Hi!
I just came up with a brick wall. How much were secretaries to Hollywood movie stars paid in 1935? Were they paid by the week or by the month? How many secretaries would a movie star have to manage appointments, personal correspondence and fan mail? If the movie star is a freelancer (not affiliated with a film studio), how would the hiring process go? On average, how long would a secretary stay with her employer? Would she be expected to leave her job upon marriage and/or pregnancy?
Thank you very much!
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Nov 7, 2009 - 15 07
I don't think they had secretaries? Actors/actresses were "owned" by their studio and part of the whole, big production which, in that era, was changing rapidly:
http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html
http://actorsequity.org/AboutEquity/timeline/timeline_1930.html
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1930.html
I wouldn't put the salary at more than $600 a year from what I've read. Don't forget, most secretaries/clerks were still men!
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