Macaulay Culkin in Home Along
Macaulay Carson Culkin
Culkin is best remembered for his portrayal of Kevin McCallister in Home
Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He is also in
Uncle Buck (1989) and The Pagemaster (1994). At the height of his fame,
he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple.
Robert Young and Jean Vander Pyl
The comedy series Father Knows Best began on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest,
it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife
Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The
Anderson children were Betty (Rhonda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and
Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson).The program was sponsored through most of its
run by General Foods and was heard Thursday evenings until March 25,
1954. It made the transition to television that same year.
John Belmont
Ella Mae Morse
"Cow Cow Boogie” was written for the 1942 Abbott & Costello film Ride’ Em
Cowboy, which included Ella Fitzgerald as a cast member. The song was
recorded by 17- year-old Ella Mae Morse with the music of Freddie Slack
& his Orchestra. It was the first release by Capitol Records and their first
million seller. Ella never obtained a huge following, but continued to record
until 1957. She died of respiratory failure in 1999 at age 75.
