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In 1897, at age 16, Blanton was hired as an office boy.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
In 1941, Jerry Neal, a 20-year-old office boy, also had never left his hometown of Kansas City, Kansas.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Norma Shearer, an M-G-M star who became his wife, told the tale of meeting him for the first time and taking him for a demure office boy.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
While his mother, Angele, was a housewife, his father — who started out as Paramount co-founder Adolph Zukor’s office boy in Astoria, Queens — spent the bulk of his career at MGM.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
He was soon hired by 20th Century Fox as a $38-a-week office boy.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
Crutchfield then switched over to MGM as an office boy and then publicist for the studio.
—Charna Flam, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
In 1941, Jerry Neal, a 20-year-old office boy, also had never left his hometown of Kansas City, Kansas.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Norma Shearer, an M-G-M star who became his wife, told the tale of meeting him for the first time and taking him for a demure office boy.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
While his mother, Angele, was a housewife, his father — who started out as Paramount co-founder Adolph Zukor’s office boy in Astoria, Queens — spent the bulk of his career at MGM.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
He was soon hired by 20th Century Fox as a $38-a-week office boy.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
Crutchfield then switched over to MGM as an office boy and then publicist for the studio.
—Charna Flam, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
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“Office boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/office%20boy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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