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News Biz As Show Biz:
The image of the typical reporter in the 1920s was that of a cynical, hard-drinking, scoop-addicted sneak. Chicago Journal reporter Ben Hecht co-wrote "The Front Page," a smash-hit 1928 play that immortalized that caricature and set the trend for featuring journalists in scores of books and movies ever since. "His Girl Friday," poster at left, was a 1940 film version of the play.
1928 ... Antibiotic penicillin discovered... |