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NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE<br />
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Richard Breen Named<br />
President of SWG<br />
HOLLYWOOI>—Succeeding Mary C. McCall<br />
Jr.. Richard Breen was elected president of<br />
RICHARD BREEN<br />
the Screen Writers Guild at the organization's<br />
annual meeting Monday (24). Other new officers<br />
include Valentine Davies and Ranald<br />
MacDougall. vice-presidents; David Dortort.<br />
secretary: D. M. Marshman jr.. treasurer.<br />
and board members Richard Tregaskis. Adele<br />
Buffington, Warren Duff, Charles Hoffman.<br />
James Webb and Beirne Lay jr.. who join<br />
Incumbents Morgan Cox and Walter Reisch,<br />
re-elected.<br />
By a 281-16 vote, SWG members approved<br />
provisions of a contract negotiated with the<br />
Alliance of Television Film Producers. An<br />
amendment to the SWG constitution, restricting<br />
the life of a member's proxy to one<br />
meeting instead of the present seven years,<br />
fell 12 votes short of the necessary two-thirds<br />
majority to amertd. The count: 256 for. 148<br />
against.<br />
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Television Film Producers and a group of<br />
companies operating under the Hal Roach<br />
banner. Members of these units account for<br />
a majority of the video commerclaU manufactured<br />
In Hollywood. However, an estimated<br />
70 per cent of all nationally televised<br />
TV spots are made in New York.<br />
Tlie SAG Is not at present picketing video<br />
film commercial producers, but ha« Indicated<br />
It win do so If they attempt any production<br />
with nonunion actors. The Guild seeks added<br />
payments for players for reruns of the commercials<br />
and asks that their showings be<br />
restricted.<br />
Hollywood Group Flies<br />
To Mexican Festival<br />
HOLLYWOOD—As guests of the Mexican<br />
government and film Industry, a planeload of<br />
top Hollywood screen personalities took off<br />
Monday ( 1 1 for Mexico City for appearances<br />
at that nation's annual film festival.<br />
Making the trek were Gary Cooper, Celeste<br />
Holm, Lex Barker, Hedda Hopper, Debbie<br />
Reynolds, Virginia Gibson, Rhonda Fleming.<br />
Peter Lawford, Corlnne Calvet, John Bromfield<br />
and Ursula Thie-ss, accompanied by Arthur<br />
Jacobs, public relations advisor.<br />
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Kathryn Grayson has been named honorary<br />
chairman of the "Toys for Tots" campaign,<br />
sponsored nationally by the marine<br />
corps reserve to provide Christmas toys for<br />
underprivileged children throughout the U.S.<br />
TV Filming Out of U.S.<br />
'Unfair' to AFL Unions<br />
HcjLLYWi rilmmaken who<br />
trek to fori'i,: : thus reduce employment<br />
possibilities for American crafumen<br />
have been made the target of a Hollywood<br />
AFL Film Council crackdown The<br />
AFL group voted unanimously to launch a<br />
campaign against Tableau ProducUoiu. which<br />
recently announced plans to lens a new batch<br />
of six half-hour China Smith subjects, starring<br />
Dan Duryea. at the Danclgers studios In<br />
Mexico City.<br />
Labeling the Tableau firm "unfair." the<br />
film council dlsclasod it will notify the series'<br />
sponsors of the action, and cited a resolution<br />
adopted at the recent AFL convention pledging<br />
.support to the council In Its baule agmliut<br />
out-of-the-U.S. production.<br />
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Fllmcraft Productions, of which Isidore<br />
LIndenbaum Is president and executive producer.<br />
Inked Mirian Oleger as a research and<br />
writing executive on the company's upcoming<br />
Mark Twain Televtsloii Theatre scries. She<br />
is a veteran literary and talent agent.<br />
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Four new members have been admitted to<br />
the Screen Producers Guild. Given full memberships<br />
were Stanley Kramer, David O. Slcznlck<br />
and Harry Joe Brown, while Oscar Saul<br />
joined the organize' i"n «; an at'^oriate<br />
Peace prospects—perhaps on a compromise<br />
basis— appeared imminent as concerns the<br />
Screen Actors Guild's strike against producers<br />
of television filmed commercials and the<br />
American Ass'n of Advertising Agencies when<br />
John Dales jr., SAG executive secretary, disclosed<br />
that negotiations have been opened<br />
with two groups of Hollj^vood TV film producers<br />
reagrding a basic working agreement.<br />
Involved in<br />
the huddles are the AUlance of<br />
COLrMBI.X'S .NKW ll.At KnELD'— I'hut«KT.«phif rvldmcc of the rapid and<br />
Impressive expan.slon in exerutive persnnnri .»t Columbi.i studios Is manifrstrd in the<br />
abo>t shot. Left to ri(tht: Lewis J. Karhmil. Robert .Arthur. Jerry Wald and \Villiam<br />
Fadiman. Wald. recently named a rolumhia vire-presidrnt and cxerutivr producer.<br />
Is conferrinR with Rarhmll. former RKO Radio producer: .\rlhur. until recently with<br />
Warners; and Fadiman, who had been an KKO Radio story executive.<br />
BOXOFFICE December 6, 1952 43
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