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Shirley Booth: Don Defore
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HAZEL was a mediocre sitcom that got much more attention than it deserved because it was blessed with the gifted Shirley Booth in the title role. Eight years prior to the premiere of this show, Ms. Booth had won an Oscar for COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA. In eight years, had she become this desperate for work. HAZEL was the first of several sitcoms where it turned out the maid/housekeeper was the smartest person in the household and helped all the family solve all their little problems. Don DeFore was kind of goofy as George Baxter and Whitney Blake was the worst excuse for a mother. Did this woman do anything in that house other than kiss George when he got home from work?
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In the 1940s, the Booth had fewer plays than in the preceding decade, but more long-running hits. The decade started out with a sequel to the revue One for the Money called, aptly, "Two for the Show," by the same authors. This edition boasted a memorable song, "How High the Moon," and comic and tuneful performances by Alfred Drake, Betty Hutton, Eve Arden, Keenan Wynn, Richard Haydn, Brenda Forbes, Tommy Wonder, Eunice Healey, and Nadine Gae. On February 12, 1941, a genuine hit called "Claudia" came to the Booth and stayed for a little over a year. Written by Rose Franken, the touching play about a childlike wife made a star out of Dorothy McGuire and brought back to the stage the famed Belasco actress Frances Starr to play Claudia's mother, with Donald Cook as her husband.
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This is a 1964 ad for a RCA Sienna Television w/ Shirley Booth, Don Defore! The size of the ad is approximately 10.5x13.5inches. The caption for this ad is 'Now - a new and brighter color TV - brighter than ever before!' The ad is in good overall condition, with some light wear. This vintage ad would look great framed and displayed! Add it to your collecction today!
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