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July 17, 1938

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Jack Benny gives a party for his daughter Joan and invites some little friends: Jack Haley Jr., Gary and Dennis Crosby, Dion Fay (son of Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay), Melinda Markey (daughter of Joan Bennett and Gene Markey), Al Jolson Jr. and Freddie Astaire Jr. Email me

Posted by Larry Harnisch on July 17, 2008 in Film , Food and Drink , Front pages , Hollywood | Permalink

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The Daily Mirror is my favorite thing on the entire LA Times website. Long may it wave!

Posted by: rechercher | July 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM

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