European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Us v. a i. It m. Ans no. Isal r m a a we Liru. A of Luna 21 recalls "1 was a very loony wbk x -.a. A Mif -4 i with top California Fairlon Rudi Gernreich by my by Natur i am dramatic july 10,1961 by Bob Thomas a staff writer to was always too tall too Freaky 1 looking nobody Ever gave me a Chance to be an actress. And look atme now Luna All 6 feet 1 of her is an actress and doing Well Well enough to fill the shoes of Faye Dunaway the errant Bonnie. Assigned to play Jackie Gleason s mistress in Otto Preminger a Sidoo miss Dunaway took the title filled the role with Luna whom he had met at a new York party snoring Twiggy. Luna is scarcely More shapely than Twiggy her height supporting a Mere 113 pounds. With her grass Hopper like legs and Nefertiti head she presents a striking figure. I feel As old As Nefertiti today she groaned Between scenes of Sidoo one Day recently in Hollywood. "1 a completely exhausted. 1 did an enor Mous amount of thinking Over the week end and it took a great Deal out of Luna is inclined to take an offbeat View of things which is perhaps Natur Al when you consider her was born Honyale Luna in de troit 21 years ago to parents with negro Irish Spanish and Oriental blood. She turned into a curious but stunning hybrid her height remains unexplained since none of her forebears was was a very loony Chick she re called. I spoke funny i looked funny i fitted into no particular category. Detroit is very Bourgeois the people stick to their own particular groups. By 1 belonged to no group so 1 was always Loae. Until 1 was 17, Beautiful was a word that i had never known. Then i went to new York and someone suddenly said like wow this girl is really something Flash bang Boom i found myself in a profession that i never really profession was modelling and overnight Luna became one of the highest paid models in new York. Her prices ranged from $60 to $400 an hour depending on the Job. Despite such riches she was not Happy. "1 satisfy a lot of people but not myself she said. I need Money to live on so 1 work As a Model but Money is the Only Reward. There is nothing creative about s Why she is delighted with the Preminger assignment."1 thought it would be much More difficult than it is. But then nobody was expecting much of me so i think i am surprising them. It is not hard for me to act. I am dramatic 24 hours a Day. By my very nature i am dra Thi stars and stapes Una Hopes to do More films but she will continue to make her Home in Rome. I prefer to live in Europe because i am happier there. No it has nothing to do with discrimination be cause i have never encountered a racial feel that America is up tight at the present time. Everyone feels sup pressed and unhappy and that results in people attacking each other. 1 choose to live closer to the europeans who Are More steady u
