Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1956)

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However, the second time, she found herself face to face with what seemed like a million eyes, and above the roar of the traffic she heard a hundred voices whispering, “Look. There’s Tyrone Power!” She, too, was conscious of Tyrone. What would this Hollywood veteran think of such an inexperienced newcomer? How could she look at all those faces and go through with the scene? Yet what could she say? The situation was almost impossible for her, but somehow she managed. And when they had finished, Ty put his arm around her shoulder. “You were great,” he said and there was admiration in his voice, not to mention a touch of awe. “I could never have done the scene looking at that mob. As a matter of fact,” he added, “that’s why I turned you around!” After a while, Victoria learned to take the lights, cameras and action in her stride. Hollywood, too. Except for Hollywood movies and movie stars, that is. Even now that she knows how pictures are made, she goes to the sad ones and weeps buckets. And when she’s seen a science-fiction feature, she’s almost cowardly about heading home. She reads every fan magazine in print. “I read about everybody,” she says. Not since England’s Jean Simmons arrived on these shores with an autograph book in her hand has there been such a starfan. “If I could do anything with autographs, I’m sure I’d ask for them,” says Victoria. “Oh, I know I’m not supposed to be impressed. But I was in church last Sunday and Ann Blyth walked in looking so divine at eight in the morning, I could hardly take my eyes off her. And the time I went to the movies and saw Julie Adams and Ray Danton in the same row, I’m afraid I nearly fell into their laps from staring.” At parties, Victoria promises herS'B that she will not stare at celebrities. “BB I forget,” she says. .1 At the Photoplay Gold Medal AwarJ Dinner, she stepped into the powder rocj and was about to apply some lipstick whfl someone nudged her. “Your lipstick,” seIJ the lady gently. “You have it aimed ■ your chin.” B Victoria was too busy eyeing Jarlj Leigh, who was freshening her makea few mirrors away, to take proper ai “When director George Sidney gave party at Romanoff’s I hardly knew a sou she says. “A studio executive introduc me to most of the people in the room, b I still felt a bit uneasy. And do you km who did the most to put me at ease? 2 Zsa and Eva Gabor! I’d always wonder what they’d be like. They were so chan ing to me, made me feel as if I really b longed there.” One of her biggest thrills was meeti Joe DiMaggio in New York. “I didn’t d; him,” she says. “We were just in the sai crowd. But I’m sure that walking dm the street with the Mayor couldn’t ha been more exciting than walking dof the street with Joe DiMaggio. “Everyone stopped him to say hello. didn’t know most of the people. A corr newsboy called to him and Joe went OLj to talk with him, too. Then we reached traffic signal and stood waiting for f lights to change. A huge bus came aloi the driver spotted Joe and went straif through the red light. Brakes went i people were howling and screaming. Tht was a near riot. What an institution tl man is in this country!” she finishes. But she blushes slightly when she i calls failing to recognize still anotl American institution. The error was embarrassing one. Soon after her arri\' she interrupted a conversation to inqu about the subject matter. “Who,” si asked “is Davy Crockett?” j She quickly learned. And if it’s a consolation to Walt Disney, Victo counts Disneyland among her favoi places. “It’s so exciting to grownups,” ij smiles. “Imagine what it would be like, see it as a child!” Born on May 25, 1935, Victoria spi a great portion of her own childhood a sheep station. During the war, 1 family moved there from Sydney. I father, a captain in the Australian arr is in charge of the army health syst throughout the eastern Australian sta' “As a result of this,” she says, “we alw; had an army of tortoises, snakes £ guinea pigs around.” Victoria attended a convent until ; was fifteen. Upon graduation, she si hadn’t decided what she wanted to do w ) P AWARD WINNER SAL MANN of New York Make-up Director, Consultant, Beauty Editor and winner of 1955 Show Business Award For Make-up INVITES YOU TO WRITE IN your beauty and make-up problems. 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