Word: claghorns
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Delmar, a 34-year-old damyankee who looks like Harold Lloyd, was born in Boston. He originated the Claghorn character, but Allen writes the gags. Kenny once knew a Texan who had the Senator's trick of saying a few words, then backing up like a flivver in a rut and saying them over again. For 15 years, Announcer and part-time Actor Delmar has been entertaining friends with his Claghorn act. Fred heard him and signed...
...Claghorn, who carries professional Southernhood about as far as it can go, tells how he was weaned on mint juleps, drinks only from a Dixie cup, sees only Ann Sothern movies, shuns Ann Sheridan, never listens to Mr. & Mrs. North, avoids the Lincoln Tunnel. His hat is a Kentucky derby. He naturally hates compasses for the way they point. Typical script...
...Claghorn: Claghorn's the name, Senator Claghorn, that is. Ah'm from Dixie. Ah represent the South...
...Claghorn: Thanksgivin', Ah only ate the part of the turkey that's facin' south...
...Claghorn: No man livin' can make me wear a Union suit...