Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1961)

c QvuZ. At* /|S SOMETHING FOR ALL Okay, so this is one letter you won’t have the courage to print. My friends and I have stopped going to the movies altogether. because Hollywood is interested in nothing but sex. The reason is they don’t care about the finer things in life, such as spiritual love for one another, and Christ, who is supposed to be our example! No, thank you, we care too much for our character, soul and reputation to attend the movies of today. — A Mother and her Teen-Aged Daughter Pensacola, Fla. On the other side, the motion picture indus try gave 11 Academy Awards this year to A Tale of the Christ, "Ben-Hur” — Ed. I recently read Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises.” Hasn’t there been more than one movie made of this classic? — Linda Free, Port Clinton, Ohio Most classics are by dead writers, but the twice-filmed book you have in mind might be “A Farewell to Arms,” first with Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper, then with Jennifer Jones and Rock Hudson. The only screen version of "TSAR” so far, has starred Ava Gardner and Tyrone Power. — Ed. “It Started in Naples” when “From the Terrace” “All the Young Men” saw “Heller in Pink Tights” removing her “Midnight Lace.” They called “Butterfield 8” and ran to “The Apartment,” but that “Portrait in Black” had vanished. "Who 1 Vas That Lady?” — Judy King, Galesburg, 111. “The Fugitive Kind” — Ed. * ALL ABOUT How old is Yves Montand and how do you pronounce his name? — Margie Rondinelli, Trenton, N.J. The first name is simple — comes out just plain “Eve” — but to put his last name in American writing, we had to phone Jack Paar s favorite Frenchie, Genevieve, who wasn t in. A week later, we came up with the following recipe: 1. Say Maughton as in Charles Laughton. 2. Then say it accenting the last syllable, Maugh-tora. 3. Now. instead to “finish off” the “n,” leave your mouth hanging open. All we can add is, he's 40 years old. And, oh yes, practice makes perfect.— Ed. If the Y vonne Walter from Frisco who wrote “A Moving Story” in September Readers Inc. is the girl I think she is, and if you read this, Yvonne, and if you were in Great Falls, Montana, and if the kids you knew there used to call you “Lollie,” w'rite to me care of Maj. A. H. Hintenach, Det. #1, MOADS (all capitals), Gunter, A.F.B., Montgomery, Alabama. — Sandy Hintenach . . . then tell us all what happens! — Ed. I try to fight that Steve Reeves fever Before it knocks me flat like a meat cleaver. But my eyes begin to blur and my head spins. And in the end, Hercules always wins. — Iliana Portell, New York, N.Y. ... I just go crazy over Robert Mitchum. even though he is so old. — Eve Lyn, Levittown, L.I., N.Y. WHO DO YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT? I want to read stories about (list movie, TV or recording stars): ACTOR: 1. 2. 3. 4. ACTRESS: 1. 2. 3. 4. The features I like best in this issue of PHOTOPLAY are 1. 2. 3. 4. Name Age Address 2-61 Paste this ballot on a postcard and send it to Reader’s Poll, Box 1374 , Grand Central Station. New York 17, N. F. If yours is one of the first 25 ballots received each Friday from January 6 through 27, we’ll send you an autographed picture of your favorite star. Just tell us who it is. NEVER SATISFIED I can't thank you enough for that fabulous November story on the Kingston Trio. How about more on them — and their wives? — Pam Katzman, Toledo, Ohio . . . That Kingston Trio article was a wonderful surprise. Now we’d like to be surprised by an article on those keen “Brothers Four.” — The Hopefuls, Philadelphia, Pa. . . . I’ve been arguing with some friends about Rock Rudson’s eyes. They say he’s cross-eyed and I say no. Is he or isn’t he? — J. Cameron, Panama, R.P. Only his optometrist knows for sure — En. Write to Readers Inc., Photoplay, 205 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. We regret that ice . cannot answer or return unpublished letters. 16