Radio stars and film plans mix in 1944 notes
Virginia Vale summarizes radio and film careers in 1944, highlighting Miley Burnette who built a one man station in Illinois before joining Gene Autry in Chicago and Hollywood. Allan Jones, Ginger Rogers rivals, Ruth Hussey, Patricia Collinge and Mady Christians in Tender Comrade. Dix Davis, Arthur Lake, and Sam Kaye on radio and stage. Burgess Meredith as Army captain.
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Miley Burnette
Republic
Midwest
Illinois
Gene Autry
Smiley
Autry
Chicago
Hollywood
Pictures
Roy Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Ruth Hussey
Patricia Collinge
Mady Christians
Sammy Kaye
U. S. Treasury Department
Nita Rosa
Xavier Cugat
Burgess Meredith
Sidney Franklin Fires Up Studio Crew in Wide Praise
Hedda Hopper recalls Sidney Franklin as top MGM producer director and mentor shaping scenes with writer and art staff. She recounts his rise from San Francisco to Hollywood power, his pup acting debut, and the loyal team of writers who value his hard driving perfectionism. The piece notes a charity airport plane named Hedda Hopper in his honor and public scenes with stars and convalescents at an opening event.
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M-G-M
Sidney Franklin
Irving Thalberg
Sidney
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Sid
L. Sidney
San Francisco
Selig
Hobart Bosworth
Sid Detail
Bear
Harold Lloyd
Hedda
Franklin Unit
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