Stanley Farrar

Stanley Farrar
Born
Stanley Wendell Farrar

(1910-10-04)October 4, 1910
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1974(1974-04-05) (aged 63)
Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1965
Known forThe Great Gildersleeve
Spouse(s)Margaret Mary Klink
m. 1936

Stanley Wendell Farrar[1][2] (October 4, 1910[3][2] – April 5, 1974[1])[2] was an American character actor in radio, film and television, perhaps best known as Mayor Terwilliger in the old time radio series The Great Gildersleeve.[1] He was also the co-star and narrator of the 1953 adventure film, Perils of the Jungle, starring animal trainer/circus owner Clyde Beatty.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Rites for Actor Farrar". The Berkeley Gazette. April 9, 1974. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXB-NYNY : Wed Mar 06 08:13:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Stanley Wendell Farrar and Margaret Mary Farrar, 16 October 1940.
  3. ^ "Born". The Berkeley Gazette. October 4, 1910.
  4. ^ Irvin, Richard (2022). Pioneers of "B" Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-4766-8996-8.