Gussie
Americannoun
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“I when I was creating this particular version of Gussie, the first thing I thought of was all of the Black women in the ‘50s and ’60s and ’70s who were breaking barriers,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
All my family is there: My father, Bernie; my uncles Artie and Hymie and Hymie’s wife, Shirley; my grandmother Gussie and my grandfather, Jake Wadler, for whom I am named.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2018
A few years ago, I heard Terry Wogan read the famous Gussie Fink-Nottle prize-giving speech to a large audience at the Cheltenham festival.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2017
He was married to Gussie Mae Smith from 1942 until her death in 2005.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2016
In fact, he had never seen Little Tilly but he got this idea that he had to make something up to her on account of her brother Gussie.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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