Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS. [AUG. 2]
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Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
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Johnston, Eric A. (Eric Allen), 1895-1963
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Motion picture executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Eric A. Johnston : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481310 Material for biographical note taken from "The Eric A. Johnston Story" by Ralph P. Edgerton, 1979. (Copy located in The Westerners, Spokane Corral Records [Ms 141].) Eric Johnston has been described as ambitious, aggressive, and industrious. With a plethora of natural ta...
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
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Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
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Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was known for often voicing her opinions. Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Harry Truman often ended his campaign talk by introducing his wife as “the Boss” and his daughter, Margaret, as “the Boss’s Boss,” and they smiled and waved as the train picked up steam. The sight of that close-knit family gallantly fighting against such lo...
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Martha Ellen Young Truman (b. Nov. 25, 1852.-d. July 26, 1947), wife of John Anderson Truman, was the mother of President Harry S. Truman. From the description of Truman, Martha Ellen, 1852-1947 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598752 ...
