Lurene Tuttle (left) and Rosalind Russell during the episode “The
Sisters” on Suspense in 1948
Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1942
through 1962.focused on thriller–type scripts, usually featuring leading
Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes of the show
were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 are extant.
Agnes Moorehead during the Suspense broadcast
From the 1969 film Last Summer
Thomas as seen in The Waltons
Richard Earl Thomas
Thomas is best known for his leading role as writer John-Boy Walton in
the CBS family drama The Waltons (1972-1981). During his career, he
won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award
and two Golden Globe Awards. He began his television career in 1959 in
a version of A Doll’s House before moving on to appear in some soap
operas. He made his Broadway debut at age seven with the assistance
of his parents, who were both ballet dancers.
Bruce MacLeish Dern
Dern has appeared in more than 80 feature films, and received Academy
Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the 1978 film Coming
Home and Best Actor for the 2013 film Nebraska.
Before fame, Bruce Dern was heavily involved in track as a long distance
runner while in high school.
1972
A 17 year old Tony Curtis in the U.S. Navy
Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010)
Actor Tony Curtis had a film career that spanned six decades, but had his
greatest popularity was during the 1950s and early 1960s. He appeared in
more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light
comedy to serious drama. In his later years, Curtis made many television
appearances. He married actress Janet Leigh in 1951, and their daughter
is actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
1959
Beverly Long (April 18, 1933 – May 8, 2014)
Beverly Long, one of the last surviving cast members of the 1955 James
Dean classic Rebel Without a Cause, died May 8 in Los Angeles after a
short hospital stay. Long also had a lead role in the 1958 film “The Green-
Eyed Blond”, appeared in Paramount’s As Young as We Are (1958) and
was seen on Robert Young’s CBS sitcom Father Knows Best.”
Long, second from the right, in a scene from “Rebel Without A Cause”
