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...remodeled chicken houses on the country estate of Cinemagnate Adolph Zukor, the North Clarkstown (N.Y.) artists and writers colony has operated the most deluxe civilian-defense "depot" in rural America. There, one recent night, lofty Playwright Maxwell Anderson dutifully watched for enemy planes, patiently waited for alarms, idly surveyed stocks of tools, food and medicine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CIVILIAN DEFENSE: The Eve of Maxwell Anderson | 8/23/1943 | See Source »

Born. To Prince Gustaf Adolph, 37, grandson of Sweden's King, and Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 35: their fourth daughter, fourth disappointment to a prince-desiring nation; in Stockholm. Only males succeed to the Swedish crown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Aug. 16, 1943 | 8/16/1943 | See Source »

Organization of a ten team intramural softball and volley ball league embracing the four platoons of the ASTP unit stationed in Leverett House, the three civilian Houses, the V-12 units, and Dudley was completed yesterday by Adolph W. Samborski, director of intramural athletics. First games in the new league are scheduled for tomorrow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intramural Athletics To Include ASTP, V-12 | 8/3/1943 | See Source »

...World War II. But that is about as impressive as the hind sight volubility of an upside-down parrot. Considering the particular hour and climate of world history which the Bell dramatizes, Paramount's executives have kept an almost divine political detachment. Says Chairman of the Board Adolph Zukor: "It is a great picture, without political significance. We are not for or against anybody." Says Director Sam Wood: "It is a love story against a brutal background. It would be the same love story if they were on the other side." Says Paramount President Barney Balaban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: For Whom? | 8/2/1943 | See Source »

When Passion, the story of Madame Du Barry, broke box-office records in Manhattan in 1922, Pola crossed the Atlantic, was met at the boat by Adolph Zukor with a police escort, bands, flowers, photographers. Zukor ordered a dinner for 300, liquor for $5,200. In Hollywood, Pola's fame as a vamp grew with Forbidden Paradise, in which she played with Adolphe Menjou. In six years Pola played in 21 pictures, rose to $300,000 for a single picture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Picture, Jul. 26, 1943 | 7/26/1943 | See Source »

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