"There was a time, Bogie maintains, when he saw all interviewers and tried to answer all questions put to him..."
- but that was before the actor decided that the Hollywood press corps was composed of a bunch of simpletons and nincompoops.
It was no wonder that in 1949 the Hollywood Women's Press Club awarded Bogie their highly uncoveted Sour Apple Award for his crass treatment of the press. In the not too distant future the Hollywood press corps would grow to love one Hollywood star who gave them 100 percent access and was always cheerful: William Holden; click here to read that article..
Katherine Hepburn also had contempt for the press - you can read about her here...
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