Evening star., 1942-07-26
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By Ted Gill,
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HOLLYWOOD,

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Deanna Durbin, more charming
and lovely than ever, now that she
has reached the full bloom of tender
young womanhood, comes back to
the screen, looking forward conf
IDENTIFY to achieving the crowning
Of her comparatively short but
| meteoric film career.
Last fall this pretty, 20-year -old
blue-eyed singer disagreed with Uni
versal Studio over her desire to be
given more voice in the selection and
making of her. screen stories. Her
suspension was the price she paid.
Now they've patched up their
differences and are trying to forget
the controversy that also saw the
resignation of her 25-year-old hus-
band, Vaughn Paul. as associate
producer at the same studio.
He married Deanna after a two
year romance and was generally
credited with engineering her stand
against the studio. Recently he en-
listed in the Navy and was assigned
to motion picture work.
Coming back to the films now
after her enforced vacation" De-
anna says she looks upon resump-
ton of her screen career through
much more mature eyes.
More Important Than Career.
When she left the studio she had
just graduated from schoolgirl to
blushing bride. Now she's a war
widow"-all within a year.
But to her, marriage is far more
important than any career in the
movies. And for her, the future
holds no fears.
"The possible effect of my mar
riage upon my film career Is not half
| so important as the effect of my
career upon my marriage" says
Deanna. MY marriage is far more
important, and think each has be-
come stronger because Of the other"
To Deanna, fan letters give her
the best clue for judging the effects
Of her marriage upon her career.
Before her marital vows this slen-
der, brown haired actress averaged
1900 fan letters q month. Now. as
| with most screen favorites after
| awhile, the number has Slumped
somewhat, but she still considers
them the best yardstick by which
to measure her film success.
IT have always been exceedingly
| close to my screen fans" explains
Deanna. when the studio started
ballyhooing the occasion of my first
screen kiss, remember?-my fans
didn't want me to do it.
"And my fan mail dropped quite
q bit, too, as q result, but later 1t
built back up again. I guess they've
had . change of heart toward such
things, because they now write me
they heartily approve Of my mar
riage."
! Before she became q bride, the
fans wanted to know al about her
dates. what she did for entertain
ment and how she liked working
in the movies,
1Ee they want TO know about
her home life, whether she can cook,
and II She intends to have babies.
| Hearts IN Her Work, Now.
Well, Deanna does like babies.
And, she says she's going to have
some Of her own, someday-after her
husband returns from war and their
home and professional lives once
more have become adjusted.
Right now. however, Deanna is In
terested only in getting back into
the stride Of her studio work. In
her current picture, she plays her
most mature role-an Americana
born orphan in Yunnan Province Of
Southern China, where her uncle,
portrayed by F. Frank Hamilton,
is a missionary.
Throughout the picture, In which