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While we were luxuriating on the sand and enjoying surf-bathing, it would keep coming to my mind that I was supposed to report for a reading on the new picture at U-I on Monday at eleven. I placed a long-distance call which was connected finally on Monday at eleventhirty. My director, Freddie de Cordova, said, "Joan, you are late." But he was understanding and here I am back the next day reporting for work. Our first wedding presents were two little gold heart-shaped key rings from Joan Crawford — inscribed, "Joan — July 25, 1952—12:05 A.M." Yesterday, I had a half-day off so I went up to our new residence and took another look at all of our worldly possessions piled on the front room floor and went to work. In the middle of my housewifely activities, a delivery boy arrived with the biggest package I have ever seen. It contained a huge silver tray with a card "Frances and Samuel Goldwyn." Our first possessions for our home were purchased on our honeymoon in Mexico. We found two lovely silver candlesticks, a big copper bowl, some silver salt and pepper shakers and a silver tray holding six cordial glasses. Outside of that — we haven't a thing, not a knife nor a fork — or a pan — or even a dish towel. We'll acquire them gradually. And I hope to obtain a once-a-week maid service but until then, I am strictly on my own. My wedding ring is a simple plain gold band. There is no engagement ring. And my wedding present from my husband is a new black Packard convertible. I have been more engrossed in Kirby's business than in my own career for the last year. You see, his business career means our future. And the rising or falling sales of used cars was a financial barometer on whether and how soon we could marry. Kirby had given up acting for a more solid way of making a living. He and a partner have a used car lot in downtown Los Angeles' automobile row. When he makes high sales in cars, I'm more elated than when I get a good review on a picture. I know that if my working in pictures should ever interfere with our family life, then my career would go. As yet we have no problems, unless you call this one — me getting used to the fact that Kirby leaves his shoes under the bed, wet towels on the floor after his shower and such minor male failings. I am usually the first to say "I'm sorry." But strangely or not, since I gave up publicity dates, and other boyfriends, we have had no further arguments nor reasons for me to say "I'm sorry." Kirby's taking his vacation now so we can continue our honeymoon on location in Apple Valley for this picture, which will be just dandy. He'll be sitting in the air-conditioned hotel and I'll be out facing cameras in the 120 degrees of heat! I Love MY Lucy Continued from page 35 vice-president of CBS on the Coast, and Don Sharpe, agent. They both liked the idea and advised Lucy and me to make a pilot film. This we did — and that one film proved that we had a chance. We talked the whole thing over and, as Lucy said, "We'll rise or sink together anyway." I then got the studio, the crew, the cast, and Desilu Productions' "I Love Lucy" went to work. After all the many shows and the many problems, we are finally settled, Lucy and I, as a family. And our child, Lucie Desiree, has beautifully completed the picture. No wonder we are so happy about our TV efforts. But to take up the subject of Lucy herself — and she's quite a subject. Frankly, I'm like a mother hen with my Lucy. Or so she calls me. I worry about her a lot, mainly about her getting too tired from overwork. From all she has told me I was an A-l worrier when I heard she was going to have a baby. You know the gags they have about new fathers. Well, I guess I was really one of those characters. Anyway, the news certainly made me excited enough. Actually, I don't know why I should worry because Lucy always seems to get along all right. This is probably because it's so easy for her to have fun, to get a laugh out of anything. Working with her on the set is a three ring circus. All day long she's kidding actors, writers, men on the crew, anyone and everyone. And she always comes up with a gag. Our writers love to hang around her because they get ideas for the show from listening to her. She has one gag that's always a stopper — and she pulls it rather often. A group of people will be standing around talking when a guy comes on the set. Supposing his name is Joe. Lucy spots him and says in a loud voice to the fellow doing the talking at the time, "Here comes Joe now. Why don't you tell it to his face?" Nothing can match the confusion that crosses that fellow's face when he tries to figure out just how to explain he wasn't talking about Joe at all. I come in for her share of gags too. She never teases anybody — I want to make that clear. She hates teasing, but she likes gentle ribbing. Lucy is constantly imitating my accent, even on the show — especially the way I say "dun't" for "don't." But I'm getting used to her ribbing now — and I'd feel kind of lonesome without it. You never know when Lucy is going to pull an ad lib in a scene. On one program, part of the dialogue had to do with the former schools those in the cast attended. The writers saw a chance to get it! their schools' names and the producer, Jess Oppenheimer, wanted the name of his Alma Mater in the script. I wanted tc use the school I had gone to in Miami.