Billy Wilder

45 Of History’s Most Famous (And Amusing) Insults

December 2, 2016

One of our three sons, Geoffrey, introduced me to an especially interesting website — All That Is Interesting (ati) — at which the resources include Chris Altman’s “45 Of History’s Most Famous (And Amusing) Insults.” For example: “The trouble ain’t…

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Johnny Carson: A book review by Bob Morris

November 12, 2013

Johnny Carson Henry Bushkin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013) “Here’s Johnny!” or at least what he was willing to seem Let’s start with a multiple-choice question. According to Henry Bushkin, Johnny Carson (1925-2005) could be (a) Irresistibly charming (b) Distant and…

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