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Castle Connolly

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As I was checking my hair and make-up in the hall mirror, the doorbell rang and Russell appeared looking very much the leading man. He made fast work of my zipper and we were off. I felt like Cinderella going to the ball. Russell was my Prince Charming and Elsie was my fairy Godmother.

We were surrounded by Hollywood royalty, the biggest names in Hollywood. Sir Charles introduced me as “the next big Hollywood star,” which embarrassed me considerably as I gazed into the eyes of Clark Gable , Joan Fontaine , Fred Astaire , Reginald Gardner and his beautiful wife, Nadia . Suddenly standing before me was Joan Crawford

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I couldn’t breathe. I managed to stammer, ‘oh Miss Crawford, you are my mother’s favorite actress!’

Her face fell visibly.

‘And mine too!’ I quickly added.

But it was too late. She shot me a drop dead look and turned to her escort, Gregg Bautzer who thought it was amusing, and moved on.

Crawford, then in her 40s, was famous for creating feuds in the press with new, young stars. As it turned out, she would vindictively continue a nasty campaign about me for the next decade.

Holding court in the elegant drawing room, Elsie motioned to me to come sit by her side, I noticed that the needlepoint pillows next to her had quotations embroidered in