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Aug 27, 2005 · Another is that it referred to a visit Durante supposedly made to a small restaurant in Calabash, N.C., about 1940. He is said to have told a friendly waiter that he would make her...
One theory was that it referred to the owner of a restaurant in Calabash, North Carolina, where Durante and his troupe had stopped to eat. He was so taken by the food, the service, and the chitchat he told the owner that he would make her famous.
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- James Francis Durante was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist.
- Jimmy Durante often referred to his nose as the schnozzola, and the word became his nickname.
- Jimmy Durante was born on the Lower East Side of New York City.
- Jimmy Durante was the youngest of four children born to Rosa and Bartolomeo Durante, both immigrants from Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Sep 17, 2021 · “According to legend in Calabash, N.C., comedian Jimmy Durante and his troupe passed through the little Brunswick County town sometime in the 1940s. While there, he made friends with a young restaurant owner.
Jan 31, 2014 · In 1940 as Jimmy Durante headed to the door of Coleman’s Restaurant in Calabash, North Carolina, he turned to 28 year old Lucy and with a smile said, “Good Night, Mrs. Calabash.”.
It may have been the genuine homespun friendliness of the young restaurant owner that prompted the gregarious Jimmy Durante to beckon Lucy over to his table for some short chitchat. "I'm going to make you famous," vowed Durante, thinking she recognized his well-known face.
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Perhaps the line refers to the owner of a restaurant in Calabash, North Carolina, where Jimmy and his troupe stopped once to eat. He was so taken by the food, the service, and the chitchat that when he left he turned and said,”Good night, Mrs. Calabash,” not knowing the lady’s name.
