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) amount of noise as it approached the beaches at Scoglitti; the crew could hear it, but not see it. At almost the same time, "Beatty" suffered hits on her starboard side by what were believed to be machine gun bullets. "Beatty"s men suddenly noticed the plane pass across the ship's bow at about , "missing the forecastle by a few feet", and turned down the port side of the ship, landing in the water next to the number two stack, about away. "Beatty"s 20 mm guns fired two bursts before the plane came to a stop in the swells alongside.