Modern Screen (Jan-Dec 1960)

ural and unpretentious, yet so grown up. Courting time From then on, whenever Paul flew into Hollywood, he would rush down the airline ramp and dash into the nearest phone booth to buzz Annette and tell her that he was on his way over. Suddenly Annette's time became Paul's time. She looked forward to Paul's infrequent visits, although there were moments when her happiness would evaporate with the sudden realization that their romance was existing almost by remote control. The rare dates they managed to share were memorable, though. Like the night at the Palladium Ballroom. What made that occasion so special was that they were able to dance all night unrecognized in a crowd of over a thousand. If they were noticed, they just seemed like any other young couple in love. Then there was the exciting 'grand tour' evening Paul planned when he got back to Hollywood after a long absence. This night to remember began with a multi-course dinner at Paul's rented house. This time, in contrast to their first awkward meeting, neither Paul nor Annette was self-conscious. No spoons rattled and no knees shivered. They just basked in the enjoyment of being together again. After dinner, on an impulse, they changed into bathing suits. They splashed in Paul's swimming pool for an hour and came out gay and light-hearted. Then Paul whisked Annette to a local amusement park. Riding anything which moved, throwing at anything which stood still and laughing at anything at all, they emerged from the park at closing time happier than they had ever been together. The next morning Annette told a girlfriend, "What a fabulous personality Paul has. He sure can show a girl a good time . . . and can he kiss . . . !" Her friend was convinced that Annette was finally shedding her fickle nature. The romance begins to cool But even as Annette was bubbling over about what a marvelous time she'd had, she was already beginning to feel a slight change in her feelings about Paul. They certainly had fun times together, no one could deny that, but that magic something that had put stars in her eyes when they first met was beginning to dim a little each time they were together. She was beginning to see Paul with clearer eyes now and in a different image. 'Perhaps," a doubtful Annette began to realize, "Paul is destined to become a platonic friend. Somehow I can picture him more as my brother than my boyfriend. . . ." It was a painful realization and it took courage for Annette to admit it but the pain now would be nothing compared to a later heartbreak. And Annette did not want to hurt Paul. She was determined to make the change subtly. For a while nothing seemed to be any different than before. Then, without warning, they had an argument, the same silly sort of problem that so often manages to push a wedge into a teenage romance. The argument took place not in California but in New York. Paul was opening in a Syracuse nightclub the same week that Annette was appearing in a rock 'n' roll revue in nearby Albany. Annette had promised to commute to the club to catch Paul's act and he was anxiously anticipating her visit. But Annette never arrived. Her show, which co-starred Frankie Avalon, had run an hour overtime in response to an enthusiastic crowd and Annette had decided that it wouldn't be fair to arrive only time to catch a small portion of Paul's a But she was tired from the grueling p« formance and put off calling Paul ur the morning. When she finally did, Pi was angry but willing to accept her e planation. She repeated her promise show up that night. But fate and another enthusiastic a dience combined to prevent her from gi ting to Syracuse. Paul was upset about i incident and for a couple of weeks, tr, kept out of each other's way. Finally they mutually apologized a picked up their friendship as if it nei had been interrupted. But as far as Anne was concerned, that's just what it w; friendship. Those weeks of being aw from Paul only reinforced her feeling tl for her, the romance was dead. She lit Paul very much, yes, but definitely a: friend; she could never think of him a: sweetheart again. But before she had found the right n ment to break the news to Paul, fate tervened again. Both were signed for D Clark's national musical road showseven-week cross-country caravan wh thrust them together in daily contact. Reports from the just-concluded t< indicated that the embers are still smo dering and that Paul is trying to far spark where a flame once blazed. Tl are spending their off-hours together, av from the watchful eyes of potential crit If they should beat the odds and man; to rekindle the glory of their first love mantle of doubt will nevertheless have shroud their romance; a carbon copy ne is as genuine as the original. 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