The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Walter WincheII
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the tlamnedest eEotist . people who detest having their own privacy invaded can't find enough to read about his private life.
 He would like to walk into a night club or theater naturally, but the studios press dept says: 'sThat's for sapsl" ... And SO he must barge or cruise In with all the ceremony of Q ship-launching He Is always talking about taking vaca- hons, but he is bothered into doe ing SO many free shows and talk. ing bows wherever he goes for re- taxation that he never can find time to take it easy . When he ankles into Q public place some people will wave and shout hello to him-and then whisper things about him-things they've read or heard and repeat - because they think it makes them interesting conversatlonalists and it does, dammit Everybody complains about the enormous taxes, but when he does--he's called an migrate.
 He always thought that fame and fortune would bring him complete independence, but he discovers that remaining Up There keeps him chained to the grind The com- motion he creates sometimes annoys him, but 1t would annoy him more if he created none He soon learns that nearly everyone Is ready to give him anything-figuring on getting something more in return :, He can only be happy by not worrying about what people say about him - yet what they do say concerns him deeply .. He knows that fame Is forgotten more quickly than faults If he's smart, he won't loan his name to any group and take Q risk on being blamed for that outfits sins So long as his name is good on 6 check he has nothing to worry about.
 No matter what he does-he is bound to be criticized. Because there are always e lot of zealous ones who will go out of their way to hurt him No matter how hard he tries to avoid them-the chislers will find a way to live off him He knows compliments mean little but he enjoys them, anyhow The reason his faults seem SO ter- rible to the public is that the spot. light is the great magnifying glass He must, therefore be more careful and discreet than the ordin- ary citizen The army of ill- wiShers is always waiting for him tc stumble His influence will get him many friends that he mistakes for friendship Although he may be a baseball celeb-people will ex- pect him to have profound views on the international situation For some peculiar reason some people think fame makes a man an ex- pert on something.
 He will always find e crowd around him when he is asked to take a bow, but when he's being booed, the same people are crowding him against 6 wall He will say hello to people he doesn't know in order to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone's feelings. Nobody worries much if they wound his He is invited to be guest of honor at all sorts of affairs because his name is expected to attract enough of the curious to make 8 profit on the event .. He appreciates what Will Rogers once told Fred Stone: "They never give anybody a dinner until he can afford to buy oneI" If he does crazy things, he is called Nutz If you do them, people say you're eccentric.
 Nearly everybody envies his suc- ceSS-even those who earn a living because he's clicked He will have sandwiches, cigars, sweaters or a doll named after him. They will make coin for the manufacturers long after he can't afford to buy them He has to 90 through SO much phony stuff, 1t is difficult for him to recognize anything hon. est or sincere It is hard for him to trust anyone-because so many of his most trusted intimates use his trust for their own selfish req sons A picture magazine will how a typical day in his life, and the readers will think he lives an ex- citing career. Except, of course, the people who really know how boring it can be.
 He may not like to patronize the joynts, but he does-knowing It Is The Thing To Do He once dreamed about people asking for his autograph but no wantograph- ters give ilim nightmares Lots of people keep giving him advice people he knows wouldn't give him the right time if he wasn't Some body He knows that being celeb is never as good as the mo- bodies think 1t is-and never as terrible as eelebs claim He gets the best theater seats the best tables in the swank places the best lo- cations at sports events but his best