1947

 
Rev. Graham with President Kennedy                                                                   

 
Former President George W. Bush, left, greets evangelist Billy Graham
as Laura Bush looks on

President Obama and Billy Graham 

Evangelical Christian evangelist William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is 93 years
old today. He is number seven on Gallup’s list of admired people for the 20th
century. According to his staff at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,
Graham has preached the Gospel to more people than any other person in
history and more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at
Billy Graham Crusades and became Christians. As of April 25, 2010, when
he met with Barack Obama, Billy Graham has spent personal time with twelve
U.S. Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman.     

Actor Carl Frank in a publicity photo

Matt Crowley

BUCK ROGERS (Carl Frank) AND WILMA DEERING (Adele Ronson)

Three years after bringing science fiction to the world of comic strips, Buck
Rogers in the 25th Century was brought to CBS radio on November 7, 1932. It
Originally aired from New York and broadcast four times weekly, initially at 7:15
P.M. and later moved to an earlier "children’s hour". Actors Matt Crowley and
Carl Frank (above) along with Curtis Arnall and John Larkin all voiced Buck
Rogers at various times. The beautiful and strong-willed Wilma Deering was
portrayed by Adele Ronson, and the brilliant scientist-inventor Dr. Huer
was played by Edgar Stehli.

“Poppin’ Fresh”, the Pillsbury Doughboy, is an advertising icon and mascot of
The Pillsbury Company, appearing in many of their commercials since his debut
on November 7, 1965. The Doughboy, a $16 doll made of clay, was originally
brought to live using the stop motion animation technique. Today, CGI is used
in the commercials. Character/Voice actor Paul Frees (below) was the first voice
of the Doughboy.

Paul Frees