Modern Screen (Jan-Nov 1944)

Page scan 0001137 from Modern Screen

Record Details:

Title:
Modern Screen
Date:
Jan-Nov 1944
Publisher:
Dunellen, N.J. : Syndicate Pub. Co
Volume:
Modern screen
Leaf #:
0001137
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 08, 2024
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She was little and scrawny and had no oomph. The guys in high school never asked June Allyson to go out. ■ Her real name's Jan Allyson. George Abbott changed it to June, because Jan sounds like a boy's name. Her mother wasn't -too happy about her going on the stage. Now she says, "That's my daughter" — with a spark in her eye — when she sees people looking at June's picture in theater lobbies. Recently she sent June a classic letter: "Just saw 'Two Girls and A Sailor.' Please take care of yourself and get lots of rest. Love. Mother." June doesn'i know exactly what it means, and she's sort of afraid to ask. As long as she doesn't ask, she can go right on hoping that mother just wrote in a terrible hurry. She's amazed by what's happened to her. Being asked for an autograph makes her feel silly, but wonderful. When people say, "I liked you in the picture," she gets embarrassed. It's hard to be casual and just say thank you very much. Her impulse is to hug them, ask them to dinner and inquire about the health of their families. The biggest thrill was going to the Mocambo after "Two Girls and A Sailor." Darling Emil Coleman, the orchestra leader, caught sight of her and stopped what they were playing and started "Young Man with a Horn." Roman candles exploded in her head, and her knees went weak, and she (Continued on page 111)