Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

Johnnie Ray and his wife, Marilyn, have ended it. He'll make a movie for 20th. matter how much help we may get we still must click on our own. Either you do, or you don't, register. What an actress herself puts on the screen is the final thing for her. The Hollywood penalty is clear if you don't click. Drop out and don't annoy people who go to a show to be entertained! By signing my contract I agreed in writing to assume responsibilities for a definite length of time, so I can't fluff them off and just moon over a boy. When I was in junior high I was crazy about Betty Hutton. I still consider her a terrific performer, but I'm much more impressed now that I realize how hard she's had to work to perfect her routines. I've learned from experience how many, many hours must be put in before that nonchalant air can seem so natural — even for a whirlwind. It kept me hopping when I was teamed with Carleton Carpenter, who'd been on Broadway for several years. Dancing with Gene Kelly was the end, I gasped, and I started studying dancing like mad. When I was told I was to be the girl with Donald O'Connor in "I Love Melvin" only a concrete floor saved me from sinking through to China. My next picture will be "Give A Girl A Break," with the Champions, and I've been told I'll have three huge dance numbers, including one with Gower. When I got this news I said, "Who, me?" With Marge in the same picture? Something must be mixed-up, I assured myself for a while. But when you're ordered to go along with experts who've danced magnificently for years, life gets quite uncomplicated. You practice and practice and practice. When I was told to learn an entire dance se quence in one eight-hour stretch I said to Gower and the others on the set, "Look, fellas, how about my doing a song instead?" I remember two brief words: "Dance, Debbie!" So I began trying to leap like a breeze as the music played. Each jump down onto the high heels I had to wear for my costume tore at my feet. It was agony. I have learned so much since I came to MGM. Working with the artistic, intelligent people I've found in the movies has made me realize that the world is far more fascinating than I ever dreamed. Most of the people I work with are a lot older — in their thirties, forties and fifties. I can't be childish with them and win their respect. They've achieved so much, and yet they're so willing to help all of us who are starting out. I've not only had to learn how to dance, sing, and act, but how to improve my personality, too. I used to have a bad temper. I'd blow my stack at the drop of a hat. Now I recognize what others are up against, and allow for their individual habits as well as for my own. I still have room for improvement on this, but I'm better than I was. I lose my temper chiefly when I'm tired, after a very long day. Even now I sometimes take off my shoes and throw them. Now I know what I've always believed is true. It's a waste of energy to knock yourself out when your real self isn't scoring at all. You can't please everybody, much as you wish you could. Just because you may be around people w*no make much more money than you do, don't go into debt. I budget what I earn. Someday, when I'm married, I hope I can have a living-room big enough for parties. Now, if a crowd comes over to our house on a Sunday afternoon, half of us have to sit on the floor. Among other things, I've learned not to run someone else's party, and that was a lesson I needed. I used to be so full of suggestions, and then when something would go wrong it was all blamed on me. I find you have more fun if you let others handle their own duties. Now I just sit and enjoy myself. When I was in high school dates meant nothing to me and I hated to get dressed up. I was gone on sports. Going out with a boy once a month suited me fine. Now I realize how different I was from most teen-agers, who thought life was gruesome if they didn't have a date every night. But today I love to dress up for a special date and I'm crazy about clothes. Helen Rose, MGM's dreamy designer, has been wonderful to me. She lets me take home sketches so that mother can copy them. Mother makes all my personal clothes. Looking back, I realize how green I was when I started in this business. I'll never forget the first time I was taken to La Rue for dinner. It was so elegant I was scared to death. Like any average girl, who had never been in such a place, I was floored when I saw all the forks and knives and spoons and had to watch the hostess to know which ones to use. But a little experience puts you at your ease. And, what's more, teaches you how to avoid dangerous dates! end LOOSE PLATES Fit Tight ! CHEW just place this pad on plate— IN COMFORT! FOR UPPER PLATE Chew all kinds of food! 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