The Goldbergs was originally a radio show on NBC from 1929 to
1946. The program made the switch to television as the first
sitcom. Both the radio and TV shows were devised by writer-
actress Gertrude Berg who played Molly Goldberg. The series 
ran on CBS-TV until 1951.

James Arness played Marshall Matt Dillon on the CBS-TV series Gunsmoke for 20 years.

Holland Taylor’s long acting career began in the theater. She 
appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions
from 1960 to 1980. Taylor has been nominated four times for her
role as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan’s mother in the CBS-TV
sitcom series Two and a Half Men.

Holland Taylor with Charlie Sheen in a scene from Two and a Half Men

Holland Taylor shown here on stage in a one-person show as late 
Texas Governor Ann Richards.

Julia Louis–Dreyfus is best known for her sitcom roles in Sinfield on
NBC-TV from 1989 to 1998 and The New Adventures of Old Christine
seen on CBS-TV from 2006 to 2010. The latter show received nine
Emmy nominations, winning one for Louis-Dreyfus’ performance
in the first season.

Actor Billy Gray is best known for his role as James “Bud” Anderson Jr.
in the television sitcom Father Knows Best. The show ran from October 3,  
1954 till May 23, 1960. It began on NBC-TV and concluded on CBS-TV.