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The NBC radio comedy “The Great Gildersleeve” premiered on August
31, 1941 and aired until 1957. The show, starring Harold Peary (above)
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, followed his adventures raising his
niece Marjorie, played by Lurene Tuttle and her young brother Leroy,
played by Walter Tetley. Another popular cast member was Birdie the
family cook, played by Lillian Randolph.

 
Walter Tetley

Lurene Tuttle

Lillian Randolph

Paul Reubens is best known for his cult figure Pee-Wee Herman.

Martha Raye was a comic actress and standards singer who performed in
movies, and later on television. She was honored in 1969 with an Academy
Award as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer
efforts and services entertaining the troops during World War II, the Korean
War, and the Vietnam War. Raye’s life as a singer and comedy performer
began very early in her childhood. She is the only woman buried in the
SF (Special Forces) cemetery at Ft. Bragg. She was an honorary Colonel
in the Marines and an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.

Martha Raye with a group of soldiers at LZ Center, 40 miles southwest of DaNang
in 1968

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”.

Mason Williams is an accomplished guitarist and composer who is best
known for his 1968 instrumental “Classical Gas”. He is also a comedy writer
and wrote material for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on CBS from
1967 to 1969. He was head writer for the show at the time “Classical Gas”
was released and premiered the composition on the show. Williams is also
a poet and lyricist who has published several books.