- Born
- Died
- Birth nameChester H. Lauck
- Nickname
- Chet
- Chester Lauck was born on February 9, 1902 in Allene, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Two Weeks to Live (1943), The Bashful Bachelor (1942) and Lum and Abner Abroad (1956). He died on February 21, 1980 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
- In his 35 year career on radio and movies has never played any other character except for ol lovable Lum Ed'ards (Columbus Edwards)
- Portrayed Lum Edwards on different radio networks through the years (NBC, CBS, ABC, Mutual) on "Lum & Abner" (1931-1954) with his partner Norris Goff.
- [on the decision by he and partner Norris Goff to retire their "Lum 'n' Abner" act] Abner [Goff] said that when we went off the air that he was "awful fer behind in my sittin'," and that's the business he's in right now--sittin', and lots of it. He never really enjoyed it the way I did, anyway, so I guess things worked out pretty well for both of us.
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