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Jerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween Party” episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, years before he became the Beaver

Jerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween Party” episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, years before he became the Beaver, 1952 — historic image
Jerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween Party” episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, years before he became the Beaver, 1952. Historic image from the Chapter 4 — Halloween Comes to Television collection.

Jerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween Party” episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, years before he became the Beaver

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NotesJerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween Party” episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, years before he became the Beaver. Source: Jerry Mathers. Photograph by Louise Palanker. Wikimedia Commons, File:Jerry Mathers (53042377191).jpg, from https://​www.flickr.com/​photos/​louisepalanker/​53042377191/​. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-​ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (https://​creativecommons.org/​licenses/​by-​sa/​2.0).
SubjectsFigure 4.1 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
ReferenceFig 4.1 F0401a SB-Wiki-156-1

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