Possible Clues:

• ''My Friend'' at the movies
• It's up to her to make a man of one
• Shirley MacLaine role of 1963
• 2006 Grammy-winning blues singer ___ Thomas
• As a gentleman, I accompanied her back
• Wilder portrayal of sweet character
• '-- la Douce' (1963 film)
• 'The Mystery of -- Vep', a play by Charles Ludlam
• Rombauer of ''The Joy of Cooking''
• Thomas of soul