Hollywood (Jan - Mar 1943)

one of his hobbies. Deep stuff for a twelveyear-old. Photography is another. He develops and prints his own pictures. The men in the trick-photography department of R-K-0 have taught him the tricks of the trade. He has even built a special table for his photographic work in a closet of his Hollywood apartment. Carpentry is another enthusiasm and he wields a mean hammer and saw. He has built many model airplanes — from six-inch miniatures, to large ones with five-foot wing spreads and one-cylinder motors. These really fly. He would rather swim than "do mostly anything." He has been riding horseback for seven years. He loves to play football and is proud of a permanent small bump on his nose, acquired in a game in Detroit two years ago. "I usually play quarterback, because I'm light, and I can run fast with the ball," Freddie explains. "But one day I was playing center and somebody hit me in the nose with his knee. It was an awful mess for a while." Freddie, now four feet ten inches tall, weighs 86 pounds, and that, he says, "is just right for my age." He has unruly brown hair which falls over his forehead, and sparkling dark brown eyes. He has gone hunting and fishing with his father, a Detroit doctor, since he was knee-high to a toad, and takes great pride in keeping his .22 Winchester rifle and 10 gauge shotgun cleaned and oiled, and his rods and reels in good order. Freddie's allowance is fifty cents a week. He likes spinach and milk, dislikes avocadoes. He plays a good game of chess, corresponds with servicemen he has met at camps and finds time to collect stamps. He reads Mechanix Illustrated and Reader's Digest and likes the writings of Mark Twain. Joan Carroll, also under contract to R-K-O, and Freddie attend the same classes on the studio lot, and about elevenyear-old Joan, Freddie says, "Gee, she's super!" After classes they like to skate, paint and tell ghost stories. Shyly Freddie admits that Joan is his "girl friend," but adds that perhaps Joan wouldn't like him to say so. A diplomat! No one else in Freddie's family has been a professional actor or singer. His real name is Musser. One of his favorite songs is "White Christmas." He misses snow in Hollywood. His most cherished possessions are service insignias. Army, Navy and Marine "pals" have given him enough to cover a whole lapel. He's inordinately proud of them and will whip out the whole collection at the sight of a visitor. He has a cocker spaniel named "Davey," his constant companion. He likes algebra, history and spelling but dislikes English composiiton. Freddie is no sissy and he knows how to use his fists. He was a good fighter in Detroit and has lost none of his prowess in California. The other day a boy older and bigger than Freddie made the mistake of remarking, "You're a sissy! A boy soprano in the movies!" Freddie lost no time in making him regret those words. Boy soprano, movie star regardless — he's a real boy! | "Speak the language of the Heart with soft, confiding HANDS'/ Ilona Massey, starring in Universal's "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"; with Joe Allen, Jr. Such thrilling hands ! "It's wonderful how easily a girl helps to keep her hands smooth and feminine with Jergens Lotion," says Ilona Massey, charming young Hollywood Star. "The Stars in Hollywood, they say, use Jergens Lotion, 7 to 1. It's so nice and quick— never sticky. I've used Jergens Lotion for years." The HAND Care Most Film Stars Use— You give your hands almost-professional care by using Jergens Lotion regularly. Help prevent that uncomfortable hard feeling— that "too-old" look. Two fine ingredients in Jergens are used by many doctors to help neglected skin become fresh-flower smooth. 10fS to $1.00. Most smart girls use Jergens Lotion. Jergens Lotion for Soft, Adorable HANDS 53