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...Wynn's father was a milliner, hence the Wynnian love of comical headgear. His collection of outlandish hats now totals 400. He also has a big pair of shoes which cost $3.50 but which, he says, have cost $1,400 to keep repaired. He has an apartment in Manhattan, a home in Florida, another in Great Neck, L. I. Once he owned the mansion in Great Neck where now lives Cinemagnate Nicholas Schenck. He likes bicycles, collects books of wit. He thinks his joke collection is the world's largest. He plays several musical instruments. He is married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Gag Tycoon | 10/3/1932 | See Source »

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