In a message dated 2/4/06 12:01:32 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Has anybody heard of any other person, in the whole, wide world, with the > name Opie, or could it just have been made up by the writers of the show? > We've mentioned before that 1940s bandleader Opie Cates had the name, and Opie Taylor was likely named after him. Cates was the house band leader on the "Lum and Abner" radio show during its brief time in a sitcom, half-hour, studio audience format. Dixon _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
