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Many people know that the poet Wallace Stevens actually made his living as an insurance executive; but who can name another American, son of a Civil War bandleader, who made his mark in a branch of the arts and whose quite successful day job also involved insurance? And can you tell me his wife's most appropriate first name?
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#68640. Asked by lanfranco.
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lanfranco
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Ives it is, peasy, and you can use the silver mace to conduct a band.
Of course, a banana would be more colorful ...
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peasypod
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Even after all the tips I made last night, I'd still need to take out a bankloan to get one.
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lanfranco
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If only I could send you a crate ....
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tjoebigham
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And both Ives and Stevens were natives of Connecticut!
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