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...Charles Laughton. Guests: Elvis Presley, Dorothy Sarnoff, Amru Sani...
...become a comedy writer: "Marry a rich girl; short of this- marry a funny girl who can write for you; short of this- be General Sarnoff...
Another eye opener: Columbia Broadcasting System's Director Edward R. (See It Now) Murrow, whose $316,000 pay was highest for the industry, even more than that of President Frank Stanton ($293,857) and Chairman William S. Paley ($241,526) or of R.C.A.'s David Sarnoff ($200,000). Others in the salary stratosphere...
...After watching too many movies on TV, RCA Chairman David Sarnoff warned that "the true function of television will have failed if the film programming snowballs so as to become the dominant appeal." In an interview published by the trade paper Variety, Sarnoff holds out little hope that TVmen can save themselves from the movie blight. "Fortunately," he adds, "we have the public and advertisers to decide this for us . . . They may agree with us, or the movies-on-TV networks will take over...
Each year, according to the Sarnoff plan, U.S. corporations would release at full pay a number of men and women to teach in local schools. The reserve would also mobilize retired employees as well as volunteers for night classes. It should get the same recognition as the various military reserves, should be set up on a national basis, perhaps by act of Congress. "Because of their practical experience," said Sarnoff, "teachers in the Educational Reserve Corps would bring the breath of living reality into the classroom. They would help to restore the sense of adventure to technical careers and inspire...