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FILM STAR'S LIFE STORY

Man Who Went To U.S. To Interview Marlene Dietrich

COURT CLAIM FAILS

London, July 1. A proposal to publish the life story of Marlene Dietrich, the film star,

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had made every effort to secure Miss Dietrich's consent.

Mr. Jackson had proceeded which fell through because her con- America and spent some £300 in sen!

could not be obtained,

then was writing the life story, und mentioned before Mr. Justice Swift found that he was not able to sell it In the Law Courts, London, to-day. to the newspaper because the con- Film Service (Lid.) (sent which Mr. Thomas thought he Paramount were being sued for alleged breach could receive was not obtained. of contract by Mr. Stuart Jackson, In Journoilst.

At the end of the hearing judg- ment was given for defendants, with

costs.

Mr. H. C. Leon, for Mr. Jackson, said he was a journalist of some dis- tinction, and had had considerable contact with the film industry and in writing articles in connection with actors and actresses.

"About April 1036 there was Alm about to be distributed, or being distributed, by the defendants in this country." hes continued. "I think the name was 'Desire.'

זי

"OKE"

"Always an abomination" was how the Judge described "OK.", which appeared in correspondence.

Mr. Gilbert Beyfus, K.C.. for the defendants, sald: "I understand it has vanished from the current voca- bulary of America and has been re- placed by the one word 'Oke"" (Laughter.)

After

counsel had stated that the newspaper with which negotiations took place was a Sunday newspaper with a large circulation, Mr. Justice Swift asked:-"Is that one of the

things which I see on Sunday called

Story

'My Life

ty my Lord.

Counsel I think it extremely like-

It was important to the defendants that they should secure as much publicity as possible for that Alm, Mr. Jackson knew a Mr. Thomas, who, said counsel, was the director

Mr. Justice Swift-"My Life of publicity for the defendants. He Story." It starts off, "I was born in had been anxious to write the life the cottage.“ (Laughter.) story of Miss Dietrich, and he told

Mr. Jackson then gave evidence, Mr. Thomu,

who saw the possi- and agreed, in reply to Mr. Beyfus, bility for the defendants. He had that he was anxious to go to Holly- been anxious to write the life storywood. He said his view never, was of Miss Dietrich, and he told Mr. that he had an agreement with Miss Thomas, who saw the possibility of Dietrich. It was that the defendants making the

greatest use of the publicity.

ALLEGED AGREEMENT

the agree-

veryment was with Paramount.

INTERVIEWED JEAN HARLOW

Mr. Jackson stated, in reply to Mr.

MISKING — Diana Battya. 21- year-old British society beauty and flancee of Michael Asquith, grandson of the wartime Prime Minister, reported missing by Scotland Yard. A nation-wido search was conducted. Mr. As- quith anid he had received an- onymous notes stating that "unless you take care of Miss Battyo, aho will be removed." The night of the coronation she was alashed on the forehead by a mysterious assailant. Her father is Percy Battye, former ofcer of the fashionable Welsh Guards.

'I DID IT MUMMY'

Boy Aged Four

Tells Of Shooting

London, June 25.

"When Mr. Jackson put forward Beyfus, that while his primary ob this suggestion." Mr. Leun added. Jeet In going to Hallywood was lo "Mr. Thomas jumped at it. He said interview Miss Dietrich he also FOUR-year-old Ronald James that it was un extremely good idea,¦terviewed

Sparks demonstrated and that it must be tried to worked somehow."

pal "

other people. He inter-

to

be viewed the late Miss Jean Harlow police in a room adjoining the

and the story was published.

There were a number of inter- views between Mr. Jackson and Mr.

Thomus last year.

He

Coroner's Court at Dartford agreed that the Paramount employees in America did all they (Kent) yesterday how he fired could to assist him. "The case, is this," added counsel.

three- the gun that killed his He saw Miss Dietrich on four oc- "Mr. Jackson says that it was agreed casions altogether. When he learned year-old friend Margaret Miles, between him and Mr. Thomas, on that she was refusing to allow the behalf of the defendants, that if he articles to be published, Mr. Thomas

While Ronald's mother was per- (Mr. Jackson), at his own expense, promised to do all he could to help suading her son to do this her hus- went to Hollywood, interviewed Miss him and he was satisfied that Mr. band, Mr. Ernest James Sparks, Dietrich, Wrote

life story, Thomas did all he could in the cir-labourer at Rabbits Farm, Horton secured publication in a leading cumstances, English

newspaper with a very Jurge circulation. he (Mr. Thomas), on behalf of the defendants, would see that Miss Dietrich gave her approval for the story to be written and for the necessary facilities for Mr, Jack- son to interview her and obtain facts to write that story.

her

"Mr. Jackson, on that agreement, on his own expense, went to Holly- wood, interviewed her, and obtainedt

He Mourns Alone

For Barrie

·

Kirby, was giving evidence at the inquest on Margaret.

The girl was shot on Thursday night while playing with Ronald and his sister near the farm cottage where Mr. and Mrs. Sparks live.

Mrs. Sparks told the coroner that she heard a gun go off, ran out of the house, and saw Ronald and his JANDERING from room to sister standing near a tricycle from -room in a top-floor flat in which Margaret had fallen, Ronald were the Adelphi, tidying this, an- was crying and was trying to pick

notating that, is the spare sgure Margaret up."

facts. from her and the associated WA company, and wrote the life story, with which the defendants very pleased."

NEVER PUBLISHED

Mr. Leon added that the story was never published because they were unable to obtain the approval of Miss Dietrich to her life story in

name.

her

Mr. Justice Swift-If she gave nil the delafls, why did she not approve? Mr. Leon-My Lord, because it was to be written in the first per-

son.

of Frank Thurston, Sir James Barrie's munservant.

Mrs. Sparks said that Ronald handed to her his father's sport- ingTM gun, and sald, "I did it Mummy."

His master-and his friend--has main. And Thurston moves among gone. Only the household gods re-

them with mourning in his heart.

An hour previously, the mother For 16 years Barrie and Thurston said, Ronald had taken the gun from had been together.

In kitchen drawer. She took it from would not trust beyond a whisper he

And now? In a volce which he him and hid it under some books. said that he will probably retire to that Ronald had the strength to pull The coroner expressed surprise some little place in the country,

"But I have not

back the hammer of the gun. thought much

There was not, Mr. Leon con- tinued, the slightest suggestion about the future-it is too soon after He recorded a verdict of "Acel- against the good faith of Mr. Thomas Sir James's death to think of things dental death," and, addressing Mr. or the company in the matter. They like that

he said.

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