Hollywood’s Backstage Workers Agree, Prevent Strike

LOS ANGELES — You could say he found the voices of the people behind the cameras. Late Saturday, a union representing Hollywood’s version of blue-collar workers – camera operators, make-up artists, set makers, decorators, lighting technicians, editors, script coordinators, hairdressers, cinematographers, writers assistants – made a temporary bid for a new trio. had an agreement. …

Debby King, 71, backstage assistant known as ‘The Spirit of Carnegie Hall’ dies

Paparazzi, fans and policemen filled the street outside Carnegie Hall one fall day in 1987, waiting for Frank Sinatra to show up for a show. Inside, a lobbyist named Debby King was nervous. worried About Sinatra’s reputation for being tough. As Carnegie Hall’s artist liaison, Ms. King held one of the rarer jobs in New …