Tom Hanks is a actor, producer, writer, and director. He gained wide notice
in the 1988 film Big. Other films by Hank’s include Forrest Gump (1994),
Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Cast Away (2000). He
did the voicing for the character Woody in the Toy Story franchise (1995,
1999, and 2010). Tom won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in
1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. He is the father of
actor Colin Hanks.

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Blondie was a radio situation comedy adapted from the long-run comic strip by
Chic Young. The radio program also had a long run on several networks from
July 3, 1939 to 1950. It was a summer replacement for The Eddie Cantor Show,
but Cantor did not return in the fall, so the shows sponsor, R.J. Reynolds’ Camel Cigarettes chose to keep Blondie on the air Mondays at 7:30pm. The program
starred Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton (above).

The comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (shown above) were
a summer replacement on radio for Fred Allen. They launched their own
weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes.The Abbott
and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes by vocalists such
as Connie Haines and the Les Baxter Singers.

Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. He was
an original cast member of Saturday Night Live on NBC-TV from, 1975 to 1979,
and originator of The Blues Brothers in 1978 with John Belushi and Ghostbusters
(1984). Aykroyd has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.

From left: Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd as a Conehead on SNL

Ghostbusters (Left to right) Bill Murray, Dan Aydroyd, and Harold Ramis

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The Alan Young Show was a 30 minute situation comedy that ran from
June 28, 1944 thru 1949.The series began on NBC Radio as a summer
replacement starring Alan Young and vocalist Bea Wain (above). It then
moved to ABC Radio with Jean Gillespie portraying Young’s girlfriend
Betty. The program was next broadcast by NBC for a 1946-47 run and
was off in 1948. When it returned to NBC in 1949, Louise Erickson
played Betty and Jim Backus was heard as snobbish playboy Hubert
Updike III.

Louise Erickson with Richard Crenna

Jim Backus