  intent  upon  snatching  one  of  the 
workers  for  a  tasty  dinner.  Clark  raised 
his  rifle  and  fired,  and  the  crocodile, 
whose  mouth  had  been  wide  open  when 
the  shot  was  fired,  slumped  suddenly.  In- 
vestigation showed  that  the  single  bullet 
had  entered  through  the  crocodile's  mouth 
and  emerged  through  the  head,  killing 
him  instantly.  From  that  point  on,  the 
natives  reverently  called  Gable  "Bwana 
Makuba,"  or  "Mr.  Boss  Man." 

Speaking  of  Gable's  well  known  prow- 
ess as  a  hunter,  his  visit  into  the  heart  of 
Africa  has  changed  his  opinion  about  big 
game  hunting.  Here's  how  he  phrases  it: 
"After  watching  first-hand  so  much  wild 
life  here,  I've  developed  an  aversion  to 
hunting  just  for  the  sake  of  killing.  You 
can't  see  a  giraffe,  an  elephant  or  even  a 
lion  at  home  in  its  natural  setting  without 
appreciating  the  fact  that  he  certainly  has 
a  right  to  life. 

"Killing  a  predatory  animal  as  a  matter 
of  self-preservation  is  one  thing,  but  kill- 
ing just  to  obtain  a  trophy  for  the  living 
room  wall  seems  not  only  senseless,  but 
also  downright  outrageous.  When  I  saw 
a  herd  of  elephants  grazing  contentedly 
on  the  open  plain,  I  had  no  urge  to  bring 
one  down  with  a  bullet.  Instead,  I  was 
overcome  with  a  desire  to  capture  the 
scene  on  film,  which  is  exactly  what  I  did. 
From  now  on  I'll  do  my  big  game  hunting 
with  a  camera  instead  of  a  rifle." 

Living  in  the  jungle  was  a  happy  ex- 


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perience  for  Gable,  but  not  so  for  Ava 
Gardner,  who  likes  her  solid  comfort.  Ask 
her  if  she  ever  wants  to  go  back,  and 
she'll  answer  simply,  but  with  a  load  of 
conviction,  "No  thanks.  I've  had  it!" 
While  she  was  on  location,  she  made  the 
best  of  it,  even  down  to  entertaining  the 
principal  actors  and  the  director  with 
spaghetti  and  hot  dog  dinners  outside  her 
tent.  They  also  had  movies  several  times 
weekly,  including  "Two  Girls  And  A 
Sailor,"  in  which  Ava  had  a  bit  part  of 
one  line,  and  which  she  had  never  seen. 

The  second  major  safari  took  the  com- 
pany to  the  Northern  frontier  near  Ethi- 
opia, where  they  stayed  a  little  more  than 
a  week,  and  then  the  main  actors  flew 
back  to  England  to  complete  the  interior 
scenes.  Probably  the  happiest  of  the  lot 
was  Ava,  who  confessed  that  a  real  bath- 
tub never  looked  so  good  to  her,  while 
Gable  himself  thought  only  fondly  of  the 
whole  experience. 

Newshawks  have  made  much  of  the 
fact  that  he  has  been  squiring  pretty 
model  Suzanne  Dadolle  quite  a  bit  of  late 
throughout  Europe,  but  don't  listen  for 
wedding  bells.  Gable  says  he  likes  her 
because  she  makes  him  laugh,  and  he  isn't 
one  who's  particularly  prone  to  laughter. 
Nor  does  he  date  her  as  steadily  as  the 
columnists  would  have  you  believe.  ENt> 


FALLEN  IDOL? 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  31] 

— in  New  York  and  Toronto  on  a  night 
club  tour — brought  about  no  change  in 
her  attitude,  he  joined  her  in  Las  Vegas 
for  her  opening  night  at  the  Desert  Inn. 
Although  Janie  had  given  him  no  en- 
couragement, so  convinced  was  Geary 
that  his  pilgrimage  had  been  successful 
that  he  told  a  friend  in  Las  Vegas  that 
everything  was  all  right  between  them. 
Yet  an  hour  later  Janie  told  the  same 
friend  she  had  not  changed  her  mind! 

Back  in  Los  Angeles,  instead  of  giv- 
ing up  his  fight,  Geary  only  changed 
his  tactics.  So  far  he  had  asked,  pleaded, 
and  hoped.  Now  he  became  more  ag- 
gressive. "I  won't  go  back  to  see  Janie 
in  Las  Vegas  unless  she  asks  me  to  see 
her,"  he  stated,  very  determinedly.  But 
Janie  didn't  ask.  Geary  thought  by 
heading  in  the  other  direction,  he'd 
show  his  independence.  And  so  he  ac- 
cepted an  invitation  to  go  fishing  in  La 
Paz,  Mexico.  All  he  got  out  of  it  was  an 
infected  foot  when  he  stepped  on  a  poi- 
sonous plant. 

As  time  slipped  by  and  Janie's  stay 
in  Las  Vegas  drew  to  a  close,  and  she 
still  hadn't  filed  for  divorce,  specula- 
tion ran  high  that  Geary  and  Janie  had 
worked  out  their  differences  after  all. 
Geary  himself  was  so  certain  that  he 
completed  moving  into  their  new  two- 
story  colonial  home  on  Sunset  Boule- 
vard. His  hope  persisted  till  the  day 
before  she  came  back.  It  wasn't  shat- 
tered till  Janie  officially  announced  her 
intentions  to  file  for  divorce,  in  Los 
Angeles. 

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There  is  no  doubt  that  Jane  and  Gene 
are  very  attracted  to  each  other — at  this 
time.  Possibly  because  in  looks,  way  of 
speech,  even  background — Gene  used  to 
be  a  professional  skater — he  very  much 
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Gene  hadn't  become  the  third  person 
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someone  else  would  have.  Jane  was  in 
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way  of  life. 

Between  her  studio's  new  policy  of 
keeping  her  publicity  away  from  any- 
thing even  faintly  tinted  with  family 
life,  and  her  own  desire  to  become 
glamorous  on  screen  as  well  as  off,  her 
personality  changed  to  the  point  where 
inadvertently  she  resented  almost  any- 
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while  her  attitude  speeded  Janie  toward 
her  rift  with  Geary,  she  never  gained 
what  she  sought.  After  she  appeared  in 
one  of  Las  Vegas'  most  sophisticated 
night  clubs,  one  critic  remarked,  "She's 
a  cute  girl  with  a  beautiful  voice — but 
what  in  heaven  is  she  doing  in  a  place 
like  this?"  And  the  harder  Janie  worked 
on  becoming  glamourous,  the  more  she 
noticed  that  Geary  didn't  keep  pace  with 
her  ideas. 

Geary's  own  feeling  about  show  busi- 
ness was  obvious  by  his  decision  to  quit 
it  in  favor  of  a  more  substantial,  down- 
to-earth  insurance  job.  However,  to  please 
Janie,  and  for  the  sake  of  a  happy  fam- 
ily life  he  tried  his  best  to  live  the  part 
of  a  movie  star's  husband — and  thereby 
contributed  to  his  own  downfall! 

Many  girls  would  be  thrilled  to  have 
a  husband  as  devoted  as  Geary — who'd 
compromise  to  avoid  arguments,  arrange 
his  life  around  hers. 

Not  Janie.  At  first  his  behavior  pleased 
her  immeasurably.  But  after  a  couple 
of  years  she  began  to  feel  that  she  played 
the  dominant  role  in  their  marriage,  and 
not  just  because  she  made  considerably 
more  money  than  Geary.  On  almost 
every  occasion  she  could  and  did  have 
the  final  word — when  in  reality  she 
wanted  to  be  told  what  to  do. 

There  were  other  causes.  Jane  and 
Geary  had  a  lot  in  common,  but  never 
quite  as  much  as  the  public  thought  they 
did.  Geary  likes  sports,  Janie  doesn't — 
which  often  left  her  at  home  while  Geary 
played  tennis  or  went  skiing  with  his 
friends. 

Geary  understood  Janie's  desire  for  a 
career,  and  promised  never  to  interfere. 
But  living  up  to  such  a  bargain  when 
deep  down  one  strongly  believes  that  a 
woman  should  take  care  of  the  house, 
and  children,  and  let  the  man  be  the 
breadwinner,  is  no  easy  matter.  It  creates 
tension. 

They  didn't  see  eye  to  eye  on  enlarg- 
ing their  family.  Both  wanted  more  than 
two  children,  only  Geary  wanted  them 
closer  together  while  Janie  had  to  con- 


sider her  career. 

Indirectly,  it  was  the  birth  of  their 
daughter,  Suzanne,  that  brought  to  a 
climax  the  difference  between  them. 
Janie  went  to  work  only  six  weeks  after 
the  baby  was  born,  much  too  early  to 
encounter  the  physical  hardships  con- 
nected with  the  filming  of  a  musical 
comedy. 

Geary,  recalling  her  collapse  at  the 
Copacabana  in  Miami,  kept  worrying 
about  Janie  more  and  more,  and  possibly 
blamed  himself  for  letting  her  do  it. 

By  the  time  "Three  Sailors  And  A 
Girl"  was  finished,  Janie  was  completely 
exhausted  and  any  provocation,  any 
infatuation,  any  upset  was  enough  to 
ignite  the  spark  that  had  been  glowing 
for  some  time.  Then  came  the  famous 
birthday  party  at  Ciro's. 

It  is  possible  that  without  Janie's 
physical  exhaustion  a  break  might  have 
been  avoided.  Probably,  it  would  have 
just  postponed  any  actions  on  her  part. 

Geary  is  torn  between  two  conflicts. 
On  the  one  side,  religiously  and  morally 
he  is  against  divorce. 

On  the  other  hand,  he  has  said  that 
if  she  insists  on  a  divorce,  he  won't  stand 
in  her  way.  "Janie  has  no  reason  for  a 
divorce,"  Geary  emphasized  even  after 
she  publicly  announced  her  decision. 
"But,"  he  continued,  "if  she  doesn't 
want  me,  then  I  don't  want  her." 

The  custody  of  the  children  is  another 
matter.  Jane  has  stated  that  she  hopes 
to  settle  the  matter  in  her  favor,  with- 
out any  difficulty.  It  may  not  be  quite 
that  easy. 

It's  no  secret  that,  unlike  most  mar- 
riages, due  to  her  picture  and  night  club 
commitments,  Geary  has  spent  as  much, 
if  not  more  time  with  the  children  than 
Janie.  This  speaks  heavily  in  his  favor. 
Yet  the  welfare  of  the  children  them- 
selves will  play  the  decisive  part  in 
Geary's  decision.  If  he  feels  they  are 
better  off  with  their  mother,  he  won't 
contest  the  custody  question.  But  he'll 
have  to  be  convinced  first! 

The  financial  terms  of  the  divorce  also 
pose  a  problem  that  as  of  this  writing 
is  far  from  solved.  Supposedly,  Geary 
has  asked  for  one-half  of  their  commu- 
nity property,  including  the  ten -unit 
apartment  building  which  they  com- 
pleted not  long  ago,  and  in  which  her 
mother  now  lives.  Janie's  half  would 
include  their  newly  purchased  two-story 
colonial  house  on  Sunset  Boulevard, 
which  Janie  announced  she  would  sell 
immediately,  moving  into  a  smaller  place, 
probably  in  the  same  vicinity. 

Janie  feels  the  terms  are  unjust,  be- 
cause she  contributed  the  major  share 
to  their  combined  investments,  and  that 
any  settlement  should  be  made  accord- 
ingly. 

The  property  settlement  as  well  as  the 
custody  of  the  children  could  start  a  long, 
drawn-out  battle,  and  much  may  be 
brought  into  the  open  that  will  shock 
the  fans.  Yet  there  is  good  reason  to 
believe  that  they  will  reach  an  agree- 
ment before  they  go  to  court,  because 
Janie,  cognizant  of  public  opinion,  knows 
what  the  publicity  connected  with  the 
case  could  mean  to  her  career.  end 


IT'S  A  LIE! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  35] 

such  sputtering  sentences  as  .  .  .  "her 
feet  are  in  my  face"  .  .  .  etc.  that  made  it 
a  lively  evening. 

When  we  chatted  with  Kathryn  on 
MGM's  "Kiss  Me  Kate"  set  and  later 
lunched  with  her,  we  jotted  down  a  few 
of  her  current  assignments.  Contracts 
with  both  MGM  and  Warner  Bros.,  a 
series  of  concerts,  RCA  Victor  recordings, 
and  a  State  Department  invitation  to  tour 
Australia  sounded  like  the  plans  of  a 
plane-load  of  stars,  but  they  belong  ex- 
clusively to  Kathryn.  No  wonder  she 
resents  the  'easy  life'  slur  and  fumes, 
"It's  a  Lie!" 

The  only  visible  sign  of  her  many  ac- 
tivities is  the  huge  wicker  basket-purse 
she  carries.  It's  about  the  size  of  a  family 
picnic  hamper. 

"There's  the  picture  script — for  work,  a 
list  of  appointments  for  business,  knitting 
for  home,  passport  for  my  trip  to  Madrid, 
and  a  murder  mystery  for  me. 

"It's  funny  how  unpredictable  things 
can  be.  When  Warners  agreed  it  would 
be  too  strenuous  for  me  to  do  'Mile. 
Modiste'  right  now  and  postponed  it 
until  January,  I  thought  to  myself — how 
in  the  world  will  I  fill-in  the  time!" 

A  smile  wrinkled  up  her  nose,  "That 
was  a  problem?  Not  for  long.  I  started 
making  plans.  Now  I've  promised  Ann 
Miller  to  go  with  her  to  Spain  for  nine 
days  .  .  .  then  I'm  recording  the  entire 
opera,  'La  Boheme'  .  .  .  the  concert  tour 
starts  and  there'll  be  a  lot  of  practice  and 
travel.  Well,"  she  said  thoughtfully, 
"that'll  give  you  an  idea  of  how  every- 
thing is  already  planned  for  you." 

Kathryn  not  only  has  a  beautiful,  well- 
rounded  voice,  but  a  well-rounded  sense 
of  balance.  Showing  us  her  passport 
photo  she  said,  "I  look  like  a  frightened 
bunny"  .  .  .  then  concerning  her  daugh- 
ter's singing  she  commented,  "She  has  a 
natural  voice  and  the  loudest  I've  ever 
heard  .  .  .  and  she  refers  to  her  new 
blonde  hair  as  'the  shade  of  chopped 
liver.'  " 

She  has  devised  a  system  whereby  her 
work  doesn't  make  her  merely  a  guest  in 
her  own  home. 

"I  do  the  marketing  on  Sundays  and 
plan  the  menus  for  the  week.  I  use  this 
free  time  to  make  arrangements  for  vari- 
ous items  such  as  having  the  house 
painted  on  the  outside  and  the  garden 
re-landscaped." 

If  she  isn't  working,  she  takes  a  daily 
singing  lesson  from  Leon  Cepparo  at 
MGM. 

"Columbia  Concerts  keep  wiring  me  for 
my  list  of  songs  for  the  concert  tour.  It's 
hard  to  know  what  to  select.  The  songs 
I  like  this  month,  I  may  not  want  to  do 
at  all  next  month." 

We  were  amazed  to  learn  how  much 
time  and  effort  a  star  has  to  spend  on 
wardrobe. 

"For  the  concert,  I'll  wear  bouffant 
gowns.  That's  what  audiences  expect, 
and  I  want  to  give  them  what  they  like. 
But  you  have  to  be  so  careful.  It's  an 
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not  only  the  fans  who  object,  but  the 
photographers  and  magazines  as  well. 

"Of  course,  all  my  clothes  are  custom- 
made  so  this  never  wear  the  same  thing 
twice  can  get  out  of  hand.  I'm  a  size  14 
through  the  bust  and  a  size  ten  at  the 
waist,  so  blithely  going  into  a  depart- 
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ble. 

"At  present,"  she  said  a  pixie-like  ex- 
pression crowding  into  view,  "my  social 
Ufe  is  more  static  than  speedy.  I  give 
several  big  parties  a  year  usually  at  the 
Beverly  Hills  Hotel.  There  are  at  least 
150  guests,  an  orchestra,  and  a  formal 
dinner. 

"But,  for  small  get-togethers  I  enjoy 
going  out  on  girl  nights,  with  Ann  Miller, 
Zsa  Zsa  Gabor,  etc.  Naturally,  men  are 
the  recurring  topic  of  conversation. 

"When  you  are  away  on  a  tour,  like 
the  State  Department  junket  to  South 


America  or  the  forthcoming  one  to  Au- 
stralia, I  feel  you  should  go  out  of  your 
way  to  put  your  best  foot  forward.  You 
are  representing  your  country,  and  on 
these  trips  I  attend  all  the  social  func- 
tions. How  dare  a  star  not  give  auto- 
graphs and  be  gracious? 

"In  Hollywood,"  she  smiled  as  she  said 
it,  "it's  a  little  different — I  hide.  I  spend 
my  days  at  the  studios  and  my  nights 
at  home.  It  may  sound  uninviting,  but 
believe  me  those  hours  at  home  sur- 
rounded by  my  family  are  my  idea  of 
pure  happiness. 

"Although  I've  had  no  vacation  in  three 
years,  I'd  be  lost  without  the  many  de- 
mands of  a  career.  Truthfully,  I've  never 
done  a  picture  I  haven't  had  fun  on. 

"I  guess,"  she  said  giving  us  a  mischiev- 
ous wink,  "that  makes  me  a  silly  dame." 

We  wouldn't  sit  still  for  that.  "Frank 
and  fun,"  we  agreed,  "fabulous  and 
friendly,  but  silly  NEVER!"  END 


WHAT  DO  I  KNOW  ABOUT  LOVE? 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  33] 


beside  me,  I  found  not  the  mischievous 
sparkle  I  expected,  but  an  unmistakable 
sadness  which  proved  beyond  a  doubt  that 
Lana  was  dead  serious  and  meant  just 
what  she  said. 

The  evening  before  I  had  an  oppor- 
tunity to  see  Lana  under  totally  different 
conditions.  She  had  just  arrived  in  Rome 
along  with  Pier  Angeli,  Carlos  Thompson, 
Joe  Pasternak  and  Richard  Brooks  to 
begin  work  on  MGM's  "The  Flame  And 
The  Flesh,"  to  be  shot  on  location  in 
Naples.  A  very  splashy  cocktail  party 
had  been  arranged  in  the  elegant  salon 
of  Rome's  internationally-famous  Grand 
Hotel  so  Lana  could  meet  the  Italian 
press.  Here  Lana  was  to  play  a  familiar 
role,  the  great  and  gracious  Hollywood 
queen.  And  she  played  it  to  the  hilt,  dis- 
appointing no  one.  Dressed  in  a  dazzling 
white  grosgrain  coat  and  a  smart  black- 
and-white  afternoon  gown,  both  of 
Italian  origin,  she  quickly  changed  hard- 
boiled  journalists  into  worshiping  fans 
pleading  for  autographs.  Amidst  a  con- 
stant barrage  of  flash  bulbs,  she  gave 
effective  answers  through  an  interpreter 
to  the  hundreds  of  questions  shot  at  her. 
She  was  charming,  disarming,  feminine, 
and  witty.  But  every  so  often  for  a  fleet- 
ing moment,  I  detected  that  same  inescap- 
able sadness  in  her  eyes,  and  wondered 
about  it. 

What  did  it  mean?  Did  it  tell  the  true 
story  of  Lana  Turner?  Did  it  represent 
her  eternal  striving  for  happiness,  her 
seeming  success  in  securing  it,  and  the 
painful  disappointment  just  as  it  seemed 
to  be  within  her  grasp?  Was  her  great 
capacity  for  love  destined  never  to  be 
fulfilled  completely?  And  was  her  reply 
of  "I'll  never  marry  again,  never,"  to 
the  question  asked  by  one  of  the  Italian 
reporters  as  final  and  as  irrevocable  as  it 
sounded? 

She  asked  me  to  come  up  to  her  hotel 
suite  the  next  day  for  some  quiet  talking. 

As  soon  as  we  sat  down,  I  asked  her 
whether  she  really  meant  what  she  told 


the  reporter  about  never  marrying  again. 
Before  replying,  Lana  lit  a  cigarette  and 
watched  the  smoke  curl  towards  the 
ceiling. 

"Maybe  I  overdid  it  slightly,"  she  said 
finally.  "But  the  truth  is  that  I  don't  want 
to  get  married  again.  Wedding  bells  are 
lovely,  and  the  marriage  ceremony  is  so 
sweet  and  beautiful.  Every  woman  on  this 
earth  is  entitled  to  have  the  wonderful 
experience  of  marriage.  But  enough  is 
enough,  and  I  very  strongly  believe  that 
Lana's  had  enough." 

It  was  then  that  she  said  that  she  knew 
nothing  about  love. 

"After  three  times  at  bat,  and  striking 
out  each  time,  a  girl  wonders  about  stay- 
ing in  the  game,"  she  continued.  "I  know 
it  sounds  strange.  People  say,  'oh,  this 
Lana  Turner.  She's  experienced.  She 
can  have  any  man  she  wants.  She  knows 
all  there  is  to  know  about  love.'  How 
wrong  they  are!  How  terribly  wrong!  I 
don't  believe  I  know  a  thing  about  love, 
and  sometimes  have  the  awful  feeling 
that  if  I  live  to  a  ripe  old  age,  I'll  still 
never  know." 

It  was  obvious  to  me  by  now  that  in 
real  life,  Lana  was  fighting  for  no  man, 
not  even  Lex  Barker,  the  Tarzan  hunk 
of  a  guy  who  came  to  Europe  with  Lana 
and  has  been  hanging  around  ever  since. 
Much  has  been  written  and  said  about 
the  Turner-Barker  romance,  which  un- 
questionably has  had  its  torrid  aspects. 
Many  observers  have  insisted  that  in  Lex, 
Lana  had  at  last  found  the  man  who 
understood  her,  the  lover  who  would 
make  the  kind  of  husband  she  needed. 
Lex  has  his  points,  but  I  think  it  is 
extremely  doubtful  that  Lana  ever  seri- 
ously considered  marriage  with  the  hand- 
some six-footer. 

Everything  Lana  was  telling  me  clearly 
indicated  that  she  was  in  no  mood  for 
romance.  "It's  not  that  J'm  what  you'd 
call  a  fatalist,"  she  said.  "If  real  love  is 
going  to  come  my  way,  okay,  it'll  come. 
There's  nothing  I  can  do,  or  want  to  do,  to 


When  planning  a  blind  date  for  Sue  — 

I   I  Choose  o  lad  you  like         Brief  the  daters 

You  figured  Steve's  the  answer  to  any  gal 
pal's  blind  date  prayer.  'Cause  Steve  col- 
lects be  bop  (grade  A) ;  keeps  everyone 
spellbound  for  hours  with  those  albums! 
Everyone  except  Sue,  you  discover.  Her 
hobby's  photography,  remember?  Moral: 
choose  a  couple  with  kindred  interests. 
And  brief  the  daters  about  each  other,  so 
they'll  be  set  for  conversation.  To  set  a 
gal  at  ease  at  problem  time,  Kotex  is  the 
answer;  gives  softness  that  holds  its  shape. 


Are  yon 
in  the 
know? 


nurry  it.  1  Know  as  well  as  you  do  that  1 
might  walk  out  of  this  hotel  this  minute 
and  bump  right  smack  into  some  guy,  and 
bang,  there  it  is!  If  it  happens,  so  it 
happens.  But  I  don't  expect  it,  and  I'll 
be  darned  if  I'll  go  out  of  my  way  to 
seek  it." 

But  Lana  hadn't  always  been  this  kind 
of  fatalist,  and  I  asked  her  if  her  present 
point  of  view  wasn't  a  new  development 
in  her  personal  philosophy.  She  paused, 
then  spoke  slowly,  feeling  her  way  as  if 
for  the  first  time  she  was  putting  her 
thoughts  into  words.  "No,  I  haven't  al- 
ways felt  that  way,"  she  confessed.  "But 
I've  had  my  faith  in  people  shattered  so 
many  times  that  I'm  reaching  the  point 
where  I'm  beginning  not  to  trust  people 
as  much  as  I  used  to.  I'd  always  believed 
that  people  were  basically  good,  and  I 
still  try  very  hard  to  believe  it.  And  I'm 
terribly  sorry  that  this  has  happened  to 
me  at  this  time  in  my  life,  because  it's 
bad  for  me  and  bad  for  other  people.  But 
isn't  it  natural  to  want  to  protect  your- 
self from  pain,  particularly  if  you  still 
have  bruises  to  show  for  it?  And  isn't  it 
human  nature  to  put  a  shield  up  in  self- 
defense  when  you've  been  'sucked  in' 
over  and  over  again  by  the  wrong  people?' 

Suddenly,  Lana's  expression  changed. 
Her  eyes  danced  with  merriment  and  she 
looked  at  me  slyly.  "And  I've  made  the 
remarkable  discovery  that  like  it  or  not, 
women  are  here  to  stay!" 

She  laughed  gaily  and  so  did  I.  This 
was  the  Lana  Turner  I  usually  thought 
of,  sparkling  sense  of  humor  and  happi- 
ness that  seemed  to  exude  from  every 
pore  of  her  luscious  body.  I  told  her  that, 
and  she  laughed  again.  "Of  course,  I  want 
to  be  happy.  I  try  as  much  as  possible  to 
be  happy.  Sure,  my  life's  not  always  the 
way  I  want  it,  but  whose  is?  Come  what 
may,  I  refuse  absolutely  to  look  at  the 
black  side  of  things.  What  can  you  see 
if  you're  always  looking  down?  Not  very 
much.  I  like  to  look  up  all  the  time.  It's 
good  for  the  soul,  and  it's  very  good  for 
your  posture!" 

She  straightened  up  stiffly,  grinned 
from  ear  to  ear,  then  leaned  back  quietly. 
Her  mood  was  changing.  The  sparkle  in 
her  eyes  once  again  gave  way  to  the 
tender  sadness  she  could  not  seem  to 
escape.  "Life  is  rough  sometimes,"  she 
wistfully  commented.  "But  I've  learned 
to  accept  it  more  calmly  than  I  used  to. 
When  things  look  darkest,  when  I'm  hurt 
by  something  or  someone,  like  when  a 
critic  writes  something  nasty  and  I  find 
I'm  working  myself  up  into  an  old- 
fashioned  snit,  I  catch  hold  of  myself  and 
ray,  'Lana,  take  it  easy.  Remember,  And 
this  too  shall  pass.'  And  it  will.  Every- 
thing eventually  does." 

"Including  love?"  I  asked  quickly.  She 
looked  at  me  a  long  time  before  she  re- 
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then  there's  a  chance  you  can  keep  it 
with  you  forever. 

"I  suppose  I'm  still  looking  for  that  kind 
of  love,  though  perhaps  I  won't  admit  it 
even  to  myself."  And  then,  with  a  broad 
smile,  Lana  added,  "After  all,  I'm  a  human 
being  too,  aren't  I? 

"If  there  still  happens  to  be  a  great 
love  in  store  for  me  sometime,  somewhere 
in  my  life,  fine.  I  won't  turn  away  from 


it.  Being  a  fatalist,  I  couldn't.  But  if 
not,  I've  got  plenty  to  live  for.  I've  got 
my  wonderful  little  girl,  Cheryl,  whom 
I  hope  will  always  be  proud  of  her 
mommy.  I've  got  my  career  and  I've  got 
my  health.  And  I'll  just  go  on  trying  to 
be  happy,  trying  to  make  other  people 
happy,  too.  I'll  face  each  day  as  it  comes 
and  get  as  much  out  of  life  as  I  can.  And 
come  what  may,  I'll  be  comforted  by  the 
thought  that  .  .  .  and  this  too  shall  pass." 

But  Lana's  need  for  love  will  not  pass, 
and  she  knows  it.  As  long  as  she  lives,  it 
will  remain  to  bless  or  plague  her.  END 


WILL  MARILYN  ESCAPE  THE  SEX  HEX? 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  29] 


fame — the  fantastic  publicity — the  wolf 
whistles — -the  catty  whispers. 

Marilyn's  predecessors,  few  but  fabu- 
lous, were  unquestionably  the  most 
flamboyantly  fascinating  women  in  all 
Hollywood  history.  They  were  also  the 
unluckiest.  Fame  and  misfortune  proved 
their  common  lot.  Disenchantment,  dis- 
aster— even  death — overtook  them  one  by 
one.  Following  so  faithfully  in  their  foot- 
steps, will  Marilyn  find  herself  traveling 
the  same  perilous  path?  Is  she  inescapa- 
bly jinxed  by  the  "Sex  Hex"  that  re- 
lentlessly stalked  her  ill-fated  fore- 
runners? 

Jean  Harlow,  for  example. 

Jean  is  the  one  most  frequently  com- 
pared with  Marilyn.  They  say  the  public's 
terrific,  spontaneous  reaction  to  Monroe's 
sexy  magnetism  can  only  be  compared 
with  the  overnight  impact  made  by 
Harlow  in  "Hell's  Angels."  Success 
brought  nothing  but  sorrow  to  the  be- 
loved Platinum  Blonde.  Scandal  stormed 
into  her  life  with  the  suicide  of  Paul  Bern, 
to  whom  she  was  married.  The  headlines 
and  heartaches  shattered  Jean,  and  noth- 
ing ever  quite  erased  the  awful  hurt. 
Not  even  her  eventual  love  affair  with 
Bill  Powell,  which  briefly  promised  some 
hope  of  happiness  ahead.  The  promise 
was  never  to  be  fulfilled.  On  June  7, 
1937,  Jean  Harlow — young,  beautiful  and 
very  much  in  love — breathed  her  last,  a 
victim  of  uremic  poisoning. 

Sudden  fame  at  19 — shocking  death  at 
26;  a  short  life  and  an  unhappy  one  was 
the  dubious  bounty  stardom  brought 
Jean. 

The  Platinum  Blonde  was  not  the  first 
Hollywood  "find"  to  become  a  box-office 
bonanza  at  19.  Clara  Bow  was  the  same 
age  when  she  skyrocketed  to  the  hectic 
heights  during  the  Roaring  Twenties. 
Clara  had  "It,"  and  "It"  made  her  the 
glittering  goddess  of  a  gaudy,  giddy  "Era 
Of  Wonderful  Nonsense."  It  was  a  frivo- 
lous period  which  boasted  several  bits  of 
Americana  unique  to  those  times — Boot- 
leggers— Bathtub  Gin — and  the  Brooklyn 
Bonfire.  The  dizzying  speed  which  shot 
her  from  Flatbush  poverty  to  filmland 
prominence  deposited  a  thoroughly  be- 
wildered and  therefore  vulnerable  young 
redhead  smack  in  the  center  of  the  lime- 
light's merciless  glare.  Clara  and  chaos 
were  a  sister  team  from  the  start.  She 


lost  her  heart  as  often — and  as  un- 
thinkably — as  most  women  lose  their 
gloves.  She  had  a  series  of  unsavory  law- 
suits levelled  at  her.  Her  popularity  sur- 
vived these  scandalous  suits,  including  at 
least  one  for  alienation  of  affections. 

Gradually  her  throne  tottered  and — 
after  a  few  lukewarm  comeback  tries — 
her  career  collapsed.  Then  Clara  sur- 
prised everybody  by  marrying  cowboy 
actor  Rex  Bell,  retiring  to  a  ranch  with 
him  and  eventually  bearing  him  two  sons. 
For  a  while  the  Brooklyn  Bonfire  who 
had  ignited  the  era  of  Flaming  Youth 
seemed  to  have  escaped  superstition's 
icy,  ominous  clutch.  Today  the  happy 
ending  is  threatened  by  new  tragedy. 
Clara  Bow,  so  vibrant  and  vivacious,  lies 
spent  and  weary — a  scarcely  recognizable 
remnant  of  her  former  self — in  a  hilltop 
sanitarium  not  far  from  Hollywood. 

And  then  there  was  Lupe  Velez;  every- 
body considered  Lupe  the  most  explosive 
ex'.rovert  ever  to  hit  Hollywood.  There 
was  nothing  melodramatic  about  that  girl. 
She  was  made  for  love,  and  for  laughter. 
Lupe  was  unconventional,  uninhibited — 
as  uncomplicated  as  a  child — or  so  it 
seemed.  Lupe  knew  everybody,  but  evi- 
dently nobody  ever  really  knew  Lupe. 
She  was  the  last  person  in  the  world 
you  would  expect  to  take  her  own  life. 

Long  before  Hollywood  ever  heard  of 
Marilyn  Monroe — and  possibly  vice  versa 
— the  jinx  legend  suffered  a  serious  set- 
back and  almost  got  pooh-poohed  out  of 
existence.  People  would  point  to  Carole 
Lombard  as  proof  positive  of  the  super- 
stition's inefficacy.  Carole  certainly 
seemed  to  have  hog-tied  the  hex.  Few 
stars,  before  or  since,  have  been  as  pro- 
fessionally and  personally  popular.  Fur- 
ther, she  was  the  love  of  Clark  Gable's 
life — and  no  girl  could  do  better  than  that, 
even  in  her  dreams.  Loving,  and  being 
loved,  is  no  guarantee  of  connubial  com- 
patibility, but  for  Carole  and  Clark  ro- 
mance had  ripened  into  a  marriage  rich 
in  real  and  enduring  happiness.  Surely, 
Carole  Lombard  appeared  to  be  the 
luckiest  woman  in  the  whole  world. 
Years  have  passed  since  that  plane 
plummeted  to  earth,  but  even  now  it  is 
impossible  to  think  of  Carole's  un- 
timely end  without  wondering  why  it 
should  have  happened  to  her,  of  all 
people.  Nobody  ever  disd  who  had  more 


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to  live  for  than  Clark's  beloved  Carole. 

Until  Marilyn  hit  the  Hollywood  jack- 
pot, Rita  Hayworth  and  Lana  Turner 
were  the  two  leading  "Nothing  succeeds 
like  sex-cess"  symbols  in  cinemaland. 
Rita  and  Lana  are  still  at  the  head  of  the 
class,  from  a  standpoint  of  money  and 
years  of  proven  popularity.  At  first 
mention,  it  would  seem  that  the  Misses 
Hayworth  and  Turner  disprove  the  whole 
idea  of  a  "sex  hex."  But  Rita  and  Lana 
have  been  as  unhappy — if  not  as  unlucky 
— as  all  the  others.  Loneliness  and  dis- 
illusionment seem  to  be  their  lot  in  love. 

Despite  all  the  danger  signs,  I  would 
bet  my  last  dollar  that  Marilyn  Monroe 
will  defy  the  jinx  and  shatter  precedent. 
Everything  about  the  sexy  blonde  makes 
her  a  one-of-a-kind  original,  and  I  pre- 
dict that  even  her  destiny  will  be  dif- 
ferent. Look  at  the  way  she  handled 
that  calendar  "catastrophe."  Her  honesty 
won  the  admiration  of  those  you  would 
expect  to  be  outraged  by  nudity.  She  got 
nothing  but  praise  for  admitting  that  she 
had  posed  in  the  altogether  because  she 
had  rent  to  pay  and  food  to  buy.  She 
has  handled  her  romance  with  Joe 
DiMaggio  with  mature,  almost  inspired, 
intelligence.  Marilyn  has  never  faltered 
in  keeping  her  love-life  private,  and  yet 
she  has  never  endangered  this  private 
life  by  showing  up  with  some  off-beat 
Wolf-of-the-Hour  for  premiere  publicity. 

Good  health,  marital  happiness,  con- 
tinuing success — those  are  Marilyn's 
future  goals.  Will  she  make  it?  END 


DON'T  YOU  BELIEVE  IT! 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  43] 

advises,  solemnly,  "Never  let  a  man 
think  that  you  have  marriage  on  your 
mind.  Pretend  you  don't  want  to  marry. 
Men  want  what  they  think  they  can't 
have." 

Well,  all  I  can  say  is  that  if  a  man 
is  attracted  to  you  and  you  convince 
him  that  you  are  really  against  marriage, 
you've  probably  seen  the  last  of  him. 
Why  should  he  stick  his  neck  out  and 
allow  himself  to  grow  fond  of  you  if  you 
convince  him  at  the  beginning  that  there  ! 
is  no  hope?  Forget  Susie  and  relax.  Be 
yourself  and  let  nature  take  her  course. 

This  doesn't  mean,  as  I  said  in  the 
beginning,  that  you  take  off  like  a  fran- 
tic rabbit,  in  pursuit  of  every  single  man 
you  meet.  Take  it  easy  and  be  honest 
about  it.  But  don't  erect  a  lot  of  artificial 
barriers.   Don't  pose. 

Again  Susie  says,  "If  you  are  going 
on  a  trip  or  a  vacation  where  you  will 
be  meeting  new  men,  splurge  on  a  really 
super  outfit,  something  to  make  you  feel 
pampered  and  luxurious  and  expensive. 
It  will  do  wonders  for  your  morale." 

Well,  that  sort  of  thing  may  do  some- 
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scare  the  be-something  out  of  the  or- 
dinary male  before  he  has  time  to  say 
more  than  howdyado.  Let's  face  it.  The 
woman  who  looks  too  expensive  simply 
isn't  for  the  average  man  (I'm  taking  it 
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Even  if  he  thought  he  could  afford  her, 
the  average  guy  has  a  wary  suspicion 
that  a  girl  who  looks  like  that  may  be 
too  demanding,  too  selfish  even  to  make 
a  pleasant  playmate,  let  alone  a  good 
wife. 

Again  I  say  a  girl  will  get  along  better 
with  men  if  she  will  be  herself. 

But  Susie  isn't  content  even  with  this 
bit  of  pretense  on  the  girl's  part.  With 
feminine  logic  she  reverses  herself  in 
next  day's  column  and  says,  gravely, 
"Be  considerate  of  his  pocketbook  when 
he  takes  you  out.  If  he  asks  you  your 
preference  in  restaurants,  suggest  a 
modest  one.  Order  sparingly.  Show  him 
that  you  are  careful  about  money  so  he 
will  know  you  won't  make  an  extrav- 
agant wife." 

Of  all  the  spoil  sports,  Susie  takes 
the  cake!  A  man  likes  to  splurge  a  bit 
to  show  his  girl  a  good  time.  Maybe  he 
skimped  on  his  lunches  all  week  for  this 
very  purpose  and  now  he's  going  to  have 
a  wonderful  time  swanking  around  and 
showing  off  a  little  bit.   Don't  spoil  it! 

All  you  have  to  do,  believe  me,  to 
please  him,  is  to  enjoy  it  and  show  that 
you  do.  That  will  make  him  feel  fine.  As 
for  that  "showing  him  you're  careful 
with  money"  routine,  five  men  out  of  six 
will  begin  to  wonder  if  this  girl  is  stingy. 
If  she  were  married,  would  she  skimp  on 
the  groceries  and  take  a  dim  view  of 
ever  having  any  fun? 

In  this  same  vein  Susie  says,  "En- 
courage   him    to    talk    about  himself, 


especially  about  his  work."  Now,  this  is 
all  right  if  the  girl  has  the  faintest  idea 
of  what  he  is  talking  about.  I  can  go 
home  from  the  studio  and  talk  to  Lydia 
about  my  current  role  in  "Scalpel"  be- 
cause she  is  an  actress  and  understands 
what  it's  all  about.  But  if  I  were  an 
electronic  engineer  and  tried  to  shop 
talk  with  her  about  that,  endeavoring  to 
make  clear  what  I  meant  as  I  went  along, 
we'd  both  be  frantic  in  about  five  min- 
utes. And  Lydia  would  tell  me  so.  One 
of  the  things  I  love  most  about  her,  as 
you  must  have  gathered,  is  her  honesty. 

Again  about  personal  appearance,  Su- 
sie says,  "Never  let  him  see  you  when 
you  aren't  at  your  best  —  perfectly 
groomed,  face  fixed,  hair  in  perfect  shape, 
clothes  immaculate,  stocking  seams 
straight  .  .  ."  Susie  can  think  of  more 
thmgs  to  go  wrong  with  a  girl's  looks! 

Now,  any  man  likes  to  see  a  girl  look- 
ing scrubbed  and  fresh  and  tidy.  But 
even  tidiness  has  its  place  in  the  scheme 
of  things  and  Susie's  prissy  ideas  of  it 
would  seem  to  rule  out  a  lot  of  gay 
activities,  such  as  swimming,  tennis,  hik- 
ing, picnics,  none  of  which  are  conducive 
to  a  bandbox  appearance  but  all  of  which 
are  a  lot  of  fun. 

Any  man  can  tell  you  that  a  healthy 
girl  looks  pretty  cute  even  with  a  smudge 
on  her  nose  or  rain  in  her  hair  and  he'd 
rather  have  a  girl  who's  fun  to  be  with 
than  one  who  is  too-too  tidily  beautiful 
to  touch.  Just  be  natural.  It's  all  most 
men  ask  and  they'll  love  you  for  it.  END 


THE  AMAZING  MISS  HAYWORTH 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  36] 


Cilv- 


JState. 


-Aoe. 


many  actors  and  actresses  who  waste 
their  energy  by  kidding  and  clowning 
around  the  set  between  scenes.  It  may 
endear  them  to  the  crew  and  win  them 
a  reputation  for  good  fellowship,  and 
I'm  all  for  fun  and  camaraderie,  but  when 
you  start  work  at  6  a.m.  and  wind  up  at 
7  p.m.  each  day,  you  need  to  husband 
your  resources. 

When  Rita  is  called  before  the  camera, 
she  illumines  the  whole  scene,  and  she 
herself  lights  up  with  the  flashing  per- 
sonality that  her  fans  know.  But  like  a 
well  trained  athlete,  she  knows  how  to 
relax  between  rounds. 

She  doesn't  bother  to  be  falsely  pleas- 
ant or  to  give  off  that  surface  cheerful- 
ness which  some  performers  seem  to  feel 
necessary  in  public.  But  she  has  a  deep 
sincerity  and  you  can  always  count  on 
her  to  be  completely  honest,  without 
being  rude,  inconsiderate  or  arrogant. 

Our  Hawaiian  location  for  "Miss  Sadie 
Thompson,"  on  the  island  of  Kauai,  was 
anything  but  a  picnic,  despite  the  travel 
folders  and  magazines.  For  someone  on 
vacation,  with  nothing  more  involved 
to  decide  than  which  way  to  spend  his 
money,  Kauai  may  be  the  "garden  isle" 
as  advertised,  but  to  us  it  meant  long 
hours  under  a  hot  sun  which  was  made 
hotter  by  the  lights  for  the  Technicolor 
cameras,  or  standing  in  artificial,  piped- 
in  rain,  as  required  by  the  script.  Yet 


Rita  was  never  anything  less  than  cheer- 
ful and  cooperative. 

During  the  entire  location,  I  think  she 
had  time  off  just  once  to  go  swimming 
for  about  half  an  hour. 

During  her  "off"  hours,  she's  a  lot  of 
fun.  She  loves  to  laugh,  and  has  a 
wacky  sense  of  humor.  Coming  back 
on  the  plane  from  Honolulu,  she  made 
riotous  comments  on  a  two-bit  whodunit 
which  I  had  been  reading,  and  which  she 
borrowed.  Acting  it  out,  she  had  every- 
one in  stitches. 

She'll  amaze  anyone  who  doesn't 
know  her  well  with  her  command  of 
languages — fluent  French,  Spanish,  some 
Italian.  She  has  an  amazing  knowledge 
of  music.  She  has  traveled,  of  course,  all 
over  the  world,  and  can  entertain  with 
intimate  details  of  every  place  she's 
visited. 

As  for  the  beauty  which  has  won  her 
such  all-encompassing  titles  as  "the  love 
goddess,"  since  I  do  a  little  painting  per- 
haps I  can  analyze  it  from  the  painter's 
point  of  view.  Her  features  are  not  per- 
fectly symmetrical,  but  there  is  an  or- 
ganization of  the  elements  in  her  face, 
and  a  wonderful  proportion,  which  makes 
it  a  delight  to  study.  The  balance  of  head 
and  neck  and  shoulders  is  perfect,  par- 
ticularly in  profile.  She  has  the  long, 
shapely  legs  of  a  dancer,  and  like  a 
dancer,  moves  and  holds  herself  well. 


Friends  who  knew  that  I  was  work- 
ing with  Rita  have  asked  me:  "Is  it  true 
that  she's  a  very  lonely  person,  who  isn't 
really  close  to  anyone?" 

Anyone  who  has  the  ambition  to 
achieve  real  recognition  in  show  busi- 
ness is  lonely.  You  can't  focus  the  energy, 
the  time,  the  talent,  the  everlasting  work 
toward  your  goal,  without  being  lonely 
in  the  sense  of  giving  up  a  lot  of  social 
contacts.  You  have  to  think  about  your- 
self and  your  problems — this  isn't  con- 
ceit, though  it's  often  mistaken  for  it. 
An  actress  must  devote  her  time  to  her 
appearance,  her  manners,  her  manner- 
isms, her  speech — much  more  so  than  the 
worker  in  some  other  line. 

Thus  most  of  us  are  lonely.  But  it's 
not  necessarily  an  unhappy  loneliness. 
And  for  someone  like  Rita,  finding 
friends  is  never  a  problem.  If  she  wants 
to  play  tennis,  or  golf,  or  go  swimming 
or  dancing,  and  has  the  time,  she  has 
only  to  mention  it,  to  find  dozens  eager 
to  be  her  partner. 

It  can  be  said  of  anyone  prominent, 
that  he  owes  his  success  to  someone 
else.  We  all  are  indebted  to  others.  I've 
often  heard  it  said  of  Lana  Turner,  for 
instance,  after  the  preview  of  a  picture, 
"Hey,  that's  a  pretty  good  performance 
for  Lana."  These  commentators  forget 
that  Lana  has  been  turning  in  "pretty 
good  performances"  time  after  time.  Be- 
cause of  her  beauty,  they  forget  that  she's 
a  really  competent  performer.  The  same 
is  true  of  Rita.  And  I  believe  "Miss 
Sadie  Thompson"  will  prove  just  what  a 
fine  performer  she  is,  without  anyone 
to  "carry"  her.  She  carries  the  picture. 

I  shall  always  welcome  the  opportunity 
to  make  another  picture  with  her.  end 


VITTORIO  AND  ME 

[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  41] 

Our  first  party,  after  his  return,  was 
given  by  Paul  Gregory  at  Romanoff's.  The 
married  couples  were  separated  and  seat- 
ed at  different  tables.  Vittorio  sat  between 
Ricardo  Montalban's  wife  and  Mrs.  Mi- 
chael Rennie,  a  very  vivacious  English 
woman  who  talks  wLh  a  cockney  accent. 
I  looked  over  to  see  how  he  was  enjoying 
himself  and  Vittorio  gave  me  a  pleading 
look  of  distress.  Later,  he  managed  to 
come  over  to  me  and  said,  "I  can't  under- 
stand a  word  she  says.  Can't  we  sit  to- 
gether?" 

We  couldn't  stay  late  for  we  were  due 
home  for  Vittoria's  two  o'clock  bottle. 
That  is  the  part  of  the  evening  Vittorio 
likes  best.  To  pick  up  the  baby  and  play 
with  her — even  if  she  shouldn't  be  too 
awakened  at  that  hour.  They  now  have  a 
wonderful  game  they  play  with  his  nose 
which  she  grabs  at  and  pulls. 

I  wondered  how  Vittorio  would  act 
when  he  first  saw  the  baby.  I  had  met 
him  at  the  airport,  and  we  drove  straight 
home.  He  walked  into  her  nursery — 
and  just  stood  there  and  stared.  Then 
tears  came  into  his  eyes  and  he  cried.  He 
is  such  a  sweet  person.  And  then  he 
rather  shyly  picked  her  up.  "She  is  so 
beautiful,"  he  said.  Vittoria,  who  is  a 
very  solemn  type  of  baby,  smiled  at  him. 


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She  was  fascinated  right  away  with  her 
father.  She  has  dark  slanty  eyes,  his  eyes, 
blonde  hair  and  beautiful  hands.  They 
get  along  famously  together  and  Vittorio 
assures  me  he  wanted  a  girl  all  of  the  time 
instead  of  a  son. 

Vit.orio  is  never  difficult,  but  he  is  a 
man  of  decision.  He  never  rushes  and  yet 
he  is  always  prompt.  If  I  am  going  to  a 
party  or  a  premiere  I  need  at  least  an 
hour  to  get  ready,  especially,  if  I  am  to 
set  my  hair  and  dress  nicely.  So  Vittorio 
and  I  had  to  make  that  adjustment.  For 
example,  we  'fuss  around'  with  the  baby 
and  forget  the  time. 

Vittorio  can't  understand  affection  in 
public.  Smooching  in  night  clubs  stuns 
him.  He  is  the  type  who  always  properly 
thanks  his  host  and  hostess  and  says 
goodnight  to  those  he  has  met.  He  ob- 
serves all  of  the  niceties  and  formalities 
whether  the  time  is  pressing  or  not.  This 
is  good  for  me,  for  it  slows  me  down. 

He  is  considered  the  finest  young  actor 
in  Europe  and  I  am  naturally  proud  of 
him.  However,  right  after  Vittorio's  re- 
turn here  I  was  offered  "Country  Girl" 
in  Summer  stock  and  at  $4,000  a  week 
which  we  could  have  nicely  used.  But  I 
didn't  even  consider  it.  Vittorio  had  just 
come  home,  and  I  couldn't  go  running  off. 
An  Italian  man  wouldn't  understand  that, 
for  in  Italy  a  woman's  place  is  secondary 
and  her  first  and  sole  duty  is  to  be  with 
her  husband.  Of  course,  we  both  have  to 
remember  that  we  are  in  show  business 
and  that  we  can't  be  together  every  night. 

Vittorio's  mother,  who  is  a  very  sweet 
and  wonderful  woman,  and  to  whom  Vit- 
torio is  devoted,  wrote  me  a  long  letter. 
"Vittorio  is  very  tired.  He  has  been  under 
a  great  strain  on  this  tour,"  she  wrote. 
"Please  try  to  have  patience  and  give  him 
understanding.  The  American  and  Italian 
ways  of  life  are  so  different  it  will  take 
much  of  it  for  both  of  you."  Vittorio  is 
half  German.  His  father,  an  engineer, 
came  to  Genoa  where  he  met  Vittorio's 
mother.  Like  us,  they  couldn't  speak  the 
same  language,  but  they  fell  in  love. 

On  the  few  occasions  when  I  have  been 
escorted  during  Vittorio's  absence,  I  first 
asked  him  about  it.  His  return  was  de- 
layed for  three  weeks  when  MGM  took 
him  to  Paris  and  to  Switzerland  for  a 
supposed  two  days  of  scenes  for  his  new 
picture  which  instead  took  three  weeks. 
I  had  already  made  plans  and  accepted 
some  social  engagements.  "You  go  out  and 
don't  mind  what  anyone  says.  You  can't 
stay  home  and  be  depressed,"  he  told 
me.  I  trust  you  and  assume  you  trust 
me,  and  that  is  all  that's  necessary." 


Our  house  is  a  duplex,  a  rather  modest 
one  that  we  bought  before  Vittorio  left 
for  Italy.  We  have  the  upstairs  rented  to 
a  very  nice  quiet  couple,  while  downstairs 
I  have  a  nurse  for  the  baby  and  a  maid. 
The  maid  and  I  share  in  cooking  and  she 
serves.  We  had  thought  we  might  buy  a 
larger  home,  but  Vittorio  keeps  an  apart- 
ment in  Rome,  so  we  will  stay  where  we 
are.  I  bought  a  seven-foot  bed,  in  the 
belief  that  Vittorio  would  like  a  big  bed 
since  he  is  tall.  He  looked  at  it  and  said, 
"Why  such  a  big  bed?"  I  like  pajamas,  but 
Vittorio  likes  pretty  night  gowns,  so  I 
wear  night  gowns.  I  may  seem  to  capitu- 
late to  Vittorio's  wishes,  but  it  makes  me 
happy  in  being  the  kind  of  wife  he  wants. 

Vittorio  is  a  thoughtful  husband.  He 
brought  me  some  wonderful  Dior  per- 
fume from  Europe  and  last  Christmas 
sent  me  a  diamond  pin.  When  I  wear 
peasant  dresses  he  says  I  look  like  the 
blonde  Italian  women  from  the  North  of 
Laly.  He  says  my  hair  cut  looks  like  a 
chrysanthemum. 

Vittorio,  now  that  he  speaks  English 
quite  well,  is  less  dependent  on  me.  In 
the  beginning  it  seemed  like  I  was  trying 
to  do  his  thinking,  but  the  truth  is  he 
couldn't  speak  English  and  didn't  under- 
stand it.  When  Mr.  Thau  of  MGM  called 
him  in  after  his  screen  test  to  discuss  a 
contract,  Vittorio  insisted  that  I  must  go 
with  him. 

"But  I  can't,"  I  told  him.  "Take  your 
agent."  But  Vittorio  trusted  me  and  in- 
sisted. So  I  found  myself  in  Mr.  Thau's 
office  with  Vittorio. 

The  usual  seven-year  contract  was 
offered  him  to  sign.  Vittorio  explained 
that  he  would  not  want  to  sign  for  longer 
than  six  months  of  the  year.  He  had  his 
obligation  to  his  theatre  company,  and 
even  though  it  didn't  pay  much,  he  had  to 
stay  with  it  for  six  months  of  each  year. 

"But  we  don't  make  pictures  on  a  six 
months  basis,"  Mr.  Thau  explained. 
"We'll  pay  you  two  hundred  more  a 
week.  How  will  that  be?"  Vittorio  smiled 
and  said,  "Thank  you."  He  thought  Mr. 
Thau  was  agreeing  on  the  six  months. 

"No,  no,  Vittorio!"  I  told  him,  "You 
don't  want  to  sign  that  way." 

"Will  you  please  keep  quiet  Shelley," 
he  said.  Then  I  had  to  explain  to  him  that 
Mr.  Thau  was  offering  him  more  money 
instead  of  the  six  months. 

"I  don't  want  more  money,"  he  told 
Mr.  Thau.  It  took  quite  a  while  to  work 
out  the  contract  to  his  understanding. 

Now  Vittorio  does  his  own  talking.  And 
that's  the  way  it  is  with  Vittorio  and  me. 
He's  a  wonderful,  wonderful  fellow.  END 


THE  NUMBER  ONE  HOT  WATER  BOY 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  39] 


experience.  But  in  spite  of  it,  Errol's 
third  marriage  appears  to  be  a  success. 

However,  with  Errol  one  never  knows. 
It  is  true  in  his  troubles  with  women.  It 
is  true  in  ordinary  prosaic  lawsuits  in- 
volving personal  damages.  Indeed,  law- 
suits seem  to  crowd  up  on  Flynn. 

Last    year    he   sued    his  millionaire 


former  pal,  Duncan  McMartin,  for  hit- 
ting his  aching  back  and  injuring  it  even 
more.  Now  he  is  tossing  a  suit  at  an 
Italian  vermouth  firm  for  running  an  ad 
of  himself  sipping  a  drink.  Apparently, 
the  firm  never  got  his  okay. 

Yet,  bad  tidings  continue  to  leave  him 
unperturbed.  It  must  be,  his  friends  be- 


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lieve,  there  is  a  strong  streak  of  the 
D'Artagnan  in  him. 

Latest  bad  news  to  reach  him  in  Italy 
where  he  currently  is  making  films  is  the 
filing  of  a  lien  by  the  Internal  Revenue 
Bureau  against  his  property  in  Los  An- 
geles and  Chicago. 

The  Government  claims  that  he  and  his 
second  wife,  Nora  Eddington  Flynn 
Haymes,  owe  a  total  of  $820,572  in  income 
taxes.  Errol  and  Nora  own  considerable 
property  in  Chicago,  and  Errol  has  a 
house  in  Beverly  Hills.  The  liens  pre- 
vent the  disposition  of  any  of  the  prop- 
erty. 

When  Flynn 's  business  manager  cabled 
him  the  news  of  the  Government  liens, 
the  actor  wired  back  in  his  most  devil- 
may-care  manner: 

"Please  send  me  my  dog." 

The  reply  would  indicate  he  is  not  in- 
tending to  return  to  this  country  soon. 
It  is  probable  he  will  stay  abroad  at 
least  18  months,  a  routine  by  which  many 
film  stars  have  saved  huge  sums  in  in- 
come taxes. 

He  has  just  completed  an  independent 
film,  "Cross  Swords,"  and  has  an  impor- 
tant role  in  "William  Tell,"  to  be  filmed 
in  Rome.  After  that  Errol  plans  to  do 
another  independent  picture.  Instead,  if 
he  wants,  he  could  have  starring  roles  in 
films  all  over  Europe. 

But  the  fellow  is  unpredictable.  He 
may  actually  do  what  he  told  friends  he 
was  considering:  join  a  patrol  to  hunt 
headhunters  in  the  South  Pacific. 

Going  to  the  South  Pacific,  where  he  is 
no  stranger,  Errol  might  hope  to  escape 
both  women  and  money  troubles.  Yet, 
there  is  one  obligation  he  could  not  avoid 
even  there — the  forking  over  of  alimony 
to  his  first  wife,  Lili  Damita. 

He  tried  that  once,  and  it  didn't  work. 
Upon  their  divorce  in  1942,  after  seven 
years  of  marriage,  Errol  agreed  to  pay 
Lili  $18,000  a  year  alimony  plus  the  in- 
come tax  on  it. 

In  1950  he  filed  a  suit  asking  for  ali- 
mony relief.  He  said  the  heavy  pay- 
ments for  her  support  and  for  their  son, 
Sean,  then  9,  were  an  acute  financial 
strain  upon  him. 

Flynn  admitted  that  though  his  earn- 
ings were  more  than  $200,000  a  year,  he 
could  not  save  any  money  and  that  he 
then  owed  Uncle  Sam  $150,000  in  back 
income  taxes.  Lili  fought  the  suit.  Some- 
what irrelevantly  she  told  the  court: 

"I'm  not  a  very  good  accountant,  but  I 
have  other  qualities." 

The  court  did  not  press  her  to  explain. 
However,  the  case  dragged  its  weary 
legal  length.  Errol  finally  lost,  in  1952. 
The  loss  cost  him  the  hefty  total  of 
$105,712.90. 

Errol's  swanky  yacht,  the  Zaca,  also 
threw  him  for  a  loss.  In  1951  Los  Angeles 
County  sued  him  for  $3,230  in  back  taxes 
and  penalties  on  the  yacht,  charging  he 
had  skipped  payments  in  1950. 

Errol  and  Patrice  Wymore  fell  in  love 
while  making  the  film,  "Rocky  Moun- 
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the  picture  was  completed  Flynn  went 
to  Europe,  but  his  ardor  for  Patrice  did 
not  wane. 

On  Sept.  23,  1950  word  came  from  Paris 
that  the  shapely  Patrice  had  literally 
flown  into  Errol's  arms,  and  the  movie 
hero  announced  they  would  marry  "as 
soon  as  I  can  make  the  arrangements." 
Observers  noted  that  she  got  a  big  hug 
and  a  lingering  kiss  from  Flynn  as  she 
raced  down  the  steps  of  an  airliner. 

Shortly  thereafter  they  were  married 
at  Monaco,  and  went  for  their  honeymoon 
on  his  yacht  for  a  cruise  in  the  Mediter- 
ranean, with  Jamaica  as  their  ultimate 
destination. 

The  element  of  the  unpredictable  hov- 
ered over  the  wedding  plans  of  Patrice. 
Assisting  her  in  selecting  her  trousseau 
in  New  York  before  her  departure  for 
France  was  none  other  than  Mrs.  Mar- 
jorie  Eddington,  Errol's  former  mother- 
in-law. 

In  1951,  paternity  suits  against  Errol 
which  had  been  filed  seven  years  before 
were  dismissed  for  failure  to  prosecute. 
The  suits  had  asked  that  ■  the  actor  pay 
$1,750  a  month  for  support  of  a  daughter 
born  to  Shirley  Evans,  who  was  only  19 
at  the  time,  on  November  13,  1940. 


Errol  denied  he  was  the  father,  but  ad- 
mitted he  paid  Miss  Evans,  who  later 
married  an  orchestra  leader,  $2,000  to 
avoid  unfavorable  publicity. 

The  rape  charge  which  disrupted  Er- 
rol's yachting  honeymoon  with  Patrice 
Wymore  was  brought  by  a  16-year-old 
French  girl,  Danielle  Dervin. 

She  asserted  that  on  Oct.  16,  1949, 
when  she  was  only  15,  Errol  attacked 
her  in  a  shower  bath  aboard  his  yacht. 
Her  parents,  who  brought  the  suit,  asked 
1,000,000  francs  damages. 

Errol  called  it  blackmail. 

"Having  had  attempted  blackmail  tried 
on  me  by  experts,  I  have  to  have  a  pretty 
good  memory,"  he  said. 

"But  I  confess  this  lady  has  an  ad- 
vantage over  me,  because  after  18  months 
she  has  just  remembered  something  that 
never  happened." 

The  Monte  Carlo  magistrate  agreed 
with  Errol.  He  dismissed  the  suit,  clear- 
ing the  actor. 

One  thing  certain — and  predictable — 
about  Errol  Flynn  is  that  he  is  never  dis- 
mayed no  matter  how  Trouble  crowds 
upon  him.  He  just  goes  swashbucklingly 
along,  unscathed,  unscalded.  end 


DANCE  YOUR  WORRIES  AWAY 


[CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  45] 


In  our  Hollywood  studios  we  have  had 
all  the  big  stars,  and  many  of  the  new 
ones.  It  would  fill  a  Who's  Who  just  to 
tell  you  who  they  are,  but  the  experiences 
of  all — whether  the  veterans  or  the  new- 
comers— confirm  what  my  Hollywood 
producer  friend  told  me:  that  dancing 
is  the  best  of  all  escapes  from  the  worries 
and  cares  and  complications  of  every  day 
life. 

When  I  see  youngsters  like  the  charm- 
ing Debbie  Reynolds — a  wonderful  little 
stage  dancer  as  well  as  a  grand  young 
actress — taking  lessons  in  our  Hollywood 
studios,  I  realize  what  dancing  can  do 
for  the  more  youthful  element.  Dancing, 
I  feel,  can  even  put  a  big  nick  in  de- 
linquency. 

Dancing,  let's  face  it,  is  a  physical 
beauty  course.  It  keeps  every  muscle  of 
the  body  alive  and  kicking.  You  never 
can  be  too  old  to  dance,  and  never  too 
young  to  start  it.  I'm  quite  sure  that  if 
I  had  never  become  Arthur's  wife  and 
danced  away  half  the  28  years  we  have 
been  so  happily  married,  it  would  have 
been  part  of  my  curriculum  for  growing 
up  healthy  and  happy. 

If  you  think  that  Kathryn  and  Arthur 
Murray,  with  their  long  years  at  dancing, 
are  completely  free  from  worries  and 
cares  and  problems,  guess  again. 

When  we  first  started  our  TV  show, 
it  was  so  bad  that  everyone  who  liked  us 
tried  to  help!  Ken  Murray  said,  "You 
know,  I've  just  got  to  come  around  to 
this  show  every  week  for  a  while,  be- 
cause I  can't  bear  the  thought  of  another 
Murray  having  such  a  lousy  show!" 

We  had  no  sooner  caught  our  collective 
breaths,  Arthur  and  I,  than  Ken  re- 


marked that  our  set  looked  like  a  tired 
old  night  club.  So  we  got  a  new  set — 
in  fact  we  did  everything  every  friend 
advised. 

Yes,  we  worried  and  worked  and  tried 
hard  but  we  had  a  long  way  to  go.  After 
one  of  those  first  shows  we  read  a  scorn- 
ful newspaper  column  about  our  pro- 
gram. You  have  no  idea  how  much  it 
hurts  to  read  that  kind  of  criticism!  We 
were  both  so  discouraged  that  we  couldn't 
shake  off  our  depression. 

On  the  way  home,  silent  and  bitter, 
we  passed  one  of  New  York's  well  known 
hotels.  Arthur  said,  "Let's  have  a  night- 
cap before  we  go  home." 

We  did.  We  heard  the  music — we 
danced — and  let  me  tell  you,  our  world 
was  all  right  again.  You  can't  stay  sad 
and  dreary  when  you  dance. 

I  said  to  Arthur,  "Well,  to  put  a  little 
fun  in  your  life — try  dancing!"  .  .  .  And 
that's  been  my  sign-off  line  on  television 
ever  since. 

Dancing  literally  keeps  you  on  your  toes, 
too.  You  can't  get  old  and  stodgy  when 
you  dance.  For  instance,  we  had  an  idea 
for  a  television  stunt.  The  script  called 
for  me  to  do  a  dance  routine  and  then, 
the  following  week,  repeat  the  dance  and 
say,  "Here's  how  it  looks  backwards." 

So  that  the  dance  would  look  funny 
in  reverse,  it  had  to  be  an  adagio  num- 
ber with  a  lot  of  tricky  leaps  and  jumps. 
Now,  I'm  a  very  quiet  woman,  who's 
used  to  ballroom  dancing.  And  as  every- 
one knows — I'm  also  a  grandmother. 
I  may  be  young  to  be  a  grandmother,  but 
any  way  you  slice  it,  I'm  not  a  squab! 
To  learn  leaps  and  jumps  and  to  be  an 
adagio  dancer  at  my  time  of  life,  I  felt, 


would  be  either  impossible — or  a  miracle! 

Still,  I  was  supposed  to  be  an  adagio 
dancer,  and  for  that  I  needed  two  brawny 
characters.  I  think  Arthur  had  a  lot  of 
fun  engaging  them,  and  when  I  met 
them  for  the  first  time  in  the  practice 
studio,  they  loomed  like  the  UN  Building 
— stolid,  sky-high  and  6  feet  4  inches.  We 
shook  hands  solemnly,  and  in  four  hours 
I  learned  to  be  an  adagio  dancer! 

I  don't  think  I've  ever  been  more 
thrilled  in  my  life  than  to  find  out — at 
the  ripe  old  age  of  46 — that  I  could  be 
swung  by  an  ear,  or  by  a  neck,  or  by 
a  finger! 

Those  are  two  of  my  own  true  life 
stories,  but  what  of  the  millions  of  other 
people  who  are  afraid  to  dance  .  .  .  who 
feel  they  can't  dance  .  .  .  who  think  that 
dancing  is  just  one  of  those  things — that 
you  can  take  it  or  leave  it? 

There  are  inspiring  examples  of  what 
dancing  can  do  for  people  who  are  not 
as  fortunate  as  you  or  I.  For  instance, 
we  have  a  lot  of  deaf  and  blind  people 
who  are  sent  to  us.  The  blind  can  hear 
the  music.  The  deaf  can  watch  and 
learn  by  imitation,  and  they  do  get  the 
musical  vibrations.  One  girl,  who  earns 
$55  a  week  as  a  bookkeeper,  takes  all 
the  private  lessons  she  can  afford  at  the 
Arthur  Murray  Studios — and  from  just 
listening  to  the  musical  beat  she  has 
improved  her  hearing. 

Another  girl,  who  is  over  six  feet  tall, 
is  the  daughter  of  one  of  the  most  attrac- 
tive, suave  leading  men  on  the  stage. 
But  she  was  so  gangling  that,  like  so 
many  tall  girls,  she  stooped  and  made  a 
very  bad  appearance.  She  spent  her  time 
trying  to  excel  at  masculine  sports — just 
to  get  over  her  feeling  of  not  being  suf- 
ficiently feminine. 

Her  father  was  worried  about  her,  and 
sent  her  to  us.  After  a  few  months  she 
became  a  really  good  dancer — and  today 
you  hardly  notice  her  unusual  height,  but 
are  conscious  only  of  her  gracious,  poised 
and  utterly  feminine  manners!  Dancing 
did  that  for  her. 

Don't  take  up  dancing  as  if  you  were 
embarking  on  a  career  to  put  you  in 
the  limelight.  Dancing  is  the  nicest  when 
you're  dancing  with  the  one  you  love, 
the  lights  are  low,  the  music  is  gay — and 
all  the  rest  of  the  world  fades  away.  END 


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(CONTINUED  ON  PACE  18) 

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angster  hireling  Tony  Curtis  arrives 
^  in  Macao  intent  on  locating  Joanne 
Dru,  widow  of  an  American  gang  leader. 
For  delivering  her  back  to  underworld 
boss  Alan  Dexter,  Tony  will  receive 
$30,000.  Tony's  search  is  shortlived 
when,  on  his  first  night  in  the  city, 
he  meets  Lyle  Bettger,  a  night  club  own- 
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Bettger,  who  knows  of  the  widow's  past 
as  well  as  of  her  former  romance  with 
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though the  pair  are  rather  hostile  to  each 
other,  Bettger  admires  Tony's  shrewd 
knowledge  of  cards  and  guns  and  gives 
him  a  job  in  his  night  club.  Once  on  the 
payroll,  Curtis  realizes  he  is  still  in  love 
with  Joanne  and  that  Bettger  is  using 
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start,  "The  Hot  Heiress,"  went  West  with 
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Jane  Russell's  husband,  Bob  Waterfield, 
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Guy  Mitchell,  his  dinner  companion,  that 
"gentlemen  marry  brunettes."  "Oh,  sure," 
replied  Guy,  "as  long  as  they  look  like 
Jane  Russell!"  .  .  . 

Gordon  MacRae  created  the  sensation 
of  the  month  when  he  walked  into 
Bruno's  Pen  &  Pencil  sporting  a  pair  of 
Bermuda  shorts  and  other  warm  weather 
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some song  star  for  his  courageous  de- 
parture from  the  conventional  attire  men 
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Veronica  Lake,  missing  for  three  weeks 
during  another  of  her  periodical  "dis- 
appearances," turned  up  at  Sands  Point, 
Long  Island,  looking  radiantly  lovely  al- 
though ten  pounds  heavier.  After  a  week 
of  attending  North  Shore  parties,  she 
pulled  the  Houdini  bit  and  was  again 
"Among  the  Missing."  .  .  . 

Roberto  Rossellini's  agents  are  making 
plans  to  film  at  least  one  movie  in  New 
York  to  co-star  Vittorio  Gassman  and 
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made  an  off-beat  personal  appearance  at 
Woody  Herman's  Bandbox  opening  on 
Broadway.  Back  in  1932,  Woody  was 
playing  clarinet  with  the  old  Tom 
Gerun  orchestra,  which  featured  a  young 
crooner  named  Al  Morrison,  who  later 
became  Tony  Martin.  Tony  sang,  "Long- 
ing For  My  River  Home,"  while  holding 
actress-wife  Cyd  Charisse  in  his  arms. 

Lena  Home,  Joe  E.  Louis  and  Ethel 
Waters  were  among  the  many  sepia  stars 
who  attended  a  private  local  showing  of 
"Go,  Man,  Go,"  the  film  story  of  the 
fabulous  Harlem  Globetrotters  basketball 
team  with  which  Hollywood  cameraman 
James  Wong  Howe  made  his  directorial 
debut.  Comedy  stars,  Robert  Strauss 
and  Harvey  Lemeck,  the  "Stalag  17" 
t?am,  arrived  at  the  screening  wearing 
basketball  uniforms  and  helium-filled 
balloons  painted  to  resemble  basket  balls 
and  their  dribbling  antics  nearly  broke 
up  the  house  .  .  . 

Hedy  Lamarr  almost  refused  to  fly  to 
Rome,  Italy,  when  her  personal  femme 
psychiatrist  was  delayed  by  traffic  en 
route  to  Idlewild  Airport  and  couldn't 
board  the  flight  in  time  for  departure. 
Hedy  went  alone  after  much  pouting.  The 
lady  psychiatrist  followed  in  the  next 
plane  .  .  . 

Jackie  Cooper,  Peggy  Ann  Garner  and 
Bobby  Breen  were  an  animated  trio  dur- 
ing a  gala  reunion  at  Le  Ruban  Bleu 
that  began  at  dinnertime  and  lasted 
until  dawn.  The  Garner -Breen  tonsils 
were  given  a  workout  when  Jackie  took 
over  the  Normann  Paris  Trio's  drums 
and  be-bopped  "Ole  Man  Mose"  .  .  . 

Gene  Autry,  en  route  to  Europe,  took 
time  out  for  some  personal  shopping  be- 
fore boarding  his  overseas  flight  to  Lon- 
don. His  purchases  at  Abercrombie  and 
Fitch  included  a  complete  football  uni- 
form, two  baseball  outfits  and  a  skiing 
ensemble — gifts  for  some  small  fry  who 
have  been  corresponding  with  the  popu- 
lar cowboy  star  from  such  places  as 
Rome,  Dublin,  St.  Moritz  and  Occupied 
Berlin. 

Nelson  Eddy  drew  such  nostalgic  ac- 
claim at  the  Copacabana  that  before  he 
completed  his  two  weeks  singing  engage- 
ment there,  Hollywood  producers  were 
interested  in  his  movie  career  all  over 
again.  Proving  he  has  a  fine  sense  of 
humor,  the  former  film  favorite  explained 
the  movie-mogul  bids  as  being  nothing 
more  than  an  attempt  to  get  him  to  star 
in  "The  Son  Of  Naughty  Marietta"  .  .  . 

Van  Johnson  wants  to  open  his  cross- 
country tour  in  Paul  Gregory's  "Song 
And  Dance  Man"  stage  production,  in 
New  York  at  the  Ethel  Barrymore 
Theatre  because  that's  where  he  got  his 
first  stage  notice  in  "Pal  Joey."  At  the 
completion  of  "Caine  Mutiny,"  Van  and 
his  wife  Evie  went  into  seclusion  for  a 
week's  rest  at  Palm  Springs,  then  raced 
East  for  a  re-union  with  Rosalind  Russell 
and  her  husband,  Freddie  Brisson.  Van 
has  seen  Roz  in  "Wonderful  Town"  four 
times  to  date  .  .  . 


Jeff  Chandler  was  a  pretty  glum  chum 
at  the  Mont  D'Or  after  a  45-minute  long 
distance  telephone  call  to  his  wife,  Marge, 
then  in  Hollywood.  He  departed  for  home 
the  next  morning  after  a  week's  vacation 
in  Gotham  during  which  time  his  studio 
was  unable  to  contact  him  for  any  pub- 
licity interviews  or  pictures — unless  they 
were  willing  to  pay  him  a  full  week's 
salary,  that  is.  A  single  telephone  chat 
with  a  reporter  would  have  made  his 
movie  bosses  liable  for  a  hefty  amount  of 
loot.  Jeff  wanted  "a  real  vacation"  and 
that's  just  what  he  got,  at  his  own  ex- 
pense ... 

Paulette  Goddard  and  author  Erich 
Maria  Remarque  fractured  the  Stork  Club 
regulars  when  they  announced  their  in- 
tention of  getting  married  in  Paris  during 
the  Christmas  holidays  .  .  . 

Alice  Faye  Harris  drew  more  attention 
from  Bruno's  Pen  &  Pencil  customers 
than  did  former  President  Harry  S. 
Truman,  on  her  first  visit  to  her  home- 
town in  more  than  three  years.  The 
pre-Marilyn  Monroe  doll  of  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox filmusicals,  flipped  everyone 
with  her  chicness,  slimness  and  genuine 
surprise  at  being  mobbed  by  former 
flicker  fans.  She  couldn't  believe  they 
wanted  HER  autograph  when  the  Tru- 
man family  was  dining  in  the  same 
room! 

Alan  Ladd  tripped  coming  down  the 
gangplank  of  the  lie  de  France  upon  re- 
turning from  Europe  after  finishing  "The 
Big  Jump."  He  narrowly  escaped  serious 
injury  when  a  walking  stick  he  carried 
broke  his  fall.  A  valuable  German-made 
camera,  which  he  had  just  purchased 
abroad,  was  severely  damaged  during  the 
incident  and  being  uninsured,  represent- 
ed a  total  loss  of  several  hundreds  of 
dollars  .  .  . 

Another  returning  Hollywoodite,  Edgar 
Bergen,  almost  encountered  a  similar 
mishap  as  he  was  leaving  the  deck  of  the 
S.  S.  America.  Turning  his  ankle  uncom- 
fortably when  he  stepped  onto  the  gang- 
plank, he  let  go  of  a  small  package  which 
fell  into  the  Hudson  River  and  disap- 
peared beneath  the  surface.  The  parcel 
contained  several  tubes  of  a  new,  experi- 
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paint  for  the  faces  of  Charlie  McCarthy 
and  Mortimer  Snerd  .  .  . 

Danny  Thomas,  spent  several  hours  a 
day  in  the  Manhattan  offices  of  Variety, 
the  weekly  theatrical  trade  paper.  Its 
original  founder-publisher,  the  late  Sime 
Silverman,  will  be  the  subject  of  Danny's 
next  Warner  Brothers  musical  filmbiog 
and  the  serio-comic  actor  will  portray 
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business  and  in  it,  Danny  as  Silverman, 
will  be  shown  writing  a  criticism  of  a 
new  night  club  entertainer  named  Danny 
Thomas — the  original  notice  wasn't  too 
complimentary  and  it  won't  be  changed 
any  for  the  movie  .  .  .  That's  Hollywood 
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ably, Roy  had  to  patch  up  some  knee 
scratches  and  skinnings  his  eldest  daugh- 
ter Cheryl,  13,  had  incurred  when  she 
fell  out  of  a  tree.  Nothing  serious,  but 
annoying  to  Cheryl  who  was  due  to  at- 
tend a  birthday  party  at  a  neighbors' 
house  later  that  afternoon.  Roy  didn't 
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during  the  remainder  of  the  day.  Noth- 
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Roy  nor  Dale  were  taking  any  chances. 
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Bing  Crosby,  in  Europe  when  his  all- 
time  favorite  songstress,  Lee  Wiley,  made 
a  guest  appearance  with  Louis  Armstrong 
on  "Nothing  But  The  Best,"  had  a  special 
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much  among  those  present  in  the  cast 
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