Evening star., 1945-09-26
Teresa to Stay in Movies

mount, that she will never again be
part of the Broadway scene.
I'm married now and have a son, u
she said. Everything I want is
here. When I came out for Mr..
Goldwyn 1t was with the under
standing that I be permitted to
do play year. But somehow or
other, I never got around to it.
They kept me much too active here.
Now I don't even read the stage
news in the New York papers.
IF I did decide to go back
would need some brushing up first
in summer stock. Every actor who
spends some years in pictures GER
tainly needs to take such a course
before returning to footlights
audience. The technique is like
quicksilver. You can lose it just
like that. especially when you've
been following the cameras pat
tern"
Teresa is a delightfully."- naive and
personable young woman, but Ger
tainly she is no dream girl for the
press agents or the columnists. She
realizes that, too. and prefaces every
interview with the excuse that she
just isn't the type on which in
teresting stories can be based.
Nothing ever happens to me-
she said. why, I haven't even a
case of lower plate wobble!"
Teresa is among the happily
marrieds" of Hollywood. Husband
Niven Busch ranks among the most
successful writer's. With They
Dream of Home" on the stands and
doing we'll, Busch has begun an
other novel.
Hes busy and I'm busy and
that's about the story Teresa ex-
planned. unless, of course. you
want to get us talking about our
son Terrence, now just past the
half-year point. We're proud par
ents to end all proud parents. Even
to the annoying stage of carrying
pictures of him around with us
which we thrust before the eyes OF
any one-and without invitation. y
X y X
Her current film plot centers
around Victorian England ro-
nance of a rising young politician
and a ballet dancer. Ray Milland Is
her co-star as he was in THE Trou-
BILE With Women" picture Teresa
recently completed at the same
studio, and yet to be released.
It's the first time I've played an
English girl since I was Greer Gar
sons daughter -in-law in Mrs. Min
iver,'" she said. Between scenes
and at home I'm studying hard on a
correct accent. The studio gave me
a wonderful teacher, a British-bor
girl. When I'm in front OF the
cameras she stands Immediately
outside range listening to everything
say. She won't let me make
mistake.
We've a fine director in Lewis
Allen. In the theater, he'd be
known as an actors director! He
has way with them. Some direc-
tors, you know, don't understand
actors. With Mr.. Allen, have COM
felt so easy in my career"
And that, considering the fine
directors Teresa has had since COM
ing TO Hollywood, is a wonderful
tribute to Lewis Allen. Starting of
with The Little Foxes" and later
with Mrs. Miniver" she had Will
liam Wyler. In Pride OF the
Yankees" it was the brilliant Sam
Wood. And to top 1t of there wa!
the rotund English genius, Alfred
Hitchcock, who directed her ir
Shadow of a Doubt"
The only drawback to Teresa'i
satisfaction with Take This Wom-
an" is decidedly human one.
Its the corsets I have to veal
for my costumes" she sighed. TN
laced in so tightly! Lunch Is ar
extra Joy because I can nd mysel,
of my armor. so to speak, and
breathe like a human being"
The very human Miss Wright
laughed.
Movies are wonderful" she said
Let me tell you funny story. JUS
before I began this picture, went
to Carmel for a short vacation. Th'
bellboy at the hotel kept hoverint
around me during my stay. He'c
look at me and look at me. But no
until ! was loading luggage intt
the car did he say anything. B,
then he seemed to have worked ur
the courage.
Are you Teresa Wright, thu
movie starr he asked.
Yes I am, I replied, all read.