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Recently I caught a rerun of a _Laugh-In_ episode (now running on Comedy
Central, I believe) where the black performers wore white face and the white
performers wore black face makeup. I thought it was an interesting twist.

Kalynn Huffman Brower

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-----Original Message-----
From: gloria monti [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 2:46 PM
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Subject: whiteface


        I am looking for a film where the African-American
protagonist dons white face -- like in Watermelon Man (1970), Melvin
Van Peebles.  Thank you.

        Gloria Monti

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