Having performed on radio, theater, and in the Army during World War II, Wall worked as a stage manager on Broadway before being hired as the stage manager for the children's television series Captain Kangaroo by CBS in 1962. In an interview clip that aired on the October 28, 2010, CBS Evening News, Wall recalled how he made the case to Kangaroo's producers for an African-American character. However, he still had to audition for the role which became Mr. Baxter, a teacher and Captain Kangaroo's neighbor.[2] Wall joined the cast in 1968, remaining with the show until 1979; he made a guest appearance in 1981. He was also the stage manager for 41 consecutive years on the US Open Tennis Championships telecasts.[2]
james, wall, actor, james, earl, wall, december, 1917, october, 2010, american, stage, manager, actor, james, wallbornjames, earl, wall, 1917, december, 1917wilmington, north, carolina, diedoctober, 2010, 2010, aged, york, city, york, occupation, actorstage, m. James Earl Wall December 12 1917 October 27 2010 1 was an American stage manager and actor James WallBornJames Earl Wall 1917 12 12 December 12 1917Wilmington North Carolina U S DiedOctober 27 2010 2010 10 27 aged 92 New York City New York U S Occupation s Actorstage managerYears active1950 2010Having performed on radio theater and in the Army during World War II Wall worked as a stage manager on Broadway before being hired as the stage manager for the children s television series Captain Kangaroo by CBS in 1962 In an interview clip that aired on the October 28 2010 CBS Evening News Wall recalled how he made the case to Kangaroo s producers for an African American character However he still had to audition for the role which became Mr Baxter a teacher and Captain Kangaroo s neighbor 2 Wall joined the cast in 1968 remaining with the show until 1979 he made a guest appearance in 1981 He was also the stage manager for 41 consecutive years on the US Open Tennis Championships telecasts 2 Wall was presented with the Directors Guild of America s Franklin J Schaffner Achievement Award in 1994 He continued to work for CBS in semi retirement until 2009 References Edit James E Jimmy Wall dies at 92 played Mr Baxter on Captain Kangaroo Los Angeles Times 28 October 2010 a b James E Wall at Honorary UnsubscribeExternal links EditJames E Wall at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Wall actor amp oldid 1124051892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
