Thursday, July 2, 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 July 2, 1964 and is written on white, lined paper in black ink.

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Judy Briggs told me today I reminded her of Katherine Hepburn. Peter’s divorce papers arrived-first step.

Up at 7:40-made some coffee-puttered about-Washed hair + took a bath-Read a short story by William Faulkner-very touching. Got made up + then Peter said my eyebrows were top heavy. Bathroom light impossible. Tried again. Ironed my shrimp-colored knit suit. Left about 10 in foul humor. Got to Desilu-Gower at 10:20. Looked in rear view mirror + discovered I had one brow higher than the other + both most peculiar. Too late to do anything. Went to Matt Rapf’s office. Bob Gist sick + didn’t come in. Thank God. Went over to see Milt Hammerman and he met Lin Stallmaster. I remembered his Daumier print which seemed to please him. Nice chat. Told them about eyebrows they asked if I’d be willing to come in again tomorrow when Gist gets back. I said sure. Gather I’d be off-beat casting age-wise but they + Mat Rapf think it’s all right. Hmm. Left + went to the Decorator’s Akron on Melrose. Found a marble tabletop also bought two door mats and four madras spreads-[crossed out writing] Had to make out a counter check-came back to Burlington-humor not much better. Put down the mats-the marble just right. Tried the madras on the living room couch-not good. Put two of them on the two day-bed-type things in the other living room. Used double as a bed spread to spare Peter’s quilt + will put the fourth on bed in my office-I took a nap. Peter went up to Price then unemployment + G.A.C. Mary came down to buy some stamps + envelopes-had coffee Showed her the covers + asked if she could fit them as her next job. Agreed. G.A.C. called + Breskin couldn’t make the appointment-I told her then was no way to read Peter + than rather pointedly said he was at unemployment. I called Mary + then went up to Price. No mail Thank God-except a return check from Pacific Telephone-called them + it’s all square called Donaldson agency and I have a “hold” on one for Friday the 10th for Slattery’s people-all still dependent on Bob Gist whom I’ll see either tomorrow or Monday. Went to Food Giant to cash check + drove out to Santa Monica by freeway. Very slow. Susan there to welcome me with Pat Frey + Nancy Frey-the other two girls are Janet + Jody-+I never did get their names but nice children all. Peter came shortly after I did + he did see Breskin after all. He got a call also to see about a game show tomorrow at one. Whee. Pleasant dinner-our Beatle records a great success. Allen came home + gave us some money + we left for P.O.P at 7:30-lovely place. As Susan said to me once “you + Peter ought to come back her sometime when you don’t have all of us hanging around.” They were dear little girls + alot of fun. Peter + I hated to leave at ten o’clock even more than they. Brought them back to Mandeville + they repaired to the back of the house while we watched some Kraft suspense theatre. We left at 11:15-stopped at Ranch Market on way home. Bought heaps of food. Back to Burlington-