#roy benson

The Flesh Eaters (Jack Curtis, 1964).

Dora Ford was sister to Mabel Ford, Jonny Ford, Edwin Ford and Max Ford. Dora Ford made up 1/4 of the famous Vaudeville dance team The Four Fords. She was the mother of magician, Roy Benson, who was born in France in 1914 as Edward Emerson Ford McQuaid. Dora was married to Edward Emerson Mcquaid of the Juggling Team Emerson and Baldwin, Roy's father. She later married Gustave Schirmer whom she divorced in 1925. Original Copies of the marriage license and divorce decree are with Liane Curtis, her Grand Neice, in Los Angeles, California. Gus gave her $100,000, a $37,000 apartment and stocks in Schirmer Music. Not too shabby. Dora was born in October of 1885 and died in July of 1978 in Queens, New York.

O’DELL: I remember that the guy who was a landlord discovered who were they and said, “My god, we’ve got the Beatles up here! Do you think I could ask them out for lunch?” I said sure. So he came up and he took us out to lunch. This magnificent French place, very very nice – tablecloths, silverware, and a big menu you opened up about a yard wide. And we all sat there looking at this French-English menu and finally John said, “What are you gonna have, Paulie?” And Paulie said, “Have you got any egg and chips? [laughs]

Dent in a tuba tuning slide (along with a crushed bell, broken solder joins, broken brace flange and bent rotor levers, among other things). Ah, transport damage.

And I absolutely love Roy Benson and his style of humor.