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29. My Bro in law

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:21 PM

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Barney McNulty, inventor of cue cards, worked with all the greats of old Hollywood. When he passed, Jay Leno payed tribute with a joke..."sad news, the inventor of cue cards, Barney McNulty has passed, Hollywood is speechless."

Barney was also the younger brother of Penny Singleton, Blondie from the blondie movies of the 1940's and 50's.

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