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David Bruce: Names Anecdotes

Posted on April 27, 2018 by davidbruceblog

A family photograph of E. B. White, cropped from a photo of him and his wife. Source White Literary LLC When Elwyn Brooks White, who is better known as E.B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web, attended Cornell University, its president … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Names Anecdotes

Posted on April 24, 2018 by davidbruceblog

Jim Thorp Jim Thorpe’s mausoleum is located in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The town used to be known as the separate small towns of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk, but after hard economic times hit the towns because coal mining … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Names Anecdotes

Posted on December 27, 2017 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/marx-brothers-chico-harpo-groucho-516158/ When the Marx Brothers’ classic A Night at the Opera was finished, humor writer Al Boasberg didn’t get any credit for his gags (which was standard procedure for many humor writers who improved other people’s scripts). Therefore, the Marx … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Names Anecdotes

Posted on December 23, 2017 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/abraham-lincoln-lincoln-memorial-716182/ President Woodrow Wilson liked to tell a story of his incognito visit to Hannibal, Missouri, famous for its association with Mark Twain, who grew up there. President Wilson fell into conversation with a native and asked, “Have you ever … Continue reading →

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