River Captain Trades River Life for Broadway Fame
Richard Bissell a Wave of change from Mississippi deck hand to Broadway writer and producer. He left river work for his family garment business in Town Iowa then created T cents which became the hit Pajama Game. He now works with George Abbott in New York preeminent in theater.
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Mississippi
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Richard Bissell
Grand Central Station
Rockefeller Center
George Abbott
Mr. Bissell
Rowayton
Grandfather
Dick Bissell
Exeter
Harvard
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Dubuque
Jines
Mediterranean
South America
Federal Barge Line
Bissell
Illinois
Upper
James F
Jim) McCarthy
Park Avenue
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Jim McCarthy
Old Plaza
Fairfield Avenue
McCarthy
Plaza Theater
Poli Theater
The
Globe
Poli’s
Ireland
England
Warner Brothers Motion Picture Company
Hartford
Jim
Johnny
Bud) Keane
Harral Avenue
Pequonnock Street
Bud
Larry Neary
Everbusy
Knights of Columbus
Phil Rizzfito
Yankee
Mel Allen
St. Patrick’s Holy Name Society
George Cowles
Brass Company
Mill Products Supervisors’ Association
Barney Dunn
Texas
Nick Vancho
Winter Park
Fla
Rollins
Nick
Frank Savo
Taft Avenue
Infantry
Germany
Bridgeport News Roundup of Jazz, Theater, and Local Happenings
Bridgeport and surrounding towns saw a busy mix of musical events, theater work, and community notes. Horace Silver in Westport, a Columbia Records quintet with Irving Townsend, and Bridgeport’s own Merle Reed on sax highlight a vibrant week.
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Taylor Glenn
Tom Magner
Eddie Ghagree
Por Mastresardi
Bridgeport
Len Cocco
Westnor
Westport
Horace Silver
Irving Townsend
Columbia Records
George Simon
Metronome
Merle Reed
Ted
Margaret Ruggles
Fairfield
Colonial Green
Mitch Sinianer
WICC
Uncle Sam
Ribicoff
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National Association of Real Estate Brokers
Cleveland
Perry Borrelli
Jeanette Bernier
Ritz
Ralph Flanagan
Chris Kosta
North Avenue
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Minas Koorejian
Fifth Street
Kappa Psi Fraternity
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
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Bay State College
Warren Harding High School
Ben Kornfield
Olga
John A. Durdan
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
West Haven
Campus Thunder
Bob Heath
Hartford Chamber of Commerce
Carol Daniels
William R. Daniels
Victory Lawn
Stratford
Connecticut College
New London
Carol
Joe Demski
Felix Wegrzyn Post
White Eagle Hall
Tony Puskarz
New Britain
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Pire Street
Angeles
Bridgeport Hospital
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Dominick Cocco
State Grand Lodge
Sons of Italy
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Shirley Lynn
So’s
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