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Their Valentine's Day marriage got off to a gay start, but six months later Lana was tired of laughing at Artie's old jokes, wearing subdued colors (he hated red — her favorite), and being called "Turner" and "Carrots."
band leader with a head as large as a bass drum. Columnists generally made the most of this delightful feud, particularly since it wasn't studio manufactured.
Lana at the time was very happy with Gregson Bautzer, young Hollywood attorney. They were the most talked of, most photographed, most widely written about couple in town. They enjoyed doing the things they liked together, and maintained a sensible balance of night clubs, outdoor life and intellectual diversion. And, what was very important to both, they were extremely popular with the press and photographers covering the Hollywood front.
Artie, during the corresponding period, was cavorting around with Betty Grable (who carried torches in both hands when he eloped). When Shaw was not busy seeing Betty, he found time to make the word "jitterbug" synonymous with "moron," in appreciation of all that jitterbugs had done to put him where he was. As far as marrying into any popular press relationship, Shaw preferred being a bachelor.
To understand the next stage in the Shaw-Turner horror-scope, you must know the individuals. Those close
to him say that Shaw is one of the swellest persons you could ever meet — if you only have to meet him once! After that he's an act. Friends regard him as a would-be intellectual. In all matters concerning Shaw and society, Shaw gets first billing. If it's not given to him, he takes it. He is the ultimate in egotism; he likes good conversation, but to him good conversation begins and ends with Shaw. He's like the actor who said to a friend, "Oh, I've been talking about myself for hours. Let's talk about you now — what do you think of my pictures?"
Shaw has had a substantial education and is basically well-read. But when he's in the company of anyone with an admittedly inferior background — he is the first to take advantage. He delights in tantalizing such people by paving the way for them to say something insipid.
He hates corny musicians. He hates autograph seekers and won't sign his name to anything. It probably hurts him to sign his name to a check. Intimates say he does not have the first dollar he earned, but only because that large-type bill has since been withdrawn from circulation! In all business matters, he's (Continued on page 83)
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