Here are 10 things you should know about Ludwig Stössel, born 139 years ago today. After a long career in Germany and Austria, he fled to Hollywood when the Nazis came to power.
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10 Things You Should Know About John Boles
Here are 10 things you should know about John Boles, born 126 years ago today. The tall, dark and handsome star’s career thrived in the 1930s but slowed down thereafter.
10 Things You Should Know About Fritz Feld
Here are 10 things you should know about Fritz Feld, born 121 years ago today. He enjoyed success on stage, in films, and on radio and television in a career that spanned 74 years.
10 Things You Should Know About Oscar Homolka
Here are 10 things you should know about Oscar Homolka, born 123 years ago today. The character actor had a face and a voice for villainy, but played a diverse range of characters.
Snapshot in Prose: Al Bowlly
In this week’s Snapshot in Prose, we convene with Ray Noble‘s favorite vocalist (and one of ours, too), Mr. Al Bowlly. We learn that Bowlly had a fledgling career as a barber before he became a professional singer and that he grew up not in England, as we’d always thought, but in Johannesburg, South Africa. Join us for this 1935 tête-à-tête with Mr. Bowlly.
“They’re the only kind of songs I like to sing,” said the popular Al when we cornered him in Radio City’s luxurious Rainbow Room. “Of course, I often have to sing other types but I can’t put my heart into anything without a touch of romance.”
Albert Bowlly, who is currently appearing with Ray Noble at New York’s swanky Rainbow Room, 65 stories above the clatter and clamor of Manhattan, and can be heard over a coast-to-coast hook-up several times a week, was born on a farm near Johannesburg, South Africa, about thirty years ago.