He didn't know 'Kidnapping' was a Gag

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He didn't know 'Kidnapping' was a Gag

Date10/19/1971

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Davidson, True, 1901-1978 (subject)

Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: He didn't know 'Kidnapping' was a Gag. The Great True davidson Kidnap Caper, a stunt to collect $50 ransom for United Appeal, hits a 65-year-old roadblock named Charlie Lillie who thundered to her rescue at the East York mayor's first mock scream as 11 Le

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Authors, Canadian

Politics and government

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0042039F

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