| Show JIN N AMECHE WINS VMS ACCLAIM I AS STAR By SHEILAH GRAHAM Copyright 1938 for The Telegram Feb 25 25 This This is the story of brunet brunet native of Kenosha Wis with se sedly ly hot Italian blood in his veins who is withe f the he unique characters not only of HollyS Holly Holly- but the S 9 world on 1 is the most tempered even-tempered man I have met in lii my life life no no wild ecstasies ecstasies no no II ITs Sno S no bitter depressions no no prejudices thing t mg flows smoothly It sounds incredible found it hard to believe even believe even when told to ElDon's 1 Dons Don's melodious baritone voice IR I Like Everything I like everything the number radio one fa- fa and jand and star of Twentieth Fox Century-Fox pictures me at lunch without lunch without a smile smile but but also ut a frown Even poverty he continued poor once when once when was it well it-well well I didn't well Jwell vell when I first went to New York looking age ge work But it wasn't bad bad of of course it t but good but it wasn't bad either cant can't understand those people who say ty left a mark on them It didn't on me precise nothing has left a mark on Mr ae smooth faced at 28 he will be minus minu les es at 98 poverty meant nothing to Don riches mean y that too Hi His salary is in the week a but he lives modestly in a small house with whom Honore-whom Honore whom he met during high school rand and Sons Donny 4 and Ronny 2 At the nt he is building a room fourteen-room mansion valley that will have a swimming pool and but court but he talks about them as though to some someone ne else ere are some of the things contributing to I negative condition condition condition-as as told by himself He nothing except the newspapers He does not the use It doesn't make it betes betes betes bet- bet es es it He is never nervous which nervous which is why luch uch a good radio performer BT No Great Likes mikes likes radio radio radio-he he likes the screen with screen with the legree of non burning heat He likes Holly- Holly and nothing more than to spend the c his life here He enjoys the night spots also enjoys his home He likes sunshine dislike rain He is never ill iii eats every- every t takes kes very little exercise exercise and and excels at g swims a little plays tennis a little little little- th badly ly inq no es whatsoever and h impossible to tell you what s on n nonworking days ex- ex at he sleeps until 1 p. p m. m He anywhere any place The place The L hammering on the set can Igon but that doesn't stop top off Imly ly time Don finds ping is at night Im not going to bed so 0 early At Int nt Don gallantly stifled a and and nd iid apologized See I could f right now spend pend too much money e other hand no one could a 1 a miser He likes all the theres theres theres res res he has made in the two has been in Hollywood Hollywood- possible exception of a mild mildly ly I. I for his first Sins of Neutral on Ladles Ladies ce all his leading ladies He completely neutral regard regard- ohe one Simon his leading lady cite tte He enjoys enjoys in in his mild musical films as per his Alexander's Alexanders Alexanders Alexander's Ragtime Band 0 5 pJ 5 S i 3 iII l SS S S. S 5 S. S Do Don Ameche Hes He's a negative but but completely t I happy Hollywood star y and ditto nonmusical films like his second picture Ramona He has no political beliefs He gets a m moderate kick out of practical jokes Smokes but not to excess excess- and drinks in the same ame fashion He always alway sees his films and finds them interesting in a non exciting way He was vas not perturbed by the furor that followed his Adam and Eve skit with Mae West West finding finding a gentle source of content that a record poundage of coffee has been sold for his sponsor since that date There is only one thought that makes this columnist mildly un un- unI un- I happy What does Mr Ameche think about in the long hours between I broadcasting and picture-making picture |
