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Charming date, too— Dorothy Johnson.
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Even his MGM bosses were impressed when, following the sneak preview of Home from the Hill (stars Bob Mitchum and Eleanor Parker) 221 preview cards out of the 300 distributed, read A new srar is born in George Peppaid — or words to that effect.
The good-looking blonde graduate of Marlon Brando's alma mater, Lee Strasberg's Actors' Studio in New York, was waylaid by eager teenage fans who told him, "You are now a big movie star."
"No," said the flabbergasted George, "I'm just an actor." I say some actor — to make such a splash in his first important screen role even if he has made his mark on Broadway in such hits as Girls of Summer, The Pleasure of His Company and on TV in Little Moon ot Alban, the Alfred Hitchcock shows and several U.S. Steel Hour presentations.
A most amiable and easy-to-know young man, George gets hot under the collar about only one thing: the criticism leveled at young actors (particularly the 'method' group) for the way they dress in jeans, denims and sweat shirts.
"I often wore jeans to interviews with producers for the good reason I couldn't aftoid to buy a good suit! And this is true of the majority of young actors struggling for a break — including some girls like Diane Varsi. When we first start making money, we need it for our studies, not for flashy wardrobes." So there!
George Peppard is his real name and he was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a (late) building contractor and Vernelle Peppard, a former opera singer and voice coach. After graduation from Dearborn High School, in his native city, and several years at Purdue University, George headed for New York and the Actors' Studio. Shelley Winters' play GirJs of Summer was his kick-off hit. Yes, girls, he is married. Helen Davies has been Mrs. P. since 1954.
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