Word: puttin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. Harry Richman, 77, song-and-dance man of the top hat and tuxedo genre who popularized Puttin' on the Ritz, Walking My Baby Back Home and On the Sunny Side of the Street; in Burbank, Calif. After his start as a Tin Pan Alley song plugger, Richman won stardom in the Broadway revues of the '20s and '30s, where he introduced standards like The Birth of the Blues and It All Depends on You. One of the highest paid stars of the era, and temporary fiancé to "It Girl" Clara Bow, Richman mastered the role...