▁cover ▁of ▁Life ▁magazine , ▁K wan ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁article ▁in ▁a ▁popular ▁women ' s ▁magazine , ▁Mc Call ' s , ▁entitled ▁" The ▁China ▁D oll ▁that ▁Men ▁Like ". ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁icon , ▁K wan ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁at op ▁La ure l ▁C any on ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁She ▁comm uted ▁in ▁a ▁white ▁British ▁sports ▁car ▁and ▁dan ced ▁to ▁Latin ▁vers es . ▁She ▁enjoyed ▁listening ▁to ▁Johnny ▁Math is ▁records ▁and ▁reading ▁Chinese ▁history ▁texts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁( when ▁she ▁was ▁ 2 2 ), ▁K wan ▁was ▁d ating ▁Swiss ▁actor ▁Maxim ilian ▁Sch ell . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁said ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁get ▁married ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁older , ▁perhaps ▁ 2 4 ▁or ▁ 2 5 . ▁She ▁said ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Americans ▁married ▁just ▁to ▁leave ▁home ▁or ▁to ▁" make ▁love ". ▁K wan ▁said ▁this ▁was ▁problem atic ▁because ▁she ▁found ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁appreciate ▁and ▁express ▁humor ▁important ▁in ▁a ▁marriage : ▁" You ▁can ' t ▁just ▁sit ▁around ▁and ▁st are ▁at ▁walls ▁between ▁love - making ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁K wan ▁offered ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁for ▁King ' s ▁O wn ▁York shire ▁Light ▁Infantry . ▁The ▁inf antry ▁was ▁training ▁for ▁military ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Mal aya ▁( now ▁part ▁of