Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-29
THE
LYONS
DEN
J. Arthur Rank, who retired
BY LEONARD LYONS

j. Arthur Rank, VINO reCreu
recently as head Of a vast
British movie empire, built a
corporate structure worth more
than half a billion dollars
Laurence Olivier said of him
Rank has two matchless quail
ities-he is a thoroughly good
man, and has lots of money
1 once visited G. B. Shaw al
Ayot-St. Lawrence shortly after
Rank had been there. Shaw
said he'd greeted the movie man
with his usual shocking opening
remark, Mr.. Rank, I hear
you're a very rich man. Who'd
you swindle to get so much
money!" 81 swindled no
body" Rank replied. Il In
herited money from my father.
"Then who'd he swindleP'
Shaw said. mo man can be-
come that rich without swim
ding somebody"
But neither Rank nor his
father ever swindled anybody
They were a devout family
whose money came from a sue
cessful flour mill. Shaw's film
producer, Gabriel Pascal, and
Alexander Korda - both MI
grated to London from thetI
native Hungary-once negoti-
ated with a British star, who
said, II suppose you'll do the
right thing by me. the way
Rank always does?"
when Gabriel and I do the
right thing, it's a matter Of
honor" replied Korda. But
with j. Arthur Rank it's q
matter Of duty"
Rank followed his father
precepts-4except in the matter
of accepting a peerage. He now
is Baron Rank of Sutton Scot
ney. But his father declined
such honors, explaining, II was
born Joe Rank; I will die Joe
Rank. That's all there is to it.
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Julia Davis, author Of "The
Anvil" opening tomorrow at
the Maidman Theater is the
daughter of John w. Davis,
lone-time Presidential nominee
|. Jay Harrison tells Of two
people who met on a beach
The first one complained,
Nowadays, with those short
lhair-cuts and odd physiques,
you can't tell the boys from the
girls. Look at that one just
coming out of the surf. Can
you tell if it's a boy or grip"
"a boy" said the second per-
son. Hes my son That's
not a fair test" said the first,
Since you're his father"
I'm not his father" said the
other. I'm his mother
Joan FOntaine was in Wash
inpton RECENTLY for a dinner
party aboard the Sequoia
Twenty-four guests including
the French and British Ambas-
sailors and the Bobby Ken
nedys, cruised along the Poto.
mac. Each made a speech. Miss
Fontaine jokingly announced
This ship has been comman'
deered by the President, anC
is sailing to Cuba" -. Bobby
Kennedy, who knew of JFKI
plans said, Times are too tenst
for such joking"
The United States Supreme
Courts clerks challenged the
clerks of Arnold. Fortas &
Porter to a touch foot.
ball game. But the Wash
Iington law firm discovered
that Justice Tom Clark's
clerk once played for the Balti-
more Colts Will Fowler flew
to New York for the publica-
ton of his gay and touching
biography of his late father
the late Gene Fowler, 1.-The
Young Man From Denver" :.
The Frank LOessers named
their new daughter Hannah.
4 4
A famed English variety star
likes to concoct unique bets
One of his favorites is a bet
that he can shoot a bird, catch
a fish, successfully WOO a wo-
man and play 18 holes of goli
all within a time limit OF
three hours. Wooing the girl Ii
the least Of the problems, for
he travels with a troupe of adj