CAMILLE BOHANNON

   
CAMILLE BOHANNON

Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, the Ziegfeld Follies
were conceived and mounted by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.,
reportedly at the suggestion of his then-wife, the actress
and singer Anna Held. The shows’ producers were turn-
of-the-twentieth-century producing titans Klaw and Erlanger.

The Follies were a series of lavish revues, something between
later Broadway shows and the more elaborate high class
vaudeville and variety show. The first follies, The Follies of
1907, was produced that year at the Jardin de Paris roof
theatre.

Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr.
(March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932)

TIM MAGUIRE

CAMILLE
BOHANNON

 
SANDY KOZEL

(1914 – 1999)

Joe DiMaggio (“Joltin Joe”) is widely considered one
of the greatest baseball players of all time and is best
known for setting the record for the longest hitting
streak in baseball (56 games from May 15 – July 16,
1941), which still stands today.

DiMaggio was a heavy smoker for much of his adult
life. He was admitted to Memorial Regional Hospital
in Hollywood, Florida, on October 12, 1998, for lung
cancer surgery and remained there for 99 days. He
returned to his Florida home, on January 19, 1999
and died thereon March 8 at age 84.

DiMaggio’s plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum.