show business
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It keyed me in on how show business works, down to production elements and how filmmaking comes together.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
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
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
He was a self-made figure in show business, a nobody who became a somebody in a competitive field.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
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