Real Life References
Appearances of St. Louis Addresses
Appearances of New York City Addresses
| Year |
Figure |
Title |
Comments
|
| 1950 |
Mandrake the Magician |
"The Dark One" |
235 E 45th St[footnotes 3]: Princess Narda's address on a telegram
|
| 1965 |
Mandrake the Magician |
"The Sign of 8" |
Bartlett Street: Princess Narda's address
|
Appearances of Boston Addresses
| Year |
Figure |
Title |
Comments
|
| 1946 |
The Phantom |
"Mister Hog" |
A newspaper headline reads: "Diana Palmer, Socialite Explorer and Sportswoman, Winning Brattle[footnotes 4] Steeple Chase..."
|
| 1948 |
The Phantom |
"The Girls" |
A newspaper ad reads: Globetrotter Inc, 20 Brattle Street
|
| 1948 |
Mandrake the Magician |
The Big Tyme |
21 Brattle Street, Carla's address (a phony address)
|
| 1949 |
The Phantom |
"The Thuggees" |
Westford
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Appearances of Connecticut Addresses
| Year |
Figure |
Title |
Comments
|
| 1948 |
The Phantom |
"The Girls" |
Diana's address is given as "Diana Palmer, 7 Sasqua Road[footnotes 5], E. Norwich, U.S.A."
|
Appearances of Cape Cod Addresses
Lee Falk rented Duffy's summer place atop Baldy Hill in the late 50s, and purchased it in October 1961. He remodeled the cottage and had a tennis court built on the property.
In the beginning it was probably meant as a joke that someone started to refer to the summer house as "Xanadu". Then Lee Falk's family members took up the theme and embellished on it. Approaching the house there are (was?) a series of signs quoting from the opening lines of "Kubla Khan", in honor of Coleridge's pleasure dome.
In many stories, there are indications that Mandrake's home, Xanadu, is located in the same place as Lee Falk's cottage.
Notes
- ↑ Lemay Ferry Road is a road in St. Louis
- ↑ N 6th st and Olive st is Downtown St. Louis, not far away from Phil Davis studio at the Louderman Building.
- ↑ Lee Falk's address when he traveled with the ships "S.S. Exochorda" and "S.S. Evangelium" in 1938 and 1941.
- ↑ The Cambridge Summer Theatre was located at Brattle Hall
- ↑ Sasqua Road is in East Norwalk, not far away from Falk's home early 40's at Ocean Drive West, Stamford
