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===Meets Julia Chanler=== Meanwhile, Ahmad moved to [[Los Angeles]], where he helped write a scenario for a movie dealing with [[Mary Magdalene]], for the actress [[Valeska Surratt]], who was herself a Baha'í. Valeska sued [[Cecil B. Demille]] and others in federal court in 1928 for plagiarism, and mentioned that Sohrab had helped her write the play. (''[[New York Times]]'', [[Feb 28]], 1928, p2) She states that in 1924 "she conceived a motion picture embodying the story, and engaged Sohrab as collaborator. Their manuscript, she says, in December, 1924 was turned over through Hays to De Mille who said he desired to show it to Miss MacPherson...De Mille, Surratt said, returned the manuscript in April, 1925, saying he could not use it.... In May 1927, the film was released, Miss Surratt continued, and it contained the 'plan, scope, scenes, and characters' of the story she wrote with Sohrab" He found it necessary to go to New York to discuss business matters with Miss Surratt and it was through her that he was introduced to [[Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler]] and his wife [[Julia Lynch Olin|Julie]]. Together they formed the "New History Society" in 1929 as a way of spreading the teachings of the Baha'í Faith. On Mar 10, 1930, "Mirza Ahmad Sohrab" filed a petition for naturalization in the US District Court of New York City. The petition states that he is 39 years old and residing at 28 W 50th Street.
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