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RELLI PAZIENTATION

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1961′′

AT 23 SHE WAS THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID STAR TODAY, AT 39, SHE LIVES WITH HER FAMILY IN A CRUMBLING FARMHOUSE IN AN OBSCURE FRENCH VILLAGE.

The immigrant lass who became a world

star

MONSIEUR CHARLES DAVID was deeply Deanna's personal life that was a child."

sorry about the water trickling down my neck. He was obviously upset about the sodden leaf that had somehow inserted itself between my sock and my left foot. But he was quite adamant; I would have to stay in

the rain.

"You see." he apologised wiE Title charm, you Ar journalist, and my wife does not speak to journalists uny more It is sad for you but I cannÍ even ask you to come in."

it

1 said that I understood how

WRS.

STAR AT 14

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wity

by LLEW GARDNER

By now it was not only a woman cannot alway's remain on the rocks. Her star-rating And why does Mme. David had slipped badly.

now shun the publicity. that Hollywood seemed to have once helped her on the road to little idea of how to expielt her fortuner maturing talent. In September "Because she is no longer a 1948 the studio announced that star," said M. David. "When The news had been dropped, she was a star she behaved as hardly caused a a star and played ball with the nicker of excitement. The fans publicity boys. had already found new idols.

WELL-TO-DO

In 1850, Deanna Durbin mar- ried M. David, a French film director, who had directed one f her less successful films. Retirement had begun.

k over

"But she never enjoyed that part of her life.

"As soon as she could she gave it up."

QUIET LIFE

M. David continued: "From the age of 14 to 28 of my wife was working all the

time. A

Д

wre few

Our

Yet there was a time I was the most spectacular when Mme. David was not so rise in the history of the film shy of publicity-a time, in fact,

Now with M. David and her woman must allow herself some Even Shirley Temple, the two children, 15-year-old Jessica time in life to have fun; to de when a team of Press agents wonder child star of the 1930s, by her second marriage, and M. only what she wants. made sure that every sneeze was

was unable to keep pace

"Deanna liked making dims, with David's 10-year-old son Peter, reported to the world.

Deanna's career.

she lives the life of a well-to-do but she did not like the rest of Three Smart Giris

was fol. housewlic in Neauphle-le- the Hollywood life. fast ag lowed as

"Here Hollywood Chateau,

she lives as she wishes could get Alm into camera by

We read Occasionally, a shopping bag to live-quietly. One Hundred Men and a Girl. That was before she became

her arm, she visits

we entertain the write, Like Deanna's first M. David's wife. It was in the

Alm, this intellectual strain

train village food market. When she friends. It is a pleasant life.

"Yes, Deanna still sings. days when she was known to the

trived in the village her French Its audiences. upon

But her world simply as Deanna Durtin.

was almost non-existent. Now, son is a good pianist and he But now she She was a star at the age of voice was now backed by no less 14. By the time she was 23 the maestro than Leopold Stowy the villagers, it is excellent, accompanies her.

Her son goes to the village sings only for pleasure was the highest paid woman in kowski, conducting the Phila- school.

"From time to time she gels the world pulling in £84,000 Some singers spend a lifetime

offers to return to films. Symphony Orchestra,

The David family home is a always refuses. far cry from the luxury Holly- "Whenever Joe Pasternak - without achieving as much.

One critic described the film wood mansion once occupied by the producer of many of ker

"child's guide to

the Deanna.

They live in a crum- early films-is in Paris he rings classics, with humorous illustra- ling two-storey farmhouse to ask Deanna, Have

your

4.

imposed no

delphla

changed your mind?" At a doorway in the wall M.

д

She

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Now a plumping 39 she lives In the obscurity of the none-too- fashionable village of Neauphle- le-Chateau, an hour's drive from s

you Parts.

But he also forecast that surrounded by a high wall. it would pack the cinemas.

"She answers 'No' and he The The Deanna Durbin story

After that came Mad about David, a small, friendly began

man says 'Damn."" the day ber parents Lancashire

M born

Music, That Certain Age, First with greying hair, answered my

said: David smiled and Immigrants

about his Love in which Deanna got her questions

wife's "Once year or So, gome living in Canada, found that first eereen kiss-and a host of retirement, their le daughter, Edna Mar,

producer passes through Rome had a fine natural singing

others.

Why, I asked, did her later and mentions Desuna's name in voire Of That Certain Age, the film films fuil? 10 Edua took her #rst

BTS critle of the Sunday Express

Actor with some projected "Did you have the mis- singing lesson in 1929.

Deanna Durbin.....as millions saw her n She was, wrote lyrically:

fortune to see them?" he Then the Italian photo- everyone agreed, going to be a

These Deanna Durbin mesked, spreading his hands in graphers with their telescopic great opera star.

in the 1938 film, 'Three Smart Girls * But the read tures and this is the fourth an expression of disgust. "They lens come and sit in the roadway to success on the opera stag is are the miracle films of the day. were terrible."

for a day two, along and arduous one for even

We stay in family saloon to attend a film "You know," said Mr David "They never put a WTOR What went wrong? the greatest of natural talents.

doors and after e time they go premlere or a concert. But they happily, "I think we have al foot forward. They never over- For Edna Mae, an attractive, reach themselves.

"The studio would not let her away."

are not well known in Paris most managed to retire.com, They never. vivacious giri, a short chi was for a moment lose that sparkle, stay a little girl for ever.

grow up. They wanted her to Occasionally the Davids drive society. Even in the aim world pletely. Mes N Available.

But to Paris in their black Peugeot few are certain of their address. ~*~*(London Expreta Berylce}. They never miss."

A star who could inspire critics

The year befor she had sung her Arst tremulous scales, a man to such praise had no fear at the. called Al Jolson had appeared in box office. Deanna's fan mail was the first "talkie" im.

The the largest in Hollywood.

Up and

boum years in Hollywood had begun. But the cinema

was

and up soared her eart

ever in search of new talent.ngs, until, in 1946 they topped Edna Mae Durbin was to help supply that need.

even those of

of Bing Crosby, But while Deanna's career had gone from success to In 1936 Edna Mae signed her staggering success, her personal still childish hand her drst life was following the equally Hollywood contract M.G.M. familiar Hollywood path of agreed to pay her £31 a week. whirlwind marriage and faster-

But the amount of work they than-sound divorce: called on her to do, did nothing whatsoever to disturb the routine of her singing lessons.

contract of the still un- known girl was bought up by Universal on the advice of one of that

company's directers, silent star Mary Plekford,

NEW NAME

ONE DATE

The Hollywood Press agents keep her worked overtime to

They name in the public eye. made her life as open to view as Woburn Abbey. She was aG exposed 35

Regent-street Christmas decoration.

They allowed her but one Universal upped Edna Mae's "date," A Junior producer salary to £36 a week, changed named Vaughan Paul Deanna her name to Deanna and put was 18 when she became Mrs. her in 8 "B" picture called Paul. The Smart Girls.

"Our marriage will last," she

The film cost no more than told her fans. "It is founded £76,000 to make. 11 was launch- on mutual confidence and ed with no great ballyhoo and honesty."

with no particular idea of turn- Eighteen months later the ing the 14-year-old girl, who confidence had disappeared. The sang so prettily, into a star. couple were divorced. What The film bosses-had miscalcu- judge could be expected-to-keep- lated. They had failed to recog- the "World's Sweetheart" tied nise a gold mine when they saw to a man who subjected her It. The second feature was an film work enormous success. Crities and criticism?"

to

"constant

fans alike fell for the leggy Husband No. 2

va's Felix girl with the round-faced dewy Jackson, who had produced fook, the protruding front teeth, some of her nicht successful and the soaring, soprano voice. films. They married in June

Three

Smart Giris made 1945. In 1949 that marriage too £500,000, and the smartest girl had found its way to the divorce of them all got a new contract court,

that gave her £37,500 à Alm, plas Mr Jackson, said Deanna, bonuses and. a share of the "told me how unhappy he was prosts.

as a married man."

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London Express Service.

My glorious Technicolor

"BEING married to

the

Moses was worst," said Lydia Hes- ton, tilting her dark head in thought.

She has, in the last few years, been married to Moses, Ben-Hur and El Cid

the three epic faces of Hollywood's Hero No. 1, Charlton Heston.

ZHESTON TEAR MORES

"When he was Moses he would come home very abstracted and venerable, I.. felt like calling Hey there, Moses, come down of your distress me Kewa't allowed mountain. But all you can to be under the lights for more really do is wat He came out then 20 deconds, so his secass of it in a couple of hours... took live days!

DISTRESSING

nem hi bakket sánk,.. Heaton

husband

Mrs. CHARLTON HESTON talking

to Nancy Banks-Smith

Lydia hated Hollywo Itself It seemed so and wrong, I was lonely imcomfortable.

party felt myself and suffocate.

realise that there wer of other people there who Ionely and incomfortable

LIFESIZE

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check in wit

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