A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch
Feb. 17, 1955, Hedda Hopper 
Feb. 17, 1955: Hedda Hopper says, “Congratulations to the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for being able to land Mario Lanza (d. 1959). He'll receive $50,000 a week for a singing engagement there. And his fans will be flying in from all over the country to see and hear him again.”

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