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bookwight

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:25 am
Post subject: Origins of story idea for "The Acquisitive Chuckle" in "The Black Widowers"?
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Hi -

I'd like to know where Isaac tells the story of dining with (I think) Ken
Howard, who had starred in "1776", and from whom Isaac got the idea for his
story?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:36 pm
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I'd like to know where Isaac tells the story of dining with (I think) Ken
Howard, who had starred in "1776", and from whom Isaac got the idea for his
story?


He tells this story in the second part of his Bio. Page 557 of the
hardcover. The actor was David Ford.

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