Evening star., 1948-06-27
HOLLYWOOD.

HULL Wooo.
Today we introduce Miss Jeanelle
Lynn, who came to town IL years
ago from Portland, Greg. The name
may mean exactly nothing to you,
but the young lady's presence on
the Warner Bros. sound stage, where
Bette Davis is starring in June
Bride" is essential.
Jeanelle, like a couple of hundred
other Hollywood women and men,
earns fairly remunerative liveli-
hood by taking over the irksome
duties that might otherwise drain
the strength and glamour from your
popular film favorites.
Jeanelle is typical Of the average
movie stand-in. She does virtually
everything to match the movements
and gestures of the star. Uncon-
sciously or otherwise, she's always
Initiating Bette Davis. She ad-
mitted as much when we talked to
her on the set one day last week,
proudly pointing out examples to
emphasize the similarity.
NV friends tell me-" she disclosed
that I even walk like Miss Davis,
talk like her and my boy friend
says that I smoke cigarette just
like she does"
Although with her only since 194o.
Jeanelle in four pictures has had
ample opportunity to study ana
effectively copy the stars manner
isnls.
Same Eyes and Hair.
It's no longer considered neces-
sarv for a stand-in to look like the
star or to have the, same measure
ments-and that's a good thing 1or
Jeanelle, she realizes, because tnere
are a few discrepancies, mostly IN
weight and height However, this
stand-in bears more than a vague
likeness to the real item.
I'm a little hippier," she SAID,
batting her well-corseted hips, ana
a little shorter" pointing TO tne
lifts on her shoes that boost ner
another inch and hall 10 Tally
with Bette's 5 feet 3l2 inches. :,
But she has blue eyes and olono
hair and a straight little nose and
full mouth like B. D. and, wnat S
more, Jeanelle Mkes her work very
seriously. AS long as Bette Is be-
fore the camera, Jeanelles eyes
rarelv leave her. When it is time
to 90 in and take the stars place
while the set is being lighted ana
the camera focused, Jeanelle moves
and gestures in remarkable I'M
personation of the movie queen.
TT must be because I've watched
her so closely and worked with her
for three years." Jeanelle offered in
explanation. You know they say
that people who live together long
enough come to look and act alike.
This is the same thing, maybe
At one time Jeanelle herself
wanted to become an actress, she
admitted. But she's content today
doing shadow duty for Bette and
filling in with small acting parts
whenever the star isn't working.
And once in awhile she expert
ences very exciting moments-llke
the time during the production OF
Deception" when Bette was i'll and
the director used Jeanelle's left
shoulder and the lobe of her left
ear in scene that was supposed
to show Bettes left shoulder and
the lobe of her left ear.
Jeanelle got her chance with Miss
Davis when Sally Sage, who had
served Bette in that capacity almost
from the time she made her first
movie at Warmers, retired to mar
ried life. The association of Sally
and Bette was one of the longest and
best known of any star-stand-in
combination. The union was more
friendly than professional. Sally was
q dead-ringer for Bette same
height, weight. general build and
coloring.
Since Age of Four.
Any roundup of such longtime
relationships should find that of
Shirley Temple and Mary Lou Isleib
heading the pack Here is one for the
books: one, in fact, about which
lively best-seller might be written.
When Shirley made her first pic
ture, Little Miss Marker" at Para
mount, she was years old. Near
by lived family with girl, Mary
Lou, the same age. They played to-
gether. A few months later when
Shirley signed her Goth Century
Fox contract, Mary Lou. went along
as stand-in. They've been inseparable
ever since, not only on the sound
stages but through school and play
times. The pair attended the ex,
elusive Westlake School and gradu-
ated together.
Making the parallel almost exact,
Mary Lou, who was married short
time after her friend, became a
mothe--like Shirley. The births
we're but a few weeks apart. Even
though domestic duties are pressing,
Mary Lou still finds time to stand In
for her chum. -.=..
Stories of movietown stand-ins
are packed with color, drama-and