While I am trying to ready a longer piece, here is a short post featuring guest columnist Ida Lupino.
She was filling in for the regular columnist of the Hollywood Citizen-News on July 27, 1945. At this time, Lupino had recently returned from nearly two months touring the northeastern U.S.—mostly visiting hospitals of the war wounded, and also making some publicity appearances for her just-released comedy, Pillow to Post. She was about to start work on her next film, The Man I Love.
Late in her trip she had injured herself and then collapsed from exhaustion due to the busy schedule during a heat wave. The memory of this "abominable climate" was clearly near the top of her mind when she returned to California.
A brief excerpt from a serious portion of this generally light-hearted essay:
The war in Europe ended while I was away from Hollywood. Only in the hospitals I visited, particularly those mental wards I mentioned, the war isn't over. It isn't going to be over for some of those men—ever. I'm going visiting that was again, quite soon I hope and I think that every Hollywood player who can go is needed now as ever before. We are going to be needed, too, to add whatever gayety and relaxation we can for the sick and wounded for a long, long time to come.
See below for the entire thing. It is a fun read.
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