Wednesday, March 3, 1965

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A diary entry written by Patience Cleveland that discusses her acting career and her personal life. The entry is dated March 2, 1965 and is written on white, lined paper in black ink.

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What a day!!! Was up at 8 o’clock-Peter off at 9-made pie crust + pie topping + was working on them when I thought I heard the phone ring afar. (Bedroom) By the time I reached it line dead. But got Jack Donaldson later “Good morning honey. This is your ever lovin’ agent” blah blah-appt for Martian at 11 o’clock “Go out + get the job.”-they were shooting Friday + Monday which would be a squeeze but wouldn’t conflict with Peyton Place. Peter home in time to drive me up. Got a look at script-a darling part-character everything + just the sort of thing I want. A big part + a good one. Flipped. Read for Jack Chertok Mr. Kern + someone else. Read with Lynn Stalmaster who was marvelous. Read well + knew it + was so excited I was afraid to think of it I wanted it so much. Price St. found new revisions for Peyton Place had been left last night + Gladys + Shelly had gone crazy trying to find me. God bless them. The revisions consisted mostly of cuts. Oh well. Back to Burlington-finished the pies. Peter got check for $175 from All-things getting very tight. He put in call to Sheldon Andelson at 3 o’clock. Judy called to say I’d gotten Jenny in “Martian” BUT-oh heartbreak my day on Peyton was changed to Friday. Conflict-which did I want? Jenny obviously as it’s a part. Called Ceil Armanda saying of course my agents wanted me to do the other-she said they were crazy-my part would be in + out etc. etc. Also that I’d been given it “as a favor to Mrs. Roberts.” (so it wasn’t Paul Monash after all) I knew my goose was cooked + said I’d see her Friday implying right along it was what I wanted. Tried to call Judy back in her phone booth but couldn’t reach her. So called Joe Scully at 20th (casting) with whom I thought she was speaking. Told him I wanted to do Peyton Place-prior commitment blah blah-but I think it worked out well. Judy then got me + said I was going to be paid for 2 episodes on P.P. + they’d told her too that it would be a recurring part. She called Stalmaster Lister to say (true) that 20th was going to hold me to their contract + I called to say how sorry I was. Pat in the office said she was sorry too, it was nice of me to call and “your agent did everything she could”-if only Judy were my agent. I just hope I get another chance at a part like Jenny. Oh dear. We cleaned the house + got things ready. Estelle, Sam, Margery + Paule arrived with flowers, wine + Jack Daniels just at the end of Peter’s “Mr. Ed” show-nice dinner but early evening as Margery was tired just as well really as we were too + I was cranky from not eating