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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Narrative / memoir excerpt / evidence file
File Size:
1.03 MB
Summary
A document from the House Oversight files (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015390) containing a narrative excerpt titled 'Remembering Dick Gregory'. The text details the narrator's relationship with comedian Dick Gregory, recounting his rise to fame at the Chicago Playboy Club and his barrier-breaking appearance on the Jack Paar Tonight Show. While part of a larger evidence dump, this specific page focuses on civil rights history and entertainment rather than Epstein directly.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Dick Gregory | Comedian / Activist |
Subject of the narrative; described as breaking the color barrier in comedy.
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| Narrator | Author / Interviewer |
Unidentified in text (likely Paul Krassner based on 'The Realist' reference); interviewed Gregory and attended his sh...
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| Jack Paar | TV Host |
Host of the Tonight Show; interviewed Dick Gregory.
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| Regular white comic | Comedian |
Unnamed comedian at the Playboy Club who got sick, allowing Gregory to take his place.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Realist |
Publication for which the narrator interviewed Dick Gregory.
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| Playboy Club |
Venue in Chicago where Dick Gregory performed.
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| Time magazine |
Publication that covered Gregory's performance.
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| Tonight Show |
TV show where Gregory performed.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (implied by footer stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (3)
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Location of the first meeting/interview.
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Location of the Playboy Club and second meeting.
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Specific venue mentioned.
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Relationships (2)
Stated 'Eventually we became friends and fellow demonstrators' and narrator interviewed him.
Gregory appeared on Paar's show on the condition he could sit down and talk.
Key Quotes (3)
"Two years previously, Negro comedians performed only in Negro nightclubs, and Gregory was no exception."Source
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"The gamble worked, and Gregory became an instant celebrity, breaking through the color barrier with humor."Source
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Quote #2
"Eventually we became friends and fellow demonstrators."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,011 characters)
Remembering Dick Gregory
I first met Dick Gregory when he asked me to interview him for The Realist in New York. I saw him again when I was in Chicago. He was performing at the Playboy Club and invited me to his show. Two years previously, Negro comedians performed only in Negro nightclubs, and Gregory was no exception.
But one evening the regular white comic at the Playboy Club got sick, and Gregory took his place. It made Time magazine, and he was invited to perform on the Tonight Show, but he declined unless, after doing his stand-up act, he would be asked to sit down and talk with Jack Paar. The gamble worked, and Gregory became an instant celebrity, breaking through the color barrier with humor.
Eventually we became friends and fellow demonstrators. Now he was performing at the Playboy Club, not as a substitute comic but as a star attraction. They had to supply me with a jacket, and a tie that was decorated all over with bunny symbols. Gregory was already on stage.
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