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Extent of children’s education in Moslem countries is

depicted in this design by the noted French illustrator,

Edy Legrand. It shows pigtail-crowned Algerian boys

Jearning their lesson on the Sahara sands.

‘Selections
published next month

IM BUCK, national leader
“ of the Labor-Progressive

Party of Canada and the gen-

eral secretary of the party of
Canadian Communists for 30

years, has gained renown for.

his writing as well as for his
ability as a public speaker.

It has been often suggested
that a selection of his writings
over the years would serve to
preserve in more permanent
form many of his press articles
and also to acquaint younger
Canadians with the literary

_ work of this outstanding Can-
- adian public figure.

Progress Books of: Toronto
is pleased to announce that in
early October such a book
will appear. It is called, “Our
Fight for Canada” and com-
prises selections from Tim
Buck’s writing from 1923 to
1959. :

The editors of the book have
been careful to select typical
examples of the pungent and
searching style of the author,
put also had an eye to topics
which have remained in the
news throughout the past 35
years: relations with Britain
and the U.S.; the urgent seek-
ings of Canadians for indepen-
dence; Communists and relig-
ion; the dramatic struggle
against fascism and war; the
of the Second World
War and the crucial post-war
years when it seemed that
Canadian labor would come
to a commanding position in
national affairs.

These and other matters,
still to be resolved in most

from Buck

cases, are dealt with in a top-
ical and analytical manner,
and footnotes and chapter in-
troductions help the younger
reader to keep his bearings
when people and events are
mentioned which are now mat-
ters of history:

The famous ‘speech of Tim
Buck in a-.Toronto court in

11931 when he and _ several of

his colleagues were sentenced
to long penitentiary terms,
finds. a place in this book.
The speech was published at
the time under the title “An
Indictment of Capitalism.’ It
is one of those historic polit-

Jical speeches from the dock

which often highlight events,
because of their setting, more
dramatically than usually is
the case.

Peace and war, inflation
and economic crisis, the Com-
munist .and the CCF move-
ments, culture and the Canad-
ian dream of a better life, the
epoch of the “fulfilment of
Marxism” which we now live
in, cutting criticisms of the
present capitalist structure of

society — all accompanied by |

the deepest faith in the abil-
ity of Canadians to solve their
problems in a progressive way
—mark Tim Buck’s book as a
valuable contribution to Can-
adian political writings.

The book will contain about
400 pages, including an intro-
duction and = an index. A
strongly bound edition with
a paper cover will sell at $3.
A limited number of the books
are being bound in hard cov-
ers to sell at $5.

ECOGNITION of. the tal-
Rica of Marilyn Monroe
was granted by the Italian
film industry a few months
ago when it gave her an award
for “Best Foreign Actress” of
1958.

This represents a _ small
landmark in film history, for
it marks the first serious rec-
ognition of the fact that Mar-
ilyn Monroe is something more

than a: well - proportioned
young woman with a baby
face.

Up to this point, Marilyn’s
other -attributes have not at-
tracted the attention of those
who nominate for the Acad-
emy Awards, although she has
been in a considerable number
of films and is a “star’’ of the
first magnitude.

Her ability, however, has at-
tracted the attention of Ital-
ian film-makers and _ film-
workers, and they have dem-
onstrated in their own films
that they not only have taste
but recognize talent when
they see it. Hence the award
to Marilyn Monroe.

That this fact is of some mo-
ment is proved by the off-beat
aspects of the actress’ theatri-
cal. history: she first gained
“recognition” and notoriety by
posing nude for a calender
that hung in millions of bar-

Hollywood has always been
more interested in Marilyn’s
physique than any other tal-
ents she might possess.

In London, Marilyn Monroe raises her hand to her mouth
as she makes an aside remark to Sir Laurence Olivier
during a press conference. Recent roles have shown that
Miss Monroe is a comedienne of considerable stature.

Some late recognition of
the art of Marilyn Monroe

ber-shops throughout the land. possesses that extra dimension

Asked why she did it, she re-
plied simply: “I was hungry.”

An orphan who was _ shunt-
ed from foundling home to fos-
ter home throughout her child-
hood, Miss Monroe first attrac-
ted attention with her phys-
ique, and the motion picture
industry was not concerned
with any other talents she
might possess.

It built her up as a sex-sym-
bol, as it had built Barbara La-
Marr, Jean Hariow, Rita Hay-
worth and many another “love
goddess” of the screen.

But it reckoned without the
young lady herself. For she
took herself seriously, if no-
body (except possibly Arthur
Miller) did. Shé went to school
in New York to learn to act.
She became ‘“‘difficult,” form-
ed her own company, demand-
ed roles that displayed more
than her celebrated curves.

In a series of films, includ-
in The Seven Year Itch, Bus
Stop, The Prince and the
Showgirl and now Some Like
It Hot, Miss Monroe has dem-
onstrated the fact that she is
a comedienne of considerable
stature.

And as a comedienne, she

which is the hallmark of such
personalities as Harry Lang-
don, Buster Keaton, Stan Laue
rel and, if you will accept the
comparison, Charlie Chaplin:
her comedy is backed by the
sort of insight into human
character that adds a pathetic
dimension to laughter.

Though limited, to this
point, to “dumb blonde” roles,
Miss Monroe has revealed the
fact that, behind the facade of
the most ‘stupid’’ person is,
quite simply, a human being
—not a cliche: a person who
has needs, aspirations, hungers
and longing for understanding
and affection.

This is the hallmark of an
artist in the theatre and the

actress’ rather spectacular
physical attributes will be
considered less important

when she gets the proper roles.

With ample opportunity and
scripts that make more de-
mands on her, Marilyn Monroe
will win more awards, includ-
ing Hollywood’s own Oscar,
But the Oscar will be less im-
portant than what it symboliz-
es: her shrewd ability to get
under the skin of other human
beings beside nerseif.

_ September 18, 1959—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 5

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