Speaking of Sigourney
Interesting and changing names in the Weaver family. Her grandfather Sylvester Laflin Weaver was a major LA roofer (Weaver Roofing--"Saves Overhead") and served as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the All-Year Club. His son Sylvester Barnabee Weaver—later, apparently in tribute to his father, styling himself as Sylvester L. Weaver Jr.--aka Pat--Weaver ran NBC from 1953 to 1955 and is credited with creating the Today and Tonight shows. Looking for a catchy stage name, the more conventionally named Susan Weaver became Sigourney. Then there was Pat's brother Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon Weaver--aka--"Doodles." He appeared in several notable movies including The Birds...was married four times (three divorces and one annulment). Doodles had the comedian's dark side--a suicide at 71. Here he is in 1956 with Vampira--the article is from the Times, November 14, 1956.
Btw, we've seen posts about Drooperts here on NLA before....
Doodles with Vampira and Tippi. He's straddling a Dagmar of a conventional '55 Buick Super Riviera...but apparently he liked cars and had a number of exotics over the years.
