The Long Lost Art of Being Discovered
One of the most of fascinating Hollywood legends is the discovery of film actress Lana Turner at the soda fountain in Schwab’s drug store in Hollywood, by director Mervyn Le Roy in 1936. Wikipedia tells a different story, saying that Turner was discovered by The Hollywood Reporter publisher, William Wilkerson, not at Schwab’s, but at the Top Hat Café. Nevertheless, this legendary story gave rise to the American myth that “anybody can be discovered, anyone can be successful because of Read More
