Deborah Kerr
BY
Robert Mitchum
In September of 1956, I arrived in Tobago, an island in the Southern Caribbean,
to begin filming Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, directed by John Huston. Upon meeting Miss Kerr, I was impressed by her chaste
and genteel demeanor, an attitude eminently suited to the saintly character she portrayed. made touchingly mortal by a few
freckles.
The ensuing period of our association revealed many more delightful aspects
of this splendid lady, and began the rapid development of an admiration and friendship for her that I shall treasure always.
She is warmly human and sympathetic, and possessed of a humor that ranged
from the subtle to the downright wicked.
When some Hollywood organization, charged with monitoring morality, became
belatedly alarmed at the perils of pairing a nun and a marine on a desert island and sent a representative to check on our
image of propriety, Mr. Huston planned a little surprise.
We contrived a scene wherein Sister Angela overcomes the suppression of
her base animal urges and, panting and clutching, throws herself on Mr. Allison in a lustful frenzy. With no film in the camera,
we "shot" the scene for our guest, who stood agape and immobilized in shock as John quietly said, "Cut."
Huston then turned to the stunned Mr. Grizzard and said, "You should have
seen it before we cleaned it up."
There was a small Catholic church on the island and the Sisters attached
to it were invited to see the rushes when they were shown. Deborah, always mindful of their presence, strived to maintain
an on-camera deportment that would earn their approval. However, in one scene, in which she was paddling the rubber raft,
her composure cracked.
Using a palm frond as a paddle, she was stroking away furiously, with
Mr. Huston's voice from the camera boat urging her on to even greater effort. "Even harder, honey," he was saying, "Paddle
even harder." With one desperate surge of energy, the paddle snapped in two. Holding up her bloodied hands, she looked straight
into the camera and said, "That'll show you how effing hard I'm paddling, John!"
To
Your Health!
Never Underestimate
Your Need for
Water
The Forgotten Nutrient
Water is so abundant, available and inexpensive
yet it's often taken for granted. It is the forgotten nutrient although it ranks in importance right up there along with vitamins,
minerals, protein, carbohydrate and fat. Just by living, breathing, perspiring and going to the bathroom you can lose between
two and three quarts of water daily, which need to be repaced. Each day drink six to eight glasses of fluids like tap or bottled
water, milk and juice.
Also eat foods with a high water content, such as fruits and vegetables.
Fluid intake is especially important for older adults - you better listen to me. If you lose too much water without replacing
it, you can become dehydrated.
You might faint or feel dizzy.
Here are some ways
water works in
your body:
* Carries
nutrients to cells and carries waste products away. Water is the body's transportation system.
* Surrounds and protects joint and organs
such as kidneys from shock or injury.
* Keeps the digestive tract working and the urine clear.
* Helps maintain body temperature.
Drink
Before
You're Thirsty!
