Erma Bombeck and the House in Which She Wrote

The housewife-turned-columnist wrote her way to fame out of a suburban house in Ohio.

by Rich Watson 

For a generation of housewives, the syndicated columns of Erma Bombeck captured their daily triumphs and struggles with humor. Her work inspired future comedy writers and continues to do so today.

The house in which she grew her literary reputation is now a landmark.

The Musical Career of Tracey Ullman

The British comic and singer achieved big success with her eighties albums, and in particular, one retro-sounding hit single.

by Rich Watson 

Many Americans know Tracey Ullman as the one whose Fox television show gave birth to The Simpsons. She has had a prosperous career in TV and film, on both sides of the Atlantic.

A start in musical theater eventually led to the release of two albums from her in the eighties. An international smash single from her made her a star.

Imogene Coca Recovered From a Car Crash to Get Tony Nod for “On the Twentieth Century”

This early television star survived a car crash to appear on Broadway in a hit musical.

by Rich Watson 

Imogene Coca achieved her fame as an early television star. As a cast member of Sid Caesar’s Your Show of  Shows, she earned five of her six Emmy nominations and helped pave the way for future TV comediennes such as Mary Tyler Moore, Bea Arthur, and Carol Burnett.

Coca also had a prosperous career in vaudeville and theater. Later in life she came back from a car crash to score a Tony-nominated role in a Broadway musical.