Italian Producer Prefers Working With Americans
Dino de Laurentiis moved from Rome to New York then Hollywood to expand his film business. He states he can make quick decisions, releasing ten films in 1976, and cites rising Italian costs and bureaucracy as reasons for shifting focus to American markets. He notes screenings of Ragtime and The Great Train Robbery adaptations and aims to keep producing for broader audiences.
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John Shaw Billings Dies After Brief Illness
John Shaw Billings retired editorial director of Time Life and Fortune magazines died in Augusta Georgia after a brief illness at age seven. He donated Redcliffe near Beech Island to South Carolina in 1973 and will be buried there. He began in 1921 at Brooklyn Daily Eagle and joined Time in 1928 advancing to managing editor of Life and editor of all Time Inc publications. He is survived by his widow Elise Lake Chase Billings a brother and a stepson.
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