Word: nutter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Charactress Edna May Nutter ("Edna May Oliver"), 59, long-faced, purse-mouthed player of acid old maids; of an intestinal ailment; on her birthday; in Hollywood. Born into a well-to-do Boston family that went broke, she was originally a singer but ruined her voice giving outdoor concerts, turned to playing in theatrical stock companies. She made her first hits in Broadway's Icebound and The Cradle Snatchers, attracted greater attention in Show Boat. In Hollywood she was a deft scene-stealer, won a reputation as a character actress. She lived alone, rarely took part in Hollywood...
...Nutter's System, one of the garages affected by the suggestion, had refused over ten people by three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Dates with girls suffered a severe blow, according to telephone comments, because of the no-car ruling...
...possible government measures are concerned, the worst thing that could happen, according to W. F. Hooker, manager of Nutter's System, Inc., would be curtailment by government order of car operation on Sundays and at night. "That would be the end of that part of our business, he said...
...rental rates at Nutter's are up one cent a mile over last year, but the students accepted the rise without a murmur, said Hooker...