show business
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She had her first brush with show business in 1944, while working in a factory, when a photographer arrived to capture photos of women working on production lines during World War II.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
In the epigraph to one of her chapters, Ms. Footer quotes Sammy Davis Jr.: “Part of show business is magic. You don’t know how it happens.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
For other celebrities, including Jonna Lumley, Bill Bailey and Sir Brian May, they found there's gnome business like show business.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“What Sidhu Moose Wala was doing was feeling the pain of his people and bringing it into the show business format.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
One way that high school theater bears some similarity to professional theater, or any kind of show business, is that ticket sales matter.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
