Original run on CBS-TV: September 17, 1972 – February 28, 1983.
Alan Alda (born Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo in New York City)
Alda in his supporting role in the 2004 film The Aviator, for which he was
was nominated for an Academy Award.
Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger in Denison, Iowa)
(January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986)
Actress Donna Reed appeared in From Here to Eternity (1953) and
received widespread recognition for her role as Mary Bailey in Frank
Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). She was also in The Donna
Reed Show on ABC-TV (1958-1966).
Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart, “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Original run on ABC television: January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982
Original run on NBC: January 14, 1972 to March 25, 1977
The series Sanford and Son is considered NBC’s answer to CBS‘s All in
the Family. It has been hailed as the precursor to many other African
American sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run. In
2007, Time magazine included the show on their list of the "100 Best
TV Shows of All Time".
Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Berry
Sitcom actor, dancer and singer, Ken Berry has appeared in numerous
television shows, one with his friend and mentor, Andy Griffith. Berry
starred in the successful comedies F Troop (ABC-1965 to1967), The
Andy Griffith Show spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS- 1968 to 1971), and
The Carol Burnett Show spin-off Mama’s Family on CBS.
Before fame he won a local talent competition for his tap dancing abilities
at age 15 and received an offer to join a traveling performance ensemble.
