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...Similar tributes came from such other previous $320-a-shot guests as Dick Nixon, Jack Benny and Billy Graham. But as ever, teary-eyed Tragicomedian Paar prevailed, reveling in his last self-apologia (about Castro. "I was wrong in many areas") and final vestigial vendetta (was Dorothy Kilgallen headed for India "to fight a mongoose...
...takes its listeners to a "house on East 68th Street in little old New York," where Dorothy ("Sweetie") Kilgallen and Spouse Richard ("Darling") Kollmar fill the air with papier-máché sophistication, some slightly dated hep talk (Dottie still peppers her sentences with words like cat, bug and dig), and some vicious meows. Dorothy also has an inclination to be hilariously wrong. With authority and certitude, she misplaces geographical landmarks, mispronounces French words, and misnames the heroes of history. WOR listeners tune her in with something of the same impulse that makes crowds gather at a fatal accident...
...Hearst Columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, Dec. 13: "The most discussed lady wherever socialites gather is a Mrs. Murphy...
Wallace asked her about Jack Paar. "Sad creature," said Kilgallen. Wallace asked her about Frank Sinatra. "We were friends once, but we had a falling out," said Kilgallen. "Falling out?" wondered Wallace, swiftly adding: "If it's none of my business, just say so, and I'll go on to the next one." But quietly, and with eyes demurely on the floor, Kilgallen told her story. She had not been able to understand why Frankie suddenly became distant and unfriendly. She asked a friend of Sinatra. "You see," said the friend, "Frank just doesn't like anybody...
...said Kilgallen to Wallace as the hour ended. "It was fun, like...