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Ben Hur's director shows off

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William Wyler

Sir: You report Variety’s report of the gross of Ben-Hur at $40,750,000 [Jan. 15]. My participant statement from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., dated July 29, 1972, reports a gross of $78,821,678, almost double your figure.

Since both TIME and Variety are regarded as Holy Writ, I can only conclude that MGM is padding my statement in order to be generous and pay me more than I’m entitled to receive.

William Wyler, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.