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TV Mailbag: CHICAGO What's the big idea? I'm tired of all these Irish names for TV programs: Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, McHale's Navy, Ensign O'Toole. How about Dr. Klosowski or Von Sollbrig's Navy? -Lois Plahetka. Well, you can always turn to Lawrence Welk, Jack Benny, Capt.

Kangaroo, or even Huckleberry Hound. CHICAGO- We enjoy Lee Philip so much. Is her father a florist or in the shoe J. Lee's father and brother are florists. She has four uncles in the shoe business.

ELMHURST-Did Julie Newmar of My Living Doll play in either the stage or movie version of "Li'l F. She played Stupefyin' Jones in both versions. JANESVILLE, Wis. Why does Arlene Francis always wear that heart locket? -Mrs. B.

C. It contains a picture of her safety deposit bor. RACINE How much does Burl Ives weigh? I'll bet he is one of show business' heaviest. -M. B.

He can't be too far from the title. The most recent weight given for Burl is 285 pounds. And this after losing 75 pounds! CHICAGO-Is it true that Joey Bishop was a professional boxer before he became an -0. M. Joey has been entertainer since his teens, but is handy with his fists.

While in the army during World War II, he was welterweight boxing champion of the 8th Service Command. He had no pro bouts. "There goes that health nut who lives down the hall." MOUNT PROSPECT You recently said Jack Benny wasn't a tightwad. You're cracked! My father is a waiter, he waited on Benny, and Benny didn't leave a Thanks for the tip! QUINCY -Is the man who to plays the janitor on Wendy and Me show William Frawley? Your answer will settle a family J. No, the janitor is J.

Pat O'Malley. Frawley appears in My Three Sons. EVANSTON-What is the age of Robert Cummings of My Living K. Bob makes no secret of the fact that he is 54. SKOKIE I would like to know if Lori March, who plays Valerie Ames in The Secret Storm is married.

-C. D. Miss March is married to the well-known actor and narrator Alexander Scourby, and they have a daughter, Alexandra. ROCKFORD Are Malcolm Thomas and Eileen Quinn of The Edge of Night related in real K. They are man and wife.

PARK RIDGE Is it true that Charles Bronson is a fullblooded Cherokee Indian from J. No. Bronson is a full-blooded Pennsylvanian. -Please tell me if Dorothy Malone who stars in Peyton Place was born in Indianapolis. How old is L.

Miss Malone was born in Chicago, but grew up in Dallas. WILMETTE-I saw Aldo Ray on a recent Bonanza episode. and friends tell me it was an old show because Mr. Ray died some years ago. I don't believe G.

You better not believe them. That show was not an old one. and Aldo is quite alive. HOMEWOOD-I have heard that Dean Martin and Perry Como are brothers and that Dean and Tony Martin are related. Is this F.

Dean Martin and Perry are not related, and the same goes for Dean and Tony. The only thing the two Martins have in common is their names, and neither was born a Martin. I CRYSTAL LAKE I enjoy The Rogues very much. Please tell me how Gig Young got his name. It is so unusual.

-J. F. EDITOR I Gig was born Byron Barr in St. Cloud, Minn. His first big movie role was in "The Gay Sisters" with Barbara Stanwyck.

Gig Young was the character he portrayed and so many friends started calling him that, that he adopted it. FOX LAKE I would like to know how Eydie Gorme got that way of spelling her name. -D. O'B. Her real name is Edith, but whenever she appeared in a show, it always came out Eddie on the program.

So she invented Eydie to give it a more feminine spelling. HAMMOND I enjoy listening to Caterina Valente sing on TV. In how many languages can she C. Caterina can sing in 12 languages: English, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portugese, Greek, Swedish, Japanese, Yiddish, and Flemish. -Was that really Natalie Wood singing in the movie "West Side Story?" -P.

M. No. The voice was supplied by Marni Nixon, whose voice also subbed for Audrey Hepburn in the movie version of "My Fair EVANSTON-Why did they change the name of The Nurses to The Doctors and the Nurses? -V. K. The producers decided the doctors deserved a break in the title.

Now, will The Doctors series change its name to The Nurses and the Doctors? ROCK ISLAND How old is Ed Wynn, and how many years has he been in show business? -A Fan The Perfect Fool is in perfect health, except for a touch of deafness, at the age of 78. He has been performing for 61 years. CHICAGO Was Virginia Graham of WGN's Girl Talk really in the movie "The Carpetbaggers," or am I being kidded? I saw the picture, but not -K. G. You weren't paying close attention.

She appeared in the film a full five seconds. TRAVERSE CITY--What is Dwayne Hickman doing now that the Dobie Gillis series is over? I enjoyed him a lot. -S. E. Dwayne recently signed to co-star in the film, "The Ballad of Car with Michael Callan and Jane Fonda.

He will play Callan's uncle. That's right, uncle! EVANSTON-My mother is a Liberace fan, and we are arguing about what network show introduced him. I say it was Ed Sullivan's. She disagrees, but can't remember the name of the C. The show your mother can't remember may surprise a lot of viewers.

Liberace made his TV debut on Art Linkletter's House Party. -I know James Franciscus of Mr. Novak was in the Naked City series, but my husband says he was in another detective series. Is he right? -Mrs. K.

J. He's right. Franciscus was in the short-livid. The investigators, regarded by some as the worst whodunit TV series of all time. MICHIGAN CITY--Don't you think listeners should be allowed equal time to answer TV commercials for their claims? When the commercial extols a spot remover, the listener should be allowed to tell how the stuff made another spot.

Or answer the claims of the usedcar dealer and tell how the adhesive tape came off the crack in the rear axle. -John Gleason We get a tension headache just thinking about it! SKOKIE-Is it true that Mia Farrow is Maureen O'Sullivan's daughter? Tell us everything about her, -R. S. Yes, Mia is Maureen's daughter. But we don't know much else about her.

Her father was the late John Farrow, noted movie director. "Peyton Place" is her first real big show-biz break. Chicago Tribune WEEK Published at Tribune Tower 435 N. Michigan Chicago 60611 November 7-13, 1964 CHICAGO STATIONS 9 WGN-TV 2501 Bradley pl. 2 WEBM-TV (CBS) 630 McClurg ct.

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