Tag: Summer

Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!

Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera! As spoken by Yul Brynner as King Mongut of Siam in The King and I, a role he played in film and extensively on Broadway. The Russian actor and dancer was born on this day in 1920. Died 1985. I saw Brynner play the King on Broadway back in …

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Ain’t got nothin’ but work babe, eight days a week

Of course. He was named after Carl Hubbell, the greatest screwball pitcher in the history of the National League. Herb Tucker in Neil Simon’s I Ought to be in Pictures American baseball player, Carl Hubbell, was born on this day in 1903. (died 1988). A few short months ago I spoke those words as Herb …

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