Sharon Tate dinning with gossip columnist Earl Wilson & friends after attending the premier of "A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum" held in NYC on October 16th 1966
We’re not sure, but we think Earl Wilson (1907-1987) may be the last of the great classic gossip columnists we’ve gotten to covering here: we’ve already had Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan, Hedda Hopper, and Louella Parsons. Wilson’s syndicated column “It Happened Last Night” ran for over 40 years (1942-1983) and chronicled his nightly peregrinations of the Broadway social scene (theatres and bars…
if Emily can convince Mary Ann Skuttle to leave the Rat Grinders, they have the potential to do one of the funniest things in the world. “Goodbye, Bobby” isn’t quite as fluid as “Goodbye, Earl,” but it’ll do.
Point of No Return from Earl’s 2nd to last show! This was his first time on with Eve as Christine. From the April 1st matinee. Thanks to @phantomtrader19 for letting me share!
Pat Brown, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, C.C. Young, Gray Davis, Culbert Olson, Earl Warren, Frank Merriam, Gavin Newsom, George Deukmejian, Goodwin Knight, James Rolph, William Stephens, Pete Wilsoner