Everett Greenbaum, writer of many of the most loved episodes, including 'The Songfesters', says in the book 'Mayberry 101' that the inspiration for Leonard Blush was a friend he had during his early days as a writer in NYC.The man was named Irv Schactel and he had a weekly, 15 minute radio program where he was known as The Masked Crooner.
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Oh interesting. I love all the Leonard Blush references. One of my favorites is the time Andy and Barney dash into the court house and sit down to catch the first few minutes of Leonard on the radio, singing "Who is Sylvia." You can tell it's Howard Morris and his singing is hilarious.
They look so content.