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The East Coast counterpart was the New York City–based [[Stage Door Canteen]], which featured Broadway stars and was also celebrated in a film, "<I>Stage Door Canteen</I>" | The East Coast counterpart was the New York City–based [[Stage Door Canteen]], which featured Broadway stars and was also celebrated in a film, "<I>Stage Door Canteen</I>" | ||
The driving force behind its creation were '''[[Bette Davis]]''' and '''[[John Garfield]]''' along with composer '''[[Jules Stein]]''', President of Music Corporation of America (MCA), who headed up the finance committee. Davis devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to the project and served as its president. The cost of materials for the renovations and the labor was all donated by members of the various guilds and unions of the entertainment industry. The Canteen was operated and staffed by volunteers from the entertainment industry only. By the time the Canteen opened its doors, over 3000 stars, players, directors, producers, grips, [[dancer]]s, {{ | The driving force behind its creation were '''[[Bette Davis]]''' and '''[[John Garfield]]''' along with composer '''[[Jules Stein]]''', President of Music Corporation of America (MCA), who headed up the finance committee. Davis devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to the project and served as its president. The cost of materials for the renovations and the labor was all donated by members of the various guilds and unions of the entertainment industry. The Canteen was operated and staffed by volunteers from the entertainment industry only. By the time the Canteen opened its doors, over 3000 stars, players, directors, producers, grips, [[dancer]]s, {{lc2|musician}}s, [[singer]]s, writer, technicians, wardrobe attendants, hair stylissts, agents, stand-ins, publicists, secretaries, and allied craftsmen of radio and screen had registered as volunteers. | ||
Glamorous stars volunteered to wait on tables, cook in the kitchen and clean up. On September 15, 1943, the one millionth guest walked through the door of the Hollywood Canteen. The lucky soldier, Sgt. Carl Bell, received a kiss from [[Betty Grable]]. | Glamorous stars volunteered to wait on tables, cook in the kitchen and clean up. On September 15, 1943, the one millionth guest walked through the door of the Hollywood Canteen. The lucky soldier, Sgt. Carl Bell, received a kiss from [[Betty Grable]]. | ||
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