The producers of The Crown just revealed how they approached filming Princess Diana‘s death.
07.08.2023 - 22:49 / variety.com
Sharon Rosen Leib I recently discovered my pioneer producer great-grandfather Sol M. Wurtzel’s obituary in the April 16, 1958 edition of Variety. In 1917, mogul William Fox sent Sol to oversee production at his Hollywood studio.
During his lengthy career as a Fox Studio head, Sol produced over 700 films. One short paragraph blew my mind. “In 1933, when his [Fox Studio] Western Avenue lot was threatened with a three-month shuttering, Wurtzel went to bat for his staff, refusing to take anyone off salary.
The studio remained open, and costs were charged to his later productions.” Wow, exactly 90 years ago, a studio executive cared enough about his employees to keep them on payroll. During the height of the Great Depression, my great-grandfather bet the house, so his employees had money to cover rent, put food on the table and pay their medical bills. A hardcore gambler, he risked his own career and financial future.
He bluffed his way through, hoping if he blew on the dice and tightfisted budgets hard enough, his future pictures would keep Fox Studio in business. His ballsy gamble paid off. In 1934, his team made Shirley Temple and Will Rogers into breakout stars. The studio pulled through and he earned his employees’ lifelong loyalty.
Over 400 people showed up at his 1958 funeral. What a contrast to today’s studio executives, who sit in their air-conditioned C-suites, checking the time on their pricey Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin watches while striking actors and writers bake in the August heat and face uncertain financial futures. No skin off their noses or multi-million-dollar salaries as the months tick by and the workers lose union health benefits and the ability to pay rent and grocery bills.
The producers of The Crown just revealed how they approached filming Princess Diana‘s death.
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Once known for being the band of brothers with purity rings, the Jonas Brothers have evolved – and so has their music. Embarking on a worldwide tour where they will play 5 of their albums in one night, the Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe and Nick), address how they sing about sex now that they're all married with children. "It’s just natural to speak about your life and where you’re at.
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