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Feb 13
Dad Rates A Special Article in “The Billboard”
My dear friend Larry Zwisohn just sent me another gem, this time from The Billboard, a trade publication started in 1894. Early in the 20th century, The Billboard covered just about all facets of the entertainment industry, from indoor theaters to outdoor events. They settled for specializing on music genres due to Variety’s focus on …
Jan 29
Marion (Mimi) Swift (1940 – 2021)
My sister, Marion (Mimi) McGinnis Fleming Eaton Swift was born Dec. 19, 1940 in an air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland. She always hated that her birthday was so close to Christmas, so we would sometimes celebrate our birthdays together in June. Mimi was the youngest of four children and shortly after her birth, her parents …