kˈɜːləs ɹᵻtˈɜːnd hˈoʊm tə mˈeɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˌɔn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ʃˈoʊz, bˌʌt hiː spˈɛnt mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, æt hˈoʊm dˈuː tʊ ɐ kɹˈɑːnɪk ˈɪlnəs.
Curless returned home to Maine in 1954 and continued performing on radio shows, but he spent much of the following year, 1955, at home due to a chronic illness.