The Depthies

In the midst of some drawer tossing, I came across several VERY old newspapers that were stuffed into the back of a file cabinet drawer. Naturally, I had to pause my drawer tossing and examine these treasures to deduce why the papers had been saved.

There were clippings dating back to the 1940s and '50s of family birth announcements, death announcements, etc.

Considering the recent box-office success ("success" seems an inadequate word) of the 3-D blockbuster "Avatar" and all the accoutrement hoopla over theatrical and home TV 3-D entertainment, it was with great relish that I read The Sacramento Bee's story of Dec. 23, 1952, by Erskine Johnson, "Fate Of Depthies Is In Customers' Hands."

We in 2010 talk like we are on the cutting edge of the 3-D revolution. Sheesh. If I hadn't told you the date on the above story (AND if the celebrities' names weren't also a giveaway of the era they were operating in), you, dear reader, would almost swear this was a CONTEMPORARY news column. (Almost.)