Monday, February 1, 2016
Meditating on Joan Blondell, Blondell, -dell, -dell, -dell
I watched Desk Set the other day and Joan Blondell was one of the reference Librarians. I recognized her face, but couldn't remember from what. Grease. Joan was from a Vaudeville family, the "Bouncing Blondells". She made her first appearance on stage at 4 months old. She starred in a lot of movies with James Cagney and was also one of the most highly paid persons in the U.S. during the Great Depression. Her rendition of a song called, "Remember my Forgotten Man" was considered an anthem of sorts for the unemployed. Joan Blondell, Joan Blondell, Joan Blondell, -dell, -dell, -dell, -dell, -dell....
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