Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers is best known for his lead role in
the television (CBS/ABC) sitcom series Leave It to Beaver which
aired from 1957 to 1963. He became a successful banker and real
estate investor.
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JERRY MATHERS IS 65 TODAY
JEAN STAPLETON HAS DIED AT 90
Jean Stapleton (Jeanne Murray)
(January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013)
(AP) NEW YORK – Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress
who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in
TV’s groundbreaking 1970s comedy "All in the Family," has died.
Stapleton died Friday of natural causes at her New York City home
surrounded by friends and family, her children said Saturday.
Little known to the public before "All In the Family," she co-starred with
Carroll O’Connor in the top-rated CBS sitcom about an unrepentant bigot,
the wife he churlishly but fondly called "Dingbat," their daughter Gloria
(Sally Struthers) and liberal son-in-law Mike, aka Meathead (Rob Reiner).
Stapleton received eight Emmy nominations and won three times during
her eight-year tenure with "All in the Family."
LISA WHELCHEL TURNED 50 TODAY
Lisa Diane Whelchel is best remembered as portraying Blair Warner on the
NBC television series The Facts of Life (1979-1988). She became a member
of The New Mickey Mouse Club in the mid 1970s.
In 1984,Whelcher was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best inspirational
Performance for her contemporary Christian album, All Because of You. She
has also been a regular speaker with Women of Faith Christian conferences
since 2009.
DWAYNE HICKMAN TURNED 79 TODAY
Dwayne Bernard Hickman is best known for his ‘’teenager”
roles on TV sitcoms. He played the nephew on the NBC
series The Bob Commings Show (1955-1959), and the title
character in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis on the CBS
network (1959-1963). Hickman debuted as a child actor at
age 6.
From left: Dobie (Dwayne Hickman) and Maynard (Bob Denver)
BILL PAXTON HAS TURNED 58
Actor/Director William "Bill" Paxton has had starring roles in
films such as Apollo 13 (1995), and Twister (1996). He also
appeared in Aliens (1986), and True Lies (1994).
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