Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1943)

lid big house he bought from Robert Montgomery is too small for two people and he generously invited Jean's mother, sister and brother to live with them. TWO years ago, Jinx Falkenburg was ' in New York giving an interview to the boy who wrote the "Only Human" column for the New York Daily Mirror. "Miss Falkenburg," asked Tex McCreary, "what do you expect to be doing five years from now?" "I expect," replied Jinx, "to be married, with three children, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a big house." When Tex wrote his piece he added a facetious P.S. "She wants nothing pretentious!" Jinx was furious and when Tex called her for a date six months ago in New York, she accepted merely to bawl him out. When he proposed — soon after — he promised her three children, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a big house! Tex is now with the American fighting forces in England and, unless he returns here soon, Jinx is going .here to marry him. Alice Faye is still so in love with Phil Harris she can hardly see straight. It was cute the way they met. Alice, tired and greasy with make-up after a long day in the studio, went for a bite of dinner to Charlie Foy's restaurant in the Valley. She was alone, but that's what she wanted. Phil, who had just finished a long rehearsal and broadcast, dropped in a little later. He, too, was tired and glad to be alone. They sat opposite each other with an occasional stare. Charlie Foy, tablehopping between them, discovered they did not know each other. He introduced them. They talked about food and Phil raved about what a good cook he had and why didn't Alice come over for dinner some night? Alice said she would. But she's a shy girl and, when the time came, didn't show. Phil began a barrage of calls and one night Alice came to dine, but the man she fell for was not Harris. She fell for his nine-year-old adopted son. She had to leave Hollywood on a vacation to realize that Phil was her man. She rushed back. During the intense courtship, Alice and Phil visited Charlie Foy's restaurant for sentimental reasons. And had the only spat of their lives! THE easiest way for boy to meet girl ' in Hollywood is in a studio. Victor Mature found Rita Hayworth at Twentieth Century-Fox. Tyrone Power was knocked for a loop by pretty Annabella in the same place (in "Suez"). RKORadio played cupid for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. It was the first day of shooting on "My Gal Sal." Miss Hayworth in a costume that showed her figure as nature made it flounced past leading man Mature. Vic stopped in his tracks, whistled and said, "That's for me!" "You're a fresh guy, aren't you?" said Rita in a huff, and for a long while — all right, a few days — confined the lovemaking strictly to the picture. But you have to be made of ice to resist Vic's real charm when he is out to get his gal. Rita is now crazy about Vic and they plan to marry after her divorce is final and he can get a wedding furlough from the Coast Guard in which he is now gun captain. The way Lucille Ball got her man should be a lesson on the subject for every girl who is in love with a male who is not sure he wants to marry. During her courtship, Desi was in her Hollywood apartment once and casually mentioned that he'd left a book in his car outside. "I'd better get it," he said lazily (he'd just eaten some of Lucille's cooking and had that pleasant after-lunch sleepiness). Miss Ball was at the door before he could finish his sentence. "You stay where you are, I'll get it," she admonished him, and flew on the wings of love to get the book. Desi was a little afraid of marriage — thought it might hurt his film career. But he succumbed under the soothing influence of Lucille's constant concern over his slightest need. Lucille, the city girl, Desi, the boy who lived in night clubs, are currently cooing and clucking like a pair of their own poultry on the farm they own in the Valley. DOLORES READE was singing in a ^ New York night club when Bob Hope strolled in with George Murphy and another man. Bob and George were then working in the hit stage show, "Roberta." The others had to leave and Bob was alone with Dolores at her table. She thought he was just a chorus boy but, being a nice girl, asked him to dance anyway. Bob said "No," which was wise. He is better at conversation. On arriving home Dolores said to her mother, "I've just met the man I'm going to marry. He's only a chorus boy but he's invited me to the next matinee of his show." She went, saw that Bob was not in the chorus but one of the leads. They were married a month later. This marriage is one of the happiest in Hollywood. And we dare you to kid about Bob's face in her presence, calling him ski-nose, etc. Dolores thinks Bob more than cute. She thinks he's handsome! Alexis Smith is as modern as they come in Hollywood — or Kalamazoo. But there's a real old-fashioned touch to her betrothal to Craig Stevens. After six months of hectic courtship, Craig asked the always popular question, "Will you marry me?" Alexis said "Yes." The next day she startled him by saying, "You must ask my father for my hand in marriage." "But you've already said yes," he reminded her. Alexis insisted and Craig finally agreed to turn the clock back to Grandma's day. Tremblingly he approached Alexis's father, asked the same question that he had asked the daughter, received the same reply. And that's where the old-fashioned aspect of the Smith-Stevens courtship ended. It has a strictly modern view towards each other's friendships for the opposite sex. Craig is now a corporal in the Army and can't see Alexis so much as he'd like to. but there are no jealousies or petty bickerings over the incidents that usually bother engaged couples. Craig didn't even mind when Alexis gave Private Richard Commins a gold identification bracelet inscribed — "With love from Alexis." And Private Commins is an old beau of hers! The End