My Little Margie starred Gale Storm and Charles Farrell and premiered as
the summer replacement for I Love Lucy. It alternated between CBS and
NBC from 1952 to 1955 under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes
and when the series moved to NBC for its third season in the fall of 1953,
Scott Paper Company became its sponsor.
The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles,
California at Hal Roach Studios by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D. Reed.
Some of the on-location filming was done in Astoria, Oregon and along the
the Oregon coast, a considerable distance from Astoria. The adventure
comedy film was directed by Richard Donner and the screenplay was written
by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg.
Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers was born in Sioux City, Iowa.
Mathers is best known for his role as a child on the CBS/ABC television show,
“Leave It To Beaver” from 1957-1963. He made his first commercial at age 2
for PET Milk and was a model for a department store ad at the young age as
well. Jerry Mathers later became a successful banker and real estate investor.
In 1981, Mathers worked as a disc jockey at KEZY-AM radio in Anaheim, California.
Archie Andrews began on the NBC Blue Network and switched to Mutual in 1944,
and then continued on NBC radio from 1945 until September 5, 1953. The show’s original announcer was Kenneth Banghart. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen (1943-1944).
From left: Harlan Stone as Jughead, Bob Hastings as Archie, and
Gloria Mann as Veronica.
Suzanne J. Crough (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015)
Accoprding to TMZ, Suzanne Crough, who played Tracy on the sitcom
"The Partridge Family," died on Monday.
Crough played the youngest Partridge daughter from 1970 to 1974. A
family member said she died suddenly in her Nevada home.
After her role on "The Partridge Family," Crough appeared in several
TV shows including "Mulligan’s Stew." Her last on-screen role was in
the 1980 film "Children of Divorce."
