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982 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
Mr. McCaxx. And vour telephone number?
Mr. Tait^or. Sunset 2-4098.
Mr. McCanx. Give us briefly the experience which you had prior to the work which you did for the studios as a make-up artist.
Mr. Taylor. Well, I have been connected with the motion-picture business since about 1023. I have worked as a make-up artist since July 1942.
I think it was January or February 1943 I was at Twentieth Century-Fox when I had to go to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a re-take as an actor on a piciure. After I was there about 9 days I came back, and I was told by the head of the department I would either have to give up acting or make-up, I couldn't do the two together. I said, "Well, I will give up acting.''
So, about I think it was 2 or 3 months after that when I went on a picture called Guadalcanal Diary while I was on that picture I received a letter from local 706, Would you like to read it?
Mr. McCaxx. Mr. Chairman, this is a letter on the stationery of Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists, Local 706. July 12, 1943.
Mr. Cablet Tayloe,
Carlsbad Hotel, Carlsbad, Calif.
Dear Cari.ey : We have been expecting you home week after week, but as you have not arrived as yet we would appreciate your forwarding us your check for $9 to cover fees for the months of May, June, and July.
As a new quarter is approaching on August 1, I did not wish to have both these quarters come in on you at one time.
I will have to hold your card here until your return, as same must be signed in our presence.
Very truly yours,
E. W. OVERLANDEB,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Mr. Taylor. I sent them a check for that, and I paid dues for over a period of 3 years, the same dues as any union man did, but I had no privileges to attend any meetings or have any voice in the union.
So the next thing that happened to me, I was at Twentieth CenturyFox for a period of about 21/^ years, I think, I was assigned to a picture called Thunderhead, and I went on this location on this picture — I went to Oregon and I came back and I went to Utah, and I was there over 2 months.
When the picture fininshed, later on when the retroactive pay came in, I applied for it. I was told by the paymaster there was no key salary for me.
So then I called up the make-up department, and they told me — the assistant department head told me that the key salary was assigned to some journeyman in the department, and it would be advisable for me to keep quiet, say nothing about it. I was the only make-up artist on this picture. It was a very special job, technicolor. I had to do my own greases, nobody else mixed the make-up. I want to show you the importance of the deal.
The next thing that happened to me, I was doing a picture called The Dolly Sisters.
Mr. McCann, Did you ever find out who got that money?
Mr. Tayi/)r. No, sir ; I didn't. I was told to keep quiet,
Mr. McCaxx. Who told you to keep quiet ?
Mr. Taylor. The assistant department head.
Mr. McCaxx, Who was that?