Angela Margaret Cartwright is an English-born actress primarily known for her 
roles in movies and television. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for 
her role as Danny Williams’s (played by Danny Thomas) stepdaughter Linda 
in the 1950s CBS- TV series Make Room For Daddy (a role she played from  
1957 to 1964), and as Penny Robinson in the 1960s CBS-TV Sci-fi series
Lost In Space.

 
Danny Thomas and Angela Cartwright in Make Room For Daddy

 

The Lost In Space cast from left: Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta
Kristen, Bob May (as the Robot), Jonathan Harris, June Lockhart, Guy
Williams, and Billy Mumy.

MDA Chairman of the Board R. Rodney Howell issued a statement on
August 3, saying that Jerry Lewis “will not be appearing on the telethon”
and “we will not be replacing him as MDA national chairman.” The 85 
year old Lewis had announced in May that he was retiring as host of
the show, which he has done since 1966. Lewis also had said  that he
planned to make his final appearance on this year’s telethon which is 
scheduled for this evening. The nonprofit agency made no explanation
for the moves. 

The puppet show Kukla, Fran, and Ollie was one of television’s longest-
running children’s programs. It was aired live and unscripted.  

David Pollock in Bad News Bears

Former child actor David Pollock (50), who played one of the little league player’s,
Rudi Stein in the 1976 comedy film “Bad News Bears”, is taking a swing at politics
these days. He has entered into a Congressional race as a Democrat in California’s
26th Congressional district. Pollock’s political aspirations began in 1994 when he was asked to consider running for his local school board which he did successfully. He
was on the board for 15 years. David has said that he is “proud of getting away
from Hollywood while the getting was good”.