Selznick Grays In A 1 Hour Bout With Morpheus
Selznick’s long preparation for Gone With the Wind aged him, he logged 51 sleepless hours and used benzedrine to persevere. He liquidates Selznick International Pictures to form David O. Selznick Productions, a major industry shift after years of success with classics. The story traces his rise from a one-dollar start to a towering film career and notes his Russian roots and early ventures.
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Gone With the Wind
David O. Selznick
Selznick International Pictures, Inc
David O. Selznick Productions, Inc
International
Mr. Selznick
L. J. Selznick
David
Russia
Zeleznick
England
Selznick
America
Rebecca
Nizam of Hyderabad Seen as World’s Richest Yet Frugal in Life
The Nizam, valued around 2 billion dollars, lives in splendor but is frugal in daily needs. He owns 50 palaces and 400 cars yet travels in a 26 year old vehicle and keeps a train for ceremonial journeys. His wealth finances state affairs and defense efforts amid unrest concerns in 1926.
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Hyderabad
World’s Inc
Autry
Hetty Green
Mohammedan Potentate
Nawab Azam Jah
Fafnir
Tucson to Host Arizona World Premier in Three Day Fiesta
Virginia Vale reports Tucson will stage the world premiere of the film Arizona with a governor's ball and a three day fiesta including rodeo and pow-wows. Cast members Jean Arthur William Holden Warren William to be honored. Also notes on Loretta Young Melvyn Douglas filming He Stayed for Breakfast and Clark Gable in Comrade X with a rewritten plot.
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Tucson
Ariz
United States
Arizona
Adobe
Jean Arthur
William Holden
Warren William
Columbia
Loretta Young
Melvyn Douglas
Hedy Lamarr
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Russia
Gable
Osborne
Odd Chairs and Star Theater Echoes Across Hollywood
Jon Hall marked three years in the same CBS Star Theater chair to hear wife Frances Langford sing and keeps his seat as a lucky spot. Norma Shearer and George Raft flew to Hollywood the same day seeking accommodations, each facing travel twists.
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Jon Hall
CBS Star Theater
Frances Langford
Norma Shearer
George Raft
New York
Hollywood
Fading Water Supply and Home Improvement Q and A
A reader asks how to fix fading hot water flow and receives guidance to open all shutoff valves between storage tank and fixtures, check for clogs at horizontal pipe joints, and replace worn washers that soften in hot water.
Scotty tea towel designs bring cheerful kitchen notes
Mischievous Scotty motifs appear on new tea towels as they inspect household tasks. Cross stitch bows and day names in gay colors brighten the towels, Patyen 29193 priced at 15 cents, offering Scotty inspired designs for cheerful kitchen use.
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Patyen
Ela
San Jacinto Monument tallest shaft in the United States
The San Jacinto monument near Houston is the tallest shaft of its kind in the country, surpassing the Washington monument by 12 feet. Costing over $1,000,000, it was dedicated in April 1939 to commemorate the 29 minute battle of San Jacinto in 1836 where Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna and freed Texas from Mexico.
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San Jacinto Monument
Houston
Texas
Washington Monument
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Mexico
Collier’s
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Zenda
Tom Sawyer
June McCloy
Anita Louise
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Jack Benny
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Spain
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National Palace
Mexico City
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Senate
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Frank Higginson
Brooklyn
Greta Garbo
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