The Washington times., 1922-07-15
ACTRESS
DEFENDS
FILM IDOL
Declares Producer Has Sinis-
ter Motive in Directing to
Her Marriage.

Marilynn Miller, star of Sally"
hds giVen the CosmOpolitan Net0s
Service q series of exclusive inter
vtet0s IN r0hich she discusses in de-
tail and 1Uith girlish cdndor her
business relations with Florenz
ZiegfeLd, her first meeting toith
Jack Pickford, his courtship and
proposal, of Ziegfelds attacks on
Jack Pickford and her late hus-
band, Frank Carter, and of plans
for her tDedding, Which 1OiH take
oldce in Los Angeles, August I.
By MARILYNN MILLER,
etar Of Sally" as Dictated 10 the Cos
mopolitan News Service.
Copyright. 1922, by Cosmopolitan News
Service)
BOSTON, July 15.--My coun-
Sci, Attorney w. L. Malcvinsky,
of New York, has letters which
Florenz Ziegfeld, my manager,
wrote to me. These letters
make slanderous illusions to Jack
Pickford, who is soon to become
my husband, just as attacks
were made by Mr.. Ziegfeld on my
late husband, Frank Carter.
They will be the basis of any
action that emergency may de-
velop.
Signed His Name, Too.
Flo Ziegfeld wrote many letters
and notes. He signed his name to
them. He attacked Jack Pickford
In them viciously. He referred to
Jacks alleged habits and his alleged
fondness for women and q lot of
other rot.
Ziegfeld Is nursing an old grudge
against Jack Pickford. He has done
everything in his power to discredit
Jack in my eyes. His attack on
Jack is a perfect parallel of his at
tack on my late husband, Frank
Carter. who was Eilled while driving
my car to me in Philadelphia a year
after our marriage.
Ziegfeld's attack on Frank Carter
was less conspicuous because Frank
was not so widely known as Jack.
But as to both Ziegfeld wasted his
spleen. He failed in the case of
Frank Carter as he has failed in the
case of Jack Pickford. shall marry
Jack in spite Of the rawlings and
rantings of a regiment of Ziegfelds
and am only too eager, too proud
and too happy to do so.
l have suspected at times that I
am paying the price for being good.
Flo Ziegfeld is a persevering, subtle
type. 1t may be that his attentions
were that of a manager who wished
to please or flatter his star.
have been wary of him from the
start He haunted my dressing
room. He flooded 1t nightly with
flowers and candy. He sent similar
tokens to my apartments at the
Hotel Ambassador. I never per-
mitted him to set foot across the
threshold OF my dressingroom, Jn-
less my sister Claire or my maid
were there, and l never went to MS
office on business without my mUth-
er or sister as chaperon.
Forced to Tell Public.
That sums up my social dealings
with the man. Mind you, hate to
tell these things. 1t is against my
grain and impulse. but he struck at
Jack and me and shall strike back
at him. I do this not in a spirit Of
vengeance or ingratitude, nor to
hurt anybody. He gave me no
choice. He injected himself and his
wrath and must axe the cousG.
quences.
Flo Ziegfeld brought this on him.
self. 1t is a nightmare Of his own
creation. He has drawn his own
fire. He has literally showed JacL
and me into a corner and am forced
in justice to Jack and myself and
the public to break silence at last.
Actuated by these feelings and no
other, I shall give my side of the
matter to the public and while