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{{For|his second son and former actor|Mason Alan Dinehart}}
{{For|his second son and former actor|Mason Alan Dinehart}}
{{Short description|American actor (1889–1944)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Alan Dinehart
| name = Alan Dinehart
| image = AlanDinehart Scarlet.jpg
| image = Alan Dinehart in Big Town Girl.jpg
| caption = Alan Dinehart in ''[[A Study in Scarlet|A Study in Scarlet]]'' (1933)
| caption = Alan Dinehart in ''[[Big Town Girl]]'' (1937)
| birth_name = Harold Alan Dinehart
| birth_name = Harold Alan Dinehart
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|10|3}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|10|3}}
| birth_place = [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|7|18|1889|10|3}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|7|18|1889|10|3}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]]
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]]
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| other_names = Allan Dinehart<br />Mason Alan Dinehart
| death_cause = [[Myocardial infarction]]
| occupation = Actor
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| othername = Allan Dinehart<br>Mason Alan Dinehart
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| years_active = 1931–1944
| occupation = [[Film]], [[theatre|stage]] [[actor]]
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Louise Dyer Dinehart|1912|1932|reason=div}}<br />{{Marriage|[[Mozelle Britton]]|1933}}
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| yearsactive = 1931–1944
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| children = 3, including [[Mason Alan Dinehart]]
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| spouse = Louise Dyer Dinehart (1912–1932)<br>[[Mozelle Britton]] (1933–1944)
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| children = 2, including [[Mason Alan Dinehart]]<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/990/000278156/</ref>
}}
}}


'''Mason Alan Dinehart Sr.''' (born '''Harold Alan Dinehart''', October 3, 1889 &ndash; July 18, 1944) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager.
'''Mason Alan Dinehart Sr.''' (born '''Harold Alan Dinehart'''; October 3, 1889 &ndash; July 18, 1944) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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[[File:Alan Dinehart in The First Hundred Years 05.png|thumb|left|Dinehart in ''[[The First Hundred Years (film)|The First Hundred Years]]'' (1938)]]
Dinehart initially studied to be a priest, but he turned to the theater instead. His first acting experience came at Missoula University in Montana. He was active in Vaudeville before moving into other areas of entertainment.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|title=Alan Dinehart, Successful in "The Mirage," Has Not Given Up His Vaudeville Connections|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11304796/newyork_tribune/|work=New-York Tribune|date=November 14, 1920|location=New York, New York City|page=40|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 26, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Dinehart initially studied to be a priest, but he turned to the theater instead. His first acting experience came at Missoula University in Montana. He was active in Vaudeville before moving into other areas of entertainment.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|title=Alan Dinehart, Successful in "The Mirage," Has Not Given Up His Vaudeville Connections|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11304796/newyork_tribune/|work=New-York Tribune|date=November 14, 1920|location=New York, New York City|page=40|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 26, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>


He left school to appear on stage with a [[repertory company]] and had no screen experience when he signed a contract with [[Fox Entertainment Group|Fox]] in May 1931. He became a [[character actor]] and supporting player in at least eighty-eight films between 1931 and 1944. Earlier, he appeared in more than twenty [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] plays.
He left school to appear on stage with a [[repertory company]] and had no screen experience when he signed a contract with [[Fox Entertainment Group|Fox]] in May 1931. He became a [[character actor]] and supporting player in at least eighty-eight films between 1931 and 1944. Earlier, he appeared in more than twenty [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] plays.


Dinehart co-wrote and starred in the Broadway play ''Separate Rooms'', which opened on March 23, 1940 at the [[Maxine Elliott Theatre]] and ran for 613 performances.<ref>{{cite book | title=It's a Hit! | last=Sheward | first=David | year=1994 | publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications | isbn=0823076369 |page=54}}</ref>
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Dinehart's likeness was drawn in caricature by [[Alex Gard]] for [[Sardi's]], the [[New York City]] theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/thesardis.xml The New York Public Library Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures]</ref>

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Dinehart's likeness was drawn in caricature by [[Alex Gard]] for [[Sardi's]], the [[New York City]] theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/thesardis.xml The New York Public Library Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures], nypl.org. Accessed May 17, 2024.</ref>


Dinehart's second son, [[Mason Alan Dinehart]], was cast in several 1950s [[television series]], including the role of a young [[Bat Masterson]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Desilu Studios]] [[Western (genre)|western]], ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'', starring [[Hugh O'Brian]] in the title role.
Dinehart's second son, [[Mason Alan Dinehart]], was cast in several 1950s [[television series]], including the role of a young [[Bat Masterson]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Desilu Studios]] [[Western (genre)|western]], ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'', starring [[Hugh O'Brian]] in the title role.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1936, Dinehart had his name legally changed to Mason Alan Dinehart. He had been baptized Harold Alan Dinehart, but his wife explained that the change would permit their son to be legally named Alan Dinehart III.<ref name="jcpt">{{cite news|title=Gets Legal Name|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11305026/jefferson_city_posttribune/|work=Jefferson City Post-Tribune|date=August 3, 1936|location=Missouri, Jefferson City|page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 27, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
In 1936, Dinehart had his name legally changed to Mason Alan Dinehart. He had been baptized Harold Alan Dinehart, but his wife explained that the change would permit their son to be legally named Alan Dinehart III.<ref name="jcpt">{{cite news|title=Gets Legal Name|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11305026/jefferson_city_posttribune/|work=Jefferson City Post-Tribune|date=August 3, 1936|location=Missouri, Jefferson City|page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 27, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Dinehart suffered [[heart failure]] and died on 17 July 1944.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/990/000278156/</ref> Some reports stated the cause as a [[heart attack]] and the day of death as July 18 at age 48.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19440721&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Gazette, Montreal, July 21, 1944, p.3</ref>
Dinehart died of [[heart disease]] on July 18, 1944. He was 54 years old.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19440721&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Gazette, Montreal], July 21, 1944, p. 3</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[The Brat]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Brat]]'' (1931) - MacMillan Forrester
*''[[Girls About Town (film)|Girls About Town]]'' (1931)
*''[[Wicked (1931 film)|Wicked]]'' (1931) - Blake
*''[[Washington Merry-Go-Round (film)|Washington Merry-Go-Round]]'' (1932)
*''[[Girls About Town (film)|Girls About Town]]'' (1931) - Jerry Chase
*''[[Street of Women]]'' (1932)
*''[[Good Sport]]'' (1931) - Rex Parker
* ''[[Almost Married (1932 film)|Almost Married]]'' (1932)
*''[[Disorderly Conduct (film)|Disorderly Conduct]]'' (1932) - Fletcher
*''[[Sweepings]]'' (1933)
*''[[Devil's Lottery]]'' (1932) - American (uncredited)
*''[[The Trial of Vivienne Ware]]'' (1932) - Prosecutor
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*''[[A Study in Scarlet (1933 film)|A Study in Scarlet]]'' (1933)
*''[[Bureau of Missing Persons]]'' (1933)
*''[[Street of Women]]'' (1932) - Lawrence 'Larry' Baldwin
*''[[No Marriage Ties]]'' (1933)
*''[[Bachelor's Affairs]]'' (1932) - Luke Radcliff
*''[[Almost Married (1932 film)|Almost Married]]'' (1932) - Inspector Slante
*''[[Her Bodyguard]]'' (1933)
*''[[Fury of the Jungle]]'' (1933)
*''[[Okay, America!]]'' (1932) - Roger Jones
*''[[Supernatural (film)|Supernatural]]'' (1933)
*''[[Washington Merry-Go-Round (film)|Washington Merry-Go-Round]]'' (1932) - Norton
*''[[The World Changes]]'' (1933)
*''[[Rackety Rax]]'' (1932) - Counsellor Sultsfeldt
*''[[The Devil Is Driving (1932 film)|The Devil Is Driving]]'' (1932) - Jenkins
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*''[[Dance Girl Dance]]'' (1933)
*''[[Lawyer Man]]'' (1932) - Granville Bentley
*''[[Jimmy the Gent (film)|Jimmy the Gent]]'' (1934)
*''[[Baby Take a Bow]]'' (1934)
*''[[As the Devil Commands]]'' (1932) - Robert Waldo
*''[[Sweepings]]'' (1933) - Thane Pardway
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*''The Road Is Open Again'' (short subject, as [[George Washington]]) (1934)
*''[[The Payoff (1935 film)|The Payoff]]'' (1935)
*''[[Supernatural (film)|Supernatural]]'' (1933) - Paul Bavian
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*''[[A Study in Scarlet (1933 film)|A Study in Scarlet]]'' (1933) - Merrydew
*''[[$10 Raise]]'' (1935)
*''[[I Have Lived]]'' (1933) - Thomas Langley
*''[[In Old Kentucky (1935 film)|In Old Kentucky]]'' (1935)
*''[[Redheads on Parade]]'' (1935)
*''[[Her Bodyguard]]'' (1933) - Lester Cunningham
*''[[It Had to Happen]]'' (1936)
*''[[No Marriage Ties]]'' (1933) - 'Perk' Perkins
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*''The Road Is Open Again'' (1933, short subject, as [[George Washington]]) - George Washington
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*''[[Reunion (1936 film)|Reunion]]'' (1936)
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*''[[Dance Girl Dance]]'' (1933) - Wade 'Val' Valentine
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*''[[Charlie Chan at the Race Track]]'' (1936)
*''[[Human Cargo]]'' (1936)
*''[[As the Devil Commands]]'' (1933) - Robert Waldo
*''[[Big Town Girl]]'' (1937)
*''[[Bureau of Missing Persons]]'' (1933) - Therme Roberts
*''[[Midnight Taxi (1937 film)|Midnight Taxi]]'' (1937)
*''[[Fury of the Jungle]]'' (1933) - Taggart
*''[[This Is My Affair]]'' (1937)
*''[[The World Changes]]'' (1933) - Ogden Jarrett
*''[[Ali Baba Goes to Town]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Sin of Nora Moran]]'' (1933) - District Attorney John Grant
*''[[Cross Country Cruise]]'' (1934) - Steve Borden
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*''[[The First Hundred Years (film)|The First Hundred Years]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Crosby Case]]'' (1934) - Police Inspector Thomas
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*''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'' (1938)
*''[[Up the River (1938 film)|Up the River]]'' (1938)
*''[[Jimmy the Gent (film)|Jimmy the Gent]]'' (1934) - Charles Wallingham
*''[[Fast and Loose (1939 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1939)
*''[[A Very Honorable Guy]]'' (1934) - The Brain
* ''[[The House of Fear (1939 film)|The House of Fear]]'' (1939)
*''[[The Love Captive]]'' (1934) - Roger Loft
*''[[Everything Happens at Night]]'' (1939)
*''[[Baby Take a Bow]]'' (1934) - Welch
*''[[Hotel for Women]]'' (1939)
*''[[The Cat's-Paw]]'' (1934) - Mayor Ed Morgan
*''[[Lottery Lover]]'' (1935) - Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley
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*''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]'' (1939)
*''[[Sweet Rosie O'Grady]]'' (1943)
*''[[$10 Raise]]'' (1935) - Fuller
*''[[What a Woman! (film)|What a Woman!]]'' (1943)
*''[[Dante's Inferno (1935 film)|Dante's Inferno]]'' (1935) - Jonesy
*''[[Redheads on Parade]]'' (1935) - George Magnus
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*''[[Oh, What a Night (1944 film)|Oh, What a Night]]'' (1944)
*''[[Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More]]'' (1944)
*''[[The Payoff (1935 film)|The Payoff]]'' (1935) - Marty
*''[[The Whistler (1944 film)|The Whistler]]'' (1944)
*''[[Thanks a Million]]'' (1935) - Mr. Kruger
*''[[A Wave, a WAC and a Marine]]'' (1944)
*''[[In Old Kentucky (1935 film)|In Old Kentucky]]'' (1935) - Slick Doherty
*''[[Your Uncle Dudley]]'' (1935) - Charlie Post
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*''[[Minstrel Man (1944 film)|Minstrel Man]]'' (1944)
*''[[It Had to Happen]]'' (1936) - Rodman Dreke
*''[[Everybody's Old Man]]'' (1936) - Frederick Gillespie
*''[[The Country Beyond (1936 film)|The Country Beyond]]'' (1936) - Ray Jennings
*''[[Human Cargo (film)|Human Cargo]]'' (1936) - Lionel Crocker
*''[[Parole!]]'' (1936) - Richard Mallard
*''[[The Crime of Dr. Forbes]]'' (1936) - Prosecuting Attorney
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*''[[Charlie Chan at the Race Track]]'' (1936) - George Chester
*''[[Star for a Night (film)|Star for a Night]]'' (1936) - James Dunning
*''[[King of the Royal Mounted (film)|King of the Royal Mounted]]'' (1936) - Frank Becker
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*''[[Reunion (1936 film)|Reunion]]'' (1936) - Philip Crandell
*''[[Born to Dance]]'' (1936) - McKay
*''[[Woman-Wise]]'' (1937) - Richards
*''[[Step Lively, Jeeves!]]'' (1937) - Hon. Cedric B. Cromwell
*''[[Midnight Taxi (1937 film)|Midnight Taxi]]'' (1937) - Philip Strickland
*''[[This Is My Affair]]'' (1937) - Doc Keller
*''[[Fifty Roads to Town]]'' (1937) - Jerome Kendall
*''[[Dangerously Yours (1937 film)|Dangerously Yours]]'' (1937) - Julien Stevens
*''[[Danger – Love at Work]]'' (1937) - Allan Duncan
*''[[Ali Baba Goes to Town]]'' (1937) - Boland
*''[[Big Town Girl]]'' (1937) - Larry Edwards
*''[[Love on a Budget]]'' (1938) - Charles M. Dixon / Uncle Charlie
*''[[The First Hundred Years (film)|The First Hundred Years]]'' (1938) - Samuel Z. Walker
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*''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'' (1938) - Purvis
*''[[Up the River (1938 film)|Up the River]]'' (1938) - Warden Clarence Willis
*''[[Fast and Loose (1939 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1939) - Dave Hilliard
*''[[King of the Turf]]'' (1939) - Nick Grimes
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*''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]'' (1939) - George 'Whit' Whitney
*''[[The House of Fear (1939 film)|The House of Fear]]'' (1939) - Joseph Morton
*''[[Hotel for Women]]'' (1939) - Stephen Gates
*''[[Two Bright Boys]]'' (1939) - Bill Hallet
*''[[Everything Happens at Night]]'' (1939) - Fred Sherwood
*''[[Slightly Honorable]]'' (1939) - Commissioner Joyce
*''[[Girl Trouble (1942 film)|Girl Trouble]]'' (1942) - Charles Barrett
*''[[It's a Great Life (1943 film)|It's a Great Life]]'' (1943) - Collender Martin
*''[[Fired Wife]]'' (1943) - Jerry Donohue
*''[[Sweet Rosie O'Grady]]'' (1943) - Arthur Skinner
*''[[The Heat's On]]'' (1943) - Forrest Stanton
*''[[What a Woman! (film)|What a Woman!]]'' (1943) - Pat O'Shea
*''[[The Whistler (1944 film)|The Whistler]]'' (1943) - Gorman
*''[[Moon Over Las Vegas]]'' (1944) - Hal Blake
*''[[Seven Days Ashore]]'' (1944) - Daniel Arland
*''[[Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More]]'' (1944) - Judge
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*''[[Minstrel Man (1944 film)|Minstrel Man]]'' (1944) - Lew Dunn
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*''[[Oh, What a Night (1944 film)|Oh, What a Night]]'' (1944) - Detective Norris
*''[[A Wave, a WAC and a Marine]]'' (1944) - R. J., the Producer (final film role)
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Alan Dinehart}}
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 20 July 2024

For his second son and former actor, see Mason Alan Dinehart.

Alan Dinehart
Alan Dinehart in Big Town Girl (1937)
Born
Harold Alan Dinehart

(1889-10-03)October 3, 1889
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 1944(1944-07-18) (aged 54)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Other namesAllan Dinehart
Mason Alan Dinehart
OccupationActor
Years active1931–1944
Spouse(s)
Louise Dyer Dinehart
​
​
(m. 1912; div. 1932)​

​
(m. 1933)​
Children3, including Mason Alan Dinehart

Mason Alan Dinehart Sr. (born Harold Alan Dinehart; October 3, 1889 – July 18, 1944) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager.

Biography

[edit]
Dinehart in The First Hundred Years (1938)

Dinehart initially studied to be a priest, but he turned to the theater instead. His first acting experience came at Missoula University in Montana. He was active in Vaudeville before moving into other areas of entertainment.[1]

He left school to appear on stage with a repertory company and had no screen experience when he signed a contract with Fox in May 1931. He became a character actor and supporting player in at least eighty-eight films between 1931 and 1944. Earlier, he appeared in more than twenty Broadway plays.

Dinehart co-wrote and starred in the Broadway play Separate Rooms, which opened on March 23, 1940 at the Maxine Elliott Theatre and ran for 613 performances.[2]

Dinehart's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the New York City theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.[3]

Dinehart's second son, Mason Alan Dinehart, was cast in several 1950s television series, including the role of a young Bat Masterson in the ABC/Desilu Studios western, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role.

Personal life

[edit]

In 1936, Dinehart had his name legally changed to Mason Alan Dinehart. He had been baptized Harold Alan Dinehart, but his wife explained that the change would permit their son to be legally named Alan Dinehart III.[4]

Death

[edit]

Dinehart died of heart disease on July 18, 1944. He was 54 years old.[5]

Selected filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Alan Dinehart, Successful in "The Mirage," Has Not Given Up His Vaudeville Connections". New-York Tribune. New York, New York City. November 14, 1920. p. 40. Retrieved May 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Sheward, David (1994). It's a Hit!. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0823076369.
  3. ^ The New York Public Library Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures, nypl.org. Accessed May 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Gets Legal Name". Jefferson City Post-Tribune. Missouri, Jefferson City. August 3, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved May 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ The Gazette, Montreal, July 21, 1944, p. 3
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