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From: Ed Grimley <edgrimley@thecornerbar.net>
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Subject: Re: Guess Who - gw6.JPG
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:10:39 -0400
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On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:47:48 -0400, Chad NP-b24 wrote:
>On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:45:33 -0400, Ed Grimley
><edgrimley@thecornerbar.net> wrote:
>
>>This boy became one of the silent era's most famous matinee idols.
>>With the advent of talkies, his alcoholism caught up with him,
>>and he died of a heart attack before he could continue his career.
>>(He was not washed up because of a high, squeaky voice - mainly
>>because he didn't have one.)
>
>This is a tough one. Is it Jack Pickford? (Mary Pickford's little
>brother)
>
>Chad (NP-b24)
>
>"Well, can't he just beam up?"
>"This is *reality* Greg."
No. Hint: he starred in "Flesh and the Devil" with Greta Garbo.
They had a torrid affair which almost led to the altar. But Garbo
got cold feet and left him standing (literally) on the church steps.
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