Wednesday, November 16, 2011
[1873 - W.C. (William Christopher) Handy, blues composer, born in Florence, Alabama]
[1889 - George S. (Simon) Kaufman, playwright, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]
[1895 - Paul Hindemith, composer, violist,
conductor, born in Hanau, Germany]
[1905 - Albert Edwin 'Eddie' Condon, banjoist, bandleader, born in Goodland, Indiana]
[1909 - (Oliver) Burgess Meredith, actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio]
[1916 - Daws (Charles Dawson) Butler, voiceover actor, puppeteer, born in Toledo, Ohio]
[1922 - Royal Dano, actor, born in New York City]
[1931 - Bob Gibson, folk singer, songwriter, born in New York City]
[1934 - Guy Stockwell, actor, born in
Hollywood, California]
In 1961, caught in downtown Hong Kong in a rainstorm, I went into the Lane Bryant Department Store. There I purchased an excellent Burberry raincoat. All the staff (both British and Chinese) were impeccably dressed and had better manners than I did.
William's Whimsical Words:
Being an American is often awkward, but requires no apology.
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