Sheldon Leonard
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| Known for: |
It's a Wonderful Life, The Andy Griffith Show, The Danny Thomas Show |
| Birth name: |
Sheldon Leonard Bershad |
| Birthday: |
22 February 1907,
New York, New York, USA |
Trivia

Married to Frances Babor for 66 years. They had a son and daughter. Frances passed away two years later (1999) at age 91 and was buried beside Sheldon.

In 1965, Sheldon casts
Bill Cosby in the TV series
I Spy, making him one of TV's first black leading men.

Receiving five Emmy awards for his producing/directing efforts, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1992 and received in 1995 a lifetime membership into the Director's Guild of America. Accepting the honor, Sheldon typically quipped, "Giving a lifetime membership to a guy 88 years old -- big f***ing deal!"

He said in an interview that the only reason he agreed to play Nick the bartender in the classic
It's a Wonderful Life was so that he could buy Dodger baseball tickets.

Cast member on NBC Radio's "The Martin and Lewis Show" (1949-1953).

Received the rank of Eagle Scout (the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America)
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