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May 2, 1937

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Headlines from May 2, 1937

CHILD HEALTH DAY MARKED BY NATION; Meetings in 3,000 Cities and Towns Pledge Aid--1,000 Discuss Issue Here; BOY TELLS OF SAFETY RISE; The President's Mother Greets Audience--Adie Reveals State Plan to Foster Welfare

By Unknown Author

The nation paused yesterday to pay tribute to its children in an elaborate series of special programs and parties marking Child Health Day, with public and private welfare groups meeting in more than 3,000 cities and towns to discuss "Health Protection for Every Child."

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RHAPSODY ON DINING, DANCING AND THE PLAY

By ALLARDYCE NICOLL

DINING out in New York, so entertainingly illustrated by the most recent exhibition of the Museum of the City of New York, may remind us that the drama has always been dominated by the dinner. In the world of the theatre esthetics are intimately...

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Notable Births

Lorenzo Music

1937Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)[โ€ ]

Gerald David "Lorenzo" Music was an American actor, composer, musician, performer, writer and producer. Music began his career in the 1960s with his wife, Henrietta, forming the comedy duo Gerald and His Hen. He then became a writer and a regular performer on the controversial CBS variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. In the 1970s, Music co-created the sitcom The Bob Newhart Show with David Davis and composed its theme music with his wife. He also wrote episodes for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, and got a major voiceover role for playing the unseen, but often heard, Carlton the Doorman in Rhoda. Music gained fame in the 1980s for voicing Jim Davis' comic strip character Garfield in twelve animated specials, and later an animated series, video games, and commercials. His distinctive drawling voice of Garfield was later emulated by other actors following his death in 2001.