San Mateo Times (California); 18 Dec 1952
Deanna Durbin Not Interested In More Films
By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD (AP) - The film town can't believe it. Deanna Durbin is back in Hollywood, but she says she's not interested in doing movies.
I didn't believe it either until I paid her a visit at her Hollywood hilltop home, which affords a view of Catalina on a clear day. She told me she was interested in no other career except her family. It consists of her husband, writer-director Charles David, their son, Peter, 1 1/2, and her daughter by a previous marriage, Jessica, 7.
"I can't seem to make people believe that I don't care about doing any more pictures," she smiled. "Mr. Pasternak is a fellow who won't take no for an answer."
Successful Films
She referred to Joe Pasternak, who produced her fabulously successful films at Universal and is now a big man in MGM. He has long been after her for a return to films. It would possibly be for a costarring opus with Mario Lanza, who has expressed an eagerness to appear with Miss Durbin.
"I'm not a ham," she commented. "I never have been, although I could never get people to believe it. Some people love to perform; it's their life. My daughter Jessica seems to be like that. She could probably start now and be happy to continue acting until she's 90."
"But not me. I started when I was 12 [sic], doing a short at MGM with Judy Garland. I did 'Three Smart Girls' when I was 13 [sic]. I was caught in the whirl until I quit three years ago at 27. That's a big chunk out of my life. Sure, I had a lot of fun and I enjoyed things I otherwise wouldn't have had. But I also missed out on a lot of the joys of girls who lead normal lives."
Deanna indicated that her young son has a great deal to do with her decision.
Means Much to Son
"I can see how much it means to Peter to have a mother who is always there when he needs her." she observed. "And I can see how much Jessica missed by not having the same care. When she was a baby, I was at the studio from 6 in the morning until 8 at night. During that time, she was in the care of a nurse, and heaven knows what would happen to her while I was at the studio."
Her future plans? They are concerned only with travel.
"We own a home here and another in France," she said. "They will be our bases. We'll spend as much time as possible seeing new places. I find that very exciting. Before I quit pictures, I couldn't even go to Toledo without a corps of escorts from the studio."
She mentioned that she still keeps her singing voice in training, but strictly for her own amusement.
"I sing because I like to," she said. "Because of that, I'm finding out how many songs there are. I don't have to sing 'The Blue Danube' every other song any more."
Deanna Durbin Not Interested In More Films
By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD (AP) - The film town can't believe it. Deanna Durbin is back in Hollywood, but she says she's not interested in doing movies.
I didn't believe it either until I paid her a visit at her Hollywood hilltop home, which affords a view of Catalina on a clear day. She told me she was interested in no other career except her family. It consists of her husband, writer-director Charles David, their son, Peter, 1 1/2, and her daughter by a previous marriage, Jessica, 7.
"I can't seem to make people believe that I don't care about doing any more pictures," she smiled. "Mr. Pasternak is a fellow who won't take no for an answer."
Successful Films
She referred to Joe Pasternak, who produced her fabulously successful films at Universal and is now a big man in MGM. He has long been after her for a return to films. It would possibly be for a costarring opus with Mario Lanza, who has expressed an eagerness to appear with Miss Durbin.
"I'm not a ham," she commented. "I never have been, although I could never get people to believe it. Some people love to perform; it's their life. My daughter Jessica seems to be like that. She could probably start now and be happy to continue acting until she's 90."
"But not me. I started when I was 12 [sic], doing a short at MGM with Judy Garland. I did 'Three Smart Girls' when I was 13 [sic]. I was caught in the whirl until I quit three years ago at 27. That's a big chunk out of my life. Sure, I had a lot of fun and I enjoyed things I otherwise wouldn't have had. But I also missed out on a lot of the joys of girls who lead normal lives."
Deanna indicated that her young son has a great deal to do with her decision.
Means Much to Son
"I can see how much it means to Peter to have a mother who is always there when he needs her." she observed. "And I can see how much Jessica missed by not having the same care. When she was a baby, I was at the studio from 6 in the morning until 8 at night. During that time, she was in the care of a nurse, and heaven knows what would happen to her while I was at the studio."
Her future plans? They are concerned only with travel.
"We own a home here and another in France," she said. "They will be our bases. We'll spend as much time as possible seeing new places. I find that very exciting. Before I quit pictures, I couldn't even go to Toledo without a corps of escorts from the studio."
She mentioned that she still keeps her singing voice in training, but strictly for her own amusement.
"I sing because I like to," she said. "Because of that, I'm finding out how many songs there are. I don't have to sing 'The Blue Danube' every other song any more."
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