in 20 words or less. Eugene O’Neill’s response to a request for him to write a screenplay as a vehicle for sex symbol Jean Harlow is perhaps the most unequivocal refusal in the history of the movies. A cable had been sent to him requesting his ser- vices and asking for a collect reply in no more than 20 words. The playwright cabled back: No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No O’Neill |