Corcoran High School - Glen Echo Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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I If I Toasting the tremendous success of one of hved It up m spite ofthe circumstances CIIQCIIF bums out How he could make us laugh! Politics, sports, religion and the learned snobs', were targets of this 'tmaster of satire? He was a genius in the art of comedy, a connaiseur of the Hpunch line. With his rythmical stride, he would lead us into the same hysterical laughter. How welll miss him now, Groucho was the inspiration of many comedians, and he even had the envy of the play boys, for he was always surrounded by pretty girls. Often accompanied by his broth- ers, Harpo, Zeppo and Chico, he led us many times into the rarely visited land of fantasy. Intluencial is a mild word when describ- ing one of comedy's immortal giants. When the Marx Bros. put their heads togeth- er a disastrously funny situation was bound to result. PRIN7 E SMEARS THE GRINS A graduate ofa famous New York City performing arts high school, Freddie Prinze found early fame in his role of the Puerto Rican Chico in the T.V. their many schemes, the Marx Bros. always of his professional success, fame and fortune evidently weren't enough for this very funny and talented young man who took his own life in his early twen- ties. M . l ,, . , Striking a familiar pose as Chico Rodriguez, Show Chlco find the Man ' In Fhls Sn' Freddie Prinze spent most of his time in and U3U0U C0medY, he C0-Starred Wlth Vet' around the neighborhood garage, where he eran comedian Jack Albertson. In spite Worked.

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IEILWI if aint? 'QQ gf. W if gig' , , wfwr f. -wa, 84,7 .3 ,fha 5 Z 'il A n Hourvdoq Only A Pupp On August 16, 1977.11 tragedy occurred which shook the world. The King was dead. Elvis Aaron Presley died at the age of 42. The career of Elvis Presley was ever-upward. From the beginning, with his early recordings, Elvis became the idol, hero, and heart-throbber of teenagers everywhere. Girls loved him, boys admired him, and parents felt that he was scandalous, which made the kids like him even more. Every aspect of Elvis' life was commercialized. ln March of 1958, Elvis became Private Presley of the U.S. Army. Col. Tom Parker. Elvis' manager, released those famous curls to be sold after Elvis had spent two years in the army. Picture after picture, record after record, Elvis was the symbol of American success, Everywhere he went, swarms of adoring fans displayed their affection for The King. There are no words to describe the energetic performance that Elvis presented. Whether he was gy- rating that famous pelvis to the music of f'Houndog, or softly serenading his audience through the gentle strains of Love Me Tenderf' the emotional experience was omnipresent. The man was as much The King as a Star. He was loved by all who knew him. Elvis was the epitomy of gener- osityg he felt he owed the world, and he delivered. '54 he King, Elvis Presley, belts out one of his countless hits at a sellout Although many of us are not used to seeing Elvis in anything but OUCCYT Performance. tight pants or a rhinestone jaumsuit, Elvis occasionally wore casual clothes for a few of his films, O

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at Almost as famous as the character himself, Chaplins derby typified his character portrayal. Charlie Chaplin was the sereen's greatest co- median because in his best films like 'lThe Gold Rushi' and City Lightsu he managed to achieve a fine balance between laughter and sadness. His movies were ridiculous, in- sane, beautiful, haunting, tragic, hilarious. awful, and unforgettable, like life itself. In his brilliant creation of The Little Tramp he played all of us-one person alone against the forces ofan absurd existence, trying to find beauty, love, and happiness, at least for a little while, with the odds against him at every turn. In one scene Chaplin, as the Tramp, would be stealing money from a church poor box fthe Tramp was hardly a perfect personj and inthe next held be tenderly presenting a girl he loved with a tlower. With the Tramp everyone could identify for we are all thieves and lovers, tramps and gentlemen, impossible mixtures of all human traits. Chaplin the Tramp was also Chaplin the Genius. fi ' ..-:.,.,, Q '- Although he was a small man, Charlie Chap- lin managed to portray his image in many unique situations. A typical facial expression brings back mem- ories of Charlie Chaplin in his famous movie City Lights. 09 Do s