Martin and Fabbrini " and "Winnie Winkle"
December 28 was the birthday of Martin “Mike” Branner (1888-1970). Branner was the son of a New York lacemaker. At age 17 he got a job as a clerk to a couple of vaudeville bookers, providing his entree into show business. In 1905, he met Edith Fabbrini (1892-1966): the pair married and formed a comical […]