Show w i c 7 A A y f d t oar 1 c. c ASS 8 Y r 4 yr ifs Jeffrey Lynn Finds friends are friends Jeffrey Lynns Lynn's Army Hitch Adds Balance By PAUL I HOLLYWOOD NEA Of NEA-Of Of all the places in which a young actor I might acquire needed seasoning Jeffrey Lynn probably found the best for him when he went into the army Lynn was a shy introvert and therefore a phenomenon in the acting business Hollywood didn't understand him and he never was quite able to orient himself in or even at the studio He never took part in the gags and nd around the sets or r in the cafe apparently because he e didn't want to raise his voice and nd attract attention Too Minded Literally-Minded Walking across the lot he al almost almost al al- most never spoke first to people whom he had known for years And he had a peculiarly literal mind If It you were to greet him with a casual Jeff hed he'd stop top and make a studied reply explaining just how he was was Some of the flip little actresses used to rib him mercilessly and this his hurt him because he must have known that he was not unattractive unattractive unattractive un un- un- un attractive but simply that he didn't know how to get along with Hollywood people Hes He's probably in n the best physical shape right now of any recruit that the army has taken out of the screen colony Unaware of Friendships Right up to the da day he reported at the induction center Lynn wasn't aware that he had any real friends or wishers well-wishers at Warner Brothers How short of the truth he was is something you couldn't even guess by looking at atall atall atall all those pictures of actresses kissing kissing kiss- kiss ing ng him good Prop men di directors directors directors di- di rectors electricians character peole people peo- peo people le and cuties all remembered little kindnesses and quiet courtesies from this former New England school teacher who oddly turned into a successful actor He looked kind of dazed as they said they'd miss him and told him to polish off the axis and hurry back |