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GOOD MORNING: Army Archerd has bowed out from his long-running comfort read “Just for Variety” column. The retiring scribe will now focus his energies on books and memoirs. . .Though Archerd tended to focus on classic Hollywood, his name-dropping columns was refreshingly unique due to Archerd’s use of real words rather than the cryptic (to Hollywood outsiders) language developed by Variety. . .Liz Smith, a New York fixture for years, will now be writing a regular column for the industry broadsheet. No word on whether Liz will pack up her co-op and move West.

• Old-School Hollywood Gossip to End His 52-Year Run at Variety