Screenland (Nov 1941-Apr 1942)

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Are YOU one of the many women trying to combine careerdom with the sublime fob of motherhood? If you are, you'll find practical advice right here, from the movie star-mothers By Jack Holland Left, Penny "Blondie" Singleton and daughter "Dee-Gee." Below, Joan Blondell Powell and her Ellen. IN MUCH of the fan mail that the stars receive, there is one question that crops up very often. It's more than a question. It's a plea for advice from worried mothers who want to give proper care to their children and yet have to work for a living. In their anxiety, for some reason or other, they look to the stars in Hollywood who are mothers themselves for help and guidance. Often, such advice is difficult to give. The situations are different in many ways. It is true that the stars have governesses and nurses to care for their children while they are at work at the studios. But they, too, have to meet the same problems that confront every mother in America. They, too, realize that with all the governesses and nurses in the world, motherly devotion to their children cannot be nourished if they do not find ways to bring about the necessary intimacy and understanding. I took this problem to several of our biggest stars, actresses who are noted for the wise manner in which they are bringing up their children. Stars who have met and realized the challenge {Please turn to page 66) 30