Rich man and Lazarus Rich man and Lazarus The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (also called the Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a well-known parable of Jesus appearing in the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Luke () tells of the relationship, during life and after death, between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. The traditional name "Dives" is not actually a name, but instead a word for "rich man", "dives", in the text of the Latin Bible, the Vulgate. The rich man was also given the names "Neuēs" (i.e. Nineveh) and "Fineas" (i.e. Phineas)
The Banana Man Betty Grable. Sam Levine (May 15, 1881–November 13, 1974) bought Proper's original props and gimmicks from Proper's estate, and performed as The Banana Man on "Captain Kangaroo" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". "Allan Jones" of Cleveland, TN purchased the entire Banana Man props and gimmicks sometime in the early 2000's. The Banana Man The Banana Man was a vaudeville character created by Adolf Proper (November 27, 1886–December 17, 1950) who worked under the stage name "A. Robins". The Banana Man (BZ) act consisted of Proper, dressed as a clownish character in a baggy tuxedo, producing an amazing and apparently impossible