December 1'1, 1939 By Private Lives of Hollywood Ed Sullivan Hollywood. pulled a major company out of HE FACT that Mickey Trio of Younqsters Who bankruptcy, which is a man- Rooney, Deanna Durbin, sized pull. Tand Shirley Temple are By the time you read this the UIN THIS country we don't the most prodigious Infants of Went Places in a Hurry Private Life of Deanna Durbin discourage murder either this town is no refiection on Jane may have assumed an entirely as a high art or just an Withers, Virginia Weidler, Baby of his precocity he Impersonated pose from the time he was old different complexion. It has outlet for high spirits. We pam- Sandy, G lor i a Jean, Bonita a midget who smoked cigars. enough to understand that there been believed commonly that per the crlminal as a maligned Granv1lle, Freddie Bartholomew, At that early stage of his career were tricks to all trades. when she arrived at her eight- member In good standing of our and other members of the Holly- he was listed on the program Deanna Durbin and Mickey eenth birthday Deanna would little community. wood Junior league. It just hap- credits as Sonny Yule. were schoolmates in real life. marry young Vaughn Paul. She

II When his trial finally begins pens that 19-year-old Mickey, ••Not many kids of 19 can " Sure, Deanna and me-I mean was 18 years old on Dec. 4, so the jurors are selected with care 18-year-old Deanna, and lo.year- boast a layout like this, Mickey," Deanna and I went to the same as you read this she may be Mrs. to make sure that they would old Shirley, in the total forty- I teased. II Not many kids of 19," school at M-G-M," he points out. Vaughn Paul. excuse Gulteau for killing Gar- seven years the trio has put in he answered, smiling, II have "She'd send me a note: field and decorate Czolgosz for on this mortal coil, have busted been working for 15 years. •Mickey, where is that girl who • • • assassinating McKinley. Then all speed records in getting to Sure, I've got a lot of things sat in front of you yesterday?' Mickey Rooney was born in all of the witnesse are treated the places they now occupy. they haven't got, but they've I'd slip an answer back: 'They Brooklyn. Deanna Durbin was by the defense lawyers as 11they Master Rooney being the eld- had a lot of things I've missed. tested her for a part in the born in Winnipeg, Man. Shirley were grave robbers, liars, crim- est, and old age carrying with it I never had a chance to be a kid Dressler picture and released Temple, the third of the golden inals, adulterers, and malicious certain honors, I visited him first in the real sense of the word. her.' Get it, Ed? You go to a triangle, was born at Santa Mon- pests. in compiling data for the Private I'm not saying that in any sense school on a movie lot, but in- ica hospital, ten mlles west of of complaining, y'understand, stead of just being pupils the II The jury sits and stares at Lives series. Mickey lives with Hollywood. Her dad is a bank the defendant for days and days his parents on the small ranch but it's true. That's why I'm kids are always wondering about employe; her mother, judging while the criminal lawyer points he bought for them out in the going to school now at the Unf- the picture rOles they'll get or from the magnificent manner in out that the prosecution is ask- San Fernando valley. As neigh· versity of Southern California. miss. If you miss, then you stop which she has conducted her ing to murder the poor dear bors he has the Clark Gables, It's fun to be like other kids." going to school. Like Deanna child's career, is one of the most criminal just to grailly the pros- the Spencer Tracys, the Phil Actually he'll admit that he did. All of a sudden one day she amazing women in the country. ecutor's blood lust .. Experts show Harrises, Lum and Abner, the never has been like other young- wasn't sitting at her desk, and I Shirley is the only girl in a DEANNA DURBIN that the murderer's provocation Zeppo Marxes, the Andy De- sters. II So help me," he says, heard that she'd left the studio, family that had two sons before was so great it drove him insane vines, AI J olson, and other film II I've always wanted to be a big ,------just before he fired the shot. and radio celebs, and, like them, success from the time I was But he bounced back beautifully Mickey is a horse owner. He smoking a cigar as a midget in as soon as the dead man dropped. owns four of them. pictures. When I was 10 years He is acquitted, of course. When I arrived Mickey was old I wrote my first song. I fig· ••The courtroom rings with filing pictures in a regular ured maybe I could become a cheers and applause, the killer filing cabinet. He has k e p t great song writer and be suc- goes out a hero. But the guilty II st1lls " of every picture in cessful that way. A lot of writ- witnesses s n e a k away with which he ever appeared, and in ers have said it was just recently Where and WheDwere you bom f What d1aracter in hlstory 1m. blackened reputations. They are the files are st1lls from the I started writing songs, but it Deanna-WInnIpeg, Man., Dec. preues you moan 4, 1921. 8hirley-Abraham Lincoln. a pack of thwarted murderers. II Mickey McGuire" two-reelers goes back nine years. The name 8hirley-8anta M 0 n l c a, Cat, Mickey-Napoleon. He was a They are the Guilty Bystand- in which he appeared years ago. of it was' That's What Love W1ll There is no difficulty in recog- Do to You.' Only a lo.year-old April 23, 1929. little guy, like me. ers! " Mickey-Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. nizing him; the same shock of kid could think up a title like W hat IncldeDt Impreseed you Thus speaks Rupert Hughes' 23, 1920. poeatlyf hair, the same stub nose, the that, huh?" character, Dis t ric t Attorney What stage experience have you Shirley-Meeting the PresIdent. same genial impertinence of the From his 0 w n statements, Kirke McKeel, of Hugo Ryder'S hadf Mickey-Mother blackening my eyes, and the same square jaw then, you have a picture of an murder of Martin Yorke and at- Deanna-None. hair with shoe polish so I could tempt to murder Edith Ryder, line. On one shell of the room astonishing little boy, born of Shirley-None. tryout for the part of MIckey his w11e. Ryder shot and killed stands a ship's model. You as- vaudeville parents, setting his Mickey-Five years of vaudeville. McGuire. I got It! Martin Yorke at the Lakemead· sume that it must have been a mind on success when other boys What are your measuremeDtsf What Is your pet avenloD f ow Country club following one gift from some wealthy movie are playing marbles, and stick- Deanna-Height, 5 feet 4% Deanna-Insincere persons. of Hugo'S all- night drinking mogul. "No," says Mickey, II I ing resolutely to that ambition, Inches; weIght, 115 pounds. 8hirZey-5nakes. Mickey-School. bouts. The pretext was Yorke's bought It at Caliente for 75 come hell and high water. II I 8hirley - Height, 54 Inc h e s; attention to Edith Ryder. Hugo, cents." On another shelf stands used to watch those old-timers weight, ,~ pounds. Do you believe In dreamsf escaping, finally broke under the the 1938 gold statuette which he like a hawk and see the way Mickey-HeIght, 4 feet 11 Inches; OhOntB-No. strain and gave himself up to was awarded last year by the they played scenes," he recalls. weIght, 125 pounds. Do you believe In hunehellf Ohorus again-No. pollee, signing a full confession. Academy. II Then I'd go off by myself.and What Is your special diet for kee~ But already Murray Bentle, Mickey has been in pictures practice it that way." You stare In&'flU Do you have an inferiority com. pled brilliant young criminal lawyer, 15 years. He made his first pic- at him in amazement as he Deanna-None. 8hirley-I eat almost everything, Deanna-Not that I know of. was on his way td assume com- ture, II Not to Be Trusted," when paints the picture, quite casual- he was 4 years old, and because ly, of his own intensity of pur- especially vegetables and mUk. !dickey-No. . mand of Hugo's defense. And MICKEY ROONEY Mickey-No diet. Do you experience stroD&,likes Bentle's friend and rival in both and I wondered to myself how she arrived on the scene. The What exerclae do you find most and dIllllkes immediately 0 POD love and law, McKeel, had begun meetln&'stran&'en f soon they'd get a new boy to sit boys are George Jr. and Jack, beDeflclalf the preliminary work of bring- Deanna-No. at my desk. There's no school- and while they're proud of their Deanna-5wImming. ing Hugo to trial. 8hirley - Badminton, swimming, 8hirley:....No. I guess I like every· . room in the world like that, is kid sister, they keep her in Ilne, Caught between these two op- archery, pingpong. body pretty well. Going into Shirley's private posing forces was Phoebe Lock· there? " Mickey-All of them. Mickey-No. life is hardly necessary, because wood-beloved by both Murray • • • What Is your favorite sporU What Is your favorite book of all she hasn't got one. Explaining tlmef and Klrke. She was the closest Deanna-5wimmIng, table tennis. It was a sorry day for M-G-M her natural talents is impossible. 8hirley-" Alice In Wonderland." eyewitness to Hugo's crime. 8hirley-Archery. when Deanna walked out of She was a "natural" from the Mickey-TennIs, swlmmlng, base- Mickey-LudwIg's "Napoleon." .. Bentle's young brother, Dick, What Is your reactiOD to aclvene Metro's II little red schoolhouse" time she was old enough to do ball, football, hockey, riding. is involved in a nasty row with for' the last time, of course. imitations. In" Stand Up and criticism of your workf Does It Joe Cressy, whose wife, Peg, has What ~ your favorite colorf make you madf Does It dlscour. They'd had her under contract Cheer" her rendition of "Baby, 8hirley-Red. been seeing too much of Dick. ...e yoof Does It depreu youf with Judy Garland and used her Take a Bow" made her a star Mickey-Red. Young Bentle, furthermore, has Or does It fire you with ambitioD in one or two shorts before de- overnight. Jus tho w much Do you prefer comedy or d1'lUDatlc found a new love, Doris Cade, to pitch ID and U show 'em"f ciding that they had nothing for money she's made is impossible r6lesf sister-fn-law of Martin Yorke. Dea"na-I regard adverse crIti· her to do. The impelUng factor to tell, but it is possible to reveal Deaflna--Comedy-drama. cism as constructive. Doris refuses to have anything in this decision was the studio that she has paid back about 78 8hirley-They're all fun. Mickey--Pitch In and show 'em! to do with Dick so long as he belief that Judy Garland was per cent of her earnings in na- Mickey-No choIce. lets Murray defend the man who the better box office bet of the tional and state taxes. The bal- In which picture did you most k1lled her brother-In-law, enjoy worJdngf lADVE&TIIXENTJ two singing youngsters. ance has been invested for her 8hirley-" The Little PrIncess." But now the trial is on. The Signed by RufUS Le Maire at in a wide diversity of trusts, in prosecution had its day - now Universal and spotted in a mod- government, state, and munict- WheD ODvacatloDlldo you ever 1'0 to the movlellf Bentle is tearing down reputa- est little picture that had been pal bonds, in stocks, annuities, Pall tbe Trigger OD Deanna--Yes. tions. Phoebe Lockwood gets a and in real estate. Precautions turned over to Hungarian Pro- 8hirley-Yes. call from Kirke - II Tomorrow ducer Joe Pasternak, Deanna have Peen taken so that when you take the stand! •• Mickey-Practically lIve at them. spurted to national attention she grows up she can't squander What did you always want to do LIZY BOWELS when II Three Smart Girls" was this money or be defrauded of before you achieved SUCcet8In the 11JRN TO PAGE TWO released, and she's been riding 'it. But until she grows up I'm moviellf and Also AND CONTINUE . . . high ever since. In fact, she afraid I can't tell you' of Shir- Deanna-Be an opera star. SHIRLEY TEMPLE rode so high that her pictures ley's private Ufe. Mickey-Act. Pepsla-Ize 810maehl AMONG the artists of old Serinalta, n ear Bergamo, in 1"'1.. Venice and the exponents Story of Two Masterpieces about the year 1480, altho he Voice of the Movie Fan When constipation brings on acid of the Venetian school of worked mostly in Venice. Like indigestion, bloating, dizzy spells, Reproduced in their original colors on page one of toda.lIs Letter. pu6li.h .•J in thi. Jeportment .hoalJ 6e _itt.n on on. aJ. art were three by the name of that of Giovanni BelUnl, his' 01 th. pap.r. lI)'Oft unu. • per.onal r.ply pl•••• incl••• gas, coated tongue, sour taste, and Picture Section are the famous paintings, II Virgin and Ohild BellinI. Jacopo was the father. fame as a painter spread, and he • _.".peJ, •• II•• JJr •••• J .n".lop •• bad breath, your stomach is prob- with Three Saints," by Palma Vecchio, and tI Madonna and Gentile was the elder son. Gio- had more commissions than he ably loaded up with certain undi- Child with St. John and St. Catherine," by Giovanni Benini. Dear Miss TlnH: Your column Dear Miss TlnH: I would lIke to vanni, who painted, among nu- could handle. When he died in would be a good column if you gested food and your bowels don't These two masterpieces are a part Of the collection of paint· know the name of the teacher In merous great works, the liMa· 1528 he left unfinished more would stick to the facts. A whlle ••Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever." move. So you need both Pepsin to ings and sculptures lent by the Italian government and now donna and Child with St. John than forty pictures. ago you stated I think she played very well. It I help break up fast that rich undi- on fWhibit at the Art Institute Of Ohicago. and St. Catherine," was the Palma Vecchio was a fine com- tha t Mlrtam Hop- should write to her, where could gested food in your stomach, and younger son. Giovanni was born there can be no doubt. Twice A. Venturi in his "Storla dell' poser, his drawing was quick kins almost ex- I reach her? Thank you. Laxative Senna to pull the trigger ceeded the acting about 1431. was he lauded in the verses of Arte Itallana " writes in glowing and resolute, and his touch un- RUTH KUNTZ. on those lazy bowels. So be sure' of Bette Davis in Editor's "ote: I thought I'd be Until he was about 30 Giovan- poets--by Ariosto and by Pietro terms. He describes how Bellini hesitating, firm, and fiuid. The ••The Old Maid." your laxative also contains Pepsin • ni and his brother Gentile, who Bembo. The full appreciation has portrayed with his deft type of figure to which he clung getting some questions about herl Take Dr. CaldweU's Laxative, be- In other words, Helen Gilbert is the name, aM a was a year or two older, both of BelJini, however, did not come brush the timidity and youthful- was full and ripe, ennobled in cause its Syrup Pepsin helps you she practically letter addressed to her i" care served as their father's asslst- 01 until years later. Not until the ness of the Virgin, pale in the the face by delicately chiseled stole the show. Metro-GoldW1/ft-Mayer studio, OUZo gain that wonderful stomach com- ants. Giovanni's Independent famous nineteenth century Eng- cold light ot the morning; how. features. Like Giovanni BelUni, Miss Hop kin s' ver Oity, Oat, wiU reach her. fort, wnile the Laxative Senna works therefore date for their Ush writer and authority on the Baptist is silhouetted in the he was fond of natural back- acting is wooden You're welcome. moves your bowels. Tests prove' beginning back to about 1460. Italian art, John Ruskin, re- shadow penetrated by refiected grounds, and he painted sm1l1ng and unemotional. the power of Pepsin to dissolve Giovanni painted a number of vealed him and his works in light, and he calls attention to landscapes at the period of their To all Bette BEnE DAVIS Dear Mias TlnH: I have just those lumps of undigested protein altar pieces, some of which st1ll their true place in art. Ruskin, the white city that stretches be- brightest verdure. Davis fans this Is seen two swell pictures. They were food which may linger in your stom- slander In the first-no, make that are preserved in the European who puts him above the grandll- hind the pleasant figures, a true Venturi finds in the "Virgin "WInter Carnival" and "What ach, to cause belching, gastric acid- third degree. I am sure all of a LIte! ". I thought the casts In museums. Few were the por- oquent Tintoretto and the sump- and fitting panorama seen from and Child with Three Saints" an ity and nausea. This is how pepsin- Bette's tans wlll join me in contra- both pictures were good,but I espe- traits done by him, the onty one tuous Titian, writes thus of Bel- above, limited by the bluish intense and splendid color, doml- dieting this statement. Bette's act- cially lIked young James Comer, izing your stomach helps relieve it still in existence in its original lIni: mountains under a whitening nated by the silvery light from ing is superb and cannot be sur- who played in both ot them. I of such distress. At the same time manner being that of the doge "Giovanni Bellini knows the sky. the mantle of Mary. This color, passed by any actress In the world. think he ia one of the best boy this medicine wakes up lazy nerves Loredano, which hangs in the earth well, paints it to the full, ••• with the pomp of a golden Sep- Hereby we have formed a ••Mu· actors on the screen. He has a and muscles in your bowels to re- National gallery in London. So and to the smallest fig leaf and tember, he writes, invests the tual Admiration Society for the certain oriir!naUtythat some of the lieve your constipation. So see how famous became Bellini in the falUng fiowers - blue hill and Another master of the famed countryside, the heaven veiled Protection of Bette DavIs." Any young men on the screen lack. I much better you feel by taking the last ten or twelve years of his white-walled city, glistening robe Venetian school of art was Jaeo- with clouds, and the luminous more uncalled -for remarks from talked to quite a few of my friends, laxative that also puts Pepsin to 111ethat he was besieged with and golden hair; to each he wUl po Palma, called Palma Vecchio you wlll bring protest from the who all agreed wIth me that he figures of the painting. He society. Please print a picture of work ODthat stomach discomfort, more commtsslons than he well give its luster and loveliness; (Old Palma) to distingish him has what it takes. dwells, in the appraisal of the Bette in your Sunday column along too. Even finicky children love to could handle. He died in 1516, and then, so far as with his poor from his grandnephew, Palma Wlll you please tell me where I work, upon the figure of the Vir- with thia letter. can send for a pIcture of him? taste this pleasant family laxative. leaving to be finished by his human lips he may declare it, Giovane, who also was a painter. gin, her ample mantle bfllowlng BETI'E STEVENS and Thank you. Respectfuly youn, For a Free trial bottle of Dr. Cald- pupils a ••Bacchanal" ordered by far beyond all these, he declares It was Palma Vecchio who paint- like a sail swollen by the wind. LORRY GLENNE. BEVERLY SULLIVAN. well's Laxative-Senna with Syrup that 'heaven is bright.''' ed the ••Virgin and Child with the Duke Alfonso of Ferrara. He sees triumphant emphasis in Editor's note: 0, dOn't be so Editor's note: You can write to Pepsin, send your name and ad- That Giovanni Bellini was one Of the "Madonna and Child Three Saints." the hands which present and orosst 8hould 1 think as you please James Oomer care 01 Oetttral Oast- dr~ss on a penny postcard to Box of the great painters of Italy with St. John and St. Catherine" Palma Vecchio was born in shield the infant. or ti3 I think' i~ agency, Los Angeles, Oal. M, Monticello, Dlinois.