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  • Will Rogers: America’s Cowboy Philosopher

    Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United States

    Will Rogers: America’s Cowboy Philosopher Will Rogers is one of the most popular Americans to have ever lived!  Rogers famously said, "I never met a man I didn't like." And the reverse was true – no one ever seemed to dislike … Continue reading →

  • Jack Benny

    Private Venue

    Jack Benny holds two unique and quite wonderful distinctions. First, Jack Benny is almost universally regarded   by critics, contemporaries and historians as having the best comic timing of any performer in show business. Jack Benny's ability to take a pause, … Continue reading →

  • Will Rogers: America’s Cowboy Philosopher

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    Will Rogers: America’s Cowboy Philosopher Will Rogers is one of the most popular Americans to have ever lived!  he famously said, "I never met a man I didn't like." And the reverse was true – no one ever seemed to … Continue reading →

  • Will Rogers: America’s Cowboy Philosopher

    Private Venue

    Will Rogers: America’s Cowboy Philosopher Will Rogers is one of the most popular Americans to have ever lived!  he famously said, "I never met a man I didn't like." And the reverse was true – no one ever seemed to … Continue reading →

  • Orson Welles

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Orson Welles was a brilliant, talented, impassioned, and self-promoting genius of motion pictures. While many remember his War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane accomplishments, few know of his fascinating life story. His personal and professional achievements will come to … Continue reading →

  • Gracie Allen – Underappreciated Comic Genius

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

     Gracie Allen is one of the funniest women ever to perform in American theater, radio, television and film. And yet if I asked you to name the greatest comedienne's of all time, you would probably mention names like Lucille Ball, … Continue reading →

  • Orson Welles

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    Orson Welles was a brilliant, talented, impassioned, and self-promoting genius of motion pictures. The very first movie he ever directed, Citizen Kane, is often hailed as the best film of all time. But after that, Welles' career took an odd … Continue reading →

  • 1943 – A Look At The World 75 Years Ago

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    75 years ago America was deep in the middle of the Second World War, just leaving the Great Depression, and dancing to the music of Glenn Miller's Orchestra. The Battle of Midway in the Pacific and the Allied invasion of … Continue reading →

  • Gracie Allen – Underappreciated Comic Genius

    Private Venue

     Gracie Allen is one of the funniest women ever to perform in American theater, radio, television and film. And yet if I asked you to name the greatest comedienne's of all time, you would probably mention names like Lucille Ball, … Continue reading →