WORLD WARNER II Nov 12, 2008
Skip the silly plot - Eddie Cantor plays himself and a look-alike cabbie trying to promote Dennis Morgan and the ubiquitous Miss Leslie by booking them in an all-star charity show. Cut straight to the lavish musical numbers, mostly written by Frank Loesser. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Today in History Oct 18, 2008
Thought for Today: "Matrimony is not a word, it's a sentence." Eddie Cantor, American comedian-singer (1892-1964). Buzz Up. (Yahoo News)
Senior Notes (Sept. 25) Sep 23, 2008
In a one-man show, Mel Simons will astound you on Sept. 26 with great songs and anecdotes featuring four show-biz legends: Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor and George M. Cohan. Mel appears regularly on The Steve LeVeille Show broadcast on WBZ 1030. (Needham Tab, MA)
Bert Williams Feb 12, 2008
During his 10 years as a Ziegfeld star, he also mentored many other artists, including Eddie Cantor, who began his career, in blackface, playing Williams' son. Williams died after collapsing onstage in Detroit in 1922. (San Francisco Chronicle)
All That 'Jazz' Oct 14, 2007
The Warners responded by approaching Eddie Cantor, who suggested Jolson, a bigger star than either him or Jessel. The new DVD set includes a feature-length documentary on the 30-year struggle to produce commercially viable sound movies, which began with Thomas Edison before the turn of the 20th century. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dog bite leads to Hollywood career for former Kewaneean Oct 4, 2007
In the beginning he wrote for such big Hollywood names of the time as Eddie Cantor and Deanna Durbin. According to a search on the New York Times website, Richard English was screenwriter on 10 major films, working with John Wayne on Big Jim McLain, Edmond O Brien on 711 Ocean Drive, and Ray Milland on Copper Canyon. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Jane Wyman, 90, star of film and tv, is dead Sep 11, 2007
But Wyman, intent on a show business career, moved back to Hollywood two years later and began working as chorus girl, eventually landing a job as a dancer in Busby Berkeley's movie "The Kid From Spain," starring Eddie Cantor. The chorus line included Paulette Goddard and Betty Grable. (International Herald Tribune)
How violent taboos were blown away Aug 26, 2007
On Sunday nights they listened to Eddie Cantor on the radio. All in all, they killed 18 people. (Guardian Unlimited)
Focus on tolerance Jul 29, 2007
People like George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Eddie Cantor blended the jazz that had grown out of the African-American slavery experience and infused it with Eastern European influences. Souvenirs (Sunday afternoon, Oct. 21). (Scranton Times, PA)
Community : The weather we've dreamt of Jul 11, 2007
Eddie Cantor (1892 - 1964). "Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed". (Forest Republican, WI)
Spend the evening with George Burns Jun 24, 2007
Special guests also courtesy of Hinmon's impersonation skills will include Gracie Allen, Eddie cantor, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante and Carol Channing. Audience members should beware: When this George Burns sings, he walks among the audience, serenading women and shaking hands with men. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
Spirit and humor of George Burns coming to FM Jun 6, 2007
Hinmon changes persona to include such other performers and Burns contemporaries as Gracie Allen, Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, and Carol Channing. Hinmon commented, am very excited to bring this show to the southeast Iowa area and to share a bit of laughter and nostalgia with their audiences. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
'Dr. Iodine' pumps life into new book Apr 29, 2007
He enjoys spending time in the music room at his home, where he listens to some of the old favorites from Glen Miller, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Eddie Cantor. He also enjoys reading - spending a lot of time doing just that at Stephens Memorial Hospital. (Advertiser Democrat)
Joel Grey Looks At "Unexamined Things" Apr 23, 2007
Eventually, the entertainer Eddie Cantor saw him in a variety show, and put Joel on national television. His career was launched. (CBS News)
Hinmon Headlines at the Fairwith George Burns Comedy Show 04-08-2007 Apr 8, 2007
Hinmon changes persona to include such other performers and Burns contemporaries as Gracie Allen, Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante and Carol Channing ... The one-man comedy show includes other special guest appearances by Gracie Allen, Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante and Carol Channing. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Dr. John brings jazzy New Orleans 'voodo' to Landmark Mar 27, 2007
After opening the show with two upbeat blues songs, John, along with his Lower 911 Band, played "Makin' Whoopee," a lighthearted, piano-heavy song written by Gus Khan and popularized by Eddie Cantor in the late 1920s. After a tribute to Professor Longhair, a legendary blues musician from New Orleans, John went into the popular American folk song, "St. James Infirmary," followed by "Blues in the Night," a song from his 2006 release "Mercenary.". (Daily Orange, NY)
Tour the Tombs of the Movie Stars Mar 3, 2007
Here lie Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson, amongst others. 6001 Centinela Ave., Baldwin Hills; phone 800-576-1994. (Suite101.com)
Brox Sisters: from UC to Hollywood Jan 23, 2007
Among other productions the Brox Sisters appeared in were the Broadway show "Coconuts" with the Marx Brothers and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 at the New Amsterdam Theatre with Eddie Cantor. They appeared in movies throughout the late 1920s and the early 1930s. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
