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20 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read

Happy Fran Allison's birthday!

Has ever a performer been more incontrovertibly beloved?

I'd forgotten that there was a TV production of Damn Yankees with Phil Silvers, Lee Remick, Jerry Lanning, Bob Dishy, Jim Backus, and Fran Allison as Meg.

AND LINDA LAVIN AS GLORIA

I seem to recall a late Fran appearance with Kukla and Ollie, perhaps on a PBS special?, doing a disco number.

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