And then he got a couple customers. That it guy-their term are Fred Clark-was Humphrey Bogart’s butler, in which he are an associate-day star. This was when Bogart try married in order to Margot [Mayo Methot] when you look at the 1945. This guy try off England. He had been a black man regarding blended descent. The guy spoke in a very cut AmerikalД± erkek arayan Afganistan kadД±nlar Uk highlight. He’d us rolling, speaking and you may informing jokes and you may these are just how Margot used to fight Humphrey Bogart. He had you when you look at the stitches. Right after which he’d go into the- [adopting English highlight] And incredibly, extremely, very United kingdom, you are aware, towards whole feature. he had been as gay since a two-buck costs. [laughter] This is actually hilarious. Oh, I was thinking, “Oh, my Jesus.” [laughter] It was funny.
Whenever we went to the living room area, we sat so we talked and told all of us what you should assume when you look at the L.A good. and you may content. By the that point, Father and i also were thus stuffed thereby worn out and you can tired, Ben let Mel play with their auto, his Cadillac, to create us home. One to achieved it as well. I am able to watch the new window and discover this new famous people and you may stuff. I thought regarding my friends and you can my personal aunts and you may some thing in the house which winter. This is when I became walking on and no coat into the or absolutely nothing. Due to the fact even yet in the wintertime at the time, it did not score enjoy it really does
USC [College of South Ca], also, and then, in the home, I read which they have been extremely prejudiced
now, you are sure that, nippy and you may cold. It actually was however warm. It absolutely was January, it had been enjoying in the evening. Plus they had year upcoming during the L.Good., just like the the following month is actually March. You had a rainy 12 months next. Nevertheless do not have one to now. The fresh new wet seasons was incase. They truly are fooling for the issues excess.
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Really, it was not that type of informing us what to expect. They were trying share with Dad what to expect on their occupations. I suppose it had been these were informing him that there create feel prejudices in Ca, however they were not blatant as if they are off Southern area. You understand, you might enter they. No-one manage tell you you simply can’t do that and cannot manage that, however you you can expect to walk into they and get hit-in brand new deal with which have “You simply cannot go here or if you are unable to do this” or some one you’ll phone call your good nigger available, you know. They certainly were telling you not to end up being-what exactly is it?-shammed or so relaxed and you can genuinely believe that things are exactly what we see on the surface. There had been what to question. Such as they told me just how UCLA could be, which it try. Because I got put on
But when I experienced off to UCLA, I found out that they was basically exactly as prejudiced. [ce point, nevertheless are delicate. What is important they certainly were informing myself about involved brand new tunes. Given that Ben is towards the flick team, but he went along to or visited the of a lot metropolitan areas regarding jazz and music they had in L.A. during the time, on Main Avenue mostly. They informed me at the time there were significantly more metropolises to your Main Method than simply there can be for the people single street throughout of Los angeles, that has been correct. [tape recorder out of]