Mhm. Okay, good evening. I have a two pleasure. This is me and having one
of my good friends as our good a beautiful girl renewal recall is having
taken a part of the other woman in many films productions. In fact, he co
starred with Class Brooke Don Berliner, Mr Mclaughlin, Ronald Colman
Writers Kitchen and many other big stars. He was likewise a renowned humor
having made her opera debut as never in biopsy and more than that she has
recently become an officer and her new book Park Avenue Doctor will be
published next month. It's indeed a pleasure for me to have with us jane
Winston jane, thank you for being on our program today. And I would like
to ask you were talking about the movie stars, you know, Clara's book is
gonna play in new york called second place whole. Yes, indeed I do. And I
also know that it's being produced by your assistant mary husband Alfred
juliana. Well then you're wonderful. I haven't seen the paper and look
forward to seeing you and I look forward to it. People I'm very fond of
crime and I'm happy. He was fascinated us again. Now what constituted go
into opera and leave the film saying, well actually it was walter pidgeon
who gave you the idea we were doing any picture together called Melody of
Love. Yes. I remember trying to get every imaginable sound. So they
suggested I play and sing and well water seems to be impressed with my
voice and suggested but I stayed so I would and very, very hard after
studying seriously for a couple of years, I just concentrated on music and
language is an operatic roles. Finally, I made my bed was met and biopsy
at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in new york and I might say almost died.
You don't mean that states I do jane well, this is certainly should go up
on the bird song, which is, you know, it's one of the most difficult of
soprano arias are standing behind the curtain thinking, oh, I could think
, oh I could make believe I had a heart attack or I could die or something.
And by that time my voice towards got me started and it was, it's all
right. And then when you did get into the role, all of his left to you and
you were more concerned with your starting and relaxed then on with the
soul. But your career, didn't it take you abroad as I recall. You even had
a radio program in London, didn't you Jane? Yes, I was doing some pictures
over there for British saloon and every Sunday night at 8:00 I worked on
many a Palmolive all they had a radio program that was made on tape and I
don't really know or not. But this broadcasting does not do any
advertising. So the advertising of Palmolive was thrown to Luxembourg and
played from Luxembourg back. How interesting. So there was lots of fun. I
used to make two and three programs at the time was carol driven golf
carts that he played at the Statler hotel. Oh yes and speaking of hotels,
I remember the two Broca and well a record really didn't do at the pastor
in new york and saying that for more than two years. Yeah and it rode the
record at that time. No one including Hildegard had been there two years
other than jane Wilson. Well it was a great fun and I had a marvelous
experience was during the war and and Oscar Hammerstein asked me to do the
last time I saw paris on a program that was typed into the war shelters of
London in the darkest days and I considered with very great compliment, I
had the program taken off on a record. So I have it when I'm an old lady
and you're quiet and say once upon a time. Well that's a very long time
jane you're speaking of war were so I remember your husband, major mike
dot leave was in the army. But aren't you a navy daughter jane. When my
grandfather was adamant Lewis would Robinson, he was my mother's father.
And when I was doing war work I was very fortunate they gave me a, nobody
gave me accommodation from my singing and sideways look proud and indeed
the world with keeping of World War Two and those early days during World
War Two in Washington D. C. I remember he very kindly went to Dumbarton
oaks which has since become very famous. Where a year as a matter of fact
Marlene Dietrich Dorothy Lamour and many of the motion picture stars who
sang for our visiting guests from all that. It was outside in the garden
and the terrace it was just beautiful. He was their Lord and lady Halifax
were there I remember and senator peter Francis screen and even his
actually feed and asked them to be enough you know. Yeah yeah anybody even
saying when we had the soviet uh idea indeed you were doing such wonderful
work at the United Nations club again I thought it would be of interest
now if you recall the, well these were our allies where they're not
dressed and everyone was talking them in 42 3 and we were trying to bring
into the United Nations and I think you and might not have had a lot to do
with it at that time. Well we gave her a card party to remember we yes gin
rummy and bridge and backgammon and And it actually was the first time
they showed up at the hotel 2400 at the parties I think that is true and
the whole Russian contingent came over but we were pretty kind of floored
because all they want to do is play chess. Yeah
and since you you ran out didn't you and not only that I went home and got
a lot of prizes. Yes I remember you know in order to see that somehow or
other, the press contingent was well represented. Besides is given a yes.
In other words we weren't able to get the Soviets even to join any social
activities in the Macy's tropical unless he paid chair and you and your
famous husband. I think we should tell our listeners about your famous
husband. Well my mike was one of the best players rhythm. We have little
difficulty getting them partners in the balance, remember? Yes, louis
brown tell cade and never run yet. Head of the community and many others
but no mic whom we're talking about and he's just about the same as you
are though in another field. More and more stories. He really well I know
he was second the four aces and he's probably the number one disc player
in the nation. Can't you tell us what you think? So? Do you ever play with
him? Well he really doesn't play good. You haven't been playing it now for
about 15 years but just before we were married, he uh oh he was the
captain of the four aces then and they won the tournament to the british
team and the Hungarian team and then they had the french team over in new
york as their guests there, one then two and then afterwards we were
married the first tournament once in a while he'd be very big heart and
play with me. I die. Then afterwards we entered a tournament it was called
the mixed pairs. It with the eastern and it was the most, one of the most
important tournaments, Dorothy standards. Remember she's married to him
and you don't remember the artist James and George Chilton gave a
perfectly magnificent trophy was kept for a year. And then in the meantime
covets engaged cups that you had for your highest score of the first night
is a Tournament that lasted two nights. The doctor came over to me the
second night and uh, we won the media troublesome to all this night. She's
got losing, you didn't have one. So the second night does he came over and
she's paying for her practical jokes, you know, and she said, well you won
the tournament. Hands down and I would go Excited. He's so quite, and I
said, Oh daddy, I don't think that's funny at all. Not really. Um, you
know, I was really upset about the whole thing turned out to the drag you
thought he was going across the junior on you before. That must have been
a thrill. Even another laurel in another field. And we had this
magnificent 12 ft on our piano for one year. That was all well, we
defended it lost and I do wish you have television. So that already
audience could see you how beautiful and lovely you are. And also how
you're kind of describing these tournaments and these lovely gifts and
prizes with your hands. You're going into a lot of the situations of
boston maybe that's because the gown I have on changing sane or did it
really, Yeah, I'd like you to describe the down you have, did you pick it
up? Only saying it wasn't something that I want to stay and never get a
girlfriend over there whose home was in Barcelona was the first time I'd
ever been there is really very exciting. You know. And uh, I don't know
whether the standards were very happy about this or not. Everything they
would try to go off to me. I would say, well it's just like the Virgin
Islands and it really is. The terrain is very much like the Virgin man.
Well, I was going to ask you about the Virgin islands. That steam was so
interesting when you mentioned your address because we have only a week
ago, I believe established full relationship with stains. We've just spent
a new ambassador standing Griffiths. I was reading about it. So you were
there in anticipation of all of this. Well, this was the first time I'd
ever been there. And of course instead of going, oh and ah about
everything. All I said was, well, it's just like to take it down the color
of the water is just all like jules. I remember reading the back of Virgin
Islands in later magazine, I think you know more or less I would say put
the Virgin islands on the map. When I think when I, according to this
article Ization did didn't go down there after seeing for two years. While
I was gonna say, I was really also tired after my prison room. Yeah, I
thought I needed a vacation. So I went down there and things were quite
primitive at that time. This was friend game. Oh, about 2.5 years ago. Yes.
And I had,
well, I just thought I'd try to find some beautiful spots that I could use
as a fishing check or something like that. And you know, come to adam bomb
, I'd live on a pineapple and
go fishing or something. Well, when I went down there I went over to the
island of ST Croix and that is the way that pronounced it ST Croix. Uh er
uh
and uh it's uh well it's the largest of the three of the Virgin islands
and it's the most beautiful island. It's really lovely. And the people
that live there today, the white population is very small. They're the
descendants of the governors of the island and they're quite exclusive in
their attitude towards tourists are not too happy about making it like ST
thomas. I would say that that's the same rivalry between the island of ST
thomas and ST Claude. That is between Miami and we'll remind you can say
is that sometimes you between phoenix and Tucson here in Arizona, I don't
know what you want Francisco California. Yes. But then I love hearing
about the Virgin Islands. I'm so anxious though to talk about your new
book, Park Avenue, Doctor with the City probably in april is it not? Yes.
At the end of the month, he knows how to go out and just use writing as a
career anyway. Well, actually it chose me beautiful chronologically. What
do you mean? Well, as you know, after it was my first choice and then
singing was my second. But I found that not with his career sitting well
with a happy marriage. So, well, they took me away from home and I'd
prefer being in my husband and since one right, with one kid and one part
I just thought that wherever you are and you can find some mental intent
for why you're all right, well, that's good advice. But how in the world
you find time to write with so many varied interests, I guess I'm blessed
to be a tremendous amount of energy. Well, you are that all right, what do
you think is the most important factor in writing a novel? Oh, no, it is
not a question. Well, uh I'd say that it's necessary to have a set of
characters that are interesting enough and sympathetic enough for the
reader to identify himself as one of them, he so we can feel a very strong
relationship with the characters when you're writing about the things that
almost everyone that reads has a feeling of estate and if you can lose
someone else's existing to someone else's problems, whether they're happy
or unhappy. Right? So, Mhm. Get you away from your own. That is certainly
an interesting bit of information, would you say, is it necessary to study
the mechanics of writing in order to be a writer? Or for me? Yes, but I
mean for, you know, like, I couldn't ask for any other writer, but I know
that having job, good writing as a career fairly later after having two
other careers. I didn't feel as though I knew much about it. It was more
wishful thinking than anything else. Did you go to Columbia University? I
spent several years special forces there between the university and I
really consider it most valuable. But when I had an idea for this novel, I
discussed it, you know, you need another Captain Albert. Yes, I do. Was
the very famous rock story, really cosmopolitan Woman's home companion,
all those books magazine, wealthy at all. At one time, he used to be head
of the publicity department of Mexico, the Mayor when I was doing pictures
out there. So, we've been friends for a long time. She's so enthusiastic
about my my writing career. But I was calling her about this idea. I had
for a novel and I said, you know, there's a novel of course at Columbia
Ice and dedication. She said, I think you ought to sit down and write the
book because yeah, so, I just was appalled with the idea of all those
words and how to have taken a couple of years courses in four stories. I
just, he suggested that I think of each chapter at the book as a short
story. That was quite a wonderful approach for me because it made it so
much easier if you're into that kind of environment influences one's
creative ability. Oh, certainly be wherever I am I here where everyone
will be a story. But I guess that's natural talked about the doctor as a
result of my new york environment. And now I'm working on another book
that with a good now in background that is evolved from my entry for and I
built this the west house called pink fancy in the little town of system
spread on ST Croix. And oh, my story uh, in the Virgin Islands story is
all about pirates and hurricanes and slave revolts. It's really high
romance is very excited that this is the one writing right now. But as
support Avenue doctor, the one that probably next month it doesn't call
the medical things. As you know, it's a must stories in a medical bathroom.
Uh, there are family doctor help me. I've always been interested in
medicine And I feel many of the aspects of Park Avenue hostility equally
interesting to the naming our doctor, our family doctor supplied the
medical information, which I tried to translate into terms of human
emotion. Do you agree as so many people say that if you're talented in 12
years you are equally as talented in another? Well I know that a lot of
people wouldn't agree with that but I I've always found that if 12 later
field is close to you and another one opens. Well I hope this last one
will stay with me because I enjoyed it looks well I'm sure that it will
say Mr James. I'd like to tell our listeners how thrilled we are that you
and your husband had become Arizona residents. You have as much. Oh yes,
I'm happy to hear you say yes because I'm still too well you have bought
this lovely page and that's the broadcasting right from your home in a
beautiful sixties pro. And you're writing your new book here too. On. Yes.
And I actually corrected all my galleys to parker of new doctor here.
Thank you. Well in your writing career has really been somewhat inspired
in Arizona definitely. And I'm already getting ideas for my next book with
an Arizona bedroom. How wonderful. But we shouldn't look forward to. Park
Avenue Doctor will be out next month. And thank you very much, lovely
jerry Winton for being our guest. This isn't know that I'm so happy to be
withyou