Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1952 — Page 17

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SUNDAY, TV Jeebies—

FEB. 17, 1952

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

How Our Hers Became A Video Producer—Voluntarily

By PAUL RIT¥S TNiustrated .by Dick. Btrome

HOW DID I get into ‘this business of being a TV director? Well — On a certain Tuesday three years ago | was" making love to Linda Something-or-Other, I forgot her last name, “linda,” I said, “I have always loved you. You must believe that, Even when Sandra and I, “Gregory, thing .. 2 “Something?” “I should have told you be-

there {8 some-

fore.” “Before?” ¢ “Yes, Gregory.” “Go on.” x

“Poor Gregory.” “Linda . . . Linda, what is >” I cried. - ‘ “Gregory . « » oh, Gregory, 1 am... It was then that Bob broke in. ey : ” o ” “WEL-L-L,” he said, ‘just when all seemed right again, this new evil casts its shadow across the lives of Linda and Gregory. Could it be young Dr. Johnson? Perhaps we'll find out tomorrow. Tune in at , 6.” But I wasn’t listening any more. My old friend Marty was out in the hall making unintelligible Indian -sign language through the studio window of our radio - station. I sneaked through the soundproof doors just as Bob was working himself into a lather over Fluff Flakes - “Hi-ya, Mooseface,” “How about coffee?” Marty clamped his big hands over my shoulder and gave me a wild stare. “What do you know about cameras?’ he asked mysteriously. “Oh, just a little,” I replied modestly, taking out my billfold and rifling through a stack of snapshots, “Now here's a shot of my son Mark when

I said,

he was a year and a half, His

NOTE: This is the third of Aa series in wich a well-known TV executive lets down his hair and tells all about his studio experiences. Mr, Ritts is executive director of WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. This series is from his book, THE TV JEEBIES yecentiy published by the John + Winston Ce 0.

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feet weren't really that big. He sort of moved when I took it.”

“Wonderful, Paul!" Marty sald, stufing the pictures back into my billfold. “You've got talent, You're just the man I'm looking for, Let's grab that coffee and I'll tell you about iy : “Now, look, Marty,” I said after Mabel plopped down our coffee, spilling it is usual. “1 think you're an awfully nice guy and 1 offer you my congratulations on being made the program director of this new television station. 1. wish you all the luck you've ght coming, but no seap. I do not want to be a television director and that's final.” “But think of the future television has!” “That's the trouble. It's all in the future. It will be ten or fifteen years before people will watch the stuff.’ ~ " n “BUT. RADIO'S DYING! You &Lnow that, Paul. “That's okay by me” 1 re-

plied. “I'll make plenty of money - sitting up with the corpse.”

‘Gimme a. cigaret,” Marty said, pawing through my

« Pockets. “Now, look, Paul

you've got to be farsighted about these things. Television's coming as sure as tomorrow Now, what's going to happen to vou when they finally bury radio? Answer me that!” “I'm doing all right acting in radio,” I replied. “When that day comes, I'll just switch

_over.”

“That's just it!” said ‘Marty. On the radie you sound like a guy =ix feet, two inches tall

"The producers are going to be the Mister Bigs of television."

with blonde wavy hair and sad the Mister Bigs of television blue eves.” Mark my words!” + wo

“Sn “Why pick on me?" said 1.

“Well . .. in television they've * ‘You can go out there on.the got cameras, you know.” street, buttonhole ‘the first guy “Obviously.” vou meet, and he'll know as “Well . . you're not . . . uh much about television as 1 do.”

“That's just it! Nobody knows “Not what’ anything about television. That “You're . . . well, you're nota 18 Why this is such a great opquite that tall.” portunity for you. Be smart! “1 can-get some of those 'You- Get in on the ground floor! (‘an-Be-Taller-Than-She’ “Look, buddy boy,” he went can't 17” on, “I don't want to talk you “But you don't have blonde, into anything. It's not my decurly hair either. You . . .” cision to make. I want you to Let's keep my scalp out of arrive at your own conclusions this,” I-replied. “Besides, 1 can about this thing, After all, it's always play character parts.” ~ your future” . x mn = “That's awfully good of you.” “BUT THAT'S not where the “By the way,” he said casual money's going to be, Paul” like, “my wife dropped by your Marty. replied,” glancing about place to see your wife this afthim as if he were in danger ernoon.” of being overheard. “The pro- “Yeah,” I said.” “What's up?”

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be ip? They can have a social afternoon, can't they?"

THAT NIGHT when I forced open the front door (it sticks this time of year), Mary was standing there giving me that “Oh-You-Wonderful Man-You" look. She put her arms around me an dsaid huskily, “Hello, MF, Selznick.” : Marg has been here,” 1 said. “How did you know?” “Two reasons. Mary told me and the crazy way you're talkng.’

“Now honeyman,” she said,

*1 think It's a wonderful op-

portunity, Just think, my husband, a movie director.” “Television, not movie,” 1 said being very patient. “Marg . says it's practically the same thing. Marg says television is going to be even bigger than the movies, Just think, Darling! Maybe some day you'll be telling Gary. Cooper how to attl’h “Now, . look, chick,” 1 said, being extra patient. “I want no parts’ of this television. I told Marty ‘no’ Plain, old, garden-variety ‘no’."” “Of course, it's your decision.” she replied. “I want ‘you to make up your own mind.” “Thank you.” “Marg says you'd be getting inon the , . “Ground floors.” “That's right.” “If you ask me, it's more like the basement.’ Pearl appeared in the en room doorway. ‘‘Sauerkraut and wieners!"” she called. “Come and get it, Mr. Hitchcock!” We ®at -down, and Pearl lighted the candles—a thing she hadn’t been in the habit of bothering with since the first week she worked for us. - As she disappeared into the kitchen, Mary smiled triumphantly. “Pearl's simply thrilled,” she said. It was my decision.

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