DescriptionRed Skelton and John Garfield at FDR Birthday Ball 1944.jpg
English: Photo of Red Skelton and John Garfield at Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday Ball in 1944. Skelton served as the master of ceremonies for FDR's official birthday celebration for many years. It's now time to cut the cake, but Red has decided to keep it all for himself.
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FDR Library page "Celebrities Red Skelton and John Garfield cut the cake at a Birthday Ball, Washington, DC, January 29, 1944."
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