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So many people have talents that are brushed aside, while seeking fame and fortune.
Vera Jayne Palmer, 1933-1967.
An intelligent woman with many talents, who became a parody of herself. "They're more interested in 40–21–35"
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Vera Jayne Palmer, 1933-1967.
An intelligent woman with many talents, who became a parody of herself. "They're more interested in 40–21–35"
Jayne Mansfield: The brand called two
The screen siren cleverly made herself into an icon, but then the audience stopped wanting what she was selling. What happened?
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Did you also know that "Larry" one of the Three Stooges was also a violinist? He attempted to pursue his passion for the violin but due to the depression he had to give up playing the violin and get a job that paid.... He often played his violin in episodes of the Three Stooges.
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Yes, I did know about Larry Fine.
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Another of the era, Harpo Marx was a self taught harp player. I've seen it said that his tuning of the harp was different since he'd not been taught how harps are tuned, so he learned to do what sounded good to him.