Tuesday, June 16, 1964
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A diary entry written by Patience Cleveland that discusses her acting career, her book, “The Lion is Busy,” and her personal life. The entry is dated June 16, 1964 and is written on white, lined paper in black ink.
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Up at 7:30-a little harder to wake this time. Got dressed in about 10 minutes + Daddy + I went up to the Panorama Roof for breakfast-gray day fog + rain-Dr. Ted Willis now “Uncle Ted” joined us. I promised to stop in San Maten some time-and I will-saw Dr. + Mrs. Johnson of Baltimore + “Col” Diveley to wish goodbye. Told Daddy the one from “Hatful of Rain”-”When you know who ‘they’ are you don’t need a psychiatrist.” Also showed him the note “Support Mental Health or I’ll Kill You.” He thought that was worth sending up to Dr. Baker who was presiding over a meeting on the convention floor. We went down, the three of us + watched Dr. Patterson deliver the note then goodbye to Uncle Ted in the elevator + on to packing. Confirmed the plane; had chat with Daddy-we went downstairs about 11:15 to wait for the bus. Stopped by Bakers to say goodbye not there-saw Mrs. B. in hall. Saw Neil Garber and a few others-Met Sir Reginald Somebody very nice. Hated to leave without seeing so. Many others-Hated to leave period. We took limousine-Dr. Tome Aitken there-He’d taken Daddy’s place in the E.T.O.-Was a little hung over from last night he said. No bar at airport. Hugged Daddy goodbye + traipsed after Dr. Aitken to the plane-preliminary + very sketchy customs check. Had been going to read on the plane but the book was a drear anyway-I suddenly realized Dr. T.A. wanted to talk as he didn’t much care for flying. Got to Seattle + he had a couple of drinks + we had lunch-He said such marvelous things about Daddy-that he (Tom) believed one’s immortality was what one left behind + that Daddy had a fine immortality in the world of medicine. Tom felt that he owed alot to Daddy because Daddy had told him he had to write + get published so that other people could know what he knew-he said Daddy had “found a place for him in this world”-I was deeply moved-later stories of Paris + Daddy as a “man of iron.” Tom’s plane left at 3 + I had another half hour before I left. Man sitting next to me on plane asked if I liked L.A. + I said No-oh dear. Arrived at 7:15. Peter there to meet me. Looking fine. First minutes all night + then he told me Jane had come had fight with Marlene so was by herself + wants the $37.50 apt. Jiggs was flown out-No mail. No messages-+ then he told me he’d “blown a job”-had turned down $750 to do a Purina special. Poor Peter thought I’d be proud (he said) of him for holding out for his thousand week. Don’t know why but the debts + the idea of turning down 750 etc just got to me + I was enormously depressed. Peter hasn’t worked here for ages. Next piece of news in car was Timmy has gone back to “the Silence” Oh lord-Patterns, Patterns-we all move within them all joy down the drain. Depressed beyond talking. Came home-Place a mess unpacked, went to steak house for dinner. had one drink + liver-came home + went to bed.
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