Warren Beatty if its regular host comedians, Milton Berle. Beatty learned to do a "superb imitation of Berle and his routine," said a friend, and he often used Berle-type humor at home. His sister Shirley MacLaine's lasting memories of her brother include seeing him reading books by Eugene O'Neill or singing along to Al Jolson records. In "Rules Don't Apply" (2016), Beatty plays Howard Hughes, who is shown talking about and singing Jolson songs while flying his plane. MacLaine noted, on what made her brother want to become a filmmaker, sometimes writing, producing, directing and starring in his films: "That's why he's
USS Beatty (DD-640) "Beatty" screened the southeastern flank of the transport area until they anchored offshore in their assigned zone, and then took her station in her fire support area. Led by and , the first landing craft from began nosing shoreward around 0342. lay on "Speed"s port beam, with "Beatty" off "Cowie"s port beam. At about 0407, "Speed" requested the destroyers to open fire. "Beatty" promptly complied, beginning with rapid fire and then slowing to eight rounds per gun per minute. Having observed no return fire, she ceased fire at 0416. After the neutralization of the landing zone, "Beatty" returned to the