n In his 1975 novel “The Choirboys,” author Joseph Wambaugh uses “John Wayne” as a verb, in the sentence “He John Wayned the door, kicking it . . . and sending it crashing . . . “
n Twenty years before Betty White’s 1970s stint on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” she had her own prime-time series. She portrayed the title character in the 1953-55 sitcom “Life With Elizabeth.”
A native of New York is a New Yorker, and a native of Boston is a Bostonian. What is the correct term for a native of Las Vegas?
A) Las Vegasite
B) Las Vegan
C) Las Vegasser
D) Las Vegasian
Answer Monday.
Friday’s answer: The 1964 Connie Francis film “Looking for Love” was TV host Johnny Carson’s only film appearance. He portrayed himself.
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