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Jul 19, 20224 min read

Mr. Beebe Goes to Hollywood: The Making of the 1939 Film, 'Cafe Society'

Lucius Beebe is often credited with inventing the phrase "Cafe Society". The phrase refers to a sub-culture of the young, rich, and/or...

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May 9, 20222 min read

The Time Lili St. Cyr Flung Her Panties at Lucius Beebe

Burlesque legend Lili St. Cyr gave Lucius Beebe an up-close-and-too-personal performance.

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Apr 29, 20222 min read

Listen: A Rare Recording of “Mister Beebe” Sung Live by Jazz Singer June Richmond

Recently while scrolling through Ye Olde Electronic Bay‘s digital mail order catalog in search of new old fashioned items to bring to...

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Apr 22, 20222 min read

Ad Man: Lucius Beebe Loaned his Mug to Shill Studebakers, Booze and...Aqua Velva?

Various vintage advertisements and endorsements featuring the Beebe seal of approval.

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Apr 20, 20226 min read

'I Sing of Beebe!": Songs That Feature Lucius Beebe

Dandy columnist Lucius Beebe was frequently referenced in Broadway musicals by Cole Porter, Rogers & Hart & more in the 1930s & 1940s.

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Apr 14, 20223 min read

Watch: Rare Footage of Lucius Beebe at the NYC Easter Parade of 1936

Two rare videos of Lucius Beebe at the famous Easter Parade in NYC surface from the Grindberg Film Library.

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Apr 12, 20225 min read

Magazine Articles Written by Lucius Beebe: An Index

While Lucius Beebe began his writing career with poetry and became a household name in America in the 1930s as a newspaperman and lives...

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