Stanley Victor "Stan" Freberg is a comedian, recording artist, animation
voice actor, puppeteer and a advertising creative director whose career
began in 1944. From 1949 to 1954, he and Daws Butler provided voices
and were the puppeteers for the paramount Television Network series,
Time for Beany, a triple Emmy Award winner (1950, 1951, 1953). Freberg 
also had a weekly radio show on CBS in 1957, The Stan Freberg Show
which ran for only fifteen episodes from July 14 through October 20. Stan
is still active in the entertainment industry.

Freberg’s "Banana Boat (Day-O)" satirized Harry Belafonte’s
popular recording of "Banana Boat Song”, in 1957.

Puppeteer Sten Freberg with from left: Dishonest John (or "D.J.") and Cecil  
(or "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent")

Gracie Allen, was a comedian who became internationally famous as the zany
partner and comic foil of husband George Burns. The Burns and Allen radio
show began in the early 1930s. They made the move to television and the CBS
network, October 12, 1950. The show was an immediate success.

The comedy team of Martin and Lewis , comprising of singer Dean Martin as the
straight man and comedian Jerry Lewis. They first met in 1945 and their debut as
a duo act occurred at Atlantic City’s 500 Club on July 24 and 25 in 1946. The team 
enjoyed their partnership until Martin started to become increasingly disillusioned
about working with Lewis, which lead to escalating arguments. Finally they couldn’t possibly see working together any longer and Martin left the team on July 25, 1956,
ten years to the day after the first official teaming of the act. Hollywood or Bust was
the final Martin and Lewis film released in late 1956.

Martin and Lewis at the 500 Club in 1946

Milton Berle’s last radio series was The Texaco Star Theater, which began on
ABC, September 22, 1948 and continued until June 15, 1949. It served as a
springboard for Berle’s rise as television’s first major star.

Bob Crane (above), while a DJ at Los Angeles radio station KNX,
become a regular on The Donna Reed Show. Crane played Dr.
Dave Kelsey, Alex Stone’s colleague. Dave virtually disappeared after
Crane received his own series, Hogan’s Heroes on CBS-TV from 1965
to 1971.

              
Above photo source: Vote For Bob Crane / For more information, visit
http://vote4bobcrane.blogspot.com/

Shown from left: Bob Crane, Ann McCrea, Donna Reed, and Carl
Betz, The Donna Reed Show