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"I'm not in the least interested in acting," Marjorie said to her mother. "But I do know where I'm heading. As soon as I'm through college, I'm going to get married. That's my life! You and Betty can have the glamor!" And as soon as she graduated, Marjorie did get married. Her mother knew then that her job was with Betty, for Marjorie had never relied on her to the extent that Betty had. Besides, she saw the contrast: one knew where she was going; the other had to be directed on some course. Betty and Marjorie only see each other about once or twice a year now. They are tied together by one thing only— the fact that they are sisters. It's anybody's guess, though, as who is the happier. Betty's mother was spared one problem with her daughters — neither worried her when romance reared its head. Betty wasn't one to be concerned with romance to any extent, anyway. Boys interested her only to a small degree. In fact, she never went with a single boy until she was seventeen. And so began the love life of Betty Grable ! When Betty started to go out with boys, her mother created no set rules for her. Of course, she was supposed to be in at a certain time, but if the deadline could not be adhered to, her mother was quite lenient in extending the time, provided Betty called to let her know she would be late. Considering the unsettled life that Betty had to lead in her work, the varied contacts she made, it is remarkable that her mother has not had any headaches with young love. The truth of the matter is that Betty was simply too busy to have any time for romance. Her first date was with a young man in Ted Fio-Rito's orchestra. Betty was singing with the band at the time. So, appropriately enough, at seventeen she had her first love affair. It was an adolescent romance, sincere and yet not vitally important. For over a year, Betty went only with this chap, for she always believed that she would never go with more than one boy at a time, a belief that she has somehow managed to stick to until recently. That first romance ended when she met Jackie Coogan. Suddenly, her life entered a new phase. For three years and a half she went out only with him. She was practically the belle of the night clubs, for Jackie loved to go out. Betty didn't know what she wanted, except that whatever he liked_ was all right with her. When she married him, she took every precaution to make it last. She joined the Catholic Church to prove that she wanted to make it a success. And in that marriage came the turning point in Betty Grable's life. I asked her about him and she frankly replied, "It was one of those things that couldn't be helped. Jackie's career was over. He had never had a chance to play when he was young, and life was just play to him. I was still trying to prove to myself that I had a place in pictures, and, as a result, I was more interested in working than_ in playing. Still," she added quietly, "I did what I could to make it go. I managed our home, did all of the ordering, supervised the housekeeping, and really took my duties seriously. I couldn't do as much as I wanted to because I was working a great deal of the time. I'd leave for the studio in the morning and Jackie would still be in bed. When I'd come home at night, I'd be dead tired and he'd want to go out. We couldn't get together. SCREENLAND CASH PRIZES SCREENLAND'S FANS' FORUM Watch for the first prize-winning letters which we will publish in the March issue of Screenland. If you have not already written to us expressing your opinion on the movies and stars, sit right down and do so now and get in line for one of the Cash Prizes. Remember, we're offering, monthly, $10.00 for the best letter; $5.00 for the second best; and five awards of $1.00 each for the next best five. Closing date for letters is the 25th of the month. Address letters to Screenland's Fan's Forum: 45 West 45th St., New York, New York. "I stuck with him even when I wasn't in love with him any more, because I wanted to help. I didn't want to do anything that would jeopardize his chances in his court fight. I left him when it was all settled and not because I ■ got any money out of the battle. I didn't. Not a red cent. I know everyone assumed that I did, but if that had been the case, I wouldn't have had to go on that personal appearance tour to get enough money to live on." Betty hit her lowest ebb after her divorce from Jackie, for everything seemed lost to her. She had wanted a happy marriage so much and she had loved Jackie at one time. Naturally, the break-up was a blow to her and her preconceived ideas about the beauties of romance. Yet she had the stamina to keep from letting it throw her. "I wasn't embittered about marriage. And Jackie and I aren't snarling at each other now. He has come over to my home for dinner several times. I believe, really, that what I learned from the experience matured me. And I know it has taught me more than ever how much marriage means to me. Certainly I'm not through with romance. My goal is still a chance to be a real wife and to have children." When Betty was in New York in "Du Barry Was a Lady," she and her mother again went back to hotel life. They had thought, for a while, of selling their home here but decided against it, much to their relief now. History seemed to repeat itself in the return to the old life of a few years ago. Betty began to take in the New York night life seriously. Her mother said nothing because she felt, instinctively, that they wouldn't be in the Big City for long and that Betty needed a complete change. So, to begin with, Betty began going out with Ethel Merman and other members of the cast. Then, one night, she received a big bouquet of orchids from a gentleman who signed himself "Alexis Thompson." The orchids arrived every night. Betty was unimpressed, for she has never been the kind to enjoy getting flowers. About two weeks after the first bouquet arrived, they met. A romance began that got full coverage in the New York and Hollywood papers. It was a perfect set-up. He was a very wealthy young man, but a chap who believed in working for his living. He was the owner of a lucrative drug and chemical company. The romance received even more notice because it was reported that he and his socialite wife were planning to get a divorce. _ When Betty began to go with him, her life took on staccato aspects. He'd pick her up at the hotel and take her to dinner. After the show, he'd meet her and they'd go to the night clubs where they danced for hours. Betty hardly ever got in before three or four in the morning. She'd sleep, then,