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TOP COLUN SHOW : BASHEN

UKINA MAIE ATURDAY, JUNNTZIA 1

Roderick Mann

Mann

No man will dominate me, says

A GIRL OF OUR TIMES

. with the surroundings that have made up her past-good food, Ieisure clothes, and a place in the kan, "But," axys Linda Christian now," X am told that tha

best part of my life is about to begin."

Redgrave and the

Hollywood Douce" recorded the show for

Linda Christian

MY FUTURE NOW IS

CLEAR.

IT HAS ALL BEEN PREDICTED - WILL MAKE" MORE FILMS'.

HAVE met her in many places. In Rome, dining at street cafes under the stars. In St Moritz, watching the intrepid ones sluicing down the Cresta Run. In New York, dancing under the blue ceiling of the El Morocco,

A girl of our Umes: sophisticated, witty and mid-lingual As hard and, polished as the diamond on her finger.

Everyone knows her name, though low outside the champagne belt have ever seen her. She has not made a film for nearly four years, but she has made a thousand headlines.

She could hardly escape them, for during the past few years death and disaster havo danced attendance at every turn, and drunk their Bil

Now she is in London, Alone. Still glossy. Sill glittering. But curiously, a

woman.

Her Dame

1gi Linda Christian.

"Yes, I do. I dream of Tyrono is in- "For me almost every night,

credible. Almost as though he she said,

were there in the room with me.

is

changing He was a terribly ambitious After yeactor, you know, and some of of searching his ambition has passed to me I am near to

now."

real happiness,"

"Why is it four years since "Why do you say this?” "Because I feel it. And it you made a picture? Was it be- was predicted for me. By some cause it would havo interfered one whose word is now be with your social life?" yond question.'

"Who la this?**** "Her name is Carmen Buronzo. She lives in Capri. She is the most remarkable woman I have ever known' It was she who predicted tho death of my ex-husband. Tyrone Power.”"

"Accurately 7"

'Disgrace

"Y. She said he would die and how he would die-sudden- ly, disastrously, and in grace."

"In disgreco?"

changed

The Girl David Lean Left Behind

by JOHN LAMBERT

AVID - LEAN, top ritain and America,

associates and visitors from DAV British film director Why has he lived like

hunted man? A close, Indian

of The Bridge on the end in New Deltal told me.

wire

River Kwai" fame, has "David, is like a coll of returned

His ten.. secretly to when he is working

alona get tighter and tighter ar Britain from India - he gets wound up in himself. ready for the biggest his retreat tate being a recluse "But the deepest: raison, for

risk of his career. "is"that" bo Igared his love for PAKETIM IN A Delin,; and, bars for him, would In his luggage Lean brought not survive in the social circles the bulky script for the Him (ke once knew, back about Gandhi that he wants to that fealing, is slackening a

make with Bir Alep Gulness little now, but he is a terribly. sensitive man and they ore from Behind, in an hotel near the very different worlds." hot, bustling bazaars of New It seems that liven has licked

Deihl, he has left the lovely his dilemma with the Gandal

Indian girl who has become the story, -The script he has turned · [central" figuro in/lke two-year out is more like a thriller than mystery of his absence from the a political treaține,, He is ex- Dim studios.

pected to clinch the timing deal Tim Landlor

Both the Gandhi film and the

But his private life problem is Indian girl, called Lella Devi,

told have brought dilemmas to till prolonged. He has

Intende "Ehe is." 'the only

David Lean.

Most show business insiders, Woman with whom I find peace have said that the Gandbl sim and tranquility

Yet ho^is frightened to find "No man has ever domin-would never got financial book-

whether that tranquillity aled mo," she said. “I don't ing because its combinatio

controversial, saint and will transplant from the troplex belleve one over will, tama of B strong-minded wonzan, you political clashes could not be a see. The reason I spent time success at the box-office. with people like Purdom and Pignaturi - was because they were so wesk and mired up

and I wanted to help them."

"Did you help, them?"

Most

The signs

of Lean's worried

"I don't know," she said, "I friends think that his career has

think perhaps I didn't."

been held up by his "Love for "No," he said. "It is be "And now what?"

Leila Devi. Indeed there are I was always asked "I'm not looking any more. If signs that bis two-year romanco sari-clad - piri with too high price to act in something happens, it happens.with this plotares. Perhaps becausŐ I The truth is that at last I'vu dark, glowing "yes, has become that good an actress, found I can live alone, and that the over-riding obsession, in his Producers always took it for 1 don't need people as once fe granted that if I signed for a did. Perhaps, perhaps that ploture 1 Would automatically is the beginning of real hap become their girl friend. Well, piness."

wxxn't

He met her while he was making "The Bridge on the River Kwai" Since then, with his carcer at the peak of Its prustige "from the Oscar he got for that tim, he has turned down all ofors

from Holly- wood.

lived in In India he has

moved born secluded style. He has

I wouldn't. Whatever my " you've learned that " reputation, I always chow the said, you've learned a lot." best in men: I am not 'uny- "I've learned that," she said body's plaything.”

"You're not asking me to be- Ilove that all producers behaved in this way."

Self-willed

Miss Christian was

.

contact with Im

"All those who were willing under the Zodiacal sign of from hotel to hotel, making his “Yes, in disgrACE. I didn't to give me parts," she said. 'Scorple. As she is interested in whereabouts known to only his "One famous Hollywood pro- astrology, 1 looked up her closest friends. He has avoided understand that myself unti afterwards. But the point was dueer spent most of his lime characteristics in Your Dreams almost all that, in the eyes of the Roman chasing me. After I turned him and Your Horoscope, by Bal Cathollo Church, he and I down he refused to speak to me lantyne and Coell. This is what were still man and wile for years. When I married it said:-

"Scorpios are the most although he'ihad married "an- Tyrone Power, of course, he had

selt-willed other wonian after

our to speak to me. Tyrone was one dominant, ruthless, divorce,"

of bis-stara.". "Now, she predicts happiness for you?"

'So weak'

་

Hollywood, Moscow And Mr. Greene

and autocratle of any Zodiacal type. They are passionate and HERE'S a fascinating ago by Hollywood with Michael and, the other stars of "Irma La

the rebellious, tearing down situation regarding story twisted the original so a British disc company. It was

"Yes. She said the best part

tenets of God and snun alike to. She spoke af her other gult their Graham Greene's story much that the English hero be an affort that almost throw

purpose. They will came a villain. It was, under- away sparkling score and the of my life would begin now.

Is cold That I would go back to work escorts: aetor Edmund Purdom, rule, and with the derte tyran- "The Quiet American.' standably, one of Mr Greeno's sugar-icing Seal voice.

poorly. Now the show ising in plotures again which 1 sportsman "Fon" Portago (kill-

or no way." A stage

version in least favourite Alins

planned for Broadway-and the am doing. She said this would ed, as she says she knew he ny of a czar. It is their way, None of this, however, will Russian has been run-

Americans are so keen on Miss be because of Tyrone's influence. would be, in the Mille Miglia

auto race); millionaire "Baby" be news to: Miss Christian. ⚫ VIVIEN LEIGH is to star in Beal, and the score, that they He wanted me to act again,"

Pignatori. "You really believe this?"

(London Kepréa»: 'Service).. ning to packed houses in Noel Coward's trolle of want to record the show again, Moscow for two months. The play will run for six weeks comedy, "Look After Lalu."

So successful has it been at the Royal Court Theatre. INTERVIEW we're glad we

mias: BBC INTER- that now a French film beginning at the end of July. didn't

The

director will be Tony VIEWER to new British singing

company is negotiating Richardson, who directed Miss sot, Bilt and Brett Landis: "Do Leigh's husband, Bir Laurence you model yourselves on the olivier, in "The Entertainer" Everly Brothers?" has asked at the Esine theatre. "Look

We "Oh, no. Definitely not. Lulu” was presented on don't model ourselves on them this year, at all. We know a lot of people where It and little more Bay we do. But no. No we than a ripple.

don't."

for the film rights of the

and play Graham Greene to write the script.

Mr Greene said he would be delighted-as the aim of the

After

Broadway earlier

WE

play would stick completely to WWE are always glad to пе the original story,

talent .get A reprieve, Point is that "The Quiet especially when a girl like American" was filmed not long Elizabeth Beal is involved. Liz

LITTLE MISS PRIM

GETS A STRIPTEASE PART

SYLVIA SYMS, who is

known In film circles as Little Miss Frim, recently landed one of the most daring. film roles of the year.

She la to play the, stripinaan girl friend of Laurence Harvey. in Expresso Bongo,"

Producer Val Quest : explain- od: The xumour - that Mis Symns" is a "girl without; sex ADI peal is an illusion ws are about to shetler.

Miss Doss

"Listen, she's got sex, epljeni. "okay. She's also got two laARDI

·ly logs and jeline, Aifre.

down the role to accept a new Broadway play.

Said producer Guest; "At first we thought about Diana Dors, We asiced how much she want- ed. She told ÁLA..

INTERVIEWER: "Good. Now what are yon to sing?”

"We'd Uke to sing for

FOR

the Everly Brothers' latest hit Take a Message to Mary'"

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if she is an actress who wants to act. A lot of cheeseĉake can j have a souring effect on a girl's career. I still hope that I'm a long way from being prim.”

"But this part should certain=.

"We said "Thank you very ly end that, it will: niso give me

much. Goodbye,'”

a reasonably young leading

So Miss Syms got the role, man

Last week she told us.

Be subtle

"Harvey will be quite a change after John Mills, Her bert Lom, Tony Quayle, Rad:

"I never could understand Curt Jurgens.".

the Miss Prim tag. I'm not She added: "But what really exactly competing for the title pleases me la that Val, Guest

of Miss Extrovert of 1980, but, said he thought I had a goo

I always thought Miss Prim was figure.

a little hard on mo.

hiilihan, Txindlys thaughti

"I have always thought my figure was something not to better for a girl to be subtle in be montlohed.” her appeal to men, particularly

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