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JOAN
The average girl of twenty would not dream of living alone. The average girl of twenty would not be allowed to live alone by her family. But fame does strange things to people. And those who win fame are exceptional enough to make rules of their own. Read how one girl felt when fame chose her, as well as her sister, for the spotlight
■ Can a girl be too sheltered? Yes, says Joan Fontaine. Particularly so if she wants to be an individual, if she wants a sturdy, well-balanced career, which requires periodical solitude for progress.
Less than two years ago, a girl as fragile as a cameo, as delicate as a miniature on ivory, was introduced to the public as a potential new. She carried the intriguing name of Joan Fontaine.
No mention was made by her studio that her sister was Olivia De Havilland, already entrenched with Fame.
In a town where every family connection is capitalized,where every lasting bit of pull is used, this was a curious and an amazing situation. Without equal in an industry where forty-second cousinship is claimed, if it will do any good.
Neither Joan nor Olivia ever discussed the other. Interviewers caught on to the idea, and tactfully refrained from asking the wrong questions.
Yet the reason for this was simple. Here were two girls who had made a pact not to be a sister act, but to be individuals, to develop independently as human beings, and not to borrow Fame one from the other.
Recently — and this is known to less than half a dozen people even in Hollywood — Joan rented a house of her own, and established herself as mistress of it.
She explained the reason for it in this way: "I happen to be one of those who easily borrows the mannerisms, the voice inflections, even the habits of thought, from
A background of quiet beauty and charm is the quality Joan Fontaine sought for in her new home. Above is the house of her choice. The living room with its Georgian influence uses as a color motif desert sand, French blue, beige and coral. The dining room, right, has a mura design in dubonet toning into an off-white, and silk poplin drapes. The graceful lines of the exquisite Duncan Phyfe furniture lends added charm and beauty
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