Well, I suppose it was inevitable, but Agent 86 is gone.
I always enjoyed the show--of course, it was on back when I was just a little kid and this was back before I realized what a cutie Barbara Feldon was--but even after I got all growed up, I never really knew that much about Adams, other than he was pretty funny. This was a real eye-opener:
[...] In 1941, he dropped out of school to join the Marines. In Guadalcanal he survived the deadly blackwater fever and was returned to the States to become a drill instructor, acquiring the clipped delivery that served him well as a comedian. [...]
Any man that can be a D.I. is one tough hombre--and apparently a deft sense of comic timing works well in many fields.Anyway, rest easy, Marine.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 03:44 PM