Events involving this person
c. 1926
(possible)
Walter Winchell's syndicated 'On Broadway' column reports that, following Rudolph Valentino's recent death, the New York Morning World ran a story noting that 'Goddard-Neville, a dancer on the big tim
Gene becomes alcoholic pursuing Stork Club publicity
Description
He recalls a friend named Gene in New York City who worked at the music hall, thrilled to have his name in Winchell's column for being seen at the Stork Club; his nightly visits made him an alcoholic, and in hospital he hid bottles of alcohol in his clothes where the nurses did not find them.
Persons
Location
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
before October 1965
(possible)
Told
after October 1965
(possible)
Sources
- Source: The Rock ΒΆ60 (I saw that with a friend of mine in New York City. Winchell would mention him, seen in the store club. And he would cut it out and show me. I would say, Gene, how stupid can you be?)