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At 43, Leslie Caron plans a new and exciting career By Dick Kleiner HOLLYWOOD (NEA) There comes a time in everyone's life when he or she to face the fact that he or she isn't young any more. It's a traumatic awakening but it is even more so if you happen to be a beautiful movie star. Leslie Caron once flitted across legitimate theater and movie sound stages like a spring raindrop.Her Hitting days are over and. being a sensible woman, she realizes it. "I doubt." she says, "that I will do much more in Hollywood as an actress." But she is turning her eyes and her talent to other areas.

Writing. Perhaps directing. And she is excited about entering a new phase in her career. Still, there is a residuum of bitterness toward Hollywood and this town's reverence for youth. "I'm 43." she says, "and Hollywood is a town that only wants young women.

Look at Bette Davis if she wants to work now she must carry a hatch." (Presumably, she meant "hatchet." Her English is almost perfect but every once in a while she makes a small mistake.) She says she is only offered mediocre parts these days. She did play a major role in the TV movie. "QB VII," but that, she says, was the exception. Things are different in France, she says. "In France, they let women my age have good parts.

The biggest women in French films now are Jeanne Moreau, who is 45 or 46 or more, and Annie Girardot. who is about the same." So she thinks she could work in France. But she is married to an American producer, Michael Laughlin, and most of his work is here, so she would prefer to work here, too. Because of this situation, she has turned to writing. She has written a script, "Ritchie vs.

Ritchie," which is a comedy about a Hollywood divorce and what it does to the couple's child. She says it is not in any Svense autobiographical, "although I have certainly used a lot of people I know and I only hope that they don't recognize themselves." She'd like, next, to direct her own script. But she says she is getting -alot'Of reSistaiTcFhere" in Hollywood from the moguls and the studios. "There is no resistance from the actors," she says. "They want to do my script with me directing.

Both Buck Henry and Cloris Leachman have read the script and would like to do the film with me." What sort of resistance? "Well," she says, "it is both because I am a woman and because I am untried." She is, however, sticking to her LKSLIK; CARON: good parts." 'In France, they let women my age have guns. She feels that she should direct the piece because she knows exactly how she thinks it should be done. And. she says, she believes she would be a good director. "After 25 years in front of the camera." she says, "I have seen so much and I have learned so much that I am sure I would be able to handle it." She was already a major star in French ballet when Hollywood particularly Gene Kelly felt that her beauty and grace would be an asset to film.

They were, of course, right and her career has been a notable one. There have been some down moments, of course. The last time I had seen Leslie was on a Los Angelos-to-San Francisco train, where she was filming a movie her husband was producing. It was called "Chandler" and starred Warren Gates. I never saw it and asked her what happened to it.

"That was a terrible disappointment," she says. "Jim who was running MGM then, cut it to shreds. He ruined more films, that man. "With us, he locked the editing room, fired our director and editor, cut it himself. The result was so bad it could not be shown at all." Most of her films, however, were successes "An American In Paris," "Lili," "Gigi." so many.

And, always, she danced. But she dances no more. "No, I am not dancing now," she says. "At mv age. to get in shape hurts terribly.

And I hate the epsom salts baths I must use on my legs when I dance." It's easier to write than to dance, when you're 43. The biggest problem for Leslie Caron now is where to do that writing. The Laughlins have no permanent home. "I'd like nothing more than to have a home," she says, "but I have none at the moment'. Oh, there is an apartment here and a summer home on Sardinia but not what I'd call a real home.

Michael works mostly here but my work takes me all over." The apartment here represents a change in her life style. She says that, for the first time in her life, she has no servants. She comes from a wealthy family and, as a child, the lap of luxury was comfortable. "There were eight servants in the chateau," she says. "I remember one was a Zouave, in the fancy uniform and red fez, and his only job was to make the coffee.

And therms was another one; a lady, whose only job was to make the petit point for the house. When she had finished that, and there was no more petit point needed, she was set to work making tasseled linings for the linen shelves." That way of life is over, at least for most of us. It is for Leslie Caron, too, and she doesn't seem to regret the passing of the coffee Zouave and the petit point lady. She's too busy now, looking ahead, to look back. Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice, June 4, 1975 21 SIDE OUNCES by Gill Fox Ancient Rome Answer to Previous PuZild "This is Larry Bradshaw, Mom.

We shared a banana on the no-frills flights!" CARNIVAL by Dick Turner ACROSS 1 Roman conqueror 7 Roman moralist 11 Hprh 12 dp Balzac Jigs or waltzes 15 Being 16 17 Recognized value 19 Otherwise 20 Takes up again 23 Celestial messenger 26 Precious stone 27 Pork product 30 Roman dictator 31 Employ 32 Before 33 Shoulder (comb lorm) 34 Postscripts (ab 36 South American birds 38 Animal (oot 39 Coterie 40 Roman emperor (6869) 41 Laid bare 43 Roman emperor (5468) 46 Compass point 47 Egyptian deity 50 Ol a small particle 52 Romnn orator 55 Native lead sulllde 56 Public speaker 57 Not so much 58 Meal DOWN 1 Moslem judge Soviet take 3 Austrian river 4 Thus (Latin) 5 Noted dyer 6 Rough files 7 Together (comb form) 8 Poker stakes 9 Work hard 10 Food leavings 12 Messenger of Greek gods 13 Target center 18 Caesar's grandnephew 20 Electrical unit 21 Pass by 22 Come intoo 'view 23 Wet 24 Pompilius 25 Bright shine 27 Foot part 28 Yemenite, for example 29 Western landmark 35 Roman playwright 37 Possessed 4t Cupolas 42 Scheme of a stage set 43 Small horse 44 And others i (Latin, ab.) 45 Actor's part 47 Greek letter 48 Greek god of love 49 Kind 51 Elected ones' (coll) 53 Choler 54 Head covering, (NKWSPAPF.R KNTERI'RISK ASSN I OUR BOARDING HOUSE with Major HoopU 50 WHAT i5 NEW? WITH THAT HEAP WE 5PENP "I want something that will bring whistles from the boys, but not a shout from my father!" WINTHROP HERE IT B0Y5-A BALANCED BUD6ET AT LAST! LEMME THIS 5TRAIGHT WE'RE SUPPOSED 6IVE UP MY CAR AN ITEM WALK6 TO WORK! THE MONEY 5AVEP BECOMES VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO MEET INCREASED HOU5EH0LP EXPEN 0N FOOT THAN A START WALKIN L.Y/ITH HOLES IN HIS OW NOTES IN HIS DICK IF THE LORPHADME5ANTUS JO SKATE, HE? WOULP HAVE IRON HE5ADS. PRICILLA'S POP STUART, WILL YOU HELP MOLLVHOCK CARRY HONOR ROLL TROPHY? Burchard MRS. VERNON WEHRBEIN The family of Mrs. Rickie Rinne and other relatives met at the Burchard Park for their annual breakfast. There were about forty relatives together.

Third birthday of Leslie Rinne, Mrs. Rinne's great granddaughter and the birthday of L.E. Watson, Humboldt were observed. During the day many of the family visited with Mrs. Rinne in her home and several went to visit Mrs.

Rose Hoffman. Mrs. Hoffman was unable' to join the families at the park. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Preston and Fredrick Preston, Fairbury, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ritchie, Pawnee City and Lyle Green, Caliente, Nevada, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tegtmeier.

Mrs. Milda Cumpston, Beatrice, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Vanover and family, Cortland, and Mr. and Mrs.

Jerry Porkorny, Lincoln, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bursovsky and attended confirmation at Sacred Heart Church. Shawn Bursovsky was a member of the class. Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Myers, Arvada, Colorado and Jill Dougherty, Omaha were weekend gussts of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dougherty and daughters. They attended the Burchard High Alumni reunion.

Other visitors were EIK A MEEK Gerald Dougherty and Mike, Omaha, and Dorr Melvin and Janelle, Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simon and Mark, Lincoln called on Mrs. Lucy Dougherty and Mrs.

Doris Hart. Mrs. Eldon Tegtmeier and Mrs. Lucy Dougherty attended commencement at Beatrice. Pat Dougherty son of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Dougherty was a member of the class. They also were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dougherty and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leitschuck, Tom, and Carol, South Sioux City, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Leitschuck.

They met Mr. and Mrs. Al Baumfalk and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Colombo and family, Beatrice, and Mrs.

Emma Vliet, Lincoln and shared a picnic dinner at Chautauqua Park. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leitschuck and Bud Leitschuck visited Mr. and Mrs.

Glen Leitschuck. Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Leitschuck, Wichita, Kan. were overnight guests of Mrs.

Zela Leitschuck. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leitschuck, Boulder, were also visitors over the weekend. Mr.

and Mrs. David Schmit and family were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sejkora. Other visitors during the weekend were Mr.

and Mrs. Cliff MacDonald, Beatrice. Mrs. Wayne Bo o.k waiter, Lawrence, Kan. and Mrs.

Margaret Poteet. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Book- waiter, Lawrence, Kansas, visited Mrs. Nerva Book- waiter one afternoon and were overnight guests of Mrs.

Margaret Poteet. They also attended the Alumni reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kramer and Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Olmstead, Omaha, visited Vernon Wehrbein. Guests of Mrs. Doris Hart were Mrs. Hazel Leitschuck and Wilma Klein, Lincoln, and Mrs.

Don Cody, Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Yarpe, Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Dougherty visited with Mrs. Lucy Dougherty. Harlin Schafer, Little Rock, Arkansas, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. John Urich, Pawnee City.

While here Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tegtmeier visited with him. Among those visiting with Mr. and Mrs.

John Urich were Elmer and Wilmer Wehrbein, Rev. Fylling, Oscar Wehrbein, Ernest Schafer, Hiram Jauken and Mike, Mrs. Ardell Kerl, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Minick.

Mr. and Mrs. Hir.am Jauken and family, Topeka, and Mrs. Ardell Kerl and family, Lincoln were weekend guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Tegtmeier. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Epp and Mr. and Mrs.

Calvin Rinne, Lincoln, spent a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rinnp Mrs. Rickie Rinne accompanied Mr. and Mrs.

Ernie Gyhra to Humboldt to visit Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Watson. Mrs.

Rinne stayed for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hoffman, Syracuse, Mrs. Lavern Parks and Margene, and Mr.

and Mrs. Vernon Hoffman visited their mother, Mrs. Rose Hoffman. Other visitors included Mrs. L.E.

Watson, Mrs. Randolph Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hoffman, Mrs. Fred Lovitt, Mrs.

Rickie Rinne, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kopf.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wehrbein called on Mr. and Mrs. John Urich and their guest, Harlin Schafer, who was visiting from Little Rock, Ark.

American Legion Post No. 156, Burchard, were in charge of memorial services at the Burchard Sacred Heart, Mt. Pleasant, and Lewiston Cemeteries. Rev. Keith Johnson gave the address.

Terri Kunc and Jody Dougherty played several numbers as a cornet duet. Denise Pettinger played Taps. The wreaths were placed at the graves by members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 156. Dean Scheideler has accepted a mail route on the Burchard Rural Mail.

He started his new route on the retirement of Elmer Rinne. WHY SHOULD I HELP? CTO SHE GOT HERSELF INTO THIS MESS C-A BORN LOSER REFUSeP TO ME A WELL, WHERE DO YOU BEATS ME, SUPPOSE WE A.RE?J I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK DOWN NOW, AIN'T THAT HfeV JOHAJ, CAM TEU. M6 THE CAPTAIN EASY KfcALIZ-E. PEAR WIECE' THAT VOU'RE THE OF THE WHV HAVE IF THERE'LL. VOOK CORRECT.

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