THE BEND BULLETIN
wrd, Deschutes County, Oregon, Tuesday, May 31, 195S
Gleason Has Supreme Confidence
By GHrge (Bullets) Durgoni
As 'I old To Dick Kleiner
SEA Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK (NEAj Jackie
Gleason has always been a star.
At least, he's aiways acted like
he was a star, even when he
wasn't working very regularly.
He lived like a star. He spenl
like a star. He entertained like a
star. He did everything but earn
like a star. It make it a little dif
ficult to figure out his finances,
but he never worried. He knew all
along that some day he would be
on top. , . .
And now lie is. Now, when could
be living like a star, he doesn't.
He's still expansive and generous
and flamboyant, but he played thel
star's part much more before he
actually 'became a star.
He used to borrow money. Now
he lends it. A while ago a. man
who had once loaned him $500
(which he paid back) came in,
asking for a $500 loan.
Jackie let him have $2,000.
"Ef he needs $500." said Jackie.
'who rememfbers what it is to need
money, "he gets two Gs."
I said he was expansive and
flamboyant. He Is. But, to me, the
most amazing thing about Jackie
Gleason is his mind. I think he is
a genius. Let me give you a few
examples of how his mind works.
He thought it, would be good tol
have an overhead camera shooting
down at the dance routines of the
June Taylor girls. We called CBS
and said we'd like to have an
overhead camera, please. They
said it was impossible; they'd been
asked for the same tiling by Ed
Sullivan and other shows. ,
"Impossible?" Jackie asked.!
'Why?'
They told him what the techni-l
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cal pixjiblems were. Tlie best en-
gineering minds at CBS hadn't
been able to lick them. But, in
side of a week, Jackie had rigged
an overhead camera that works
fine. We use it evei-y show.
Another example of his bril
liance happens each time we have
a conference with our crew of
writers. And that's every week.
One of them will start to outline
a situation for a "Honeymooners"
plot and get maybe the basic idea
out when Jackie will interrupt.
'If you're going to tell me that
such-and-such will happen and it'll
end with this-and-that, forget it,",
he'll say. The writer will just!
gawk; Jackie, time after time,
will be far ahead of the writer.
He never finished high school.
yet he has a vocabulary that (.s
fabulous. He got it, of course,
through his reading; he'll read
two or three books a nights He
likes to read everything he can
get his hands on about a subject
that arouses his curiosity.
For a time it was law. He read
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complicated legal books. Now he
knows so much about law that his
lawyers ask him for advice. I've
learned never to argue with him;
he has all the answers.
At the moment, he Is reading a
lot about psychic phenomena, re
ligion, hypnosis and medicine.
Those are his current interests.
He's developed a wonderful
sense of discerning the public's
taste. A perfect example of this is
his venture into music. When he
first said he wanted to lead an
orchestra and make records, I
must admit I thought he was nuts.
He wanted me to be a partner in
the deal, but I said no.
He went out and made the mas
ter records, anyhow. And I had
to try and sell them to the record
companies. Tin? re was only one
company Capitol that wanted
them. The others felt, as I did,
that he was out of his element.
And Capitol bought 'the masters
for only $1,000 jut to cash in on
the value of his name. They didn't
think the records would sell,
either.
Well, everybody was wrong but
Gleason. The public loves his rec
ords. They're always at the top of
the best-selling album lists.
There's another aspect to Glea
son. That's Jackie, the practical
joker. There's nothing he likes bet
ter than a good, clean practical
ioke. Once my wife and I were
going to meet him in Europe. He'd
gone over on a combination busi
ness-Vacation trip and we were to
meet at his hotel in Paris, then
go on together. We'd made all our
plans on the basis of meeting him
and traveling the rest of the way
together. .
We got to the hotel all right.
But instead of Gleason, there was
just a note: "Sorry. Got bored,
Went home."
Another time he was giving 9
big party. The Invitations were
sent out as a form, all stalling the
same way: "Dear Friend. Well,
Jackie's good friend, Toots Shor,
got a little upset by that. Toots
thought he-should have had a per
sonal invitation, and he told Jackie
so. '
He hired a huge truck, and had
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the sides painted with a spechl
Invitation, reading, "Dear Toots,
Come to my party." And the
truck parked in front of Toots' res
taurant all day.
A more usual Gleason stunt is
to cook up a fantastic scheme
and spring it on his associates at
a meeting. Some of his legitimate
schemes are so fantastic that we
have a tough time figuring out
whether he's kidding us or nqt.
Recently, I was the goat.
He told me about his latest idea.
He was going to hire Cameg'.o
Hall, and give a concert. But not.
an ordinary conceit. He wanted tol
install a pool on the stage and
have the orchestra play in rath
ing suits.
"Let's get moving on this. Bul
lets," he said. "Before somebody
else gets the idea. Better call up
the swimming pool companies
right away."
And I would have, too except
that Jackie's publicity man, Nat
Kahn, just could n t contain him
self any longer. He gave it away
by bursting out with laughter.
Jackie Gleason, the star, gives
his friends and associates only one
problem trying to keep up with
him. With Gleason, the only worry
what next?
Changes Taking Place in Homes For Old People.
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MILWAUKEE (UP) Some
1 secretaries took a day off from
the office recently here and flew
around the city and state while
their bosses worked.
The trip was a gesture of thanks
by United Air Lines to the women
who make the reservation but oft
en never see the inside of an air
plane, A cocktail party and orchH
corsages were part of the day's
treat by the company.
By KLIZAllKTll TOOMKY
1' ni ted k'resM Staff eorrettpomient
NEW YOKK tUF-The men and
women who sat on the leather bar
stools were white-Jiatred and not
so young as they'd like to be, but
they were gay us they sipped be
fore-dinner cocktails.
The setting- An old folks home
1955 version.
The scene was the little bar
al the Mary Manning Walsh resi
dence for old people in Manhat
tan, ooerated by the Catholic or
der of Carmelite Sisters.
The faces reflected In the mirror
behind the bar were just a few
of the 750.000 men and women ir
old age institutions who have ben
efitted from the spreading theory
that a home for old folks help
them enjoy life not just stay alive
All across the nation equally
startling departures from rockinr
ejiair routines can be found
Churches, lodges, labor unions, lo
cal governments and private citi
zens have built homes of all sizw
and designs in the past 10 years
They ranged from those free of
charge or based on the ability to
pay to luxurious institutions where
a wealthy older person may turn
over 525,000 in return for a guar
antee of complete care the rest of
his life.
The problems of agincr have be
come one of the nation's No. 1 con
cerns as the life spun is lengthened
by science. There are almost 15
million Americans 65 or over and
the rate goes up by 400,000 each
year. ,
Poor Houses Change
Most of them are in their own
homes or living with children or
relatives. But an ever-increasing
number are living In homes for.
the aged that bear little resem
blance to the once dreaded "poor
house."
"The 'poor house was the gate
way to oblivion for old people,"
says Dr. Murray Federber, assist
ant professor at the University of
Pittsburgh and a leader in plan
ning one of the nation's most mod
em county homes for the aged.
It is a 20 million dollar home
and hospital which will be com-
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MINNEAPOLIS (UP) Bruno
V. Berg was told either to get a
haircut or quit driving.
Berg was arrested after offieei-s
saw his car swerving from One: side
of the street to the other. When
the arresting officers pulled up
alongside his car, they suw Bei'g
in the driver's seat combing his !
hair with both hands while his j
wife held the steering wheel. j
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his hair kept falling in his eyes.
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months ago in Bensenville, HI., ties Review in their auditorium
by the evangelical Reform Church.
Apartments Completed
In Portland, Ore., an eight story
building containing 240 apartments
was completed six months ago for
tenants utto average ti9 iu age. The
first ones paid from $4500 to S15,
000 in advance for lifetime resi
dence. They have a river view,
their own theater, a library and
horseshoe courts.
At the Walsh home here there is
careful attention to keeping tlie
senile or chronically ill from the
ictive men and women who are
ncouraged to keep busy.
This week they gave a Gay Nine-
It was written, produced and per-;
formed by the residents. They
have instructors in pastel paint
ing and needlework,' a room for
carpentry, looms for weaving and
weekly movies. ' '
Performers , from New York
night clubs entertain them. The
owner of tlie Copaeabana sends
his performers to the home. Mar
tin and Lewis put on a skit fn the
small auditorium. Joan Weber
sang two weeks ago. And when
the home's only 100-year-old resi
dent celebrated her birthday, Den
nis Day dropped by to sing.
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MASSENA. N. Y. (UP) Af
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The Finnish-American Line is put
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tors, and the Helaingfors, each 2,
500 tons. The French Line is add
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Vilie de Montreal. The Oranje line
will have a new vessel to replace
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He'll Take
Yesteryear's
Glamour Gals
By JACK GAVEK
United Press Staff Correspondent
NKW YORK (UP)-So, you like
Marilyn Monroe. Paul KiUiam will
lake the glamour queens of yes
terday's movies Nita Naldi, Bar
bara LamaiT, Clara Bow and the
like. Or so he says.
KiUiam calls himself a "dis
located lawyer." He got side
tracked into show business, in the
process of which he -began to ac-
process of which he began to ac
quire a collection of ancient mov-
IVe spent years studying more
tan 2000 old films," e said, "and
it's amazing ow glamorous and
talented some of te early screen
sirens were.
"People wo tink Marilyn Mon
roe is alluring just never saw Pola
Negri or else tey don't remember
And no one sould ave tat
bad a memory. And did you ever
see Billy Dove in slow motion?
Well, te code wouldn't let tern
get away wit tat today."
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Killiam. as parlayed Is experi
ence wit old movies into a lucra
tive television business. Byeoup
ling a sound track carrying is
action wit clips -from te silent
is designed so that 1100 of the films, e as created two TV sub-
2000 residents will have rooms ac-jnatnaUy"to under (c
cesible directly to ground level. Hues "Movie Museum" and "Te
Those who aren t bad patients will paut Killiam Sow.
live in "colony" style and have a "i consider actresses
solarium, snack bar, shuffle board
rooms, TV rooms, beauty parlors
and an auditorium.
That huge project contrasts with
the 46 old timers living in a: one-
story, ultra modern building ot
glass and brick completed two
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da one-dimensional as compared
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liam said. "Mae ad real' fascin
ation. And none of tern' today as
le versatility of Mable Norman.
Se could take a pie in te face
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fervor of a duse.
'And tere's less glamor in te
names alono of some of te old
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Laroque, Valentino, of course, Ric
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Prefers "It"
I'd back te 'if of Clara Bow
against watever tey want to
lable te fascination of Monroe or
Ava Gardner. Te casual observer.
of old films may tink I'm exag
gerating, but if you wate tern
closely enoug you'll see wat I
mean.
old-timers may miss tis appeal
because of a mecanlcal reason.
I'm trying to correct tat now wit
some of my films."
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