[Oe List ...] Len Dresslar

[Priscilla H. Wilson]

No, Len didn't serve on the Board. He was a long time guardian and a  
member of the North Shore Cadre.
Priscilla

On Oct 26, 2005, at 4:07 PM, Mary Laura Jones wrote:

>
> Was Len Dresslar a EI/ICA Board member for a time?  Mary Laura
>
> From: OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On  
> Behalf Of Harry Wainwright
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:35 PM
> To: 'Carolyn Antenen'
> Cc: 'Order Ecumenical Community'
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Len Dresslar
>
> Carolyn,
>  
> Len and his wife Nicki were long time guardians of the EI and members  
> of the North Shore Cadre in Chicago started by Joe in the 1960’s.   
> Many also knew him as a facilitator of the LENS program.  Maybe others  
> can contribute to your inquiry as well.  Thanks for asking.
>  
> Peace,
> Harry
>  
>
> From: OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On  
> Behalf Of Carolyn Antenen
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1:29 PM
> To: Order Ecumenical Community
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Len Dresslar
>  
>
> Harry,
> What's the connection to O:E?
> Carolyn
> On Oct 26, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Harry Wainwright wrote:
>
> 'Jolly Green Giant' voice dead at 80
>> Elmer Dresslar sang 'Ho, Ho, Ho' in TV ads
>>
>> PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) -- Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr., who  
>> extolled vegetables to generations of TV watchers as the booming  
>> voice of the Jolly Green Giant, has died. He was 80.
>>
>> Dresslar died October 16 of cancer, according to daughter Teri  
>> Bennett.
>>
>> Dresslar was an entertainer and singer for nearly six decades. But  
>> his voice rang through millions of households when he sang the simple  
>> refrain, "Ho, Ho, Ho," in an ad jingle for Green Giant foods.
>>
>> Dresslar, a Kansas native, moved to Chicago with his wife in the  
>> early 1950s to study voice after touring with a production of "South  
>> Pacific." By the 1960s, the Navy veteran had carved out a career  
>> singing in clubs, on television and in advertising jingles.
>>
>> He recorded 15 albums with The Singers Unlimited jazz group and  
>> appeared on the CBS television show "In Town Tonight" from 1955 to  
>> 1960.
>>
>> Ad jingles were the most consistent part of his career, and he landed  
>> roles for Rice Krispies cereal, Marlboro cigarettes, Amoco oil and  
>> Dinty Moore canned beef stew.
>>
>> He periodically re-recorded the "Ho, Ho, Ho" for Jolly Green Giant  
>> commercials, most recently about 10 years ago.
>>
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>>  
>> Peace,
>> Harry
>>  
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