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1929 The Jazz Singer Al Jolson real name was Asa Yolson

 

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Carleton Banks?????????

 

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Carleton Banks?? aka Alphonse Reberio

 

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Whose nickname was "Louisiana Lightning"?

 

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1929 The Jazz Singer Al Jolson real name was Asa Yolson

There were talkies as far back as 1921, but they were not synchronized to the film, just phonograph sound play while they showed the film.

 

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Carleton Banks?? aka Alphonse Reberio

Could be, but I do not know for sure. It was Brad Pitt that dressed in a chicken suit.

 

[Celticman]

Whose nickname was "Louisiana Lightning"?

Ron Guidry

 

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[Celticman]

There were talkies as far back as 1921, but they were not synchronized to the film, just phonograph sound play while they showed the film.

Correct, but the Jazz Singer is recognised as the first talkie.

 

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Ron Guidry

Correct

 

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What two athletes had "Big Bird" as their nick names?

 

[shack]

What two athletes had "Big Bird" as their nick names?

I'll take 3 guesses.

Don Saleski. (for sure)
Larry Robinson.
Mark Fydrich.

 

[nondescriptive]

I'll take 3 guesses.

Don Saleski. (for sure)
Larry Robinson.
Mark Fydrich.

Saleski and Robinson are correct, however Fydrych's NN was just "Bird".

 

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t1

 

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The father on Happy Days? Tom Bosley?

David Doyle's character on Charlies Angels was named Bosley or Boz, this may have contributed to the confusion.

 

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