Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-31 | Page 19 | Akim Tamiroff Prepares for Screen Roles by Watching Real-Life 'Actors'

t. t r Akini Akun Prepares Prepares F For or Screen Roles ys by y J Watching Real Real- Real L e Actors Actor s' s By PAUL HARRISON HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD-An An actor who believes in thorough preparation for his roles is Akim He is almost as as s difficult 0 as Paul Muni about refusing a part unless he c can ci have the I sc we weeks k in adv advance nce so that h he can get into the mood If It is to play a surgeon he calls caUs up a distinguished doctor and arranges to watch some opera- opera ions If he is to play a violin he le calls caUs up Jascha Heifetz Once he le played a deaf mute but not before he had hired a similarly similarly- afflicted news vendor to teach him the he sign language The actor could not bear to Invite criticism from mutes who would see the picture The other day stepped Into nto the cast of Are Arc Husbands Necessary as a window washer After memorizing all his lines he had lad gone down Into Los Angeles to o learn how to wash windows He found an expert in an office building build- build ing ng and began to explain his mission mis mis- sion S Recently the stocky actor had the thc theole therole role ole of a surgeon jn fn fn Disputed Passage and he practiced for it ity by y watching Hollywoods Hollywood's popular Dr r. r William Villiam Branch at t work Later Dr Branch supervised an operating room com sequence at the studio It was thoroughly realistic with all 11 the glittering equipment and even ven a crew of nurses from a hos- hos pital They handed instruments to and stood by with clips and the like It was a along along long ong scene and a tense one DurIng During Dur- Dur Ing ng a moments moment's lull luU the white white- gowned actor made a characteristic tic ic gesture of rubbing his nose Instantly he got the surprise of his its life life life-a a sharp blow on the arm from rom one of the nurses Doctor she exclaimed shocked at t such a careless invitation to Infection infection in- in of the patient The take was spoiled of course but by After that he remembered not to rub his nose I i