Evening star., 1942-02-08

ms Just an elementary stunt For squirrels and cpmunks
and unnporant animals No use wasting real technique on
George. Watch now"
George listened to the mysterious clicking noise and seemed
to become curious He sauntered from his hiding place and
down. After clicking his fngernas for five minutes Tim inched
small mirror from his pocket and studied Georges reflection
He scow1ed, resumed clicking his nails
PEOPLE began to arrive the set for the days shooting
Jane explained to them what Tim doing Everyone
very interested 1t wasn't every day that they had chance
to watch the greatest wild animal photographer the country
handle balky subject
When nothing happened in fifteen minutes the director
protested This is all very interesting. T but got get
film in the can.''
Tim gunbed This isn't working quite the way it should
Give me five minutes though I'll get him. He continued
the na-clickng.
Jane noted that wasn't making George bit more curious
was putting him to Sleep His head noddng lower and
lower
Then Tim suddenly exploded into action He whed aimed
his camera George and pped the shutter Then he began
mutterng words which virtually created fire hazard Where
George had been nothing but tu of fur floating to the
floor.
Tim scrambled to his feet and gared around at gnnng
spectators Somebody must have tipped off that alley rabbit"
Jane said, Oh pe You just weren't good enough snap
him.
Il have he said oodly photographed sprngbok harte
beest and goras in their native habitat have photographed
bald eagles their nests polar bears foes giant panda
in Tibet, and -
But" Jane interrupted, 'have you photographed
cat on a back fence?"
He looked at her she logged negative 81 get
photos when start after them Just wait He marched away
Jane wrote few paragraphs that night about the troubles
of the worlds greatest wild animal photographer in trying
house cat Los Angeles papers gave small box. Tim
wasted dozen fash bulbs the next day trying get photo
and Jane made the AP state we Hollywood Reporter and
small syndcated column.
day later Tim built hunting blind the lot inside
Georges fenced runway. crouced in most of the day.
He would have lain in wait longer except that somebody
noticed George sitting in the hunting blind behind Tim James
story hit most of the coast daies the trunk wire of
service, two coumnists and Film Daily
LIN coaxed George stalked him. and offered bribes He
camera traps to trick George into taking his picture
He built tree platform of the type used for swapping tigers
in the Jungle and saked out dish of salmon, half of fried
chicken and oin lamb chop bait George became and
suspicious. Tins plans failed to get results and James
stories hit the trunk to the east coast the feature pages
New York. and nineteen radio programs Variety proclaimed
"cAT PIX. Wnchell gave George New Yorchid
Louea Parsons wrote that cats Independent animals
Jane raise But she wasn't happy She watched Tim get
ting thinner and pae every day Harpo Marx Tm with
comment odashoned photographer brace making
subject hold his head STILL John Barrymore him kitten
to practice Jean Arthur sent canip Utter strangers
at him on the street
Jane tried to think of some to stop the whole silly bus
Tim would forgive her. He would tell her
ondy that her hair showed up beautifully with proper back
lighting
One day the second week of the Tim stopped her
the Gibraltar lot
suppose you Think he snapped that fouregged floor
mop has me licked"
honest don't R,t th;nk ouoht ,..%