William Demarest, Jeanne Bal, Stubby Kaye, and Murray Hamilton
Love & Marriage aired from September 1959 until January 1960 on NBC.
William Harris ( William Demarest) was an old-time music publisher whose hatred for the currently popular rock 'n' roll music was hurting his business and his health. He loved melodious music and refused to deal with most of the popular songs submitted to him. His progressive son-in-law Steve ( Murray Hamilton) was a constant source of irritation and his daughter Pat ( Jeanne Bal) was often left in the role of mediator between her father and her husband. Pat had inveigled herself into partnership with her father so she could keep an eye on him. Featured in the show were William Harris' s secretary Sophie ( Kay Armen), and song-plugger Stubby Wilson ( Stubby Kaye), who performed many of the songs submitted to the publisher and spent a lot of time reminiscing about the " good old days" in the music-publishing business.Rounding out the cast were Susan and Jenny ( Susan Reilly, Jeannie Lynn), who were Pat and Steve's young daughters.
CAST OBITUARIES
To read William Demarest's Obituary go to My own My Three Sons Page.
December 16, 1997|MYRNA OLIVER | TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stubby Kaye, the chubby comedic singer whose Broadway debut became his signature role--the gambler Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the stage and screen versions of "Guys and Dolls"--has died. He was 79.
Kaye died of lung cancer Sunday at his home in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County coroner officials said Monday.
Younger audiences remember Kaye as the voice of novelty company maven Marvin Acme in the innovative live action and animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
But Kaye remained in demand as a variety show singer throughout his career for such classic Broadway songs as "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat" from "Guys and Dolls" and "Jubilation T. Cornpone" from "Li'l Abner." He sang both numbers at President and Nancy Reagans' final "In Performance at the White House" show in 1988.
Born in New York City, Kaye got his start in 1939 when he won a Major Bowes Amateur Hour contest on radio. During World War II, he performed in vaudeville and USO shows.
He made his show-stopping debut in "Guys and Dolls" in 1950 and reprised his role in the 1955 movie starring Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando.
Thirty-five years after his Broadway beginning, Kaye was still gamely treading the boards in new musicals in 1985, when he played the veteran baggy-pants burlesque clown in Hal Prince's "Grind." Demonstrating his own fortitude and professionalism as an old-time trouper, Kaye inspired audiences with the song "I Get Myself Out."
"How can you object to coming back to Broadway?" he said when a reporter asked him after "Grind" opened what it was like to take on a New York audience when he was 66.
In the stage and 1959 screen versions of the Al Capp comic strip musical "Li'l Abner," Kaye was the lovable Marryin' Sam.
His first film was "Taxi" in 1953, starring Dan Dailey. Kaye also had supporting roles in such films as "Forty Pounds of Trouble" in 1963, "Sex and the Single Girl" in 1964 and "Cat Ballou" in 1965, in which he teamed with Nat King Cole as a strolling minstrel narrating the film. Others were "The Way West" in 1967, "Sweet Charity" in 1969, "The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County" in 1970 and "Six-Pack Annie" in 1975.
Kaye's stage musicals included "Everybody Loves Opal," "The Ritz" and "Good News."
The comic actor also tried a couple of early television series. He was song-plugger Stubby Wilson who reminisced about the good old days and performed many of the songs submitted to a music publisher on the 1959 sitcom "Love & Marriage." And he played Marty Scott in the 1960 television series version of "My Sister Eileen." Kaye also appeared in the 1985 mini-series "Ellis Island."
Here is Kay Armen's Obituary from Variety
Thu., Nov. 17, 2011, 1:23pm PT
Kay Armen dies at 95
Singer appeared in MGM's 'Hit the Deck'
By Variety Staff
Singer, actress and composer Kay Armen died in New York on Oct. 3 after a short illness. She was 95.
During a show business career that spanned almost six decades, Armen worked in radio, television, onstage and in film. She also performed in nightclubs and cut records.
Armenuhi Manoogian, known as "Charmin' Kay Armen" during her carrer, was born in Chicago to Armenian parents; her father was a professional wrestler known as the Terrible Turk, and her brother became a professional wrestler known as Bobby Managoff.
On radio, Armen starred on the Bert Parks-hosted hit quizshow "Stop the Music" and on "Life With Luigi." Playwright William Saroyan and her cousin, Ross Bagdasarian (creator of the Chipmunks), wrote "Come on-a My House" for Armen, and Rosemary Clooney later recorded the song.
On TV, she starred in the brief NBC 1959 sitcom "Love and Marriage," with William Demarest, and appeared repeatedly on Ray Bolger's "Washington Square." She also guested on talk and variety shows including "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Merv Griffin Show" and "The Mike Douglas Show."
Armen made her bigscreen debut in the 1955 MGM musical "Hit the Deck," starring Vic Damone, Debbie Reynolds, Tony Martin, Jane Powell and Ann Miller. A clip from the film's finale, in which Armen sings "Hallelujah," was featured in "That's Entertainment!"
Armen also appeared in the 1961 film "Hey, Let's Twist!" and later in life had supporting roles in the 1980 CBS telepic "Jimmy B. & Andre" and in the 1981 comedy "Paternity," starring Burt Reynolds.
Song she compsosed included "Be Good to Yourself," "My Love and I" and "It's a Sin to Cry Over You."
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