Arthur Lake(1905-1987)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
His parents were circus acrobats and he became part of their act. When
they changed to vaudeville and wound up in California, he got a job in
the movies. The founder of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle changed his name
to Lake. In silent films he played somewhat dimwitted youngsters, The
long-running part of Dagwood in the "Blondie" series pretty much
continued the the pattern into adult life. He and Penny Singleton also appeared
in a half-hour "Blondie" radio series which ran from 1939 to 1950,
airing on CBS, ABC and finally on NBC. The program's stylized opening
line, delivered by Bill Goodwin became famous: "Uh-uh-uh. Don't touch that
dial. It's time for ...[Lake:] Blond-dee".
