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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1959.

one of the world's most beautiful women

SUZY PARKER

by DAVID LEWIN

New York. UZY PARKER, the original, exciting Miss Parker, is back in Hollywood for the first time in a year. She is back, just a little quieter maybe and "more patient," to star in a new film called "The Best of Everything.”

"I'm about the only actress "I Just live by Intuition. It making a comeback after only I've got a belief at all it is le two fims," she says.

deal with things as they happen (The pictures were "Kiss in the best possible way." [Them for Me," with Cary Grant. There was a time when Suzy after which it was prophesied Parker. a restlesa 20-year-old she would be "rich, famous and redhead from Texas, the unhappy." and Tog North youngest of four highly attrac-

THIS WEEK the China Mail takes. an important step forward in its polley of securing interviews with major personalities who rarely talk about themselves. Discussing honestly and provocatively their ambitions and problems will be i many-flavoured quartet, starting today with Suzy Parker, and embracing such impressive talents 48 Tennessee Williams, Marilyn Monroe, and Jean Cocteau, . . . . .

"That is probably the only "I have not been recuperat- philosophy I have. I have read in for a whole year," she said. philosophy

Sartre and "That is incorrect. I was ready Camus and others.... I don't to start work again in Novem-

ber but the film was delayed." create

In Hollywood the preparations I said goodbye to her then, to welcome back Suzy are the original. exciting Miza thankful and taient like hers is hard to find.

happy because Parker whom Gary Cooper, in

moinent of rare enthusiasm, An operiment was rented for sald meaningfully WRE "the hier, rather than a hotel sulte.

#reatest thing to happen She travels Light though" Hollywood since the horse." keep a sultease ready packed"-- is if in preparation for the race. MONDAY:

She will be taking more acting lessons from a trema coach for she is serious about developing as an actress.

to

Tennessee Williams

-London Express Service).

| Frederick," with Gary Cooper.) five sisters, izved to invent Beginning the first of Curious Characters

In the year since she was Bernelf a the went along.. last in a shulin pursuing her saying on the spur of the latest coreer as a film star.

she moment anything which sound-

has been Involved In L car ed gay and unusual. sush in which her father was killed in her arms.

Then came the news that the Eternal Bachelor Girl, as Suzy Parker was dubbed, was in fact married to Frenchman, Pierro la Sallo.

Q

For her return to Hollywood the chase a ton-coloured shan-

tung suit designed by her close friend.

Cou Chanel. 1 hat brasa buttons and she wore with It a blue silk blouse and scurt, Her hair is casual and Titian.

She wore low-heeled shoes, "Where do you see your future now? 1 asked her. You ard to say that you might go baus to Paris and join your husband Es a good French wife. And then you also said that you would really work at becoming a movie stor...

No future...

Suzy Parker sald: "The future..

.there is no fature. 12

her

A race

There Was Nothing

Crichton Couldn't Do

gambling ALL Paris in the summer of 1581 knew about 21-year-

She took a wicked delight in painting out that the initials of h full name spelled out popular American Kaine: Cecilia Renee Алде Parker.

Her friends loved to live fast and they died quickly: photo- And graphene David Seymour Ed Nekon, who was the Bobo Capa covering wars, and best man at her wedding, and the Marquis de Portago, both killed in racing cars in 1857.

When Į triloed to her Suzy Parker did not discuss the speed of living. That is under- standable after that ear smush last year. But she rald this:-

"Pintersionally

race.

you!

It is rough going through the Jungle. Life in Hollywood mighty competitive have to race to succeed."

"And what happens," I asked her, "If, after this film you are going to runke. the studio decides-an unlikely event, but

old Scotsman James Crichton, late of St. Andrews University, and his challenge a parchment tied to the iron gates of the Navarre College, inviting France's greatest scholars to meet him in "public disputation."

That was nol all: Crichton There was nothing Crichton offered his opponents the chaire couldn't do. The very next day, of ten Innguages and all the he appeared before the Court of selences.

France et a public titing match But Paris loughed when, soon and won every prize. after, another notice appeared In Mantua, he killed the on the college gates, inviting greatest swordsman of Europe in one and all to see this glont of a duet. learning in "training" at the fic was an exquisite dancer, a nearest tavern.

talented painter, a expert

fooling.

Crichton, however, was not guitarist.

Crichton's

didn't verantilly games, quarrels and drunken carousels end there. He wrote and pro- In the tavern, he slept off his duced a satirical comedy, playing hangover und prepared to do fifteen ports himself.

Crichton met an ironle death, I was carnival time in Mantua, und Crichton was walking along the streets playing his guitar

After card

battle.

Three thousand Parisians gathered on the

great day. Four doctors of the church, and

fis as dead as the past. I live now supposing it decides that 150 masters of the Sorbonne, wha six maskoi men attack-

only for the present.

got satisfaction out of working well and 1 wont to work in films. I have a good part in The Best of Everything I play a neurotic woman. The ( studio thinks I'll be ideally suit- ed for that. They don't really

understand me.

"I see more satisfaction in this work than in modelling. After all, bolng a model doesn't need much deep thinking.

does not need you. What would you do then?"

She said: "1 don't think about will keep me. They've got me the future. But I think they for another six years or some thing. They call me a property; It makes me feet like a piece of real estate.

ix fr Paris.

"When you're young you have to work at your career. That is the only time to do It. Later "I've been doing a lot of on is too late. thinking lately. It is a concen- "My hushant trated effort for me. What That is where his work is. He results have I come up with is on a magazine. My work is None. Except that a woman in Hollywood or New York. We who has a past has no future, meet when we can. as I said.

"I don't know when decided upon that. It just happened. I don't go in for psychiatry or analysing my, selt. I have been given too much credit for thought,

In love...

"Do I think the separation is dangerous? No. We have been in love 10 years and the dan- gerous period is over. You learn deop in life from pain and suffering.

I know.

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and Ave fled.

Walted for the "disputation." It ed him. He repulsed them all,- was a gala occasion.

The sixth took off his mask Nine hours later, Crichton 11 WN6 Prince Gonzagu of proof had out-orgued everyone, given Mantua, Crichton fell on his subtlety well beyond the cap- sword,

of an crudliion and kuces, handed the Prince hiv point foremost, and abilities of lus opponents, and bugged his pardon. Whereupon, had been rewarded with

Л the Prince, in a fury, ran him diamond and a purse of gold. through.

WEEKEND Friell

"What really hurt the President was the charge of meddling in British politics. Why, ho doesn't even meddle in American politics!"

STATE

VISIT

HAH CA

PERSIA

"You know this is a very democratic occasion, Fortescue. Not many sergeants sons have an escort like you and me.”

OMIJAHAM

ROTJANIO

LABOER TO TAKE-OVE

"Does it mean, sugar, that in place of you I'll have Mr. Gaitskell dictating to mo?”

I give you the form

for ideal marriage..

IT'S WHEN FOUR HANDS AT A TYPEWRITER ARE

SPINNING THE MONEY

by JOCASTA INNES

portraiture under his "klous" out of the way-take them for a name, which happens to be his walk. He does the same for me:" real one, David Piper,

Contrary to popular belief, the discussions which rege in Financially, Mrs Piper's literary households are not about writing career is a short head in such austriae matters a the advance of her husband's. But fumetion of literature, the mean- there is no question, she told ing of art and so forth. me, of profesional jealousy troubling the cosy, camusi, plen- "Neither of us like pontificet sant tenda of life in the Piper ing about art, beauty, truth and household.

things like that. The one thing we're both ferocious about "We don't think of each other luckily, we agree-is nuclear mag-vivalsbruly active. For me, disrummet

thing we seem to work in entirely different felda. I write "We both joined in the Aldier- light entertaining novels with monton murch and had people

Most of the money which comes from the Pipers writing goes on travel,

NEVER marry a writer," a distinguished and happy endings, the sort of thing naging hore overnight on their unmarried woman novelist once advised people want to read when they way to Trafalgar Square.”

are for depressed. me. "They are the most impossible people to live with selfish, egocentric, restless and Different irresponsible. When the Inspiration is there they forget about you. When it isn't they take it out of you."

novels

"Potc's

His ant one, for instance, is luxuries. Of course, one of the about life in a PoW camp in the advantages of writing is that it extraordinary reading about all rush off abroad when I want to." last war. I must say it was makes you independent. I can of these awful experiences, know-

"We tend to think of Peto's different, serious, much tougher our writing money he meant for arg quite salary as basic Living money and

So what happens when one production on London churches, writer marries another writer? three novels, A collection I'll tell you. And it don't the poems, five pretty children and ing they had happened to some- lurid, stormy, ego-bashing race an athactive houso In Bays- no one is a well. to the Divorce Court you mag water. plosurably be imagining.

DOWN-~~-

A

largo and Interesting

5 Cockades (8).

1 Zeal (0).

Avarlee (5).

1 Attempting (8).

talce endless pleasure in each other and settle down to tap the typewriters together

happily

Gentle

and two

"I think his bodica are better

The Children

The Fiper children. Evanthe,

Or Mr and Mrs David Piper, then mine, but it doesn't worry Ruth and Emme, are conditioned What invariably happens who have three lively young me at all. What when one writer marries another daughter, a pleasingly ram-seriously want to do is to write aty fildren. writer is that they instantly shackie Georgian

I really to the knock-about life or ter house on write very successful books, buy Hammersmith Mali,

a good play." charming house,

The Pipero' writing habits TC "I think they enjoy it on the produce novels appearing simultaneously similarly different, though they whole. familles, next week.

They love coming to dovetail successfully in practice, terary parties. And, of course, they all want to welte some day! "I like to write in bed, where it's warm and comfortable. I

Combining writing and house- usually write in the mornings, wifery presents no problem. "I when the children are at school, find plenty of time to cools, and Mrs Piper, a tall, gentle young

I have someone to help me with woman with an Allco-in-Won- "Peta writen moldy in the the cleaning. In fact, I would derland fall of blonde hair, talk- evenings and at weekends, recommend any housewito to ed to me about the plenmuren of becouse lo job at the National take up writing. being half of a writing team Portrait Gallery takes up mast while we mt in her sunflled of the day." bittingroom. overlooking tho *Themes.

ever after.

"The marriage of isue minds,” they might Bay with Portia 13 Melted with Intense heat (5). "admita of no impediment."

13 Hunting around (8).

141 Diminished (0).

10 Fisherman (0),

22 Mineral (4).

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD—-Across: 3 Beanirch, 8 Ro- decm, 9 Diligent, 11 implored, 12 Mere, 13 Minor, 18 Ninon, 19 Acid, 22 Scrapped, 24 Nineteen, 25 Scribe, 20 Delegate. Down: 1 Trait, 3 Adept, à Bedouin, 4 Emir, 6 Maid, Reefer, 7 Hatred, 10 Lemon, 14 Niece, 15 Romance, 16 Banned, 17 Signal," zó Bgoll, 21 Adder, 22 Stag, 29 Kest.

Smash-hit

Consider John and Penelope Mortimer, Ons best-selling joint !

An Anne Piper she has seven novel, cute anh-hit play and same brilliant short stories, si novels two of which have sold clover children and two charm- nim rights to her crodit. ing_hostes--one la London, one in Norfolk.

"Most of them have too much

"This does mean that I often spare time, they get bored." have to go out alone in the even- As 1 left, young Mrs Piper, ings when he is in the middle authoresa, housewife, and of writing something Important. mother of three, collected her But it cuts both ways.

notebook and pencil, wrapped negligee

“Being a welter makes ang her roag-pattermod much moro understanding of closer and ¡anunstorm. back to Her tmband has writhm three the other person's tribulations work-da bedienen man novela umier his fotlocal nom and diffieallès. For instance, If A welick's Ufo, I fett, `hird J. de plume, Peter Towel, and a suo Pate wrestling wild motte- great deal to ebcammend itin vi jvist··mauchi-praised svorio en English ining. I try to keep the children **(London, Express Berylos).

O Bip and Mrs Waylábú Young. A unischepraleed