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A PRINCESS
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FIRST I must make a confession that expels me at once from the camp of those snooty writers who look upon Hollywood as a cross between Coney Island and the Ford plant. I will begin by admitting that I cannot write about Hollywood with my tongue in my cheek or my thumb at my nose.
I take Hollywood seriously. For better or for worse, that is how I take it.
My attitude may be hopelessly simple-minded; I know it would be considered so by writers pledged to the more pre¬ cious fields of criticism. Before I went there, some of my literary friends warned me not to be awed by Hollywood’s sweatshop devotion to the arts. Also they said I would be a sap if I allowed myself to become excited by the syn¬ thetic glamor of life among the stars.
I thanked my friends for their advice — but it didn’t do me any good. No good at all. Sappy or not, I was im¬ pressed by Hollywood. I was impressed by the place, by the people, and by the work that goes on there. More¬ over, I do not see how any normal, open-eyed person could fail to be impressed. Hollywood is a place where nature gives every home an extravagant blessing of trees and flowers and sunshine. The physical aspects of life are pleasant in Hollywood. I am not too sophisticated to appre¬ ciate such advantages.
Now for the people. Of course, there are all kinds —
Alexandra Kropotkin
Movie Mirror is proud to present the Princess Kropotkin, one of the most widely read authors in this country, a descendent of the first Czar of Russia, and who numbers among her friends the most famous people here and abroad. Her views on Hollywood and the stars, appearing in this and later issues, are always frank and invigorating.
Is Life Among the Stars " Synthetic Glamor"? Why Is Scandal Mongering Popu¬ lar? How About Feuds and Friendships There?
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