Prior to Showbiz

                             Did you know that famous comedian Bob Hope was an amateur boxer in his youth who fought under the name of Packy East?  Well, 'tis True!  Now see how many of these noted comedians and actors you can match with their accomplishments before their showbiz carers.

1. Ed McMahon
2. Jackie Gleason
3. William Bendix
4. James Garner
5. Robert Conrad
6. Karl Malden
7. Edgar Buchanan
8. Tim Conway

A) Worked as a milkman and sang in a cabaret.
B) Was bat boy for New York Giants and New York Yankees
C) Was basketball star at Arkansas State Teachers College.
D) Was daredevil race-car driver
E)  Was champion tumbler at Chagrin (Ohio) High School
F) Worked as dentist for 10 years before becoming an actor
G) Was clown on TV show in Chicago in 1950s
H) Was first man drafted from state of Oklahoma during Korean War



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Answers :  1. (G)  ; 2. (D)  ; 3. (B)  ; 4. (H)  ; 5. (A)  ; 6. (C)  ; 7. (F)  ; 8. (E)