Evening star., 1946-09-08
Amber
Also Has Her
Problems
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.


Linda DarneN signed a new seven-
year contract on February l, 1916,
with goth Century-Fox. One Of the
most important clauses and a condi-
ton for signing the contract was
that Linda would play Catana in
Captain From CASTLE"
But" says Linda, ito get the best
part Of my life. Amber, in Forever
Amber had to give up the part of
Catana. I guess you never quite get
everything you want"
Captain From CASTLE" is due to
start before Forever Amber" I'm
ishes. Gene Terney gets the role of
Catana. And that's only fair, because
Linda nosed out Gene for the role
Of Amber.
I asked Linda how much 'For-
ever Amber" was responsible for the
break in her marriage with Camera
man Pew Marley. OF course, she says,
mot at all" But I'm not so sure
The chief reason for the separa-
ton, as Linda tells it, is that she
and her husband did not have time
for each other because of the re-
spective demands Of their work.
When Linda starts Forever Amber" !"
and even now with the fittings for
the AZ dresses she must wear, there
will be no time for anything or any
one except Amber
Nasty and Untrue.
"In the three and half years we
were married." says Linda, "Pev and
I had only four days together in New
York and four days in Palm Springs.
The rest of the time saw him only
in the evenings, when I was tired or
he was tired. and on Sundays. And
that's not enough for happy mar
ried life"
All during their married life, Linda
bought presents for Pew on every
possible and impossible occasion.
And every time I saw Linda she
had new piece Of jewelry or some
furs from Pew. There was a story
printed locally that Pew, when they
separated, demanded the return OF
all his costly gifts. 1t was a nasty
story and 1t wasn't true.
Il gave Pew back all his gifts to
me-" Linda explains, because I felt
that was right under the circum-
stances, but Pew did not ask for
them. And he has them all ready
for me at the house, in case ]
change my mind and go back to
him."
Linda makes her decision on this
after the finish of Forever Amber. u
Then I'll 60 back to Pew, If. I find
that the separation proves to me
that I am in love with him. Or, if
not. I'll get divorce in the Cali
fornia courts" Linda has been
linked romantically with Howard
Hughes, but she declines TO comment
on this beyond some indignation at
the way her visit to see him in the
hospital was publicized in the press
| Like the Old Days.
But one thing is sure" Miss Dar-
nell states emphatically, "all the
time I'm playing Amber, I will not
have any dates with any man be-
cause I'll be too busy and too tired
to 60 out in the evenings" Until
she starts the picture, Linda is see.
ing one man only-you guessed it
Pew Marley.
Il had dinner with him last
night" said Linda. II was tired ano
he massaged my neck. 1t seemed
just like the old days" wonder
why in heck Linda left the man.
Whats all this about you having
to lose weight?" I asked the brunette
actress. tits lot of hooey,". she
replies. II weigh 128 pounds and
I'm going to lose some of that in
voluntarily in Forever Amber be-
cause my costumes are heavy and
the picture is in Technicolor. But
I'm not going to diet. I don't want
to get nervous and sick at this stage
in my career. And besides, no one
ever said that Amber was SKINNY
AS matter of record, one of the
reasons why Peggy Cummins failed
to make the grade as Amber was
that she was underWeight, There