International photographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

They Sxy* By RELLA • George Browne, President of the IATSE, sits with IA delegates and visiting IA brothers at all A. F. of L. Conventions, thus establishing a custom seldom followed by any IA presidents. • Hal Mohr back at General Service, this time with Edward Small Productions, and of course his good man Friday, Len Powers, will be with him. • The independent field is coming to life. • The unusual amount of pictures being photographed in Technicolor at the present time point to the fact that color is on the march. • Charles Van Enger working at Universal, where it appears he has a permanent berth. • Harry Neumann moving from Monogram to Republic, with Mack Stengler covering for him at Monogram. • Marcel Grand doing very nicely after an appendectomy. • Harry Jackson, first; Henry Imus and Henry Kruse, assistants, off to Havana, Cuba, for backgrounds for Twentieth Century Fox. • Leon Shamroy resting after completing "Miami" for Twentieth Century Fox. Shamroy has been going at a furious pace. Collaborating with him on "Miami" was genial Allen Davey. made in the contest, is that entries in some way convey the thought of "power by Lycoming." Judges in "The Lycoming Star" Snapshot Contest are Frank J. Gilloon, in charge of World Wide Photos, New York Times, Cavio F. Sileo, head of International News Photos and Stanley A. Hedberg, Director of Public Relations of the Aviation Manufacturing Corporation and former news photo editor of Associated Press Photo Service. © James Manatt finally got away to Ocala, Florida, where he will shoot stills on the MGM production, "Yearling." • Many of the members of Local 659 have received their photographic rating from the United States Civil Service Commission. It seems that 659 passing at one hundred per cent rate so far. • George Krainukov, who has been a newsreel cameraman in the Orient for many years and now is visiting in this country, tells the wierdest stories of the sense of honor of Mongolian bandits. For instance, one time when he was kidnapped, instead of taking all his money away from him, they bargained with him as to how much he should pay, and when the sum finally was agreed upon they allowed him to pay the ransom fee set and then depart. • Irby Koverman covering a Fox Movietone for A I Brick, whose sudden departure to parts unknown still remains a mystery. • Mervin Freeman making shorts for Pete Smith, with Marge Freeman, his charming wife, receiving credit as co-director. • Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rosen expecting a blessed event. • Special effects in "Citizen Kane" recommended for some kind of special award. • Duke Green hunting locations in the Ozark Mountains for Twentieth Century Fox Productions. • Bud Fisher, now with Sersen's Department at 20th Century-Fox Studio, and who was formerly head of the Camera Department at that studio, managed the 20th Century basketball team which won the A.A.U. national championship for 1941. • Roy Hunt, First Cameraman at R.K.O. and now photographing a parachute picture, was a photographer in the British Army under the Department of the Ministry of Information in World War No. 1. • Harold Smith, Business Representative, Local 695, probably is boasting that he is the father of a draftee for the year 1965. • Larry Kairns, assistant cameraman, RKO, is father of a seven pound nine ounce boy. 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