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The article surveys actors and industry figures including Rosemary Pettit, Paul Henreid, Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Andre Kostelanetz, Robert Armstrong, Warren Hull, Edward Small, and others. It notes Pettit's Tulsa birth, stage beginnings, and screen roles. Henreid’s polio charity ties. Crawford and Cooper family anecdotes. Hayes radio return and stage plans. Kostelanetz’s Cannes cafe plaque. Armstrong recalling RKO era. Small's Valentino project. modeling as a screen path. and other industry tidbits including Lowell Thomas, Berry Kroeger, and James Stewart marriages.