turning down the first part of
fered to her, the ingenue in "Dad-
dyLong Legs," subsequently
played by Terry Moore. When her
agent refused to tell the studio
about Joanne's unwillingness to
take the role, Joanne confronted
the bosses herself.
Contrary to some reports, Jo
anne does not have script ap
proval in her contract and could
have been put on suspension. In
stead she was loaned out for an
other picture, "Count Three and
Pray," for which she won high
praise from the critics.
Her next film quickly nullified
Joanne with hubbv Paul Newman
in "Rally 'Round the Hag. Boys!"
this initial advantage, however.
"I was loaned to United Artists
for 'A Kiss Before Dying' and ac
cepted the part without reading
the script. I don't know what
made me do it, but I can tell you
one thing: I never did it again
and I never will."
A few days after finishing the
film, she demanded time off to do
a Broadway play, "The Lovers."
The demand was promptly turned
down because the studio felt the
part wasn't right for Joanne and
that the play was poor. Joanne
threw such a tantrum, however,
that the studio gave in. The play
folded in three days.
Frequently Joanne's outspoken
ness comes as such a surprise that
people are caught off guard. Like
the police officer who stopped her
for going through a red light.
"Don't say anything to offend
him," her girl friend whispered
when the officer approached.
Ignoring her advice, Joanne
turned to him and snapped, "How
dare you stop me! Don't you see
you're holding up traffic?" Before
she was through, Joanne had him
Joanne won an Oscar for her fine performance in "The Three Faces of Eve."
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