Modern Screen (Jan-Dec 1960)

Last year when we traveled through the last with Ben-Hur Fray went along all he way. In Washington we got a privi2ged look at inner sanctums of the White louse, even spied President Eisenhower aving a conference in the Round Room. On the tour Fray got so excited he dropped is toy six-gun and I snatched it up. "Let le carry it," I whispered. Well, as we rounded a corner and headed or the President's open door, there I was, learning gun in hand pointed ominously head. Two Secret Service men leaped out f comers and grabbed me. I lost my cice. Chuck stepped in to straighten out ie misunderstanding and explain the toy efore they unhanded me. But it was an ncomfortable moment. I was pretty scared — and then pretty irilled. I thought it might be very easy 3r a man to forget the little woman in a pot like that. But there's not much danger of big Chuck Heston losing his head about anything. Not even an Academy Award could make him forget what comes first in his heart, even above acting, as he impulsively proved. As for his art, that Oscar may have put Chuck up on a lofty pedestal in the minds of some people, but not in his own. "To tell you the truth," he sizes himself up, "I can play cowboys better than Sir Laurence Olivier — and Shakespeare better than Gary Cooper. "But for Heaven's sake, don't switch that around!" In fact, dear God. don't switch anything around about Charlie Heston. As far as I'm concerned he's perfect, absolutely perfect! END Charlton will star next in MGM's Charlemagne. heartbreak Continued from page 51) link of something clever, something funny j say, but the words stuck in his throat. .11 he could say was, "Shall we eat at a rench restaurant tonight?" 'If you want to . . . ," Carol said. He remembered that sometimes she idn't like to talk much, so he asked if x o'clock would be all right, and she lid yes, that would be okay. He asked hat she'd be doing that day and she told im that she planned to read and take a alk in the hills, alone. Brandon reminded her that the TV show e'd just done would be on that night. 'Maybe we can watch it tonight after inner." "Maybe . . . ," was all she said. Brandon had enjoyed doing the show at he didn't want to push or brag about Lmself so he said quickly, "It's not imDrtant." "We'll see what happens," Carol said /en more uncomfortably. Brandon wanted the conversation to end i a light note. 'Don't run into any stray lions on Dur walk," he said. Finally, he'd made her laugh a little. It was an actor he knew from New York. "Hi," he said. "Leaving tomorrow, huh?" the actor asked. "Yeah. Tomorrow morning." "Well . . . have a nice trip." "Thanks," Brandon said, and meant it. Everyone had been nice to him. No one reminded him that he had been the little boy in Shane. They accepted him as an adult actor and he appreciated it. The sun began to chill, and Brandon left to relax and dress for his date with Carol. Heading for the elevator, he ran into Mrs. Lynley, Carol's mother. "Hi, Mrs. Lynley." "Hello, Brandon." He liked her; not because she was Carol's mother, but because she was nice. "Carol still reading?" Mrs. Lynley smiled, and shook her head. "No. She went for a walk. She likes taking long walks. It relaxes her." Brandon understood. Carol had worked hard, on a picture, then a TV show. She was still working on her TV script. "How's she like her show?" "It's a good part. She finishes in two days." Brandon was glad. That meant she would be going back to New York, unless a picture came up. Mrs. Lynley remembered that Brandon had just finished his show. "How'd your show go?" "Good. I liked working with Ward Bond. He's a nice guy." "That's what I heard." Brandon said good-bye till later when he would pick Carol up for dinner. Mrs. Lynley was going out to the pool, to get the last sun rays. 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