Ginger's Susan Hayward Message Board: To reach If You Knew Susie by Trish Sharp, click the profile photo at www.facebook.com/susanhaywardclassicfilmstar and you will see the link.
Hi Philippe,
I agree with you 100%. Photoplay magazine was the cadillac of movie magazines in it's time. Anyone who was anybody got their face on it's cover. As for Susan, I can't figure it out why she was ignored all those years. Even after some 50+ years, I have always tried to figure this mystery out. During this period, Susan got her STAR on the Walk of Fame, she had her footprints and handprints embedded at Grauman's Chinese Theater sprinkled in gold dust because her of box office appeal and was the only STAR to have this honor to this day. There are some personalities like Burt Reynolds, Dick Clark, Jackie O. among others like the ones you mentioned got photo on Photoplay cover. I was sick-n- tired to see Liz Taylor, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds with their mugs on the Cover. Photoplay went out of business in the mid 80's along with the other movie magazines. I believe Dell Publishing Co. was the publisher. I know I am repeating myself and I probably will for a long time; but Susan was the most beautiful, talented, glamorous star in Hollywood during her career. SO why was she pasted by Photoplay is beyond me? Sometimes this can be a cruel,upsetting world and I am sure Susan was aware of it. There is a saying that goes something like this...."It's who you know in Hollywood that will get you there." and I am glad to say Susan did not fall for any of this crap. She got there the hard way and I am sure she stepped on some toes on the way UP to the TOP. That's the way, Susan.
I love it.
