Jerry Mathers in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1966.

Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers was born in Sioux City, Iowa.

Mathers is known for his classic role as a child on the CBS television
sitcom, Leave It To Beaver from 1957-1963. He made his first TV
commercial at age 2 for PET Milk and was a model for a department
store ad. Following his acting career, he became a successful banker
and real estate investor.

In 1981, Jerry Mathers worked as a disc jockey at KEZY-AM
radio in Anaheim, California.

Brooke Christa Shields was born in New York City, New York.

In 1983, Shields abandoned her career as a model, which she began when
she was eleven months old, to attend Princeton University, where she
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in French literature. In the 1990s,
Shields returned to acting, appearing in minor roles in films, and starred
in various television sitcoms.

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This ad appeared in a November 1960 edition of Life Magazine.

On this day in 1916, a 22-year-old Norman Rockwell painted his
first cover for The Saturday Evening Post. The original oil on
canvas painting is titled Boy with Baby Carriage. Over the next
47 years, the artist would paint over 300 covers for the magazine.

Norman Percevel Rockwell
(February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978)