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He didn't know 'Kidnapping' was a Gag
He didn't know 'Kidnapping' was a Gag

He didn't know 'Kidnapping' was a Gag

Date10/19/1971
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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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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0042039F
      Ken Challis (left) of Mississauga and his wife, Lee, are reunited with his brother, Ernie, who didn't even know Ken existed. Ken, who grew up in foster homes, knew he bad a brother and sister but didn't know where they were. A chance conversation in the town offices enabled him to meet his sister-in-law.
      Ken Challis (left) of Mississauga and his wife, Lee, are reunited with his brother, Ernie, who didn't even know Ken existed. Ken, who grew up in foster homes, knew he bad a brother and sister but didn't know where they were. A chance conversation in the town offices enabled him to meet his sister-in-law.
      Calleja, Frank
      12/6/1973
      Olsen, right, and Johnson laugh over a gag as they plan a new picture
      Olsen, right, and Johnson laugh over a gag as they plan a new picture
      Johnson, Chic
      8/12/1944
      Plate platoon: Veterans Buck Martinez, left, (and a lefthander only as a gag for the photographer) and Ernie Whitt will again share catching duties for the Blue Jays this season
      Plate platoon: Veterans Buck Martinez, left, (and a lefthander only as a gag for the photographer) and Ernie Whitt will again share catching duties for the Blue Jays this season
      Lennon, Frank
      2/7/1984
      Barbara Hamilton: A nag-gag
      Barbara Hamilton: A nag-gag
      Hamilton, Barbara
      8/6/1966
      Stat wish. When Paul Easterbrook, 14, of Brantford, told us he wanted to be an archeologist, he didn't know what he was getting into. David L. Newlands, an archeologist at the Royal Ontario Museum, has Paul working as his assistant for three days, alanyzing material excavated from Old Fort York.
      Stat wish. When Paul Easterbrook, 14, of Brantford, told us he wanted to be an archeologist, he didn't know what he was getting into. David L. Newlands, an archeologist at the Royal Ontario Museum, has Paul working as his assistant for three days, alanyzing material excavated from Old Fort York.
      Cooper, David
      8/20/1978
      Gurdial Singh Sandhu: Sikh says he did'nt know he had $1 million in heroin
      Gurdial Singh Sandhu: Sikh says he did'nt know he had $1 million in heroin
      Eglinton, Rick
      6/16/1987
      Did he or didn't he? The umpire may be the only one who knows for sure, and home plate arbiter Mark Johnson called Yankees' Ron Hassey out when Jays' (...)
      Did he or didn't he? The umpire may be the only one who knows for sure, and home plate arbiter Mark Johnson called Yankees' Ron Hassey out when Jays' (...)
      Russell, Jim
      7/1/1985
      Didn't know the ropes: Terry Bey of Kippendavie Ave. holds his hand-made swing, hacked down by City Hall because he hung it from a city-owned tree.
      Didn't know the ropes: Terry Bey of Kippendavie Ave. holds his hand-made swing, hacked down by City Hall because he hung it from a city-owned tree.
      Darrell, Dick
      10/5/1983
      Garry Murphy: Legally blind man 'didn't know what he was getting.'
      Garry Murphy: Legally blind man 'didn't know what he was getting.'
      Gower, Patti
      8/3/1990
      When he took over the TTC three years ago Alf Savage didn't know much about Toronto's transit system or its 1
      When he took over the TTC three years ago Alf Savage didn't know much about Toronto's transit system or its 1
      Combs, Erin
      11/25/1984
      Author David Plante didn't know his Franco-American quirks were genetic character traits until he lived in Motreal for a year
      Author David Plante didn't know his Franco-American quirks were genetic character traits until he lived in Motreal for a year
      Faught, Ken
      2/5/1992
      Robert Ritchie: Pathologist says he didn't know police had laid murder charge.
      Robert Ritchie: Pathologist says he didn't know police had laid murder charge.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      12/9/1981