E T fans flood earth with mail for Spielberg friend
More than 10,000 letters arrive for the extraterrestrial visitor after a June Earth landing. Kids from Illinois to Texas express affection and invite E T to parties while asks for phone numbers and movie roles. News notes a fan club and a newsletter in New York with an Illinois address.
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Matthew Ross
West Bloomfield
Mich
Rosie
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Skokie
Ill
James Oleson
Beaumont
Texas
Steven Spielberg
Allison Silverman
Gainesville
Fla
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Henry Thomas
Hollywood
Ira Friedman
Friedman
Illinois
Mickey Mouse fuels Florida warehouse merchandise boom
In Casselberry Florida Mickey Mouse decorates a storage depot as Lou Bauerle’s firm distributes Disney licensed merchandise to gift stores and other outlets. Disney licenses 165 items and posted 30.56 million in character merchandising revenue in 1981. Distributors mark up 25 percent while retailers add two to four times the cost. Disney World and Disneyland also license goods sold only at parks.
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