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It was 10 years ago that he first was introduced to Joan. She was a big star and he was just getting started. She was everything he thought a star should be. Glenn was a fan who followed her movies and her gracious meeting didn't let him down. "Joan set an example of what a star should act like. She made me aware of such things as fine clothes, beautifully set tables, promptness, responsibility to the fans and so many other things. Up until then I never thought much about clothes or parties. Suddenly, I found myself wanting to live up to the very best that was in me. I couldn't afford the finest suits or car, but I tried to get the best quality for my money." Glenn now dresses in excellent taste, quite different from the bedraggled clothes and ten days' beard he sports in his latest picture, "The Secret Of Convict Lake." "Joan would have parties and run movies in her projection room. I used to listen to her and take in what she said about this or that performance. I'd wonder why she was so discriminating about the films she did. Then, I learned that when you reach a certain position, you have a responsibility to your public. If you know a script isn't right for you, don't let people down by playing a role that you don't believe in." At first, Glenn forced himself to go to parties. He wasn't the world's best dancer and always was disinclined to prove it on a dance floor. "One evening the Pat O'Briens invited me to a party. I think Eloise O'Brien must go on my unforgettable list, for I'm sure she was the one who suggested to Pat that thev have me meet a star named Eleanor Powell." Of course. Ellie is now Mrs. Glenn Ford, and she, Glenn's mother and his grandmother have proved the greatest influences in his life. "Every man needs someone to succeed for — someone he wants to make proud of him. When you're a boy, it's vour mother whom you do things for. My mother has alwavs had a quiet confidence and hope. She taught me that whatever field or endeavor gave me satisfaction— that reallv made me happv — was the right one. It was difficult after father died, but she never grumbled. "It's like betting someone else's money on a horse. I staked evervthing on a career. If I hadn't hit, Mother would have taken it in good grace and we'd both found happiness in another field. "That partv at the O'Briens where I met Ellie marked the beginning of something extra special. I knew she was 'The' jjirl. No. she didn't have blonde hair, but still I knew that she was the one. "She and our son. Peter, are my inspiration. Every fellow wants to conouer the world and make his family proud of him. Thev are my incentive." Glenn was probably at his lowest ebb when he got out of the service. He reported to Columbia but found they didn't have anv plans for him. He had been out of uniform three days when he went to Warner Bros, to lunch with a friend. He didn't feel too chipper until Bette Davis interrupted his menu-reading. She was looking for a co-star for "Stolen Life" — someone who looked like a New Englander. "She came over to our table and said, 'You look like a New Englander to me. Would you like to test for my picture?' " Glenn gulped yes. He did the test and that's when Bette's campaign started. She wanted him, but the studio, her agent, everyone else didn't see eye to eye with her. She finally said she wouldn't do the picture if Glenn wasn't her leading man — so strong was her belief in him as an actor. Bette won her point. He played the role. Bette's battle for him was a double victory. It caused Hollywood to reconsider this Ford fellow. Anyone who could get such merited praise from an actress of Bette's standing must have something to offer. His career switched from reverse to high gear. In Ford's private life, his grandmother, Caroline Mitchell, played a vital part. As he explained, "My grandmother changed my entire outlook. However, it wasn't until after her death that the full impact of her teachings really came to me. "I was the only grandchild and, naturally, spoiled. Grandmother never had much, but she'd turn in what jewelry she had for the gold value and spend the money on buying me gifts. "I was just a kid in junior high and like most youngsters a little thoughtless. I'd always be glad and thank her for her gifts, but I never stopped to think about the great love she had for me which prompted her actions. She used to have to take insulin shots, but she'd always wait until I was home. She'd say it wouldn't hurt if I gave them to her. "When she passed on, she had only sixteen cents in her purse, but she insisted that it was her legacy to me — and that I have it. "That sixteen cents is a symbol: I realized after her death that the qualities a boy lacks a man needs. I learned, too late for her to know, never to be anything but kind to people. I still have that sixteen cents, so if my hat band ever gets too big, I can remember my grandmother and her unselfishness and love for me. For her I became a better person." It's interesting to note that it was that very thoughtful, sincere quality of Glenn's that attracted Mrs. Ben Hogan's attention and made her suggest Glenn as the actor to play her golf champ husband in 20th 's "Follow The Sun." "Well," said Ford, "guess that just about winds up my list." "Hold on." we alerted, "you haven't explained about Marlene Dietrich!" "Miss Dietrich never knew it but she was responsible for my film debut. Paramount Studio was doing a short using the talent they had spotted at various little theatres around the country. Most of the cast were singers or dancers — except me. So the studio made me the emcee of the musical. "I almost didn't debut on celluloid. I didn't own a set of tails and I wasn't notified until a few minutes before I was