DECLINES STARDOM
HOLLYWOOD was given a surprise by the unusual spectacle of an actor rejecting stardom when Stuart Erwin declined the reward sought by thousands of film players.
Erwin asked officials of the Paramount studios, where he is under contract as a featured player, not to carry out their announced intention of starring him in his next picture. Decision to elevate Erwin to stellar rank came as a result of bis performance in “Make Me a Star,” a recently-complet-ed film, in which be is featured with Joan Biondell as a movie-struck fan seeking stardom in Hollywood. Erwin explained that be. does not feel ready to assume the responsibilities of stardom.
“There is a wide gap between the work of a featured player and a star,” he said. “In my opinion, it is a gap too wide to be spanned in one jump. I would prefer to achieve stardom, if that is my destiny, through a series of progressive steps. It’s a lot safer and surer that way.”
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 87, 6 January 1933, Page 5
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167DECLINES STARDOM Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 87, 6 January 1933, Page 5
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