Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-10-01 | Page 8 | Hunk of Mand Stars Again

his wife, the former Dorothy Berry, whom he married in Yuma, Ariz., on Feb. 28, 1948. Hunk of Man Stars Again Starting his motion picture career ca-reer In a blaze of publicity as "a beautiful hunk of man," Victor Mature has been able to retain his " glamor and Individuality while gaining stature as a dramatic actor ac-tor of uncommon ability, as Is proved In his current starring role in RKO Radio's 'Easy Living." "Easy Living" co-stars him with Lucille Ball, Lizabeth Scott, Sonny Tufts and Lloyd Nolan in the film which Robert Sparks produced and Jacques Tourneur directed. The 6-foot-S tall actor with the manly good looks, rugged physique and zest for living, made the grade in Hollywood via the usual 3000-mile 3000-mile short cut to New York. He began his theatrical career in earnest at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he studied under noted director di-rector Gilmor Brown and played parts of varying sizes and charac- ters in more than 60 productions. To earn money while studying Vic lived In a tent, washed dishes and greased cars. This devotion to his work remains a solid fact under-, under-, neath the piay-loving, practical-joking practical-joking exterior. Hal Roach spotted the Industrious, Indus-trious, energetic youngster at the playhouse and signed him for pictures. pic-tures. He made three for Roach without attracting any special at-tention at-tention in HollywooL If the movie A moguls were shortsighted, Broadway Broad-way wasn't As a result of his I important role in Moss Hart's musical play, starring Gertrude Lawrence, "Lady in the Dark." It was a big break.- He won the "hunk of man" tag which made him known from coast to coast and he also won a long-term contract con-tract at Twentieth Century-Fox. Vic lives most of the year round I at his home in Laguna Beach, with