Hollywood (Jan - Mar 1943)

Popping Questions at Bob Cummings [Continued from page 27] Q. What was your most embarrassing experience? A. The night I introduced Deanna Durbin and Vaughn Paul to a friend as Mr. and Mrs. Durbin. Q. Who is your idea of the most beautiful girl on the screen? A. There are three: Olivia deHavilland, Ann Sheridan and Ann Sothern. Q. Have you a temper? A. Yes. I don't lose it quickly but it's awful when I do. I save it all and then explode. Q. What are your plans after you retire from the screen? A. I'd love to be an official in the government agency for flying so that I could encourage aviation. Q. What qualities do you like most in women? A. I like to be around a woman who relaxes me. I can't stand women who are bossy, aggressive or bickering — they give me the jitters. Q. Do you like to have your wife visit the set when you're working? A. It doesn't bother me in the least. We're both so busy these days that it's about the only time we get to see each other. I'm busy at the studio all day, and at night I teach aviation, and Vivian is busy with war work. Q. To what do you attribute the happiness of your marriage? A. The fact that we're so much alike, and there aren't any conflicting ambitions or personalities. I'm just lucky enough to have married the right girl. Q. Who has the last word in your house? A. I like to think that I do, but Vivian manages to get everything she wants. Q. How does your wife help you in your work? A. She takes care of a lot of people who call me in Hollywood and whom I have no time to see, but don't want to offend. Vivi has them to lunch and they find that she's a better companion than I am, so there are no hurt feelings. Q. What sort of a card player are you? A. Terrible. I don't enjoy playing cards because there are so many other things I'd rather be doing. Card playing stifles conversation. Q. Who does most of the talking at the dinner table? A. I do. I get so enthusiastic about flying and acting and enjoy talking about them, so I usually bore the daylights out of guests. Q. What is your greatest extravagance? A. Aeroplanes — I spend more money than I should on courses and gadgets. Q. Of what unpleasant quality are you sometimes accused? A. Sometimes people think I'm brash and cocky because I've played so many over-confident fellows on the screen. Q. What is your greatest fault? A. I do more talking than listening. Q. And your greatest virtue? A. If you call liking people a virtue, I guess it's mine. I don't try to find faults in people unless they're glaring, and I've never forgotten anyone who's tried to help me. Q. What type of person irritates you the most? A. Professional back-slappers who seldom mean a word they say. Q. What is your idea of the most fun? A. Getting into a plane and flying. Q. When did you have "the last laugh," on someone? A. About six years ago I auditioned for Billy Rose for a part in Jumbo. I sang for him without benefit of an [Continued on page 65] Jl /* If you're blessed with the transparent, fair skin that %| every woman secretly longs for, play it up — shame' lessly ! Make your skin look even more fragile and ^ baby-smooth with Pond's lovely new Dreamflower "Natural." A whisper of shell pink ... a breath of soft creaminess — it's a heavenly powder shade. Better check up on Dreamflower "Natural" fast! "Dreamflower 'Natural' has just the tint to make blonde skin look beautifully fair and transparent — never 'chalky.'" MRS. ERNEST DU PONT, JR. J9fa&£fa* \nger . . slick texture stays on and on! Wear with new,, matching rouge — Pond's "Cheeks.l Actual 10£ size Fetching new Dreamflower box! A real dressingtable gem. And Pond's BIG 49f£ box will last for months! Introductory sizes 25f£, 10^. 7&GAY/ Jce atf & new Z^rraw/liwerT^n/c^erJ^ae/es Natural — for pink-and-white blondes Rose Cream — peach tone for golden blondes Brunette — rosy-beige for medium brunettes At Beauty Counters Everywhere Rachel — for cream-ivory skin Duik Rose — for rich rosy-tan skin Dark Rachel — for dark brunettes 40