RIP Gene London

1931-2020

Gene London (born Eugene Yulish) was the host of a long-running, Philadelphia local children’s show, “Cartoon Corners” (aka “The Gene London Show”)

from 1959 to 1977. He was tall, slender, had dark hair and a soft-spoken manner. 

Sometime in 1967, Lucille Ball made a guest appearance on his show, one of her only appearances on a children’s program. Ball’s visit was one of London’s fondest memories. He was 88 years old.