The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-09
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Joan Crawford let her openworl
mink stole slip back from her Ad,
Handicapped shoulders. slipped at a
tiny glass OF pale sherry. and order
ed carrots, creamed spinach with a
soft poached egg on II. and a mix,
ed green salad. Then she settled
down TO the kind OF talk traditional
at girl" luncheons-children, slip
covers. other actresses, hats, mas.
cara and hairdos.
At = table a few feet away Phil
Terry. who was with two men,
turned and lifted a champagne
glass In her direction.
II love YOU" he said.
Joan smiled, 81 love you too, darl.
ing" Ehe said. Il hope you have
lovely luncheon"
Then she turned back and said:
THE children are wonderful
They're six and three now. or
course, Christina is a little bossy
with Philip because she's the
grownup one, but they get along
beautifully. And the questions
Wait till you start getting those
intelligent six.year-oid questions.
It's wonderful and frightening at
the same time"
A walter came to the table with
bottle OF champagne from Mr..
Billingsley in a silver cooler, but
she interjected:
81 couldn't possibly, could your"
And asked him with a devastating
smile. please 10 give her rain
creek. D.. 81 think we're the luckiest
two people in the world, Phil and
|. when | see how beautifully the
children have turned out. To think
of taking two adopted children
from two different parts OF the
country and have them both tow
heads. and looking like brother and
sister Why. little Philip is the
image OF Phil.
Both of them know they're
adopted. made sure OF that from
the very beginning. wasn't going
to have them find out from the
kids at school and hate me for not
telling them. or course, the little
boy is too young TO know more than
the word, but Christina knows what
IL means. II you ask her she says,
proudly, Yes, I'm adopted. Because
my mommy wanted me more than
any other little girl In the world"
A couple OF nice-looking matrons
with Southern accents stood rath-
er diffidently at her elbow and ask
ed II she'd mind signing an auto
graph. She gave them a wide
smile from under the big brim Of
her hat. which was like beige disc
outlined in tightly curled brown
ostrich feathers.
"Tm happy 10 do H." she said.
and signed, her husky amethyst
and gold bracelet flashing as she
wrote: Hello, to Mary from Joan
Crawford"
I believe she was sincere when
she said she was happy to do IL,
because Joan Crawford is one mo.
ton picture star who is unasham.
eddy happy to be a motion picture
star. She enjoys being Joan Craw-
ford, and she has no pose OF pre-
tending she would prefer to be
plain Joan Doakes.
This does not seem unusual I'M
less you happen to know quite a
few screen actresses. and then you
realize that lat least for public
consumption) most OF them are
trying desperately to give the ef.
feet, not OF an actress, but of: (a)
an unspoiled child; (b) a duchess
In slight disguise; (c) an intellec.
tual: (d) wild woodland creature.
Not Joan. She looks the part
and acts the part. she wears
makeup, handmade shoes and
startling hats: she drlps furs.
She makes entrances and signs
autographs and says "bean" for
been. and rides in a limousine.
You will not catch her slufiing
around town with face au natureI
and bandana tied under her chin.
She Is instantly recognizable as
Joan Crawford.
Because her New York trip coin
cides with the release OF mildred
Pierce, she spends on an average
OF FIVE hours day giving inter