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Wonder what Chris thought about it.  Didn't he know Mrs. Armstrong very well?
  • I knew Lil Armstrong (Louis' second wife) very well for the last 10 years of her life. I did not know Lucille nearly as well--they were very different.

    Louis' maid once told me that in all the years she worked for Louis, one of the best moments came the day Lil rang the doorbell. She had come to NYC for Louis' funeral. The maid told me that she went upstairs and announce to Lucille that "Mrs. Armstrong is downstairs."

    After the funeral, Lucille told me that she had Lil ride in the family car, because "if I didn't, Louis would have found some way of getting back at me."

    Lucille was not very well liked--she was a tremendous snob, and Louis was anything but that. He often straightened her out. I was at the house in Corona about 3 years ago--I don't recall seeing a wall-to-wall bed in Louis' bedroom. Lots of mirrors and glitter, however, and a very nice den or office.

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