Evening star., 1946-09-01
She's an Actress and Wants to Prove 1t i
That's Marie Macdonald Who Wants Much Recognition for
Her Talent She Gets for Her Figure 4tf
By SheiIoh Grohom

HOLLYWOOD.
Marie Macdonald came into the
commissary at Metro Goldwyn
Mayer. She was wearing a white
blouse and long, but slit-at-the-
side skirt. There wasn't a man in
the place who didn't stop eating to
stare and drool at the blond actress
as she walked to my table.
Il am dropping my title, The
Body" says Marie, when the rest
of the dining room has more or less
regained its equilibrium. Il don't
mind them calling me The Body"
she continues, with a slight lift of
one shoulder, but, I do resent it
when they don't look any further"
Then says Marie, with a grin, do
you mind If I sit on the other side
of the table? want to look at Spen-
Ger Tracy!"
This is one gal apparently with
no inhibitions whatsoever. She says
what she thinks and she thinks sur
prisingly, considering her beautiful
face and figure that can take all
the wen-worn adjectives. I watch
Marie put away a steak and pota-
toes and top them of with apple
pie. Il can eat all I want and don't
gain" she tells me complacently.
Marie weighs 118 pounds and Is
feet inches tall.
One-Track Mind.
I'D like to sign a long term deal
with Metro" continues Marie. II
like this studio" She should. Marie
now is co-starring with Gene Kelly
in "Life's For The Loving" and she
should come out of it big star.
The only hitch in the signing of the
contract is that she first must wait
to see if Hunt Stromberg will con-
test the case, recently won by Marie
| for release Of her contract with
lStromberg.
They wanted me at Metro four
years ago, she tells me, after little
more drooling in the direction OF
Tracy, who, by the way, Is the one
man in the commissary NOT look
ing at Marie. He's eating and
Spence has a one track mind.
Pan Berman wanted to sign me
as showgirl. But I didn't want
that, SO I signed instead to sing
with Tommy Dorsey's band" 1t was
Dorsey who changed her name from
Marie Frye to Macdonald. Every
one will call you Small Fry" he
told her. Macdonald was the name
Of Marie's mother who was Zieg-
field beauty.
Press Agents Title.
Then I sang with Charlie Bar
nett's band. Next I signed up fol
some Bs at Universal and I had 6
year and half at Paramount, alst
in Bs. Then I signed with Strom.
berg. In this life, that's being aroune
a long time. I'm % now, but people
say, oh, she must be at least 25'
Marie has made is pictures already
1t was Stromberg's press agen
who gave Miss Macdonald the title
The Body" But it was Stromber,
who gave her first chance to prov
she could act, as the model il
Guest in the House." Marie wa
good and she was hoping she woult
get more and bigger parts.
But when Mr.. Stromberg wantet
to put me IN Young Widow (Which
Jane Russell had instead, I kney
where I stood. I haven't been knock
ing my brains out for the past 81:
years for nothing. I want to be
good dramatic actress. And tina
means I must have good pictures.
Won't Remarry Soon.
/ Marie insists that she is. not tn
Cinderella type. Things just don
happen like that for me. I've beer
broke in hotels and I've done m,
share of going hungry" And tina
brings us to the story that Mari'
recently dined alone at a fashion