Show I J I r 1 1 1 S N Y y f w J r r t a Merle Oberon Her husband was knighted bu but t she gets name of Gypsy Rose Korda Korde Merle Oberon Ober n Actually Lady a Korda I orda Korda Called Gypsy Rose I orda Korda on Set By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD N SEA E A Its It's tough to be a lady Jady in Hollywood Lady Korda better beU r known as Merle Mertil Oberon said so herself Frida Fri Fri- da day She was wearing long black hose and a fluffy abbreviated skirt and was getting ready to dance the French can-can can for a scene in the picture The Dodger Yes Yea she said it was tough tobe to tobe tobe be a lady especially e In a cancan can dancers dancer's costume But that wasn't all she said Sit down she said and watch and listen You'll see what wha t I mean So we sat down and watched and listened and we saw laW what whal Lady Korda meant me Hey Gypsy Rose Korda on the set Bet please shouted an assistant director Lady Korda started forthe for forthe forthe the camera but a lady from the wardrobe department grabbed heren her heren heren en route Youre ba bagging at the knees she said readjusting one of her stockings The wardrobe lady still was fussing fussing fuss tuss- ing around with Lady Kordas Korda's stockings as she reached the center center center cen cen- ter of ot a sta stage e filled with chorus girls Just then the gas jets Inthe Inthe in inthe the footlights flared up the up-the the set represented an old English music hall Please said Director John Brahm to the gas gaJ jet operator lets not roast Lady Korda The Theas pas gas as Jet operator said he was sorry Said hed he'd turned the wrong thing thing- or something It would not happen again The camera finally started to turn Lady Korda kicked her legs and with a French accent sang an en old English music hall number called a rink The scene ended with her standing at the end of the stage throwing kisses to lo an audience o of cheering males mates Including George Sanders and Laird Cregar No good no good moaned Cameraman LucIen Ballard No good What was wrong said Lady Korda and Director Brahm Gypsy Rose Korda was standing standing standIng stand stand- ing behind a post in that final position position po po- Cameraman Ballard said She looked like a one one legged r woman woman See what I mean sal said I Lady Korda Shortly after her husband Di DI- rector Alexander Korda was knighted Merle terIe said she met Sir Cedric Hardwicke who offered congratulations and then shook his head sadly the matter asked Merle I know just what's going going- to happen said Sir Cedric It happened to me too All your bills are going to go up |