Screenland Plus TV-Land (Jul 1959 - May 1960)

Design For Loving continued from page 37 :0h yes, I do," he said firmly. "EspeHy when people don't do a job right, (don't take their work seriously." 'You may have a point there," Dinah Inmented. "I can remember how impact you were building this house! orge, you see," she said to me, "is very ticulous about detail." 'And so are you," he added. "The way a work to be sure that every little thing 1 right about your show!" This discussion went on for a while jd the upshot of it was that both Dinah id George may use tempers at times in ;ir careers but in their own home, things Iver reach the boiling point. It's quite amazing in a way that Dinah d George have managed to keep a hapmarriage. But when you ask how they ve kept their careers from affecting eir home life, he looks at you as though u've asked the most ridiculous quesj»n possible. I "What's so odd about that?" he asked. Ve just keep busy. You know, no idle inds to mess up things. I've made about JJlVe pictures a year for the last several :;ars, then I had the TV sh ow, 'Cir Tin City", last season, I have my archi T cture and my building so I'm seldom 'T (lie. Dinah is the same way. 3 ! "I guess it's because we respect the I jther's work so much that our careers have I ot interfered with our home. I don't mean Me don't discuss problems here — it's imi lossible not to. I make suggestions to 'inah about her TV shows, she at times eads some of my scripts and offers comlents. I even go to most of her rehearsals. Hut, usually, before I can make any critijism she's already starting in on what i jhe didn't like about her work. She's Ttery critical of herself — she's a perfec ,7 ionist, you know. 'f "Neither Dinah nor I was very happy ' bout 'Cimarron City'. It didn't turn out be the type of show that was presented me in the beginning, although it did vin some nice awards. I was anything mt a happy person during its production J)ut I didn't let that unhappiness come nto the house." T^HE Montgomery home is in all reA spects a luxurious one — but also comortable. Both Dinah and George are extravagant in some ways, a fact George explains simply: "We get to liking something we see and the next moment we have jljt. However, I sometimes feel that there is a conspiracy of females around our house. I can't wait until John D., who is five, gets ' a bit older so the odds will be more even. "Dinah has a passion for clothes and cameras. Why she has some lenses she's never even unwrapped. "For a time in Europe last summer I shopped with Dinah but I finally gave up and stayed at the hotel. On several occasions she would come breezing into the room and exclaim enthusiastically. 'Oh, I saved so much money today!' I'd look at her arms loaded with packages and could only think to myself, 'I never saved so much money by staying in a hotel room.' " Dinah, George, and Missy went to Europe with a friend, Mrs. Bea Korshak, and her children. This was a big moment for Missy who kept telling everyone she was taking her parents on a tour of Europe. She had a great time although she had one disappointment. She noticed that the European children had wine with their meals so she wanted some. George, however, wouldn't even agree to having a bottle on the table. "Goodness gracious," Missy exclaimed, "all I want to do is have the bottle just sit there!" George and Dinah really were mobbed when they were in Italy. His pictures and her TV appearances were well-known by the Italians. The other highlight of the trip was the day Dinah and Missy went swimming at a private beach in Princess Grace's Monaco. The conversation came to a sudden halt when John D. awoke from his nap and came charging into the room with a happy "Hi, Dad!" (Dinah had gone back to her room). He and George exchanged a few pummelings and then John D. went outside to turn on the waterfall which flows gracefully into the pool. George designed the pool and the waterfall too. And built both. , From what could be seen, George is a father devoted to his children. He plays with his kids and shows an interest in all they do, but if they try to pull anything funny on him he can be stern. "I think I'm a clang good father," he said frankly. "I know I'm different in one way — I like to buy Missy and John D. clothes instead of toys. After all, our friends load them with toys anyway. I had a kick for a while when I was buying Missy tilings that were better for a boy — you know, sweat shirts and the like. Dinah passed a hint that I should get her more feminine things — so I've switched. "I know that our kids get quite a lot, but they don't expect anything. Dinah and I have always preached to them the importance of the simple things in life and so they are not impressed with the fact that Dinah and I are in the public eye. They couldn't care less what we do." John D. at least is certainly not unaware of his parents' work for he came back into the room, picked up a gold medal George had won from a magazine as the outstanding actor in a TV series, and held it in front of his mouth as though it were a mike. In loud, clear tones John D. said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm talking to you from a house and — " His comments rambled on from there. And then he was off somewhere again. continued on page 66 FEEL ALIVE . . . ftr WORK ...1m PLAY and LOOK CLAMOROUS! JIFFY JUMP-IN WITH OR WITHOUT SLEEVES Style No. R-263 Zip the full length zipper and you're ready for anything with carefree comfort. LooK and feel glamorous while you clean house, shop, drive or play. Easy care cotton in "Slim-look" predominating plaid, with wide leather-look belt. 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