Tag: The Danny Thomas Show
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DANNY THOMAS
January 6, 1912 Danny Thomas was born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz in Deerfield, Michigan and raised in Toledo, Ohio. His parents were from Lebanon. He attended Catholic schools and the University of Toledo. Initially, Thomas performed in nightclubs, but reached a wider audience on radio in such shows as “The Bickersons” and “The Baby Snooks Show”. His…
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GEORGE O’HANLON
November 23, 1912 George Samuel O’Hanlon was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Brothers live-action Joe McDoakes short subjects (1942-1956) and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera’s 1962 prime-time animated television series “The Jetsons” and its 1985 revival. He started working at 16 with his own stage show, but was fired…
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HY AVERBACK
October 21, 1920 Hyman Jack Averback was an accomplished Producer / Director and Actor who was born in Minneapolis and moved to California with his family when he was 9. He graduated from the Edward Clark Academy Theater in 1938 and eventually got a job announcing at KMPC Beverly Hills before World War II. As part of…
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FRITZ FELD
October 15, 1900 Fritz Feld was born Fritz Feilchenfeld in Berlin, Germany, in 1900. He eventually appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a ‘pop’ sound to indicated both his superiority and his annoyance. The first…
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BENNETT GREEN
October 13, 1904 Bennett Green was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on October 13, 1904. He is primarily remembered as Desi Arnaz’s camera and lighting stand-in on “I Love Lucy” but also frequently appeared on camera. His first screen appearance was uncredited, in the Universal serial Raiders of Ghost City (1944). His first appearance on TV…
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PAUL DUBOV
October 10, 1918 Paul Dubov was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1918. He became a busy character actor appearing on radio, television, and films. His first film was Little Tough Guy (1938), one of the Dead End Kids movies. From 1942, he was a Universal contract player and was often found in the films of Samuel…
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KATHRYN CARD
October 4, 1892 Kathryn Card was born as Catherine Sheehan in (or near) Butte, Montana, on October 4, 1892. She had a brother George and sisters Mary and Anna. She did radio roles in the late 1930s and films in the 1940s but is most famous for playing Mrs. McGillicuddy, Lucy Ricardo’s absent-minded mother on “I…
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