Brian,
Larry Gassman does an old time radio show out of the Los Angeles area called “Same Time, Same Station.” He’s going to send me a copy of a 1996 show that he did in which he interviewed Stan Fredberg, and in the interview Freberg talks about Walter Tetley. Also during this particular broadcast, June Foray calls in. I’ll let you know when I receive this, and we can arrange to get you a copy.
Don
Thanks. You know that I will look forward to that. Richard Giblin—-I don’t know if you know him or not; he has a site on the Great Gildersleeve—-he very, very kindly sent me some episodes of the Great Gildersleeve. I am really enjoying these shows. I thought that his letter had said that he sent me 87 episodes. It turns out that he sent me closer to 200, on two volumes (in CD-ROM form)!!!
I almost done with Volume One, which contains 93 episodes. So far I have listened to 80 half hours, on that CD!!! Can you believe that? I think that Judge Horace Hooker’s character is one of my favorite characters, from this show. I also like Peavey, the grocer/druggist, and Walter Tetley’s Leroy is EXTREMELY VERSATILE.
I have also learned that the lady, who did Leroy’s sister, Margerie, was on a TV show from the late 60s, that I used to watch……..That TV show JULIA, about the Black nurse/Single Mom, raising a boy by herself……..an older woman who worked in Julia’s office, with Julia’s boss, Dr. Chegley—–Dr. Chegley’s assistant, Hannah Yarbee—–She was played by Lurene Tuttle, who also played Margerie on The Great Gildersleeve. I wonder if Greg, the web guy on our site, remembers JULIA, or the character Hannah Yarbee.
Anyway……..I hope that maybe someday I will have the chance to hear a portion of episodes from The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show, too, where Walter played that “rough around the edges” punk, Julius.
Brian