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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
19
A young woman asks how to persuade her 20 year old fiancé Mitch to marry despite financial concerns. The advice urges patience, staying friends, and saving money before marriage. Also guidance on fiftieth wedding anniversary invites and cake, plus a note about submitting poetry and stories.
Gregory Ratoff recalls a scene writer rushing to a producer with a dinner shadow idea. The writer claims a haunted shadow shadows the couple, but the producer demands to know who the shadow is before approving the story. The anecdote ends with the producer asserting payment and control.
A collage of quips and quibbles appears with humor about hair, medical wards, proposals, and actors. The items range from a Dallas restaurant sign to a Hollywood note on script rewrites and a dying writer’s last words being rewritten by friends.
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