When an enormous Go away It to Beaver fan advised I write about Gus the Fireman, I knew he was proper. Or, reasonably, that I knew he was write that I ought to write one thing concerning the completely wonderful actor who performed him: Burt Mustin.
Born in 1884 — sure, you heard me appropriately, 1884 — Burt graduated from the Pennsylvania Army School in 1903. He was an amazing scholar, and a reasonably darn good collegiate athlete, as nicely. After college, Burt did some exploring and traveled the nation. Whereas working in Memphis, he met and married Robina Woods in 1915, whom he would confer with as his “darling bond;” they might stay married for over 50 years, till her passing in 1969.