McCLUNG: Always follow the Golden Rule – Argus Press

If you can remember Jimmy Durante, Im guessing youre more than 40 years old, because he died in 1980. He was one of the most unusual entertainers America ever produced. He spoke with a gravelly New York accent. His clipped manner of speaking was unique, along with the silly jokes he told. Sometimes, while singing and playing the piano, he would stop abruptly and say, Stop the music! Stop the music! Then he would launch into a silly story or joke.

He sported a large nose, which he turned into an asset by referring to it as the Schnozzola. It became his nickname.

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McCLUNG: Always follow the Golden Rule - Argus Press