Dean Stockwell (Robert Dean Stockwell) of film and television,
with a career spanning over 65 years, began as a child actor
under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He first came to the
public’s attention in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945) and
The Green Years (1946).
Stockwell is currently known for television roles, in the 1989–
1993 NBC television series Quantum Leap, and the Sci Fi
Channel 21st century revival of Battlestar Galactica.
Jackie (John Herbert) Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987)
The comedian, actor and musician is best remembered for his character Ralph
Kramden in The Honeymooners. The sitcom was based on a recurring 1951-
1955 sketch on the DuMont network’s Cavalcade of Stars and later on The
Jackie Gleason Show on CBS from 1955 – 1956.
Gleason’s film roles include Minnesota Fats in the 1961 drama The Hustler
starring Paul Newman and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit
series with Burt Reynolds.
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show broadcast on NBC,
Saturdays, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/6:00-7:30 p.m. PT from February 25, 1950,
until June 5, 1954, starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes. During 2002,
Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV
Shows of All Time.
Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar is 90 years old (9-8-1922)
The African Queen opened on December 23, 1951 in Los
Angeles, in order to qualify for the 1951 Oscars, and on
February 20, 1952 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.
