(July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981)

Natalie Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and became a
successful child actor in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). She
earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This helped her to
make the transition from a child actor. Wood also received Academy Award
for Best Actress nominations for her roles in Splendor in the Grass (1961)
and Love With the Proper Stanger (1963). Natalie drowned near Santa
Catalina Island, California at age 43.

Natalie Wood with John Wayne in The Searchers (1956)

Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock was an pediatrician who, in 1946 published
his book The Common Sense of Baby and Child Care, which became a
bestseller. By 1998 it had sold more than 50 million copies.The book has
been translated into 39 languages. Dr. Spock later wrote three more
books on parenting.

Quiz Kids, was a popular radio-TV series of the 1940s and 1950s, was created
by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan. Originally
sponsored by Alka-Sletzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chicago,
June 28, 1940, airing as a summer replacement for Alec Templeton Time. The
show continued on radio for the next 13 years.

Bob Keeshan in makeup as “Clarabell” with Buffalo Bob Smith

Bob as “Captain Kangaroo” 

Robert James “Bob” Keeshan was a TV producer and actor. He is best
remembered as the title character of the children’s TV program Captain
Kangaroo, which became an icon for millions of kid’s during its 30-year
run from 1955 to 1984 on NBC. Keeshan was also the original “Clarabell
the Clown” on the Howdy Doody show from 1947 to 1960 on NBC.

Captain Video and His Video Rangers was a low-budget science fiction TV
series. It was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network, and was the first
series of its kind on American television. It aired between June 27, 1949 and
April 1, 1955 and starred Richard Coogan (below) in the lead role.

Richard Coogan

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