Milton Berle’s last radio series was The Texaco Star Theater, which began on
ABC, September 22, 1948 and continued until June 15, 1949. It served as a
springboard for Berle’s rise as television’s first major star.

Bob Crane (above), while a DJ at Los Angeles radio station KNX,
become a regular on The Donna Reed Show. Crane played Dr.
Dave Kelsey, Alex Stone’s colleague. Dave virtually disappeared after
Crane received his own series, Hogan’s Heroes on CBS-TV from 1965
to 1971.

              
Above photo source: Vote For Bob Crane / For more information, visit
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Shown from left: Bob Crane, Ann McCrea, Donna Reed, and Carl
Betz, The Donna Reed Show

Robin Williams at 16

Robin McLaurim Williams actor and comedian rose to fame with his role
as the alien Mork in the ABC- TV sitcom series Mork and Mindy (1978-
1982), and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many
feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his role in the 1997 Gus Van Sant film Good Will Hunting. He has
also won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild
Awards and five Grammy Awards. Williams performance in Good Morning
Vietnam (1987) was nominated for an Academy Award.  
 

Robin Williams with co-star Pam Dawber

Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993

                    (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

Red Skelton was a comedian, best known as a top radio and television star
from 1937 to 1971. Skelton’s show business career began in his teens as a
circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV ,and night
clubs. During this time Red was pursuing another career as a painter. Red
Skelton was quoted as saying, "I just want to be known as a clown, because
to me that’s the height of my profession. It means you can do everything—
sing, dance and above all, make people laugh.”

Painting by Red Skelton titled “Clowning  Around”