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When Richard assented, he didn't realize he was starting a romantic feud. For Dixie and I turned out to be sweethearts, with many obstacles thrown in our path to happiness.
Cocoanut Grove — where the film stars throng to dance, to see and be seen in their masquerade of glory, was throbbing with romantic music the night we met. There were soft lights, the tinkle of glasses, and laughter. The people therein all had a tinsel-like quality, with their synthetic beauty and their synthetic conversation. It was hard to imagine that anything real could have happened to anyone there.
I ambled into that familiar room, crowded with bland Hollywood faces, and looked around for Richard and Dixie. 1 located them at a table near the dance floor, and even before Richard presented me, 1 noticed her twinkling hazel eyes, her turned up nose, and halo of blonde hair.
Of course, in such an atmosphere of hustle-and-bustle with interruptions of dancing, greetings from friends, etc.,
I couldn't "get to know her", as the saying goes. We said trivial things — so trivial, in fact, that I can't even remember them. However, it was obvious that the little Lee girl had an A-1 sense of humor, and was as pert and arresting as they come.
She gave no evidence that she was particularly dazzled by me. I heard later that someone had tipped her off that I was kind of stuck on myself, and, being a contrary Mary, she didn't want to encourage me. However, I managed to -snag her telephone number before 1 went home exulting — and feeling faintly apologetic that I had horned in on Richard!
I called day after day until Dixie broke down and gave me a date. By that time, I had learned why it was practically suicide for her to be seen around with me. We met at the house of a mutual friend, Sue Carol, and discussed our difficulties.
Dixie had a Fox contract which was about to expire, but which would be renewed if she were a good girl, heeded advice and worked hard. The studio had great plans for building her into stardom, but they feared that her reputation as a sweet, simple and girlish ingenue would be wrecked if she were seen around Hollywood with one of its better bon vivants as an escort! Dixie's parents objected for the same reason, so she was roundly forbidden to have anything to do with me.
That upturned nose of hers is a sign of independence, and Dixie did not intend to be shoved into a career above the dictates of her own heart. Besides, she was beginning to be disgusted by methods employed by the Hollywood moguls, and I was as good a reason as any to rebel against them. Of course, I had some slight {Continued on page 55)
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