Nanticoke natives of a certain age will never forget his longball exploits. Southern Californians who saw his titanic blasts in person will always remember, too. But there’s a whole country full of ...
Sometimes an actor fits a particular role (and vice versa) so very well that it makes it difficult for them to move on. Phil Silvers never really stopped playing the fast-talking and quick thinking ...
In the history of TV con-men, no one was con-nier or cannier (but never corny) than Phil Silvers’ Sgt. Bilko. Silvers invested staff sergeant Ernie Bilko with the sort of snappy, cynical, quick New ...
Today, Phil Silvers’ legacy might be that his voice and TV persona were ripped off by Hanna-Barbera for the character of Top Cat. As a result, today’s generation is missing out on watching a truly ...
Nanticoke natives of a certain age will never forget his long-ball exploits. Southern Californians who saw his titanic blasts in person will always remember too. But there’s a whole country full of ...
He bilked his men out of their hard-earned money. He lied to his superior officers. He was a gambler, a hustler and a con artist. He had the most ferocious growl. In short, he was a scoundrel. Yet Sgt ...
To illustrate just how strongly Steve Bilko’s legend has resonated through the game of baseball throughout the ages, Terry Cannon points to a story shared by an old California Angels hero named Bobby ...
Minor League Baseball players don’t usually become famous – at least not when they’re still in the minor leagues. Between 1949 and 1962, Steve Bilko played for six Major League Baseball teams. But it ...
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