Fred de Cordova TV producer
A lawyer turned director turned TV producer.
From This is True for 16 September 2001
entertainment
TV, Film, and Music producers, directors, arrangers. (Writers are separate)
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
Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates One-legged tap dancer
A famous dancer for 86 years.
From This is True for 6 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
Leslie Stevens Classic TV creator
Stevens created the TV show ‘The Outer Limits’.
From This is True for 26 April 1998
Mary Fendrich Hulman Race enthusiast
Hulman took over as chairman of the board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
From This is True for 12 April 1998