Billy Rose
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"William "Billy" Rose" was an United States/American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" (1927), "Without A Song" (1929), "It Happened in Monterey" (1930) and "It's Only a Paper Moon (song)/It's Only a Paper Moon" (1933). For decades preceding and immediately after the Second World War Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows, such as Jumbo (musical)/Jumbo (1935), Billy Rose's Aquacade, and Carmen Jones (1943), his Diamond Horseshoe nightclub, and the Ziegfeld Theatre (1927)/Ziegfeld Theatre influencing the careers of many stars. Billy Rose was inducted as a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. After divorcing comedian Fanny Brice, he married Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm.

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I am the Unknown SoldierAnd maybe I died in vain,But if I were alive and my country called,I'd do it all over again.

Never invest you money in anything that eats or needs repairing.

We never knock, for nobody's there--Just me and my shadow, all alone and feeling blue.

The pot filler, while certainly a nice and functional piece of equipment, is more of a bell and whistle than anything else.

It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.

Never invest in anything that eats or needs painting.

I like to think of it as keeping the Old World charm but updating it with modern conveniences.

As we started to entertain more, and gain more status, the kitchen grew into not just a room that would be operational and functional, but one, like the bath, in which we luxuriate.