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LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD Dobert Preston was only fifteen when he secured a role in a Shakespearean play, and he was scared to death, not because of stage fright, but because he felt that his voice might break at any minute! He had no need to worry, for it did not happen until after the company broke up. His is the story of a local boy who has made good, for although he was born in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, his family moved to Los Angeles when he was only two years old, and he was brought up there. It was not a producer, director or talent scout who discovered him for the screen— it was a lawyer in Paramount’s legal depart- ment. Robert was first cast in three minor pictures, and was then given his chance in " Union Pacific." His first starring role was in “ North West Mounted Police." Many people are surprised to find that he will not be twenty-six until June 8th, 1943, for he appears to be a good deal older. SYNONYMOUS WITH SARONG 'T'hink of Dorothy Lamour and you immediately conjure up a glamorous picture of her attired in a sarong ! This is not surprising, for she wore one in her very first film, “ The Jungle Princess,” and when she donned one for “ Aloma of the South Seas " it was the ninth film in which she had been thus attired. Several times she has declared that she will never wear one again, but thousands of letters from indignant fans have compelled her to change her mind. Dorothy likes doing petit-point and has made covers for her dining-room chairs ; she also likes to knit. She can’t be persuaded to walk as far as the nearest corner, but will dance all night. She is regarded as one of Hollywood's best rumba experts. She likes to travel, but does not get much opportunity to satisfy this wish. She has brown hair, blue-grey eyes and is five feet five inches tall. She hails from New Orleans, and she had a number of different jobs before she became a screen actress. She worked for a time as a model in a store, was a clerk and a lift girl, and she also had an engagement singing on the air before she attracted the attention of somebody in the film world. no