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  [Making It In Hollywood raw #45]

  American Way, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Making it in Hollywood, On the Media

  Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. A continuation of footage with actors Julius Harris, Robert Walden, Sally Kirkland, Cissy Colpitts (now Cisse Cameron), and Gregory Rozakis at Derrick’s, a restaurant in Los Angeles. Cissy Colpitts and part-time talent manager Judy Thomas talk about agents. Thomas agrees to watch and possibly set up a screening of Colpitts’ resume tape.

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  [Tom Joyner at Regal #2]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Radio Faces

  Video of a live radio broadcast of the Tom Joyner Morning Show for V-103. The broadcast happens in the New Regal Theater in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago.

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  [Studs on a Soapbox b-roll]

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice

  B-roll footage of Studs Terkel from “Studs on a Soapbox.” Highlights include his narrated tours of Bughouse Square, a public debate forum he frequented during his youth, and the rooming house where he grew up. He debates Chicago’s gentrification with a construction worker renovating the old building into luxury apartments. Also included is footage of Terkel at his recording studio and typewriter.

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  [Making It In Hollywood raw #46]

  American Way, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Making it in Hollywood, On the Media

  Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. At a casting call at Goldwyn Studios for a new Mae West movie, “Sextette”. Numerous actors eagerly line up for a chance to give their resumes to the casting director. An actor from Georgia is interviewed, and says that casting directors discriminate against Southern accents. Several actors who are lined up to get in to the casting call are interviewed.

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  [Tom Joyner at Regal #3]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Radio Faces

  This is the final video of the live radio broadcast of the Tom Joyner Morning Show from the New Regal Theater in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago.

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  [Studs Terkel toast]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This is a video of the Studs Terkel Toast recorded at the Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, April 9, 1991. Various performers and speakers include: Leon Despres, Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, Bonnie Kolac, Mike Royko, and many others.

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  [Making It In Hollywood raw #52]

  American Way, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Making it in Hollywood, On the Media

  Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. B-roll footage of a tour of Beverly Hills; includes footage of several large mansions, presumably the home of movie stars. Also, Frank Cavestani, the “Making It” director, tells us how he got his start in Hollywood.

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  [Making It in Hollywood raw: Dr. John #1]

  American Way, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Making it in Hollywood, NHPRC, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll

  This video contains footage shot for the 1976 documentary “Making It in Hollywood,” an in depth look at the entertainment business through the eyes of both Hollywood hopefuls and veterans. In this video, we watch footage from a Hollywood party featuring a performance by musician Dr. John.