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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that in 1929 she was selected to play the young daughter in Street Scene. After 800 performances in Manhattan and London, she met Sam Goldwyn to discuss playing in the cinema version. They became so interested in how the picture should be made that they forgot to sign a contract. In the cinema Street Scene, Sylvia Sidney got the Moore part...
...liquid-cooled Diesel engine. ¶ Immediate organization of an independent "General Headquarters Air Force." composed of all tactical combat units of the Air Corps under a separate commander. ¶ An annual aircraft procurement program for Army & Navy with purchases by three methods: design competition, negotiated contract and competitive bidding. ¶ As a final recommendation the Baker committee suggested that its report be used as a basis for development of the Army Air Corps for the next ten years...
...politics, became a State judge. He was Montana's Attorney General in 1917 when Woodrow Wilson made him a Federal judge in Hawaii. He was a quiet man, some said stubborn, firm and courteous on the bench, not given to expansive talk or large social entertainments. Hunting, fishing and contract bridge were his only sports and his only boast concerned fishing: "The big ones never get away from...
...should quit his job to manage his daughter's affairs, George F. Temple pays some heed to her finances. It finally occurred to George F. Temple that the No. 1 cinema sensation of the year was being grossly underpaid. He instructed Fox that, despite a five-year contract, Shirley Temple would not start work on her new picture, Angel Face, for less than $2,500 a week. Fox countered with an offer of $1,000. Mr. Temple said he would discuss the matter with his lawyer...
Walter Connolly's first venture into cinema (The Soldier's Oath, with William Farnum, in 1917) satisfied him so little that he refused to make another picture for 15 years. Columbia offered him a contract which permits him to act in plays when he chooses. Since 1932 he has appeared in 13 pictures, established himself as one of the three or four actors of his generation capable of carrying a production. He was born in 1888 in Cincinnati where his father was head of the Western Union relay office. After studying at St. Xavier College and the University of Dublin...