Jackie Cooper playing the drums on The Milton Berle Show. I believe the dancer is Dagmar. The episode is available on Milton Berle Vol 1 at HoughsVideos.50Megs.Com
Jackie had been the drummer in Claude Thornhill's Navy band during World War II; not many people knew he had that kind of talent. He just passed away at the age of 88 (his lawyer/agent claimed he died of old age- "He just wore out").
This from an October 13, 1953 edition of "THE BUICK- BERLE SHOW" (during which Milton narrates a la Jack Webb on "DRAGNET"). "Dagmar" [Virginia Ruth Egnor] tried to succeed as a star in her own right after she left Jerry Lester's "BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE" in 1951, but never quite achieved that success, eventually fading away from "the business" by the early '60s. She died in October 2001 at age 79.
Dagmar had cheesecake appeal in the early days of television. I'd heard that she once appeared in a daring cleavage and had what we now call a "wardrobe malfunction." If that was ever saved, I'd love to see it.
Jackie Cooper b. September 15, 1922 d. May 3, 2011. RIP little champ.
dbmrhi 4 months ago
Jackie had been the drummer in Claude Thornhill's Navy band during World War II; not many people knew he had that kind of talent. He just passed away at the age of 88 (his lawyer/agent claimed he died of old age- "He just wore out").
fromthesidelines 9 months ago
Is that Bob Fosse dancing?
gwschaefer 2 years ago
This from an October 13, 1953 edition of "THE BUICK- BERLE SHOW" (during which Milton narrates a la Jack Webb on "DRAGNET"). "Dagmar" [Virginia Ruth Egnor] tried to succeed as a star in her own right after she left Jerry Lester's "BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE" in 1951, but never quite achieved that success, eventually fading away from "the business" by the early '60s. She died in October 2001 at age 79.
fromthesidelines 2 years ago
Uncle Miltie with a bit of a rap to Jackie's drum beat.
hoosierlooker 3 years ago
Dagmar had cheesecake appeal in the early days of television. I'd heard that she once appeared in a daring cleavage and had what we now call a "wardrobe malfunction." If that was ever saved, I'd love to see it.
wdd3141 4 years ago