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ABBOTT and COSTELLO
October, 2016
NEWSLETTER
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Happy Birthday
BUD ABBOTT!
Happy Halloween!
Celebrating 72 Years
Here Come the Co-Eds
Starting Production!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
UNCLE BUD!
(1897 - 1974)
A TRIBUTE
by
Chrissy Abbott Orloff
(Bud's Great-Niece)
Everyone knows that you and Lou made 36 movies, nine years of weekly radio shows, and 52 live TV show episodes.
Everyone knows that you both are memorialized in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Everyone knows that you performed Who's On First? for President Franklin Roosevelt a number of times.
Everyone knows that that routine has been reprised, alluded to, updated and parodied for 78 years.
Everyone knows that during WWII you two were the highest paid stars in the world.
Everyone knows that you guys raised $85 million for the U.S. Government in War Bond sales.
Everyone knows that you both performed opening night at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942 and continued to support it until it's closing in 1945. Alongside Bette Davis, John Garfield, Eddie Cantor, Rita Hayworth, Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Joan Crawford and other Hollywood royalty who kept the service people fed and entertained as they passed through Hollywood, CA.
Everyone knows that Groucho Marx said, "Bud was the greatest straight man ever!"
Here's what may not be known:
Your devotion to your parents (Rae and Harry) and your brother (Harry) and sisters (Olive and "Babe") was deep and constant. With your success came generosity and care-taking.
You and Lou shared that commitment to family, and there was literally nothing either one of you would not due for your families.
Olive, Bud's oldest sister (my grandmother), told me stories that although their beginnings were poor, none of them realized it because there was so much love in the home.
Uncle Bud's inclusion extended beyond his parents and his siblings. It tickled down to Olive's children, his niece, Betty (my aunt) and his nephew, Norman (my father). Around 1945, he brought them both into Universal Studios and found them jobs -- mail girl (mail was hand-delivered back then) and dialogue coach respectively. My uncle saw Betty introduce fellow mail girl, Janie, to her brother for a blind date. He saw them marry, saw me and later my brother being born.
The touchstones of our lives, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, always centered around his presence. He was the axle of the Abbott wheel.
In school I was constantly being labeled with the shout out of, "Hey, Abbott!" When we would give our names at restaurants or events, people would always ask, "Are you related to THE Abbott of Abbott and Costello?"
Eventually, my dad became well known as director of "The Jack Benny Show, for which he won an Emmy in 1965. He directed numerous episodes of "Leave It To Beaver," "Father Knows Best,' "Get Smart," "Bachelor Father," "McHale's Navy," "Adam 12," "The Munsters," "Sanford & Son," "The Brady Bunch," "Love American Style," Stars of Jazz," and "The Bob Hope Show."
Aunt Betty ultimately became a script girl (continuity) for Orson Wells, Douglas Sirk, Blake Edwards, Boris Sagal, Clint Eastwood, Henry Hathaway, Bob Fosse, William Friedkin and Tony Scott. One of my favorite on-set photos is from "Breakfast at Tiffany's with Aunty and Audrey Hepburn on the stairs just girl talking.
In 1935 in that theater on 42nd Street when you and Lou shook hands, lightening struck. Through hard work and endurance, you forged a career that has lived on for 81 years.
Uncle Bud we thank you for including us in this wonderful business. But more so, we thank you for building a legacy that has survived, flourished, and continues to bring joy to fans. We are still being asked, "Are you part of THE Abbott of Abbott and Costello?" That, says it all.
Thank you! Thank you!
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SYNOPSIS
Here Come the Co-Eds
Peggy Ryan in a scene with Bud and Lou from
Here Come the Co-Eds
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72 Years ago this month, production began on HERE COME THE CO-EDS ...
Molly (Martha O'Driscoll), her brother, Slats (Bud Abbott), and his pal, Oliver (Lou Costello), are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a publicity stunt, Slats plants an article about Molly that proclaims her ambition is to earn enough money to attend staid Bixby College. The progressive dean of Bixby, Larry Benson (Donald Cook), reads the article, and offers Molly a scholarship. Molly accepts on the condition that Slats and Oliver come along too. Luckily there are two openings at Bixby for caretakers.
But pompous chairman Kirkland (Charles Dingle) holds the mortgage on dear old Bixby, and despite the fact that his daughter Diane (June Vincent) and her friend Patty (Peggy Ryan) are students, he threatens to foreclose if Benson persists in flouting tradition and doesn't expel Molly. Meanwhile, Slats and Oliver can't seem to please their surly supervisor, Mr. Johnson (Lon Chaney, Jr.). But the boys scheme with the co-eds to raise the $20,000 necessary to save the school. Slats arranges for Oliver to wrestle the Masked Marvel for $1,000 and although Johnson replaces the Masked Marvel, Oliver manages to win the match. Slats bets the stakes at 20-to-1 on a Bixby basketball game. But the bookie, Honest Dan (Joe Kirk), recruits a team of professional basketball players to play in place of the girls from Carlton. Oliver joins the game as a ringer for Bixby. Oliver loses the game, but swipes Honest Dan's bankroll, and he and Slats, after a wild cross-town chase, make it to Bixby with the money just in time.
Courtesy of "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood"
by Ron Palumbo and Bob Furmanek
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THE SCRIPT
Basketball scene between takes. Lou with professional girls basketball players
The script
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completed by Edmund Hartmann, Edmund Joseph, and Hal Fimberg, sat on a shelf for a year. When it was dusted off in the spring of 1944, Arthur Horman and John Grant began reworking it. The burlesque angle was gone. Curiously, Horman's initial drafts (submitted February 15, 1943) were a hybrid between Co-Eds as we know it and what will later be The Noose Hangs High. Bud and Lou, as messengers hired to deliver $20,000 in gambling winnings, accidentally mail the windfall to Diane, a taxi dancer at the Miramar Ballroom who yearns to go to college. The scenario was further simplified during the summer of 1944, and the final shooting script completed on September 26, 1944.
The Breen Office cautioned the producers over the fixed basketball game. "We request that you tone down the idea that these professional girl basketball players intend to cripple the girls on the Bixby team. We recommend that in scene 198 Bertha's dialogue be modified to something to the effect that they will merely play their usual hard game against the other girls. It would be well to avoid unacceptable brutality or any suggestion that the Bixby girls are injured badly or suffering intensely from their injuries."
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THE PRODUCTION
The film was shot in forty-three days, at a cost of $717,621.39 ($15,000 over budget), of which Bud and Lou were paid $102,000 (plus a percentage).
The Bixby campus was represented by North Hollywood Park, while the Shelby home on Universal's backlot served as the school's main building. (It also appears as the manor house in Time of Their Lives).
The wrestling set is possibly the most spartan ever seen in an Abbott and Costello production. To stage the sequence, director Jean Yarbrough went to a wrestling arena on Hollywood Boulevard and hired two professional wrestlers to double for Chaney and Costello, who appear only in the close-ups.
The most elaborate set was the college gymnasium, built on the studio's giant Phantom Stage (where, obviously, The Phantom of the Opera in 1925 was made). Lou was delighted to finally play basketball on camera. As Pat Costello (Lou's brother) recalled, "Lou played on a semi-pro basketball team in Paterson. They played an exhibition game against the Boston Celtics. Lou played against Nat Holman, and he held Holman to very few points and outscored him." A renowned basketball star was hired to stage the game for the film, and he instructed Lou in a condescending manner. Lou played along, asking, "How do I hold the ball?" and "Can't I throw the ball from here?" The player smiled indulgently, then stared unbelievingly as Lou tossed a perfect shot into the basket. Lou did the same thing on Keep 'Em Flying at the Cal-Aero school in a pick-up game with the cadets. "A little fat man is the last guy in the world you'd expect to be an athlete," Edmund Hartmann said. "He used to do a thing on the basketball court where he'd stand in the middle of the court and bounce the ball right into the basket. He did that very easily. He was wonderful." Director Jean Yarbrough said that Lou made all of the trick shots by himself - and never missed!
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SCENES
Much of the material in Co-Eds had either been played by the team before or was cut from earlier films.
Bud and Lou's slapstick attempt to clean up the kitchen of the caretaker's quarters was originally scripted for the ship's galley in Pardon My Sarong.
The "Oyster" routine was originated by Billy Bevan in a Mack Sennett short, Wandering Willies (1926), coincidentally directed by Three Stooges auteur Del Lord. Curly Howard exhumed the bit in the 1941 Stooges short, Dutiful But Dumb, also directed by Lord. The Stooges, in fact, did it in three other shorts. The scene was probably added to Co-Eds by longtime Stooge gagman Felix Adler. Bud and Lou spent virtually an entire day shooting the routine. Later, they did an even better variation using a frog in The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947).
"Jonah and the Whale" returns to the screen after making its debut in One Night in the Tropics (1940).
The wrestling scene was originally scripted for In the Navy as a way for Pomeroy to impress Patty Andrews. The sequence took four days to complete. Bud did not have a call on the third and fourth days, which may explain why he suddenly disappears mid-match. The boys re-created the match in an episode of their TV series in the 1950's.
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One would think Bud and Lou would steer of dice games after doing the classic scene in Buck Privates. But the writers managed to invent an interesting companion piece for Co-Eds. Oliver (Lou Costello) accidentally swallows Johnson's (Lon Chaney, Jr) custom-made dice, and the janitor confirms his suspicions by examining him with a fluoroscope. Johnson and Slats (Bud Abbott) then begin an impromptu crap game by shaking up Oliver and then checking the dice rolls on the fluoroscope. The inspired dice game in Co-Eds reappeared in a variation in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.
Courtesy of
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood
Ron Palumbo and Bob Furmanek
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE BUD
The Costello Family
Photo Credit: Chris Costello
(L-R) Bud, Jr., BUD, Vickie Abbott, LOU, Carole, Paddy and Chris Costello
Happy Birthday to a man we always referred to and called, "Uncle." You and your family were always a part of ours, as we were yours. Thank you for your generosity, your talent, loving dad as a brother (as he did you), and for the laughter you gave to the world, and for making us laugh with your side-jokes and twinkle in your eye. We knew you on a more personal level. We remember seeing you at birthdays, anniversaries, christenings, weddings, parties at our home, and yours. Thank you for your gentle nature, love of family, and your amazing talent!
Many knew only of your straight man persona. We had the pleasure of knowing your spirit and how completely opposite you were from your on-stage character. If we could describe you in one word it would have to be, CLASS. You were a class act, a classy man, a man who harbored sensitivity and never ever said a mean or derogatory word against anyone.
We love you Uncle Bud and we wish you a very happy birthday!
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A CELEBRATION OF BUD ABBOTT!
Come Join the Fun As We Celebrate
Bud Abbott's 119th Birthday!
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Paterson Museum
2 Market Street
#102
Paterson, N.J. 07501
Doors open at 12:30 pm
(1pm - 4)
Screening
"Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd"
Refreshments and cake!
(A small donation would be appreciated to the museum for allowing us to use their space)
For more information: (973) 321-1260
~ Sal Rinella ~
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Behind-the-Scenes
Lou with Naomi Stout
Photo Courtesy of Chris Costello
Lou with daughters Paddy (right) and Carole (left)
During a break in filming with Naomi Stout
Naomi Stout portrayed one of the Amazons. She was one of seven that were members of Los Angeles' Tip Topper Club, an organization where height was (and remains) a requirement.
Here, Lou is showing daughters Paddy and Carole what tall really looks like!
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Fans Come Together To Clean-Up
Park Dedicated to Lou Costello!
Paterson, New Jersey
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Photo Credit: Bob Mauro
Thank you to SAL RINELLA and ROBERT ATTANASIA for organizing a much needed clean-up at the Lou Costello Memorial Park Saturday, September 17th. BOB WILSON who hosts the Abbott and Costello 4 Ever Facebook group, got the word out, as did CHRIS COSTELLO on her page. This resulted in a group of 50 or more fans, some Paterson locals, and even the homeless who occupy the park, to come together and spruce up the long neglected area around Lou's statue.
The Paterson Times reported, "Fans were armed with rakes and black garbage bags, collecting litter and trash from around the park. A small group painted the bocci ball courts and the benches." Others brought flowers to plant, and a few managed to climb up to Lou's statue armed with cleaning spray and rags. Fans came from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania to not only clean the park, but to honor the memory of their favorite comedian from Paterson.
To all of you in this photo, our deepest thanks and appreciation!
You truly are LOU'S ANGELS!
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Markus Gerwald
Photo Credit: Markus Gerwald
Markus Gerwald gives Lou's statue a good shine!
Driving 90 miles from South Jersey to help spruce up the memorial park and statue, Markus Gerwald, originally from Paterson, said that Lou Costello has always been his joy and inspiration. "I always stop at the park when near by and say a word or two to Lou. He was a special person who always gave himself to others. Regarding me cleaning the statue, here's a funny line I gave to my wife. I told her, "I won't clean the house as much because, 'this is my statue of limitations.' "
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Roberta "Scoop" Reitz
Roberta "Scoop" Reitz puts a fresh coat of paint on one of the bocci ball courts.
Roberta "Scoop" Reitz, one of our contributing writers and "reporters-at-large" had this to say about her experience at the Lou Costello Memorial Park Clean-Up campaign:
"I drove in from Pennsylvania, a two hour drive to the park in Paterson. I saw a beautiful sunrise on my way in, matched by an equally beautiful day. I've never seen a group of strangers turn into a family in such a short amount of time. Everyone introduced each other with hugs and handshakes. We knew we were there for one specific goal -- to clean up this park!
I had the honor of helping paint the bocci court. I watched children grabbing brushes and joining in on the painting, which warmed my heart, and I know it would have Lou's. That entire day I could feel, not only the presence of Lou watching us work in his beloved Paterson, but the love and support coming from the entire Costello family. People were walking past as I was raking saying, "Thank you." That made me feel like I was making a big contribution and difference. This group that came together, worked together. We contributed not only our time, but our love for Lou's memory.
Thank you to Sal Rinella, Robert Attanasia, Joe, Mark, Randy, Ginny Capitelli and the many others for this special day. I will never forget September 17! God bless all of you!
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Kevin W. Womble, Sr.
Photo Credit: Roger Grier
Two members of a car club were driving by, saw the clean-up in progress and immediately pitched in. When KEVIN W. WOMBLE, SR. climbed up to Lou's statue, one man placed his hand on his back to make sure he didn't fall.
This impressed A&C fan Paul Castiglia! "I was most impressed and touched by this local man who actually comes to the park every day at 7AM. He comes to clean it up, because he takes pride in his neighborhood and wants the park to be nice for his children to play in. A wonderful, descent soul!"
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Photo Credit: Roger Grier
With one arm around Lou's shoulder, this Paterson local is making sure Lou's famous trademark derby gets cleaned.
These are the people that Lou Costello reached out to and always wanted to help. It wasn't the rich, but those who found value in working hard for a better life for themselves and their families. KEVIN W. WOMBLE, SR. represents Lou's Paterson roots and values ~ a special soul!
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Bud Abbott Family Album
Bud and his wife Betty with Bud Abbott, Jr.
Ranches were very popular with Hollywood celebs back in the 30's and 40's, and many were located in the once underdeveloped San Fernando Valley which lies north of Los Angeles. But some celebrities opted for acreage farther north, such as Bud Abbott.
Shown here is Bud, his wife Betty and three-year-old Bud, Jr. at their sprawling ranch, named Hi Neighbor Ranch in Ojai, CA.
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Bud Abbott at home with son Bud Abbott, Jr., and daughter Vickie.
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Meeting My Childhood Favorites
ABBOTT and COSTELLO
Radio City Music Hall
1947
by
Gayle Stanton
When my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1946-47, our family traveled by train to John Hopkins in Baltimore for his medical evaluation, then it was on to New York to visit my aunt and uncle. I was an extremely shy nine-year-old. My brother was eleven, and just the opposite. I'm now 78, and my older brother is 80, has Alzheimer's, and yet today, he vividly recalls our visit with Abbott and Costello in great detail, as do I.
My father managed theaters for a gentleman who owned a chain of theaters in Florida. I was a movie-star-struck child who saw almost every film that came to our hometown in Wauchula, Florida. Back then, the county wide population was perhaps 5,000.
In 1947, our family, including our aunt and uncle, went to Radio City Music Hall to see I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now starring June Haver. Music composer, Joseph E. Howard, came on stage, followed by Abbott and Costello. They were our childhood FAVORITES, and to see them in person left my brother and I speechless! We thought we were just going to see a movie!
We began asking our parents if we could go backstage to meet them. Growing up in a small town, and being young children, this didn't seem out of the ordinary for us to ask. My aunt who had lived in the city for years, was certain it would be impossible and tried to dissuade our parents. Even then, my mother was a woman of the 1990's, a confident, loving, and very kind woman who said she would ask. My aunt and uncle remained in front of the theater. I think we may have embarrassed the. Perhaps mortified is a better word. The four of us went to the stage door. The stage manager said he didn't think it would be possible. However, my mother, in her kind and gentle way, asked him to call and see if they might, which he did, and they said to send us up.
Bud Abbott, dressed in a beautiful grey suit, a white dress shirt and tie, opened the door and warmly greeted us. I could see Lou Costello through the opened door. He was on a massage table, with a white towel draped over his back side. He was resting his chin on folded arms and motioned for us to come over. As a nine-year-old I wasn't very tall, so when I walked up to him, I was eye-to-eye with his face and folded arms. All I could see was a huge, sparkling ring on his hand, a big smile, and a happy voice! He took such time with us. Neither he or Bud hurried. Bud went to a dresser drawer in the other room and brought back 8x10 glossy photos which they both signed and gave to us. When we left these wonderful men, our feet could not have been touching the ground! When we emerged from the back stage entrance, my aunt and uncle were astounded. They were speechless!
This was an experience of a lifetime for us, a treasure I have never forgotten. Because of Abbott and Costello's generosity to my family, and because my mother was not afraid to ask, I learned valuable life lessons. I recently shared this story with my 10 and 12-year-old grandchildren and they "got it." Never be afraid to ask a fair question. All one can tell you is, no. But without asking, one would never know what could have been had you not asked.
I understand that one has seven pivotal moments in one's life, and this was my first. It encouraged and strengthened my self-reliance, my self-confidence, and an appreciation of kindness. That kind gesture by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello affected lifelong memories in mine.
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Professors Abbott and Costello
Abbott and Costello as Educators
by
Rich Garland
There's a huge push in public education for the integration of technology in classrooms. Creating inspiring lessons has always been a challenge and students today want to be entertained. Cell phones, I-Pads, PC's (IBM-compatibles), Macs, Chrome Books, etc., electronic white boards, and video displays are all being leveraged as tools for learning. Thanks to the internet, and Wi-Fi, these are effective tools for bringing the outside world further into the classroom; all this to develop a culture for learning. Teachers are expected to be coaches, mentors, and now actors, and need help from the experts; experts like the legendary team of Abbott and Costello - giving us intelligent humor. With the internet we now have access to their brilliance - as educators, not just comedians. Here are a few examples:
Google "Abbott and Costello" and "Education". You'll find numerous references, with 7 x 13 = 28 being the number one favorite of teachers for math lessons ... my opinion. Math teachers seem to use the skit to segue into the correct vs. incorrect process for multiplication ("mulsify" according to Lou Costello), division, and addition. I use it to inspire "out of the box thinking" in my entrepreneurship course. If we are to maintain, or better yet, return to the standard of living we enjoy, we need innovators, critical thinkers who see challenges from a different angle or lens, and innovate. The students love the routine - it makes the point.
How about the telephone skit where Lou Costello attempts to call Mr. Field's employment agency at Alexander 4444! I also teach computing technology at my high school and use this routine to demonstrate the difference between active and passive communication when discussing networks. The students love it - it makes the point. I also used the skit to demonstrate "virtual reality" to a group of teachers in my lecture on Future Technology for the classroom. Are you familiar with Oculus' Rift - the virtual reality platform? Google it! To demonstrate the concept of VR in the classroom - I used the skit. Water through a phone line?!! Maybe not, but students can now experience a walk on the moon using the VR goggles and software. The teachers insisted on watching the entire A&C routine!
There are other examples of the team's value in education. Who's On First? for example; used to demonstrate the importance of each party agreeing on common terminology for effective communications, or to enlighten students on the roles of primary, secondary, and tertiary positions in English literature. Hmmm ... I think I'll use the skit to inspire the understanding of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds in my finance and investments course!
There are plenty more examples, I'm sure. Regardless, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Abbott and Costello. They had vision, were innovators, expert communicators, they shaped our culture, and they inspire ... qualities of great teachers. Maybe it's time they receive their honorary degree!
After retiring from IBM in 2009, where his final assignment was as director of IBM Global Services' Competency Strategy, Rich earned his fourth degree, his second masters, this time in teaching. With a certificate in Educational Technology. He now teaches business leadership, entrepreneurship, finance, and computing courses at North Kingstown Senior High School in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Never missing an opportunity to promote Abbott and Costello's contribution to society and to young people the world over, a poster of the team permanently hangs in the school's newly furnished business academy conference room, signed by Lou's daughters Chris Costello, Paddy (Costello) Humphreys, and grandson Michael Cristillo. That poster will remain there for generations to inquire about -- then admire the A&C legacy -- for generations to come.
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ABBOTT and COSTELLO
TELEVISION SHOW
Now Airing on Sundays
WJLP
The Abbott and Costello Television Show
Can now be seen on Sundays
6am (Eastern)
two back-to-back episodes
WJLP
Time Warner carries it on channel 1239
Thank you to William A. Padron of N.Y.
for submitting this information!
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Turner Classic Movies
Save the Date!
Sunday, October 30th
10 pm (EST)
Check your local guide to see airing times in your area.
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Have a Question?
We Have the Answer!
Photo Courtesy of Chris Costello
QUESTION:
Do
the Abbott and Costello
families have any of the scripts or any personal items from their movies or TV shows?
Bob Mauro
Clifton, N.J.
ANSWER:
This was such a long time ago, and through the years much has been lost or divided up among family members. We do have some of the radio scripts, a large scrapbook belonging to dad which have newspaper clippings of he and Bud's early burlesque years, plus an assortment of personal family items not related to their film career. My sister Paddy did have the last surviving derby which was worn by dad in
The Abbott and Costello Television Show. To protect it, we donated the derby to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. fifteen years ago. It seemed almost selfish to keep it tucked away in a closet where it could eventually become damaged. It needed to be preserved in a safe and controlled environment so that future generations of fans could see it. As for all of the leather bound scripts of their films, again realizing that we were all young when the Longridge home was sold, many were simply lost.
Chris Costello
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BLAST FROM THE PAST!
April 1954, Lou Costello appears on the cover of AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DIGEST.
This was a magazine geared for auto service center owners. Today, they're considered vintage collectible publications.
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Correction
In our September issue, we listed John Wilder as Vice-President of SPERDVAC. Our apologies, as it's John Gassman who is the VP.
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