1957-07-08 — Page 79

SHE'S QUITE A LEADING LADY ENVIED BY MANY AN ACTRESS

· By RON BURTON ·

Hollywood.

Right now Dee J. Thompson, as they say in the movie business, is one of the biggest things in Hollywood." They're right, too, about her, all five feet 11 inches of her.

Audiences will be seeing her in CinemaScope, and she anticipates a flood of remarks about her size and the large screen process. However; she's quits à leading · lady and is envied by many an actress. In addition, she's also gotten over being sensitive about her height...

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"I used to be called tall," she expert Don Loper. She really someone said, was exceptional

does work for Loper when not for Hollywood, said, "Now it's statuesque."

Miss Thompson said being set acting, and has a semi-secretarial apart from others by physical position. Many Loper customers ALWAYS ON DEFENSIVE characteristics is really no fun, consider her his assistant

exceptional. anywhere once was very sensitivo

Miss Thompson frequently these days," Lyon said, People about her ability to reach many thinks of the time when she got who note things like this always the all-important part in New seem to ask why Hollywood's «rt turned mo

Into what I York because she dropped her divorco' rate la so high. A My call a 'schlump” she said. "I "achlump."

standard answer is that - Il'a became the kind of person” who

higher in lots of places-Pitts- thinks she can fool people by "It l'a only realized the value |burgh, for example, It was in 1951 that he mode dng theory appeals to John for bit later until eventually I want wasking around in a stoop. All of going ziraigh!" before then, succeeded in doing was the think of the trouble I could

his bow at Crimond Airfield and began a tough apprenticeship that has seen him graduate from 1tle privately-owned cars to the fabulous £5,000 D. type Jaguar which the Ecurie Ecosse leam have helped to boost pll over Europe.

"It's a great machine," said John.

Like many sportsmen,

is superclitious about good luckt charms. "Someone left a black toy moust

irs

I know some top drivers who by error. Like the time

cided to give it a try."

cide how late to leave his brak- Tils skling-to-combat-sking at a certain corner.

"Lep by lap I luft it a Elitlo

another good roasch It will into a spin. I knew then what keep him fit during the winter my limit was, when there is little or grand prix racing--and A1- ness is all-important int a sport that demands the highest degree of mental alertness,

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ACTUAL RACE

ceilings.

or

obvious-attrueling more alten have saved myself," she mused. | divorce hit on for the

tion than ordinarily,"

Incan slower reactions and the Trouble, for instance, like the | minimum."

my boot one day, difference Between success and į time in Ireland when his stcer-

failure, life and death.

to

Ing wheel broke and his car shot up a bank, hit a culvert and bounced back on the road.

lik

would have

with

"I guesa maybe we're undull A banker gets a front ege. An actress gets a divorce pushes stories right off the front pago,”

don't

the

"These practice laps can be

Hollywood's poorest relations much more dangerous than the

STAGE BREAK

aren't the nieces and nephews

Lyon previously had been in actual race," he added. "In

clinging to the financial costtalls Georgia for Dimey's "The Great ឆ She got her break when Take Le Mans, for example. fact, I've had more scares driving

of their successful relatives, Locomotive Chase." There, he Now There are two divers per car through towns than in some biz

York siago producer

Instead the Industry' poorest and each man does twelve hours races.

her someono By the time they come wanted

relations are in the fold of sald, an important local resident commented on what he called at the wheel In three-hour shifts. } round you know exactly what height who had to stand as erect public relations,

the "normale" of the visiting John It is a gruelling test of skill and you are going to do, bhrring un-

ZA possible.

no There were stamina, where anything less foreseen trouble."

other takers for the part who Film

D. cast and crew. director Francis could meet the than peak physical fitness 'con

altitudo | (Pole) Lyon believes this and

“We're

on adwaya will say it at the drop of a defensive, I guess," he said. "It scandal magazine,

| gets wearying. The stage part led her into TV which la turn led her into

"Now I "I honestly can't think of a

think we're motion plctures and assignments more maligned industry, ho angels, but as group we don't

her present one in salt.

We respond Universal-International's

"No matter where I go, do too badly. Lady Takes

The I get the

same old busincos, proportionally to Los Angeles office manager

Flyer." She plays One actor steps out of linor charities and contribute more six-foot, is suspected of stepping out of per capita than aylation, fashion four-inch Jeff Chandler, who line and we're of for the or petroleum people do,

And wo sure ontcrtain the armed operates a plant ferrying service headlines."

forces whenever it's possible in the film.

.Lyon Lyon and he catches the same

thinks that

maybe oki business on location

a subtle trips, there's

compliment Ho want to Tucson, Arizona, lurking in publicity given to p ke Jeff Chandler, because he's recently for "Stronger at Soldier movie divorce ag

compared to me of the few men can look Springs," The routine began the banker's divorce, up to

when he was invlied to a’hoëne "If it's because we're sup- Her wardrobe will be worth for dinner and someone praised posed to be more interesting. I paying attention to since she yeberan actor Joel McCrea, who hope no one exposes us," he.

special office. dress has been married happily for said. You know, some of us designed for her by fashion | more than 20 years. This, are downright boring"

and I've carried it ever since! And like other sportsmen he also has ideas on how to im prove his performance. Just a Glasgow Rangers Don Kichen- last brand took up ballet to better year too when John was This football and Gordon Pirie serve and he regarded his trained in

hob-nall boote for selection for this year's event tong distance running, so John greatest honour-high thinks that skiing will help kla as his

molor racing. assessment, indeed, from a man for who collceted two honours wartime service, as a chief en- gineer with the Navy's torpedo

This was the visitors first boals. match since arriving In China. on Thursday.----Reuter,

A GOOD DRIVER

"It was a doctor friend who

"There's a lot more to the game than being ably drive," sald John, who prepares for a race by taking long walks and cutting out his twenty-a-day smoking habit. ("It Improves my night driving.")

"I also like to walk round a course before driving over it," he rald. "I get better acquainted with it that way."

Practice laps, of course, are the real graft of a recing driver.

He got the DSM for a sub-put the idea to me," he said. marine-sinking attack on Tripoli | "As well as being a good driver | Limits are found through trial

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

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TUB, THIS IG CRAZY-- HE WORKS WIT THE COPS,

By Lee Folk and Phil Davis ·

I NEED HIM. DON'T WORRY. FOR A HALF- MILLION WE'LL FORGET

THE COPS.

YOU GONNA GIVE HIM

ALL THAT

OF COURSE NOT.

WHEN WE'RE

FINISHED.

WITH HIM-- CURTAINS.

By Mik

On that occasion Jotun tore the strap from his crash heimet, bound it round the atcering column and finished the race.

John is booked for another big race at Monza in Italy where he has been invited to drive one of ten cats to represent Europe egalnut a crack American team. And after that there is the Swedish Grand Prix at Chris- flansiąt on August 11,

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