Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz)
(October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991)
Landon played notable roles on the television shows, Bonanza on
NBC (1959-1973), Little House on the Prairie (NBC,1974-1983),
and Highway to Heaven on NBC. He appeared on the cover of TV
Guide a total of 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.
Henry Franklin Winkler was born in New, York.
Winkler rose to popularity protraying The Fonz on Happy Days during the 1970s
on ABC television. He made his acting debut in his 8th grade school production
of Billy Budd, after which he earned his bachelor’s degree from Emerson College
in 1967 and graduated from Yale School of Drama in 1970.
Ed Donahue
Allen’s senior class photo in the 1941 Phoenician,
yearbook of Phoenix Union High School.
Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)
Early 50’s HOFFMAN “EASY-VISION” TELEVISION.
Hoffman Radio (also Hoffman Electronics) was founded just after World War-II,
in 1946. They were located in Los Angeles, California. Initially the firm made
small tabletop radios, but got into television manufacturing in 1948, and stayed
in the TV business until 1977. Hoffman remains in business today as Hoffman
Video Systems.
Ross Simpson
John Marwood Cleese is 76 today.
Cleese studied Law at Cambridge.
