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George Walsh was the voice of 'Gunsmoke' from 1952 through 1962 on CBS Radio, starring William Conrad as Marshall Matt Dillon. Then on the long running CBS television program starring James Arness, which began each show with Walsh's, "Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a U.S. marshal and the smell of 'Gunsmoke.'" Announcer-Newscaster for KNX-AM radio for 34 years(1952-1986). He hosted 'Music Till Dawn" (1952-1970). The show won the coveted Peabody Award in 1966. Hosted 'This Is Los Angeles' nightly at 8:15, which earned the Golden Mike Award from the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California in 1961. Recorded the signature line of 'Smokey Bear',"Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!" After he retired from KNX radio, Walsh worked for a few years at the Candy Palace and other stores on Main Street at Disneyland. His voice could be heard on the rides, 'Flight To the Moon' and 'Mission To Mars". Following Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps, assigned to the Armed Forces Radio. Walsh also was emcee for the USO shows. When he returned from overseas he was stationed in Roswell New Mexico and got a job at KSWS Radio there. He was responsible for 'breaking' the Roswell UFO story and putting out on the wire.

Tsai-Lian Yu was born on 3 March 1955 in Taiwan. She died on 18 March 1985 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

Scott Peters was born on 12 July 1930 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Madmen of Mandoras (1963), The Girl Hunters (1963) and They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968). He was married to Susan. He died on 15 January 1994 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

Joyce Nelson was born on 3 August 1924 in Redlands, California, USA. She was married to Eugene Theodore Nelson. She died on 7 July 1985 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

Mary Somerville was born on 4 November 1883 in Reading, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hong Kong (1952), Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) and The Thin Man (1957). She was married to Sidney Lawford, Ernest Vaughn Aylen and Henry Ashley Cooper. She died on 23 January 1972 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

William Doi was born on 1 December 1919 in California, USA. He was married to Lillian Doi. He died on 14 May 1985 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

Abel Pina was born on 30 July 1920 in Sonora, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Varieties (1950). He died on 24 October 1984 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

William Yamadera was born on 15 July 1917 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), Bachelor Party (1984) and Under the Rainbow (1981). He was married to Ruth Jingu. He died on 9 July 2010 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

F.E. Spooner was born on 16 April 1860 in Centerville, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Graft (1915), As the Sun Went Down (1919) and The Tenement House Evil (1915). He died on 14 January 1943 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

John Grasse was born on 30 October 1913 in New York, New York, USA. John is known for Jeepers Creepers Theater (1962), The Polka Parade (1955) and The Oscar Levant Show (1958). John died on 27 December 2015 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

Amy Iwanabe was born on 13 January 1921 in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Kunio Ted Iwanabe. She died on 11 April 2010 in Monterey Park, California, USA.

Bob Pacquin was born on 26 June 1921. He died on 12 August 1999 in Monterey Park, California, USA.