Show Freddie Americanized c Except H His is Accent By Dy ERNEST FOSTER HOLLYWOOD UP Freddie UP-Freddie Freddie Bartholomew now 18 and p past st the awkward stage has become Americanized in everything but his accent And even eyen his speech is colorfully spiced with typical American jargon Freddie now Is picking up his hii career Just where he dropped it il four years ago He came to Hollywood Hollywood Hol- Hol lywood from England in 1934 1 and crashed the movies in the most spectacular Horatio Alger fashion There were candidates for forthe forthe forthe the role of David Copperfield and the year old Freddie won it hands down He appeared in the picture that had 26 noted actors and stole the show After that he couldn't find time timeto timeY timeto Y to play all the important parts i offered him Then he entered the awkward stage He became In- In Active Later he took an occasional occasional occa occa- role Now playing In Metro-Goldwyn- Metro I Mayers Mayer's Yank at Eton his fifth fUth picture with Mickey Rooney Fred Freddie die is as enthusiastic as an extra being offered his first speaking part The Americanization of Freddie Is almost complete He even jitter jitter- bugs And he is as much of a jive fanatic on the drums as is Mickey Rooney himself He has taken keenly to American Ameri Amerl- can sports snorts especially baseball and football which he follows closely But he still stUl remembered enough about English cricket to coach Mickey in a scene for their new picture Th The biggest change since his arrival in America has been in his appearance His features have become stronger more manly and suited for juvenile roles He now stands 5 feet 10 inches inches compared with his 4 A feet 7 stature I when he began work in David Copperfield Mickey towered over Freddie when they first appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in movies together but the opposite is true now He has been mainly responsible for forming a junior division for tor forwar forwar war savings In Hollywood and has brought Virginia Weidler Jane Withers Suzanna Foster Bobby Breen Sidney Miller Billy Jordan and Joe Brown Jr into It They have staged numerous benefit benefit benefit ben ben- shows in southern California schools and at the Los Angeles Victory house encouraging purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of war bonds and stamps by American youth |