Glendora

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Glendora (song)

"Glendora" is a popular song written by Ray Stanley and published in 1956. It was recorded on May 8, 1956 by Perry Como. It was released by RCA Victor in the United States (catalog number 20-6554 on 78rpm, 47-6554 on 45rpm) and by RCA in France (catalog number 45-326); it was released in the United Kingdom by HMV (catalog number POP-240).

The song deals with a man's unusual attraction to a department store mannequin, and his disillusionment when, at the end of the song, he happens to see it disassembled during the store's renovation.

The flip side of the US and UK releases is "More." The French release's flip side is "Mandolins in the Moonlight." The song reached #8 on the US charts and #18 on the UK charts.

"Glendora" was re-released by RCA Victor as a single in the "Gold Standard" series (catalog numbers 420-0817 and 447-0817), backed with "More." It has been included on albums Como-Tion (an extended play album released in 1960) and Love Makes the World Go 'Round (an LP released in 1964).

Glendora (Television producer and host)

Glendora is a cable TV producer and judicial activist from New York. Her birth name was Glendora Vesta Folsom. She is the host of A Chat with Glendora, which has cablecast over 10,000 shows since 1972 on the Public-access television channels of cable systems all over the United States.

Glendora Vesta Folsom was born on May 1, 1928 in Presque Isle, Maine. Her father's name was Ralph, and he was a barber. Her mother was Edna. Glendora had three siblings—two brothers and a sister. When she was still a child, her parents moved to Springfield, MA, where she attended Classical High School and then went to American International College. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English in 1950.

After graduation, Glendora was a research assistant at the University of California, Berkeleyin the psychology department. She declined a job at Smith College as a research assistant in psychology. In 1951, she worked at NBC in Hollywood, as a script girl; she also performed other behind the scenes duties, allowing her to became more familiar with how television programs were produced (Tavel, 6) While working in Hollywood, she met numerous celebrities, including The Jack Webb Staff, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Martin & Lewis, Groucho Marx and Talula Bankhead. Bob Hope let her do a monologue of jokes on his radio after-show.