Gracie Allen for President 1940
Vote With the Surprise Party
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Word Count
38,000 words, Guess
Page Count
152 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegracieallenforpr0000carr
- ISBN-10091039055X
- ISBN-139780910390552
- Library of Congress Control Number99096145
- OCLC Control Number44676893
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL8296829M
Classifications
- LCCPN2287.A485 C37 2000
Description
As a gag for "The George Burns and Gracie Allen" radio show, it was announced that flaky housewife Allen was running for President of the United States of America as a member of The Surprise Party. The joke snowballed and a reluctant Allen found herself embarking on a cross-country political campaign tour via train. The stunt became so epic that Mrs. Burns actually received some write-in votes in that year's election, making her the first contender for female President of the United States. Here journalist William Carroll amasses the original train schedules and various itineraries with a collection of photos taken at stops during their political rallies (focusing more on the people and places along the way than on Burns & Allen), along with the text from Charles Lofgren's "How to Become President," an ephemeral promotional book which was credited to Allen.
First Sentence
The source of Gracie Allen's political debut appears somewhat shrouded amidst the random energy and the needful confusion behind creating such a successful promotional event.
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