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Former Harvard Crimson President Josh H. Simon ’00 virulently objects to such blithe dismissals. He is one of two Disney executives in charge of overseeing the lovability of The Love Bug. This was his first project after taking the unusual leap from his post-college post in Disney’s corporate strategy division to the creative side in the Buena Vista Motion Pictures group. The Crimson communicated with Simon via e-mail to chat about Lindsay Lohan’s tabloid life style, his own career path, and what it’s like to digitally...
Unfortunately but understandably, as the junior executive of a movie featuring a star in the midst of a tabloid whirl, Simon declined to dignify a few of my questions with a response. Be reassured that I did try to find out how he justified reducing Lohan’s breasts to his pubescent self, why Lohan is called a druggy anorexic in tabloids, and whether or not “I just hung out with Lindsay Lohan” is an effective pick-up line. I also asked about Lohan’s massive...following, and let me tell...
...Simon was, however, able to talk about what a studio executive does, Lohan’s impressive acting abilities, and how to shape an original story with a classic character without attempted suicide (seriously, the car tries to jump off a bridge in the originals...
...Staff writer Simon W. Vozick-Levinson can be reached at vozick@fas.harvard.edu...
Sources: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; National Park Service; Speeches and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Library of America); Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman (Library of America); Lincoln by David Herbert Donald (Simon & Schuster...