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Offline falsealarms

on: January 24, 2011, 02:23:31 AM


The National Enquirer (Sept 1973)... Bud Abbott of Abbott and Costello Comedy Team Would Like to Hear from Enquirer Readers.
http://www.abbottandcostello.net/nw_article9.htm

The National Enquirer (Oct 1973)... Bud Abbott, 75, of Abbott and Costello Fame, Is Near Death
http://www.abbottandcostello.net/nw_article10.htm

What a sad end to a storied life.

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Reply #1 on: January 24, 2011, 02:53:46 AM
It is sad but at least his fans sent him plenty of letters. A lot of those older actors either didn't get paid what they were worth or ran afoul of the IRS or both. I know the Enquirer is a rag but at least back then they were willing to lend a hand.
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Offline Boid Brain

Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 02:17:19 AM
It's been years since I read Costello's Bio, but I remember him saying that tremendous animosity grew between them in the 50s...it got to the point where Bud would really slap the hell out of Lou in rehearsals.

For years they were inseparable. Even on breaks on the set they would repair to a card table and play Gin Rummy. They would go to one or the others house after work to play more Rummy, fiercely and for big bucks.

I can't remember what started the bad blood between them.

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