The Washington times., 1935-02-23
\ Peggy Fears Married Two MIGonaires, Is Star
Who Came Up From Chorus
By HARRIET PARSONS

style Peggy Fears has all the
requirements glamour beauty
=. Jewels .furs ... wealth. wit
"a fabulously rich husband. =.
famous friends. in New York
she's almost a legend yet she's
young . warm . sympathetic :. .
! and at times curiouSly naive. a
sucker for hardluck yarn. her
biography reads like sensational
novel born in romantic New
Orleans. :. a decendent of Edgar
Allen Poe and Alexander Hamil-
ton. daughter of a wealthy
broker. educated in converts =.
married the richest boy in town
.. separated from him went to
New York on sightseeing tour d..
spotted by Ziegfeld and given
featured role in the "Follies"
made hit. stayed with Ziegfeld
shows several seasons q. then the
legitimate stage. success again.
Pint-Size Spouse
Married pint-Size A. c. Blumen-
thai. rich real estate operator. ..
and pal of playboy Jimmy Walker
... at the height of his mayorial
merry-go-round. became part of
Mayors mad retinue. while New
York buzzed with talk of his eSca-
padeS. looked for worlds to
conquer and decided to pro
duce. again success always
success for Peggy. . brought out
series of hits. .cllmaXed by beau
tiful production of Music in the
Air.. then what to do. . to avoid
an anticlimax. Hollywood of
course. SO to Hollywood she
came. preceded by whirlWind
of publicity. . about her trick Fox
contract. which requires her to
act. produce. write. and di-
rect. only woman to hold such
a contract. {. 1T scares her to
death. says Il have enough
sense to know can't do all those
| things"
Fears Laughter
Afraid people will resent
her. or laugh at her. be-
cause Of her much-touted YER
satility. u. is used to flattery -.
luxury malicious gossip E.
paraSitical hangerS-on and
other pleasant and unpleasant ac-
compartments of wealth and fame
=. yet she's incurably trusting
easily hurt. tortured by proven
ingratitude .infuriated by dis
trust intensely restless :.
with quiVering nerves she's
constantly pacing eternally
running a hand through her tum-
bled hair the victim of her
own consuming energey she
explodeS in electrical bursts of
temper and has frequent
violent headaches always emo
tional she's given to sudden
passionate enthuSiaSmS ex-
cited words pour from her her
eyes flash with envisioned posi-
bllltles =. over a play E. song
. . a book . person :. . next
moment the discovery is forgotten
or turned into another Fears
conquest is eStranged from
her husband =. the fabulous little
Blumey who recently rushed
to California attempted a
reconciliation rushed back
disappointed ). sent her a sable
bedSpread.
Handy With Pistol
Her jewels and furs are legend
ary but she's nonchalant
about them trusts to her
bodyguard and her own neat
aim with a pistol owns two
Rolls RoyceS a Cadillac
and a long, Slinky Speedboat =.
perfume is her pet extravaganza
. has gorgeous clothes :
and wears them with distinction
. but prefers tailored sport
pajamaS requires eight hours
sleep, preferably after dawn :.
and hell or high water can't inter-
rupt them takes catnaps on
the set beauty ritual calls
for buskets of ice and a mas
sage every day wants to be
on the go every minute can't
stand doing nothing loves
aeroplanes Hollywood :