Tag: Gale Gordon
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PHILIP BRUNS
May 2, 1931 Philip Bruns was born on May 2, 1931 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He graduated from Augustana College in South Dakota and earned a Master’s Degree from the Yale School of Drama. He also studied at the Old Vic Theatre School in London, England. Off-Broadway, he received the 1964 Obie Award for his performance in the…
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EVE ARDEN
April 30, 1908 Eunice Mary Quedens (aka Eve Arden) was born in Mill Valley, California, near San Francisco. She was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. She made her screen debut (using her given name) in Columbia’s Song…
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SPRING HOUSE CLEANING
April 30, 1950 “Spring House Cleaning” (aka “Spring Cleaning”) is episode #86 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 30, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz sends George an anonymous love letter that she wrote to him during his bachelor days, and he thinks its from his secretary, Gladys. “My Favorite Husband” was based…
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STAFFORD REPP
April 26, 1918 Stafford Alois Repp was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He is best known for his role as Police Chief O’Hara on ABC’s “Batman” television series. Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, he served a stint in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II where he…
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CAROL BURNETT
April 26, 1933 Carol Creighton Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas. As a child of alcoholic parents, she was left in the care of her grandmother, who moved them to Hollywood, where they lived in a boarding house and shared a great passion for the movies. During her six decade career she conquered Broadway,…
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LIZ APPEARS ON TELEVISION
April 23, 1950 “Liz Appears on Television” (aka “Friendship Week”) is episode #85 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 23, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and Iris make an appearance on a television show celebrating Friendship Week. Their friendship is tested, though, when they discover they’ve bought the same dress for the occasion.…
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TIME BUDGETING
April 22, 1949 “Time Budgeting” (aka “George and His Trained Seals”) is episode #40 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 22, 1949 on the CBS radio network. Synopsis ~ George is so fed up with Liz’s being late for everything that he puts her on a strict schedule. Note ~ This script…
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EDIE ADAMS
April 16, 1927 Edie Adams was born Edith Elizabeth Enke in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Her family moved around before settling in Tenafly, New Jersey, where she attended Tenafly High School. Ada Enke taught her daughter singing and piano. Adams’s grandmother, a seamstress, taught her how to sew. She earned a vocal degree from Juilliard and then graduated from Columbia…
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HOBBIES
April 9, 1950 “Hobbies” (aka “Hobbies Have Consequences”) is episode #83 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 9, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and Iris are tired of waiting at home on weekends while George and Rudolph are at the golf course, so they decide to leave half-smoked cigars around the house…
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PAULA STEWART
April 9, 1933 Paula Stewart was born Dorothy Paula Zürndorfer in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Esther Morris, was an actress. She was signed as understudy to Anne Crowley in a production of Seventeen on Broadway in June 1, 1951. Her third Broadway show was The Most Happy Fella, a show produced partly by Desilu and featured…
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