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    {New Article} 1946: My Hollywood Friends

    This little article was written by actress Susan Peters. Susan, a promising young actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for 1942’s Random Harvest, was tragically paralyzed when her shotgun accidentally went off and a bullet lodged in her spine on January 1, 1945. She started a column in Photoplay and “interviewed” celebrities, although I wouldn’t say this is technically an interview: It’s fascinating to observe the effect of his entrance into such a blasé room as the studio commissary. Stars by the gross walk in every day and nary a head turns, but when Mr. Gable arrives it’s an epidemic. Everyone turns to look at him. I’ll tell…