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Pictures and PictxjreOuer
DECEMBER 1924
Do Stars MakeQcd Mothers?
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[aybe you think that if a mother is also an actress, she necessarily is a neglectful, careless mother. You never made a greater mistake in your life. I have known many picture-star mothers, and I have never known one who was indifferent or neglectful. On the other hand, every actress-mother I have ever known was passionately devoted to her little ones, and not only this, but gave thoughtful careful, self-sacrificing attention to her child or children.
Screen stars have few children it is true. Their active public lives give them little chance for home life. But I have heard many of these mothers of a family of one say that they wished they had ten children ! >
A model mother is Florence Vidor, who has a very lovely little daughter. Little Suzanne, six years old, is the apple of her pretty mother's eye. The little
Jane Novak and little Virginia.
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Above : Jackie Saunders, whose tiny daughter Jackie is the apple of her eye. Circle : Mae Marsh Armes.
girl his a governess-nurse, and when she was a baby I remembered she had a coloured nurse, but almost never does she go to sleep at night until she has her talk with her beloved mumsy. Mrs. Vidor passes up all sorts of social engagements to be with her little girl during the child's last waking hours of the day. And little Suzanne won't go to sleep until mother comes home, either — that is, if she can keep her eyes open?
' I 'he exotic Gloria Swanson may do awfully shocking things in the films, but nobody can say that she is not passionately devoted to her little daughter Gloria.
Little three-year-old Gloria worships her mother, and Gloria probably spoils the little one a bit, but she personally sees daily to her care, so far as ordering the little one's food and play and outings is concerned. She holds conferences morning and night with the child's nurse and governess, and it must be a very hard day indeed which doesn't see baby Gloria in mamma Gloria's arms for at least a half hour of confidences and love and storytelling.
If you want to see Zasu Pitts' face light up, you want to mention her baby, Zasu Ann. At least, she calls the baby just Ann, but the rest of the family call her Zasu Ann so she says she supposes she shall have to capitulate to that name too. As for little Zasu Ann, two years old, she responds cheerfully to either name, and is a lovely, laughing little thing, with the most wonderful big blue eyes you ever saw in a child.
A perfectly adorable little girl of three years is Enid Bennett's and Fred Niblo's little daughter Loris.
" Mamma, mamma !" I heard a small voice calling eagerly.
I had arrived to dine at the Niblos' house, and had come before they had come home from the studio, and little Loris mistook my footfall for that of her mother. She was in her nursery, had had supper with her nurse, and was just waiting for mamma to come home to kiss her goodnight — a formality never overlooked