About Clarence E. Mulford
Clarence E. Mulford (1883- 1956) was the author of Hopalong Cassidy,
written in 1904. He wrote it in Fryeburg, Maine, United States, and the many
stories and twenty-eight novels were followed by radio, feature film,
television, and comic book versions. Clarence was born in Streator, Illinois.
He died of complications from surgery in Portland, Maine. He set aside much of
his money from his books for local charities.
About Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds began his acting career on Broadway and in television Westerns before his breakout film performance in Deliverance. His other leading roles include films such as The Longest Yard, Hustle, Gator, Smokey and the Bandit, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Striptease, and Boogie Nights, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. He also received an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for his starring role on the popular sitcom Evening Shade.