Harold Peary, a San Leandro native became a nationally known actor/comedian in the 1940s with his character Throckmorton P Gildersleeve or as he is best known as "The Great Gildersleeve".
The show the Great Gildersleeve was a spin-off of the Fibber McGee and Molly radio shows. While still a part of the Fibber McGee and Molly show, the location was set in the town of Wistful Vista. Summerfield became the location when the show was spun-off
Harold Peary went on after the Great Gildersleeve to voice acting in many classic cartoons for Rankin-Bass and Hanna Barbera. He also appeared in front of the camera in Pettycoat Junction, The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Brady Bunch.
Harold Peary was born in July of 1908 and lived to the age of 76 until he passed away in 1985.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gildersleeve
