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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Cecil B. DeMille loses unanimous California Supreme Court decision allowing AFRA to suspend him for refusing $1 assessment against 1944 employment act, upholding lower courts and ending his $98,200/year Lux Theatre radio role.
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It was an unanimous decision, written by Justice John W. Shenk.
The decision upheld the ruling of the Los Angeles Superior Court and the State District Court of Appeal.
Multi-millionaire Producer De Mille was forced off the air with his Lux Theatre program in 1944 by AFRA when he refused to pay the assessment.
His services in connection with the radio program netted him $98,200 a year, the opinion stated.
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San Francisco, California Supreme Court, Los Angeles Superior Court
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Dec. 16, 1944
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Cecil B. De Mille lost his legal fight in the California Supreme Court to prevent the American Federation of Radio Artists from suspending him for refusing to pay a $1 assessment against the 1944 right of employment act. The unanimous decision upheld lower court rulings, forcing him off his Lux Theatre radio program in 1944, which earned him $98,200 annually.