Hugh Beaumont

Ward Cleaver is a fictional character played by actor Hugh Beaumont on the Leave It to Beaver situation comedy which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957 to 1958 and then on ABC from 1958 to June 20, 1963. Image File history File links Hugh Beaumont (1909-1982) This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Hugh Beaumont (1909-1982) This work is copyrighted. ... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Hugh Beaumont, American actor, director, and Methodist minister, 1909-1982 Eugene Hugh Beaumont (February 16, 1909 - May 14, 1982) was an American actor, television director, and Methodist minister. ... This article is about the television series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

As the parents of the family in the story, Ward and June Cleaver (played by Barbara Billingsley) are often invoked in modern times as an archetypal suburban father and mother of the 1950s. Ward Cleaver is a responsible businessman and an even more responsible parent. He is generally even-tempered, and seldom displays anger. He is a loyal reader of the Mayfield Press daily newspaper. June Cleaver is a fictional character, the matriarch of the Cleaver clan on the US television series Leave It to Beaver. ... Barbara Billingsley, in a still from Leave It to Beaver. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

In real-life, Beaumont (1909-1982) was an ordained Methodist minister (who also directed some segments of the show) who the child actors later reported as being even more kindly and patient than his Ward Cleaver character. The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Max Showalter (also known as Casey Adams) played Ward in the pilot episode of Leave It to Beaver. Ward was portrayed by Christopher McDonald in the 1997 film. Max Showalter (June 2, 1917 - July 30, 2000) was a film and television actor. ... Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor. ...