I Had A Wonderful Childhood, But I

I Have Been All Over The World. I Have Met Some Wonderful People, Lots Of Them Very Simple, Whom Nobody Will Ever Hear About, But Who Have Been Fabulous To Me.

By The Time I Was Four, I Would Walk Around The Corner And Wait At A Local Streetcar Stop, Get On The Streetcar With Somebody Who Looked Like They Could Be My Mother And Go To The End Of The Line.

That Is What I Always Tell Service Clubs: If You Hear Of Somebody Who Is Very Young And Talented, Pick Them Up And Give Them That Little Assistance To Make Sure That They Get To The Professional Stage.

My Mother Was A Wonderful, Wonderful Woman With A Lovely Voice Who Hated Housework, Hated Cooking Even More And Loved Her Children. She Was Always Arranging Church Activities Such As A Bazaar.

I Was Born In Montreal And Came From A Lower-middle-class Family.