Impresario: The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan (83 page)

38
“When you are broke …”: The
New York Post
, March 21, 1956.

39
“a very human note,”: Harris, p. 62.

40
“a barney refuge …”: McIntyre, O.O.
The Big Town: New York Day by Day.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1935, p. 116.

41
“very stunning brunette youngster.”: Harris, p. 72.

42
“Of course I said I loved it …”: The
New York Post
, March 30, 1956.

43
“From what I understand …”: Betty Sullivan Precht, interview with author.

44
“her life had contradicted …”: International Swimming Hall of Fame, undated document.

45
“Sybil, a girl from Chicago …”: Bowles, p. 91.

46
“I can’t stand it …”: and “Afterward we would …”: The
New York Post
, March 30, 1956.

47
“I guess Ed was the first Christian boy …”: Sylvia Sullivan,
Ladies Home Journal
, June, 1967.

48
“Oh, you mean Ed …”: Harris, p. 74.

49
“regular Marjorie Morningstar,”: The
New York Post
, March 30, 1956.

50
“I can honestly say …”:
Ibid.

51
“Her family was thrilled …”: Rob Precht, interview with author.

Chapter Three

1
All headlines, The
New York Evening Graphic
, 1928–1931.

2
“Does your boyfriend’s …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, May 23, 1931.

3
“after peering …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, February 24, 1928.

4
“Why does Tex shy …”:
Ibid.

5
“For the next week …”: The
New York Post
, March 23, 1956.

6
“erased any immediate …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, February 29, 1928.

7
“While his associates …”: Mallen, Frank.
Sauce for the Gander.
White Plains, NY: Baldwin Books, 1954, p. 159.

8
“Those who mistook his …”:
Ibid.

9
“This is a family …”: Winchell, Walter.
Winchell Exclusive: “Things That Happened to Me—And Me to Them”
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1975, p. 42.

10
“Walter, what can …”: The
New York Post
, March 12, 1952.

11
“Along Broadway they are selling extras …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, June, 1929, exact day unknown.

12
“I really thought a lot of Camera …”: The
New York Post
, March 28, 1956.

13
“Speaking for the Duffy interests …”: The
Daily Mirror
, April 25, 1930.

14
“Eddie picked the argument …”: The
Daily Mirror
, October 15, 1930.

15
“facetious twitting …”: Supreme Court, State of New York, Docket 36151, quoted in The
New York Post
, March 28, 1956.

16
“I settled with the Hearst lawyers …”: The
New York Post
, March 28, 1956.

17
“I was will to call the whole thing off …”:
Ibid.

18
“Ed had no intention of getting married …”: Harris, p. 73.

19
“At that point …”: The
New York Post
, March 30, 1956.

20
“all devout Catholics …”: Harris, p. 73.

21
“I didn’t want the job …”: Harris, p. 64.

22
“He takes my ringside …”: Winchell, p. 79.

23
“Ellmaker … called him to his office …”: Mallen, p. 163.

24
“on [the] condition …”:
Ibid.

25
“not a newcomer …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, May 29, 1931.

26
“He’s a curiosity …”:
Ibid.

Chapter Four

1
“So many have asked …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, July 1, 1931.

2
“The uppermost stratum …”:
Ibid.

3
“Divorces will not be propagated …”:
Ibid.

4
“Sullivan is well known …”:
Variety
, July 9, 1931.

5
“Did you mean … in the toilet bowl.”: The
New York Post
, March 12, 1952.

6
“Empty vessels …”: Gabler, Neal.
Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity.
New York: Random House, 1994, p. 131.

7
“I’ll rip your …”: Bowles, p. 86.

8
“To my former …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, June 8, 1931.

9
“velvet hammer…
Variety
box score.”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, June 3, 1931.

10
“desperate need for …”:
Ibid.

11
“ALWAYS CONSIDERED YOU A FRIEND …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, March 29, 1932.

12
“A First-night …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, June 5, 1931.

13
“Grover Cleveland Alexander …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, June 17, 1931.

14
“Everyone who played …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, July 19, 1931.

15
“Jean Malin belted …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, August 1, 1931.

16
“Eddie,”: I cooed …”: Winchell, p. 81.

17
“those cocktails at Alice Brady’s …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January, 1932

18
“6,000 Hunger Marchers …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 5, 1932.

19
“Mid-West Farmer …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 16, 1932.

20
“If you find …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, September 1, 1931.

21
“Before Larry Hart …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, November 28, 1931.

22
“In a speakeasy …”:
Ibid.

23
“Jack Benny felt …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, September 14, 1931.

24
“I said he would …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, March 30, 1932.

25
“Every time one … Paramount Building clock.”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, September 2, 1931.

26
“So many have …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, September 1, 1931.

27
“They say that Broadway …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January, 1932, exact date unknown.

28
“I remember my mother saying …”: Betty Sullivan Precht, interview with author.

29
“one of the unhappiest days …”: Sylvia Sullivan, The
New York Post
, March 30, 1956.

30
“He didn’t have national prominence …”:
Ibid.

31
“I linked Thelma Todd …”: The New
York Evening Graphic
, September 2, 1931.

32
“Claire Windsor …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January, 1932, exact date unknown.

33
“The Ginger Rogers-Mervyn Le Roy …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, September 28, 1931.

34
“conspicuous on the …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 4, 1932.

35
“Mrs. Violet Swanstrom …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, September 17, 1931.

36
“Al Jolson …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, July 7, 1931.

37
“wound up by blowing …”: September 2, 1931.

38
“The idea is that we go along …”:
Variety
, January 16, 1932.

39
“It puts them in the same …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 15, 1932.

40
“a he-man …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, May 29, 1931.

41
“Bert Savoy …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, July 1, 1931.

42
“the late spots …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 4, 1932.

43
“Not long ago …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, July 1, 1931.

44
“I watched Maurice Chevalier …”:
Ibid.

45
“In case you don’t know …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, March 26, 1932.

46
“I wouldn’t be …”: Winchell, p 80.

47
“The greatest thrill …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, February 4, 1932.

48
“The mail from St. Louis …”: March 18, 1932.

49
“Good evening, folks …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, April 16, 1932. Ed slightly misquoted Benny’s words; I’ve used the popularly accepted version of the quote. In his column, Ed quoted Benny as opening with “This is Jack Benny. There will be a second’s pause, just long enough for you who are listening to say ‘what of it’?”

50
“In announcing Sullivan doesn’t …”:
Variety
, February 2, 1932.

51
“My operatives …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 19, 1932.

52
“At the premiere of
Jewelry Robbery
…”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, January 19, 1932.

53
“The rubbing out …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, February 10, 1932.

54
“Like Broadway …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, February 20, 1932.

55
“Success on Broadway …”: The
New York Evening Graphic
, June 16, 1932.

Chapter Five

1
“uncomplimentary ballyhoo.”:
Variety
, July 12, 1932.

2
“no private scandal …”: Stevens, John D.
Sensationalism and the New York Press.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1991, p. 127.