Round 3: Tossup 6

In an improvised scene, a woman with this profession sings Stephen Foster’s “Swanee River” while her love interest provides music by pretending to play his tuba. Characters with this profession played by Barbara Stanwyck and Jean Arthur concoct schemes involving men played by Gary Cooper in the (15[1])Riskin–Capra films Meet John Doe and Mr. (15[1])Deeds Goes to Town. Pauline Kael posited that every Hollywood depiction of a woman in this profession was modeled on Adela (*) Rogers St. Johns. In her first role opposite Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn played a woman with this profession who wins the title of “Woman of the Year.” Ben Hecht was uncredited for co-writing a 1940 (10[1])screwball comedy (10[1])about a fast-talking couple (10[1])with this profession. For 10 points, name this profession of Rosalind Russell’s character in His Girl Friday, which is based on the play The Front Page. ■END■

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