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Slje ftmwmwi amusements, tv, travel, radio CTION JUIY 17, 1940 MUSIC, pp. 7, 8 MOVIES, p. 1, 2, 7 THE THEATER, pp. 3, 4 ART CALENDAR, p. 7 TRAVEL, pp.

9, 10 RADIO TV, pp. 1, 4, 5, 6, 8 TARDY but TALENTED Marilyn Monroe lias become controversial star, but licr last film set a record for comedies and that can offset a multitude of lost hours By JAMES BACON, 'Associated Press Writer I 'iV I 1 I 1 I i via Pihtf 0LLYW00D, July 16. ment can be a great actress, Tony Curtis, after a hot but it's a truism that it takes smooching scene with her: "It's like kissing Hitler." an actress with temperament to become a great star. A crew member who was worked with Marilyn since her hungry days offers his the old jungle law of self-protection, and few realize more fully how much a jungle Hollywood can be. Marilyn may relax a little in her next picture because she is working for Arthur Miller, her playwright husband.

It's a script he tailored to his wife, Director Billy Wilder: "After working all day with her, I feel like going home and beating my wife." "You ask if international Sir Laurence Olivier told a "The Misfits." IVs about dt- stardom has changed Marilyn. friend that costarring with and Vo. Emphaticollu no. This busi- vorces in Reno, with Clark rectmg her in a movie aged nf hgiM wfc Gable and Mtmtnnmeru Clift. him 10 years.

"I play a girl," Marilyn says, putting it mildly. was much later when she was a nobody. "She's perfectionist, and she is not going to do a scene until she is 100 per cent Actually, she plays a lonely girl in a lonely world. One of her close associates says she plays "Marilyn Monroe herself once lonely in a lonely world." The director is John Huston, who gave Marilyn her first important break in "The Asphalt "Watch her next take. If she likes it, she won't say a word.

If not, she'll innocently utter something like Oh, I She has alwavs known that if All are talking about Marilyn Monroe, Little Miss Come Lately. It's no secret that Marilyn's delays on "Some Like It Hot" added a million dollars to the cost. It's also no secret that the picture thus far has grossed 114,000,000, a record for a movie comedy. Curtis, Wilder and Miss Monroe all had healthy chunks of the picture. The actress's take alone is reported at a million.

Her current "Let's Make Love" went three weeks and uncounted thousands over its Rosemary Cloonev Ferrer sings to Raphael Francisco, Uie newest member of family, born on March 23. Jose Ferrer and RoAemary make like proud parents, with, from left, Gabriel Vi-tente, Maria, 4, Monsita Theresa, not quite 2, and Miguel, 5, who's the eldest. she talks out of script, the Jungle" just 10 years ago. scene cant be used. "And I've always wanted to "Marilyn ls a born srtar.

Like with Mr. Gable. Every- the pitcher on a ball club, she's body savs we'u be great chem- the one chalked with the win stry together whatever that or the loss and no one knows means, Marilyn says, Campaigning? Rosemary Clooney Is Old Hand NISS. This was as a small child at Mavsville- 2 this election year, let us "I've only met him once it better. it makes some "Naturally, at a party.

We danced a lot. I had to go to the hospital the next day. He sent me roses. consider the electioneer ml 91 next to Keep it like a now the lady has 5 campaigners at home Xnpw ing experience of Rosemary Clooney, the well-known chan-teuse and mama. back By RICK Du BROW, United Press Writer Then he got married and so did How About Publicity? What does Marilyn think of all the publicity about her professional attitudes? "I don't know where they dream up such stuff," she said.

"I was sick enough to go to a hospital, and I read that I am holding up production." When she was a tot of 6, she turned on her cheery voice An frpt nrnr In Kohalf nf a handbill saying, 'Vote born in the space of five years will be taped some time before the mayoral candidacy of hm "Knr A rlwwiav and six weeks. Thanksgiving, but we havent Grandpa Andrew Clooney. He got elected Mayor of Mavsville, groundher father a Clooney and her mother a Guilfoyle how come she gave all her children Spanish names? "I think they sound better with a name like Ferrer," she said. "Of course, my husband accuses me of sneaking in a Michael Joseph with our oldest, who's named Miguel Jose, "But you cant help having an Irish face pop up once in a while. That Monsita.

wow! Her begun working on it yet." Prefers Guest Spots Miss Clooney came here from her Beverly Hills home for a brief hello in connection with Miss Clooney, who once had album, which R.C.A. Victor has Started At 3 Miss Clooney by that time had three years of singing experience behind her. She had made her public debut at the age of 3 with a solo rendition of "Sweethearts On Parade," before the Maysville Rotary Club. (- titled "Clap Hands, Here Comes ia ro two consecutive terms. "My sister Betty, who was 3, sang with methings like 'Home On The she said.

"Grandpapa would have 'talks on the street, and he'd turn around and say and we'd go on for half an hour, if he'd let us. "Maysville's population was vn uv.ug (unb txyyvai aut-c Rosie." She disclosed that her next television venture will be an N.B.C. special on Thanks-giving Day in which she and us a lot easier than having face is South Ireland, your own regular show, and I can spend more time at home." w'ien a kid- veople called me Rosemary. My hus-The Ferrer folks at home band was the first to call me now include Miguel, Maria, Rosie. Then when everybody who will be 4 in August; started calling me that, he By the time she was 16, she her husband, actor Jose Ferrer, Marilyn says that early In her career, she used to believe that any publicity was good publicity.

Now she's not so sure. "I have always been honest in my answers. No one has to make up anything about me." She admits to her lack of punctuality. "It's a bad habit, I know, but I believe that you shouldn't do anything in life until you're ready. Half of life's heartaches come from decisions that were made in a hurry.

One should make haste slowly." about 6,600 then. He was in was singing on radio station will examine a suDjeci iney know something about the two terms, and then we lost to WLW in Cincintwti. Her career has kept bloom- family, Gabriel Vicente, 3 in August; "It will be a series of sketch- a Mr. Buckley. I'll never forget, Betty and I were walking along let's see, I think it was West Second Street and Mr.

mg through night clubs, movies, television, and the sale Monsita Theresa, 2 in October, and Raphael Francisco, 4 es having to do with Thanks quit. He calls me Rose now." Jose Ferrer has built himself a distinguished name in the theater. Miss Clooney calls him just plain Joe. of more than 25,000,000 rec giving and the home, and about months old next Saturday. Buckley owned a garage there, ords, while her home life was lamny me rrum uie caveurau to modern man," She said.

"It "That's a boy, girl, boy, girl, and my little sister handed also abloom five children t. 'm 'Yon tin9 Tool A it Audience Forever Not Always Happy Marilyn says she's a happy girl. It hasn't always been that way. She was movie struck, even as she grew up in Los Angeles. AaocUUd Prea Newrfntum Photo Marilyn Monroe, clad in one of her costumes for "Let's Make often "gets to the set late.

As a child, she lived with her budget. Columnists accused people nervous waiting around mother a studio film cutter Marilyn of unprofessionalism, most of the time, but we're all Her father abandoned them! a devastating thing to say about getting good pay for it I have As a vounir irirl shp wa a performer. never known Marilyn to be ward of the County, shuttling Intflnfirtnnllii mam rr nvna intentionally to anyone." It's Be Original Or Else, Says Rod Serling Of TV Television audience doesn't want to recognize the trappings in which an idea is presented, writer says in criticizing the trend toward imitation. 'Twilight Zone' series next year will turn more toward the 'tongue-in-cheek' treatment and less toward 'real-far-out' endings. By BILL LADD, Courier-Journal TV Editor mean from foster home to foster Marilyn became a star before "er Jher was in nd she became an actress.

She It Marilyn unprofeuional? The day I visited the set, evervbodv. includins Marilvn. seemed to be having a gay n't be expected to one-take time. She was the Marilvn of a scene with an Olivier. old, laughing, giggling, friend Her apprenticeship was served in a list of incredibly bad movies.

She wants no more of those. ly with everyone. Costly So What? Jerry Wald, the producer and money man, admitted that "Until 'Some Like It "I think it will come back rpELEVISION'S greatest Marilyn's retakes and illnesses friend, "Marilyn never as a favorite programming I need is originality, ana said the audience had indicated in letters to him that a desirable thing would be more balance between light stories and indiuju maiiicu mi unhappily. She operated on the fringes of Hollywood bit parts, modeling, anything for years. When she finally clicked, and married baseball hero Joe Di-Maggio, even that failed.

They were divorced in less than a' year. But with marriage to Miller and a permanent home in New York, she seems to have found peace. "I try to improve myself. I like to read and learn new things. I want to be a good actress." had cost thousands.

style," he said. "We go in cy cles, you know. We are initia you feed an audience a steady diet of pap, eventually it will stop swallowing- Or so tive. We shouldn't be, but we the "down-beat" type. are.

we wiu ao more or our Rod Serling told me in a tele naa a great picture yei De-came one of the screen's greatest stars despite poor pictures. Her rebellion if you can call it that stems from an honest desire to please herself and the public. She believes that what pleases her will please the public." pups? if I waa. an adver. shows with tongue in cheek," phone interview from New "She is not punctual," says Wald, in a burst of understatement.

I'm not sad about it. I can get a dozen beautiful blondes who will show up in make-up at 4 a.m. promptly each morning. But they are not Marilyn Monroe. York, where he is discussing tising man I would be Imitative, he said.

"We will also have clans lor the second season oi tnn I wnnld not life tn sit mv more women as leaning cnar- "Twilieht Zone." which he ere- miiiinna on aerie which was acters next season. We will Jerry Lewis may he a zany character on the screen, hut he is serious when he is conducting business. "Marilyn doesn come cheap, That's one reason she insists but 8he'S nice to have around on havlnir hp.r drama pnzph on avoid some of the 'real-far-out' endings which leave no alternatives for the viewer. We have found our audience wants to think. I don't mean we will ated, and of which he is execu- untried and which might fail, tive producer and in most cases the writer.

One thing "Twilight Zone" has never been is unoriginal or "Every communications me- imitative. This is a series based when the grosses are counted." the set. The mere presence of a coach is irksome to directors. dium in history has discovered on things which might happen have no ending at all, but we the truth of those two maxims," 10 lf there were twl" will have final scenes which light lone between reality and will give the viewer a chance HOLLYWOOD TODAY By 1 1 a Graham What Keeps Driving Jerry Lewis? Comic Just Wants To Hold His Own there unreality. Serling promised at to decide for himself if audience forever.

an And director George Cukor: "Marilyn's delays are neither irresponsible nor careless. She doesn't want to do a scene until she Is ready for it and can give it her best. We have an agreement that she works only when she is satisfied she is ready to begin. "That, and only that, is the reason we wait for Marilyn." the beginning of the season to was a logical explanation for give us something different, what happened." and he has done that. OLLYWOOD, July 16.

a way to How Is It Done? tf mar A am on nr al mind turns its back on me," said and I haven't found Jerry somberly, "I'll give up die." "Some of the shows," he "Why have you worked so hard to promote "The That probably accounts for Wilder's blast The coach is Paula Strasberg of Actor's Studio, one of the best Her husband is the famous Lee Strasberg, her daughter actress Susan Strasberg. Mrs. Strasberg calls Marilyn "a phenomenal talent. I believe Marilyn could be one of the great stage stars of all time. She has a sensitivity that could, with work, make her the equal of a Geraldine Page or an Anne Bancroft." Marilyn's contract gives her approval of script, cast, directoreven of still photos.

It's ifIfcrent- develop original stories? the first 36, 1 think I am proud mlnd leaps to physical acting, but I nope I II be acting for a long time yet." He wrote "The Bellboy" the original story, that is two years ago. link between what I see and a "The audience demands not only original stories and ideas. It demands variety and originality in the presentation. It does not want, each week, to recognize the trappings in which an idea even a new one Is presented." Serling, who wrote such fine plays for television as "Requiem For A Heavyweight" and "The Comedian," sees no revival of drama on television this season. Bellboy?" I asked Jerry Lewis, who, with millions in the bank and a beautiful home in Beverly Hills, has been on a whirlwind tour for the past month to promote the picture he wrote, starred in, directed and of about 18.

There are others I liked, and there were some I wished we had never heard of in the first place." Soys Lessons Learned Cukor believes that the payoff comes on the screen, not the set, and that most great feminine stars work like Marilyn. Some people call it temperament. An actress without tempera- possible story," Serling said. "Last summer I was in the Cleveland airport when I saw a bag at the claim station which looked much like my own. A man claimed it, and I saw him I don't believe that Jerry will die of overwork.

He collapses every once in a while, but he thrives In the activity of his chosen career "It's my hobby as well as my work." He gave me an example of a day in the life of Jerry Lewis: "I pot on a plane at 11:30 p.m. Los Angeles time. Arrived in New York at 8:30 next morning. In between put on a full "It's nearly all pantomime; I've always wanted to do it. The boy never speaks in the Serling says the first season produced, And before we go any fur- victure.

He onlu takes orders. has taught some lessons which on, from He will be observed next year. He rafjLr ehnpt A3rvr. anrf ther, I must tell you that Jerry He talks only in the very last is very senous wnen ne is con- scene. looked much like me.

I said, "I made the picture all in Florida. I had to put it to- show on the plane. There were gether fast because the actors 109 people. 1 wouldn miss strike was coming. I wrote 171 that audience.

At 10 a.m., I pages of the script in nine did a show on N.B.C. At 11:30 days. I shot 180,000 feet of another. An interview for A.P. film that's 18 hours.

The from noon till 1. At 1:30, a picture now runs 80 minutes, production meeting at Para- mount with my staff that last ducting business. You wouldn't know it was the same crazy character you see on the screen and television. "I want to keep up the record I've established," he replied, adding, in the third person which actors sometimes use: "Jerry is the only star in Hollywood who has never had a loss. When you buy a ticket to a Jerry Lewis picture, you know exactly what you are getting.

The formula? I don't make pictures for you, the critics; I make them for the unflckle little people. These are my audience. And it has a future: they grow up." At this point, Jerry tossed a batch of photographs in my lap his own little people, five sons and one girl. My son, who was present, asked Jerry politely, "Is this your daughter?" He roared. "That's my wife." A pity Patty wasn't present (don't say this fast) sto hear the compliment There aren't many people who can act direct, produce and write.

'Gosh, what would it be like to see my self walk up and claim my own baggage while I sat in an From that came one of our stories in which a woman met herself face-to-face." Serling recently has written a piece in a nationally circulated magazine in which he attacked newspapers for doing the same things the newspapers attack television for doing-being sensational and playing violence for the sake of popularity. He said he had a particular group of newspapers in mind, but the magazine eliminated the names from the article. I tried to needle Serling into a discussion of the merits of the current rash of summer suspense stories. "Do you feel," I asked him, "that the success of the off-beat Twilight Zone' Is responsible for this type of show?" "I sincerely hope not," he said. "I have seen only a few, and those were not good, well-probed stories.

They were, actually, nothing but suspenae vignettes, stretched out to last an hour." I did something they thought wasn't' possible. I used 300 people who'd never been in front of a camera." Jerry has refused to show the picture to the press before release. "I won't show it in a projection room; comedy is contagious, it must have an audience." Jerry has changed a great deal in the 10 or more years since he came to Hollywood. He is more sure of himself, more quiet. "There are only three things that are real," he said when I commented on this fact, "God, human folly, and laughter.

Since the first two pass our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third. Yes, I have changed. I won't ed till 10 of 5. At 5, an interview with N.E.A. that lasted until 7.

Then 1 went to the fights. And somehow got to bed at 1. Sometimes it's later." Used To Get Upset Jerry used to get upset when things were written about him that he considered untrue. "Not any more," he assured me. "All I'm concerned with is trying desperately to do the right thing, to leave a heritage to my sons." Jerry then showed me the designs for his next picture, "The Ladies' Man." This one is about a house-boy at the Hollywood Studio where gals of the caliber of Marilyn Monroe and Kim Novak lived when they were 6 yAkBUOJHMMHHMMHMII Wldt World Photo .1 .1 Jn is combination otncc-ituuy, television auuior AMMtatcd Prta Photo Marilyn's next picture will be one tailored to her by her playwright-husband, Arthur Miller.

unknown and trying to crash 'hafta' any Serling dictates revisions for his new script. "One day when the public more. The only thing ia to die, the movies. Rod.