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(Q) With what man star, with whom you have not worked, would you most like to make a film? (A) Gary Cooper. 29. 15. (Q) In what ways do you enjoy being "elegant"? (A) I enjoy having a fabulous 30. amount of nice lingerie, and two clean changes a day make me feel very luxurious. 16. (9) When have you ever been a wall 31. flower? (A) So many times you wouldn't believe it! 32. '7 [9) What other languages beside English do you speak? (A) Pig Latin! I took a postgraduate course from Jimmy Stewart who is a past master. 18. (9) Who or what on the screen gives 33. you the greatest pain? (A) Miss Rogers took the consequences. (Give us a picture of yourself showing how the well made up woman of 1939 34. does not look.) On a date, what typically feminine bluff have you indulged in recently? 35. Pretending to notice that I just that moment got a run in my hose when I knew that I had it an hour before. In what difficult action shot have you recently used a double? In "Carefree" a man double did some bicycle riding for me — not because I can't ride, but because the riding had to be done downhill over a bumpy terrace and end in a spill. 21. (9) With whom have you had a long feud and why? (A) Miss Rogers took the consequences. (Let us print a photo from your vacation album — in a most unglamorous pose.) 22. (9) When you are eating alone are you ever careless about your table manners? (A) Yes, I eat fast and furiously — but then my table manners are nothing to brag about even when I'm with others. When I'm hungry I like to eat, not dawdle. 23. (9) At what age, and in what circum stances, did you have your first unrequited love? (A) He was in knee pants and I was still wearing socks. 24. (9) If a surprise caller found you un (A) groomed, in old clothes, with your hair not fixed and your face not made up, would you try to excuse yourself or pass it off with nonchalance? (A) I have done both. It all depends on the caller. 25. (9) When a book is being discussed, have you ever pretended to have read it when you have not, and how did you bluff your way through? (A) I usually try to switch the conversation to some book which I have read — it's the safest way out. 26. (9) With whom do you most enjoy 44. (9) going out? 36. (9) (A) 37. (9) 38. (A) (9) (A) 39. (9) (A) 40. 41. (9) (A) (9) (A) 42. (9) 43. (A) (9) Miss Rogers took the consequences. (Have a picture taken riding "no hands" on your bicycle.) Do you notice men's clothes and do you consider smart dressing important for a man? Yes — and definitely! Are you a good speller? I can't spell anything! I can't even write a letter without resorting to the dictionary. Do risque iokes amuse you? Very seldom, and I prefer not to be told them. In whal ways are you easily embarrassed? When someone tries to tell me one. What is your disposition when you get up in the morning? Quietly grouchy. Who is the best dancer with whom you have ever danced off the screen? George Murphy. I have only danced with him once, but I believe he is perfect. Have you any immediate plans to alter your marital situation? Miss Rogers took the consequences. (Write something for us in Pig Latin.) What kind of bridge player are you? I have never progressed beyond the auction stage. How many song records made by yourself do you have in your own collection, and which is your favorite? I have them all, but none is my favorite. I only play the records to hear my mistakes — and then I always swear I'll never make another! Are you subject to freckles? Yes. Nice big fat ones, and what's more, I like 'em! What early experience has most affected your life or philosophy? Going into the movies! What T.L. (Trade Last) have you recently exchanged with a friend? I can't remember, but I have one for Margaret Lindsay. Are you a good loser? Yes, I think I am. My friends tell me I am, anyway. In what ways are you stubborn? I never say die on anything! Are you the kind of reader who can't refrain from glancing at the end, before finishing a book? I never do. I like to be surprised. What subjects do you film most with your candid camera? Sports events. Do you dislike candid camera shots of yourself? Yes. I feel that it is unfair for a photographer to take advantage of an actress by photographing her when she is not prepared — particularly if she is disheveled, as in the wind at a polo match — and I have on occasions tried to beg out of such shots. It's not a question of being a bad sport, because I feel the same way when a cameraman takes the same unfair advantage of other actresses, too. Showing an actress at her worst accomplishes nothing — and it disappoints the fans as well. What household task do you usually perform? (A) 45. (9) (A) 46. (9) (A) 47. (9) (A) 48. (9) (A) 49. (9) (A) 50. (9) (A) 51. (9) (A) 52. (9) (A) 53. (9) (A) 54. (9) (A) 55. (9) (A) 56. (9) (A) 57. (9) (A) 58. (9) (A) As long as I must be honest, none. Not that I can't, but I don't have the time for it these days. On what occasions do you drop your dignity and shout and yell? At prize fights and wrestling matches. At which do you think you are the greatest success, as hostess or as guest? Hostessing doesn't seem to be in my line. I'm always a guest, even at my own parties. Has any of your art work ever been sold? No. Do you have any of your own art efforts displayed in your home? I have two framed and hanging in the library; the sketch of Madame Ouspenskaya and one of Irving Berlin. What unkindness have you ever done which you now regret? I always regret having blamed somebody for something without waiting to hear both sides of a story. It's snap judgment, I suppose. What curriculum did you follow in high school? I was afraid you'd ask me that one — I never got to high school! What small failing of your girlhood have you had to overcome? Chewing my fingernails. Now that Fred Astaire has left RKO, where you have made so many pictures together, do you believe that you will ever make another dancing picture? I suppose so. I would like to concentrate on dramatic roles, but I am told that I shouldn't kill the goose that lays the golden egg — or something to that effect — so I won't be surprised, if I get a call for another dancing picture even before my legs and feet have rested up from the last one. What extravagance might be called your weakness? My weakness is nice hose and shoes, but it can't be called an extravagance because early in my career I waged a battle to have the studio supply me with them, since my dancing is so hard on shoes and stockings. What things give you the jitters? Hangnails and scraping sounds. When you arrive at the age of thirty, will you be inclined to admit it, or will you hope to hide it? I'll admit it I guess, but quietly. I don't see any reason for wearing it on my shirt front. What slang phrase or exclamation is most characteristic of you? There are two: "Oh gosh" and "For goodness sakes' alive!" Do you prefer men companions of your own age, or older, and why? I like them about thirty; still young enough to be gay, yet old enough to be serious. What one word would you choose to best describe your personality? Miss Rogers took the consequences. (Write a limerick, using your own name Virginia, beginning "There was a young girl named Virginia.") 86 PHOTOPLAY