Former Herald-Examiner Critic Recalls Consummate Career Advice

In Part 2 of a recollection of his earliest journalism days, Baltimore Sun movie critic Michael Sragow (pictured) shares some colorful memories of the late James Bacon. At the offices of the dearly departed Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, crusty correspondent and Hollywood man-about-town Bacon wasted no time sharing what Sragow deems to be the best career advice he ever received:

“Some people think,” Bacon said with his great gravelly voice, “that you’re supposed to tell them what to see.

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