Gene Rayburn Game show host
An opera singer turned disk jockey turned game show host.
From This is True for 28 November 1999
entertainment
TV, Film, and Music producers, directors, actors. Writers are under writing, and magicians, dancers, and musicians are under art.
Daniel N. Cooke LA Police spokesman
He carried a badge. THE badge: 714.
From This is True for 2 May 1999
Jean Vander Pyl “Wilma Flinstone” voice
Few knew what she looked like, but most knew her voice.
From This is True for 11 April 1999
Gary Morton Comic
Not merely the second husband of redhead comedian Lucille Ball.
From This is True for 28 March 1999
Bobby Troup Composer and actor
A musician and actor, Troup entertained several generations.
From This is True for 7 February 1999
Herman Wedemeyer Hawaii Five-O actor
Wedemeyer was a pro football player turned actor.
From This is True for 24 January 1999
Adelaide Hawley Cumming “Betty Crocker” actress
Cumming was the original “Betty Crocker”, but didn’t want to be defined by the role.
From This is True for 20 December 1998
Joan Hickson “Miss Marple” actor
Agatha Christie’s hand-picked “Miss Marple” needed almost 50 years to age into the part.
From This is True for 18 October 1998
Leonid Kinskey “Sasha” the bartender
Bogart himself recommended Kinskey for a role, which turned into a career.
From This is True for 6 September 1998