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rooms. Each entertainer he discovered knew someone else who had been in show business, so the 88th Division "Low Point Revue" turned out to be a tremendous hit — and its premiere was held exactly fifteen days after Dan's talk with the Colonel. Afterward, under Dan's supervision, the show moved to other sectors to entertain outfits as war weary as the 88th. Meanwhile, the opera house was not dark. Dan collected an Italian opera company and presented "Barber of Seville," "Traviata," "H Trovatore," and "Carmen." Dan landed in New York in May, 1946, and — like all overseas veteranswas guarding his safety with the care of a man juggling diamonds over a manhole. He had read too many stories about buzz-boys who had amassed two thousand combat hours over Germany, coming home, tripping over a shoelace and breaking their necks. He was, he promised himself, going to get back to Elizabeth in one triumphant, adoring hunk of whole man. When he and perhaps forty others were loaded on a stake-sided truck, at the dock, to be transported to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, Dan thought, "This truck is overloaded. The least little thing could flip it like a pancake." Studying the situation, he made his decision: In case the truck hurtled on his side of the vehicle, he would start to roll the instant he hit the dirt. One block from the dock, the truck swung around a corner, making a right-hand turn, and slowly swung sidewards, then rolled over. Dan unravelled like a top, spinning out of the way as the heavy body crashed down. He was the only man, standing on the down side of the truck, who was unhurt. One man was killed, and eight or ten were hospitalized with broken bones. Having been discharged, Dan considered the advisability of hopping a plane for Burbank. On the side of planing instead of training was speed of arrival. He was in an overwhelming rush to take Elizabeth in his arms. Although he sat in the back with the rest of the passengers, Dan flew that plane every inch of the way to Los Angeles. When they arrived the field was fogged in, and they had to circle until the buttermilk lifted to five hundred feet. At the end of a timeless time, they slowly eased to the ground, the plane's landing gear feeling its way like the claws of a bird. When the plane taxied up to the terminal, Dan was drenched with perspiration and his knees were so weak that he doubted their ability to take him down the steps and across the apron to the barrier where Elizabeth was waiting. Currently, Dan and Elizabeth are living in a small apartment in the Wilshire district. As soon as materials are available, and the homeless have been housed, they plan to build a rancho in San Fernando Valley. Much of their spare time is spent with pencil and ruler in hand as they design rooms and the layout of the grounds. Behind the house they intend to locate a swimming pool. Behind that, a riding ring will be laid out, and behind that will be the stables. The Daileys now own two thoroughbred saddle horses, which are boarded at a Valley riding academy, and which Dan and Elizabeth ride almost each evening, and all dav Sunday. As soon as "Mother Wore Tights" is finished, Dan and Elizabeth plan to take the Chief to New York for a visit with Dan's parents. As you may remember, Dan has always been known as Dan Dailey, Jr., but when he signed with 20th Century-Fox, it was decided to drop the "Jr." because of marquee and other difficulties. Dan was afraid that his father would be considerably disappointed. However, nothing was said in any of the parent's letters. At Christmas time, Dan and Elizabeth studied the card which accompanied their gift, and chuckled in appreciation. "To our beloved son and daughter, from Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dailey, Sr." it read. Not only is Dan contented with his present employment, life, and general plans, but he has a project for the future. He would like to play the rollicking Irish gambler in "The Foxes of Harrow." As the picture rights of this best seller are owned by 20th Century-Fox, there is every chance that his ambition will be realized. Whether he is cast in this picture or not, you may count upon one thing: Dan Dailey is going to be one of the twenty top names among motion picture leading men from 1947 on — indefinitely. That's a promise, son. "I FOUND A LAZY WAY TO Meet John Mills Continued from page 46 That's because he has worked so hard and painstakingly at his job of acting, never too proud to learn or too arrogant to take advice. Johnny hasn't got a showy, dazzling personality. He's not one of those actors like James Mason who blaze so dynamically across the screen. Johnny's performances are built up from a multitude of tiny details thoughtfully observed and carefully reproduced. Nothing is tod much trouble for him to try if it helps his work, no movement or accent too small to be rehearsed until it comes close to perfection. When he's making a film, he frets every inch of the way, to make sure he is giving of his best, and puts so much intensive nervous energy into his acting he is almost on the point of physical collapse when he's finished a particularly emotional sequence. Yet he appears so easy and natural on the screen you'd never guess he suffers this mental stress while the cameras are turning. Though he's made nearly twenty movies now, nothing seems able to cure him of this preliminary inward turmoil. It's the instinctive reaction of a sensitive and conscientious character — "artistic temperament" in the real sense of the term. Johnny was born in Suffolk in February, 1908. 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