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7 picks · 1945–1951

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Master of Before and After.
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PROFILE of Valentino Sarra, commercial photographer. Sarra's two patrons were Edward Steichen and Lejaren 'a Hiller. Hiller had started work as an …

HOBOKEN MUST GO!
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PROFILE of Wilma Soss, former publicity woman who gave up her press-agent career to devote her time to the Federation of Women Shareholders in American …

Grips and Taxes.
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PROFILE of Vivien Kellems, cable grip manufacturer. Since 1940, the company has been a partnership, consisting of Miss Kellems and her youngest brother, …

Grips and Taxes.
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Profile of Vivien Kellems and her fight with the government over withholding taxes. In 1944, every Sunday night, for several weeks, Drew Pearson read on …

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our footloose correspondents ·

FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS about crossing the Atlantic on H.S. Transport Queen Mary. The ship carried about 500 service men, a conglomeration of Canadian, …

ON THE FORMULA.
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Profile of Howard Berkey Bishop, a chemical engineer of Summit, N.J., the country's most spirited crusader against tobacco, liquor, coffee, tea, cola …

The Celluloid Brassière
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Tennessee Williams, the playwright behind “The Glass Menagerie,” reflects on his career.