Broadway press agents and their grand schemes
A vivid portrait of Broadway press agents who craft gags stunts and fake stories to keep clients spotlighted. It profiles figures like Jim Moran and Eddie Jaffee, describes hoaxes, dream releases, and the pressure to sustain front page buzz in New York.
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Saul Pett
NEW York
United Nations
Brooklyn
Broadway
Murray
Arthur Murray
Chips
Dance Studios
Mr. Murray
jCootie Williams
Art Franklin
Williams
A. Holbrook
Texas
Ned Farrington
Gomez and
Weinberg
Gomez
Wainhera
Cootie Williams
Missing Persons Bureau
Jim Moran
Jim
Eskimos
Fifth Avenue
Park Avenue
Moran
P. A. Holbrook
México City
Istanbul
Eddie Jaffee
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe E. Lewis
Eddie
Margie Hart
Rosita Royce
Zorita
Life Magazine
Life
Richard Roffman
Roffman
Art Gat- Moran
Sellery
Maurice Roffman
Coluun
Grace Kelly
Fanny
Ade Kahn
Alfred Drake
Samy Goldwyn
Roseland Ballroom
Pat Boone
News Times
Catskills
Near East
Sam
Damascus
Harry
Mars
Bob Sylvester
Garden Grove
Calif
UPI
Edith Shearer
Norma Shearer
Helen Craig
Johnny
Belinda
Longacre
Yester
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