Posts Tagged ‘bing crosby’

Pal Joey Lyricist

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The author is John O’Hara, whose Appointment in Samarra resided unread (by me at least) in my stepfather’s bookcase for decades. Turns out that Pal Joey is a collection of fictional letters by the self-proclaimed “poor man’s Bing Crosby,” most of which ran in The New Yorker in 1939 and 1940. I don’t think I [...]

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Inger Stevens

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The Golden Globe winning television actress and movie star Inger Stevens was born in Sweden in October 18, 1934. Inger Stevens had a difficult childhood and this is because Inger did not enjoy a healthy life during her childhood days. Right from an early age her skill set showed and in no time her acting [...]

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