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Now, now, boys! Mae West, alias Toronto's remarkable female impersonator Craig Russel, last night sparred with two guest 'boxers' on the set of Canada(...)
Now, now, boys! Mae West, alias Toronto's remarkable female impersonator Craig Russel, last night sparred with two guest 'boxers' on the set of Canada(...)

Now, now, boys! Mae West, alias Toronto's remarkable female impersonator Craig Russel, last night sparred with two guest 'boxers' on the set of Canada(...)

Date12/13/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Now, now, boys! Mae West, alias Toronto's remarkable female impersonator Craig Russel, last night sparred with two guest 'boxers' on the set of Canada After Dark. Russel was taping the Boxing Day edition as guest host of the CBC-TV late night talk show. And he introduced a couple of new characterizations of famous Canadians.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0078094F
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