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Show EE TV18—THE HERALD,Provo, Utah, Monday, January 28, 1980 One-Time Movie Starlet Stars in First TV Series Piper costars with Karl Malden in the new NBC series and is keeping her fingers crossed that her characterwill be given as large a part of “Skag” as Malden’s. She and writer-husband HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Piper Laurie, the onetime movie starlet who gained famed for eating flower petals, is a married woman of 18 years now and starring in her first TV series. ‘‘Skag.” Joe Morgenstern moved to Southern California three years ago from their homein Woodstock. whet x rie” for which she wona best supporting actress Oscar nomination Morgenstern, a former film critic, is head of the writer development program at the Los Angeles Music Center. They rent a fone bedroom, 60-year- cient by Los Angeles standards) nish-style house on cliff overlooking the Pacific. It's white stucco with green trim and a red tile roof. Pine trees, rather than the customary palms, sur- round it, ro “We rented the house because the ad in the read, newspaper ‘Children and pets welcome,’ Piper The Morgensterns have a daughter, Anna Grace, We're overstocked SAVE 9, and, as it happened at the time, two cats they'd brought from New York. Being eastern tabbies and ignorant of Califorai varmints, they became dinnerfor local coyotes. These days little Anna Grace keeps a pair of parakeets named Limey and Powder. Piper put the tal, furniture and fixin; storage in New leaving a few selected pieces in the care of friends. Their rented house is furnished with flashy antique mirrors and crystal. The funiture is contemporary, kitchen +5 Now you can buy kitchen Pe-anee (| cabinets directly from the ; y \ , is | ' MeL same source contractors in Utah Valley have come to depend on for quality and low prices. Act now during our overstocked condition 1 1 and you'll save big. Compare the advantages of buying directly from Contract Kitchens: @ HugeInvento: In most cases, there's no waiting. @ Delivery direct from our showroom/warehouse to your home. @ In-home design service We'll come to your home and help with your selection. @ Installation available ‘or do it yourself and save. Open 9-6 CONTRACT KITCHENS Sse _\, 115 on 1 ‘Kitchens [Blue Warehouse) 1001 North 1200 West, Orem Phone 225-8522 alto Freeway Carpets nn-Air’s “Convertible Cooktop” ior Whatever you cook 18-cubic foot family-size Refrigerator Deep-fry Theincredibly versatile Jenn-Air grill-rangelets you do it all and brings theflavor of “outdoor cookery” indoors!See itfor yourself it can make every mealmoreflavorful and a lot morefun! © Large 18.2 cu. ft. Capacity © Convertible Doors © See-Through Meat Keeper © 2 Automatic Cold Controls © 3 Position Energy Saver JENN-AIR Switch © Free-O'-Frost a Model TM.188 com- fortable and a bit shabby. Piper is less aware of her surroundings than her activities. She spends a good dealoftime in the baking bread which is both therapy and creative for the redhaired actress. She’s good at cooking Chinese dishes, no small thanks to a Chinese housekeeper of a couple of years. She also likes to improvise with such itemsas steamed Chinese breadfilled with pork or chicken. When Piper’s not working in the new NBCseries or baking, she more than likely can be found in the yard with chisel and hammer chipping away at out-sized hunks of marble. Piper is an accomplished sculptress specializing in abstract designs. Her current project weighs 400 pounds “I’m a serious stonecarver,”she likes to say. “T take it as seriously as 1 do acting.” On working days Piper must get out of bed at 4 a.m. to wash and straighten her hair. It is curlyto the pointof being frizzy and fluffy. She was told her natural hairdo makesher look too young for her role in ‘‘Skag.”” So sherises early to get her hair in order and report to MGM studios — about a 10-minute drive away — for makeup and wardrobe. Like most actresses, Piper watches her diet. She breakfasts at home on a piece of cold chicken, half an orange and coffee. Her lunch consists of a couple of hard-boiled eggs with celery and carrotsticks. Weekends are for rest and recreation, seeing movies, jogging and occasional sorties to the beach, although Piper’s Titian coloring necessitates a broad-brimmed sunhatto discourage sunburn and freckles. Clothes don't concern Piper. She wears jeans and blouses most of the time and considers comfort first when she goes shopping. |