Ten Years After Ford Death A Complex Figure Seen
Henry Ford remains a focal point in automotive history ten years after his 1947 death at 84. Historians economists and others debate whether his impact came from circumstance or personal drive. He is described as stubborn ruthless protective of control yet generous in philanthropy and church building. He pursued bold ventures and faced criticism for 1920s finance moves while endorsing jobs and wages reforms.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Europe
Kovacs Finds Film Work Fun After TV Career
Ernie Kovacs relaxes into his first movie role in The Mad Ball praising picture making as a new, enjoyable life. He reflects on a TV career of writing directing and acting with brief rehearsal and a need for closeups while his wife Edith Adams stars in L il Abner on Broadway.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie
Edie
Edith Adams
Gable Opens Book on Moments From a Storied Career
Hollywood legend Clark Gable discusses memories from his career, refusing to speak about his private life. He recalls a London 1953 note from Judy Gone With The Wind child star Bonnie Blue and credits Irving Thalberg with belief in him during Mutiny on the Bounty. He notes his worst payday myths and a pivotal studio move that led to It Happened One Night winning an Oscar.
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Erskine Johnson
Hollywood
NEA
Clark Gable
Utah
Las Vegas
King
Gable
Warner
Band of Angels
Ralph Edwards
London
Cammie King
Rhett
Ing
Switzerland
Bonnie Blue
Irving Thalberg
England
MGM
Columbia
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Lee Wilkie
AP Automotive Editor
Fulton J. Sheen
Sheen
Clara Bryant
George B. Selden
New York
Roscoe
Greenville
South Carolina
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High Point
O.P.0
Hank Sirkin
Randy Burgess
Ruby Kirk
Lois Sherbert
Spartanburg
S. C
Roscoes
S. Main St
Dearborn
Mich
Highland Park
W. T. Roscoe
OPO
Weathertron
Termery GE
J Electric
N. Main ST
Movieland
Waldorf, Astoria
Lexington Ave
49Th-Soth Sts
Pontiac
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