Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1959)

dandy dust-catchers. “We don't want anything too modern, though,” she told her husband. “None of those sugar-scoop chairs,” he agreed. “Just solid, comfortable stuff.” So they furnished their house in an amiable variety of styles. Between pictures, she likes to do some of the light cleaning and takes care of Jamie herself; the only full-time house servant, they decided, would be a cook. On the cook's day off, Stewart, who fancies himself as a master chef, volunteered to take over the small kitchen. “Okay,” she said, never having claimed to be a good cook. “You cook, and I’ll do the dishes.” At times, she has regretted the deal. When Stewart tried out a curry recipe he’d gotten from an old India hand, she took one taste and rustled up some ham and eggs. Like most husbands, Stewart tends to use every pot and pan in the place and half the dishes when he cooks; evenings, while he’s watching TV, she can only run in for an occasional look, dish towel in hand. She opened her eyes suddenly to find Tracy perched on her stomach. “Here, Mommy,” the little girl said, leaning forward and handing one of the blue flowers to her. She laughed and stuck the flower in her hair. Then she cuddled the child in her arms. Yes, it is wonderful country, she thought. Who cares about a few snakes? Taking little Tracy by the hand, she started up the hill, through the green grass. Hot in the summer? Yes, but the house is air-conditioned, and evenings are cool, with the incredible stars overhead — no city lights near enough to dim their glow. Now that it was winter there’d be logs burning in the big fireplaces this evening, as they had all through the holidays. Stewart’s mother and her own had come over together for the Christmas season, and the two English ladies had enjoyed seeing the standard tourist attractions; Disneyland, Malibu, Marineland, Palm Springs. But the most wonderful part of their stay was bringing them home to Yerba Buena, to see New Year in at the Grangers’ own hearthside. Home? It was home, Jean realized. The New Mexico property had been sold, back in November. And Hollywood was beginning to seem almost as remote. She remembered her husband asking, “Could you live on a ranch?” If he repeated that question, she wouldn’t even think twice about answering, from the bottom of her heart, “Yes, I could live on a ranch — for the rest of our lives.” —IRENE REICH CURRENTLY IN WARNERS’ “HOME BEFORE DARK,” JEAN WILL BE SEEN NEXT IN U-l’S “THIS EARTH IS MINE.” THEN JEAN AND STEWART COSTAR IN rank’s “the NIGHTCOMERS.” JUST OUT HOLLYWOOD’S BOOK-OF-THE-YEAB The brilliant new 1959 Photoplay Annual is ready for you now. This is the book that tells you everything about Hollywood. This glamorous yearbook sparkles with bright new pictures of all the top-flight stars. 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