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Mud and Elitism in the Muddy Roots of Fame
A reflective column notes readers call the author elitist while he defends humility. He recalls childhood dreams of elite status in baseball and academics, names iconic figures like Hubbell Bogart Einstein and Ingrid Bergman, and contends he is merely a purchaser of elitist culture, never its master. The piece ends with the author affirming his grounded, mud-toe stance as proof against elitism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hubbell
Baltimore
Hubbell
Melvin Sachs
Eliest
Humphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
Einstein
Fermi
Szilard
Oppenheimer
Teller
Bogart
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Art Tatum
Erroll Garner
Jackson Pollock
Tennessee Williams
Arthur Miller
Norman Mailer
Gare Vidal