A celebrity employer’s isolation handed a maid freedom to borrow his home.

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The good news was that Dean never had company and, for that matter, rarely left his wing of the house, so the house never got very dirty. He’d ask me to hold his calls and wink at me as he said, “Dear, tell them I’m golfing.” … We were kindred souls, both Italian Americans and great lovers of the nap. So with Dean in bed all day I had the run of the house. If I had ironing to do, I’d just drag the board into the living room in front of the giant TV screen that offered every premium channel. It was important for an actress to research her craft. Another fringe benefit was that I got to bring in my personal laundry and other projects while on the job. — Dolores DeLuce, Blow Jobs, 115