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...active in the National Lawyer's Guild, which the United States Attorney General was trying to put on its list of subversive organizations, and was a lawyer with the Civil Rights Congress, which was already on the list...
...Manhattan and Hollywood, moguls might have preferred concentrating on the World Series, now that the dispute - between the producers of TV spots and two unions, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) - was resolved with major concessions on both sides. But the settling of Strike One simply filled folks with anxious thoughts of Strike Two and Strike Three. In a few months, contracts will expire that link actors and writers to the movie studios and TV networks. If either employee group walks, entertainment could take a billion-dollar whack...
...Just don't underestimate a movie worker's love for drama, danger, social action. "A Hollywood guild is like the Russian army," says WGA secretary-treasurer Mike Mahern. "It's underestimated because it's unwieldy and seemingly disorganized. But ask Hitler or Napoleon about the power of the Russian army." So watch out for a big battle. "Pearl Harbor" might not be the only Hollywood war drama next summer...
...movie can't do without faces; a TV drama or comedy can't do without words. Network execs have been ordering extra episodes of shows like "Law & Order," to be aired next fall in the event of a strike. Before its contract expires on May 1, the Writers Guild of America West, led by writer-producer John Wells ("ER," "The West Wing"), is likely to demand pricier formulas for residuals from U.S. TV shows sold in foreign markets and syndicated on cable, as well as an end to the "possessory" credits routinely given to movie directors and producers ("A Martin...
Elizabeth Hurley to the rescue! In late July, she crossed picket lines to film an Estee Lauder commercial and the striking Screen Actors Guild union prepared to launch full scale war against the diva. But just as they pulled back their bows and sharpened their arrows, the political arena called-George W. Bush started gaining in the polls and Al Gore '69 needed help building momentum before he announced his running mate. Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Barbra Streisand and other celebs all went on the record about Bush's incompetence and the stars suddenly started turning out for Gore just...