Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-09-15

claim from all s1Id
beholders. The h
only Rockette to
achieve this dis Lucille Bremen
tinction, her first
camera chore was a straight dra-
matte role in Meet Me in St.
Louis" with Judy Garland.
No sooner was this completed than
her dancing feet hied her to a re-
hearsal hall to prepare for Partner
Fred Astaire and the lavish "Zieg-
field Follies," in which every star
Of note on the lot appears. And
there are more to come-stellar
roles in "Yolanda and the Thief
and RED Shoes" to mention two.
Just About Everything
A triple threat in the charm cate
CORY, Lucille Bremen has beauty,
brains and photogenic appeal. In
addition she can dance, act and pro-
ject magnetic personality through
the camera lens onto celluloid and
sound track.
Know what you want and you
are more than half way to it" is
the philosophy of this girl with red
hair and a determination to be
ready for the breaks as they come.
She arrived in Hollywood only a
year ago after attracting attention
with her dancing at New York's YER
sailles restaurant. She was tested
for the screen in scene from Ozark
Victory" and her performance,
viewed the next day, convinced her
bosses they had not only a dancer
but an actress as well.
Life History
Born in Amsterdam, N. Y, Lu-
ellie was dancing with the Phila-
delphia Opera company at the age
Of IL and at Is joined the famed
Rockettes in New York. She toured
Europe with this precision dance
troupe.
when we weren't on the stage
giving performances" she ex-
planned, 1--WE were on the stage re-
hearsing."
Back in the United States again,
she left the troupe to take up a
SdiSSl as d IllOdel die lelu1 lieu
again to her dancing in Panama
Hattie" Dancing in the Street."
and at the Versailles, where she
was discovered by a Metro execu-
tive.
Hollywood, usually blase in its at
titude toward newcomers, sat up
and took notice from the first day
Miss Bremen put her foot on the lot.
Its first observation was that she
strongly resembled Bette Davis.
That could have been a disadvan-
tage, but you see Metro has no Bette
Davis.
She's a Go-Getter
The next thing that impressed the
studio was that here was a girl not
content to sit back and wait for
things to happen. From the moment
she arrived she began preparing
herself and begging for a chance.
Her test had been dramatic.
Nothing was said about a dancing
role. But she practiced daily in the
studio rehearsal halls. When you're
a dancer you've got to practice to
keep fit.
When, several months later, she
was selected for the role of Fred
Astaire's dancing partner, she was
ready.
The screen, being new medium,
gave her something to think about.
She wanted to learn about makeup,
hair styles, all that went on inside
the studio. That's little hard to do
in one short year (if every, but Lu-
ellie tried. She stuck her nose in the
darnedeSt places. Sometimes all she
got was bad smell, but even then
she was learning.
Tough School-But Good
All of which goes to prove that
Roxy's Rockettes know what makes
for success.
Yes, and so does Fred Astaire.
Believe me, when you team up with
Astaire you're in the fastest rhythm
contest you can find in this coun-
try. And who knows? Maybe Carrot
Top Lucille Bremen will 60 as far
as his other partner Ginger Ros-
ers. Anyway she's on her way now,
and it won't be long till we know.
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