A century ago (1925), a show biz press agent named Pete Smith (Peter Schmidt, 1892-1979) got the plum job of publicity manager for MGM films. Prior to this, this son of a German-American brewery cooper had been a secretary at the vaudeville performers union, a critic and editor at Billboard, and the p.r. man for […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AM on September 4, 2025