Parole board hearings ignored requests for an appealHe worked for a year on the chain gang, and then escaped - less dramatically - a second time in September 1930, hrough assistance from a sympathetic local store ownerHe again went North after evading numerous manhunts, became a tax consultant in New Jersey, and wrote a series of magazine articles of his harrowing experiences on the chain gangWarners"" acquired the rights to the book for $12,500 in early 1932.Four of the five directors of the Best Film nominees in 1947 were nominated for Best Director, but notMiracle""sdirector George Seaton.Under "dummy names," the political machine bought up the canyon surrounding Willet Creek in their state.I was valet for Mr.""Teddy"" Roosevelt.He got me a seat up in the gallery.The play wasGeorge Washington, Jr., and you was just singin"" and dancin"" to all about the grand ole flag.Mr.Teddy used to sing it in his bathtub.George: That was a good old song in its day.Butler: Yas, sir, it was.And it""s just as good today as iteverwas.George is brought into the President""s private study and cordially met by the President (Captain Jack Young):President: Well, hello there! How""s my double?George: Your double isn""t any too sure.Behind the wheel of the broken-down sedan was its chauffeured owner - calmly reading a local newspaper.