Buddy Lester and His Million Dollar Scar
William “Buddy” Lester (1915-2002) was the younger brother of comedian Jerry Lester, though he would come to overshadow him. The brothers performed in vaudeville and nightclubs in Chicago as kids in the 1920s; Lester claimed that Al Capone helped them get work as minors (he may have a soft spot for Buddy on account of […]