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sure, Joan, then we give our blessing. All we want is your happiness." However, she suggested that we wait at least three weeks to arrange a wedding. That was reasonable, too, since I am their only child and Katherine and Dale, my parents, have been more than that to me. They've also been good, understanding companions and loyal friends. Then one night at Joan Crawford's — Kirby and I had dropped in late after dinner for a short visit — we told Joan that we wished we didn't have to wait for a wedding. Mr. Goldwyn had loaned me to Universal-International for "Column South," which was starting in a week. I was set to go on location for three weeks which would mean a postponement of our wedding. We didn't want to be separated or wait any longer. Joan seemed to understand. Little did I dream that I would be married in a blue velvet dress. It so happened it was new, street-length and long-sleeved. Just for a second, when I looked in the mirror before the ceremony, the thought flashed through my mind of my wonderful friends in wardrobe at Goldwyn Studios. They had made my first formal three years ago — a lovely red taffeta evening gown. And they had often said, "Joan, when you are a bride, we will make you a beautiful white wedding dress." But that thought quickly disappeared. This was the moment Kirby and I had waited for. First we tried to get Mother and Dad on the telephone, but they were not at home. Joan called Judge Charles Griffin. And she was as starry-eyed and as excited as I was. "You must have something old, something borrowed, something blue," she said. She gave me some new gloves, the ticket was still fastened to them, and a little scarf for the something old. "You'll want a picture of your wedding to keep forever and to show your children some day," Joan said. She telephoned Hymie Fink, a former magazine photographer, and he not only took our wedding pictures, but he was best man and Joan was my bridesmaid. The time was five after twelve — and we stood in the den and we were married. Then we called home again to tell Katherine and Dale. That night we stayed at Joan's home and the next morning, we went home to see Katherine and Dale and had breakfast with them. And, if they were disappointed that we hadn't waited for the wedding they planned, they didn't show it. They were wonderful and happy for us and we celebrated with a champagne breakfast. A week before, we had rented a small apartment in Westwood, intending to take a month to get it furnished. Now, we moved right in, and everything we owned was piled in the middle of the living room floor. Kirby called his business partner. We had some time locating him, but finally did. We set out for our honeymoon, driving to Ensenada at three A.M. on Saturday. 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