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Hollywood Studio Ethos and On-Set Anecdotes
Jimmie Fidler visits Hollywoods RKO lot to describe studio atmospheres at MGM Fox and RKO. He spotlights personalities Ginger Rogers Anne Shirley Fred Astaire Ann Sothern Katherine Hepburn and others amid cafe banter football set chaos and backstage jokes. He notes preefficiency Hollywood charm and a frame up for Nino Martini and recalls Patria Helene Chadwick and Margaret Early in vivid set sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
RKO
Kiara
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Twertieth Century Forest
Lunck
Ginger Rogers
Gingera
Anne Shirley
Fred Astaire
Ann Sothern
Annie
Jack Oakle
Joe Penner
Katherine Hepburn
Burgess Meredith
Patra
Richard Dix
Helene Chadwick