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Lanzette, P. O. Box J4040, Mrtse. Mart, Dept. 489, Chicago. few minutes ago, but what's his name?" I was told that he was a new actor, under contract to Warners', and that he had made a hit in "Mildred Pierce" but that his best picture up to that time was a classic titled "The Southerner," which should have been considered for Academy honors. I hadn't seen Zach in pictures at that time, and I didn't see him until somewhat later, a yarn that I'll spin in a few more paragraphs. At any rate, the reason I liked him at once is that he had fallen into a discussion of current American problems with a thoughtful group, and I liked the things he had to say. For one thing, he is a very good friend of Mr. Walter White, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Zach, a true Southerner, a gentleman, a scholar, and a great human being, had some things to say about the fine work of Mr. White with which I agreed. I thought, "This Scott guy and I have got to get together one of these days and chew the fat." That "getting together" didn't occur until Zach, Elaine and I were among a group of picture personalities who were invited to the President's Birthday Ball in Washington, D. C, in January, 1946. This was the Birthday Ball given by President Truman. I was registered at The Statler and Zach and Elaine were registered at the hotel just across the street. We arrived the day before the Birthday Ball, so we were requested to remain in seclusion until January 30. The weather was bad, so the Scotts, Paul Henreid, the Reggie Gardiners and I decided to have dinner together in the Scott suite. It was an early dinner, but our conversation extended far, far into the night. The only reason the woes of the world weren't solved that night, I must say in amused description of the weighty talk, is that you can't bottle good intentions and solid sense and sell them as a tonic. In the midst of politics, ethics, and economics, we managed to discuss motion pictures for an hour or so and the fact emerged that I had never seen Zach on the screen. I said, however, that I was going to see "Stallion Road" — but positively— at the earliest opportunity. After the Birthday festivities we returned to Los Angeles and the following week I was a dinner guest of the Scotts. From then on, we were close friends. One of the important things about Zach is that he wears well. Some friendships can't withstand the wear of constant association, but Zach is so diverse a guy that it would take at least fifty years to catalogue all the surprises he is able to spring. For instance, who would expect him to be a near-authority on antiques? Yet Mr. Zachary Scott can pick up a piece of milk glass and tell you the name of the cow who was grand champion the year the glass was poured. The acid test of a man's taste in such things is his ability to buy an item which pleases his wife. I'm glad, and impressed, to state that I was a guest at the Scotts one afternoon when an antique desk was delivered. Zach had selected it several days earlier, had ordered it as a surprise for Elaine. She was speechless with appreciation. Well, almost speechless, at any rate. How Zach loves his home! He's as domestic a character as I've ever met. In a way he typifies the British idea that a man's home is his castle, and Zach takes good care of the castle. He can fix leaking faucets without flooding the manse; he can build a new set of shelves for a closet without severing a finger or lacerating the English language; he can build and has built a series of early American type picture frames that stump the experts. He's an excellent cook and, as a host, he's a chip off St. Boniface. He seems to know who wants a window opened or closed, who uses cream but not sugar in coffee, who prefers tea, who is a teetotaler, who will admire a beaker oj rare brandy, who is a good storyteller and can be relied upon to carry the conversation, and who needs to be encouraged to join in. He is a confirmed ashtray emptier and glass re-filler. And he has a swell sense of humor. After he and I had exchanged protracted courtesies about my plans to see one of his pictures, he finally invited me to join a dinner party one evening. Afterward we were taken to the premiere of "Cass Timberlane," in which Zach had a fine part. When I got serious about what a good job he had done with his role, he gave me a glossy look and observed, "I'm still not sure you would have seen the thing through if it hadn't been for Lana." Several weeks later I managed to catch a showing of "The Southerner" and I've been raving about it ever since. I'd like to say right here that I think Zachary Scott is one hell of a fine actor and that his is a name you are going to see in lights for many decades to come. In addition to being a great homebody and a fine actor, Zach is a devoted family man. He talks so much about his father and mother, and his sisters that his friends feel they know all the Scotts intimately after having known Zach for a few months. Zach and Elaine are so complete a partnership that one thinks of them as Zach-'n-Elaine, in one contented breath. They have the usual family jokes but one in particular tells a lot about Zach, I think. Elaine is a brilliant and gifted woman; before she and Zach were married, she stage-managed that theatrical phenomenon of our time, "Oklahoma." Her friends are greats of the drama. When Elaine decides to express herself, she has few equals in the technique of handling the English language. It is a delight to hear her describe a person, a situation, or an episode. Zach takes an intense pleasure in listening, when Elaine is moved to the highest use of her talent. After his wife has spoken, Zach grins widely and nods at her. To someone nearby he says, "Mrs. Malaprop does very well, doesn't she?" You probably remember that Mrs. Malaprop was a dame who never used the right word when a wrong one was handy. It tickles Zach to play down his own enormous pride in Elaine by de 70 SCREENLAND