Category: Writer’s Guild
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BEER, EARTHQUAKES AND THE WRITER’S GUILD
Hello Dear Readers, You may recall from my earlier post that Billy Wilkerson of the Hollywood Reporter deserves the credit for the Writers organizing in 1933. By special request here is the whole story: The depression came late for Hollywood, not until 1933. The moviegoing audience had dwindled from 110 million dollars a week in…
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So interesting and I love the photographs. Well done Suzette!
So well done, it reads like a movie! You always do such a great job Suzette!