WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS 4. BENJAMIN ANZELEVITZ Benjamin Anzelevitz. WWI Draft Registration Card. Jean Lawrence Cook WWI Draft Registration Card 12th September 1918. My first experience of J. Lawrence Cook’s work came when.June 1. 91. 7Ben Bernie, “The Old Maestro,” bandleader, composer (“Sweet Georgia Brown”), and radio personality, was born Benjamin Anzelevitz on May 3. New York City. His parents, Julius and Anna, born in Russia, had eleven children. The family lived in Bayonne, NJ from 1. Census for Bayonne, NJ, reports that Benjamin (last name spelled Anzeloert) was born in New Jersey. According to the 1. U. S. Census for New York, Benjamin (last name, Anzelovitz) was born in Pennsylvania. His obituary in The New York Times tells us that he was born on Attorney Street, on the lower east side of New York City. In addition he states that he provides partial support for relatives, full support for his wife, and that he suffers of “spinal trouble.”Little Ben was a prodigy on violin. He appeared at Carnegie Hall when he was 1. At 1. 5, he was teaching violin at the Mozart School of Music. He studied engineering for three years in local colleges. ARCHURE Copyright 2016, all rights reserved, by 'ARCHURE' is a Regeistered Trademark and Stagename for William Christopher Holley Musician Artist from Hollywood. At Heid Music, we value quality products and workmanship. Our team of repair technicians provide more than 300 years combined experience & knowledge, and they uphold. The Solar-Cooler is the world’s first Portable, Solar-Powered Refrigeration Cooler. Plug into the sun, and keep your food and drinks cool. David 'Honeyboy' Edwards (Chicago blues) Shaw, MS, 1915; Meredith Edwards (country singer) Born March 15, 1984, Clinton, Mississippi. From 1. 91. 0 to 1. The Eccentric Violinist,” then as a violin- accordion team, “The Fiddle- Up Boys” with Charles Krass. Back in New York, Ben Bernie teamed up with Phil Baker: they appeared in 1. Bernie and Baker.”In 1. Ben organized his first band and was given a six- week contract at the opening of the Hotel Roosevelt on September 2. The band stayed for several years, and was replaced in 1. Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. Some of the musicians in Bernie’s band were saxophonist Jack Pettis, trumpeter Bill Moore, and pianist Oscar Levant. In early 1. 92. 5, Oscar Levant was playing in a six- piece Society Orchestra at Ciro’s. The orchestra leader was Dave Bernie, one of Ben Bernie’s brothers. Ben appeared as guest conductor and liked Levant’s musical abilities. He offered him a job and Levant joined the Ben Bernie Orchestra at the Roosevelt Hotel in the spring of 1. He appeared in the Kit- Cat Club and returned to New York on November 2. The headline in one of the columns in the March 1. The New York Times proclaimed, “NIGHT CLUB ON LINER TO BE MODERNISTIC — Gayly . One of the major improvements was the addition of the Club Leviathan where “A special orchestra led by Ben Bernie will play for the club alone and other orchestras will play for the regular dancing program on the ship.”Ben Bernie lost most of his fortune in the stock market crash. With his gift for chatter, his smooth delivery, and his engaging personality, Ben Bernie was a natural for radio: his most successful years were in the 1. Mennen’s Shaving Cream, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Half and Half Tobacco, Bromo- Seltzer, and Wrigley’s Gum. During the war years, Bernie made appearances in airplane and bomb factories throughout the USA. He caught pleurisy in Chicago in early 1. He died in Beverly Hills, California on October 2. His body was flown to New York. Funeral services were held on October 2. Temple Rodeph Sholom and were attended by 1,2. He was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Queens, New York. Among the honorary pallbearers were Milton Berle, Abel Green, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, Billy Rose, George S. Kaufman, Phil Baker, Al Jolson and Moss Hart. Ben Bernie ended his radio broadcasts with “So yowsah yowsah yowsah . God bless you and pleasant dreams . Albert Haim. Note: The Hollywood Walk of Fame, conceived in 1. Los Angeles in 1. Historic- Cultural Monument,” consists of more than two thousand pink- terrazzo, five- pointed stars embedded on both sides of the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard between Gower and La Brea Avenues, and of Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. Each star, rimmed with bronze and inlaid onto a charcoal square, honors real persons as well as fictional characters for their contributions to the entertainment industry. The names of the honorees are inlaid in bronze inside the star. Under the names, there is a symbol that identifies the category for which the star was granted. There are five such symbols. Since then, two have been added every month. Ben Bernie was honored with a “star”, located at 6. Hollywood Boulevard, for his accomplishments in radio broadcasting. He was among the first 1,5.
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