Per alpha order, your blogmeister sat in class next to Linda Holm (Valley High, '61). I was G and she was H. Between lectures by Mr. Kruschwitz, or English instruction from Miss Albertine Steinborn, Linda would tell me of her dream to head for Hollywood after graduation and write about the stars. She did exactly that and landed a job with PhotoPlay magazine. She was an editorial staff member (reporter/writer) for ten years, on board until the magazine closed. Her most exciting interviews were with Elvis Presley in Las Vegas and covering the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
One of the highlights of her Hollywood years was her appearance on NBC-TV's Elvis Comeback Special, taped at the NBC studios in Burbank, California. It was aired on December 3, 1968. She, along with a number of other attractive young ladies, surrounded Elvis as he sang what was to become one his many hits: Memories.
In 1971, an article in the Valley City Times-Record reported:
"Linda Holm, daughter of the Francis W. Holms of Valley, has written an exclusive story on Elvis Presley featured in the July 1971 issue of Photoplay. She's the magazine's west coast editorial assistant. "The article concerned Elvis' recent hospitalization in Nashville for an eye ailment. She will arrive in Valley City the end of June to attend her ten-year high school reunion." - Larry Gauper, Valley High, '61
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