Ask the Historian--Tom Thanks for the tale about Allan Hale. It's interesting you said that he liked to be known for more than just Skipper. We have heard that from some of the stars of our favorite show as well. That , in fact, if I remember right is why some of them did not like to attend the TAGS-related events in the early going.
Allan is such a big personality with such a presence..I wonder: Did he have a soft-spoken side? If so what was it like? As For Reta Shaw..who did Reta resemble most? ..Elenora Poultice more that Big Maude?? It seems like the stars of that day put a lot of their self-esteem in whether they had a recurring role on a show or not-which is such a shame, because some of them appeared on so many different shows that they were so memorable. For instance..Allan Melvin would always be Alvin Melvin (our favorite Guest star) , I think, whether he was Sgt Hacker or Sam the Butcher or not. Thanks The Untrained Voice _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
