The Importance of Being Ernie: (28 page)
If my front teeth were any bigger I could’ve used them to play the violin like Hendrix did with his guitar at Woodstock. (author photo)
Stan and I were part of a Public Service Campaign to promote bike safety. A week later I was on crutches after a spill on my mini-motorcycle. (author photo)
An early glamour shot, dreaming of stardom, or perhaps just a good cheeseburger. (author photo)
Stan and I camping with the scouts. He seemed to know something about my foot that I didn’t. I’d probably stepped in “something.” (author photo)
In the early 1970s. (author photo)
A celebration with the cast, minus MacMurray, who was away on one of his lengthy scheduled vacations. My director and great pal, Fred De Cordova (in glasses), is in the center alongside Pete Weismuller, MacMurray’s stand-in. FYI…Pete was Johnny Weismuller’s (Tarzan’s) brother. (author photo)
Putting in a phone call to “Dad”… perhaps asking for a raise? Slim chance that would happen because MacMurray, the show’s star and part owner, was famously frugal. (author photo)
A final
My Three Sons
cast photo that includes Beverly Garland (MacMurray’s TV wife, Barbara), Tina Cole (Katie), and Dawn Lyn (Dodie). The all-male household from the show’s early years was long gone. (courtesy CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
My Three Sons
cast photo that includes Beverly Garland (MacMurray’s TV wife, Barbara), Tina Cole (Katie), and Dawn Lyn (Dodie). The all-male household from the show’s early years was long gone. (courtesy CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
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My Three Sons
. I was in my mid-twenties and searching for a new identity, minus the Ernie glasses. (author photo)
My Three Sons
. I was in my mid-twenties and searching for a new identity, minus the Ernie glasses. (author photo)
Me with one of my favorite uncles, Sylvan, who could guzzle whiskey like it was iced tea. On this particular tipsy night, he removed his false teeth while waiting for a bucket of chicken at the local KFC. When he got home, he realized he’d left his fake choppers at the fast-food restaurant and I was sent to retrieve them. (author photo)
Wedding Day, 1983. Karen and I are still going strong after more than a quarter century. (author photo)
Stan and I in the mid 1990s, which marked the end of my hair on top. As much as I hated to see my youthful mop disappear, the new look helped me transition into more adult roles and a rebirth of my acting career. (author photo)
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