Time to call 'em as I see 'em - Sportscaster Gil Stratton, 86 - Los Angeles Times Obituary - alt.obituaries

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From: Brad Ferguson <thirt...@frXOXed.net>

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:41:11 -0400

Local: Mon, Oct 13 2008 10:41 am

Subject: Re: Time to call 'em as I see 'em - Sportscaster Gil Stratton, 86 - Los Angeles Times Obituary

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In article <tga5f4hq33dn0vap7jl6qhns5s1bgqd...@4ax.com>, Bob Feigel

<b...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
> When Gale Storm's "My Little Margie" went from television to radio,
> Stratton played her boyfriend, Freddie, for several years. And he also
> played Ed Tatum, the soda jerk, on "Fibber McGee and Molly."

> He appeared in a number of films, including "Stalag 17", for which he
> also supplied the narration; "The Wild One"; "Monkey Business"; and
> "Bundle of Joy."

Okay, I realize that this is from the L.A. Times and it's going to
emphasize his career in local news (and, being an east coaster, I had
no idea that he'd had one) ... but his Stalag 17 role should have been
mentioned higher up in this thing.

Pic, from back in the day:

<http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Rhfcxgjo_l0/R4jlBWxd08I/AAAAAAAABQI/LDs7jA-tUv0/G
il+Stratton.jpg>

BTW, My Little Margie was on TV and radio during 1952-55; there was no
transition. The radio episodes were originals.

I am also noting that Charles Farrell was only 51 when he began playing
50-year-old Vern Albright. I think he looked at least 65.

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