From five weeks ago: Jerry Lewis and the "Typewriter Song"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Jerry Lewis and the "Typewriter Song."

"Who's Minding the Store?" came on TV this morning. I saw Leroy Anderson's "Typewriter Song" listed in the credits. I like Leroy Anderson, so I made it far enough into the movie to see how it would be shown. I didn't have to wait long.

Those of you who have used a typewriter, what is the first thing you notice? I mean, other than the absence of a typewriter.

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Leroy Anderson

Jerry Lewis is still alive, but "{i}n June 2017, Lewis was hospitalized at a Las Vegas hospital after suffering from a urinary tract infection."

[jmowreader]

1. The first thing I notice...

...is his mom MUST have had a Hebrew-language typewriter at home. (He grew up in a Jewish home.) Hebrew reads right-to-left, so the return lever on a Hebrew typewriter is on the right end of the carriage.

[auntAgonist]

2. Exactly.

He is 'throwing' the carriage from right to left whereas I would 'throw' it left to right

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. So THAT'S it. Thanks. NT