Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

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One of the most heartbreaking tragedies in Hollywood history was the recent death of Dr. John Duzik, fiance of June Haver. The following story tells how June went through the final days. — The Editors. ■ It was one of those tight little scenes that make everyone listless and nervous. Shifting around in the darkness of the big sound stage, the crew of The Daughter of Rosie 0 'Grady waited for Director David Butler to finish rehearsing the principals. June Haver and Gordon MacRae. Someone snouted, "All right, let's shoot it!" The arcs snapped on with a hiss. Voices chased other voices around high up in the catwalks. The sound man buzzed for silence. Then the set went still, and the dialogue began, hardly a whisper to the people standing motionless out on the fringes of the set. Director Butler said he liked the second take. That was the cue for a flood of noise. Grips and electricians began walking to their prearranged destinations to set up the next take. June Haver picked up her skirts and headed for her dressing room, oblivious to the noise. As she passed the camera crew, one of the men perched on the boom called down, "June, how's Doctor John today?" She paused momentarily to acknowledge the question, shook her head vacantly, tightened her lips, and continued to her dressing room. That was the morning after June's fiance. Dr. John Duzik, had the first attack of internal hemorrhaging following a routine operation for stomach ulcers at St. John's Hospital. His condition was "critical and unchanged" when June called from her dressing room. . . . (Continued on pas>e 58)