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Autocrat of the News
Van Anda wasn’t the cinema’s version of a newspaperman, but his associates said he was tops in that trying field
August
1
1944
J. D. RATCLIFF
Autocrat of the News
J. D. RATCLIFF
August
1
1944
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ARTICLE
Autocrat of the News
Van Anda wasn’t the cinema’s version of a newspaperman, but his associates said he was tops in that trying field
August
1
1944
J. D. RATCLIFF
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