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It really helps though if one or more biographies are published. It presents a fuller understand of someone like the talented, but needy, Elaine Stritch. Just one example.

Why did you never visit Rome or England? London is only a six hour flight from the east coast. I did not visit Rome until 2006. But, my first time in Italy was 1973, but just San Remo near Monaco.

Perphas you just have a romantically, outsized view of Rome.

Occasionally both sides are correct. Those are the times that really frustrate me as well. Note to self: move on.

Munich is almost as good as Heidelberg for food. I was always glad I spent a Christmas in West Germany. Two former presidents died while I was in Europe: Truman and LBJ.

I was in West Germany in December and January 1972-3. Totally agree about the Gasthauses. I was disappointed when I visited Berlin restaurants later.

I know. Completely agree.

Cities are different depending on the season and weather. Paris and Rome can be cold and unfriendlu in the winter, especially if you are trying to sell a car in February. By Late June they are very different, wonderful cities.

Jack Webb played essentially the same character in the 1950s film Pete Kelly's Blues, but with jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee. Lee may have been nominated for a best Supporting Actress that year. She steals the movie from Webb.

Moss Hart and Edna Ferber were often enemies. They met by accident back stage at the 1954 musical Peter Pan. After Ferber left, one of the children asked who she was. Hart replies, "Captain Hook."

I love German food from Munich or Heidelberg. Could I move to either city. Or just stay here Philadelphia PA, and order meals from the Old City Tavern near Independence Hall.

Hedder Hopper, @Avalon and Lucille Ball To clear up whether Hedda's son was gay. He was major co-star on the show, Perry Mason.

I had similar experience with an older man who claimed to have written the lyrics for several Broadway musicals that later were films. One was Kismet. All true when I looked up Kismet. I believe you abou the jewels.

Dan Rather and Kim Novak

I would not have a problem with someone whom I met in another city and later talked with several times on the phone. But it would be someone I immediately liked physically.

I have a one time close friend who married young and they havr two great children. I was in the Army, and remember him sending me a strange letter focused on was I shacked up with someone. When his wife died of cancer young, all of his subsequent sexual partners were men. Recently he told me how much sex he had with men in high school I am not going to ask him about his marriage under any circumstances. But it must be bothering me to mention it here/ Added later* All these years later, it is more about his lack of honesty.

Good for you Nice to hear from you.

More often an usher than best man ----only best man twice.

Perhaps the people at the Kennedy Center thought Carol Channing was too idenfided with one role. The producers of "Legends!" we're strongly divided about hiring her in 1985 for that reason. Larry Hagman and Mary Martin insisted on Carol

Usually the Lifetime Achievement Awards

I agree with @marylander1940. His friend should consult someone with an extensive medical background.

There is not much new that can be written about the play "Legends" with Carol and Mary Martin. In the first few cities on tour, Martin was slow remembering the dialogue - not a new problem, but especially difficult when the plot never went anywhere after the first scene. (I saw the play in Boston.) Carol enjoyed doing publicity. In Dallas, someone asked her why was not Mary Martin there too Carol, "She is back at the hotel learning her lines!"

She was an unusual performer. Singing on her own, not the context of a musical or film, she was just ok

I only saw Channing in one play that probably lost money, but like her or dislike her, Carol Channing was a major Broadway star. (Even if Ethel Merman could not remember her name .)

I saw Ute in New York before when she was still singing songs associated with Dietrich and Piaf. Those songs were better known than her choices in Berlin.