Anyone looking to drench themselves in the 1950s nostalgia currently favored by the religious right in America should consider watching “Leave It to Beaver” stoned. Which is what I did with an old ...

Peter H. Schwartz Anyone looking to drench themselves in the 1950s nostalgia currently favored by the religious right in America should consider watching “Leave It to Beaver” stoned. Which is what I ...

In 1978, he and his onscreen brother Tony Dow, who played Wally, starred in a production of the comedy play Boeing, Boeing, ...

Given how iconic his role as Ward Cleaver on the 1950s sitcom Leave it to Beaver became, it might not occur to you that Hugh ...

In 1983, Mathers reprised his role in the television reunion film Still the Beaver, which featured the majority of the ...

Mathers was just 8 years old when he started playing the beloved Beaver (Theodore) Cleaver on the CBS series that ran from ...

Jerry Mathers played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver on the sitcom Leave It to Beaver and the revival TV movie, Still the Beaver. (Photo: Getty Images/Everett Collection/Getty Images) ...

We were all friends, but we knew we ... Why was the Beaver called the Beaver anyway? Turns out it was a family moniker bestowed on the youngest Cleaver due to his older brother's inability to ...

The actor, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver on the classic TV series, died on July 27, 2022. Among those grieving are Dow’s co-star and friend Jerry Mathers. Leave It to Beaver stars ...