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"Bill Idelson (August 21, 1919 – December 31, 2007) was an actor, writer, director and producer widely known for his teenage role as Rush Gook on the radio comedy Vic and Sade and his recurring television role as Herman Glimscher on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s. Background Idelson was born in Forest Park, Illinois, his parents were Russian immigrants. He joined the U.S. Navy in World War II and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals as a night fighter pilot. He later married actress Seemah Wilder with whom he had three sons, Paul, Howie and Jonathan as well as a daughter, TV writer and actress Ellen Idelson, who died in 2003. Idelson died in 2007 from complications due to a hip injury. On his death, writer-director Norman Corwin told the Los Angeles Times Idelson was "a luminary, he stood out among the radio comedians." Creator of the Dick Van Dyke Show, Carl Reiner, said Idelson was "a very subtle actor. He made no big movements, and every time you cut to him you could get a laugh." Career=Radio= Idelson's acting career began in 1931 on Chicago's WGN radio, when he played Skeezix on Uncle Walt and Skeezix, a radio drama based on the Gasoline Alley comic strip.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 136. One year later he landed the role of Rush on the long-running Vic and Sade, playing the role until he joined the U.S. Navy. He also had the title role on Cousin Willie and portrayed Bill Clark on Secret City, Hugo on The Trouble with the Truitts, and Chuck on That Brewster Boy. After the war, his acting credits included radio and television versions of the daytime drama series One Man's Family. =Television= In The Dick Van Dyke Show Idelson played Herman Glimscher, the milquetoast boyfriend of Sally Rogers (Rose Marie). "Herman could never marry because his mother wouldn't sign off on it yet, and when he had a date with Sally Rogers he brought his mother a couple of times," show creator and co-star Carl Reiner told the Los Angeles Times. He re-created the role in the first decade of the 21st century for a reunion show of The Dick Van Dyke Show, with Herman finally married to Sally as she joins her former colleague Rob Petrie (Van Dyke) to write a new special for their megalomaniacal former boss, Alan Brady (Reiner). Idelson guest starred on episodes of Dragnet, The Twilight Zone, My Favorite Martian, The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Perry Mason and Will & Grace, in which he appeared along with his wife and daughter. He wrote the Long Distance Call episode of The Twilight Zone (1960) for CBS then several episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, leading him to further writing work on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, The Odd Couple, M*A*S*H and Happy Days. He received two Writers Guild Awards for best episodic comedy, one for an episode of Get Smart and the other for an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. His producing credits included The McLean Stevenson Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Anna and the King and Love, American Style. =Film= Idelson appeared as the head of a band organization in the film Pete Kelly's Blues. =Writing= He was the author of three books, The Story of Vic and Sade, Gibby (an autobiographical novel about a fighter pilot) and Bill Idelson's Writing Class. ReferencesExternal links * *"Bill Idelson, 88; actor, writer, producer played the son on radio's 'Vic and Sade'." McLellan, Dennis. (January 6, 2008). Los Angeles Times. Category:1919 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Male actors from Illinois Category:American people of Russian descent Category:American male television actors Category:American male radio actors Category:American male voice actors Category:People from Forest Park, Illinois Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Category:20th-century American male actors Category:Screenwriting instructors "
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"David Pugh (born 19 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who mainly played as a Winger for Chester City and Bury during the 1990s. Playing career Pugh made his name with Runcorn, who he joined when he was 22 from Liverpool-based amateur side Zodiac FC in 1987. Pugh made more than 50 Football Conference appearances over the next two years and was involved in FA Cup scalps over Chester City and Wrexham. In July 1989, Pugh was given his big break when Chester signed him for £35,000. Pugh made his Football League debut on the opening day of the 1989–90 season against Mansfield Town, with his first goal coming against Birmingham City two months later. Pugh was a regular for the Blues in a variety of positions, it not being until the closing stages of the 1991–92 season that he began to make the left wing slot his own. Two years later he finished as the club's top league scorer with 12 strikes as Chester won promotion from Division Three 12 months after being relegated. Pugh scored in the promotion clincher against Hereford United on 23 April 1994, the day before the birth of his daughterCareer History (see paragraph 3) . This marked the end of Pugh's Chester career, as he opted to stay in Division Three by joining Bury in the summer of 1994. Pugh became captain of the Shakers and was a near ever-present in his first two seasons at Gigg Lane, the latter ending in promotion from Division Three. He also managed double figures twice and played at Wembley Stadium in the play- off final in May 1995 against Chesterfield. Bury then defied expectations by winning the Division Two championship in 1996–97 under Stan Ternent, but Pugh's season was badly hit by injuries . Further injuries meant Pugh did not appear between December and the final day of the season when he collected the championship trophy. Pugh was in the starting line-up for the club's opening day game the following season against Reading, but he was substituted with a knee injury and did not play again. At the end of the season Pugh announced his retirement having failed to recover from the injuries.Career History (see final paragraph) Pugh then moved into coaching youngsters, having had spells at Liverpool and Manchester United.Pugh interview (see final paragraph Dave now also covered matches for the Press Association. Honours Chester City • Football League Division Three runners-up: 1993–94. Bury • Football League Division Two champions: 1996–97. • Football League Division Three promotion as third place team: 1995–96. • Football League Division Three play-off finalists: 1994–95. External links * *'What Happened To…' feature *Interview on Chester years References * * Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Association football wingers Category:English Football League players Category:English footballers Category:Runcorn F.C. Halton players Category:Chester City F.C. players Category:Bury F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Footballers from Liverpool "