| Oscar Levant | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1906 - 1972 Jazz pianist, writer, and fascinating conversationalist |
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| "I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on." |
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| ON ZSA ZSA GABOR: "She has discovered the secret of perpetual middle age." |
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| "Harpo, she's a lovely person. She deserves a good husband. Marry her before she finds one." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "So little time and so little to do." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line." |
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| "Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "I am no more humble than my talents require." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTSCRIPT "In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous." ROBERT G. INGERSOLL |
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| NEXT COMEDIANS & WITS PAGE = STEVE MARTIN TO MY MOVIES & TV MAIN PAGE TO MY HOME PAGE |
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