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Show By LYN CONNELLY TjS FRANK SINATRA struck his peak during the war, the States began hearing of a GI overseas, over-seas, dubbed by ?p fiifjij his army pals "The G.I. Sinatra," who had a terrific voice, , good looks and plenty of personality per-sonality . . . News came across of his discovery in the army by Glenn Miller, late and great orchestra J. DESMOND leader, and that the English princesses, prin-cesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, were among his devoted fans . . . The fellow's name was Johnny Desmond and when he was given his service discharge, Johnny's name loomed just as large here. It was a happy choice then that "Breakfast Club," ABC's popular variety show, made in choosing ! Johnny to replace Jack Owens when the latter left the program due to other commitments ... It was a break for radio fans, for the show and for Chicago . . . Any way you look at it he was a natural choice, not only because he's popular popu-lar wilh both-men and women but because he is a family man, proud of his daughters and completely wrapped up in his home, always good news to followers of "Breakfast "Break-fast Club," a typical "family" show. Johnny is young (28), handsome and very casual . . . nothing phoney about him . . . He's frank and modest, two assets rare in a singer of his stature . . . He's delighted de-lighted with his new assignment because he "loves to sing early in the morning . . . that's the only time to sing" . . . Actually he wasn't discovered as an amateur by Miller, since he had been with Bob Crosby's orchestra as a vocalist vocal-ist prior to his enlistment in the army . . . Besides singing, he plays piano and tap dances, although in an amateur capacity and for his own amusement. He plays piano now .only when the mood strikes him . . He is happy that his eldest daughter, Diane, 3, has the same knack for music as he . . . She already sings and dances and soon she'll be taking tak-ing piano lessons, too ... As it is, she picks the keys carefully after her daddy now. i - |