Back of the book blurbs

 “Don DeFore was one of America’s leading character actors of the mid-twentieth century co-staring in numerous feature films, two popular television sitcoms, and live theater including Broadway productions.”
-Leonard Maltin, American Film Critic and Historian

“Don DeFore’s Silver Banjo Barbecue restaurant in Frontierland was very unusual as it was the only food facility in the Park to have the name of a living person. Walt obviously was good friends with Don and trusted him to sell a quality product in his park.” -Dave Smith, Chief Archivist Emeritus, The Walt Disney Archives

“Don DeFore was an extraordinary talent and played a pioneering role as one of the first straight men in sitcom television. As “Thorny, the ever supportive, omnipresent neighbor, he helped round out the Nelson household, and made it a place we all wanted to call home.”
-Sam Nelson, youngest son of Ricky Nelson and Kris Harmon (The Adventures of
Ozzie and Harriet)

“The ‘news’ pitches I got from Ron DeFore were often on the most mundane of
subjects. I didn’t mind, as he was Hollywood royalty to me. Judy Garland was matron of honor in his parents’ wedding! His father was ‘Mr. B’ from Hazel!”
-Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today