Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Neville Brand (born Lawrence Neville Brand; August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992) was an American television and film actor. He was also a highly decorated World War II American combat soldier.
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Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music, with over 900 songs and 43 Broadway musicals, leaving a legacy as one of the most significant composers of 20th century American music. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.
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Openly gay when it was still illegal.
Me too for CNR, for BR - gotta have villians, yin-yang!
Chester A. Riley -
The Life of Riley was an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a long-running 1950s television series (originally with Jackie Gleason as Riley for one truncated season, then with Bendix for six seasons), and a 1958 comic book. William Bendix played the title role.
He was also a highly decorated World War II American combat soldier.
He was the 2nd most decorated soldier in WWII.
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Wed 14 Mar, 2018 02:38 pm
@BillW,
Chester Alan Arthur
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@cicerone imposter,
cicerone imposter wrote:
I remember watching Bendix.
Me too ci. It brings back memories of the neighborhood where we lived, Wingfield RD in Memphis, TN. Lived there for about 1 1/2 years. It is where I went to 1st grade.
Our connection to Memphis is when my wife and I did the American Cruise Line cruise on the Mississippi to New Orleans last year. Really enjoyed Beale Street which was one block from our hotel, the Memphis Westin. We even purchased t-shirts there. We really enjoyed Memphis, and after passing St Jude's Children's Hospital on a bus tour, I sent them a small donation.
