Various Artists - Friars Club Roast Of Gary Cooper 1961

Jack Benny	Benjamin Kubelsky	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 14 1894 - Dec 26 1974 age 80	Fan Club	Wikipedia

 

Art Linkletter, Audrey Hepburn, Barry Mirkin, Carl Sandburg, Dean Martin, Dimitri Tiomkin, Gary Cooper, George Burns, George Jessel, Henry Ford Jr, Jack Warner, Milton Berle, Sam Goldwyn, Tony Curtis., Tony Martin	Birth name	Birthplace
Born/Died	Official Site	Wikipedia

Held at the International Ballroom in the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8th 1961. Said Cooper, legs stretching contentedly from the dais to the far side of the room: "If someone were to ask me am I the luckiest man in the world, the answer would be—Yup."

Gary Cooper was under treatment for prostate and colon cancer at the time, then found out in February that it had spread further and was terminal. He died a few months later on May 13 1961 at age 60.

Dean Martin, Gary Cooper, Tony Martin

01 Side 1 Barry Mirkin, George Jessel, Audrey Hepburn, Art Linkletter, 
Dimitri Tiomkin

02 Side 2 Tony Martin, Jack Warner, Carl Sandberg, George Burns

03 Side 3 Governor Pat Brown, Dean Martin, Sam Goldwyn
04 Side 4 Milton Berle, Greer Garson, Henry Ford II
05 Side 5 Jack Benny, Tony Curtis, Gary Cooper
 

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Jack Benny - Classic Friars Club Roast Of Jack Benny January 21 1970

Jack Benny	Benjamin Kubelsky	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 14 1894 - Dec 26 1974 age 80	Fan Club	Wikipedia

Alan King	Irwin Alan Kniberg	New York City, New York, USA
Dec 26 1927 – May 09 2004 age 76	Official Site	Wikipedia

Spiro Agnew, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Milton Berle, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Ed Sullivan, Don Wilson	Birth name	Birthplace
Born/Died	Official Site	Wikipedia

One of the leading entertainers of the 20th Century, Jack Benny's comic timing remains legendary. Be it his signature pregnant pause or his exasperated "WELL!" audiences adored the most famous cheapskate in town. His radio and television family: Eddie Anderson aka Rochester, Mel Blanc, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, and his real life wife Mary Livingston, formed one of the most beloved ensembles of the sitcom format. They were his foils to laughter and his deadpan expressions spoke volumes. Forever 39, Benny hit just the right notes in comedy-his attempts at violin playing notwithstanding.

 
01 Soundtrack

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His other material on this blog are "tagged" at the bottom of this post WANTED
Jack Benny Story		Jack Benny Fiddles With The Classics
Jack Benny Playes The Bee		Benny Fields And His Minstrel Men
Jack Benny vs Fred Allen		The Sportsmen
Radio Fight Of The Century		Great Moments In Radio
Jack Benny		Presents The Treasury Of Golden Memories Of Radio
One Night Stand In 1942 And 1943 Complete Jack Benny Show		On The Town With The Sportsmen

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George Jessel - Friar's Roast Of George Jessel 04-04-1948

George Jessel	George Albert Jessel	Bronx, New York, USA
Apr 03 1898 – May 23 1981 age 83	Official Site	Wikipedia

April 4th, 1948, possibly the most stellar and uproarious after-dinner roast ever recorded. Honoring Jessel on his 50th birthday are fellow Friars Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, George Burns, Pat O'Brien, Bob Hope, Louis B. Mayer, Samuel Goldwyn, and in rare, live, vocal and comedic form, Al Jolson. Jessel's 'Guest of Honor' acceptance speech is eloquent and hilarious beyond belief, possibly the sublimest public utterance ever by 'America's Toastmaster General.'

The roast took place at The Biltmore Bowl, The Biltmore Hotel in Hollywood. Al Jolson refers to the Chinese as "Chinks" and sings, "My Mother's Eyes" (Jessel must have loved that!), "Easter Bonnet" and "The Nearest Thing To Heaven." George Jessel responds. Jack Benny (toastmaster), Mark Warnow (composer), Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, Samuel Goldwyn, George Burns, Pat O'Brien, Louis B. Mayer, Bob Hope, Goodwin Knight (Lieutenant Governor, California), Fletcher Bowron (Mayor of Los Angeles), Al Jolson, George Jessel. 

Here's To The Friars (Men's Chorus, Invocation By Ronald Reagan)
The Jessel Cantata (Men's Chorus)
The Toastmaster: Jack Benny
Eddie Cantor
Danny Kaye
Samuel Goldwyn
George Burns
A Word About Jessel
Pat O'Brien
Louis B. Mayer
Bob Hope
California Lt. Gov. Goodwin Knight
Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowran
Al Jolson Speech And Songs: My Mother's Eyes
Al Jolson Speech And Songs: Ester Parade
Al Jolson Speech And Songs: Nearest Things To Heaven
George Jessel
Conclusion

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Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz - Friar's Club Presents Lucy And Desi Testimonial Dinner 1958

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Lucille Ball	Lucille Désirée Ball	Jamestown, New York, USA
Aug 06 1911 - Apr 26 1989 age 77(1989-04-26)	Official Site	Wikipedia

Desi Arnaz	Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Mar 02 1917 - Dec 02 1986 age 69(1986-12-02)	Official Site	Wikipedia

• Very rare 1958 private label gatefold 2 LP “The Friars Club Presents The Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz Testimonial Dinner” (No cat #).
• This event for the stars of I Love Lucy took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel November 23, 1958 in celebration of the Friars Club 10th Anniversary. These testimonial dinners eventually were called “roasts”.
• Making an appearance at this “roast” was Dean Martin who spoke at length and also sang a parody of “Volare” about Lucy & Desi accompanied by Ken Lane.
• The LPs also featured appearances by George Burns, Art Linkletter, George Murphy, Tony Martin, Milton Berle and several others.

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Various Artists - My Favorite Story 1963

01 Bing Crosby
02 Lucile Ball
03 Bing Crosby
04 Jack Benny
05 Bing Crosby
06 Joey Bishop
07 Bing Crosby
08 George Burns
09 Bing Crosby
10 Bob Hope
11 Bing Crosby
12 George Jessel
13 Bing Crosby
14 Gene Kelley
15 Bing Crosby
16 Art Linkletter
17 Bing Crosby
18 Groucho Marx
19 Bing Crosby
20 Phil Silvers
21 Bing Crosby
22 Red Skeleton
23 Bing Crosby
24 Jimmy Stewart
25 Bing Crosby
26 Danny Thomas
27 Bing Crosby

Various Artists - Kings Of Comedy 1986

Sid Caesar	Isaac Sidney Caesar	Yonkers, New York, USA
Sep 08 1922 -	Official Site	Wikipedia

Jonathan Winters	Jonathan Harshman Winters III	Bellbrook, Ohio, USA
Nov 11 1925 - Apr 11 2013 age 87	Official Site	Wikipedia

Shelley Berman	Sheldon Berman	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 03 1925 -	Official Site	Wikipedia

Moms Mabley	Loretta Mary Aiken aka Jackie Mabley	Brevard, North Carolina, USA
Mar 19 1894 – May 23 1975 age 81	Official Website	Wikipedia

Mike Nichols	Michael Igor Peschkowsky	Berlin, Germany
Nov 06 1931 -	Official Site	Wikipedia

Elaine May	Elaine Berlin aka Esther Dale	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 21 1932 -	Official Site	Wikipedia

 

Joan Rivers	Joan Alexandra Molinsky	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jun 08 1933 - Sep 04 2014 age 81	Official Site	Wikipedia

David Frye	David Shapiro	Brooklyn, New York USA
Nov 21 1933 - Jan 24 2011 age 77	Official Site	Wikipedia

Pat Paulsen	Patrick Layton Paulsen	South Bend, Washington, USA
Jul 06 1927 - Apr 24 1997 age 69	Official Site	Wikipedia

Track 1

Guess Who These Comedians Are?
 
Tracks 2

01 Abbott and Costello
02 Will Rogers
03 Jackie Gleason
04 Jack Benny
05 Smith and Dale
06 Al Jolson
07 Groucho Marx

Bob Hope, Pat Paulsen, Barry Goldwater,Will Rogers, Harry Goldwater, David Frye, Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks, Hal Holbrook, Pat Mc Cormick, Mike Nichols And Elaine May, George Burns And Gracie Allen, Shelley Berman, Bud Abbott And Lou Costello, Morey Amsterdam, Bert Gordon, Godfrey Cambridge, Pete Barbutti, Allan Sherman, Norm Crosby, Milly Of Fibber Mc Gee And Molly, Jackie Gleason, Orson Bean, Kenny Delmar, Ed Wynn, Jack Pearl, Milt Kamen, Jack Benny With Gracie Allen, Ernie Kovac, Johnathan Winters, Ed Gardner, Leonard Barr, Moms Mabley, Jerry Stiller And Anne Meara, Sid Caesar, Don Ameche And Frances Langford, Smith & Dale, George Gobel, Joan Rivers, Tommy & Dickie Smothers, Victor Borge, Harry Hershfield, WC Fields, Woody Woodbury, Charlie McCarthy And WC Fields, Red Skelton

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Her other material on this blog is "tagged" at the bottom of this post WANTED
Happy Birthday Lois (Flexi) 1977	Voices Of Vista: Joan Rivers		That Show with Joan Rivers, Vol 1-3 (Video) 1968		Broke And Alone Tour 2004

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