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Lily Po ns
Lily Pons (April 12, 1898 ?
February 13, 1976) was a
French-American operatic
soprano and actress who had
an active career from the late
1920s through the early
1970s. As an opera singer
she specialized in the
coloratura
soprano
repertoire
and
was
particularly associated with
the title roles in Lakmé and
Lucia di Lammermoor. In
addition to appearing as a
guest artist with many opera
houses internationally, Pons
enjoyed a long association
with
the M etropolitan
O pera in N ew York City,
where she performed nearly
300 times between 1931 and
1960.

Jo h n La r k in
John Larkin (April 11, 1912
? January 29, 1965) was an
American actor whose
nearly 30-year career was
capped by his 1950s
portrayal of two fictional
criminal attorneys ? Perry
M ason on radio and M ike
K arr on television daytime
drama T he Edge of N ight.
After having acted in an
estimated 7,500 dramatic
shows on radio, he devoted
his final decade to television
and, from April 1962 to
January 1965, was a key
member of the supporting
cast in two prime-time
series and made at least
twenty major guest-starring
appearances in many of the
top drama series of the
period.

Fr a nk ie Th oma s

Les Tr emay ne

Frank M arion T homas,
Jr. (April 9, 1921 ? M ay
11, 2006) was an
American actor, author
and bridge-strategy
expert who played both
lead and supporting roles
on Broadway, in films, in
post-World War II radio,
and in early television. H e
was best known for his
starring role in Tom
Corbett, Space Cadet.

Les Tremayne (16 April
1913 ? 19 December
2003) was a radio, film
and television actor. Born
Lester Tremayne in
Britain, he moved with
his family at the age four
to Chicago, Illinois,
U SA, where he began in
community theatre. H is
mother was Dolly
Tremayne, a British
actress.H e danced as a
vaudeville performer and
worked as amusement
park barker. H e began
working in radio when he
was 17 years old

Frankie T homas as Tom
Corbett .

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