Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-06
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HOLLYWOOD
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A WORLDWIDE audience and
hence worldwide influence is
claimed for the product of the Holly
wood studios. There is ample ex-
ternal evidence that this claim is
not exaggerated. Indeed, it's only
in the last few years that the public
has become even dimly aware OF
how far-reaching the screens in
fiuence really is.
And of course we of the industry
itself are the last to learn these
things. We can't see the forest for
the trees.
| Well, there are a few fundamen-
tails that we can't get away from in
evaluating the state of the world,
present and future.
One of them is that if we're going
to 60 on having wars all of us are
going to suffer no matter who wins
the victories.
Have you ever stopped to reflect
that back in 1917 and 1918, when
our country entered upon its first
exalted crusade to make the world
safe for democracy, nearly all of the
present leading stars of motion pic
lures either were not born or were
pretty young? There are some ex-
ceptions, of course.
Covering the Globe
Today they are serving the flag on
all the far-flung fronts where duty
has called them. They are flying
airplanes, burrowing into foxholes,
helping to man carriers, battle
ships, cruisers, destroyers, subma-
rlnes. They're accomplishing dam
gerous missions with cameras, wag-
ing the deadly war of propaganda in
which our American ideas and
ideals are the high explosives.
Where are their children going to
be Is years from today?
Our craftsmanship of today is
Americas legacy to it's young men
and women of tomorrow. Where is
it going to lead us?
You might be surprised to realize
how many toddlers cooling and CUR
Cling in Hollywood nurseries today
have life and death stake In the
answer to those questions.
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Surprised? When I compiled a list
Of Hollywood babies born in 1914 and
1945 I was astonished.
I'm not drawing any distinction
where babies are concerned, but
one can't name them all. This war
has taught us that we are really and
genuinely a democracy; that our
army, navy, and marine corps rep
resent the people and are in very
truth the people.
So, from the ranks of our profess
sional artists, here goes:
Alice Faye Harris and her hus-
band, Phil, have two baby girls.
Same for Betty Cradle and Harry
James. Orchestra leaders both, the
fathers, and famous, too. Glamour
boys. Sos Dick Haynes a glamour
boy. He and jeanne Marshall
Haynes greeted new baby last
summer.
Girls and More Girls
My! Look at the baby girls in my
list! Here's Ann Sothern with an
other; the father, 1t. Robert Ster-
ling. Ken Murray comes along with
a boy. Good for you, Ken. Martha
Raye and Nick Condos had girl.
So did Jean Rogers and Danny VIM
kler.
And what's this? Nancy Coleman
delighted Whitney Bottoms mascu-
line pride by presenting him with
twin girls.
Veloz and Yolanda produced son.
Bonita Hume and Ronald Colman
countered with a daughter.
Here's Ruth Hussey and 1t. Bob
Longnecker adding to the female
population; also the Eddie Brackens.
Donna King and 1t. James Conklin,
the Bob Crosbys and the Gregory
Pecks relieved the monotony-their
babies are boys.
And so we come into 1945. Rita
Hayworth and Orson Welles were
the first big time Hollywood mamma
and papa of the year, and theirs is
a girl. Eleanor Powell and Glenn
Ford countered with boy. Maui
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promptly announced a feminine ad-
dition to their growing family, but
Susan Hayward hit the jackpot with
twin boys. Jess Barker's the father.
The Jack Carsons added baby
daughter.
Looking Into the Future
What a responsibility rests upon
these young Hollywood fathers and
mothers of little ones brought into
this disturbed world
We hear on all sides that what the
world needs and is crying aloud for
is leaders. Leadership. That,
think, no one will deny.
Fathers and mothers OF this day,
if you don't want to 60 through rep
etition of broken hearts, sorrow,
manned bodies, wrecked minds and
nerves a generation from now, bet
ter be looking alive right nowI