Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-31
s-Why Public Excuses Liz
But Censured Bergman
sBy DIR. JOYCE BROTHERS

xBy DIR. JOYCE BROTHERS
(copyright 1888, by DR.. Joyce
Brothers)
North American Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK, March 30
Elizabeth Taylor, in private
and public life, may have
violated many Of the con-
MENTIONS most Of us profess
ITO hold dear. Yet she is
about to embark on what
promises to be the biggest
conquest Of her life-the
complete captivation Of the
Rnovie-going public.
AS Cleopatra" she is ex-
Epected to turn loose the
greatest flood of box-office
gcash in film history. e.
This after a series of per-
sonal escapades which have
brought her severe censure
and made her one of the
most controversial actresses
of all time.
Not since Ingrid Bergman
sailed her marital ship
Through the seas of public
fscorn has a movie queen
challenged the elements Of
public morality with such
boldness and defiance as Liz
Taylor. But while Miss Berg
man foundered and took
years to reach placid waters,
Miss Taylor seems to be rid
ing the crests, with the calm
assurance that the storm
faging about her can only
aead her to a port Of gold.
VicariOus Pleasure
Inc SagaS Of these two
beautiful women provide not
pnly a striking contrast but
revealing psychological in
sight into our mores. In
essence, we felt betrayed
Ehen Bergman fell from
grace; in the case of Liz
Taylor. We seem to draw
sicarious pleasure from her
free and open life, loath
S we may be to admit it.
Ingrid Bergman typified all
hat was good and pure at
The time she sacrificed an
apparently ideal marriage for
the love Of Roberto Rosselini.
Der cool and classic beauty,
Der gentle manner, the ma
ternal overtones of her roles
and her acting style all of
this created a mother-image
the public was eager and
Happy to embrace.
There was q reaction of
shock when she turned her
Jack on her physician-hus-
BAND and was swept away by
middle-aged, balding, some-
Hhat paunchy movie director.
He simply did not typify the
man the average person
specially the average woman
viewed as worthy of her.
And when a child was born
out Of wedlock, the shock was
compounded by a feeling of
revulsion.
And so 1t was that the
movie she made at the time,
fStromboli," was almost
totally rejected by the public
and was a colossal box-office
failure. Some seven years
passed before Miss Bergman
vas sufficiently forgiven to
become a box-office attrac-
ton again.
Ingrid on Pedestal
What Miss Bergman did
vas rock the psychic boat in
The subconscious of too many
people. She stirred up too
Inany buried feelings.
Most Of US are perfectly
willing 10 make allowances
for a woman we consider less
than perfect. In fact, our
tolerance becomes more and
more elastic as she yields 10
her desires. But we show little
patience when there Is a
strayihg from the accepted
path by one we look up 10.
one we have lifted TO a special
pedestal. especially a pedestal
81 motherly respect.
In fact, we turn great an
DER and rage toward people
who do those very things we
feel they should not do. And
w1hen there is a sudden.
rather than a gradual. de-
narture from the standards
we have established for some
one. the anger reaches such
a peak that we thirst for
some kind Of revenge.
AOn the other hand. we are
amused. entertained. made
curious and-perhaps most
important OF ail-made toll
Grant by a constant series Of
peccadilloes on the part Of
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