Hollywood Parade Critiques Film Salary Ceiling Debate
Jimmie Fidler surveys Hollywood attitudes on actor careers and pay. He argues many long careers survive with shifting roles, noting stars who adapted thrived while those clinging to youth roles faltered. He recalls anecdotes about Clark Gable, Rod La Rocque, Maureen O Sullivan, and others, ending with Bogart quipping about acting worth.
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Weathered humor and horserace of midcentury gossip
Radio columnist cites a coming cold snap and a festive forecast for a white Christmas. The column mixes pop culture notes from Irving Berlin to Hollywood salaries and odd anecdotes about readers, politics, and daily life with snatches of letters, jokes, and social trends.
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