Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-02-09

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licked wealth and
poverty and Louise Randall
brought up five Pierson
children. There's
a woman I'd fly thousands of miles
to meet"
She reminded me of it when she
got here for the filming of her book.
Essence of America
Mrs. Pierson, whose life story,
Roughly Speaking" was recently
completed by Warmers, with Roz
russell in the photographed role,
Is a person that you, too, have met,
whether you know it or not.
She's America.
| Born rich, pampered by a father
who dressed like and family be-
neVed he might be King Edward
leVen to the beard, which he bril-
hantined), Louise was dumped out
on coldly realistic world at the
age Of 10, fiat broke.
Returning from his funeral. her
mother called her two daughters to-
gether in the sunroom. 1.-THE trouble
Is" she said, "your father Endorsed
notes."
There didn't seem any use in sit
ting around bawling, so before long
Louise was going great guns as a
secretary ($12 a week., when she
met her first husband-to-be, Rodney
six feet two, tailored by Brooks,
and had won six Latin prizes at
Yale Rodney was making S66. 66
month In bank, so the two went to
i've in an S18 month fiat, where
she had four children in four years.
When Rodney really got into the
chips the family moved to Ossining,
where Louise plunged into every
thing from politics to the little thea
ter. Tragedy struck in the form
OF infantile paralysis, temporarily
laying low all four children. Louise
Jr., never did fully recover.
Rodney decided one day he'd had
enough. I'm moving to the Yale
club" he declared.
| So without too much ado she got
a divorce, another job, another hus-
band. and in due time another baby.
Husband No. 2, Harold Pierson,
fought with the Canadians in the
last war.
Kindred Spirits
He was as nuts as she.
| i've always had weakness for
big men with black hair and blue
eyes," says Louise. besides, he
was romantic, charming, irresponsi-
BILE, generous" He was also rich.
owning the vast Pierson green
houses and nurseries near larry
town. Three years later they were
broke.
Harold got WPA job in the New
York City parks department, which
led to the superintendency of land
scape construction at the worlds
fair.
She had always wanted to write
letters to newspapers, heckling edi-
torial writer's. One Of these missives
she aimed at Arthur Krock. political
editor of the New York Times.
Amused, he showed 1t to his friend
Max Schuster, who promptly sent
Louise check and told her to start
writing book.
At first, she tells me, she thought
it was a gag, but when the check
didn't bounce she realized she was
stuck. The result was "Roughly
Speaking"
She said it was the hardest work
she ever did. and she's worked hard
at everything from scrubbing floors
to running 37-foot boat. The book
was an overnight smash Il threw
at least five of my hats in the airy,
and three studios began bidding.
Warmers wired her: "Will you &C.
cept $4,000 for Roughly Speaking
and a contract at $500 week. with
expenses paid both ways?" An
swered Louise: "Three hundred a
week not enough-need new tooth
brush" Replied Warmers: "How
about $500, them" To which Lou
Use wired: "Okay. That will pay for
toothbrush and new hair-do. too"
Louise Randall Pierson seems to
be feature at Warmers. That first
contract was torn up and a much
fancier one rugged up She and Har-
old bought place at Santa Monica.
If you've read the book, Trough
ly Speaking" I don't have to urge
you to see the picture. If you
haven't, envy you the treat in store
for you.
Look Out, NeD York
Lee Shubert is on his way here to
complete arrangements for "Sweet
Surrender" musical which is
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