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Hollywood screenwriters rise in fame and pay
AP reports in 1966 that writers see record earnings with 1965 totals at $31.7 million, as television and film pay climbs. Yet many remain unhappy over editing, control, and status. Writers like Dar Dortort and Richard Brooks push into producer roles while lamenting limited studio power and office perks.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Writers Guild of America
West
Stanley Shapiro
Ernest Lehman
Sound of Music
Richard Brooks
Joseph Mankiewicz
David Dortort
Bonanza
Leonard Stern
Paul Hennings
Beverly Hillbillies
Shakespeare
Billy Wilder
Rod Serling
Dom
Ray Bradbury
Pioneer Serling
Edward Anhalt
Becket
George Axelrod
Stech
Dostoevski
al Zugsmith