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Leave It To Larry
''Leave It to Larry'' is an American television situation comedy that was broadcast on CBS from October 14, 1952, until December 23, 1952, for a total of 11 episodes. Premise Larry Tucker (portrayed by Eddie Albert in his first TV series) was a married man who, with his wife and two children, lived in a two-family house with his father-in-law, Mr. Koppel (portrayed by Ed Begley). Tucker also was "a bumbling shoe salesman" in Koppel's shoe store. That combination often put Tucker in the middle of conflicts. Cast At the time of its premiere (classified by one source as a pilot), the show was titled ''Leave It to Lester'', but "almost immediately" the title was changed to ''Leave It to Larry''. Other changes occurred in the cast, with only Albert and Begley continuing. The title character's name went from Lester Tucker to Larry Tucker. Betty Kean played Tucker's wife, Amy, replacing Katherine Bard. Lydia Schaeffer portrayed the Tuckers' daughter (whose name was changed from Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Albert
Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen and received nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Albert made his acting debut with the film ''Brother Rat ''Brother Rat'' is a 1938 American comedy drama film about cadets at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, directed by William Keighley, and starring Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert (in his film debut), Jane Wyman, and W ...'' (1938). He went on to receive two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his roles in ''Roman Holiday'' (1953), and ''The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film), The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972). His other notable films roles include in ''Oklahoma! (film), Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''The Teahouse of the August Moon (film), The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (1956), ''Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963), ''The Longest Yard (1974 film), The Longest Yard'' (1974), and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Begley
Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film '' Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) and appeared in such classics as '' 12 Angry Men'' (1957), '' Odds Against Tomorrow'' (1959) and '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of '' Inherit the Wind''. He is the father of the actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. Early life Begley was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to two Irish immigrants, Hannah (née Clifford) and Michael Joseph Begley. After he dropped out of school as a fifth-grader, Begley ran away from home several times, going to work for "carnivals, fairs, and small circuses". Later he sold brushes, delivered milk, and served four years in the United States Navy during World War I. Career Begley began his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Kean
Betty Kean (December 15, 1914 – September 29, 1986) was an actress and part of the 1950s era comedy duo the Kean Sisters with her sister Jane Kean. She married four times, to actors including Jim Backus and her last husband Lew Parker. She died in 1986 of cancer in Hollywood. Biography Kean was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1914. She began her acting career in 1942, appearing in films like '' Moonlight Masquerade'', ''Gals, Incorporated'', '' Sing a Jingle'' and ''Hi, Good Lookin'!'', among others. During the 1950s she was part, along her sister Jane, of the comedy duo the Kean Sisters, which worked the nightclub circuit throughout the 1940s and 1950s and appeared on Broadway in the 1955 musical, ''Ankles Aweigh''. On television, Kean portrayed Amy Tucker on ''Leave It to Larry''. Other TV shows on which she appeared included '' Naked City'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''My World and Welcome to It'', and ''The Love Boat''. One of her last television appearances was in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Bruder
Patricia Bruder (born April 14, 1937) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Ellen Lowell on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1960 to 1975, 1976 to 1995, 1998). Early life Bruder was born in Brooklyn, New York. She decided to become an actress when she was 9 years old, after becoming involved in drama at camp. Her mother began taking her to auditions. She won her first role, singing in the chorus on the radio show ''Rainbow House.'' She then joined the cast of another radio show, ''Juvenile Jury''. When the show transitioned from radio to television, Bruder stayed in the cast. She attended James Madison High School. She enrolled at Columbia University, studying drama. Career At the age of 13, Bruder became an understudy for the role of Flora in ''The Innocents'' on Broadway. When the play launched a tour, she took over the part. In her early career, she was billed as Patsy Bruder. She appeared on television, guest starring on ''Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Nelson
Mervyn Nelson ( – 17 August 1991) was a stage actor, writer, director and producer. At the age of five, he started acting in vaudeville theatre, and then performed in Broadway theatre shows during the 1940s and 1950s. His stage performances were well reviewed in ''Billboard''. In 1950, he wrote and produced an all-black revue called ''The Jazz Train'' which told the story of the history of jazz music Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, m ... and featured musical accompaniment from a number of top jazz performers. He also wrote and directed the 1971 cult gay drama movie '' Some of My Best Friends Are...''. He died at the age of 76 on 17 August 1991. Mervyn is buried in Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Mervyn 1991 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV (channel 2), branded CBS New York, is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside Riverhead, New York–licensed independent station WLNY-TV (channel 55). The two stations share studios within the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan; WCBS-TV's transmitter is located at One World Trade Center. History Early years (1931–1951) WCBS-TV's history dates back to CBS' opening of experimental station W2XAB on July 21, 1931, using the mechanical television system that had been more-or-less perfected in the late 1920s. Its first broadcast featured New York Mayor Jimmy Walker, Kate Smith, and George Gershwin. The station had the first regular seven-day broadcasting schedule in American television, broadcasting 28 hours a week. Among its early programming were '' Harriet Lee'' (1931), '' The Television Ghost'' (1931–1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Berle
Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's '' Texaco Star Theatre'' (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV. Early life Milton Berle was born into a Jewish family in a five-story walkup in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. His given name was Mendel Berlinger, but he chose Milton Berle as his professional name when he was 16. His father, Moses Berlinger (1872–1938), was of German-Jewish descent and worked as a paint and varnish salesman. His mother, Sarah (Sadie) Glantz Berlinger (1877–1954), who was of Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texaco Star Theater
''Texaco Star Theater'' is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television". The classic 1940–1944 version of the program, hosted by radio's Fred Allen, was followed by a radio series on ABC (the former NBC Blue) in the spring of 1948. When Texaco (now Chevron Corporation) first took it to television on NBC on June 8, 1948, the show had a huge cultural impact. Once Texaco ended its sponsorship in 1953, the show became known as ''The Buick-Berle Show'' under new sponsor Buick, changing to ''The Milton Berle Show'' for its final season. Radio The roots of ''Texaco Star Theater'' were in a 1930s radio hit, '' Ed Wynn, the Fire Chief'', featuring the manic "Perfect Fool" in a half-hour of vaudevillian routines interspersed with music. Wynn's ratings began to slide and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulton J
Fulton may refer to: People * Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship * Fulton (surname) Given name * Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer * Fulton Burley (1922–2007), Irish-Canadian performer * Fulton J. Redman (1885–1969), American politician and newspaper editor * Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979), Sainthood candidate and American Archbishop and media personality * Fulton Kuykendall (1953–2024), American former footballer * Fulton Lewis Jr. (1903–1966), American radio broadcaster * Fulton MacGregor (born 1980), Scottish politician * Fulton Mackay (1922–1987), Scottish comic actor and playwright * Fulton McGrath (1907–1958), American jazz pianist and songwriter * Fulton Oursler (1893–1952), American journalist and editor Places Canada * Fulton, Ontario, a community in West Lincoln, Ontario United States * Fulton, Alabama * Fulton, Arkansas * Fulton, Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Is Worth Living
''Life Is Worth Living'' is an inspirational American television series which ran on the DuMont Television Network from February 12, 1952, to April 26, 1955, then on ABC until April 8, 1957, featuring the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Similar series, also featuring Sheen, followed in 1958–1961 and 1961–1968. Broadcast history Hosted by Bishop (later Archbishop) Fulton J. Sheen, the series consisted of Sheen speaking to the camera and discussing moral issues of the day, often using blackboard drawings and lists to help explain the topic. When the blackboard was filled, Sheen would move to another part of the set, and request one of his "angels" (one of the TV crew) to clean the blackboard. In 1952, DuMont was searching for programming ideas and tried a rotating series of religious programs hosted by a Protestant minister, a Jewish rabbi, and a Catholic bishop. While the other shows did not catch on, the bishop (Sheen) was a hit, found a sponsor in Admiral television sets, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network (also the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being first overall in the United States. It was owned by DuMont Laboratories, Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, a television equipment and television set manufacturer and broadcasting company. DuMont was founded in 1940 and began operation on August 15, 1946. The network was hindered by the cost of broadcasting, a freeze on new television stations in 1948 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and even by the company's partner, Paramount Pictures. Despite its innovations in broadcasting, and launching one of television's biggest stars of the 1950s — Jackie Gleason — the network never reached solid finances. Forced to expand on Ultra high frequency, UHF channels when UHF tuning was not yet standard on television sets, DuMont fought an uphill battle for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Kovacs
Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. Kovacs has been credited as an influence by many individuals and shows, including Johnny Carson, '' Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'', ''Saturday Night Live'', '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', Jim Henson, '' Max Headroom'', Chevy Chase, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, '' Captain Kangaroo'', ''Sesame Street'', '' The Electric Company'', '' Pee-wee's Playhouse'', ''The Muppet Show'', Dave Garroway, Andy Kaufman, ''You Can't Do That on Television'', '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'', and Uncle Floyd, among others. Chase even thanked Kovacs during his acceptance speech for his Emmy Award for ''Saturday Night Live''. While Kovacs and his wife Edie Adams received Emmy nominations for Best Performances in a Comedy Series during 1957, his ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
