Motion Picture (Feb-Jul 1941)

She Owes It All to Them [Continued from page 58] thing to me. She, like all of the others, is a genuinely courageous person in this world. "When I consider what such women as Miss Coleman and those fans have done with their lives, I am deeply impressed. It makes me more determined than ever to conquer my fear of pain. With the memory of Miss Coleman, I think I shall be able to." "W HAT about helping you in your career?" I asked a few minutes later. "Who has done a great deal for you in this respect?" Irene's surprising answer was — "Edna Ferber !" She saw that I was surprised, so she said, "Why should you think that odd? Why, she's been positively prophetic for me. If it hadn't been for her brilliant writing, for her sharply-etched characterizations that were so easy to play, I might never have hit the top — if I have. Some actresses are unlucky enough to make their debut in parts that are never well-written, that aren't real. Miss Ferber's characters have impressed me so vividly that I couldn't help registering in them. "She is directly associated with my life. I had my big chance on the stage in her Shozv Boat, and it was her remarkable characterization of the heroine in my first picture, Cimarron, that enabled me to give a performance that established me in Hollywood. And again it was Shozv Boat that brought me out of a slump in pictures that I thought was going to finish me. . . . Certainly I owe a lot to Edna Ferber. She seems to have written my future and my career for me." The woman I had been waiting to hear about was when Irene quietly began talking about her mother. "Naturally, every woman owes a lot to her mother. Mine was everything to me. She encouraged my interest in singing and acting. She presented no barriers to my ambition. She helped me to take advantage of every opportunity that came my way. She raised me to express myself in the most sensible ways. I adored her. It is to her that I owe the understanding with which I have been able to treat my daughter. It is because of her that I'm able to be a good and helpful wife, to be patient and cooperative. It is because of her that I have been able to manage a career that, at times, has had its perplexing moments. She has naturally been an ideal that has never diminished." "What is your idea of the perfect composite woman?" I asked Irene. She must have been thinking of her mother when she answered me, for her eyes were dreamy and intense. "She should have a sense of humor above all else. She must be tolerant, gracious, and tactful. Charm is another important attribute, charm in her bearing and in her relation to others. She should have tenacity, to let nothing keep her from her goal in life. And, most definitely, she must be a good companion." From now on, you shall think of Irene Dunne as a woman who has made a life that has few equals for honest idealism and genuineness. You might also wonder what would have happened to Irene Dunne if she hadn't had the inspiration and the help of those women who have become an intimate part of her very existence. Next Mon th THEY HOLD THE STARS UP MOTION PICTURE revea Is the unheralded greats of filmdom -the REAL Hollywood props -in the July issue. MAKE THIS TONGUE TEST / DO THIS ... Run the tip of your tongue over your teeth. Feel that coating? It doesn't belong there! 2 YOU'LL LEARN., .that filmy coating on your teeth collects stains, makes teeth dull, dingy-looking! 3 SWITCH TO PEPSODENT with Irium. You'll know how alluring your smile can be when teeth are sparkling bright. You'll feel it. Your friends will see it • Only Pepsodent gives you Irium, super -cleansing agent that loosens and flushes away filmy coating. • Only Pepsodent contains the patented high-polishing agent which buffs teeth to such shining smoothness that coating brushes off easily before it collects and stains. No other tooth paste gives you as much! Get a tube of Pepsodent with Irium today. . . . and for fullest effectiveness . . . for Double-Power Cleansing ... use PEPSODENT'S NEW 50-TUFT TOOTH BRUSH