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DISTINGUISHED Residentsof
DISTINGUISHED 1 RESI D ENTS of Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary DISTINGUISHED RESIDENTS IRV I NG AA RONSON (1895 – 1963) EV E RL A ST I NG Pea C E Irving Aaronson’s career began at the age of 11 as a movie theater pianist. DISTINGUISHED RE S I D E NTS GU I D E : A LE G A CY OF LE G E NDS In the 1920’s he became a Big Band leader with the Versatile Sextette and Irving Aaronson & the Commanders. The Commanders recorded “I’ll Get By,” Cole Porter’s “Let’s Misbehave,” “All By Ourselves in the Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary has provided a place to Moonlight,” “Don’t Look at Me That Way” and “Hi-Ho the Merrio.” Irving Aaronson His band included members Gene Krupa, Claude Thornhill and Artie honor the accomplishments and legacies of the Jewish community Shaw. He later worked for MGM as a music coordinator for “Arrivederci Roma” (1957), “This Could Be the Night” (1957), “Meet Me in Las Vegas” since 1942. We have made it our mission to provide southern (1956) and as music advisor for “The Merry Widow” (1952). California with a memorial park and mortuary dedicated to ROSLYN ALF I N –SL A T E R (1916 – 2002) GA RD E N OF SA R A H honoring loved ones in a manner that is fitting and appropriate. Dr. Roslyn Alfin-Slater was a highly esteemed UCLA professor and nutrition expert. Her early work included studies on the relationship between cholesterol and essential fatty acid metabolism. -
Three Jewish Writers Steve Trimble and Paul Nelson
Three Jewish Writers steve trimble and paul nelson ould there be twentieth-century Ameri- Riverview Industrial Park. Selby-Dale lost its C can literature without Jewish writers? Saul Jewish identity then, too. But these three writ- Bellow, Joseph Heller, Norman Mailer, Philip ers, in their different ways, have le2 us the gi2 of Roth, and Gertrude Stein, to name several, have memory preserved and laced with feeling. Their populated the bestseller lists, filled curriculum works are now mostly out of print and proba- guides, and enriched our literary culture. bly li3le read, but they likely found millions of St. Paul can’t claim a Jewish writer of such readers (and viewers) during their primes. Some stature, but it did produce, starting in the 1940s, of their work still holds up well, despite the pas- a remarkable trio: Max Shulman, Norman Kat- sage of time. We introduce you, or re-introduce kov, and William Hoffman. All hailed from St. you, to them here. Paul’s Jewish West Side, were born in a five-year span (1914-1919), were educated in St. Paul pub- Max Shulman lic schools, studied journalism at the Univer- Max Shulman (1919-1988) probably ranks sec- sity of Minnesota, and served stateside during ond only to F. Sco3 Fitzgerald in book sales by World War II. Shulman and Katkov became an author born and raised in St. Paul. Between professional novelists who also prospered in 1943 and 1971, Shulman published seven novels: Hollywood. Hoffman made a career as a social Barefoot Boy With Cheek (1943), The Feather Mer- worker and professor, while writing columns for chants (1944), The Zebra Derby (1946), Sleep Till local Jewish newspapers on the side. -
University of Minnesota Alumni Association Spring 2016
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SPRING 2016 TO WIT The worlds of alumni comedians Andy Erikson (right), Maria Bamford, and others NEW BEAUTY REVEALED Create a kitchen or bath unlike anything you’ve ever seen with two unprecedented designs from our new Oceanic Collection™. © CAMBRIA 2016 U.S. Patent Pending Witness the full array of 126 distinctive selections, including new Roxwell™, at CambriaUSA.com. ™ NEW ROXWELL Oceanic Collection™ 5168_AD_UofM Alumni Spring 2016.indd 1 1/12/16 8:58 AM Made possible by members of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association since 1901 | Volume 115, Number 3 Spring 2016 15 4 Editor's Note 5 From the Desk of Eric Kaler 6 Letters 8 About Campus Tiny curators at the Bell, lessons from toilet paper, and remembering 9/11 DISCOVERIES 15 Bioprinting the Future By Meleah Maynard TO WIT 18 Funny. Dreams do come true. Andy Erikson, Maria Bamford, Derek Hughes, and other alumni comedians By Meleah Maynard, Erin Peterson, and Andy Steiner HISTORY: MAX SHULMAN 30 The alumnus behind The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis By Tim Brady 33 Off the Shelf The Wedding Heard 'Round the World By Laura Silver 18 36 Alumni Stories Michele Norris's Race Card Project and what other alumni are up to 43 Stay Connected Your guide to the Alumni Association 48 Heart of the Matter Seeing Gray By Lisa Westberg Peters 30 Cover by Rick Dublin and Kristi Anderson Bioprinter photo by Scott Streble Spring 2016 MINNESOTA ALUMNI 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS [email protected] Chair Alison Page, ’96 612-624-9831 Chair-Elect Dan McDonald, ’82,