(Jack) Oakie and Oklahoma (1929)

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   "Oakie" is not in DARE or the DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS.  Will OED (now on "n') add it?
   Please add it.  It'll help me find out where the grapes of wrath are stored.  The truth is (frog) marching on.  Glory, hallelujah!



      OKLAHOMA AND OAKIE SAME THING
              Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File).       Los Angeles, Calif.: Aug 25, 1929.                   p. B11 (2 pages):
_OKLAHOMA_
_AND OAKIE_
_SAME THING_
_Comic Derives Name from_
_Home State; Now Plays in_
_"Fast Company"_
   Jack of all trade--master of no particular one--but what a lot of fun he has!  In other words, Jack Oakie, Paramount's playboy, the secret sorrow of at least half of the scrren's fair damsels and the despair of directors.  He was born in Sedalia, Mo., reared in Indiana and Oklahoma and blessed with a comedy complex which enables him to portray sailor roles, play baseball, football and the calrinet, all in the order named.
   In order to dispel any illusions at the start, let it be known that Oakie is not his real name.  When he packed the toothbrush and spare collar and sought his fortunes in New york City. he was dubbed "Oaklie," in honor of the former residence in Oklahoma.  But "Oaklie" was too difficult and the title became "Oakie."  It stuck.  He is now Jack Oakie, and anyone is privileged to try and find out his real name.
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