IF: juice
“Hey O.J., when are you gonna start looking for the real killers?” “Right after this drink.”
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DCS: del bissonette
In 1927, as a minor leaguer, Del Bissonette led the International League in five categories — runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and RBIs. The next season, Del signed with the Brooklyn Robins (a team that would eventually become the Brooklyn Dodgers) as a first baseman. He achieved a .320 batting average and became only the third Major Leaguer to be …
DCS: june foray
Animator Chuck Jones once said: “June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray.” June, who passed away in July 2017, was the voice of our childhood. Yesterday would have been her 100th birthday.
IF: jazz
Come on babe why don’t we paint the town and all that jazz
DCS: x atencio
If you would like to join our jamboree There’s a simple rule that’s compulsory: Mortals pay a token fee Rest in peace, the haunting’s free So hurry back, we would like your company!
DCS: walter becker
California tumbles into the sea That’ll be the day I go back to Annandale.
IF: recipe
I don’t think that I can take it ‘Cause it took so long to bake it And I’ll never have that recipe again
DCS: rebecca schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer, a child model and aspiring actress, landed a small role on the soap opera One Life to Live. Her role lasted six months and she went back to modeling, even moving to Japan for a time, where her skills we more in demand. She was cast in a small role in Woody Allen’s …
IF: samurai
Aspiring photographer Toshiro Mifune reluctantly attended an audition at Japan’s premier film studio, Toho Productions. Asked to portray a man in a violent rage, young Toshiro flung himself around the room, rolling on the floor, growling uncontrollably. The other young actors were astonished by the unnervingly realistic exhibition, but he lost the audition. He did, …
DCS: mae clarke
Philadelphia native Virginia Klotz moved to New York City to pursue her dream of acting. She got work as a dancer while she was the room mate of future Hollywood siren Barbara Stanwyck. Virginia, now using the stage name “Mae Clarke,” signed on with Universal Pictures and was immediately cast in some big films, all …