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JAMES CRAIG’S acting career is astronomical at the moment, literally and figuratively. But his feet, and his hands as well, are really stuck in good old terra firma.
It’s like this. On the set of “The Heavenly Body,” during the shooting of that sophisticated comedy in which scientific astronomy gets all mixed up with pseudo-science astrology, they had an expression for Jimmy’s activities: “From Hedy to horses to cement.”
For as soon as James Craig finished his stint before the camera, making love to Hedy Lamarr, he doffed his actor’s clothes, donned his dungarees, hopped on his motorcycle and dashed back to his farm.
Properly, in California, you should say “ranch.” But Jim insists his place isn’t big enough to live up to that tremendous name.
"We were building the brooder house and feed room at the time,” Jimmy said. “There was cement to mix and the foundation to lay. With hundreds of chickens awaiting a roof over their heads, making love to Hedy couldn’t be allowed to interfere.” His dark brown eyes
flashed and laugh lines sprouted deep at the corners of his mouth as he said that.
The remark explains a lot about Jim Craig. He is a rugged stalwart in a gentlemanly mold. He is not afraid of hard work. On the contrary, he thrives on it, whether it is strenuous physical labor or acting before the camera.
"In a year and a half, I haven’t even taken one Sunday off,” he says, proud of his vitality.
No Hollywood actor has made greater strides in the past year than James Craig. Ever since his vivid portrayal of the student doctor in “Kitty Foyle,” each of his pictures has been a stepping stone to greater popularity, and including every kind of acting from roles in such cowboy sagas as “Northwest Rangers.” to serious drama in “The Human Comedy,” to broad comedy in “Swing Shift Maisie.” He’s made seven pictures in the past year, which is a record for a leading man.
"I want to be able to play any kind of a role and I'll do whatever I have to do to learn. Acting is like
It was gas rationing that made it necessary for the Jimmy Craigs to rent this Beverly Hills home. They much prefer ranch living.