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Bill Bailey: Chicago July
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Collector Earl L. "Bill" Bailey has always been fascinated by World War II, and particularly this "dichotomy" of the war. He worked for nearly 40 years to create an assemblage of autographs of virtually all the military and political leaders of countries involved on both sides, as well as stamps, picture postcards and broadsides. The main focus of his collection is the Third Reich with signatures, letters and documents of the period documenting Hitler's rise to power and his eventual demise. There are a number of letters signed by German officers speaking of battles, anti-Semitic literature, and propaganda literature. Included are five Hitler autographs, one a postcard dated 28 March 1925, signed by Hitler three months after his release from prison as a result of his participation in the Beer-Hall Putsch. Another Hitler piece is a signed order dated 25 July 1943, in which Hitler calls for the stepping up of V-2 rocket production.
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Bill took his live show, Part Troll, to The Hague, Brussels, Antwerp, Glastonbury, the Ealing Comedy Festival and to the Edinburgh Festival, where he performed the first full preview at the Pleasance on 30th July. The show ran at the Pleasance until 25th August.
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In his late 20s, Mr. Bailey portrayed Cactus Jim, a mythical, 84-year-old cowboy who spun yarns for children in the early days of TV. Originated at WNBQ in Chicago, the network program featured Mr. Bailey introducing segments of Western movies.
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In July 1935 Bailey was arrested and beaten up after he got onboard the German ship Bremen and attempted to destroy the swastika flag that it was flying. With the support of the radical congressmen, Vito Marcantonio, Bailey was acquitted of all charges.
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Last Wednesday, after winding up a business trip, Rook decided to stop by Louisville and sample Bailey's on-air style himself. He was impressed enough to call Gene Taylor, a WLS vice-president, to come to Louisville on the Fourth of July and listen.
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