Modern Screen (Jan-Dec 1960)

continued Rock's Off Again We won't be seeing Rock Hudson around these parts for about a year — (not that we see him too often when he's here). If there ever was a social recluse it's Rock who prefers to spend his time on his boat to any gala event Hollywood has to offer. When you read this he will be in Mexico making Day of fhe Gun with Kirk Douglas although for a minute or two it looked as if Rock might balk at this. Didn't think his role was big enough and wasn't too keen about a Western. But whatever troubles there were were smoothed out to Rock's satisfaction and off he went for the long and arduous location jaunt. After this, Italy to do Come September with Gina Lollobi igida and then Java for U-I's Spiral Rock. So long. Rock. Drop us a card now and then — particularly if you meet any pretty girls who interest you. Rock's so busy he won't be around for a while . . . first stop: Mexico. Kim says her own true 'heart' is Director Dick Quine. She's doubly excited at prospects of appearing at a Command Performance and seeing Dick again. This Is My Only Love Kim Novak never spoke as frankly to me about her real feelings as she did before leaving for London to meet Richard Quine and to attend the Command Performance of Once More Wifh Feeling. "Dick (Quine) is the only man I love," said Kim — the first time she has ever made such a statement about any of the many beaux who have pursued her. "So you may be married in London?" I put in quickly while she seemed to be in this mood of letting her hair down. "I don't know, honestly," she replied. "There are so many things to think about. Marriage, to me, is such an irrevocable step. I have never been married before — and it keeps turning over in my mind 'Is this the right thing — is this the right thing?' " Dorothy and Jacques are just delighted over new daughter Mimi. "But if you love Dick so much and I know he loves you — what is the chief stumbling block?" I knew one of the answers to that question myself although I did not bring it up to Kim. In her quiet way, she holds her religion dear and Dick is a divorced man. But her answer was, "Dick and I are both career people. He is just as wrapped up in his directing as I am in acting. And I'm not sure two careers under one roof really mix." "They sometimes do, and very success fully." I said. Kim laughed, "And sometimes they don'f!" But believe me, she made no bones about being a happy girl that she was again seeing the good-looking Dick who is in England completing The World ol Suzie Wong. She was also excited about the beautiful gown Edith Head had created for her to wear to the Command Performance. It's white lace, over Kim's favorite color of lavendar, embroidered in tiny violets. A Girl for Dorothy and Jacques Just let me congratulate myself that I have I a Saturday or Sunday morning to sleep late and sure enough a baby gets born, somebody else gets a divorce, or a couple that jolly well might have done it a week-day — elopes! But Dorothy Malone was so overjoyed when she called me from St. John's Hospital that she and Jacques Bergerac were the parents of a brand new baby girl — "A real beauty," the proud mother enthused, "and I her name is Mimi" — I didn't care about being roused from my sound sleep. Mimi was due as an Easter present — but arrived three weeks early much to the delight of Dorothy and Jacques. 20