Couldn’t Filmland Have Aided Russell?
The academy and the Directors Guild should be made to share the blame of not assisting Russell in retaining this most prestigious award for himself and his family and of not providing him with a method of earning a living as a performer or in another industry job as a handicapped senior citizen.
SUSANNA BAIRD
Los Angeles
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