Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana)
(May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)
Cooper became famous for playing Marshall Will Kane in “High Noon”
(1952). He also played roles in “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), and
“The Pride of the Yankees” (1942). Before fame, he managed a ranch
and worked as a newspaper cartoonist in Montana.
Sandy Kozel
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)
Sandy Kozel
Original run on ABC: April 29, 1961 – January 3, 1998.
Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus)
(September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008)
McKay was the original host of the sports anthology series
that primarily aired on Saturday afternoons with a succession
of co-hosts beginning in 1987.
In 2007, Wide World of Sports was named by Time Magazine
on its list of the 100 best television programs of all-time.
