Word: hollywoodized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...girl interpreters, who took over after the first few words. They all wanted to know if Smoky was going to discuss world politics. "No," said Smoky, "I'm just an ordinary American from Iowa who wants to be sociable." Molotov asked about railroads, the girls about Hollywood. It was all very confusing. "It probably was very difficult," said Smoky thoughtfully, "for them to understand the purpose of the call...
Before reporting for duty as an infantry second lieutenant Davis was off to Hollywood to make a movie with Blanchard for $50,000 each. They would play their last game together at Manhattan's Polo Grounds in September, with the College All-Stars against New York's professional Giants. West Point-and the U.S. at large-would not soon forget Army's invincible eleven, unbeaten in three years, and Blanchard and Davis, who made...
Harvey, who this week will make his 1,110th nonappearance in Manhattan's 48th Street Theater, may or may not have heard last week that he is getting a new drinking companion.* While Frank Fay takes a seven-week summer vacation starting July 12, Hollywood's 6 ft. 3 in. Jimmy Stewart will take charge of his lines and his invisible 6 ft. 1 in. rabbit. Producer Brock Pemberton said he offered Stewart his first Broadway role in seven years "between the acts one night a couple of weeks ago. Jimmy raved about the play...
...enough to recognize irreligious music when they hear it, "pieces like the popular setting of The Lord's Prayer, a ballad as voluptuous as anything in Faust, will cease to be bestsellers; organists will cease to play as voluntaries pieces that would do very well as background for Hollywood erotica." Purist Gore's plea: "0 sing unto the Lord a new song...
...Hollywood's Oscars (including almost all the important ones) went this year to Sam Goldwyn's movie about returning veterans: 1. The Best Years of Our Lives. 4. To Each...