Postage Stamps of Life Highlight Early Big Names
New York Cavalcade recalls figures who faced initial discouragement before fame. Noel Coward, Jim Bishop, James J Braddock, Lillian Hellman, Eugene ONeill, Barbra Streisand, Sinclair Lewis, Dean Martin, Gypsy Rose Lee, Clark Gable, Bette Davis, and Dorothy Lamour are cited as examples of perseverance leading to later prominence in literature, theatre, and film.
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Noel Coward
Greenwich Vilage
Jim Bishop
Lincoln
James J. Braddock
Max Baer
Gypsy Rose Lee
Flo Ziegfeld
Clark Gable
Bette Davis
Early Showbiz Paths Before Fame for 1940s Stars
The piece chronicles young Ethel Merman secretary and Billy Rose stenographer roles while Cary Grant as Archie Leach performs as a stilt walker at Coney Island. Irving Berlin as a Bowery singing waiter, Jimmy Durante as barber’s assistant, and Perry Como as a barber. Mary Martin faces discouragement until landing a minor Broadway part in Leave It to Me with My Heart Belongs to Daddy as a breakthrough.
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Cago
Ethel Merman
Billy Rose
Cary Grant
Archie Leach
Coney Island
Irving Berlin
Bowery
Jimmy Durante
Perry Como
Mary Martin
Daddy
Bob Stack’s Lion Hunt Set for ABC TV Segment
Hollywood actor Robert Stack, famed for gangland exploits on screen, this time bagged a real lion in Africa. The hunt from last year will be shown on ABC’s The American Sportsman on January 31, highlighting his skeet shooting pedigree and weaponry experience.
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Hollywood
UPI
Robert Stack
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Africa
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Safari filmmaker recounts lion hunt and Indian plains trip
Stack narrates four week safari with hunter Joe Foss and Ken ya head warden. Foss shot an elephant during the expedition while Stack presents realistic footage and a non sensational travelogue. He calls the journey the greatest country and says returning home changes a man even without killing.
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Stack
Joe Foss
American Football League
Foss
Kenya
Bob
Actor’s blunt remark haunts hunt tale with lion death
Stack credited resident hunters for game tips while Bob admitted surprise at his own actions amid a fatal lion hunt. The stark quote about “an actor not knowing what he’s doing” surfaces as the scene ends with a dead lion and a caution to drive safely.
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Sinclair Lewis
Yale
Robert E. Stevenson
Waterbury Republican
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Jerry Lewis
Dean
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Lion Shot
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First Ave
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Pink
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2Nd Ave
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Hiawatha
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DRIFE
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First St. NW
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