The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 1972
Hal Bates (Born Harold Simon Joseph Braitman, 26 Aug 1929-14 Jan 2008) was an active member of the entertainment media in Los Angeles for many years. At various times he was an editor and writer for publications including the Hollywood Reporter, Daily News, National Enquirer, Hollywood Now, and others. He was also president of the Hollywood Press Club. [See more Intro on this blog's First Page/John Wayne: http://halbates.blogspot.com/2013/11/introduction-hal-bates-and-john-wayne.html]
Sir: As a lover of good music, I was extremely disappointed to click on your provocative link, only to discover that Hal Bates -- my favorite current columnist -- was writing about some opera bullshit. There was no mention of Der Bingle anywhere I could find. It's hard enough to keep the conversation going about 1920s and '30s vocal stylings anymore without misleading links like this. Thank you.
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