Famous Fedora Lovers

[marshack]

Don't forget James Taylor

 

[DNO]

I was browsing the City of Toronto archives and came across a group of photos of Toronto hatter Sammy Taft with visiting celebrities.

Here he is with Bob Hope:

Actually there's a few shots of Mr. Hope trying on different hats.

Then there was Henny Youngman..."take my wife...please"

As well as Willie Mays

And Louis Armstrong:

 

[Joshbru3]

Lets not forget Bob Dylan

And his son Jakob Dylan who is almost always seen wearing a wide brimmed fedora

 

[hatophile]

I like Bob's hat, but the decoration is a bit much.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Sammy Taft could be played by Drew Carey in the movie version. lol

Brad

 

[HatsEnough]

Don't forget James Taylor

According to a search of The Lounge, that is a Frederick Fox Ltd of Avery Row in London.

 

[Rats Riley]

Then there was Henny Youngman..."take my wife...please"

Back around 1988 (maybe that was 86 or 87) I was working as a carpet cutter on Mitchell Street in Milwaukee and the boss came in with Henny Youngman. I was on break eating lunch when they came in. I immediately jumped up (mostly because the boss came in), and said "Holly crap! You're Henny Youngman!"
He Immediately replied, "Ah crap! Are you one of mine? Here! (Handing me a ten dollar bill and a pat on the back) Don't tell your mom you saw me or I'll be paying through the nose..."

 

[Joshbru3]

Back around 1988 (maybe that was 86 or 87) I was working as a carpet cutter on Mitchell Street in Milwaukee and the boss came in with Henny Youngman. I was on break eating lunch when they came in. I immediately jumped up (mostly because the boss came in), and said "Holly crap! You're Henny Youngman!"
He Immediately replied, "Ah crap! Are you one of mine? Here! (Handing me a ten dollar bill and a pat on the back) Don't tell your mom you saw me or I'll be paying through the nose..."

LOL LOL LOL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. See, we just dont have personalities like that anymore. So many comedians today dont use clever puns or catch phrases anymore. Most comedians rely very heavily on 4- letter words.

R.I.P. Henny.

"My wife said to me, 'For our anniversary I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen!'"

 

[hatophile]

LOL LOL LOL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. See, we just dont have personalities like that anymore. So many comedians today dont use clever puns or catch phrases anymore. Most comedians rely very heavily on 4- letter words.

R.I.P. Henny.

"My wife said to me, 'For our anniversary I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen!'"

You're a hoot, Josh!

 

[DNO]

A few more from the archive:

Rudy Vallee:

Woody Herman:

And Victor Borge:

 

[Lefty]

I guess the gigantic ribbon was a big thing for ol' Sam.

 

[Tomasso]

That's some wild suiting Willie's sporting. Was Versace in business back then......

 

[MikeBravo]

LOL LOL LOL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. See, we just dont have personalities like that anymore. So many comedians today dont use clever puns or catch phrases anymore. Most comedians rely very heavily on 4- letter words.

R.I.P. Henny.

Generous too Giving away $10 for the sake of a quick gag? Priceless!

 

[HatsEnough]

Character actor G.D. Spradlin died today.

 

[gtdean48]

Character actor G.D. Spradlin died today.

He was in one of my favorites = North Dallas Forty

 

[Sam Craig]

I always hoped that Spradlin was a great guy in real life, cuz he was certainly great at being a jerk in the movies ...

He's another spark that made movies glow.

Sam

 

[HatsEnough]

Now we are getting spam, eh?

 

[SgtRick]

there are many styles of hats in our store.welcome to our store,maybe you can get some one you want.

spam spam spam!

 

[Flipped Lid]

I always hoped that Spradlin was a great guy in real life, cuz he was certainly great at being a jerk in the movies ...

He's another spark that made movies glow.

Sam

You've got that right. He was a despicable character in every movie I ever saw him in.

 

[scottyrocks]

Now we are getting spam, eh?

It happens every so occasionally. Some of our member responses to that same spam in another thread were worse than the spam itself.