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In 1852, the belle of New Orleans did not use a curling iron. If she wanted to achieve the ultimate in coiffure, she did it by tying up her tresses in bits of fine tissue paper or rags. Bette Davis, who is starring in Warner Bros. forthcoming pre-ciyil war film, is supposed to curl her hair in one of the scenes of "Jezebel." The script writers called upon Miss Davis as their southern debutante to do the curling with papers, and it sounded all right, but before there was any shooting done, Director William Wyler summoned in the research department. Dr. Herman Lissauer consulted Godey's "Lady's, Book" to make sure it was all right. Robert Haas, the art director, wanted to know if roller blinds were used in 1872. Dr. Lissauer reported they were. And gas lights? 0.X., too. The writers Clements Riply and Abel Finkle wanted the words for the old song, "Mary don't want no peas, no rice, no cocoanut oil." The research staff produced them quickly. The writers wanted to know if they could cite "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Safely. It was published in March, 1852.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 155, 29 December 1938, Page 14
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191MUST BE CORRECTT Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 155, 29 December 1938, Page 14
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