Packet 3: Tossup 22

A businessman in this industry acted in a 1915 Mary Pickford comedy to promote his products, but when he had to kiss actress-turned-screenwriter Frances Marion, he refused because “[his] mother wouldn’t like it.” It’s not related to art or film, but Orson Welles’s F for Fake discusses a hoax biography (15[1])of a businessman in this industry by Clifford (-5[1])Irving. (15[2])A director who also worked in this industry (15[3]-5[1])designed a special push-up bra to expose more of Jane Russell’s breasts. A businessman (15[1])best-known for work (15[1])in this industry supposedly bequeathed one-sixteenth of his estate to (*) Melvin Dummar, according to a will found in the headquarters of the Mormon Church. A Texan businessman used profits from this industry to buy RKO after producing (10[1]-5[1])Scarface, (10[2])and watched the spy movie Ice Station Zebra over 100 times. That businessman’s passion for this industry led him to direct Hell’s Angels. (10[1])For 10 points, in what industry (10[1])was the Spruce Goose manufactured by Howard Hughes? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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