TIDBITS 11/18/07

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We encourage you to forward this email to friends and colleagues. ====================================== A Dog Named HAH.

The world is divided into two groups. If I say Orson Welles or Paul Muni ... Group one will say: They were great. They were the best. We'll never see the likes of them again. Group two will say: Hunh? Group two will have no idea who the owner was of this golden brooch of a poodle--made by one Paul Flato-- jeweler to the stars. Group one ... you got a shot.

Our owner began her acting career at age 5 and ended it at age 85. She was the only one of two women to receive all four of the most honored entertainment awards: A Tony ... an Oscar ... an Emmy ... and a Granny.

Her mother was an aspiring actress who went on the road a great deal in order to pursue her dreams and who so hated returning home to her mundane life that she ultimately turned to drink.

HAH's owner's first role as an actress was at the Holy Cross Academy where she took on the part of Peaseblossom in the school's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

She never looked back. Later, at the age of eight, she was signed up to be in the production of "Old Dutch" on Broadway inspiring one critic to say something to the effect that she was the greatest leading lady of all time for her size.

When she was seventeen--though still playing a young girl role--she had the lead role in Pollyanna ... a role which won her great respect among her admirers. She was so good--it is said--that her poignancy brought tears to the rough riding ranchers in Montana. Let me tell you something ... making a grown Montana man cry ain't no easy feat.

Over her life span she played opposite many of Hollywood's greatest leading actors and actresses. Re: Clark Gable, John Barrymore, Ramon Navarro, Ingrid Bergman, and more. She retired from the stage in 1971. She died in 1993.

As for that poodle named HAH ... well ... it was an initialized poodle of her name ... for if you have not yet guessed who she was ... you will have to wait till next week. If you think you know ... email me ... and I'll let you know if you really know.

For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I direct you to my home page at

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where you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says Current Tidbits ... and then click on it in order to view a dog who might have been named HAH made by Paul Flato.

And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark

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