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Fame and Folly of Celebrities in Modern Life
Erma Bombeck surveys fame as a modern lure, noting its fleeting glamour and health myths. She argues recognizability often outweighs talent, compares media attention to a factory line, and recalls an RV encounter with a devoted reader named Mabel meeting Heloise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Walters
Alan Alda
Edna
America
Safeway
Chuck Woolery
Tonya Harding
Hoover Dam
Manny
New England
Mabel
Heloise