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SENT to Spain to interview George C. Scott for this week's cover story, Correspondent Mary Cronin was apprehensive on two counts. There had been so much trouble on the set of Scott's new movie that Director John Huston had resigned and an actress had been fired. Then there was the star's legendary capacity for booze, brawls and belligerence. Would he be in the mood for calm, candid talk? As a rule, said Cronin, "Scott does not look for a fight, but things build up in him or around him until something has to give...
...days Scott was not available for interviews; Cronin could only wait him out. Then, during a brief conversation in the actor's trailer, she became convinced that "talking about himself is not his favorite pastime." Finally she found the key. She asked, "Why don't we talk about acting in America?" A three-hour outdoor lunch followed, then a series of morning and afternoon interviews over the course of six days...
During the sessions, Scott was candid and articulate, though Cronin sensed that "everyone on the set was a little afraid of him." There was an occasional beer (with a vodka chaser), but nothing more. The cussedness? "The Spanish crew was crazy about him, and he treated them as fellow workers. He played cards and chess with them...
Interim Rent-Control Administrator Philip M. Cronin had previously been sharply criticized for his interpretation of fair net income as between 10 to 15 per cent of market value...
This appointment means that Philip M. Cronin, City Solicitor, will step down from his post as Interim Rent Control Administrator...