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ZUM4927688: May 03, 1954 - Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. thinks that being a multimillionaire does not count as a profession. The grandson of the American railway tycoon became a journalist. With film camera, audio recorder, and typewriter in hand he travels the world. 25,000,000 Americans read his tales three times a week in over 800 newspapers. He also appeared on tv in the production” Showa.” He is pictured here in Hamburg where he is collecting stories for his show. After Hamburg he will travel on to Bremen, Duesseldorf, Koeln, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Munich / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4943463: Oct. 10, 1954 - Dickie Valentine Weds, Fans Clamour for autographs. Bobby-sox idol, 24-years old crooner, Dickie Valentine, was married at Carton Hall, Westminster yesterday, to 21 year old Ice-skater, Betty Flynn. Large crowds of fans waited outside to watch the couple leave after the ceremony / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4943765: Oct. 10, 1954 - Italian General Arrives for trieste take-over. major-general, Sir John Winterton, British commander of the Anglo-American occupation forces, received Major-General de Rinsi, at Duino Castle, Trieste, when the Italian General attended a conference at which the transfer of authority in Zone A was discussed / Bridgeman Images