Ya know who makes everything better? Franklin Pangborn, that's who.

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TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY

PRIVATE SECRETARY - 5/27/1956, CBS

Gay-coded roles were the specialty of comic actor FRANKLIN PANGBORN (1889–1958), who made a career playing prissy, giddy, cheerful characters in 1930s–40s movies and later on television.

In a few episodes of PRIVATE SECRETARY, he guest stars as Henry Hollis, originally seen as a fussy secretary though here he has opened a photo studio and changed his name to Armond for business purposes.

Henry was the type of "prissy, polite, elegant, highly energetic, often officious, fastidious, somewhat nervous" role that Pangborn played for years, "prone to becoming flustered but essentially upbeat." (That apt description comes from the Wikipedia article about him.) He appears in this scene with this sitcom's star, Ann Sothern. The episode is "Susie's Crusade."

https://youtu.be/FpUINewy5m8

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#BOTD #FranklinPangborn one of the #screwballcomedy character actors who lights up any film with his funny smug attitude. Especially in Preston Sturges films.
#BOTD groundbreaking actor/dancer #ChitaRivera originated so many important roles on Broadway including Anita in West Side Story.
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Hollywood and Vine (1945)
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Dog lovers should watch this cute b-movie comedy.  I love a behind the scenes in Hollywood story especially since you get to see the classic landmarks- Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Mogambos, Ciro's.  Also unusual for the supporting characters to be a stuntman and stand-in.  
Preston Sturges fans will recognize Franklin Pangborn.  Plus, the trained dog tricks are so cute!
https://youtu.be/tkp6t7dYRbA
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69 years ago today:
The Colgate Comedy Hour
S4E15: Martin & Lewis

Airdate: 1954-01-10
https://themoviedb.org/tv/1048/season/4/episode/15
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69 years ago today:
The Colgate Comedy Hour
S4E15: Martin & Lewis

Airdate: 1954-01-10
https://themoviedb.org/tv/1048/season/4/episode/15
#TheColgateComedyHour #FranklinPangborn #DeanMartin #NBC #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvseries #tvshows