Evening star., 1945-04-08
Some Oscar Statistics
BY Harold Hefernan

case of Luise Rainer, the Viennese
actress, who won the award two
successive years for her work in
The Great Ziegfeld" and The
Good Earth" Less than two years
later, Miss Rainer was out Of pic
lures, her contract dropped by
MGM. Recently. she attempted a
comeback in Hostages at Para
mount, an essay that was attended
by no trumpeting. She continues
out of pictures.
| To the players themselves, the
10-inch Oscar is looked upon with
varying degrees of respect and ad-
miration. Ask some winning actors
what they've done with their me-
mentoes and they'll have to stop
and think a long time to tell you
exactly where it is deposited.
Some Go to the Attic.
| History of the award seems to
show that the golden glow which
effuses from the Oscars begins to
tarnish only few weeks after pres
enation. A lot of them find their
way to attic trunks, along with pig
tails and baby pictures.
However, there are others who
regard their Oscars with deep rev.
erence and. If the truth were known,
possibly caress them fondly at every
opportunity. An English actress.
who recently won the big award. is
said to have slept with the little
coppery figure under her pillow for
many nights after her triumph. but
this, of course. could be attributed
to the Tapping of jealous tongues
of her cc-Workers on the big lot
where she works.
A canvass of stars who have toted
home the trophy in the past Is
years shows that widely divergent
attitudes are taken by their owners.
Newcomers keep them shiny and
/ prominent. The old-timers are apt
to relegate them to the trash section
Of the house.
| Jennifer Jones still thrills over her
Song Of Bernadette' Oscar. main
tanning its place right on the desk
| in the writing room of her home
and Jennifer writes lot of letters
| Ingrid Bergman, who won this
years award for her performance
in "Gaslight," has a huge, raftered
| living room with an enormous stone
fireplace. On its large mantelpiece,
occupying the spot of honor, is the
l945 statuette.
Bette Keeps Them Near.
Bette Davis. who has grabbed two
Oscars, keeps them on a highboy in
her bedroom Says she: When I
ko in, tho ~ fhouro THO
first thing my eyes fall upon. And
I'm constantly reminded what little
good the things have done me-"
Victor McLaglen cThe Inform
err says the Oscar didn't help him
bit economically. He doesn't know
where it is now because his son took
it along to college several years ago
for a paperWeight.
Warner Baxter Gin Old AriZonaD
said: My gosh. don't know.
think it's up in my gun room buried
under heap of maps. I must look
and see"
Katharine Hepburns ("Morning
Glory'D statuette shines brightly on
the mantelpiece of her living room,
constant reminder to her friends
that she is a great actress. She uses
it to confound her critics
Gaping them all was Barry Fitz-
geralds "Going My Way careless
ness with his 1945 award. A few
days after the event Barry was
chipping short golf shots in his liv-
ing room. He forgot that his
Oscar was standing on the floor. A
neat niblick shot landed on Oscar S
neck and chopped off his head.
Barry needn't worry. All the Oscars
given out this year were made of
plaster of paris-a war conservation
measure-and will be replaced with
copper ones after hostilities cease
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