Film Studies: Ronald Reagan’s mentor

Roy M. Brewer died a week ago in a Los Angeles suburb. He had ten grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren, and he was 97, so the ritual tributes of decent respect can be paid. But he did damage, and applied it as steadily as he knew how, and he was probably the second most important trade-unionist in the history of Hollywood. We’ll come to number one before the end of what must be a brief obituary survey.