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"Guadalcanal Diary ' is one of the most significant pictures ever made in Hollywood. To give our readers an inside view of a great film in the making, Preston Foster has granted us exclusive permission to print his diary
May 3: I got a surprise today! I was chosen to play Father Donnelly, a priest, in 20th Century-Fox's "Guadalcanal Diary." This was amazing news because I not only had never played such a role in all my career, but also because I had just finished playing the criminal, Roger Touhy, in the film of the same name. At first. I was a bit leery of the new assignment. But I've read the script and think this is a great opportunity for me. . My part isn't big — none of the parts are — but it is the picture that's important. That's why I'm glad for the chance to be in it. Incidentally, J^i^^ the' first motion picture /o re
cord an American victory in thisswarl Few days later: This is just about the first diary I've ever written — and I keep forgetting it. "True" (Preston's, wife, Gertrude) thought I should keep one on the picture for the future, so will try to remember it each evening. I've spent the last few days tending to details on my ranch before leaving for location. I have 406 acres and with the live stock, crops, and all, it's not easy to pick up and leave. "True" and Stephanie (Preston's small daughter) assure me they can manage. And I have a good foreman, f
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Lloyd Nolan gets an autograph from Major R. E. Galer, who holds the Congressional Medal of Honor and has 13 Jap planes to his credit.
Above, Foster, Nolan, Bill Bendix share scene with real U. S. Marines. Below, Jaeckel and Bendix re-enact great scene: raising Stars and Stripes over Henderson Field.
Left above: Foster meets Commander Gonzales and Captain Loyer. Right above: Lt. James Hurlbut of the U. S. Marines, who was at Guadalcanal (he was then a sergeant) as the first U. S. Marine combat correspondent to see real action, goes over script with 16-year old Richard Jaeckel, new "find."
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