PLUMBER TO ACTOR.
From plumber to actor in one jump. While there are instances in which there doesn’t seem to be any distinguishable difference in the case of the able Leo Gorcey, one of the Dead End Kids, the above wise-crack does not apply. Gorcey got his start when he accompanied his younger brother in a tryout for a role in the stage-play, “Dead End” in New York. The director chose him instead and the Pipefitters’ Union thereby lost a member to the stage.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 36, 22 November 1940, Page 8
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84PLUMBER TO ACTOR. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 36, 22 November 1940, Page 8
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