Friday, October 22, 2010

Dead Page: America's Mom and Dad

Within four days this last week, we lost "America's Mom and Dad," Barbara Billingsley and Tom Bosley. I spent many nights watching them raise theior respective families, the Cleavers and the Cunninghams. I still watch them a lot on reruns.


BARABARA BILLINGSLEY (DEC. 22, 1915-OCTOBER 16, 2010)

Film, TV and stage actress, best known for her role as June Cleaver on the 1957-1963 TV show Leave It to Beaver. Hugh Beaumont starred as her husband Ward Cleaver, Tony Dow as son Wally and Jerry Mathers as Theodore, the Beaver.

It debutedon CBS, but had low ratings and was cancelled. It then moved to ABC for the rest of its run.

She was noted for always wearing a dress and that string of pearls around her neck which she said she wore to hide a hollow. Regarded as the "Perfect Mom."

Then, who can forget her role as the jive-talking grandma on the movie "Airplane."


TOM BOSLEY (OCTOBER 1, 1927-OCTOBER 19, 2010)

Starred as Howard Cunningham on Happy Days from 1974-1984, Sheriff Amos Tupper on Murder, She Wrote from 1984 to 1996 and Father Frank Dowling on the Father Dowling Mysteries from 1987-1991.

We'll sure miss these two people.

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