Back in the early 50's, I was road manager for the Harry James band. As you know, Harry was married to Betty Grable. I also did special work for Betty outside of 20th Century Foxes eyes & ears. In February 1953, Buddy Rich, the great drummer joined the band and one evening, we had a small party for Buddy at the Hollywood Paladium where the band was working. Betty Grable & Marie Rich got to be friends and Betty invited Buddy & Marie to the studio where she was working on the movie, How to Marry a Millionaire. Harry & I picked up Buddy & Marie at the Beverly Hills Hotel and went to the studio. At the studio, we were all in Bacall's dressing room having coffee & danish and waiting for the queen, Miss Monroe to arrive. She had a habit of being late quiet a bit and keeping a lot of people waiting for her. Bacall, who is known for her salty language, gave her quite a verbal tongue lashing, but it just rolled off her back. When Betty passed away with cancer, I flew from my home in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. to Vegas for the funeral, then again for Harry's funeral.
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