Thursday, November 22, 2012

Parley Baer #1 (From Roger Smith)


PARLEY BAER - A Decade of Memories

Today, we fondly remember Parley Baer, honored character actor, circus producer and owner, ringmaster, family man, and friend to legions throughout showbusiness, now gone these 10 years.

Seen here as Ringmaster, a role he loved above all others.

Posted by Buckles at 11/22/2012 06:27:00 AM

7 comments:

Harry Kingston said...

Parley wss on Mid-Amercia Circus when I met him and the show played several towns here.
He was so nice to us fans.
Mid-Amercia was a very small show but Parley was ringmaster and made it even better.
I remember him as Mayor of Mayberry along with Howard McNear as Floyd the barber.
Harry in Texas

22 November, 2012 07:19
Anonymous said...

Isn't today also the date of JFK's
assassination? I was in DC on a street corner for 48 hours+ for his funeral.

Sure wish I could have had the pleasure of meeting Mr Baer.

Paul

22 November, 2012 12:34
4pawfan said...

And don't forget the role of Ernest J. Keebler.
p.j.

22 November, 2012 18:48
Roger Smith said...

Parley voiced Ernie Keebler for 32 years, from 1965 until his first stroke in 1997. He called me once to say, "Boy, we had a scare at our house this week." I thought at once of Ernestine and the girls. "No," he said. "You probably heard that Nabisco bought Keebler, and we figured, well, they'll go with another actor for their elf. But they kept me." He had just gotten phone calls from both Nabisco headquarters and from the Leo Burnett Ad Agency, confirming his renewed contract. His Ernie Keebler characterization was so successful, it earned Parley a special section of honor in the company museum, in Battle Creek, Michigan. I helped him gather his memorabilia to send to them, among which was his 2-foot tall gold statue of the elf, inscribed with Parley's name.

22 November, 2012 21:38
Roger Smith said...

Per Harry's comment: Parley co-owned Mid-America Circus with Bob Tripp.

22 November, 2012 21:40
Unknown said...

As a kid I remembered him as the next door neighbor Darby in " The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet "

23 November, 2012 23:57
Jim Tinnell ( Bamboozle) said...

Parley and his wife Ernie were wonderful and always treated me like one of there own. I miss them and would like to give a shout out to Kim as well!!

24 November, 2012 07:00

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