April 26, 2024
Tag: Wylie Post
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I Never Met a Man I Didn’t Like
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This epigram sums up what people saw in Will Rogers — honesty, plain-spokenness, and decency. Rogers’ shy grin and aw-shucks manner were the heart of his charm, propelling him from a vaudeville cowboy act to stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies, movies, newspapers, and radio where he would gently lampoon everything. “All I know is what…
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November 23, 2023 5 Comments
Postcard History congratulates Hy Mariampolski for his contributions in this series on the history of Broadway theater. This part, an encore, is a fitting capstone to this landmark series. Hy’s narratives have become a textbook of history, and his postcards are an exhibit of the finest examples of the genre. Thank you!