Screenland (Nov 1935-Apr 1936)

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28 SCREENLAND Movie You're Dick Powell's first guests in the new house where he does "a heap o' living By Maude Cheatham Exclusive pictures of Dick Potoell's home made for Screbnland, by Scotty Welbourne. DICK POWELL pointed with pride to a thriving fig tree. Then, admitting that as yet, he had no vine, he showed me its substitute, a graceful olive tree that is the show piece of the patio, at his new home on Toluca Lake, just over the hills from Hollywood on the fringe of San Fernando Valley. Ever since he left the family fireside to become Arkansas' favorite Rising Son, Dick has dreamed of building a home of his own. Now, his dream has come true, and he joins our famous group of movie bachelor housekeepers. It is always interesting to see what kind of a setting these bachelor stars choose for themselves, and visiting their homes offers surprising glimpses into the off-screen life of our film heroes. "I'm definitely domestic in my tastes and grew tired of renting," Dick told me one recent Saturday morning, as we sat in his sunny living room. Then, flashing his million dollar smile, he added, "I'm too noisy a tenant with my mi mi mi mi daily voice practice for hotel and apartments and I had to get a house in self-defense. So, I bought this acre that backs up against the Lakeside Country Club, and only a few minutes from the Warner Brothers studio, and built a home. Now — here I am,