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Show MEMORIES OF THANKSGIVING By SBEILAH GRAHAM (CopyttgtitriSZlrfat The Telegram) HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 28 My most memorable Thanksgiving, as Warner Baxter "The Thanka- giving of 1829, following the aign- ing of my contract after making 'In Old Arizona.' I'd thought my career was finished." Deanna Durbin "Last Thanksgiving, Thanks-giving, because I'd just completed my first itarring picture. Three Smart Girls and was making good on Eddie Cantor's radio program." Mae West "About five years ago in New York, just before I came out to Hollywood when I had my last Thanksgiving dinner with my mother and father. Mother died shortly after and father died two years ago. told by the stars Thursday.- - Gary Cooper "It was in lf25. Just after I'd been spotted in the extra ranks and given my first feature fea-ture rolea two-reeler opposite Irene Sedgewick. Boy, did I eat turkey thai day!" Lon Chancy Jr. Seven years mv st Thanksgiving din- ner with my father. John Barrymore "The year I took by own company to London for 'Hamlet. The 200th perform ance happened to be Thanksgiving day and I gave a dinner to the entire en-tire company backstage after the show." ' Sonja Henie "Last year because lit was my first Thanksgiving day. We don't have them in Norway. And I was so thankful to be in pictures. pic-tures. Don Ameche "Last year. I had all my family here together, my mother, father, three sisters, three brothers, my wife and the children.1 And we were very happy because I'd just given a deposit on a home for my parents. This year I have juat finished buying 14 acres for a home for myself near my parents' place," 1 |