Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1963)

MAY & SAMMY Continued, from page 31 SAMMY : Well you know. Freddie, as a kid I never had time to swim or even to think about learning ’cause I was always working and on the road somewhere, and there were no pools on stage . . . that’s why it’s so wonderful having a home life now and being able to enjoy the things I never did before. I never played baseball like other kids, either. I’m just learning about it now. FRED: I want to get a quick portrait of the home life, Sammy. What are the kids like? How do they get along together? SAMMY : Like kids. There’s no difference, Fred. They are no different. I wish I could say that our house is different than it is in anybody else’s house that has two children because of the nature of the marriage, but there is none. There is no difference. The same things prevail. The kids run the house and my wife is constantly yelling at them and I’m yelling at them, and the noise is unbearable at times. But I think that prevails in everybody’s house, and I think the man who says, “Oh, it’s an orderly, beautiful house,” and goes on with that sort of story is full of donkey dust, t just don't believe it. But I think even that in itself shows some of the fallacy that people have against marriages. If people are in love with each other and they want to get married, and they get married, they themselves will find the normal life they want to lead according to their strata, their structure. FRED: How did you explain to Tracy that she had a new brother, when Mark came home? SAMMY: We haven’t explained that yet, because you must remember that Tracy is only sixteen months old. When she got to the point of walking and becoming really aware, Mark was already there. And that was one of the reasons — we wanted her to have a big brother to lean on. And as far as how we handle it, that will be handled in due time. You know, I don’t believe in kids having education into things that are not even on their minds at this point. But I can tell you as far as their relationship is concerned. that Mark protects Tracy tremendously and is always looking out after her, and it’s really a warm thing to watch. FRED: Then Mark acts the big brother role? SAMMY : Oh. yeah — he’s very attentive and protective. He calls her “Tacy” and really keeps an eye on his sister. Like . . . our house is up in the Hollywood hills and the driveway leads right on to the road . . . so whenever he sees her walking that way, he follows her with a “No, no, Tacy!” and grabs her hand and leads her back up the driveway. He really loves her. Quite a little guy. You know how kids get attached to toys. Well. Mark has a toy Thunderbird automobile — and he carries it with him everywhere. I mean to bed and everything. It’s like his trademark. FRED : How do you handle these separations, when you’re on the road? Must be pretty rough on you. SAMMY : It is, Fred. But you know, being on the road is my life’s blood. I mean this is how I make my living. I have a beautiful home in Hollywood, a wonderful wife — everything a man could want . . . But let’s face it — I can’t sit around there nine months a year waiting for a picture. Thank God, May understands this. Now can’t you just see her and the kids on a trip like this, one night in Cleveland with this twelve inches of snow here, and the train ride to Pittsburgh tomorrow, and then to Baltimore on the bus . . . with the kids. It’s just impossible to have the family along when we’re doing these onenighters. But in Chicago she was with me for eight days, and when I’m at the Copa in New York the whole gang will be with me for the entire engagement. Actually, we’re never apart for more than a week or two at a time through the year. FRED : I guess May likes being a mother. huh? SAMMY: She’s just wonderful with kids, Fred. 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