Bob Lilley's contributions to the Robert V Barron site

Robert Lilley
Santa Barbara, CA

Created April 15, 2001
Updated 8/24/01

Bob Lilley's contributions to the Robert V. Barron web site

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When I discovered via his site that my good friend Bob Barron had passed away in the year 2000, I was moved to look back through scrapbooks and tapes for some of the mementos of a much earlier time, when Bob was already in the radio business and doing some acting, and I was just finishing high school.

He gave Bob Jones and me, two seniors from South Charleston (WV) High School, an opportunity to collaborate with him on a two-hour Saturday morning radio program, the "Bop Shop." This program aired for a couple of years on radio station WGKV-AM (later WHMS) in Charleston, WV. It was one of those rare opportunities to grow up a little, to take on some real responsibilities and to have useful stuff to do. This came at a time of life when dumb choices sometimes get made during too much spare time.

We corresponded all too seldom after Bob Barron moved to Hollywood, and my own move more recently to Santa Barbara reminded me that we should get together. Alas, no way.

I am finally back in touch with Robert C. Jones (yes, he is still in television work in Florida). I was able to let him know that Bob Barron's works are now his complete works; we three had great fun together.

Thanks for allowing me the honor of contributing to this memorial, and thanks, Bob Barron, for believing in a couple of kids. Those were good times for Bob, Bob and Bob...

Click on the thumbnails for larger pictures (the downloads may be pretty lengthy unless you're on DSL or cable).	Make creative use of your browser's "back" button to return here. Also, visit the - Official Robert V. Barron site.
Bob did much work with the "Kanawha Players," a Charleston, WV group, and got a little local press for it. Click on the links to the right for a series of newspaper reports on his activities / antics in the late 50s.	Short Barron History in Carbide Publication Sol Padlibsky article on Bob Barron, Part 1 Sol Padlibsky article on Bob Barron, Part 2 Bob in "Inherit the Wind" Bob in "Say, Darling" Bob in "The Virginian"
This is a picture, probably earlier than 1959, at another Charleston, WV radio station, WKNA-AM. Wow - a dress code? We never wore white shirt and tie at WGKV / WHMS!
Here's a Hollywood promotional shot, probably late 50's.
A Kanawha Players (Charleston, WV) playbill for "Visit to a Small Planet" with Bob in the starring role. My high-school girl-friend and I attended.
A letter excerpt from 1990 when Bob and I re-connected after a long silence. My daughter had moved to Los Angeles, and she was interested in seeing how film production works.
A two-page letter from 1990, in which Bob is reacting to an audio tape I sent him of some "poetry" recorded in 1960 or so, and is sending me a video tape with excerpts of his work. Karen is my older daughter, and unfortunately, as schedules slip in real life, she never had the chance to see Bob at work.
And here's the index of the video tape. Maybe we can get some video clips posted one of these days. There's some classic stuff in here!
Bob wrote the song "Cindy, Oh Cindy" with Bert Long in 1956 ("...Cindy don't let me down; write me a letter soon, and I'll be homeward bound..."). It became a top-10 hit in 1956 for Eddie Fisher and also for Vince Martin with the Tarriers. Listen to the Eddie Fisher version here. Note, it's almost 400K, so be patient.	Rest in Peace, Bob