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Harold "Hal" Peary (July 25, 1908 – March 30, 1985) was an American actor, comedian and singer in radio, films, television, and animation. His most memorable role is as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve , which began as a supporting character on radio's " Fibber McGee and Molly " in 1938.
At the height of the show's popularity, Harold Peary recorded three albums as Gildersleeve, reading popular children's stories for Capitol Records in heavy-bookleted four-disc 78rpm record albums. Stories for Children, Told in His Own Way by the Great Gildersleeve , was released in 1945 and was Capitol's first-ever such release for children.
The Harold Peary Show is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the United States September 17, 1950-June 13, 1951 on CBS. [1] Some sources refer to the program as Honest Harold [ 2 ] [ 3 ] or The Hal Peary Show .
1949–1973. Spouse. Mary Anna Theleen (1937-1995; his death) Children. 2. Willard Lewis Waterman (August 29, 1914 – February 2, 1995) [1] was an American character actor in films, TV and on radio, remembered best for replacing Harold Peary as the title character of The Great Gildersleeve at the height of that show's popularity.
Running time. 65 minutes [citation needed] Country. United States. Language. English. Gildersleeve on Broadway is a 1943 American film starring Harold Peary as his radio character The Great Gildersleeve. [ 1] It is the third of four Gildersleeve features, others were The Great Gildersleeve (1942), Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943), Gildersleeve's ...
Gildersleeve's Ghost is a 1944 American fantasy comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas from an original screenplay by Robert E. Kent.It is the fourth and final film in the Gildersleeve's series, all of which were produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the popular NBC radio program, The Great Gildersleeve, created by Leonard L. Levinson and itself a spin-off of Fibber McGee ...
Gerald McBoing-Boing. A scene from UPA's Gerald McBoing-Boing. Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated short film about a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. It was produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on November 2, 1950. It was adapted by Phil Eastman and Bill ...
Gildersleeve's Bad Day is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas from a screenplay by Jack Townley.The picture was the second in the Gildersleeve's series produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the popular NBC radio program, The Great Gildersleeve, created by Leonard L. Levinson, and was released on June 10, 1943.