FOR FOUR DECADES, the Pentagon’s man in Hollywood was Donald Baruch, a former New York theater producer who looked the part. He wore sharply tailored suits and peppered conversation with allusions to Greek mythology. In exchange for final script approval, he would bestow films with the Pentagon’s support—the use of tanks and planes, servicemen to populate battle scenes, and the military’s expertise in blowing things up.
The Pentagon’s Man In Hollywood: I’m A Eunuch
Laura Bennett, The New Republic
Thu, 12/20/2012 - 10:00pm
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