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Mary C. McCall Jr. : the rise and fall of Hollywood's most powerful screenwriter /

Mary C. McCall Jr. was, according to studio head and frequent negotiating counterpart, Jack Warner, the "meanest woman in town." She was also the first woman elected president of the Screen Writers Guild, friends with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, enemies with RKO's Howard Hughes a...

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Main Author:	Smyth, J. E., 1977- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2024].
Subjects:	McCall, Mary C., > Jr., > 1904-1986. Screen Writers' Guild. Women screenwriters > United States > Biography. Women labor leaders > United States > Biography. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography. Women in the motion picture industry > United States > History > 20th century. Motion picture industry > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.

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