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Lou Costello biography

In the Navy - Admiral Lou Costello
Lou Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) Lou Costello, the man who would ask the eternal question, Who’s on First?, was born as Louis Francis Cristillo on March 6, 1906.  He grew up in his hometown of  Patterson, New Jersey, which he mentioned in virtually every...
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Bud Abbott biography

Bud Abbott - breaking through a drum in Rio Rita
William Alexander Abbot, aka. Bud Abbott (October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) Some people are said to have show business in their blood – in  Bud Abbott’s case, it’s almost literally true.  Abbott’s mother was a bareback rider for the Ringling Brothers Circus, and his father worked as an advance...
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