[Ads-l] Quote: Time Wounds All Heels

[sclements at NEO.RR.COM]

Assuming that the expression "Time heals all wounds" is rather old, doesn't it defy logic that some wag wouldn't have turned around the expression way before 1937? 

swamclem 


---- ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM> wrote: 
> Updating a 2014 message:
> 
> Frank Case who owned and operated the Algonquin Hotel in New York has
> often been credited with the expression "Time wounds all heels". In
> his 1938 memoir Case said he originated the phrase and used it during
> a radio appearance. But the broadcast date was previously unknown (to
> me).
> 
> Today I was sent a link to a webpage with an MP3 of Case's radio appearance:
> 
> Title: Rudy Vallee Royal Gelatin Hour Guest Tallulah Bankhead
> Air Date: June 17, 1937 (according to the website)
> Location of quotation: 39 mins into broadcast
> 
> https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/variety/rudy-vallee-royal-gelatin-hour/rudy-vallee-royal-gelatin-hour-37-06-17-guest-tallulah-bankhead
> 
> The 1937 date is rather late because the saying was circulating in
> 1934. The QI article has been updated. Great thanks to Frank Solensky
> who pointed to the MP3.
> 
> http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/23/heels/
> 
> Garson
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:01 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole
> <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The pun "Time wounds all heels" is based on the phrase "Time heals all wounds".
> >
> > This saying is listed in Charlie and Fred's The Dictionary of Modern
> > Proverbs”, Fred's "The Yale Book of Quotations", Ralph Keyes' "Nice
> > Guys Finish Seventh", Nigel Rees' "The Best Guide to Humorous
> > Quotations", "The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations" and other
> > important references.
> >
> > In the past the earliest citation was dated 1938. I've located a
> > December 1934 citation in a newspaper column. The Quote Investigator
> > website now has a lengthy entry:
> >
> > Time Wounds All Heels
> > http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/23/heels/
> >
> > There are multiple candidates for originator of the line. If you are a
> > knowledgeable fan of Old Time Radio or if you have connections to that
> > community then you might be able to help clarify the origin of the
> > expression.
> >
> > Frank Case included the pun in his 1938 memoir and stated that he had
> > spoken it on a radio program hosted by the entertainer Rudy Vallee.
> > But Case did not specify the date of the episode. I listened to a
> > December 2, 1937 radio episode of "The Royal Gelatin Hour" during
> > which Case visited Vallee. The exchanges between the two sounded
> > scripted (to me). Case did not use the pun in this episode, but the
> > dialog indicated he had visited the show in the past. Open question:
> > Did Case use the line before December 1934?
> >
> > A citation from April 1939 indicated that Jane Ace of the radio show
> > "Easy Aces" used the quip during an episode. The "Easy Aces" series
> > began broadcasting in 1930; hence, it is possible that she used the
> > joke before 1934. Open question: Did Jane Ace use the line before
> > December 1934?
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can provide,
> > Garson
> 
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