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rumors of lesbianism of,
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–33,
181
,
186
–87,
281
–82,
296

in Russia,
276
–81

television appearances of,
178
,
180
,
183
,
187
,
194
–95,
201
,
228
–29,
258
–61,
266
,
285
,
313
,
317
–19,
349

vaudeville appearances of,
34
–35,
80
,
168
–70

“vitamin cocktail” treatments of,
172
–74,
187
,
197
,
265
,
280
,
308
,
356

vocal coaching by,
xiv
,
37
,
73
,
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,
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,
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–93,
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,
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,
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–10,
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–16,
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,
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–28,
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–42,
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,
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,
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–99,
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–306,
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,
337
,
344
,
353
–55,
384

Thompson, Llewellyn E.,
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–81

Thompson, Sylvia Sheekman,
102
–3,
131
,
208

Thompson and Jenks
,
31

Thomson, Archie,
64

Thorin, Gordon,
200

Thoroughly Modern Millie
,
343

Three Cheers,
91
,
96

Three Daring Daughters
,
139

3 Penny Opera
,
377

Three Rhythm Kings,
28
,
35
–37,
39
,
45
,
46
,
49
,
93

Thrill of a Romance
,
116

Till the Clouds Roll By
,
129
–30

Tirrenia Studios,
337

Tisch, Steve,
370

Toast to Jerome Kern, A
,
302

Toast of the Town
,
180
,
322

Tobin, Louise,
74

Today Show, The
,
198
,
258
,
269
,
285
,
330
,
382

Todd, Ann E.,
139

Tonight Show, The
,
101
,
164
,
198
,
200
,
212
,
218
,
258
,
275
,
285
,
323
–25

Tony Awards,
187
,
243
,
305
,
317
,
354
,
359
,
378
,
384

Too Many Girls
,
100

Top Hat
,
45
,
82

Torlonia, Prince Alessandro,
334

Torlonia, Princess Olimpia,
342

Tormé, Mel,
52
,
100
,
127
,
201

Town Hall Tonight
,
36

Tracy, Spencer,
186

Traver, Robert,
275

Travolta, John,
368
,
376

Trevor, Claire,
232

Trigère, Pauline,
365

Truffault, François,
366

Truman, Harry S.,
165
–66

Trumbull, Marjorie,
241

Trump, Donald and Ivana,
370

Trungpa, Chogyam,
376

Tucker, Bobby,
138

Tune-Up Time
,
27
,
72
–74,
76
–79,
94

Turner, Lana,
110
,
118
,
123

Turner Classic Movies,
257

Twentieth Century-Fox,
60
,
125
–26,
176
,
220
,
243
,
284

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,
220

Twice Blessed
,
123

Two Girls and a Sailor
,
107
,
108

Two Latins from Manhattan
,
82

Two’s Company
,
303

Two Sisters from Boston
,
127

Two Tickets to Broadway
,
321
–22

Tynan, Kenneth,
7
,
177
,
189

Ugly Betty
,
383

Ullman, Tracey,
370

Ungaro, Emanuel,
360

Ungerer, Tomi,
345

United Artists,
224
,
307

United Productions of America,
219
–20

Universal Studios,
92
,
110
,
370

Up in Arms
,
105

Upstarts,
200

Ustinov, Peter,
302
,
338
–40

Vale, Virginia,
71

Vallee, Rudy,
42
,
67

Valmouth
,
305

Vamp, The
,
200

Vance, Vivian,
61
–67,
100
,
304

Van Dyke, Dick,
235
,
329

Van Heusen, Jimmy,
200
,
307

Van Horne, Harriet,
230

Van Nostrand, Jack,
35

Van Pallandt, Baroness Nina,
354

Van Vooren, Monique,
348

Vass Sisters,
49
–51,
60

Vatican Jet,
323

Verdon, Gwen,
171

Verve Records,
259

Victor Records,
37
,
40
,
54
,
68
,
70

Vidal, Gore,
201

Vieira, Meredith,
382
,
383

Viking Records,
81

Vilanch, Bruce,
351
,
383

Vinick, Larry,
211
,
218

Visconti, Luchino,
361

Vocalion Records,
68
,
74
–76

Voit, Gene,
265
,
286
,
287

Vreeland, Diana,
xiv
,
118
,
190
,
215
,
233
,
238
–39,
248
,
251
,
256
–57,
355

Wagner, Robert,
78
,
131
,
155
,
186
,
307
,
335
–40,
370

Wagon Train
,
302
,
327

Wain, Bea,
30
,
50
,
51
,
54
,
68
–70

Wakeman, Frederic,
44

Wake Up and Live
,
55

Wald, Connie,
151
,
155

Wald, Jerry,
151
,
169

Walker, Danton,
236

Walker, Nancy,
101
,
164
,
175

Wallace, Mike,
165
,
178
,
179

Wallace, Randall,
186
,
191
,
368

Waller, Fats,
95

Walsh, Clara Belle,
190

Walters, Charles “Chuck,”
32
,
91
,
93
,
95
,
112
–15,
143
,
187
,
316

Warhol, Andy,
xiv
,
345
,
362

Waring, Fred,
41
–45

Warner Brothers,
25
,
28
,
151
,
169
,
242
,
244
,
261
,
312
,
314

War and Peace
,
244

Warren, Harry,
120
–21,
137
–38,
368

War of the Worlds, The
,
103

Washington Opera Guild,
190

Waters, Bunny,
128

Waters, Ethel,
81

Wayne, John,
225

Weaver, Sigourney,
31
,
208

Weaver, Sylvester “Pat,”
31
,
34
,
35
,
38
,
105
,
164
,
208
,
323

Webb, Clifton,
123
,
186
,
244
,
300
,
305

Wedding Day
,
238
,
241
–45

see also
Funny Face

Week-End at the Waldorf
,
116

Weiller, Paul Annik,
342

Weinstein, Ruby,
74

Weiss, Lou,
186

Weissmuller, Johnny,
298

Welles, Orson,
71
,
91
,
93
,
103
,
104
,
110
,
116
,
137
,
155
,
156
,
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,
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Welles, Rebecca,
208

Wells, Bob,
201
–2

Wenble, Deanna,
181
,
357

West, Mae,
31
,
199

West, Nathanael,
162

West Side Story
,
298

Whale, James,
102

Wheat, Carolyn,
131

Wheeler, Hugh,
359

Whippoorwills,
183
,
200

White, Barry,
361

White, Larry,
136

Whiteman, Paul,
102

White Nights
,
279

Whiting, Margaret,
118
,
158

Whitworth, Phyllis Rogers,
73
,
90
,
93
,
96

Who Is Sylvia?
,
315

Wild Bunch, The
,
353

Wildcat
,
303
–4

Wilder, Alec,
76
,
78
–79,
119
,
163
,
300

Wilder, Clinton,
238

Williams, Andy,
48
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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–56,
160
,
172
,
189
,
197
,
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,
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,
269
,
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,
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–30,
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,
370
–71,
377
,
379

affair with Kay,
xiv
,
166
–67,
175
,
179
,
181
,
186
,
198
,
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–30,
340

marriage of,
188
,
329

movie work of,
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,
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,
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,
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,
129
,
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,
139
,
329

records of,
82
,
130
,
195
,
218
,
275
,
282
–83,
323
,
325
–26,
328
–29,
343
–44,
361

on television,
200
,
322
–27,
329

See also
Williams Brothers

Williams, Bob,
100
,
149
,
157
,
167
,
186
,
193
,
200
,
328

See also
Williams Brothers

Williams, Dick,
100
,
116
–17,
129
,
144
,
149
–51,
153
,
157
,
166
,
167
,
169
,
175
,
186
,
188
,
200

See also
Williams Brothers

Williams, Don,
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,
114
,
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,
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,
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,
150
,
152
,
157
,
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,
167
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
223

See also
Williams Brothers

Williams, Esther,
138
,
299

Williams, Hannah,
62
–64,
66
,
71

Williams, Jay,
152
–53

Williams, Johnny,
48

Williams, Rose,
16

Williams, Tennessee,
xiv
,
10
,
15
–16,
76
,
111
,
172
,
181
,
188
,
356
,
358

Williams, Vanessa,
383

Williams Brothers,
20
,
116
,
149
–57,
159
,
166
,
167
,
170
,
186
–87,
196
,
197
,
222
,
235
,
238
,
306
,
315
,
320
–23,
344
,
384

Kay splits with,
175
,
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,
193
–94,
197
,
320

movie work of,
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,
105
,
142
,
143
,
169
–71,
174

in nightclub act,
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,
xiv
,
58
,
140
,
144
,
145
,
149
–57,
162
–65,
169
,
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,
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–93,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
321
–23

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