Deanna, 'Nowhere for Past 3 Yrs.,' Sets Europe Jaunt
HOLLYWOOD - (INS), Deanna Durbin, the golden voiced singer whose films as a child star pulled a studio out of the red before the war, announced Saturday that she will leave for Europe "to get a new approach" before attempting a screen-comeback.
The twice-married and divorced 28-year-old actress said that she will enjoy an extended vacation in Europe and maybe top it off by making a film in England.
Deanna's career waned when she outgrew child parts and the studio put her in a series of films which enjoyed little success at the box office.
She has not made a picture since 1948. During the last two years of her contract with Universal Studio, the company she helped save from bankruptcy with musical pictures, she received a weekly four-figure paycheck but made no films during the time.
The one-time child star declared:
"Within the next two weeks will leave for Europe with my daughter, Jessica, 4. We'll see all the sights over there. I may accept a concert tour engagement over there and I'll probably end my vacation by making a picture in England."
"I need a new approach. I've been nowhere for the past three years and I've done no work at all. I was getting stale."
Deanna formerly was married to Vaughn Paul, an assistant director, and to Felix Jackson, a movie producer.
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