In the above photo, the guy in the middle is Red Skelton. Very funny man. The lady at left is character actress Mary Wickes, who was also pretty funny. But let's focus our attention on the man at the right.
That's Lennie Weinrib…also a very funny man. Lennie, whose obit I sadly had to post here last June 28, was an on-camera actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Magic Mongo). He was a cartoon voice actor (Inch-High Private Eye, Flintstone Kids). He was the voice of hundreds of commercials and many a Sid and Marty Krofft series. He was the writer and voice of H.R. Pufnstuf, for instance. He was also a good friend to many of us.
A whole mess of Lennie's friends here in Los Angeles will gather to remember him and celebrate his talented existence on Thursday evening, October 26. One of his daughters, Linda, is throwing the event and I think I'm the Master of Ceremonies. There will be stories and video clips and wonderful anecdotes and food and glorious memories. If you knew Lennie, drop me an e-mail and I'll send you the details of how to be there. It's just our way of spending a little more time with a great talent and a great friend.