On the left is a photo of William Mumy as he looked when I first met him. He was a cast member on the hit series, Lost in Space, and that was the least of his employment. It was like every time someone needed a cute kid who could talk for a movie or commercial or TV show, they hired Billy Mumy. Needless to say, I and all the local guys my age who collected comic books were jealous as all get out. Billy was "one of us" in the fannish sense but he had fame and fortune and talent and I think some of us were looking forward to the inevitable fate of most child stars…to him being found dead in a hotel room at an early age, suffering from a severe case of failed expectations.
That, I am happy to say, did not happen. He grew up with his talents intact and his ego in reality, and he's been quite successful as an actor and a musician and a heckuva nice guy. You will find this out if/when you tune in tomorrow and listen to Stu's Show, the anchor program of Shokus Internet Radio. Stu's having Bill Mumy on as a guest and you'll be amazed at how much this fellow has done in his lifetime…and that's just so far. Like I said, Lost in Space was only a small part of it.
I'll be listening. You can too if you point your computer browser to the Shokus site between 4 PM and 6 PM Pacific, which is probably 7 PM and 9 PM on the East Coast. Remember: This is not a podcast you can listen to at your leisure. This is Appointment Radio. You have to listen when it's on, which you'll want to do because it's live and you can call in and ask questions of Stu's guest. Someone ask him about Brigitte Bardot, please.