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Word: yokel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fair-haired boy; he's the local yokel who made good. He's Whitey Fuller, Dartmouth's press agent...

Author: By B. S. W., | Title: SPORTS of the CRIMSON | 10/4/1939 | See Source »

...publicity philosophy of Robert "Whitey" Fuller might well be compared to that of the press agent in the Broadway production "Yokel Boy." When the hero objects to unfavorable publicity, the agent airily replies: "You get thrown in jail. So what? ...Your name is mentioned...

Author: By B. S. W., | Title: SPORTS of the CRIMSON | 10/4/1939 | See Source »

...Another simple-minded yokel) Northfield, Minn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 11, 1939 | 9/11/1939 | See Source »

...Yokel Boy occasionally makes fun of Hollywood, more often it imitates it. The show's bright particular absurdity is its first-act curtain-a superpatriotic spectacle featuring, at different stage levels, marching men, moving battleships, zooming planes, happy firesides and village blacksmiths-an assembly-plant version of The American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Show in Manhattan | 7/17/1939 | See Source »

Aside from being too long and too silly, Yokel Boy is very fair entertainment. Comes Love should join the season's song hits. The chorus looks good and dances better. Judy Canova is an admirably droll musicomedy Sis Hopkins who flops only when she confuses herself with Bea Lillie. Yokel Boy Buddy Ebsen can use his feet. Tiny, titillating Dixie Dunbar can use her body. And Phil Silvers clowns convincingly as a loud, long-fingered Hollywood agent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Show in Manhattan | 7/17/1939 | See Source »

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