"Bernie, What book exactly is that? The book by Ken Beck and Jim Clark? YES...I found it. That call sheet was provided by Ronald Jacobs! That's a great find to help confirm that Lawrence is indeed the last name of "Nice Dress Nellie." I did a…"
"Bobby, I am Randy Turner who has written several books about The Andy Griffith Show, appeared on Allan Newsome's podcast, etc. Could you email me at turnersgrade@gmail.com so I can get your full name so you can be properly credited in a project?…"
"Great find! According to the Mayberry wiki, Mr. Schwamp first appeared in the season 4 episode My Fair Ernest T. Bass. If we could find these for later seasons, there is a decent chance we could identify Mr. Schwamp."
"Bernie, What book exactly is that? The book by Ken Beck and Jim Clark? YES...I found it. That call sheet was provided by Ronald Jacobs! That's a great find to help confirm that Lawrence is indeed the last name of "Nice Dress Nellie." I did a…"
"I came across this in a photo book called Mayberry Memories. It’s from season one but the episode wasn’t given. Note Marvel Lawrence as a stand-in. It made me think that somewhere deep in the CBS archives, there lies the identity of Mr. Schwamp."
"Keep in mind that there were perhaps 20 or more people sitting on the couches, standing around, or playing in the band in the background. I doubt if anyone would list the names of all those participants. Plus, the IMDb party goers without lines…"
"Interesting. I'd say that's her in the picture. I think the uncredited people on those imdb lists are added by fans like us who watch the episode and happen to recognize someone they know and then they add them to the episode's cast list, so that…"
"It certainly looks like her, but if you go to the imdb page for the episode, Marvel Lawrence is not listed. And they list everybody, even the uncredited actors.
What I would really like to get my hands on is that Season 9 Episode 3 of The Danny…"
"Just noticed this morning....I’m 97% sure this is Nice Dress Nellie, seen in the very first episode of the Dick Van Dyke show. Sorry about the focus, but if you double-click the pics, they’re pretty clear."
"I’m watching Jeopardy today, a 2001 celebrity game, and the category Vaudville is picked and I see this....
Julian Eltinge it is, “billed as the most beautiful woman in the world”.....yikes!"
" Excellent post.
We'll never figure out Mr. Schwamp, I'm afraid. At one time there was even a suggestion on this board to pool some money and take out an ad in a Hollywood newspaper asking for help about his identity."