Hollywood’s Backstage Workers Agree, Prevent Strike

[ad_1] 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 …

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

[ad_1] 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 …