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How the Bazooka Got Its Name and Other Tales
The chronicle recalls Bob Burns in Fort Worth at Casa Manana describing the bazooka’s origins from gas pipes and a whiskey funnel and his rise as an actor. He reflects on Irvin Cobb and their mutual laughs, plus a backstage Menard News interview and a Mexico travel vignette with Fortin scenes and a Dallas consul’s wife singing in Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burns
Fort Worth
Casa Manana
van Buren
Hayman
Bob
Burns
Irvin
Cobb
Arkansaw Traveler
Arkansawyer
Adolfo Dominguez
Dallas