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Dates: during 1930-1939
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TIME [May 10] erred in dubbing smart, capable Fanchon Simon as "cinema's only woman producer." At least four other ladies have been or are producing pictures. Pioneer feminine filmaker was Lois Weber. Frances Marion, celebrated scenariowriter, is the latest recruit. Others include Dorothy Davenport (Mrs. Wallace Reid) and the youngest and most prolific, Fanchon Royer, who manages five growing children and her own independent production company, Fanchon Royer Features...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 14, 1937 | 6/14/1937 | See Source »

Although at 18 he was a $10,000-a-year veteran, Pitcher Feller this spring was still enough of a novelty to distract baseball addicts' attention from the recruit players who usually make most training-camp news. Most remarkable rookies of the year appeared to be Giant Pitcher Carl Hubbell's young Brother John, who showed promise while the Giants were mysteriously losing a string of early games to semi-pro teams in Cuba; Yankee Outfielder Joe Di Maggio's older Brother Vince who tried out at third base with the Boston Bees; and a 19-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball: New Season | 4/19/1937 | See Source »

...secretary at Ball Bros. Co. on Muncie's Macedonia Avenue soon scotched the idea that Mr. Ball was selling his 90% equity in Midamerica Corp. That Mr. Ball had received propositions was certain. Cleveland's Cyrus Stephen ("The Great") Eaton for one had been trying to recruit a buying syndicate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Mr. X Goes to Town | 4/19/1937 | See Source »

...cents a volume plus coupons clipped from successive editions of their local newspapers. Having gotten rid of 14,000,000 cheap books up to last week, the number of U. S. newspapers participating in a new wave of premium circulation-getting passed the hundred mark. Most conspicuous recruit of the week was the "World's Greatest Newspaper," Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick's lusty Chicago Tribune, which announced complete sets of Mark Twain at 33½? the volume plus six coupons. The same books were being sold by the Philadelphia Record for 23? the volume plus six coupons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Battle of Books | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

...Metropolitan's most decorative recruit in years is Bidú Sayáo, slim, slick and 30, who turned up in Manhattan last spring to solo with the Philharmonic-Symphony and was quickly snapped up by the opera. Her debut as Manon was a triumph of personality as well as art. The little Brazilian used her little voice so that every phrase told. She tossed her pretty head, fell in and out of love, made Massenet's shallow, adorable wanton come to life. In La Traviata she was a higher-minded harlot, pathetically resigning her love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Flagstad's Week | 3/15/1937 | See Source »

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