All About William Frawley
William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa on February 26, 1887. After performing in a vaudeville song and dance act with wife Louise, they divorced in 1927. He began his film career in the 1930's. He spent the next couple of years playing a variety of musical comedy roles such as "Bye Bye Bonnie" and "Here's Howe!" Then Paramount Pictures signed
him to a lonf-term contract after he was spotted in the original 1933 Broadway production of the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur comedy, "20th Century." He captured the role of Fred Mertz as a result of a phone call he made to Lucy in the summer of 1951.
In 1960, William began work on "My Three Sons." He played Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey. Father-in-law to Fred MacMurray's character and housekeeper for the family. His last feature film appearance was in 1962's "Safe at Home!"
His last television appearance was a cameo on a 1965 episode of "The Lucy Show." William Frawley died of heart failure on March 3, 1966.
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