"Broadway" comic strips: Abbott & Costello's head guy - John Grant

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"Broadway" comic strips: Abbott & Costello's head guy - John Grant

Postby Ed Watz » Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:32 am

Before John Grant became Abbott & Costello's go-to writer for revamping old burlesque routines, he was a successful comedian on Broadway, appearing in the hit musical comedy GOOD NEWS for its entire New York run (Sep 06, 1927 - Jan 05, 1929):

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"Of course he smiled -- just like you and me." -- Harold Goodwin, on Buster Keaton (1976)

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