Donna Mills Videos : 1983 "STARS over TEXAS" Part 1 Jack Lemmon Donna Mills

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1983 "STARS over TEXAS" Part 1 Jack Lemmon Donna Mills

In 1983, Bob Hope took the show to Austin, Texas. Guests included Jack Lemmon, Dottie West, the Gatlin Brothers and Morgan Fairchild. Hope had a soft spot in his heart for the state -- he and Bing once owned an oil well there -- and did many personal appearances in Austin, Dallas and Houston -- "the only place where lawn ornaments bring in 100000 barrels a day." He admired the oilmen and cattle ranchers who made up a goodly portion of the population -- "It's the only place I know where you can tell what a guy does just by looking at his boots." And, for this special, the 1983 "Legends of Golf" was being played there. You can read all about the how Hope worked with his guests and his writers and what happened behind-the-scenes of these classic Bob Hope video clips by reading my book "THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers." Says "laugh-In's" Gary Owens: "The Laugh Makers is the book we've all been waiting for. It's jam-packed with stories, anecdotes and un-retouched photos from a fondly remembered past, recalling often hilarious, sometimes heartwarming, and always touching tales of legendary stars, near-legendary stars and one or two complete failures — which happens in show business. You can look it up in your Funk & Wagnalls." To get your copy, just click on this Amazon link: www.amazon.com Or this Barnes & Noble link: search.barnesandnoble.com Or, if you'd prefer the KINDLE e-version for $2.99, click here: www.amazon.com

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