07-12-2011, 11:44 PM
Family story about Gordon MacRae -- my grandfather on my mother's side was very good friends with MacRae. My mom was one of seven (!) sisters, and once MacRae came over and sang Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin to the young ladies, who all swooned like crazy. My mom was 14 at the time, and she told MacRae she wanted to be an actress. He said, "Well, when you turn 16, you head out to Los Angeles, and you can live with me until you get your break." My grandmother wasn't thrilled with that offer, let me tell you (and mom never made it into acting...)/