Evening star., 1942-04-26

on all Benny's story conferences,
takes everything down in shorthand
and accompanies Benny on all trips
Harry does what radio audiences
think Rochester does and would
drive the Maxwell If there was one.
Who's Whose Bodyguard?
Bette Davis reputation is so
formidable that lot of people are
afraid of her. This annoys her
because she is one of the most
approachable of persons. Even so,
the quickest way TO do business
with Miss D. is TO get in touch
with Bridget Price. Mrs. Price
knows everything and speaks with
authority. She even speaks with
authority to Miss Davis. On the
set, however, the person to see is
Maggie. Maggie is the red-headed
hairdresser, Margaret Donavan, who
has always attended the Davis locks,
and she is a great deal more than
a hairdresser. She is friend, con-
fldante and wise woman.
George Rats KILLER" Grey can
hardly be considered in the secre-
tarial class-but then, neither can
most of the others. The Killer"
is a Broadway. character, an ex-
rubber in a gymnasium George used
10 patrorize He lives with George,
helps him to buy clothes, plays
baseball with him, is the butt of his
fond insults and is supposed to be
his bodyguard. This is a joke. The
Killer" has been in one scrap in
Hollywood. George had to come to
his rescue. They're as close together
as quotation marks.
According to brisk survey of
the topf1ight stars and their girl
or man Fridays. as the case may
be, business colleges rank only third
in providing jobs with stars. Stand
inS and hairdressers out-rank the
professional stenographers.
Betty Bolin is both stand-in and
secretary for Veronica Lake. She
answers all of Veronica's fan mail
but is leaving after This Gun
For Hire" is completed to get mar
ried Ginger Rogers has for years
depended on Dolly Parsons, whom
she calls 'Lollie." and makes no i'm
portant decisions without first con-
sulting her. Joan Crawford's Olive
Howard is perhaps the most un-
usual girl Friday. Olive was mar
ried some time ago to a wealthy
oil man. But she's Crawford
struck" and refuses to quit her
job It's hardly necessary to say
that she's good deal more than
please -bring-yo notebook kind
of secretary.
Some Aren't So Good.
The Sheridan Brent marriage
didn't affect their secretaries. Ann
had Gwen Woodford, who was her
Schoolmate during Texas State
Teachers College days. Gwen is
more than an employe She is con-
slant companion and adviser, and
where Ann goes. there goes Gwen.
And where George goes. there goes
Rita Grey. who has been his sec
retary for II years, Rita keeps after
George with motherly tolerance,
pays his bills, reminds him of ap-
pointments. sootheS him when he
has attacks of black Irish temper.
Fortunately, Gwen and Rita like
each other That's break for Mr..
and Mrs. B.
Occasionally a secretary will
abuse the boss confidence and get
himself fired Humphrey Bogart
told us about his recent experience
With one, asking that his name. be
omitted for obvious reasons. This
/ secretary spent all his time replying
to Bogart fan mail and sending out
photographs Suddenly, all OF the
fan mail stopped A month went
by. No mail. I'm slipping" said
Bogart. That last picture of mine
must have been really bad" He
investigated. What he discovered
was that all his regular fans were
now writing TO the Secretary-a
handsome young man who was
swapping photographs with large
number of movie struck girls.
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