In the world of show business, you knew for sure you were on the map if Army Archerd mentioned you in his column for Daily Variety. Far beyond the sheer publicity factor (which obviously was huge, considering that anybody who is somebody in Hollywood reads Variety), a mention in Archerd's column meant something because of who he was. Even today, at a time in journalism when the rush to be first seems more important than getting the story right, Archerd never failed to be diligent and accurate in whatever he reported. That's why he was always so widely respected throughout show business. In many respects, you might say he was the Walter Cronkite of the entertainment industry.

Here are tributes from Variety:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118008280?categoryId=13&cs=1

from CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/09/09/obit.army.archerd/index.html?section=cnn_latest

and last, but not least, from our friend Susan McCray:

http://blog.ksav.org/?p=141

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