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Who was mrs calabash the lady jimmy durante always said good night to at the end of his show?
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Mrs. Calabash was a nickname he used for his wife. After she passed away he would end his shows with 'Good night Mrs. Calabash wherever you are.' He would then press his finger to his famous large nose. Mr. Durante loved his wife and missed her very much. He was just letting her know he was thinking about her and still loved her.
*** There is a strong alternate theory that she was Lucy Coleman, a restaurant owner in Calabash, North Carolina. Durante and friends stopped through there once and enjoyed the home cooking and friendly atmosphere so much that Durante vowed to make his host (who didn't even know who he was) famous. Upon leaving he is supposed to have touched the side of his famous schnoz and said the line for the first time.
*** Mr Durante was smitten with my Grandmother Melville Harrower. The reference to "Mrs. Calabash" as the story goes was referring to a piece of jewelry she wore to several of his shows. They had become very close after my Grandmother was widowed. But she never accepted his proposal and so they remained friends til his death.
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Mrs. Calabash was, in fact, Melville Folmer Harrower. As a young widow, she met Mr. Durante through her brother, Walter Folmer, an actor. Mr. Durante was quite smitten by Melville, although they remained Just friends. On evening, they were with a group of people. Melville had left her alabaster handbag in another room. Mr. Durante asked one of his associates to get it for her. When he returned, the associate said “Here is your calabash”, mangling the pronunciation of alabaster bag. Mr. Durante then started calling Melville “Mrs. Calabash” and the rest is history.
What is the meaning of calabashi?
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There are several theories about this. First, "Mrs. Calabash" was part of a catch-phrase by comedian and radio star Jimmy Durante; he had a popular program during the 1930s and 1940s, and at the end of his show, he would say "Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are." According to some explanations, it referred to Lucille Coleman, the owner of a restaurant in Calabash, North Carolina, where Durante and his troupe had stopped to eat. He loved the food and enjoyed chatting with the owner. Later, he wanted to give her a shout-out on the air, but since he did not know her name, he referred to her as "Mrs. Calabash." However, another more likely explanation is that it was a personal salute to his departed first wife, Jeanne (Olsen) Durante, who died in 1943. "Calabash" was thought to be a mangled version of "Calabasas," the California city where they made their home during the last years of her life. Years later, Durante acknowledged that "Good night Mrs. Calabash" was in fact a tribute to his late first wife, but he said it came from a trip they took, during which they stopped in a small town called Calabash, which his wife found especially charming. He began to refer to her as "Mrs. Calabash" after that.
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