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In The Press, My Sex Life Was Something Else Again. I Was Lady Bountiful Of The Sheets. Some Of The Best Fiction Of The Sixties Was Written About My Amorous Adventures With An Assortment Of Lovers Who Could Have Only Been Chosen By A Berserk Random Sampler.

Any Girl Can Look Glamorous... Just Stand There And Look Stupid.

The Succession Of Cheerful, Period Musicals I Made, Plus Oscar Levant's Widely Publicized Remark About My Virginity, Contributed To What Has Been Called My "image", Which Is A Word That Baffles Me. There Never Was Any Intent On My Part Either In My Acting Or In My Private Life To Create Any Such Thing As An Image.

It Is Heartbreaking To See So Many Animals In Distress Through The Gulf Coast Region. Many Of Them Are Frightened, Confused, Hungry, Dehydrated And Lost.

I Had Been Involved In Animal Welfare Groups, But Ddal Presented An Opportunity To Actually Create And Pass Legislation Aimed At Issues Which Really Matter To So Many People. From Local Spaying And Neutering Ordinances, To Legislation Against Puppy Mills, To Standards To Prevent Animals From Being Tested For The Sake Of A New Cosmetic, We Could - And Did - Make A Difference.