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Broadway Stardom Sparks Harlem Scandals and Elvis Earnings
New York buzz centers on Harry Belafonte’s Broadway appeal and Hazel Sharper amid Harlem scandal over a police incident and modeling licensing charges. Ed Brandford faces license questions after Sharper linked him to her case. Elvis Presley’s income is pegged at about 3 million dollars. other notes mention Ivory Joe Hunter and Billy Eckstine, with Esquire photo spreads by Wee Blanch.
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Bob Mangum
Sharper
Ed Brandford
Negro Modeling Guild
Brandford
Hazel
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