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Danny Thomas recalls candy butcher roots and bologna fame
Beverly Hills star Danny Thomas explains the old term candy butcher used for street sellers in burlesque theaters and carnivals. He traces his start in show business from a Gaiety Theater job in Rochester to his Chicago 5100 Club break, and notes his Lebanese American heritage and rise to fame with Rose Marie Mantell.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Danny Thomas
Tate
Danny
Ben
Rochester
N.Y
Toledo
Ohio
Deerfield
Mich
Julia
Tony
Simon
Family Theater
Jules Verne
Michel Strogoff
Romanoff’s
Hollywood
Detroit
Happy Hour Club
Rose Marie Mantell
General Foods
Chasens
Ford
Rose Marie
Daddy
Thomas
Chicago
Amos Jacobs
Studebaker
Mario Thomas