Author Topic: Whuzzat #17 - Margaret Gorman, first Miss america, and a 1921 Birmingham (Read 2272 times)

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #25 on:** April 10, 2011, 06:38:50 AM »

Radio show performer?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #26 on:** April 10, 2011, 07:04:59 AM »

Was she an activist?

Ray B. · « **Reply #27 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:00:05 AM »

None of that...

She could have made her own Popeye's motto: 'I am what I am and that's all that I am!'

Wendax · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:07:20 AM »

Sounds like Paris Hilton to me.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #29 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:15:24 AM »

Ray B. · « **Reply #30 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:47:06 AM »

Not a spy. To speak the truth, her talents, if she had any, have not passed to history. I guess that it will be the same for Paris.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #31 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:57:57 AM »

Known by virtue lineage or marriage?

Ray B. · « **Reply #32 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:51:06 AM »

Nope, but you've made a big step: she was known by something else than a particular skill.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #33 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:57:25 AM »

First or last of something?

Ray B. · « **Reply #34 on:** April 10, 2011, 11:25:31 AM »

First something

Ray B. · « **Reply #35 on:** April 27, 2011, 05:16:05 PM »

Here is her one-time pal.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #36 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:16:37 PM »

Are we talking about an imaginary kingdom?

Ray B. · « **Reply #37 on:** May 06, 2011, 04:29:27 PM »

Mythical would be a truer word. You only see part of the picture. On the part I left out, she can be seen standing next to its king.

Let's sum up what you know:
- She was known for what she was, not what she did.
- As Paris Hilton, she had no particular talent, skill, or profession.
- She was a first something.

Carnut · « **Reply #38 on:** May 24, 2011, 07:45:34 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on May 06, 2011, 04:29:27 PM

she had no particular talent, skill, or profession.

...brains, charm or humour...

(referring to the person you were..)

Ray B. · « **Reply #39 on:** May 24, 2011, 11:37:18 AM »

Quote from: Carnut on May 24, 2011, 07:45:34 AM

...brains, knowledge or humour...

That she may very well have had, its just that history has kept no trace of it.
But at the time, she became famous for one particular quality, which was not one of those you mention.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #40 on:** May 24, 2011, 11:59:46 AM »

Was she an artist's muse?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #41 on:** May 24, 2011, 12:00:20 PM »

was it related to her physical appearance?

Ray B. · « **Reply #42 on:** May 24, 2011, 04:50:06 PM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on May 24, 2011, 12:00:20 PM

was it related to her physical appearance?

It sure was (and no artist muse AFAIK).

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #43 on:** May 24, 2011, 06:54:39 PM »

Pin-up girl

Ray B. · « **Reply #44 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:15:05 AM »

Kind of. I don't know if her picture was fequently pinned up, but if it was, since she was no actress, singer, or performer of any kind, there must have been a reason.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #45 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:38:08 AM »

Is it "Lily"

Ray B. · « **Reply #46 on:** May 25, 2011, 08:05:54 AM »

I could tell you, if I only knew who Lily is

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #47 on:** May 25, 2011, 01:20:47 PM »

The subject of a song by the Who, "Pictures of Lily" is alleged to refer to Lilian Baylis, a theater manager.

I Used To Wake Up In The Morning
I Used To Feel So Bad
I Got So Sick Of Having Sleepless Nights
I Went And Told My Dad

He Said, 'Son Now Here's Some Little Something'
And Stuck Them On My Wall
And Now My Nights Ain't Quite So Lonely
In Fact I, I Don't Feel Bad At All

Pictures Of Lily Made My Life So Wonderful
Pictures Of Lily Helped Me Sleep At Night
Pitcures Of Lily Solved My Childhood Problems
Pictures Of Lily Helped Me Feel Alright

Pictures Of Lily
Lily, Oh Lily
Lily, Oh Lily
Pictures Of Lily

And Then One Day Things Weren't Quite So Fine
I Fell In Love With Lily
I Asked My Dad Where Lily I Could Find
He Said, 'Son, Now Don't Be Silly'

'She's Been Dead Since 1929'
Oh, How I Cried That Night
If Only I'd Been Born In Lily's Time
It Would Have Been Alright

Pictures Of Lily Made My Life So Wonderful
Pictures Of Lily Helped Me Sleep At Night

For Me And Lily Are Together In My Dreams
And I Ask You, 'Hey Mister, Have You Ever Seen'
'Pictures Of Lily?'

Ray B. · « **Reply #48 on:** May 25, 2011, 01:27:22 PM »

Oh yes, I remember.

This girl lived to be a hundred, and died much more recently.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #49 on:** May 25, 2011, 01:28:36 PM »

Molly Brown? The guy looks kind of like Neptune

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