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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1943)
tRobust Eugene Paflette Tells Inside Hollywood’ By FRED BECKWITH Portly Eugene Pallette was one of a large number of pas sengers on the north-bound Cascade Sunday night. The gruff voice, the bushy eyebrows and other Pallette fixtures were very much in evidence as the movie star and a group of Holly wood noteworthies attracted the attention of fellow passengers. me actor stated that his trip was one of a purely business na ture and that he intended to spend a short stay in Portland. Industry Hit Hard “The movie industry has been hard hit by the selective service PSrogram,” Pallette commented. “Most of the top ranking stars of two or three years ago are now in service uniforms.” When asked to discuss the case of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s in sistence of a government defer ment for Mickey Rooney, the comedian remarked: “Unfortu nately, Mickey is the guinea pig in the situation. I understand he wants to go into the army, but his studio insists that he will be more valuable to citizen morale if he continues his picture work.” Pallette stated that the pro posed 825,000 wage ceiling per year would hit the film capital extremely hard. Not Only Actors “Not only the actors would be affected, but the producers, tech nicians and directors as well, ^here is too big a turnover of money in Hollywood to clap down a fixed limit on wages.” The comedian has been in the motion picture business for 32 years. He confessed that he hasn’t seen any of his own pictures in the last 12 years, or any other pictures either, for that matter. “No, I’m not superstitious,” he chuckled, “I just haven’t got time to go to shows.” The farthest away from Holly wood he has been while on loca tion was to Honolulu, and Alas ka. No Better Than Parts “An actor is no better than his parts,” Pallette maintains. He confided that the annual motion picture academy awards are not taken too seriously in Hollywood. » He considers his best work to fce that of the father in “My Man Godfrey,” the comedy which starred Carole Lombard and Wil liam Powell. Pallette just completed work in a new flicker titled “Heaven Can Wait,” starring Don Ameche and Gene Tierney and a big support ing cast. Television Help The actor feels that television will put more actors to work, but that the actors would have to have “real ability,” because they would be forced to complete a 15 minute program, or half hour Show without a break, a far cry fnmra i Together for First Time ! CARY GRANT GINGER ROGERS in "ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON" Plus Walt Disney’s “Education for Death” from the two minute sequences that are shot in Hollywood pro ductions today. The little group of directors around Pallette were seeking his attention, so the interview was terminated. Total assets of Northwestern university rate at 562,662,000. IT Fire Strikes Home Of UO Professor Fire struck at the home of a University professor last week end and came very near leaving R. D. Horn, associate professor of English, homeless. The fire broke out about 1 o'clock Saturday morning and the fire company arrived almost immediately after the flames were noticed, according to Mrs. Horn. The fire evidently started in a storage pile of sawdust beside the house when heat from the chimney caused spontaneous com bustion. Flames did considerable damage to one corner of the house, burning from the basement to the attic. All damage was cov ered by insurance. Neighbors helped the Horns remove their furniture from the house and they were able to move back into their house Saturday. Eight state colleges for women in the south report a decrease in enrollment of 13 per cent. Students in salesmanship at the University of Nebraska .bad to present a war stamp booK with one stamp before they were counted as present :n one of their instructor's classes. —The Daily Nebrarr.an The tfn. of Cal. has 519 books reduced to microfilm. &C42esUestce This Is Your Opportunity MEETING TONIGHT Students who are interested in working on the Emerald for the experience, opportunity, activity, or fun are in vited to attend this meeting. Tuesday night (tonight), at 7:30 o'clock in the Emerald business office, room 5, Journalism. Emerald work provides . . . . • Experience Business men and teachers alike will testify that Emerald business staff ex perience is the best that can be had for business and advertising majors. • Opportunity For opportunity the Emerald can’t be beat. 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