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Peg Lynch
Margaret Frances "Peg" Lynch (November 25, 1916 – July 24, 2015) was an American writer, actress, and creator of the radio and television sitcoms ''Ethel and Albert'', '' The Couple Next Door'', and ''The Little Things in Life''. She created, wrote, starred in, and owned her own sitcom; she retained that ownership throughout her life. Lynch wrote a total of nearly 11,000 scripts for radio and television. Early life Lynch was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her father died of the Spanish flu when she was two years old, after which she and her mother moved back to Kasson, Minnesota, where her mother resumed her job as an orthopedic nurse at the Mayo Clinic. Lynch graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1937, majoring in English with an emphasis on writing and dramatics. Radio Lynch's start in radio began at age 15 when working part-time as a receptionist at the Mayo Clinic. She agreed to help out at KROC in Rochester, a radio station belonging to a classmate's father. At KROC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Bunce (actor)
Alan Coe Bunce (June 28, 1900 – April 27, 1965) was an American radio and television actor. Bunce was best remembered for playing the role of Albert Arbuckle alongside Peg Lynch on the sitcom ''Ethel and Albert'' from 1944-50 on radio and from 1953-1956 on television. Bunce was also remembered as the first actor to portray physician Jerry Malone on radio's ''Young Doctor Malone'' in the early 1940s. Early life Alan Coe Bunce was born on June 28, 1900 in Westfield, New Jersey. His year of birth had been the subject of dispute, with varying sources citing 1902, 1903, and 1908. However, according to the Bunce family papers which were published publicly in 2008 by Bunce's grandson Andrew Bunce, the Bunce family has found evidence and have accepted Bunce's birth date to be June 28, 1900. Bunce's year of birth is given as 1900 on his U.S. World War I Draft Registration Card (1917–18) Bunce's age is given as 39 in the United States Census of 1940 (enumerated on April 27, 1940) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |