Jane Ace (October , â€" November , ) was the high-voiced,
malaprop-mastering wife on the legendary, low-keyed American radio
comedy Easy Aces (â€"). Playing herself opposite her real-life husband
and the show's creator-writer, Goodman Ace (â€"), she delivered clever
malapropisms over the air in each episode of the urbane serial comedy,
and many became part of the American vernacular.Born as Jane Epstein
in Kansas City, Missouri, she met Goodman Ace while both attended the
same Kansas City high school and Goodman, hoping to make a writing
career, edited the school newspaper. In due course, he became a movie
critic and columnist for the Kansas City Journal-Post.Throughout high
school, Jane Epstein did not even bother to glance at her future
husband, even though his admiration for her was no secret. After
Goodman became a newspaper reporter, his stock with Jane began to
increase; he was able to get passes for various shows. Jane wanted to
attend Al Jolson's Kansas City show, but none of her boyfriends could
get tickets to the sold-out performance. Ace got his first date with
Jane because of his press pass; it enabled him to take Jane to the
sold out Jolson show. Jane's father, Jacob Epstein, a Kansas City
clothing store owner, had hoped for a son-in-law who would be an asset
to his business; after learning that Ace was in the newspaper
business, his comment was, "Where's your newsstand?"
malaprop-mastering wife on the legendary, low-keyed American radio
comedy Easy Aces (â€"). Playing herself opposite her real-life husband
and the show's creator-writer, Goodman Ace (â€"), she delivered clever
malapropisms over the air in each episode of the urbane serial comedy,
and many became part of the American vernacular.Born as Jane Epstein
in Kansas City, Missouri, she met Goodman Ace while both attended the
same Kansas City high school and Goodman, hoping to make a writing
career, edited the school newspaper. In due course, he became a movie
critic and columnist for the Kansas City Journal-Post.Throughout high
school, Jane Epstein did not even bother to glance at her future
husband, even though his admiration for her was no secret. After
Goodman became a newspaper reporter, his stock with Jane began to
increase; he was able to get passes for various shows. Jane wanted to
attend Al Jolson's Kansas City show, but none of her boyfriends could
get tickets to the sold-out performance. Ace got his first date with
Jane because of his press pass; it enabled him to take Jane to the
sold out Jolson show. Jane's father, Jacob Epstein, a Kansas City
clothing store owner, had hoped for a son-in-law who would be an asset
to his business; after learning that Ace was in the newspaper
business, his comment was, "Where's your newsstand?"
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