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Eddie Cantor

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Even More Cross-Dressing Movie Stars!

    John Hansen, The Christine Jorgensen Story​There seems to be a bottomless well of these. Screen fame obviously equals a throbbing desire to get into heels if you're a man and a bowler hat if you're a dame. These are thanks to the J.C. Suares-edited book, Hollywood Drag. Let the glamorous, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Jackie Hoffman Doesn't Do Shellfish, Makes a Nice Chicken, and Likes a Big Portion

    Jackie Hoffman, dressed for work.​Jackie Hoffman is an actress, a comedienne, and the owner of some of the most flexible facial muscles in entertainment history. If you didn't see her on Broadway as Hairspray's Prudy Pringleton or as The Addams Family's Grandma, there's a good chance you caugh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Visiting the Nostalgia King: Joe Franklin, I Love You

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 9, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 28 Visiting the Nostalgia King: Joe Franklin, I Love You By Jonathan Black I am a Joe Franklin fan. Oh, I know what you're thinking. Joe is no star. Joe is nobody's plum. Maybe you've never even heard of Joe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2008

    Blogsgiving: How the Locals Gave Thanks

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 9, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 28 Visiting the Nostalgia King: Joe Franklin, I Love You By Jonathan Black I am a Joe Franklin fan. Oh, I know what you're thinking. Joe is no star. Joe is nobody's plum. Maybe you've never even heard of Joe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Trash Scribe Jackie Susann Lives Again at Fringe Festival

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 9, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 28 Visiting the Nostalgia King: Joe Franklin, I Love You By Jonathan Black I am a Joe Franklin fan. Oh, I know what you're thinking. Joe is no star. Joe is nobody's plum. Maybe you've never even heard of Joe ... More >>

  • Books

    February 5, 2008

    The Sad Funny Man

    Rethinking the career of Bert Williams, who raised blackface to the level of an art form.

  • Film

    October 2, 2007

    Bobby and Peter Farrelly's The Heartbreak Kid

    Rethinking the career of Bert Williams, who raised blackface to the level of an art form.

  • Theater

    May 15, 2007

    Partway to Paradise

    The Texas plains look plainer when Audra's offstage; Stew tells an old story pleasantly

  • Theater

    July 18, 2006

    Show What?

    Put yourself in brackets, like [title of show], and it's hard to reach out and touch someone

  • Screens

    March 21, 2006

    Gold Digging: A Treasure Trove of Berkeley Classics

    Put yourself in brackets, like [title of show], and it's hard to reach out and touch someone

  • Theater

    February 28, 2006

    Show What?

    Put yourself in brackets, like [title of show], and it's hard to reach out and touch someone

  • Theater

    September 13, 2005

    Taking the Plunge

    Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

  • Film

    October 14, 2003

    Witnessing An Underdog's Personal, Uncontrolled Fantasy

    Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    When Doves Cry

    Oscar Declares War on the War

  • Film

    December 24, 2002

    Bliss and Blarney

    Oscar Declares War on the War

  • Music

    August 6, 2002

    Slim Swanee

    Oscar Declares War on the War

  • Theater

    January 9, 2001

    Nothing, Interrupted

    Oscar Declares War on the War

  • Theater

    March 7, 2000

    Quiz Shows

    Oscar Declares War on the War

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