John Springer

The group repaired to Libby's, where she mixed drinks for a crowd that was no longer feeling celebratory.

As publicist John Springer put it, nobody could think of anything to say.

We stood around without saying a word.

And then Monty started to cry.

Of course.

You know, nothing against old Ginger, but compared to those women, you know, a fellow named John Springer, who you must have known, Steve, was a great publicist.

And he made a book called They Had Faces Then.

And the most beautiful women in movies were the 30s