Tag: Oliver Hardy
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MABEL PAIGE
December 19, 1880 Mabel Paige Roberts was born in New York City. She began acting at age four and by age 11 was appearing in stock theatre. From 1934 to 1951 she appeared in six Broadway plays. In the Southern states, she became a particular favorite and was dubbed ‘The Idol of the South.‘ Between 1914 and…
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THE WONDER SHOW
1938-1939 “The Wonder Show” radio program was so named because it was sponsored by Wonder Bread, which at the time was made by Continental Baking Company, who also made Hostess Cakes. Wonder Bread is a brand of bread which originated in the United States in 1921 and was one of the first to be sold pre-sliced…
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Attention Academy Members!For Your Consideration: STAN & OLLIE 2 Comedy Legends / 1 Legendary Comedy Team
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SALUTE TO STAN LAUREL
November 23, 1965 on CBS Directed by Seymour Berns Produced by Henry Jaffe, Seymour Berns Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Charles Isaacs, Alan Manings with Carl Reiner and Aaron Ruben Cast (in order of appearance) Dick Van Dyke (Host, Himself) was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. Although he’d had…
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Lucy and Pat Collins
S5;E11 ~ November 28, 1966 Synopsis When Mr. Mooney gets insomnia, Lucy takes him to see Miss Pat, “The Hip Hypnotist.” Pat Collins guest stars. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) Guest Cast Pat Collins aka Miss Pat (Herself) ran a nightclub on…