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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