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re: But how did her name get used in "Frankie and Johnny"?

Posted by:	showtunetrivia 07:53 pm EDT 05/05/15
In reply to:	re: But how did her name get used in "Frankie and Johnny"? - garyd 07:36 pm EDT 05/05/15

Well, obviously, it's not the same woman. The historian in me wants to know how Alice Pryor turned into Nelly or Nellie Bly, especially since it's a name belonging to a celebrity. Not a current celebrity, by the time the song became popular, but a famous name. Laura

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