Marshall Efron (February 3, 1938 â€" September 30, 2019) was an
American actor and humorist originally known for his work on the
listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los
Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American
Dream Machine (the original showcase of Chevy Chase).At WBAI, Efron
was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass's shows, along with
left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner. One memorable
broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Steve
Post, and identifying themselves as Columbia University students who
had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests
of 1968. Although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices
of Krassner and Efron, many listeners were not. NYPD officers
responded three different times during the broadcast in response to
reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate
event. Efron also produced features such as A Satirical View.Marshal
Efron was the author of a number of children's works such as Bible
Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try.He also starred
in the irregularly-scheduled Sunday-morning television program
Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School
on CBS from 1973 to 1977. In this show, Efron played all of the parts,
including Adam, Eve, God and the Snake in the Garden of Eden, and the
Three Wise Men in the story of Christmas.
American actor and humorist originally known for his work on the
listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los
Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American
Dream Machine (the original showcase of Chevy Chase).At WBAI, Efron
was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass's shows, along with
left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner. One memorable
broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Steve
Post, and identifying themselves as Columbia University students who
had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests
of 1968. Although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices
of Krassner and Efron, many listeners were not. NYPD officers
responded three different times during the broadcast in response to
reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate
event. Efron also produced features such as A Satirical View.Marshal
Efron was the author of a number of children's works such as Bible
Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try.He also starred
in the irregularly-scheduled Sunday-morning television program
Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School
on CBS from 1973 to 1977. In this show, Efron played all of the parts,
including Adam, Eve, God and the Snake in the Garden of Eden, and the
Three Wise Men in the story of Christmas.
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