Simon Singer
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| Born | Simon Singer November 24, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Known for | United States and world champion American handball player; teenage radio and television actor |
| Television | Beulah, Blondie and Dagwood, Leave it to Beaver, My Three Sons, My Little Margie, The Life of Riley, and Annie Oakley. |
Simon "Stuffy" Singer (born November 24, 1941) is an American former United States and world singles champion American handball player.[1][2] He has been inducted into the United States Handball Association Hall of Fame. He was also a teenage radio and television actor, starring on the television show Blondie and Dagwood in the 1950s.[3][4]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Singer was born in Los Angeles, California, is Jewish, and attended Bancroft Junior High School and Fairfax High School (class of 1957).[5][6] He lived in Hollywood, California.[7][6] In addition to American handball, in his youth Singer also competed in table tennis, tennis, football, and baseball.[8]
Acting career
[edit | edit source]Singer was a teenage radio and television actor.[9] In radio, he appeared in a number of shows, between 1944 and 1955.[3] He played on the TV situation comedy Beulah for two seasons, starting in 1952, playing the role of Donnie Henderson.[10] He starred on the television show Blondie and Dagwood in the 1950s.[9][10] He played Alexander Bumstead, the son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead.[10] He also acted in the television sitcoms Leave it to Beaver, My Three Sons, My Little Margie, and The Life of Riley, and the TV series Annie Oakley.[10]
American handball career
[edit | edit source]Singer won his first handball national and world singles championships in 1965, and his last in 1988.[11][12] He won 16 United States, Canadian, and world titles in singles (including the 1967 Open Singles World Championship, and the 1968 USHA four-wall men's singles championship) and doubles (including the 1978 and 1979 men's doubles championships).[13][14][15]
In 1971, on behalf of the United States government, Singer toured Germany and England with handballer Jimmy Jacobs, giving clinics and exhibitions to Air Force personnel.[11] When he retired from competition in 1988, Singer was ranked the #5 all-time professional tournament winner.[11]
Singer was inducted into the Southern California Handball Association Hall of Fame in 1984, and into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.[11][16] He was also inducted into the United States Handball Association Hall of Fame in 1994.[17][18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Singer is a tax consultant in Southern California.[19] He and his ex-wife Sunny have two children together.
References
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- ^ a b c d Beverly Washburn (January 2016). "Hollywood Memories; Blondie", The Vegas Voice, p. 6.
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- ^ Norris McWhirter (1982). "Handball (Court)," Guinness Book of Sports Records, Winners & Champions, p. 170, Sterling Publishing Company.
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