NOTED AUTHOR AT
WORK ON FIRST STORY
Octavus Roy Cohen, the popular
writer, who recently signed a fiva
year contract to write photoplays
exclusively for Goldwyn, Is complet
ing his first story for production by
Goldwyn. Mr. Cohen advised the
New York office of the Goldwyn or
ganization that his first story will bo
a mystery melodrama, and will soon
be ready for the continuity writer. '
According to the arrangement en
tered into between Mr. Cohen anoj
Mr. Goldwyn, the writer will spend
two months each year at the Gold
wyn studios in Culver City, CaL He
expects to leave Birmingham, Ala.,
his home town, for the coast on or
about October 1st.
Here he will follow in the steps of!
Rex Beach, Gertrude Atherton, Mary
Roberts Rinehart. Basil King and:
Rupert Hughes of the Eminent Au
thors' Organization, whose storiea
are being picturized by Goldwyn;
and -confer with the continuity writer
and directorial staff in the picturiza
tion of his melodrama.
Local -grocer reports great agitation
because he was 10 minutes late 111
sending out his man to deliver a ten
cent box of wafers- I.ater the age
erieved nartv came in and kicked on
Great (sympathy Is expressed for
the lot' of many hard working people,
as silk shirts have gone up to $12
Arcade
Flower Shop
4 P. O. Arcade
All Kinds of Plants and Cut
Flowers Floral Designs.
Funeral Designs a Specialty
James E. Dugan.
Frank Smethnrst
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