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Show Biz Jackpot and Oakland Robbery Tale
A satirical look at entering show business outlines categories like Pretty Weird and Gritty with examples. It cites Guinness Book figures for TV contracts and notes Oakland police arrest Lee Jackson Jr after a $50 robbery at Kiraby’s Merit Coffee Show. one bullet grazed him, he was hospitalized and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzy Farker
Tiny Tim
Tiny Hag
Suzy Parker
Raquel Welch
Dean Martin
Dino Paul Crocetti
Martin
Jerry Lewis
Gary Moore
Thomas Garrison Morfit
Johnny Carson
Rainaele
Carson
Perry Como
Pierino Como
NBC
Oakland
UPI
Lee Jackson Jr
Kiraby
Jack Froeming
Jackson