European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Stripes a professional photographer Roddy seems amused at Robert Mitch urn s efforts with camera. July a 1968 Roddy has been a Saint and an ape but he s never been in a Western before. The stars and stripes by Harold Heffernan Nana staff writer e stood with hands clasped be Hind him while he rocked on his heels lips drawn Back in a Grin an cigarette now get this Between his Teeth. That would be the in Way of holding the thing in the Mouth. Let Ting it Dangle from the lips the Way Square old Gary Cooper used to do must be because this was the lad just named by Sibyl Burton Christopher As the pied Piper of 1968, wielding a major influence on the swinging Young world of that s what s happened to baby Roddy Mcdowall he takes a bit of getting used to for old timers who re member him As the child of How Green was my Valley now a polished Veteran with Broadway laurels who Al so has become one of the country s to smart set photographers and is now mrs. Christopher s partner in a discotheque called Arthur. And Why Arthur it s named after George Harrison haircut in a hard Day s night " Rod by explained straight faced. George would be the beatle. Was that the anti coiffure he was wearing himself no. This is just mine but they re letting me keep it in the picture. Henry tells me it will look would be Henry Hathaway director of the Western five card stud which had brought Mcdowall Back to Hollywood to costar with Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum. In that Frame work the hippie Cut actor in the cow boy Getup made you look Back to Billy the kid. It s my first Western think of that. The been 30 years in the business and never did one before evolve Dall the Way from an ape named Corne lius in planet of the apes to a Saint named Matthew in the greatest Story Ever told and now the missing link it should be fun. But look at this the Tenderfoot winced displaying a sore thumb. I keep hitting the Hammer of my gun with it while practising the fast he denied that in those 30 years of his from the age of eight he d never had an awkward age even though his career had no hiatus. But he was the Only one who realized it. In his lat teens producers were still casting him in 12-year-old parts. So he left Holly Wood and began All Over again on the stage in Connecticut. A hit on Broad Way in no time for sergeants he suddenly had things going big reached new peaks in compulsion and Camelot on Broadway and inthe film meanwhile As a photographer he has had spreads in most leading magazines and Glamor girls like Liz Taylor and Shirley Maclaine cry for his Lens. His fees Are prohibitive for the average career struggle. And Arthur founded on the old sit of new York s Al Morocco in 1966, is already having Young. Now there Are others in Detroit and los Angeles with More on the Way in san Francisco Chicago and Boston. Sibyl has said of him All the swing ers particularly the Young ones All the really aware1 Are terribly impressed by Roddy and everything he does. And All the Young swingers copy really was t aware of that he said. But when he talks about his col Lection the eyes Light up. He s Jot Maude Adams pantaloons Chaplin s hat Stan Laurel s hat Milton Sills cancelled checks to his chauffeur a note from Richard Barthelmess everybody s then he looked just like the wide eyed Little boy Hollywood used to s a fan All right he admitted. Only he used the in word Buff. Paul u
